1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045058; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Russell Thurman Carter; age 29; born 2 Feb 1942 in OH; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 202, Iaeger, WV; son of Harrison and Edna (Church) Carter; married on 6 Nov
1971 in Grundy, VA; Cleda Sue Bowles; age 21; born 16 Mar 1950 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 202, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Robert Lee and Kathleen
(Bolden) Bowles.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045058; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Russell Thurman Carter; age 29; born 2 Feb 1942 in OH; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 202, Iaeger, WV; son of Harrison and Edna (Church) Carter; married on 6 Nov
1971 in Grundy, VA; Cleda Sue Bowles; age 21; born 16 Mar 1950 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box 202, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Robert Lee and Kathleen
(Bolden) Bowles.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 10 Apr 1930; Page 231A; Image 16 of
33; Family #127/128.
Listed as Nellie Bolden; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Bolden.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
Jasper Bowles; age 23; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Graham and
Eulah Bowles; married on 5 May 1936 at Avondale, WV; Nelly Bolden; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Tom and Lydia Bolden.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Scott Coleman; 5 Jan 2020.
" Nellie Nancy “Grandmaw” Bolden Bowles
Birth 23 Nov 1921
Death 12 Sep 2004 (aged 82)
Burial Burial Details Unknown
Memorial ID 205969698"
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Ova Catherine born 6 April 1951. Living. She married Larry Allen 1969 son of Jimmy Allen and Gaynell Payne."
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Ova Catherine born 6 April 1951. Living. She married Larry Allen 1969 son of Jimmy Allen and Gaynell Payne."
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Lewis Robertson
Race: Black
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Arlington, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1921
Residence Place: Carswell, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Employer: Koppers Coal Division
Weight: 146
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Ruth Graves
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Robert Lewis Robertson Self (Head)"
2. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert L Robertson
Birth Year: 1921
Race: Negro, citizen (Black)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 22 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 141"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 231; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert L. Robertson; age 24; born in Arlington, WV; single; Colored;living at Algoma, WV; married
on 7 Aug 1946 at Algoma, WV; Lucinda Hairston; age 17; born in Martinsville, VA; single; Colored;
living at Algoma, WV; with consent of Myrtle Hairston, mother of Lucinda Hairston.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Lewis Robertson
[Robert L Robertson]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1921
Birth Place: McDowell Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 Jun 1996
Father: Howard S Robertson
Mother: Ruth B Graves
SSN: 236288565
Notes: Mar 1941: Name listed as ROBERT LEWIS ROBERTSON;
02 Jul 1996: Name listed as ROBERT L ROBERTSON"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert L. Robertson
SSN: 236-28-8565
Last Residence:
24868 Northfork, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 25 Nov 1921
Died: 21 Jun 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
Page 853B; Image 2 of 27; Household #12.
Listed as Clyde S. Atkin; age 23; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr1935; coal loader in coal mine; in household of mother, India Bowman Atkins.
2. World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde S Atkins
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: United States Marine Corps
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1917
Service Date: Apr 1939
Parent 1 Name: Mrs. India Atkins
Spouse Name: Mrs. Jean Carroll Atkins
State: Virginia"
3. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mr Clyde S Atkins
Race: White
Age: 35
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1917
Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1952
Marriage Place: Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Zoe Ann Marsh"
4.. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde S. Atkins
Last Residence:
64083 Raymore, Cass, Missouri
BORN: 8 Mar 1917
Died: 15 Oct 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clyde Stevens Atkins
[Clyde S Atkins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1916
Birth Place: Big Four Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Oct 2005
Father: Harry Atkins
Mother: India Bowman
SSN: 232185043
Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as CLYDE STEVENS ATKINS;
22 Oct 2005: Name listed as CLYDE S ATKINS"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Audree Jean Wray
[Audree Wray Richardson]
[Audree Dehart]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1930
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
[McDowell CO, West Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jun 2003
Father: Willian G Wray
Mother: Hattie A Bateman
SSN: 228388194
Notes: Apr 1950: Name listed as AUDREE JEAN WRAY;
Nov 1950: Name listed as AUDREE WRAY RICHARDSON;
Mar 1963: Name listed as AUDREE RICHARDSON DEHART;
10 Jul 2003: Name listed as AUDREE R DEHART"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by larry eanes; 29 May 2012.
" Audree Jean Wray DeHart
Birth 31 Jan 1930
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jun 2003 (aged 73)
Danville City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Danville Memorial Gardens
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"DANVILLE, Va. - Audree Wray DeHart, 73, of Danville was called home by her Lord on June 28, 2003. She was born January 31, 1930 in Eckman, West Virginia where she lived for 17 years; most of her adult life was lived in Danville, where she and her husband were the founders of the Big Daddy Drive-In and the Old 97 Steak House."She was married to Russell DeHart, who died April 22, 1988. Survivors include three sons, Michael Wray Richardson (Roxanne), Tracy "Dean" DeHart (Betty) and Henry Russell DeHart II ; daughter, Robin DeHart Gregory; sister, Betty Lawson; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
"Interment will be in Danville Memorial Gardens."