1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Neil Oley Mitchell
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Northfork, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Wilson Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Ida Mitchell
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Neil Oley Mitchell Self (Head)
Ida Mitchell Mother"
2. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancetry.com Web Site.
"Name: Neil O Mitchell
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 29 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital status: Single, with dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 144"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 271; WV Archives Web Site.
Neil Otey Mitchell; age 28; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12
Dec 1947 in Bluefield, WV; Pauline Camilla Russo; age 25; born in Lowe (?), WV; single; living at
Northfork, WV.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Neil Otey Mitchell
[Neil O Mitchell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1919
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: Jan 1988
Father: Ferd Mitchell
Mother: Ida Mills
SSN: 233144689
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as NEIL OTEY MITCHELL; 26 Feb 1988: Name listed as NEIL O MITCHELL"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Neil O. Mitchell
SSN: 233-14-4689
Last Residence:
24605 Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Born: 5 Mar 1919
Last Benefit: 24605, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, United States of America
Died: Jan 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 271; WV Archives Web Site.
Neil Otey Mitchell; age 28; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12
Dec 1947 in Bluefield, WV; Pauline Camilla Russo; age 25; born in Lowe (?), WV; single; living at
Northfork, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pauline Camilla Russo
[Pauline Russo Mitchell]
[Pauline Mitchell]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1921
Birth Place: Lowe Mercer, West Virginia
[Weyanoke Mer??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Sep 1989
Father: James Russo
Mother: Mary Miniaci
SSN: 234325117
Notes: Aug 1941: Name listed as PAULINE CAMILLA RUSSO;
Mar 1949: Name listed as PAULINE RUSSO MITCHELL;
14 Oct 1989: Name listed as PAULINE C MITCHELL"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr, Walter Allen Carr" article; submitted by Mrs. Christine Carr McGuire; Box 128,
War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 26 May 2010.
" Edward B. Carr
Birth 7 May 1855
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Sep 1933 (aged 78)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Athens Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr, Walter Allen Carr" article; submitted by Mrs. Christine Carr McGuire; Box 128,
War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 26 May 2010.
" Eva May Ellison Carr
Birth 12 Dec 1862
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 20 May 1952 (aged 89)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Athens Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr, Walter Allen Carr" article; submitted by Mrs. Christine Carr McGuire; Box 128,
War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 26 May 2010.
" Alice Araminta Carr
Birth 27 Aug 1894
New Hope, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Sep 1927 (aged 33)
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Athens Cemetery
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1900 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Trap Hill District; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 317B; Family #156.
Listed as Lorenzo D. Cadle; age 14; born in WV in Feb 1886; in household of grandmother,
Sarah Cox Polk, with mother, Nancy J. Polk Pittman Cadle.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Slab Fork Village; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page 113A;
Image 14 of 15; Family #578/609.
Listed as John Anderson; age 49; born in VA; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Blackwater District; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 8A; Image 19 of 46;
Family #105/106.
Listed as Nettie J. Craig; age 8; born in May 1892 in VA; Black; in household of father, Alexander
M. Craig.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Slab Fork Village; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page 113A;
Image 14 of 15; Family #578/609.
Listed as Nettie Anderson; age 25; born in VA; married; mulatto; in household of husband, John
Anderson.
3. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1924); Page 191; Line #14; WV Archives Web Site.
Hiram B. Wright; age 40; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Ingrams Branch, WV; son of
G. H. and Amanda; married on 16 Sep 1924 at Ingrams Branch, WV; Nettie J. Craig; age 32;
born in VA; widow; Colored; living at Ingrams Branch, WV; daughter of Alex and Eliza Craig.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 133; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Noel; age 53; born in Bedford Co, VA; Colored; widowed; coal miner; living at Maitland, WV;
son of Richard and Elizabeth; married on 1 Jul 1936 at Welch, WV; Nettie J. Wright; age 44; born
in Franklin Co, VA; widow; Colored; daughter of Alex and Sally Craig.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 93A; Image 9 of
62; Family #88/91.
Listed as Julia Noel; age 46; born in VA; married at 17; Negro; in household of husband, Thomas
Neal.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
John Windbush; age 54; born in NC; widowed; Colored; living at Powatan, WV; married on 25 Jun
1942 at Welch, WV; Nettie Wright Noel; age 50; born in VA; widow; Colored; living at Powatan,
WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7652; WV Archives Web Site.
Nettie J. Winbush; age 60; born 1 May 1892 in Franklin Co, VA; married; Colored; domestic; living at
Capels, WV; daughter of Alex and Sallie (Early) Craig; died 2 Apr 1953 at Capels, WV; due to
coronary embolism; general obesity; buried 4 Apr 1953 in Oak Grove Cemetery; informant, John
Anderson.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kenneth Bowen; 29 Sep 2010
" Nettie Jane Craig Winbush
Birth 1 May 1892
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Apr 1953 (aged 60)
Capels, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia"
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Slab Fork Village; taken 23 Jan 1920; Page 113A;
Image 14 of 15; Family #578/609.
Listed as Nettie Anderson; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; mullato; in household of father, John
Anderson.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #17846; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Edward Jones; age 22; born in Hensley, WV; single; electrican; living at Bartley, WV; son of
Leslie and Opal (Savage) Jones; married on 30 jun 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Jo Ann Rowe; age 18;
born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; daughter of Bennie and Bessie (Davis) Rowe.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harold Edward Jones III"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Alesha Jones. PO Box
157; Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #17846; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harold Edward Jones; age 22; born in Hensley, WV; single; electrican; living at Bartley, WV; son of
Leslie and Opal (Savage) Jones; married on 30 jun 1956 in Lebanon, VA; Jo Ann Rowe; age 18;
born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; daughter of Bennie and Bessie (Davis) Rowe.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Harold Edward Jones III"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Alesha Jones. PO Box
157; Bradshaw, WV 24817.