1. 1920 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Rockcastle Precinct; taken 13 Jan 1920; Page 156A; Image 13 of
19; Family #101/101.
Listed as Boyd Chaffins; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Henry C. Chaffin.
2. 1930 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken 22 Apr 1930; Page 54B; Image 52 of 60;
Family #433/436.
Listed as Boyd Chaffins; age 13; in KY; single; in household of father, Henry C. Chaffin.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Boyd Chaffins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Webb, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Red Bird Coal Mining Co
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Gladys Chaffins
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Boyd Chaffins Self (Head)
Gladys Chaffins Wife"
4. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Boyd Chaffin
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 12 Aug 1990
Death Time: 01:00 PM
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 058797
Age at Death: 73
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Filing Date: 21 Aug 1990
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 233-28-3708
Father's Surname: Chaffin
Marital status: Widowed
Education: 8
Industry of Decedent: General government, not elsewhere classified
Occupation of Decedent: Janitors and cleaners
Census Tract: 3200
Primary Registration District: 2501"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Boyd Chaffin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1917
Birth Place: Laurence CO, Kentucky
[Clifford, Kentucky]
Death Date: 12 Aug 1990
Father: Henry Chaffin
Mother: Vicy Pentee
SSN: 233283708
Notes: Sep 1938: Name listed as BOYD CHAFFIN"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by ProgBase; 28 Jan 2011.
" Boyd Chaffin
Birth 3 Apr 1917
Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Death 15 Aug 1990 (aged 73)
Ohio, USA
Burial
Obetz Cemetery
Obetz, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Plot Sect 13, lot 153, spc 4"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by ProgBase; 28 Jan 2011.
" Gladys Chaffin
Birth unknown
Death 4 May 1973
Burial
Obetz Cemetery
Obetz, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Plot Sect 13, lot 153, spc 3"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 370; WV Archives Website.
Carson Blevins; age 25; born in Washington Co, VA; single; miner; living at Capels, WV; son of Frank
and Mae; married on 31 Dec 1932 at Havaco, WV; Vedna Herron; age 18; born in Lee Co, VA; single;
daughter of George and Lucy.
2. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Carson Lacy Blevins
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Glade Spring Washington, Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Coalwood, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Coalwood, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Carter Coal Company
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Vadna Harron Blevins
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Carson Lacy Blevins Self (Head)"
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage License #6258; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Wesley King; age 38; born in Wythe Co, VA; divorced; miner; living at Austinville, VA;
son of John Henry and Mollie (Groseclose) King; married on 5 Mar 1938 at Wytheville, VA;
Edith Thelma Walls; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; living in Austinville, VA; daughter
of William J. and Lillian Jane (Martin) Walls.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Welch; E.D. 24-28; taken 22 Apr 1940; Page 568A;
Image 1 of 4; Household #8.
Listed as Edith Earnest; age 20; born in TN; single; 2 yrs HS education, lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; clerk in retail grocery; in household of brother, John Earnest.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71-045049; Abcestry.com Web Site.
Curtis Eugene Hicks; age 21; born 3 Apr 1950 in WV; single; this is his first marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 49, Caples, WV; son of Curtis Thurston and Juanita Gay (Hicks) Hicks;
married on 3 Nov 1971 in the Grundy Baptist Church, Grundy, VA; Cynthia Helen Sirbaugh; age 16;
born 1 Dec 1954 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 89, Davy,
WV; daughter of James Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-053907; Abcestry.com Web Site.
Curtis Eugene Hicks; age 31; born 3 Apr 1950 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage, first
marriage ended 28 Apr 1981; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery, Caples, WV; son of
Curtis Thurston and Juanita Gay (Hicks) Hicks; married on 4 Nov 1981 in Grundy, VA; Cynthia Helen
Hicks, maiden name Sirbaugh; age 25; born 1 Dec 1955 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage;
first marriage ended 28 Apr 1981; 9th grade education; living at General Delivery, Asco, WV;
daughter of James Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
3. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Curtis Eugene Hicks, 70, of Capels, WV departed this life on Sunday, October 18, 2020. Born April 3, 1950 in Mohegan, WV, he was the son of the late Curtis T. Hicks and Juanita G. Hicks. A lifelong resident of McDowell County, Curtis owned his own business and served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
"In addition to his parents, Curtis is preceded in death by two sons, Justin Lee Hicks and Judd Matthew Surface, one brother, and a grandmother, Maude, to whom he credited much of his raising."Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 36 years Mary Ellen Hicks; his children Ceci (Anthony) Williams off Woodbridge, VA, Cynthia Hicks of Durham, NC, Curtis Hicks Jr. (Jessica) of Capels, Kurt (Kimberly) Hicks of Shabby Run, Stephanie (Jose) Soto of Welch, and Casey Hicks (Jonathan Potter) of Welch; Sixteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren, sister Connie Turner, three brothers, two sisters, and close friends.
"In keeping with his wishes there will be a graveside service on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell where military services will be conducted by VFW Post 1144 of Iaeger. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is assisting the Hicks family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71-045049; Abcestry.com Web Site.
Curtis Eugene Hicks; age 21; born 3 Apr 1950 in WV; single; this is his first marriage; 4 yrs HS
education; living at Box 49, Caples, WV; son of Curtis Thurston and Juanita Gay (Hicks) Hicks;
married on 3 Nov 1971 in the Grundy Baptist Church, Grundy, VA; Cynthia Helen Sirbaugh; age 16;
born 1 Dec 1954 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 89, Davy,
WV; daughter of James Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #81-053907; Abcestry.com Web Site.
Curtis Eugene Hicks; age 31; born 3 Apr 1950 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage, first marriage
ended 28 Apr 1981; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery, Caples, WV; son of Curtis
Thurston and Juanita Gay (Hicks) Hicks; married on 4 Nov 1981 in Grundy, VA; Cynthia Helen Hiscks,
maiden name Sirbaugh; age 25; born 1 Dec 1955 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 28 Apr 1981; 9th grade education; living at General Delivery, Asco, WV; daughter of
James Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-013155; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ronnie Dean Wells; age 19; born 31 Jul 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade
education; living in Davy, WV; son of Lawrence Baker and Chloe (Neeley) Wells; married on 21 Apr
1973 in Grundy Baptist Church, Grundy, VA; Cheryl Lynn Sirbaugh; age 16; born 24 Oct 1956 in WV;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 89, Davy, WV; daughter of James
Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-013155; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ronnie Dean Wells; age 19; born 31 Jul 1953 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 8th grade
education; living in Davy, WV; son of Lawrence Baker and Chloe (Neeley) Wells; married on 21 Apr
1973 in Grundy Baptist Church, Grundy, VA; Cheryl Lynn Sirbaugh; age 16; born 24 Oct 1956 in WV;
single; this is her 1st marriage; 8th grade education; living at Box 89, Davy, WV; daughter of James
Mitchell and Mary Juanita (Perkins) Sirbaugh.
1."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Donald J. Morgan"; Article;
Page 206; submitted by Donna Morgan, 222 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Deven Patrick Morgan, 41, of Fredericksburg, VA, formerly of Welch passed away October 28, 2019 in Mary Washington Trauma Hospital from injuries received after being struck by a hit- and -run driver. The accident occurred on October 26, 2019 in Fredericksburg.
"Born January 29, 1978 he was the son of Donald Morgan and Donna Mays Morgan of Welch. He was a graduate of Mount View High School where he was in the Gifted Program and loved all his teachers. He was active in Boy Scouts, a member of the Welch Stingray Swim Team, and played soccer. He attended Bluefield State College and Fairfax College in Winchester, VA. He was employed by Inwood Design Build in Fredericksburg.
"In addition to his parents he is survived by the light of his life, his daughter Abriana (Abby) Morgan of Bloomington, IL; a brother P.J. Morgan and wife Jana of Fredericksburg and their son D.J. Morgan. Additional survivors include a special person in his life, Gary McCoy, and aunts, uncles and cousins.
"Deven was an organ donor, and six people received the gift of life through him.
"He has been cremated and a celebration of his life will be held Friday, November 22 from 6-7 P.M. at the Premier Pentecostal Holiness Church in Premier with Rev. Randall Dority officiating.
"The Douglas Mortuary of Welch is assisting the family."
2."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Donald J. Morgan"; Article;
Page 206; submitted by Donna Morgan, 222 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.