McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Edward Elmer Christian

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edward Elmer Christian
[Edward E Christian]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1915
Birth Place: War, West Virginia
[War McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 Nov 1995
Father: Herbert Christian
Mother: Nell Ball
SSN: 301109746
Notes: Jul 1937: Name listed as EDWARD ELMER CHRISTIAN;
21 Nov 1995: Name listed as EDWARD E CHRISTIAN"


Jennie Frances Raike

1. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jennie Frances Christian
[Jennie Frances Raike]
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Death Date: 24 Sep 1998
Death Time: 11:13 AM
Hospital of Death: Long-Term Care Facilities
Death Place: Pike, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 083291
Age at Death: 81
Certifier: Physician
Hospital Status: Other/Nursing Home
Social Security Number: 287-09-9677
Father's Surname: Raike
Mother's Maiden Name: Armes
Marital status: Widowed
Education: 10
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Industry of Decedent: Footwear, except rubber and plastic
Occupation of Decedent: Shoe machine operators
Primary Registration District: 6600"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jennie Frances Raike
[Jennie Raike Christian]
[Jennie Christian]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Quincy, Kentucky
[Quincy Lewis, Kentucky]
Death Date: 24 Sep 1998
Father: James A Raike
Mother: Rosa L Armes
SSN: 287099677
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Dec 1936: Name listed as JENNIE FRANCES RAIKE;
Sep 1949: Name listed as JENNIE RAIKE CHRISTIAN;
05 Nov 1998: Name listed as JENNIE R CHRISTIAN"


Benjamin Fitts

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Benjamin Fittes; age 21; born in WV; married; Negro; 2 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of brother, Charles Fitts.


Charles Fitts

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Charlie Fittes; age 23; born in WV; married; Negro; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.


Nellie Mitchell

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Nellie Fittes; age 22; born in WV; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles Fitts.


Juanita Fitts

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Juanita Fittes; age 4; born in VA; Negro; in household of father, Charles Fitts.


Dorothy Fitts

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Dorothy Fittes; age 3; born in VA; Negro; in household of father, Charles Fitts.


Rita Fitts

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page
172A; Image 35 of 50; Household #284.
Listed as Rita Fittes; age 6 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Charles Fitts.


Jesse Harrison "Jay" Adams Jr

1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 18 Apr 1940; Page 391A; Image
21 of 36; Household #131.
Listed as Jay Adams; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse Adams.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #7497; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jay Harrison Adams, Jr; age 23; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single; mechanic; son of Jay
H. and Ida (Richardson) Adams, Sr; married on 3 Mar 1959 at lebanon, VA; Frances Lee powell;
age 21; born and living at gary, WV; single; daughter of Harry and Virginia (Phillips) Powell.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jay Adams Jr
[Jay Harrison Adams Jr]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1935
Birth Place: Roderfield M, West Virginia
Death Date: 22 May 1998
Father: Jesse Adams
Mother: Ida Richardson
SSN: 232528341
Death Certificate Number: MBR
Notes: Feb 1951: Name listed as JAY ADAMS JR;
Aug 1956: Name listed as JAY HARRISON ADAMS;
25 Nov 1998: Name listed as JAY H ADAMS"
4. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jay Harrison Adams
Race: White
Age at Death: 62
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1935
Death Date: 22 May 1998
Death Place: Duval, Florida, United States"


Frances Lee Powell

1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #7497; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jay Harrison Adams, Jr; age 23; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single; mechanic; son of Jay
H. and Ida (Richardson) Adams, Sr; married on 3 Mar 1959 at lebanon, VA; Frances Lee powell;
age 21; born and living at gary, WV; single; daughter of Harry and Virginia (Phillips) Powell.


James Adams

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); age 394; WV Archives Website.
James Adams; age 26; born in Greenwood, SC; single; Colored; miner; living at Jenkinjonesm WV;
son of Pink and Zettie; married on 19 Mar 1928 in Welch, WV; Themla Baker; age 19; born in
Henderson Co, KY; single; Colored; living at Anawalt, WV; daughter of Roy and Alzie.


Thelma Baker

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); age 394; WV Archives Website.
James Adams; age 26; born in Greenwood, SC; single; Colored; miner; living at Jenkinjonesm WV;
son of Pink and Zettie; married on 19 Mar 1928 in Welch, WV; Themla Baker; age 19; born in
Henderson Co, KY; single; Colored; living at Anawalt, WV; daughter of Roy and Alzie.


George Kendrick Bevins

1. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #1956; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Kendrick Bevins; age 20; born in War, WV; single; no previous marriage; no listed
occupation; living in Blacksburg, VA; son of Orville William and Maude (Wright) Bevins; married on
23 Jan 1958 in Blacksburg, VA; Carolyn Lee Elmore; age 15; born in Christiansburg, VA; single; no
previous marriage; student; living at Rt 2, Rafdord, VA; daughter of Frank Larson and Rachel (Long)
Elmore.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Kedrick Bevins
[George K Bevins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Aug 1937
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
[Warwest, Virginia]
Death Date: 28 Jan 1998
Father: Orville W Bevins
Mother: Maude B Wright
SSN: 226506204
Notes: Jan 1956: Name listed as GEORGE KEDRICK BEVINS; 13 Feb 1998: Name listed as GEORGE K BEVINS"


Carolyn Lee Elmore

1. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #1956; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Kendrick Bevins; age 20; born in War, WV; single; no previous marriage; no listed
occupation; living in Blacksburg, VA; son of Orville William and Maude (Wright) Bevins; married on
23 Jan 1958 in Blacksburg, VA; Carolyn Lee Elmore; age 15; born in Christiansburg, VA; single; no
previous marriage; student; living at Rt 2, Rafdord, VA; daughter of Frank Larson and Rachel (Long)
Elmore.


Harry K. Onsky

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 161; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Osansky; age 32; born in Russia; single; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of Carp and Colene;
married on 12 Jan 1929 at Welch, WV; Myrtle Shell; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and Causbie.
2. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #1316; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Onsky; age 52 yrs, 9 mons; born 5 Apr 1895 in Russia; married; husband of Myrtle Shell Onsky;
miner; living at Northfork, WV; son of Kirk and Colene Onsky; died 4 Jan 1948 on Herndon Mt,,
Wyoming Co, WV due to tuberculosis of larynax; buried 6 Jan 1948 in Algoma, WV; informant, Myrtle
Onsky, Northfork, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harry K Onsky
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1895
Birth Place: Soviet Union
Death Date: 4 Jan 1948
Claim Date: 9 Jan 1948
SSN: 235070615
Notes: 26 Nov 1976: Name listed as HARRY K ONSKY"


Mary "Myrtle" Shell

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 161; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Osansky; age 32; born in Russia; single; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of Carp and Colene;
married on 12 Jan 1929 at Welch, WV; Myrtle Shell; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and Causbie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 239; WV Archives Web Site.
Nathan Hurley Bailey; age 38; born and living in Crumpler, WV; divorced; married on 18 May 1949
in Welch, WV; Mary Shell Osansky; age 36; born in Algoma, WV; widow; living at Northfork, WV