1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV; 1858-1995"; 1995; McDpwell Co, WV Historical Society"; Page
120; "Carla Cline" article; submitted by Caria Cline, Panther, WV.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #71 028514; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Andy Arthur McCoy; age 19; born 22 Aug 1951 in Iaeger, WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living in Iaeger, WV; son of Oscar and Ruby (Asbury) McCoy, Jr; married on 24 Jul 1971 in
the Freewill Baptist Church, Lebanon, VA; Geneva Marie Mullins; age 16; born 9 Sep 1954 in Jolo,
WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 1 yrs HS education; living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Walter and
Alice (Mullins) Mullins.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-019631; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Anthony Hunley; age 18; born 29 Nov 1968 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 9th grade
education; living at Box 294, Bartley, WV; son of Clyde Vernon and Nancy Lucille (Rose) Hunley;
married on15 May 1987 in Grundy, VA; Lahoma Lester; age 16; born 14 Jul 1970 in WV; this is her
1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, English, WV; daughter of Elwood and
Loraine (Stacy) Lester.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-019631; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Anthony Hunley; age 18; born 29 Nov 1968 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 9th grade
education; living at Box 294, Bartley, WV; son of Clyde Vernon and Nancy Lucille (Rose) Hunley;
married on15 May 1987 in Grundy, VA; Lahoma Lester; age 16; born 14 Jul 1970 in WV; this is her
1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, English, WV; daughter of Elwood and
Loraine (Stacy) Lester.
1. Richmond, VA; Divorce Decree #65 006027; Ancestry.com Website.
Eula Mae Taylor; age 28; born 20 Mar 1937 in Dante, VA; textile factory worker; this was her 1st
marriage; living at 118 West 9th St, Richmond, VA; was granted a divorce on 15 Sep 1965; from
Emmett Baker; age 36; born 7 Jul 1929 in WV; coal miner; this was his 1st marriage; living at
Canebrake, WV; marriage occurred on 31 Mar 1951 at Lebanon, VA; grounds, two year seperation
which began 3 Mar 1963; two children under 18 from this marriage.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #19050; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Emmett Baker; age 49; born 7 Jul 1929 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last marriage
ended in 1972; 3rd grade education; living at box 562, War, WV; son of John Henry and Millie
(Brewer) Baker; married on 30 Mar 1979 in Grundy, VA; Loraine Lester; maiden name Stacy; age
28; born 24 Oct 1950 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first marriage ended 15 Dec 1975;
8th grade education; living at General Delivery, English, WV; daughter of Burl and Sitha (Lester)
Stacy.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #85-060323; Ancestry.com Website.
Emmett Baker; age 56; born 7 Jul 1929 in WV; divorced; this is his 5th marriage; last marriage
ended 8 Jan 1982; 3rd grade education; living at Box 234, Tazewell, VA; son of John Henry and
Millie (Brewer) Baker; married on 20 Nov 1985 in Tazewell, VA; Betty Louise Necessary; maiden
name Johnson; born 16 Dec 1933 in VA; widow; this his her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended
17 Mar 1985; 1 yr college education; living at Rt 2, Box 3, North Tazewell, VA; daughter of Dewey
McKinley and Pearl Victoria (Stevenson) Johnson.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancesty,com Website.
"Name Emmett Baker
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 7 Jul 1929
Birth Place Raysal, West Virginia [Raysal|]
Death Date 23 Nov 2002
Claim Date 21 Apr 1969
Father John H Baker
Mother Millie Brewer
SSN 232441370
Citizenship or Alien Status U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes 05 Jan 1990: Name listed as EMMETT BAKER"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Daisy Taylor; 18 Jan 2016.
"Emmett Baker
Birth 7 Jul 1929
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Nov 2002 (aged 73)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Christian Cemetery
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 157218009"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #85-060323; Ancestry.com Website.
Emmett Baker; age 56; born 7 Jul 1929 in WV; divorced; this is his 5th marriage; last marriage ended
8 Jan 1982; 3rd grade education; living at Box 234, Tazewell, VA; son of John Henry and Millie
(Brewer) Baker; married on 20 Nov 1985 in Tazewell, VA; Betty Louise Necessary; maiden name
Johnson; born 16 Dec 1933 in VA; widow; this his her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 17 Mar
1985; 1 yr college education; living at Rt 2, Box 3, North Tazewell, VA; daughter of Dewey McKinley
and Pearl Victoria (Stevenson) Johnson.
1. 1860 Census, Spartenburg Co, SC; Southern Division; Wallace Factory PO; taken on 26 Sep
1869; Page 414A; Image 194 of 226; Family #1684/1684.
Listed as Martha J. Brown; age 4; born in SC; in household of father, Burrell Brown.
2. 1870 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Forks of Pigeon Township and PO; taken on 9 Aug 1870;
Page 211B; Image 24 of 27; Family #172/174.
Listed as Martha Brown; age 14; born in NC; at home; in household of mother, Nancy A. Staton
Brown Sorrells.
3. 1880 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township' taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 168A;
Image 17 of 32; Family #186/186.
Listed as Martha J. Brown; age 23; born in NC; single; at home; in household of mother, Nancy A. Burton.
4. Buncombe Co, Death Certificate #180; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Martha J. Smathers; age abt 79; born in SC; married; housewife; daughter of Burl and Armina (Staton)
Brown; died 3 Dec 1935 in Beaverdam, Canton, NC; due to lobar pneumonia; buried 5 Dec 1935 in
Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, NC; informant, J.E. Henderson, Canton, NC.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 21 Jul 2011.
Mattie J. : born 31 Oct 1856; died 3 Dec 1935; buried here; headstone photo shown; "Wife of Jasper
Smathers".
1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Weldon F. "Bucky" Holliday, age 43, who resided at 1237 Eldridge Street in Bluefield, WV, was born May 28, 1976. He was the son of Brenda J. Evans Holliday of Welch, and the late Reverend Weldon F. Holliday Sr. He was a 1994 graduate of Mount View High School, had attended Bluefield State College and graduated from Valley College in Princeton, WV. He was a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Welch. During his time of employment, he was a customer service representative at Turner-Vision in Bluewell, WV, area supervisor for Papa John's Pizza and a CNA at Glenwood Park Nursing Center both in Princeton, WV."In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by both his maternal and paternal grandparents; special cousin, raised as his sister, Taneka Stallworth Lockett; his uncles: Jasper Evans, Andrew, Anthony, Billy and Paul Holliday.
"On Monday, October 21, 2019 Bucky was called from labor to reward in the comforts of his home on Eldridge Street in Bluefield, following an extended illness.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Brenda; his son, Mendoza A.D. Holliday of the home; his only brother, Damien D. (Jobina) Holliday Sr. of Bluefield, WV; the mother of his son, Selena Jenks and former wife; special uncles: Joseph (Kathy) Evans of Chesapeake, VA, James (Mary) Holliday of Bethlehem, PA and Demetrius (Minister Karen) Holliday of Gary, WV; he was the very special uncle of DJ., Grayson and Mason Holliday; god parents of his son, James and Angel Webster of Myrtle Beach, SC; special friend, Darryl Rutledge of Kyle, WV; several generations of cousins and his friends for life: Chris Miller,and Seward Bush Jr. both of Bluefield and William Fedele' of Cincinnati, OH. .
"A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Welch, with the Reverend George Masterson officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m., until the time of Service at the Church. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers..
"In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to either the American Diabetes or American Heart Association"
1, McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Volume #__(1935); Page 400; WV Archives Web Site.
Gaylord Sammons; age 21; born in Rush, KY; single; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Logan
and Ida; married on 26 Jan 1935 in Hemphill, WV; bessie Day; age 18; born in Wise Co, VA; single;
living at Hemphill, WV; daughter of Frank and Landia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Gaylord Sammons; age 26; born in KY; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; motor man in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Bessie Sammons; age 23; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Gaylord Sammons.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken 20 May 1940;
Page 776A; Iamage 22 of 31; Household #169.
Listed as Frank Sammons; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Gaylord Sammons.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frank Eugene Sammons
[Frank Sammons]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1937
Birth Place: Hemphill Mcd, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 18 Aug 1997
Father: Gaylord E Sammons
Mother: Bessie A Day
SSN: 232568580
Notes: Jan 1953: Name listed as FRANK EUGENE SAMMONS;
26 Aug 1997: Name listed as FRANK SAMMONS"
1. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Varney Precinct; taken 20 May 1910; Page 162A;
Image 52 of 52; Family #416/427.
Listed as Randolph Browning; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Henry R.
Browning.
2. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Varney Precinct; taken 9 Jan 1920; page 121A;
Image 5 of 68; Family #38/44.
Listed Randolph Browning; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Henry R. Browning..
3. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; E.D. 30-15; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 349B; Image
38 of 42; Household #232.
Listed as Randolph Browning; age 35; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same
house; on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of mother, Sarah A. Hatfield Browning, with wife.
4. Browning-Bender Family Tree; submitted by Raymond Browning; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Rudolph Browning
1908–
Birth ABT 1908 • West Virginia
Death Unknown"
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; E.D. 30-15; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 349B; Image
38 of 42; Household #232.
Listed as Mary Jane Browning; age 22; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in Grundy
VA; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother-in-law, Sarah A. Hatfield Browning, with husband.