1. 1850 Census, Mercer Co, VA (now WV), taken on 22 Aug 1850, Page 177B, Family #395.
Listed as Abram Smith, age 13, born in VA, in household of father, John L. Smith.
2. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA (now WV); Tug River PO; taken 2 Aug 1860; Page 132; Image 28 of
42; Family #169/169
Listed as Abram Smith; age 22; born in VA; married with the year; head of household.
(Probably son of next door John and Mary Smith, Family #168)
3. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn Township, Tug River PO; taken 27 Jun 1870; Page 477A;
Image 2 of 11; Family #10.
Listed as Abraham Smith; age 33; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
4. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork Township; taken 3 Jun 1880; Page 186B; Image 8 of 47;
Listed as Abram Smith; age 40; born in VA; single; farmer; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 49; WV Archives Web Site.
Abraham Smith; age 62; born in Mercer Co, WV; single (sic, divorced); farmer; living in Elkhorn, WV;
son of _______; married on 6 Oct 1904 in Northfork, WV; Millie Taylor; age 44; born in Ashe Co, NC;
widow; daughter of _______.
6. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 96B; Image 20 of 24;
Family #183.
Listed as Abraham Smith; age 72; born in VA; married twice; last time for 6 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1915); Page 167; Line #15; WV Archives Web Site.
Abraham Smith ; age 79 yrs, 4 mons, 16 days; married; farmer; died 17 oct 1915 at Anawalt, WV; due
to nephritis
8. "Samuel Howard Isaac"; Family Tree; posted by Joyce Taylor; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Abraham* Smith
1838–1915
Birth 1838 • Virginia
Death 17 OCT 1915 • Anawalt, McDowell, West Virginia, United States"
9. West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 for Abraham Smith; McDowell Co, WV; Wills;
Vol1-2, 1893-1924; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"...Fourth: I devise unto William D. Smith, my son, and to John W. Smith, Jackson Smith and
Margaret Pauley, the last named three being the children of my daugheter, Josie, all of the land of
which I may die seized and possessed in the county of Tazewell, state of Virginia; this said land
being owned by them as follows; one-half of the same to William D. Smith and the other one-half to
be owned by the named three children equally and jointly; said tract of land consisting of about one
hundred and five (105) acres more or less...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 49; WV Archives Web Site.
Abraham Smith; age 62; born in Mercer Co, WV; single (sic, divorced); farmer; living in Elkhorn, WV;
son of _______; married on 6 Oct 1904 in Northfork, WV; Millie Taylor; age 44; born in Ashe Co, NC;
widow; daughter of _______.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 26 Apr 1910; Page 96B; Image 20 of 24;
Family #183.
Listed as Millie Smith; age 51; born in NC; married twice; last time for 6 yrs; 8 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, Abraham Smith.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 16 Mar 1920; Page 145A; Image 35
of 36; Family #342/342.
Listed as Milley Smith; age 61; born in NC; widow; no listed occupation; head of household.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 182; "Joseph Harvey and Lettie Davis"; article; submitted by Gleason
Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 182-183; "Wilford Gleason Davis and Family"; article; submitted by
Gleason Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 182-183; "Wilford Gleason Davis and Family"; article; submitted by
Gleason Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name: Inez M. Davis
Event Date: 13 Nov 2000
Event Place: Hardy, Virginia, United States
Birth Date: 03 May 1940...""Possible Relatives: Carol D. Rowles, Gleason D. Davis, Wilford Gleason Davis..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 182-183; "Wilford Gleason Davis and Family"; article; submitted by
Gleason Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 182-183; "Wilford Gleason Davis and Family"; article; submitted by
Gleason Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", page 232, "David Lawrence Rowe" article.
David Lawrence Rowe; married Tracy Crigger.
Daughter, Willie Rowe; married (_______) Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Collins Ridge Road; taken on 21 Apr 1930;
Page 240A; Image 33 of 33; Family #272/276.
Listed as Willie Rowe, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, David L. Rowe.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Troy Proffitt, Miner"; Article;
Page 225; submitted by Duby Anglin, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page 2; Line 12; WV Archives Web Site.
William T. Addair; born on 12 Sep 1907 at Bradshaw, McDowell Co, WV; parents, Mont, and Clara
Addair; reported by Mont Addair, father.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 May 1920, Page 93B, Family #256.
Listed as William T. Addair, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Monteville E. Adair.
3. "McDowell County WV Heritage", Vol I, 1995, "Benjamin Harrison Addair" article, page 89.
William Thomas Addair; son of Monteville and Clara Jane Coleman Addair.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 19 Oct 2018.
" William Thomas Addair
Birth 12 Sep 1907
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Mar 1981 (aged 73)
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 194101498"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 19 Apr 1930, Page 239B, Family #270.
Listed as Thelma Davis, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Charles A. Davis.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 4 Feb 1920, Page 226B,
Family #230.
Listed as Thelma Davis, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Charles A. Davis
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 182; "Joseph Harvey and Lettie Davis"; article; submitted by Gleason
Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Fantasy Touch; 26 Mar 2020.
" Thelma Davis Addair
Birth 11 May 1913
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Mar 1986 (aged 72)
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 208419194"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ralph Leon Addair
Gender: Male
Death Age: 70
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1937
Birth Place: War, W. VA.
Residence Place: Vienna
Death Date: 26 Jan 2008
Death Place: Poland
Obituary Date: 27 Jan 2008
Obituary Place: Wien, Wien, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken 9 Jan 1920; Page 53A; Image 15 of
41; Family #149/151.
Listed as Ashby Harp; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, James S. Harp.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 8 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 12 of 33;
Family #95/96.
Listed as Ashby Harp; age 17; born in WV; farming; in household of father, James S. Harp.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 16 Jun 2007; maintained by Find a Grave.
"Ashby Harp
Birth 1912
Death 1946 (aged 33–34)
Burial
Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 19919915"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 19 Apr 1930, Page 239B, Family #270.
Listed as Hazel Davis, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Charles A. Davis.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 4 Feb 1920, Page 226B,
Family #230.
Listed as Hazel Davis, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Charles A. Davis.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 182; "Joseph Harvey and Lettie Davis"; article; submitted by Gleason
Davis, 8715 Edwardsville Road, Hardy, VA 24101.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Charlie A. Davis"; Article; Page 132; submitted by Bessie Rowe, Bradshaw, WV
24817.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 182; "Elmer Dale"; article; submitted by Shelvie J. Nickles, 5055 Tibbitt
Lane, Burke, VA 22015.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 459; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Buxton Eldridge; age 25; born 16 Jun 1940 in Welch, WV; single; Negro; living at 252 Beech
St, Welch, WV; son of Phillip Buxton and Pauline Gladys (Harris) Eldridge; married on 6 Nov 1965 at
Havaco, WV; Nan Dell Smith; age 20; born 22 Aug 1945 in Gary, WV; single; Negro; living at Box 187,
Havaco, WV; daughter of Rufus and Lettie (Daniels) Smith; with consent of Rufus and Lettie Smith,
parents of Nan Dell Smith.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 6; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Nandell Smith; age 4; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Rufus Smith.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 459; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Buxton Eldridge; age 25; born 16 Jun 1940 in Welch, WV; single; Negro; living at 252 Beech
St, Welch, WV; son of Phillip Buxton and Pauline Gladys (Harris) Eldridge; married on 6 Nov 1965 at
Havaco, WV; Nan Dell Smith; age 20; born 22 Aug 1945 in Gary, WV; single; Negro; living at Box 187,
Havaco, WV; daughter of Rufus and Lettie (Daniels) Smith; with consent of Rufus and Lettie Smith,
parents of Nan Dell Smith.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181-182; "James and Frances Copolo" article; submitted by James
(Jim) L. Copolo, Grandson, Maybeury, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181-182; "James and Frances Copolo" article; submitted by James
(Jim) L. Copolo, Grandson, Maybeury, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181-182; "James and Frances Copolo" article; submitted by James
(Jim) L. Copolo, Grandson, Maybeury, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181-182; "James and Frances Copolo" article; submitted by James
(Jim) L. Copolo, Grandson, Maybeury, WV.