1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Balow; E.D. 24-48; taken on 11 Apr
1940; Page 341B; Image 28 of 30; Household #252.
Listed as Geneva Perdue; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of grand, Joseph V. Perdue, with
parents.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #3720; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wallace Breeding, Jr; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; miner;
living at Carretta, WV; son of Wallace and Polly (Day) Breeding; married on 1 Feb 1945
in Buchanan Co, VA; Bessie pierce; age 22; born in mountain City, TN; single; never married;
usher; living at War, WV; daughter of Brown and Lela (Blankenbeckler) Pierce
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #3720; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wallace Breeding, Jr; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; miner;
living at Carretta, WV; son of Wallace and Polly (Day) Breeding; married on 1 Feb 1945
in Buchanan Co, VA; Bessie pierce; age 22; born in mountain City, TN; single; never married;
usher; living at War, WV; daughter of Brown and Lela (Blankenbeckler) Pierce
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Switchback; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 258B;
Image 22 of 24; Family #215/215.
Listed as Verna Perdue; age 12 (sic?); born in WV; son; in household of father, Joseph V. Perdue.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Balow; E.D. 24-48; taken on 11 Apr
1940; Page 341B; Image 28 of 30; Household #252.
Listed as Vernon Perdue; age 21; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; loads coal in mine; in household of father, Joseph V. Perdue, with wife and
child.
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vernon Elwood Perdue
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1992
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Armeda Frances Sims "
4, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Vernon Elwood Perdue
[Vernon E Perdue]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Maybeury, West Virginia
[Maybeury|]
Death Date: 28 Dec 1998
Claim Date: 8 Apr 1974
Father: Joseph V Perdue
Mother: Geneva Pruitt
SSN: 234183997
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as VERNON ELWOOD PERDUE;
05 Apr 1974: Name listed as VERNON E PERDUE"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken 12 Apr 1940; Page 1145B;
Image 51 of 60; Household #385.
Listed as Armeda F. Roberts; age 14; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; in
household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Armeda Frances Sims
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1992
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Vernon Elwood Perdue "
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by FDP; 21 Mar 2011.
" Armeda Frances Sims
Birth 1926
Death 1996 (aged 69–70)
Burial
Holly Memorial Gardens
Hollymead, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken 12 Apr 1940; Page 1145B;
Image 51 of 60; Household #385.
Listed as William Ben Roberts; age 9; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
William Ben Roberts; age 21; born and living at Rockridge, WV; single; married on 4 Jan 1951 at Lex,
WV; Della Marie Christian; age 17; born and living at Rockridge, WV; single; with consent of Daisy
Christian, mother of Della Marie Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 467; WV Archives Web Site.
William Ben Roberts; age 21; born and living at Rockridge, WV; single; married on 4 Jan 1951 at Lex,
WV; Della Marie Christian; age 17; born and living at Rockridge, WV; single; with consent of Daisy
Christian, mother of Della Marie Christian.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12312; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arthur Kennedy; age 40; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single; construction occupation; son of
Hammond and Chloe (Collins) Kennedy; married on 24 May 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Rebecca Roberts;
age 32; born in Rockridge, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Troutman and Martha
(Kennedy) Roberts.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken 12 Apr 1940; Page 1145B;
Image 51 of 60; Household #385.
Listed as Rebecca M. Roberts; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; in
household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #12312; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arthur Kennedy; age 40; born and living at Bradshaw, WV; single; construction occupation; son of
Hammond and Chloe (Collins) Kennedy; married on 24 May 1960 in Lebanon, VA; Rebecca Roberts;
age 32; born in Rockridge, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Troutman and Martha
(Kennedy) Roberts..
1. Nelson Co, VA; Death Certificate #90-018572; Ancestry.com Website.
Glen Ervin Sims; age 64; born 20 Jan 1926 in WV (sic?); married; husband of Armeda Frances Sims;
4 yrs college education; coal miner; living at Rt 1, Box 356, Faber, Nelson Co, VA; son of Earl and
Oma (Lowe) Sims; died 16 May 1990 at his residence; due to cardioplumonary arrest caused by
renal failure; buried in Holly Memorial Gardens, Charlettesville, VA.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by FDP; 21 Mar 2011.
"Glen Ervin Sims
Birth 1926
Death 1990 (aged 63–64)
Burial
Holly Memorial Gardens
Hollymead, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken 12 Apr 1940; Page 1145B;
Image 51 of 60; Household #385.
Listed as Armeda F. Roberts; age 14; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; in
household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Armeda Frances Sims
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1992
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Vernon Elwood Perdue "
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by FDP; 21 Mar 2011.
" Armeda Frances Sims
Birth 1926
Death 1996 (aged 69–70)
Burial
Holly Memorial Gardens
Hollymead, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 431; WV Archives Web Site.
James Oliver Short; age 22; born in Jewel Ridge, VA; single; living at Beartown, WV; married on 5
May 1956 at Beartown, WV; Lottie Ellen Roberts; age 18; born at Rockridge, WV; single; living at
Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Ben Roberts, brother; mother and father both deceased.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-58; taken 12 Apr 1940; Page 1145B;
Image 51 of 60; Household #385.
Listed as Lottie Ellen Roberts; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 431; WV Archives Web Site.
James Oliver Short; age 22; born in Jewel Ridge, VA; single; living at Beartown, WV; married on 5
May 1956 at Beartown, WV; Lottie Ellen Roberts; age 18; born at Rockridge, WV; single; living at
Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Ben Roberts, brother; mother and father both deceased.
1. 1940 Census, Peoria Co, IL; Limestone Township; Wild Wood Hsights; E.D. 72-16A; taken 12 Apr
1940; Page 230A; Image 19 of 66; Household #210.
Listed as Anne Atkins; age 14; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in same house on Apr 1935; in
household of father, Homer H. Atkins.
2. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ann E Hannon
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1948
Street address: 00 Antoinette
Residence Place: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Harold L Hannon
Publication Title: Peoria, Illinois, City Directory, 1948"
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Anne Elizabeth Williams
Event Date 01 May 1993-01 Mar 2001
Event Place Peoria, Illinois, United States
Birth Date 12 Oct 1925
Address Peoria, Illinois 61604
Address Date 01 May 1993-01 Mar 2001
Affiliate Identifier 239799503"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anne Elizabeth Atkins
[Anne Elizabeth Hannon]
[Anne Williams]
[Anne Grant]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1925
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
[Bradshaw, West Virginia]
Death Date: 1 Dec 2000
Father: Homer H Atkins
Mother: Betha E Rodgers
SSN: 360160234
Notes: May 1942: Name listed as ANNE ELIZABETH ATKINS;
Jan 1948: Name listed as ANNE ELIZABETH HANNON;
Mar 1960: Name listed as ANNE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS;
29 Aug 1975: Name listed as ANNE E GRANT;
11 Jan 1978: Name listed as ANNE E WILLIAMS"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Stephen Cantrell; 7 Jun 2015.
" Anne E. Atkins Williams
Birth 12 Oct 1925
West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Dec 2000 (aged 75)
Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Swan Lake Memory Gardens
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois"Additional Information Posted:
"Anne E. Williams, 75, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2000, at Pekin Living and Rehabilitation Center in Pekin."She was born Oct. 12, 1925, in Bradshaw, W.Va., to Homer H. and Bertha Rodgers Atkins.
"Surviving are two sons, Galen Williams and Rick Atkins; and one sister, Virginia Koos of West Peoria.
"She was preceded in death by two brothers.
"She was a self-employed beautician.
"Burial of ashes will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.
"Full obit in the Peoria Journal Star - Dec. 3, 2000"
1. 1940 Census, Peoria Co, IL; Limestone Township; Wild Wood Hsights; E.D. 72-16A; taken 12 Apr
1940; Page 230A; Image 19 of 66; Household #210.
Listed as Homer Atkins; age 46; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; garage mechanic; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, Peoria Co, IL; Limestone Township; Wild Wood Hsights; E.D. 72-16A; taken 12 Apr
1940; Page 230A; Image 19 of 66; Household #210.
Listed as Bertha Atkins; age 42; born in IN; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Homer H. Atkins.