1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Isaac Jay Kennedy; age 21; born 6 Jul 1943 in Waynesboro, PA; single; no previous marriage; living
at c/o Delaware State Hospital, New Castle, DL; son of Ralph Franklin and Anna (Hykes) Kennedy;
married on 3 Apr 1965 at Davy, WV; Lema Gay Taylor; age 18; born 23 Apr 1946 in Asco, WV; single;
no previous marriage; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Charles Sherman and Eva (Helmandollar)
Taylor; with consent of Charles S. and Eva Taylor, parents of Lema Gay Taylor.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriagse Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Isaac Jay Kennedy; age 21; born 6 Jul 1943 in Waynesboro, PA; single; no previous marriage; living
at c/o Delaware State Hospital, New Castle, DL; son of Ralph Franklin and Anna (Hykes) Kennedy;
married on 3 Apr 1965 at Davy, WV; Lema Gay Taylor; age 18; born 23 Apr 1946 in Asco, WV; single;
no previous marriage; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Charles Sherman and Eva (Helmandollar)
Taylor; with consent of Charles S. and Eva Taylor, parents of Lema Gay Taylor.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 491; WV Archives Web Site.
David otis Keene; age 22; born 5 Aug 1943 in Jolo, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Box
204, Yukon, WV; son of Earl and Leona (Mullins) Keene; married on 11 Dec 1965 at Coalwood, WV;
Bridgett Sue Burnett; age 21; born 13 Feb 1944 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Box 207, Coalwood, WV; daughter of George and Clara (Curry) Burnett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 491; WV Archives Web Site.
David otis Keene; age 22; born 5 Aug 1943 in Jolo, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Box
204, Yukon, WV; son of Earl and Leona (Mullins) Keene; married on 11 Dec 1965 at Coalwood, WV;
Bridgett Sue Burnett; age 21; born 13 Feb 1944 in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Box 207, Coalwood, WV; daughter of George and Clara (Curry) Burnett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 383; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Johnson; age 21; born 14 Aug 1943 in Vivian, WV; single; Colored; this is his first
marriage; living at Box 168, Vivian, WV; son of Eddie and Alice (Griffin) Johnson; married on 7 Aug
1965 at Northfork, WV; Loretta Armetta Young; age 16; born 18 Dec 1948 at Kimball, WV; single;
Colored; this is her first marriage; living at Box 763, Kimball, WV; daughter of _____ and Elaine
Young; with consent of Ethel Young, legal guardian of Loretta Armetta Young.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 383; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Johnson; age 21; born 14 Aug 1943 in Vivian, WV; single; Colored; this is his first
marriage; living at Box 168, Vivian, WV; son of Eddie and Alice (Griffin) Johnson; married on 7 Aug
1965 at Northfork, WV; Loretta Armetta Young; age 16; born 18 Dec 1948 at Kimball, WV; single;
Colored; this is her first marriage; living at Box 763, Kimball, WV; daughter of _____ and Elaine
Young; with consent of Ethel Young, legal guardian of Loretta Armetta Young.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Winford Dallas Jones; age 24; born 11 May 1941 in War Eagle, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 84, Mohawk, WV; son of Ernest and Grady (Lilly) Jones; married on 12 Jun 1965 at
Iaeger, WV; Mary Margaret Stacy; age 17; born 6 Jun 1947 at Isaban, WV; single; this is her first
marriage; living at Isaban, WV; daughter of Estel and Mildred (Allen) Stacy; with consent of Estel R.
and Mildred Stacy, parents of Mary Margaret Stacy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 353; WV Archives Web Site.
Winford Dallas Jones; age 24; born 11 May 1941 in War Eagle, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 84, Mohawk, WV; son of Ernest and Grady (Lilly) Jones; married on 12 Jun 1965 at
Iaeger, WV; Mary Margaret Stacy; age 17; born 6 Jun 1947 at Isaban, WV; single; this is her first
marriage; living at Isaban, WV; daughter of Estel and Mildred (Allen) Stacy; with consent of Estel R.
and Mildred Stacy, parents of Mary Margaret Stacy.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
'Name: Jesse Edward Ratcliffe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 36
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1983
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Charles Edward Ratcliffe
Mother: Sharon Leigh Hutchens
Spouse: Velda Allen Sparks"
Additional information: Divorced; 1st marriage ended in Apr 1983; living at Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 004368; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eddie Dean Sparks, age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; coal truck
driver; living at Jolo, WV; son of William J. and Offie (Pruitt) Sparks; married on 18 Feb 1967
in Grundy, VA; Velda Allen, age 17; sing;e no previous marriage; unemployed; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Sherman and Alma Cleo (Christian) Allen.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Velda Allen
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 33
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1949
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1967
Divorce Date: 4 Jun 1983
Divorce Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Eddie D Sparks
Number of Children: 2"
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Velda Allen Sparks
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1949
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1983
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Sherman Allen
Mother: Alma Cleo Christian
Spouse: Jesse Edward Ratcliffe'
Additional Information: First marriage ended in Jun 1983; living in Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gary Donald Cassels
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1937
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1961
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Herman Daniel Cassels
Mother: Lillian Anderson
Spouse: Pauline Allen"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pauline Allen
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1943
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 23 Feb 1961
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Sherman Allen
Mother: Cleo Christian
Spouse: Gary Donald Cassels"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1922); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Jones; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Ingleside, WV; married on 18 Jun 1922 in Mercer
Co, WV; Grady Lilly; age 17; born in WV; single; living at Oakvale, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1922); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Jones; age 23; born in WV; single; living at Ingleside, WV; married on 18 Jun 1922 in Mercer
Co, WV; Grady Lilly; age 17; born in WV; single; living at Oakvale, WV.