1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 33; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Reeves; age 33; born in Jackson Co, OH; single; miner; living at Meador, WV;
son of J.W. and Bell Reeves; married on 2 Sep 1911 at Meador, WV; America Hatfield;
age 18; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; daughter of Elliott and Vicie Hatfield.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 220A; Family #396/399.
Listed as America Hatfield; age 7; born in WV in May1893; in household of father, Elliott Hatfield.
2. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 150B; Family #264/265.
Listed as America Hatfield; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Elliott Hatfield.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 33; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Reeves; age 33; born in Jackson Co, OH; single; miner; living at Meador, WV;
son of J.W. and Bell Reeves; married on 2 Sep 1911 at Meador, WV; America Hatfield;
age 18; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; daughter of Elliott and Vicie Hatfield.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Earnie "Hoot" Gibson"; Article; Page 150; submitted by Dorothy Sparks,
Daughter, Box 394, Jolo, WV 24850.
EARNIE “HOOT” GIBSON
MINER
"Eamie “Hoot” Gibson was born 04/12/1912
to Lewis and Lizze Gibson at Wolford, Virginia
and had seven brothers.
"He married Nancy Belle Hagerman and they
had George Howard, Mary Carlina, G. Keene,
Joann G. Hiffe, Thomas Dewy, Dorothy Lee G.
Sparks, Willie Mack and Earnie Arthur.
"He worked in the mines about 35 years at
No. 3 Bartley, No. 4 Bart/ey, No. 5 Bart/ey,
Bradshaw, Mill Creek, Southern Coal in WV
"My dad worked hard in the coal mines to
give us kids the things we needed. He always
told us he didn’t want us to have to grow up
like he did. His dad went to prison and his
mother died when he was six years old and he
lived from house to house until he got big
enough lo work. He worked at a sawmill in Hur-
ley, Virginia when he was 15 years old. Mom
said Dad used to drink a lot and get put in jail
when they first got married, but getting drunk
never caused him to miss work.
"When he worked at No. 3 Bart/ey, Dad got
his neck and chest burned bad, but all he got
out of it was $71.00 a day off from work.
"Dad likes to raise gardens, watch TV and sit
and talk about old times. Dad would raise a gar-
den and give the stuff away to anybody who
wanted or needed it. He always told us that was
why his garden did so good, because he helped
other people. Dad and Mom have 38 grandchil-
dren and 22 great-grandchildren. Submitted by:
Dorothy Sparks, Daughter, Box 394, Jolo, WV 24850."
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Earnie Gibson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 29
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1911
Birth Place: Blackey, Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Bradshaw, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Bradshaw, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 133
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Nanie Bell Gibson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Earnie Gibson Self (Head)
Nanie Bell Gibson Wife"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Howard Gibson
[George H Gibson]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1933
Birth Place: Bradshow, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 Apr 2000
Father: Earnie Gibson
Mother: Nancy B Hagerman
SSN: 232705281
Notes: Apr 1961: Name listed as GEORGE HOWARD GIBSON;
06 Apr 2000: Name listed as GEORGE H GIBSON"
2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George H Gibson
Death Date: 1 Apr 2000
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 3 Mar 2011.
" George Gibson
Birth 21 Sep 1933
USA
Death 1 Apr 2000 (aged 66)
USA
Burial
Tom Day Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 18; Dwelling #129.
Listed as Roy Reedy; age 44; born in OH; married; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Roy Reedy; born 6 Mar 1900; died 24 Nov 1963; buried here; headstone photo shown; "OHIO * PVT
BTRY F * 47 FIELD ARTY * WORLD WAR I".
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 18; Dwelling #129.
Listed as Callie Reedy; age 42; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Roy Reedy, Sr.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 85; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Hassan, Jr; age 22; born and living at Welch, WV; single; married on 31 Jan 1953 at Welch, WV;
Mary Jean Steele; age 22; born in Dayton, VA (sic, OH); single; living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 85; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Hassan, Jr; age 22; born and living at Welch, WV; single; married on 31 Jan 1953 at Welch, WV;
Mary Jean Steele; age 22; born in Dayton, VA (sic, OH); single; living at Welch, WV.
2. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
" Mary Jean Hassan of Welch, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Welch Community Hospital. She was 89.
"Born November 4, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edgar D. Steele and Amy Steele. She was a 1947 graduate of Beaver High School, Bluefield, WV. She attended nursing school at Nazareth College in Louisville, KY, and worked as a nurse at Miners No. 1 Hospital, Grace Hospital and Stevens Clinic Hospital, all in Welch. She married Joe Hassan Jr. in 1952 and together they operated several businesses in Welch, including Hassan’s Enterprizes, Health-O-Rama and Landmark Lanes.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret Rupert, her brother, Harold Steele, her husband, Joe Hassan, Jr., and her son, Joe Hassan, III.
"She is survived by her sister, Barbara Beatty and companion Dallas Swire of Pembroke, VA; her sons, Ronald D. Hassan and Samuel B. Hassan of Welch, and Blake W. Hassan and wife Luana of Cramerton, NC; and six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
"A memorial service will be held Sunday, December 23, at 3 p.m. in the Douglas Mortuary Chapel in Welch, where friends may call 1 hour prior to the service."
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page 30A;
Family #209/210.
Listed as Richard Lee Spangler; age 18; born in Oct 1881 in VA; in household of father, Elijah
Spangler.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Glenda Walker; 30 Jul 2010.
" Richard Lee “Rich” Spangler
Birth 12 Oct 1881
Morgan County, Kentucky, USA
Death Aug 1966 (aged 84)
Bristol City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Richard was the youngest of four brothers and one sister. He was born to Eli Daniel and Rhoda Cock Spangler. The family lived in Carroll County VA, several years in Kentucky, then in the Pocahontas area of Tazewell County. He married Lucy Turner in 1900 and they had four daughters and one son. As a young man he worked as a sawyer for sawmills run by his father and later his brother Everett. He played the fiddle and would entertain the family in the evening hours."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Glenda Walker; 30 Jul 2010.
" Lucy Ann Turner Spangler
Birth Sep 1884
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 23 Feb 1964 (aged 79)
Falls Mills, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA "Additional Information Posted:
"Lucy was born to Nancy Victoria Compton and John Samuel Turner in the Falls Mills village of Tazewell County Virginia. She married Richard Spangler in 1900, and they had five children. The family lived in Falls Mills, Junta West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia. Later Lucy & Richard live for many years in Princeton WV. After her children were grown, she was a practical nurse and gave care and comfort to many patients. She and Rich returned to Falls Mills, built a log cabin, and retired on land that had come down from her Compton grandparents."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James Crocket Shupe"; Article; Page 239; submitted by grandson, Cecil E.
Lester, 1304 Overlook Dr, Beckley, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Ron Stewart; 26 Feb 2011.
"William Harvey Shupe
Birth 27 Apr 1853
Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Death 9 Jan 1949 (aged 95)
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Round Knob Church of Christ Cemetery
Carroll County, Virginia, USA"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "James Crocket Shupe"; Article; Page 239; submitted by grandson, Cecil E.
Lester, 1304 Overlook Dr, Beckley, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Ron Stewart; 26 Feb 2011.
" Margaret Ann Reece Shupe
Birth 29 Nov 1852
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death 10 Jan 1930 (aged 77)
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Round Knob Church of Christ Cemetery
Carroll County, Virginia, USA "