1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 244A;
Image; 33 of 37; Family #334/337.
Listed as Pearlie Loyd; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Taylor N. Lloyd.
2.1930 Census, Sullivan Co, TN; Civil District #19; taken 23 Apr 1930; Page 242B; Image 14 of 16;
Family #125/132.
Listed as Pearl Lloyd; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Taylor N. Lloyd.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pearl Virginia Loyd
[Pearl Brown Hollett]
[Pearl Hollett]
[Pearl Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 May 1917
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
[Davie McDowe??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 17 Feb 2003
Father: Taylor Loyd
Mother: Eliza J Mullins
SSN: 412242113
Notes: Jun 1941: Name listed as PEARL VIRGINIA LOYD;
Jul 1971: Name listed as PEARL BROWN HOLLETT;
14 Apr 1976: Name listed as PEARL HOLLETT; :
Name listed as PEARL VIR BROWN"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 377; WV Archives Web Site.
James Kenneth Lockhart; age 18; born 21 Jul 1946 at Iaeger, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 542, Iaeger, WV; son of Clarence Leslie and Sylvia (Lewis) Lockhart; married on 12 Jul
1965 in Iaeger, WV; Nancy Evelyn Delph; age 19; born 27 Jun 1946 in Coalwood, WV; single; no
previous marriage; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Roy and Elvia (Hicks) Delph; with consent of
Clarence Leslie and Sylvia Lockhart, parents of James Kenneth Lockhart, and Elvia Bowles, mother,
father deceased, and Alfred Bowles, step-father, of Nancy Evelyn Delph.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 230B;
Family #117/118.
Listed as Alfred F. Bowls; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Perry A. Bowles.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 276; WV Archives Web Site.
Bud Bowles; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Alex and
Eliza; married on 23 Nov 1933 at Avondale, WV; Martha Maynard; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Thomas and Maggie.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #16278; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alfred Felix Bowles; age 49; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; coal miner; one previous marriage;
living at Avondale, WV; son of Alex Perry and Eliza (Christian) Bowles; married on 10 Jun 1963 in
Grundy, VA; Elvia Delph; maiden name Hicks; age 46; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; housework;
one previous marriage; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Elige and Eveline (Collins) Hicks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Delph; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, KY); single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of
Frank and Mary; married on 31 Oct 1934 at English, WV; Elva Hicks; age 21; born in McDowell Co,
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Lige and Evalin.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #16278; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alfred Felix Bowles; age 49; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; coal miner; one previous marriage;
living at Avondale, WV; son of Alex Perry and Eliza (Christian) Bowles; married on 10 Jun 1963 in
Grundy, VA; Elvia Delph; maiden name Hicks; age 46; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; housework;
one previous marriage; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Elige and Eveline (Collins) Hicks.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Orval Hodges; 2 Aug 2013.
" Elvia Hicks Bowles
Birth 27 Jul 1916
Death 30 Jul 2013 (aged 97)
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"d/o Elige L. & Nancy Eveline Collins Hicks
w/o 1st Husband Roy Delph
w/o 2nd Husband Alfred F. "Bus" Bowles
"Life Legacy"Elvia Hicks Bowles
"(Jul 27 1916 - Jul 30 2013)
"Elvia Bowles, 97, of the Westwood Nursing Home in Bluefield, VA, formerly of Lilly Grove in Princeton, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at her residence. Born July 27, 1916 in Caretta, WV she was the daughter of the late Elige L. Hicks and Nancy Eveline Collins Hicks. Elvia was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She loved canning, gardening, and quilting. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Delph; second husband, Alfred "Bus" Bowles; two sons, Roy Lee Delph and an infant son; four daughters, Ruby Goldie Hicks, Mary Ann Woodard, Nancy E. Mastrandrea, and Lola Katherine Nasatsky; nine brothers; and four sisters. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Survivors include one son, Madison Delph and wife Joyce of King George, VA; fourteen grandchildren; twenty five great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton with Pastor Fred Farley officiating. Entombment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Christian Pritchard, Brandon Whitlow, John Mastrandrea, James Ken Lockhart, Harvey Woodard, and Jack Nasatsky. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 Noon until the service hour on Saturday. "
1. Hairston Family Tree; posted by nmoonchild; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Floyd Hairston
1867–1940
Birth ABT 1867 • North Carolina, USA
Death 8 MAY 1940 • Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina"
1. Hairston Family Tree; posted by nmoonchild; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Rebecca adams
1876–1937
Birth ABT 1876 • Virginia
Death 22 APR 1937 • Carteret, North Carolina, USA
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmy Pete Hatfield; age 24; born and living at Guyan, WV; single; son of Kelly and Lessie Hatfield;
married on 25 Nov 1961 at Guyan, WV; Susie Staten; age 23; born in Leatherwood, WV; divorced;
living at Guyan, WV; daughter of Joe and Minnie Walls.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Jimmy Pete Hatfield; age 24; born and living at Guyan, WV; single; son of Kelly and Lessie Hatfield;
married on 25 Nov 1961 at Guyan, WV; Susie Staten; age 23; born in Leatherwood, WV; divorced;
living at Guyan, WV; daughter of Joe and Minnie Walls.
1. Hairston Family Tree; posted by nmoonchild; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Sheila Ann Johnson
1961–1995
Birth 9 OCTOBER 1961 • Welch, West Virginia
Death 3 JULY 1995 • Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States of America"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 256; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude Mitchell; age 37; born in Alamance Co, NC; single; Colored; N&W Railway, track work; living
at Keystone, WV; son of Sam and Serilla; married on 6 Mar 1937 at Welch, WV; Bertha Shaw; age
28; born in Wise Co, VA; daughter of Henry and Minnie McCrvey.
2. Facebook Posting by Bridgette Saunders: 30 Mar 2021.
"My Granddad was Mr. Claude A Mitchell he lived on Eckman hill, he was one of men of Valeur who help build Gospel Tabernacle Church of Keystone. Along with his wife Bertha Shaw Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was always seen walking with a Black cocker spaniel dog. Grandad worked on the rail road for many yrs, in McDowel county...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 256; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude Mitchell; age 37; born in Alamance Co, NC; single; Colored; N&W Railway, track work; living
at Keystone, WV; son of Sam and Serilla; married on 6 Mar 1937 at Welch, WV; Bertha Shaw; age
28; born in Wise Co, VA; daughter of Henry and Minnie McCrvey.