1. Pendleton Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page 75; Line #13; WV Archives Web Site.
Grover C. Guyer; age 20 born and living in Pendleton Co, WV; married on 11 Jan 1913; Lelia E.
Matheny; age 16; born and living in Pendleton Co, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site. submitted by Lisa Camp Sampson; 21 Nov 2006;
" Grover Cleveland Guyer
Birth 15 Jul 1893
Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Nov 1961 (aged 68)
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Hillcrest Cemetery
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA "
1. Pendleton Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page 75; Line #13; WV Archives Web Site.
Grover C. Guyer; age 20 born and living in Pendleton Co, WV; married on 11 Jan 1913; Lelia E.
Matheny; age 16; born and living in Pendleton Co, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Effie Lealia Guyer
[Effie Lelia Guyer]
[Effie Guyer]
[Effie Lealia Matheny]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1897
Birth Place: North Fork U, West Virginia
[Riverton Pen??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 31 Aug 1992
Father: William H Matheny
Mother: Osa C Judy
SSN: 232964551
Notes: 02 Jun 1972: Name listed as EFFIE LEALIA GUYER;
04 Jan 1979: Name listed as EFFIE LELIA GUYER;
18 Sep 1992: Name listed as EFFIE L GUYER"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site. submitted by Lisa Camp Sampson; 21 Nov 2006;
" Effie Lelia Matheny Guyer
Birth 1897
Death 1992 (aged 94–95)
Burial
Hillcrest Cemetery
White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA "
1. Buchanan Co, VA: WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Troy Anderson Dotson
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Buckhannon, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1915
Residence Place: Mohawk, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Rebecca Hurley
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Troy Anderson Dotson Self (Head)
Rebecca Hurley Mother"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Troy Dotson
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1915
Death Date: 15 Aug 1995
Claim Date: 5 Jul 1961
SSN: 235184366"
3. "Calvert, Ferguson, Justice, Prewett Family Tree"; posted by Jennifer Duckworth; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Troy Anderson Dotson
1915–1995
Birth 9 MAR 1915 • Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death 15 AUG 1995 • Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 1 Jan 2019.
"Troy Dotson
Birth 9 Mar 1915
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Aug 1995 (aged 80)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Allen-Dotson Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195730617"Additional Information Posted:
"Obituary
Bluefield Daily Telegraph,
Bluefield, West Virginia
Wed, Aug 9, 1995 – Page 2"MOHAWK --- Troy Dotson, 80, of Mohawk, died Sunday, August 6, 1995, at a Bluefield Hospital.
"Born at Mohawk, he was a son of the late Hannibal and Rebecca Sullivan Dotson, He was self -employedin logging and timber and was a coal truck driver. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist Churchwhere he served as minister for 15 years in the Frewell Baptist Ministry. He was preceded in death by one sister, one brother, three half brothers, two grandchildren and on great grandchild."Survivors: wife, Claudia Hunt Dotson; daughters, Mrs. dora Hatfield of Mohawk and Mrs. Patsy Lester of Bllground, Ga.;sons, Heardie Dotson of Iaeger, Luther Dotson and Glen Dotson, both of Mohawk, Russell Dotson of Argo, Ky. and Marvin Dotson of Mt. Airy, N.C.; sister Ethel Hurley of Hurley, Va,; brother, Ellis Dotson of Welch. half-sisters, Grethel Mounts of Pulaski, Va., Shelby Gene Udaily of Sanjo, Ill., and Marlene Roberts of Welch; 16 grandchildren and 17 Great-granchildreh.
"The funeral will be at 11 a,m. Thursday at the Freewill Bapyist CHurch at Mohawk with the Rev. Michael Casey and the Rev, L.C. Hunt officating. Burial will be at the Dotson Family Cemetery, Mohawk, near his home."
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 19 Jan 1920; Page 152B; Image 48 of 60;
Family 308/416.
Listed as Claudie Hunt; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Paris Hunt.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Claudie Hunt Dotson
[Claudie Dotson]
[Claudie Hunt Hunt]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 May 1915
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Death Date: 19 Jun 1997
Father: Paris Hunt
Mother: Mary McClanahan
SSN: 234642241
Notes: Dec 1957: Name listed as CLAUDIE HUNT DOTSON;
03 Jul 1997: Name listed as CLAUDIE DOTSON"
3. "Calvert, Ferguson, Justice, Prewett Family Tree"; posted by Jennifer Duckworth; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Claudie Hunt
1915–1997
Birth 20 MAY 1915 • Buchanan, Virginia
Death 19 JUN 1997 • South Williamson, Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Family Ties That Bind; 1 Jan 2019.
"Claudia Hunt Dotson
Birth unknown
Death 19 Jun 1997
South Williamson, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Burial Allen-Dotson Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195730493"Additional Information Posted;
"Obituary
Bluefield Daily Telegraph,
Bluefield, West Virginia
Sat, Jun 21, 1997 – Page 3"and
Bluefield Daily Telegraph,
Bluefield, West Virginia
Sun, Jun 22, 1997 – Page 4"
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Glen Dean Dotson, 64, of Rich Creek, VA, formerly of Mohawk, WV, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 in the Lewis-Gale Hospital in Blacksburg, VA."Glen was born in Iaeger, WV, November 22, 1955 a son of the late Troy and Claudia Hunt Dotson.
"In addition to his parents, Troy and Claudia Dotson, Glen was preceded in death by two sisters, Dora Cline and Josephine Lester, and one brother, Heardie Dotson.
"Survivors include three brothers, Luther Dotson and wife Hazel of Bull Creek, WV, Russell Dotson and wife Shannon of Pikeville, KY, and Marvin Dotson of Bull Creek, WV; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, July 5, 2020 at 11 o’clock with Reverend Willie Coleman officiating at the Dotson Cemetery at Bull Creek, WV, with burial to follow. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 5 Aug 2020.
"Glen Dean Dotson
Birth 22 Nov 1955
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Aug 2020 (aged 64)
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Burial Allen-Dotson Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 214106213"
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Anvestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Luther Clearance Blankenship
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1924
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1953
Marriage Place: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Dorothy Jean Banta
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Event Type: Marriage "
2. Portsmouth, VA; Death Certificate #80-031517; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther Clarence Blankenship; age 55; born 22 Jul 1925 in WV; married; husband of Dorothy B.
Blankenship; US Navy; living at 250 Marie Holiday M. City, Jacksonville, Onslow Co, NC; son of John
G. and Mattie (Lester) Blankenship; died 4 Oct 1980 in Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth,
VA; due to cardiopulmonary arrest with overwelming sepsis and pneumonia; buried in New Bern
National Cemetery, New Bern, NC; informant, Dorothy B. Blankenship.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Luther Blankenship
[Luther Clearance Blankenship]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1923
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date: Oct 1980
Father: John G Blankenship
Mother: Mattie M Lester
SSN: 230183923
Notes: Jan 1941: Name listed as LUTHER BLANKENSHIP;
Oct 1956: Name listed as LUTHER CLEARANCE BLANKENSHIP"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by US Veterans Affairs; 25 Feb 2000.
" Luther Clearance Blankenship
Birth 22 Jul 1925
Death 4 Oct 1980 (aged 55)
Burial
New Bern National Cemetery
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Plot 16, 0, 10
Military HMCS, US NAVY"
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Anvestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Jean Banta
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1934
Marriage Date: 25 Jul 1953
Marriage Place: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Luther Clearance Blankenship
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 29
Event Type: Marriage "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lynn Delp; 7 May 2008.
" John Garfield Blankenship
Birth 15 May 1885
Death 20 Feb 1964 (aged 78)
Burial
Lester Cemetery (Stateline Ridge # 1)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1.1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 27 Jun 1900, Page 254A,
Family #265.
Listed as Mattie Lester, age 9, born in Feb 1890 in VA, in household of father, Charles Lester.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lynn Delp; 7 May 2008.
" Mattie Matilda Lester Blankenship
Birth 20 Feb 1890
Death 18 Mar 1976 (aged 86)
Burial
Lester Cemetery (Stateline Ridge # 1)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
James Easley; age 56; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 31 Aug 1944
in Welch, WV; Evelyn Manns; age 21; born and living in Keystone, WV; single; Colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
James Easley; age 56; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 31 Aug
1944 in Welch, WV; Evelyn Manns; age 21; born and living in Keystone, WV; single; Colored.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Ossie O'Neal Wilkins; age 31; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 26 Jun
1950 at Keystone, WV; Evelyn Easley; age 27; born and living in Keystone, WV; widow; Colored.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Evelyna Wilkins
[Evelyna Manns]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 9 May 1923
Birth Place: Keystone Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Jun 2000
Father: Thomas Manns
Mother: Maggie Hale
SSN: 236705849
Notes: May 1962: Name listed as EVELYNA WILKINS"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Evelyna Wilkins
SSN: 236-70-5849
Last Residence:
24852 Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 9 May 1923
Died: 25 Jun 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1962)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 47; WV Archives Web Site.
William Manns; age 26; born in Rockingham Co, NC; single; Black miner; living at Switchback, WV;
son of Henry and Martha; married on 7 Oct 1911 in Welch, WV; Julia Hairston; age 24; born in Henry
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Caesar and Lietia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 47; WV Archives Web Site.
William Manns; age 26; born in Rockingham Co, NC; single; Black miner; living at Switchback, WV;
son of Henry and Martha; married on 7 Oct 1911 in Welch, WV; Julia Hairston; age 24; born in Henry
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Caesar and Lietia.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Ossie O'Neal Wilkins; age 31; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 26 Jun
1950 at Keystone, WV; Evelyn Easley; age 27; born and living in Keystone, WV; widow; Colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
James Easley; age 56; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 31 Aug
1944 in Welch, WV; Evelyn Manns; age 21; born and living in Keystone, WV; single; Colored.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Ossie O'Neal Wilkins; age 31; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; married on 26 Jun
1950 at Keystone, WV; Evelyn Easley; age 27; born and living in Keystone, WV; widow; Colored.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Evelyna Wilkins
[Evelyna Manns]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 9 May 1923
Birth Place: Keystone Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Jun 2000
Father: Thomas Manns
Mother: Maggie Hale
SSN: 236705849
Notes: May 1962: Name listed as EVELYNA WILKINS"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Evelyna Wilkins
SSN: 236-70-5849
Last Residence:
24852 Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 9 May 1923
Died: 25 Jun 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1962)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Manns; age 21; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; Black; miner; living at Eckman, WV; son of
William and Julia; married on 18 Aug 1923 at Keystone, WV; Maggiae Hale; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of ______ and Rebecca.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; keystone; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 174A;
Image 23 of 42; Family #227/276.
Listed as Maggie Hale; age 8; born in WV; mulatto; in household of father, Andrew Hale.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Manns; age 21; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; Black; miner; living at Eckman, WV; son of
William and Julia; married on 18 Aug 1923 at Keystone, WV; Maggiae Hale; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of ______ and Rebecca.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Tracker; 31 Jul 2004.
" Charles H Fuller
Birth 22 Nov 1941
Death 24 Mar 1991 (aged 49)
Burial
Rosemont Cemetery
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by The Dash; 17 May 2018.
" Thelma Louise “Louise” Bandy Fuller
Birth 2 Nov 1944
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 18 May 2018 (aged 73)
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Rosemont Cemetery
Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Thelma Louise Fuller, age 73, and widow of Charles Fuller, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home."She was born in War, W.est Virginia and was a daughter of the late Claude Obert and Lillian Gilbert Bandy.
"Louise worked as Bar Manager for 24 years at the Holiday Inn in Clinton and Lakeside Country Club for several years. She attended Community Baptist Church for several years.
"She is survived by her children, Lisa Sprouse and Reggie Fuller and wife, Trudy all of Laurens; her four grandchildren, Craig Fuller, Paige Fuller, Hannah Sprouse, and Kaitlyn Sprouse; her sister, Betty Evans of Lynchburg, VA; and several nieces and nephews and loving family members.
"In addition to her parents and her husband, she is predeceased by her sisters, Pauline Trammell, Phyllis Pratt, Josephine Bandy, Carol Matney, Bonita Davis, and Shirley Johnson; and her two brothers, James Martin Bandy and Jimmy Lee Bandy.
"Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 4 PM at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Clinton, with burial at Rosemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 3 to 4 PM at the funeral home."
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Phillip S. Copley; age 48; born in WV; married at 18; coal mine foreman, head of household.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Elizabeth Copley; age 44; born in WV; married at 15; in household of husband, Phillip S.
Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Goldie Copley; age 20; born in WV; single; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Beulah Copley; age 18; born in WV; single; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Herman Copley; age 13; born in WV; single; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Lillian Copley; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Edward Copley; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Phillip Copley, Jr; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.
1. 1930 Census, Martin Co, KY; Big Elk District; Warfield Precinct; Collins Creek; taken 17 Apr 1930;
Page 211B; Image 15 of 45; Family #121/123.
Listed as Calvin Copley; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Phillip S. Copley.