1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ira D. Martin
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1878
Birth Place: Patrick
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1903
Marriage Place: Patrick, Virginia
Father: James M. Martin
Mother: W. Martin
Spouse: Lillie M. Harriss..."
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Seet Number 18; Dwelling #126.
Listed as Ira H. Martin; age 74; born in VA; widowed; janitor for Odd Fellow Lodge; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate; #'62 008524; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira David Martin; age 86 yrs, 3 mons, 9 days; born 8 Mar 1876 in Patrick Co, VA; married; retired; living
at Davy, WV; SS# 236-26-0752; son of James and Wilma Martin; died 17 Jun 1962 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cerebro-vascular accident; buried 20 Jun 1962 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Mr. Luke Martin, Wayne, MI.
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Ira David Martin; born 8 Mar 1876; died 17 Jun 1962; buried here; headstone photo shown; "RESTING
IN JESUS"; "Family links:
Parents:
James M Martin (1848 - 1930)
Wilmoth Ruth Martin (1846 - 1935)
Spouse:
Mary Lilly Martin (1880 - 1946)..."
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lillie M. Harriss
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1882
Birth Place: Patrick
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1903
Marriage Place: Patrick, Virginia
Father: S. G. Harriss
Mother: M. A. Harriss
Spouse: Ira D. Martin..."
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate; #8305; WV Archives Web Site.
Lilly Harris Martin; age 65 yrs, 11 mons, 19 days; born 11 Jun 1880 in Patrick Co, VA; married; wife of
J. (sic, I) D. Martin; age 70; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Green Harris and unknown mother; died 30
May 1946 in Davy, WV; due to carcinoma of breast with metastes; buried 2 Jun 1946 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, J. D. Martin, Davy, WV.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Mary Lilly Martin; born 11 Jun 1880; died 30 May 1946; buried here; headstone photo shown; "NONE KNEW
HER BUT TO LOVE HER".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 476 ; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Allen Stewart; age 22; born 26 Mar 1943 in Algoma, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at PO Box 116, Northfork, WV; son of Leonard and Alice (Watkins) Stewart; married on
25 Nov 1965 at Crumpler, WV; Mattie Toroso Lorraine Patterson; age 22; born 29 Jun 1943 at
Crumpler, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 354, Northfork, WV; daughter of
George and Cozetta (Price) Patterson.
Mattie Toroso Lorraine Patterson
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 476 ; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Allen Stewart; age 22; born 26 Mar 1943 in Algoma, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at PO Box 116, Northfork, WV; son of Leonard and Alice (Watkins) Stewart; married on
25 Nov 1965 at Crumpler, WV; Mattie Toroso Lorraine Patterson; age 22; born 29 Jun 1943 at
Crumpler, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 354, Northfork, WV; daughter of
George and Cozetta (Price) Patterson.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by slever3; 16 Jun 2017.
" George Lee Watkins
Birth 22 Apr 1889
Death 27 Aug 1952 (aged 63)
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Section A
Memorial ID 180402734 "
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alice Watkins
Social Security Number: 236-78-1422
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1895
Issue Year: 1965
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24868, Northfork, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date: May 1978"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Roberta Dalton; 26 Aug 2018.
" Alice Miller Watkins
Birth 31 Oct 1895
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death May 1978 (aged 82)
Northfork, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Section: GWC Lot: 127-B Sp: 2
Memorial ID 192592840"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District, taken on 17 Apr 1930, Page 167A, Family #321.
Listed as Delbert Bailey,Jr , age 5 yrs 4? months, born in WV, in household of father, Delbert P. Bailey.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #28905; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Delbert Price Bailey, Jr; age 26; born in Anawalt, WV; single; no previous marriage; rodman for WV
Highway Dept; living at Box 142, Anawalt, WV; son of Delbert Price and Cora (Cartwright) Bailey, Sr;
married on 16 Oct 1950 in Tazewell Co, VA; Linnie Nanola Artis; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single;
no previous marriage; hospital nurse; living at Cucumber, WV; daughter of Thomas R. and Carlen
(Pennington) Artis.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #50/50.
Listed as Ginnie N. Artis; age less than one month; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas R.
Artis.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #28905; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Delbert Price Bailey, Jr; age 26; born in Anawalt, WV; single; no previous marriage; rodman for WV
Highway Dept; living at Box 142, Anawalt, WV; son of Delbert Price and Cora (Cartwright) Bailey, Sr;
married on 16 Oct 1950 in Tazewell Co, VA; Linnie Nanola Artis; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single;
no previous marriage; hospital nurse; living at Cucumber, WV; daughter of Thomas R. and Carlen
(Pennington) Artis.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rick; 3 Apr 2012.
" Nanola “Nan” Artis Bailey
Birth 16 Mar 1930
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Apr 2012 (aged 82)
Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"April 2, 2012
Nanola "Nan" Bailey
Bluefield Daily Telegraph"ATHENS - Nanola "Nan" Bailey, 82, of West Broadway Street, Athens, died early Sunday morning, April 1, 2012 at Welch Community Hospital.
Born March 16, 1930 at Premier, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Reason Artis and Caroline Pennington Artis."Growing up in Cucumber, she was a graduate of Big Creek High School, Class of 1948.
She received her LPN certification and spent over 55 years of her life dedicated to serving and caring for others.
Nan had worked at all three hospitals in Welch and did private duty services for many years.
She was also associated with Mountaineer Home Nursing in Princeton. Nan was of the Methodist faith."Nan was devoted to her family while her children were growing up.
She was gifted to make their clothes throughout their early childhood.
She loved her flower gardens, crafts of all kind, working puzzles and reading while she attended to those she was caring for in the hospital
or in their homes."In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by several siblings,
Robert Artis,
Ernest Artis,
Fulton Artis
Cordie Artis Holcomb, and
Jairlene Artis Goss."She will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her
"four children,
Deborah Bailey Brewster of Bluefield,
Cathy Bailey of Fullerton, Calif.,
Rita Bailey of Athens, and
Steven Bailey of Welch;"four grandchildren,
Stefanie Guerra and husband, Joel of Decatur, Ga.,
Ashley McBroom and companion, Josh Hager of Stonebridge, Ga.,
Brett Bailey of Welch,
Lindsey Bailey of New Hartford, NY;"one great-grandchild,
Kaeden Bailey, her fiancée and long time friend, Sam Payne of Bluefield;"several siblings,
Pete Artis and wife, Liz of Princeton,
Carlen Reed of Omaha Neb."A service to celebrate the life of Nan Bailey will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield Tazewell Road near Bluefield Va. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Those wishing to express concerns and love may share them via www.memorialfd.com. Her family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"The Bailey family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 292 ; WV Archives Web Site.
Larry Paul Stewart; age 24; born 9 Sep 1940 in Marianna, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at General Delivery, Marianna, WV; son of Fred A. and Ella Mae (White) Stewart; married on 12 Mar
1965 at Marianna, Wyoming Co, WV; Jo Ann Christian; age 23; born 30 Jun 1941 in Iaeger, WV;
single; no previous marriage; living at Berwind, WV; daughter og Clyde and Opal (West) Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 292 ; WV Archives Web Site.
Larry Paul Stewart; age 24; born 9 Sep 1940 in Marianna, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at General Delivery, Marianna, WV; son of Fred A. and Ella Mae (White) Stewart; married on 12 Mar
1965 at Marianna, Wyoming Co, WV; Jo Ann Christian; age 23; born 30 Jun 1941 in Iaeger, WV;
single; no previous marriage; living at Berwind, WV; daughter og Clyde and Opal (West) Christian.