1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #70 038915; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther Ellis; age 57; born 9 oct 1912 in VA; divorced; this was his 2nd marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 532, Anawalt, WV; son of George and Jettie (Childress) Ellis; married on 9
Sep 1970 at Lebanon, VA; Hazel Louise Anders; age 36 in WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage;
1 yr HS education; living at Anawalt, WV; daughter of Ellis and Katie (Graham) Anders.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Luther Ellis
Race: White
Age: 28
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Troutdale, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 9 Oct 1912
Residence Place: Pageton, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 28 Oct 1940
Employer: None
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 5
Next of Kin: Forest Kirk
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Luther Ellis Self (Head)"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Luther Ellis
SSN: 236-18-2541
Last Residence:
24808 Anawalt, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 9 Oct 1912
Last Benefit: 24808, Anawalt, Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States of America
Died: Jul 1982
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Caroline Co, VA; Marriage License #22877; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Lafayette Atwell; age 18; born in Bartley, WV; single; machine operator; living at Woodford,
VA; son of J.C. and Tilda (Short) Atwell; married on 5 Jul 1958 in Richmond, VA; Betty Dean Avent;
age 17; born in Washington, DC; single; living in Woodford, VA; daughter of Leon T. and Evelyn L.
(Sale) Avent.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Lafayette Atwell
[Charles L Atwell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Apr 1940
Birth Place: Bartley Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 May 2005
Father: James C Atwell
Mother: Tilda E Short
SSN: 236580548
Signature on SSN Card: Lafayette Atwell
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Apr 1955: Name listed as CHARLES LAFAYETTE ATWELL;
21 May 2005: Name listed as CHARLES L ATWELL"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by E. Speed; 21 Sep 2013.
" Charles LaFayette Atwell
Birth 14 Apr 1940
Death 14 May 2005 (aged 65)
Burial
Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - Sunday, May 15, 2005
Deceased Name: Charles Lafayette Atwell
STANLEY Mr. Atwell, age 65, of 2447 Ridge Crest Dr., Stanley, NC died Saturday, May 14, 2005."His funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2005 at Lucia Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton, NC. The family will receive friends Monday at Lucia Baptist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. prior to the service.
"Mr. Atwell was born on April 14, 1940 in Bartley, WV, son of the late James C. and Tilda Short Atwell. He was retired from Merita Baker in Charlotte, NC as a transportation manager."
1. Caroline Co, VA; Marriage License #22877; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charles Lafayette Atwell; age 18; born in Bartley, WV; single; machine operator; living at Woodford,
VA; son of J.C. and Tilda (Short) Atwell; married on 5 Jul 1958 in Richmond, VA; Betty Dean Avent;
age 17; born in Washington, DC; single; living in Woodford, VA; daughter of Leon T. and Evelyn L.
(Sale) Avent.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1859/1869); Page 6; Line 2; WV Archives Web Site.
John H. Kirk; age 21; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; farmer; living in Wayne Co, WV; son of Thomas
and Cynthia Kirk; married on 21 Apr 1859 in Wayne Co, WV; Tamsy Mathis; age 17; born inLawrence
Co, KY; single; living in Wayne Co, WV; daughter of Daniel and S. Mathis.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1859/1869); Page 6; Line 2; WV Archives Web Site.
John H. Kirk; age 21; born in Lawrence Co, KY; single; farmer; living in Wayne Co, WV; son of Thomas
and Cynthia Kirk; married on 21 Apr 1859 in Wayne Co, WV; Tamsy Mathis; age 17; born inLawrence
Co, KY; single; living in Wayne Co, WV; daughter of Daniel and S. Mathis.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 142; WV Archives Web Site.
Dominick Miano, Jr; age 25; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; married on 6 Jul 1947 at Gary, WV;
Virginia Maybelline Scott; age 21; born in Stone, KY; single; living at Welch, WV.
2."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, Welch, WV
24801.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 142; WV Archives Web Site.
Dominick Miano, Jr; age 25; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; married on 6 Jul 1947 at Gary, WV;
Virginia Maybelline Scott; age 21; born in Stone, KY; single; living at Welch, WV.
2."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, Welch, WV
24801.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 9; WV Archives Website.
Ted Carney Ensminger; age 24; born at Landgraff, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on 1
June 1947 at Northfork, WV; Ruby Geraldine Rose; age 21; born and living at Northfork, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 9; WV Archives Website.
Ted Carney Ensminger; age 24; born at Landgraff, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on 1
June 1947 at Northfork, WV; Ruby Geraldine Rose; age 21; born and living at Northfork, WV; single.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 23; Line #1; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 24; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 28 Jul 1923
at Princeton, WV; Florence Mitchem; age 22; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 32B;
Image 24 of 30; Family #236/267.
Listed as Ray Spence; age 29; born in VA; married at 23; auto mechanic in garage; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; both in Smyth Co, VA; living at Mullins, WV; son of Jim and Nannie Spence;
married on 30 Sep 1933 at Kimball, WV; Helen Carl Brown; age 23; born in Wythe Co, VA; living at Mullins,
WV; daughter of Myrtle Brown Wolford.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Certificate #33-002048; Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; auto mechanic; living at Yards, VA; was granted a divorce from Florence
Mitchem Spence, nee Florence Mitchem; age 31; last known address, Williamson, WV; married 1 Aug
1925 (sic, 28 Jul 1923) at Princeton, WV; for cause of Adultery and infidelity; granted 4 Dec 1933.
5. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 45; born in Chatham Hill, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 8 Dec 1945
at Gary, WV; Mary Hazel Sartin; age 32; born in Kermit, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 005362; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 67; born 28 Oct 1899 in Chatham Hill, VA; married; auto mechanic for shool
board; living at 453 Stewart St, Welch, WV; son of James Newton and Nannie Katherine (Wilson) Spence;
died 1 Apr 1967 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to terminal bronco-pneuomnia; with CVA; histal hernia
of stomach; buried 4 Apr 1967; in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 8 Dec 2013.
Ray Spence; born 28 Oct 1899; died 1 Apr 1967; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN".
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; both in Smyth Co, VA; living at Mullins, WV; son of Jim and Nannie Spence;
married on 30 Sep 1933 at Kimball, WV; Helen Carl Brown; age 23; born in Wythe Co, VA; living at Mullins,
WV; daughter of Myrtle Brown Wolford.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles J. Miano; age 32; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; married on 6 Jul 1947 at Welch, WV;
Wilma Kennedy; age 23; born in Pikeville, KY; single; living at Havaco, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 2 Sep 2017.
" Charlie Miano
Birth 30 Dec 1914
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Jul 1975 (aged 60)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles J. Miano; age 32; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single; married on 6 Jul 1947 at Welch, WV;
Wilma Kennedy; age 23; born in Pikeville, KY; single; living at Havaco, WV.
2."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, Welch, WV
24801.
1."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Domenica and Josephine
Miano, Miner"; Article; Page 202; submitted by Donna M. Chinsolo, 961 Magnolia Ave, Welch, WV
24801.
1. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #79-032010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Garland Daniel Tiffany; age 68; born 13 Jan 1911 in VA; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; first
married ended in Apr 1970; Black; 6th grade education; living at 1823 Davidson Ave, Bronx, NY;
son of Charlie and Georgia (Russell) Tiffany; married on 7 Jul 1979 at Dublin, Pulaski Co, VA;
Ruth Owens Jones; maiden name Wyatt; age 66; born 1 Feb 1913 in VA; widow; this is her 2nd
marriage; first marrige ended 12 jan 1944; Black; 12th grade education; living at 8 W 118th Street,
Manhattan, NY; daughter of Climman and Mary (Byrd) Wyatt.
1. 1940 Census, New York Co, NY; Manhattan; AD19; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 20544A; image 3 of 30;
Household #19;
Listed as Ruth Jones; age 27; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; Negro; livied in Philadelphia,
PA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Jones.
2. Pulaski Co, VA; Marriage License #79-032010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Garland Daniel Tiffany; age 68; born 13 Jan 1911 in VA; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; first
married ended in Apr 1970; Black; 6th grade education; living at 1823 Davidson Ave, Bronx, NY;
son of Charlie and Georgia (Russell) Tiffany; married on 7 Jul 1979 at Dublin, Pulaski Co, VA;
Ruth Owens Jones; maiden name Wyatt; age 66; born 1 Feb 1913 in VA; widow; this is her 2nd
marriage; first marrige ended 12 jan 1944; Black; 12th grade education; living at 8 W 118th Street,
Manhattan, NY; daughter of Climman and Mary (Byrd) Wyatt.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
Clark Stanley; age 29; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Crumpler, WV; married on 11 Apr 1924 at
Beartown, Wyoming Co, WV; Lelia Blankenship; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Crumpler,
WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
Clark Stanley; age 29; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Crumpler, WV; married on 11 Apr 1924 at
Beartown, Wyoming Co, WV; Lelia Blankenship; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Crumpler,
WV.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1965); Page 57; Line #8; WV Archives Web Site.
John William Farley; age 67; born in Pearisburg, VA; widowed; living in Rock, WV; married on 21 Aug
1965 at Matoaka, WV; Lelia Mae Stanley; age 57; born in Crumpler, WV; widow; living at Montcalm,
WV.