1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 308; WV Archives Web Site.
James Howard Workman; age 20; born in Big Four, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 7
Mar 1955 in Kimball, WV; Juanita May Belcher; age 17; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; with
consent of Mary Hart Worlman, mother of James Howard Workman; whereaboys of father unknown;
and Ayers and Myrtle Belcher, parents of Juanita May Belcher.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Rural; E.D. 24-41; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page
814A; Image 31 of 36; Household #270.
Listed as Juanita Belcher; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Ayers Belcher, Sr.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 308; WV Archives Web Site.
James Howard Workman; age 20; born in Big Four, WV; single; living in Welch, WV; married on 7
Mar 1955 in Kimball, WV; Juanita May Belcher; age 17; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; with
consent of Mary Hart Worlman, mother of James Howard Workman; whereaboys of father unknown;
and Ayers and Myrtle Belcher, parents of Juanita May Belcher.
3., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Juanita May Workman
[Juanita M Workman]
[Juanita May Belcher]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 May 1939
Birth Place: Kimball Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Jul 1992
Father: Ayres Belcher
Mother: Myrtle Sexton
SSN: 235629491
Notes: Apr 1957: Name listed as JUANITA MAY WORKMAN;
11 Aug 1992: Name listed as JUANITA M WORKMAN"
1. E-mail, iona@wzrd.com, Iona Belcher, 9 Jul 2000.
"The 206th Golden Genealogy of the William Floyd Belcher, Sr. Family", Dwayne
G. Belcher.
Her husband is a Belcher; descending from William Floyd, Tobias, Lewis and
William Iaeger Belcher, his father.
Children of Lewis and Margaret Belcher: Eliza, born in 1887, married Leonard
England; William Iaeger, born 26 Jun 1894, at Kimball, WV, died 15 Jun 1957
at Havaco, WV, married Bernice Opal Day on 7 Sep 1922 at Kimball, WV; Laura
Belcher, born 1895, died at abt 13; Lewis Edward, Jr, born 1897, married
Leona Ethel Lane, born in 1901, four children; John Andrew, born in
1899, married Mary L. Workman, five children; Floyd, born 1900, married Cora
Mullins, three children; Ayer, born 1904, died 1973, married Myrtle Sixton,
five children; and Leonard Belcher, born 7 Jul 1090, married Virgie Frances
Lane, three children.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Huges, taken on 22/23 Apr 1910,
Page 235B, Family #148.
Listed as Ayers Belcher; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis E. Belcher.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Maitland, taken on 12 Jan 1920, Page 6B,
Family #518.
Listed as Aris Belcher, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Lewis E. Belcher.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol # __(1929); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Ayers Belcher; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; tipple man; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Lewis and Peggy; married on 6 Apr 1929 in Kimball, WV; Myrtle Sexton; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Caroline.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Rural; E.D. 24-41; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page
814A; Image 31 of 36; Household #270.
Listed as Ayers Belcher; age 36; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; tipple man for coal mine; head of household.
6. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ayres Belcher
Race: White
Age: 37
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1904
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Belcher Mountain, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Belcher Mountain, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Lake Superior Coal Company
Weight: 154
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Myrtle Belcher
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ayres Belcher Self (Head)"
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 003981; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Ayers Belcher; age 68; born in WV; married; husband of Myrtle Sexton; coal miner; SS#236-07-3152;
living on Belcher Mountain, WV; son of Lewis and Peggy Belcher; died DOA Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute M. I. (myocardial infarctio); arteriosclerotic heart disea and chronic
lung disease; buried 17 Mar 1973 in Belcher Mtn, Cemetery.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; taken 5 Jan 1920; Page 8B;
Image 15 of 53; Family #117/123.
Listed as Myrtle Sexton; age 10; born in WV; in household of father Samuel T. Sexton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol # __(1929); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Ayers Belcher; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; tipple man; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Lewis and Peggy; married on 6 Apr 1929 in Kimball, WV; Myrtle Sexton; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Caroline.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Rural; E.D. 24-41; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page
814A; Image 31 of 36; Household #270.
Listed as Myrtle Belcher; age 29; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ayers Belcher, Sr.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Myrtle Belcher
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1910
Death Date: 23 Apr 1998
Claim Date: 27 Jul 1972
SSN: 232888284"
1. "Wyoming County, WC Heritage", "Maggie Myrtle Walker Blankenship" article,
by Maggie Blankenship, WGS, page 83.
Oat J. Walker; born in Wyoming Co, WV; son of Lee and Sarah Walker; married
Leodia Belcher; children: George, Wirt, Verlin, Ralph, Acie, Uly "Trainer", Raymond,
Hallie "Allie", Bessie, Betty and Maggie Myrtle Walker.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Raymond C Walker
Residence Date 01 Apr 2000
Residence Place Hanover, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 09 May 1930
Address Hanover, West Virginia 24839
Record Number 557216715"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Eunice L Walker
Residence Date 01 Jun 1996
Residence Place Hanover, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 01 Apr 1932
Address Hanover, West Virginia 24839
Record Number 557233061"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 009434; WV Archives Web Site.
Ruth Walker; born and died 3 Jun 1958 in Clark's Clinic, Iaeger, WV due to prematurity;
parents, Raymond and Unis (Walls) Walker; living at Guyan, WV; buried 4 Jun 1958 in
Browning Cemetery, Guyan, WV; informant, Raymond Walls, Guyan, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 0111850; WV Archives Web Site.
Angela Walker; age 2 days; born 25 Jun 1965 in WV; daughter of Raymond Charles
and Eunice Lois (Walls) Walker; parents living in Verner, Mingo Co, WV; died 27 Jun
1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due prematurity; buried 29 Jun 1965 in Browning
Cemetery, Guyan, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #-__(1948); Page 254; WV Archives Web Site.
Paul O. Berman; age 30; born in Hitterdal, MN; divorced; living in Welch, WV; married on 12 Apr 1948
in Superior, WV; Parethana H. Blecher; age 18; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; with consent
of Ayers belcher, father of Parethana H. Belcher.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Rural; E.D. 24-41; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page
814A; Image 31 of 36; Household #270.
Listed as Parthena Belcher; age 10; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ayers Belcher, Sr.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #-__(1948); Page 254; WV Archives Web Site.
Paul O. Berman; age 30; born in Hitterdal, MN; divorced; living in Welch, WV; married on 12 Apr
1948 in Superior, WV; Parethana H. Blecher; age 18; born and living in Kimball, WV; single; with
consent of Ayers belcher, father of Parethana H. Belcher.
3. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Friday Evening, 26 Jul 2019; Page 8; Newspaper Obit.
"Parthena H. "Tenie" Berman
"Welch, WV, Parthena H. "Tenie" Berman, 89, of Belcher Mountain Welch, passed away Wednesday July 24, 2019 at Golden Harvest Nursing Home."Born February 7, 1930 on Belcher Mountain, she was the daughter of the late Ayers Belcher and Mrytle Sexton Belcher. She was a homemaker, gardner, and seamstress. She was also a member of the Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Berman; son, Carl A. Berman; sister, Juanita Workman; and brother, Conrad Belcher.
"Survivors include her son, Paul Berman and his wife Lils; daughter, Elizabeth Berman; three grandchildren, Angela Davis and husband Dana Davis, Paul Berman, and Jeremiah Bentivolio and wife Michelle Bentivolio; six great grandchildren... ; two brothers, David Belcher and wife Lydia of Belcher mountain, and Ayers Belcher and wife Freida Belcher of Yadkinville, NC; one sister, Vivian Smith of Beckley...
"...Burial will follow in Belcher Mountain Cemetery..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B;
Family #46/48.
Listed as Junior England; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, William A. England.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV;
submitted by Modfreak; 16 Oct 2015.
William A. England, Jr; born 11 May 1921 in Wyoming Co, WV; died 28 Jun 2015; buriued here; no
grave marker photo shown; obit posted.
"William A. England, Jr., 94, of Welch passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 in McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Gary.
Born May 11, 1921 in Wyoming County he was the son of the late William Arvid England and Betsy (Lester) England. He was a former Circulation Manager with the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, and retired as McDowell County Superintendent with the Department of Highways. He was a veteran of the US Army having served from 1939 to 1945 in World War II. He was of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Audra Morgan England.
Those left to cherish his memory are his son of Welch; a daughter of Greensboro, NC; two grandchildren; and two great grandchildren of Bluefield. He was the last surviving member of his original family.
Funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, July 1 at 1 p.m. in Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum. Entombment will follow the service...."
3. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
Obit duplicate of Ref 2.
1. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 65
Given Name Audra
Middle Name M
Surname England
Birth Date 04 Aug 1923
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24801
Event Date 29 Nov 1988"