1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #21260; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ersel Whitt; age 24; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; son of Ray and Elizabeth
(Estep) Whitt; married on 2 Jul 1962 in Lebanon, VA; Etta Mitchem; age 21; born and living in Davy,
WV; single; daughter of Druey and Lena (Mullins) Mitchem.
2. E-mail; Jennifer Renshaw; 10 May 2019.
"...My Dad, Ersel Whitt Sr. married a second time to Mary Elizabeth "Betty" McCoy...."
3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ersel Whitt
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1938
Address: 1433 Philadelphia Ave, Aberdeen, MD, 21001"
1. E-mail; Jennifer Renshaw; 10 May 2019.
"...My Dad, Ersel Whitt Sr. married a second time to Mary Elizabeth "Betty" McCoy...."
1. E-mail, Jennifer Renshaw; 10 May 2019.
"My mother Etta Mitchem had a brother named Deb Mitchem, born June 29, 1941 died July 1, 1944 buried in Justice Cemetery, Asco West Virginia."My Mother was also married to John Efferson Maynard, born 17 Mar 1946 in Grundy, Virginia, died 17 Dec 1991 in a trailer fire.
"Her third husband James Limbaugh was born in 1944...."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #21260; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ersel Whitt; age 24; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Superior, WV; son of Ray and Elizabeth
(Estep) Whitt; married on 2 Jul 1962 in Lebanon, VA; Etta Mitchem; age 21; born and living in Davy,
WV; single; daughter of Druey and Lena (Mullins) Mitchem.
2. E-mail, Jennifer Renshaw; 10 May 2019.
"My mother Etta Mitchem had a brother named Deb Mitchem, born June 29, 1941 died July 1, 1944 buried in Justice Cemetery, Asco West Virginia."My Mother was also married to John Efferson Maynard, born 17 Mar 1946 in Grundy, Virginia, died 17 Dec 1991 in a trailer fire.
"Her third husband James Limbaugh was born in 1944...."
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Etta Limbaugh; born 9 Sep 1944; living at, 1205 Lebleu Road, Leesville, LA 71446 in 1994.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Etta Limbaugh; born 9 Sep 1944; died 29 Jan 2003; last residence, Leesville, Vernon Co, LA;
SS#234-68-8893; card issued in WV in 1960.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Etta Whitt [Etta Mitchem] [Etta Maynard] [Etta Limbaugh]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1944
Birth Place: Davy Mc, West Virginia [Davy McDowll, West Virginia]
Death Date: 29 Jan 2003
SSN: 234688893
Notes: Sep 1921: Name listed as ETTA WHITT;
Feb 1961: Name listed as ETTA MITCHEM;
20 Mar 1986: Name listed as ETTA MAYNARD;
12 May 1994: Name listed as ETTA LIMBAUGH"
6 FindAGrave.com Web Site; Justice Cemetery, Asco, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
12 Jul 2013.
Etta Limbaugh; born 9 Sep 1944; died 29 Jan 2003; buried here; "Mother, West Virginia, Maryland";
headstone shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 441; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Huffman, Jr; age 35; born 16 Apr 1930 in Landgraff, WV; widowed; Negro; one previous
marriage; living at 757 Oak St, Columbus, OH; son of Fred and Theresa (Brown) Huffman; married
on 1 Oct 1965 at Elkhorn, WV; Zenobia Hancock; age 25; born 1 Aug 1940 in Elkhorn, WV; single; no
previous marriage; Negro; living at 757 Oak St, Columbus, OH; daughter of Ruby and Minnie
(Saunders) Hancock.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 441; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Huffman, Jr; age 35; born 16 Apr 1930 in Landgraff, WV; widowed; Negro; one previous
marriage; living at 757 Oak St, Columbus, OH; son of Fred and Theresa (Brown) Huffman; married
on 1 Oct 1965 at Elkhorn, WV; Zenobia Hancock; age 25; born 1 Aug 1940 in Elkhorn, WV; single; no
previous marriage; Negro; living at 757 Oak St, Columbus, OH; daughter of Ruby and Minnie
(Saunders) Hancock.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by David Gladwell; 16 Jun 2014.
" Frank Calvin Davis
Birth 10 May 1926
Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Jun 2014 (aged 88)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Frank was married to Margaret Ann Trippett Davis for 58 years, who survives. In 1988, he retired from the Norfolk Southern Railway as a Road Engineer with 43 years of service. He had also worked for two of NS's predecessors, the Virginian Railway and the Norfolk and Western Railway. After he retired, Frank formed his own business known as Davis Cutlery Sales, a W. R. Case Knives distributor."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by In Rememberence; 23 Apr 2019.
" Margaret Ann Trippett Davis
Birth 17 Mar 1929
Myrtle, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 21 Apr 2019 (aged 90)
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Margaret Ann (Trippett) Davis 90, of Pineville went home to be with her Lord on Sunday April 21, 2019, at the Bowers Hospice House in Beckley."She was born March 17, 1929, at Myrtle, the daughter of the late James Hollis and Osa Estep Trippett.
"Mrs. Davis was an active member of Cook Memorial Baptist Church and the American Baptist Women. She served as a Sunday School teacher for many years in the Primary and Middlers Department.
"She was an elementary school teacher, having retired from the Wyoming county Board of Education in 1988 with 38 years of service; 32 years in Wyoming county and 7 years in Mingo County. She was a lifetime member of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Employees and also a member of the Wyoming County Retired School Employees.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband, Frank C. Davis, 2 infant sisters, Mary Jane and Alice Marie, Vesta Louise Trippett Smith and one brother Henry Trippett, nephews Jimmy Smith, and Robby Venturino,
"She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews including Tami Mosley and Gary, Kim Aliff (Rick), Karen Cox (Ken) Bill Trippett, Linda Pauley (Gary), David Brown, Kelly Knowlton. Great-nephew Jacob Venturino, and a host of church family and countless friends.
"Services will be 1pm Thursday April 25, 2019 at Cook Memorial Baptist Church with Pastor Keith Reid officiating. Friends may gather with the family from 11am until service time Thursday at the church. Following the service she will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Beckley. Men of the church will serve as he pallbearers. "
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco Road; taken 17 Apr 1930; Page 78B;
Image 28 of 47; Family # 247/253.
Listed as Tina Shields; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Alexander A. Shields.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #27797; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Claude Reeves; age 24; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; coal loader; living at Helen, WV; son of Lumby
and Alice (Gilbert) Reeves; married on 5 Aug 1939 at Pearisburg, VA; Pinnie Shields; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Helen, WV; daughter of Alex and Maggie (Mann) Shields.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pennie Shields George
[Pennie George]
[Pennie Shields Shields]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1923
Birth Place: Portland, Oregon
[McDowell County, West Virginia, USA]
Death Date: 30 Oct 1999
Father: Alex A Shields
Mother: Margret M Mann
SSN: 555769720
Notes: Feb 1965: Name listed as PENNIE SHIELDS GEORGE;
10 Nov 1999: Name listed as PENNIE GEORGE"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pennie George
SSN: 555-76-9720
Last Residence:
89106 Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA
Born: 19 Dec 1923
Died: 30 Oct 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: California (1964)"
5. Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pennie George
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1923
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 30 Oct 1999
Death Place: Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA"