McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


James Joseph "Joe" Hundley

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 82A; Image 29 of 41;
Family #283/286.
Listed as Joe Hundley; age71; born in WV in household of father, Josiah S. Hundley.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 217A; Image
3 of 19; Family #22/22.
Listed as Joseph Hundley; age 17; born in WV; single; in household of mother, Rose Alice Oakley
Hundley.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Joseph Hundley
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1913
Birth Place: Maybeury, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Maybeury, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Pocahontas Fuel Co Inc
Weight: 178
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Red
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Rosa Alice Hundley
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Joseph Hundley Self (Head)
Rosa Alice Hundley Mother"


Walter C. Bradley Jr

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 39; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Bradley; age 24; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in Amonate, WV; son of
Walter and Gracie; married on 13 Feb 1933 in Welch, WV; Margaret Cannaday; age 21; born in
Roanoke, VA; single; Black; living in Amonate, WV; daughter of Robert and Mary.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Amonate; E.D. 24/21; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page
423A; Image 43 of 52; Household #367.
Listed as Walter Bradley; age 26; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; Negro; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; in household of father, Walter Bradley.
3. US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Walter Bradley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1914
Death Date: 9 Aug 1977
SSN: 501341174
Enlistment Date 1: 22 May 1942
Release Date 1: 6 Jul 1945"


Margaret Canada

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 39; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Bradley; age 24; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in Amonate, WV; son of
Walter and Gracie; married on 13 Feb 1933 in Welch, WV; Margaret Cannaday; age 21; born in
Roanoke, VA; single; Black; living in Amonate, WV; daughter of Robert and Mary.


Paul Everett Burchett

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Paul Everette Burchette
[Paul E Burchette]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina
Death Date: 17 May 2006
Father: William F Burchette
Mother: Mary Handy
SSN: 242364185
Notes: Oct 1944: Name listed as PAUL EVERETTE BURCHETTE;
24 May 2006: Name listed as PAUL E BURCHETTE"
2. "The Charlotte Observer"; Charlotte, NC; Wednesday; 17 May 2006; Page B7; Newspapers.com
Website.
"LENOI R — Paul E. Burchette, Sr., 77, died May 17, 2006. Memorial service is 6 PM Friday at Harris- burg Baptist Church. Greer-McEl- veen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements."


Vesta Louise Triplett

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vesta Louise Trippett
[Vesta Louise Smith]
[Vesta Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1932
Birth Place: Williamson M, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Nov 2006
Father: James H Trippett
Mother: Ocie Estep
SSN: 232500823
Notes: Sep 1949: Name listed as VESTA LOUISE TRIPPETT;
15 Dec 1974: Name listed as VESTA LOUISE SMITH;
06 Dec 2006: Name listed as VESTA L SMITH"


Betty Lou Stepp

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennie Clayton Acord, Jr; age 26; born and living in Glen Fork, WV; divorced; son of D.C. and Dollie
Acord; married on 24 Nov 1951 in Oceana, WV; Betty Lou Stepp; age 19; born in Rossnore, WV;
single; living at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Charlie and Alpha Stepp.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Betty Lou Acord Sigmon, 87, of Glen Fork, went to be with her Lord on Saturday May 4, 2019at Bowers Hospice House.

"Born January 1, 1932 in Logan County she was the daughter of the late Charley Clyde Stepp and Alpha Paynter Stepp.

"Betty was the oldest member of the Glen Fork Baptist Temple where she was a Sunday School teacher for many years and held several other positions in the church. Betty loved her church and community. She was “Grandmother” to her community. Betty was a 1948 graduate of Oceana High School and served as Miss Oceana in 1948. Betty was the first Curb Girl in Wyoming county, working for her brother at Johnny’s Drive In.

"She was preceded in death by her first husband Denny Acord Jr.; son, Jody Acord; brothers and sisters, Johnny Stepp, Sue Stepp and James ‘”Jim” Stepp.

"Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, James “Jim” Sigmon; son, Gregory “Mark” Acord of Tampa FL; daughter, Kathy Parnell and her husband Larry of Rural Retreat VA; brothers, Clyde Stepp and Harold Stepp; grandchildren who called her Mamaw Teddy Bear, Gregory Sean Acord, Jason Francis, Jill Francis Livingston, Shannon Acord, Jessica Francis Yniquez, Aaron Acord. Justin Acord, Molly Sigmon and Chloe Sigmon; step grandchild, Larry Parnell III; great grandchildren, Paige, Jonathan, Mia, Jacob, Aiden, Austin, Devin, Ryan, Penelope, Evan, Jackson and Sage."