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.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 484; WV Archives Web Site.
William Timothy Floyd; age 21; born 31 May 1944 in Pageton, WV; single; Negro; no previous
marriage; living at 11902 Iowa, Cleveland 8, OH; son of Archie and Julia (Gillespie) Floyd, Sr;
married on 26 Dec 1965 in Kimball, WV; Joyce Anne Russell; age 24; born 16 Jul 1941 in Eckman,
WV; single; Negro; no previous marriage; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Joseph and Beulah Anne
(Smith) Russell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 484; WV Archives Web Site.
William Timothy Floyd; age 21; born 31 May 1944 in Pageton, WV; single; Negro; no previous
marriage; living at 11902 Iowa, Cleveland 8, OH; son of Archie and Julia (Gillespie) Floyd, Sr;
married on 26 Dec 1965 in Kimball, WV; Joyce Anne Russell; age 24; born 16 Jul 1941 in Eckman,
WV; single; Negro; no previous marriage; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Joseph and Beulah Anne
(Smith) Russell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; taken 1 May 1940; Page 1224B;
Household #685.
Listed as Earnest Leffew; age 17; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James N. Leffew.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 261; WV Archives Website.
Ernest Charles Leffew; age 21; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married on 12 Aug 1946 at
Raysal, WV; Leta Lucille McClellan; age 16; born in Warriormine, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Mrs.Richard McClellan Miller, mother of Leeta Lucille McClellan.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Nunber 2; Dwelling #15.
Listed as Ernest C. Leffew; age 25; born in WV; married; timberman in coal mine; head of household.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12349; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Charles Leffew; age 38; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; miner; living in
Bradshaw, WV; son of James Noah and Lillian (Roop) Leffew; married on 11 May 1963 in Grundy,
VA; Chloe Lucille Roberts; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; housework;
living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Trout 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 Chloe L. Roberts; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Troutman Roberts.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #12349; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ernest Charles Leffew; age 38; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; miner; living in
Bradshaw, WV; son of James Noah and Lillian (Roop) Leffew; married on 11 May 1963 in Grundy,
VA; Chloe Lucille Roberts; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; housework;
living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Trout and Martha (Kennedy) Roberts.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Chloe Lucille Leffew, 83, of Raysal, WV, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 in the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC."Chloe was born June 10, 1935, at Rockridge, WV, a daughter of the late Troutman and Martha Kennedy Roberts. She was a home maker and a member of the Church of God; she loved her Lord Jesus. Chloe loved her cats and her neighbors Donna Puckett and Connie Deel.
"In addition to her parents Chloe was preceded in death by one son, Charles Leffew; one brother, William Ben Roberts, two sisters, Lottie Short and Frances Sims; and one great granddaughter, Leara Lowe.
"Survivors include two daughters, Jackie Lowe and her fiancé, Craig Lyons of Raleigh, NC, and Lynn Sessoms and husband Chris of Winston-Salem, NC; two sisters, Pearl Mullins of Bradshaw, WV and Rebecca Kennedy of Dillon, VA; two grandsons, Aaron Lowe and wife Leanna of Richlands, VA and Todd Mullins and wife Amy of Raysal, WV; five great grandchildren, Brittany Mullins, Megan Mullins, Gracie Mullins, Parker Lowe, Paisley Lowe; three step great grandchildren, Britt Shupe, Gracie Shupe and Erica Burton; and one great-great grandchild Zane Mullins; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 2 o’clock with Reverend Oscar Roberts and Reverend Terry Coleman officiating at the Bradshaw Church of God in Bradshaw, WV. Burial will follow in Tom Sparks Cemetery on Rockridge near Paynesville, WV...."
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Leroy30; 11 Apr 2019.
"Chloe Lucille Roberts Leffew
Birth 9 Jun 1935
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Apr 2019 (aged 83)
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 198263787"
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # T 451; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Ray Call; age 42; born 3 Apr 1899 in Smyth Co, VA; living at McDowell, WV; employed by Koppers
Coal Co, Keystone, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mrs. Mary Ethel Call,
McDowell, WV; 6' 0" tall; 200 lbs; blue eyes and brown hair; light complexion.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 396; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Leonard Ferrell; age 23; born 14 Nov 1941 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 182, Kimball,
WV; son of Harvey Leon and Mabel (Sites) Ferrell; married on 5 Aug 1965 in Welch, WV; Gloria Jean
Call; age 20; born 2 Sep 1944 in McDowell, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; daughter of Ray and
Mary Ethel (Pauley) Call; with consent of Ray and Mary Ethel Call, parents of Gloria Jean Call.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045881; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ronald Leonard Ferrell; age 29; born 14 Nov 1941 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage (sic, he was
married before); 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 297, Barboursville, WV; son of Harvy Lean and
Mabel A. (Sites) Ferrell; married on 13 nov 1971 in Pembroke, VA; Judy Ann Murphy; age 23; born
27 Apr 1948 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 3383 Rt 60 East,
Barboursville, WV; daughter of Otis and Myrtle (Gregory) Murphy.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Rose; 23 Jul 2011.
" Ronald Leonard Ferrell
Birth 14 Nov 1941
Gilbert, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Jul 2011 (aged 69)
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
White Chapel Memorial Gardens
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045881; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ronald Leonard Ferrell; age 29; born 14 Nov 1941 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage (sic, he was
married before); 2 yrs HS education; living at Box 297, Barboursville, WV; son of Harvy Lean and
Mabel A. (Sites) Ferrell; married on 13 nov 1971 in Pembroke, VA; Judy Ann Murphy; age 23; born
27 Apr 1948 in WV; single; this is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 3383 Rt 60 East,
Barboursville, WV; daughter of Otis and Myrtle (Gregory) Murphy.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #11629; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lonnie Estep; age 19; born in Jin (?), WV; single; truck driver; living in Columbus, OH; son of W.R.
and Florence (Collins) Estep; married on 10 Apr 1965 in Lebanon, VA; Sue Addair; age 18; born and
living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Howard and Gladys (Workman) Addair.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sue Leitzsey Bradley; 1 Apr 2015; maintained by
Find A Grave.
" Lonnie Darvis Estep
Birth 5 Feb 1946
Brenton, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Mar 2015 (aged 69)
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Catawba Memorial Park
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 144452102 "Additional Information Posted:
"Lonnie Estep, 69, of Taylorsville, was a son to the late William Riley and Florence Dora Estep. He was predeceased by his granddaughter, Amber Marie; sisters, Stella Gullet, Thelma Robinette, Alice King, Elsie Brewster, Flossie Robinette; and brother, Willie Estep."Lonnie was a loving husband, father, Pawpaw, and great-grandpaw. He was a hard worker who loved to garden and adored his pets. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Taylorsville. Lonnie was a hard worker who loved to garden and adored his pets. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church in Taylorsville.
"Interment in Catawba Memorial Park.
Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremations are providing professional services to the Estep Family."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #11629; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lonnie Estep; age 19; born in Jin (?), WV; single; truck driver; living in Columbus, OH; son of W.R.
and Florence (Collins) Estep; married on 10 Apr 1965 in Lebanon, VA; Sue Addair; age 18; born and
living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Howard and Gladys (Workman) Addair.