1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 442; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Rufus Beverly; age 26; born 25 Aug 1937 in KY; no previous marriage; living at Brenton, WV; son
of Okey and Beulah (Mullins) Beverly; married on 9 Sep 1964 at Brenton, WV; Barbara Sue Lambert;
age 21; born 18 Sep 1942 at Davy, WV; no previous marriage; living at Marianna, WV; daughter of
R.L. and Nellie L. (Sizemore) Lambert.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 442; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Rufus Beverly; age 26; born 25 Aug 1937 in KY; no previous marriage; living at Brenton, WV; son
of Okey and Beulah (Mullins) Beverly; married on 9 Sep 1964 at Brenton, WV; Barbara Sue Lambert;
age 21; born 18 Sep 1942 at Davy, WV; no previous marriage; living at Marianna, WV; daughter of
R.L. and Nellie L. (Sizemore) Lambert.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Barbara Sue Beverley
[Barbara S Beverley]
[Barbara Sue Lambert]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1942
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 6 Dec 2000
Father: Richard L Lambert
Mother: Lucille Sizemore
SSN: 234763441
Death Certificate Number: 19314000000000000000000000
Notes: Jul 1964: Name listed as BARBARA SUE BEVERLEY;
18 Jan 2001: Name listed as BARBARA S BEVERLEY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Barbara S. Beverley
SSN: 234-76-3441
Last Residence:
24844 Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 18 Sep 1942
Died: 6 Dec 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1964)"
1. Oklahoma Co, OK; Marriage records; Vol #__(1934); Page 139; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Adolph Pearce; age 34; living at Joplin, Lawrence Co, MO; married on 26 Mar 1934 in Oklahoma,
OK; Anne Mizwinski; age 18; living at Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Danelia; 9 Nov 2013.
" Adolf M Pearce
Birth 25 Nov 1896
Death 13 Jun 1986 (aged 89)
Burial
Chattanooga Memorial Park
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA"
1. Oklahoma Co, OK; Marriage records; Vol #__(1934); Page 139; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Adolph Pearce; age 34; living at Joplin, Lawrence Co, MO; married on 26 Mar 1934 in Oklahoma,
OK; Anne Mizwinski; age 18; living at Scranton, Lackawanna Co, PA.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anne Mizwinski Pearce
[Anne M Pearce]
[Anne Mizwinski Mizwinski]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Oct 1916
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Apr 1999
Father: Alexander Mizwinski
Mother: Josephine Zegota
SSN: 413247975
Notes: Jul 1941: Name listed as ANNE MIZWINSKI PEARCE;
04 May 1999: Name listed as ANNE M PEARCE"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anne M. Pearce
SSN: 413-24-7975
Last Residence:
37405 Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
BORN: 13 Oct 1916
Died: 13 Apr 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Danelia; 9 Nov 2013.
" Anne Mizwinski Pearce
Birth 13 Oct 1916
Death 3 Apr 1999 (aged 82)
Burial
Chattanooga Memorial Park
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 421; WV Archives Web Site.
William Mullins; age 31; born in Rockingham Co, NC; widowed; Black; miner; living at Marytown, WV;
son of David and Nancy; married on 30 Oct 1908 in Marytown, WV; pearl Hines; age 21; born in
Mercer Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of Green and Louvenia.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as William Mullins; age 35; born in NC; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 421; WV Archives Web Site.
William Mullins; age 31; born in Rockingham Co, NC; widowed; Black; miner; living at Marytown, WV;
son of David and Nancy; married on 30 Oct 1908 in Marytown, WV; pearl Hines; age 21; born in
Mercer Co, WV; single; Black; daughter of Green and Louvenia.
2.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as Pearl Mullins; age 25; born in TN; married; Black; in household of husband, William
Mullins.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as Ernest Mullins; age 10; born in WV; Black; in household of father, William Mullins.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as Earl Mullins; age 8; born in WV; Black; in household of father, William Mullins.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as Minnie Mullins; age 6; born in WV; Black; in household of father, William Mullins.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken 21/22 Jan 1920; Page
224A; Family #234/238.
Listed as May Mullins; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in WV; Black; in household of father, William Mullins.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #29.
Listed Tommy J. Harrison; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Waddle E. Harrison.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #37709; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Thomas Harrison; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; welding
laborer; living in Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison; married on 23
Nov 1964 in Grundy, VA; Norma Jean Collins; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous
marriage; housework; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of Louis Hassell and Cleo (Kennedy) Collins.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #68 007719; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Thomas Harrison; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; US
Army; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison; married on 2 Mar
1968 in Grundy, VA; Norma jean Harriso, maiden name Collins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; unemployed; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of Louis Hassel and
Cleo (Kennedy) Collins.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 007874; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Thomas Harrison; age 24; born 10 Sep 1945 in WV; divorced; this his 3rd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 217, Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison;
married on 14 Mar 1970 in Grundy, VA; Peggy Carol Keene, maiden name Mullins; age 20; born
28 Aug 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Sidney Claude and Sidney Ora (Hagerman) Mullins.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Claude Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Margaret Harrison, daughter,
Box 543, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #69 007852; Ancestry.com Website.
Donell Lee Keene; age 24; born 5 Oct 1944 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education;
living at Jolo, WV; son of unknown fater and Gladys Mullins; married on 16 Mar 1969 near
Whitewood, VA; Peggy Carol Mullins; age 19; born 28 Aug 1949 in WV; single; this is her 1st
marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Sidney Claude and Sidney Ora
(Hagerman) Mullins.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #70 007874; Ancestry.com Website.
John Thomas Harrison; age 24; born 10 Sep 1945 in WV; divorced; this his 3rd marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Box 217, Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison;
married on 14 Mar 1970 in Grundy, VA; Peggy Carol Keene, maiden name Mullins; age 20; born
28 Aug 1949 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of Sidney Claude and Sidney Ora (Hagerman) Mullins.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Claude Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Margaret Harrison, daughter,
Box 543, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-055583; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elby Weddle Harrison, Jr; age 23; born 24 Jun 1950 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison; married on 1
Dec 1973 in Grundy, VA; Margaret Sue Mullins; age 16; born 23 Feb 1957 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Sidney Claude and Sidney Ora
(Hagerman) Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Claude Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Margaret Harrison, daughter,
Box 543, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elby Weddle Harrison, Jr., 71, of Bradshaw, WV, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
Elby was born June 24, 1950, in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Elby Weddle Harrison Sr. and Sadie Mullins Harrison. He was a coal miner and owned and operated Elby Harrison Trucking."In addition to his parents, Elby was preceded in death by two brothers, Tommy and David Harrison, as well as a great niece, Keegan Sweeney.
"Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Margaret Mullins Harrison of the home; one daughter, Carrie Harrison of Abingdon, VA; two sons, Elby Harrison and wife Chrissy of Tazewell, VA and Josh Harrison and wife Jessie of Compton Mountain, VA; six grandchildren, Channing Harrison, Chandler Long, Joshua Harrison, Blayne Harrison, Sadie Catherine Long, and Eli Harrison; one sister, Rachel Harrison Smith and husband Jerry of Abingdon, VA; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
"A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 2 o’clock with Reverend Roger Hale, Jr. and Reverend Hobert Kennedy officiating at the Bradshaw United Methodist Church in Bradshaw, WV. At the request of the family, please no flowers.
"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"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-055583; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elby Weddle Harrison, Jr; age 23; born 24 Jun 1950 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Elby Weddle and Sadie (Mullins) Harrison; married on 1
Dec 1973 in Grundy, VA; Margaret Sue Mullins; age 16; born 23 Feb 1957 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 3 yrs HS education; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Sidney Claude and Sidney Ora
(Hagerman) Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Claude Mullins"; Article; Page 214; submitted by Margaret Harrison, daughter,
Box 543, Bradshaw, WV 24817.
.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as Weddle Harrison; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, John C. Harrison.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elby Weddle Harrison
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Sawyersville, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1914
Residence Place: Bradshaw, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Pond Creek Poca Canal Co
Weight: 158
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: John C Harrison
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Elby Weddle Harrison Self (Head)
John C Harrison Father"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 248; WV Archives Web Site.
Elby W. Harrison; age 28; born in VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 20 May 1944 at
Bradshaw, WV; Sadie Mullins; age 26; born in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #29.
Listed Waddle E. Harrison; age 33; born in VA; married; self employed restaurant operator; head of
household.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elby W Harrison
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1915
Death Date: 22 Jul 1989
Claim Date: 7 Jan 1970
SSN: 234144541"
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com web Site.
"Name: Elby Harrison
Birth Date: 27 Oct 1915
Death Date: 22 Jul 1989
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 234144541
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 30 Oct 1941
Release Date 1: 19 Oct 1944"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elby W. Harrison
SSN: 234-14-4541
Last Residence:
24817 Bradshaw, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 27 Oct 1915
Died: 22 Jul 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Paynesville, taken on 14 Feb 1920,
Page 233A, Family #337.
Listed as Sadie Mullins, age 1yr 7 months, born in WV, in household of father, Lawrence Mullins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 25 Apr 1930, Page 216A,
Family #242.
Listed as Sadie Mullins, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Lawrence Mullins.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 248; WV Archives Web Site.
Elby W. Harrison; age 28; born in VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 20 May 1944 at
Bradshaw, WV; Sadie Mullins; age 26; born in Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #29.
Listed Sadie Harrison; age 32; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Waddle E. Harrison.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sadie Mullens
[Sadie Mullens Harrison]
[Sadie Harrison]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Apr 1918
Birth Place: Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date: 8 Apr 2005
Father: Lawrence Mullens
Mother: Rebecca Mullens
SSN: 236249457
Notes: May 1941: Name listed as SADIE MULLENS; Jan 1971: Name listed as SADIE MULLENS HARRISON; 14 Apr 2005: Name listed as SADIE M HARRISON"
5. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Sunday, 10 Apr 2005, Newspaper Obit.
"ABINGDON, Va. - Sadie Mullins Harrison, 87, of Abingdon, formerly of Bradshaw, died Friday,
April 8, 2005 at her residence.
"She was a member of the Painter Creek Church of Christ, Abingdon, and a former member of the
Bradshaw United Methodist Church of Bradshaw. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and
Rebecca Mullins and stepmother Polly Mullins.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Elby 'Weddle' Harrison Sr.; two sons, John T. 'Tommy' Harrison and Lawrence David Harrison; sisters, Vada Mullins and Mrs. Ernest (Patsy) Mullins."Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Rachel) Smithers of Abingdon; one son, Elby W. Harrison Jr. and wife Margaret of Bradshaw; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Tommy (Peggy) Harrison of Bradshaw; one sister, Ada Justice of Tazewell, Va.; brother-in-law, Ernest Mullins of Paynesville; grandchildren, John L. Harrison of Sterling, Va., Wendi Smithers-Clark of Abingdon, Keisha Harrison-Sweeney of Bradshaw, Tomi Jo Harrison-Adkins of Bristol, Va., Brian Jade Harrison of Bradshaw, Carrie Harrison-Long of Abingdon, Elby W. Harrison III of Bradshaw, Jessica Harrison of Charleston, S.C., Joshua Harrison of Gray, Tenn. and Nicole Harrison of Bradshaw; great-grandchildren, Trey Clark of Abingdon, Tadd Clark of Abingdon, Zoe Tess Clark of Abingdon, Channing Harrison of Bradshaw, Tyde Cooper of Abingdon, Chandler Long of Abingdon, Addie Kate Justice of Bradshaw and Keegan Sweeney of Bradshaw. "Funeral services for Mrs. Sadie M. Harrison will be conducted at 11 am. Monday, April 11, 2005 in the Mausoleum Chapel of Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, with James Ling, Kermit Calhoun and Mike McCoy officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens...."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #29.
Listed Rachel L.Harrison; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Waddle E. Harrison.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 14 Jun 1900, Page 80B,
Family #140.
Listed as John C. Harrison, age 16, in household of father, Thomas Harrison.
2. "Selected Heirs from Will Book #11", Tazewell Co, VA GenWeb Site.
Page 400. Martha Ann (Beavers) Harrison.
Lists husband, Thomas Harrison, age 75, in Tazewell Co, VA.
Lists children, ages and place of residence; J.C. Harrison, age 47, Dan, WV.
3, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Crockett Harrisson
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1885
Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1913
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father: Thos.
Mother: Martha F.
Spouse: Rachel L. Rudy (sic, Reedy)
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P218 L39"
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as John C. Harrison; age 46; born in WV; married at 29; physician, local doctor; head of
Household.
1, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Rachel L. Rudy (sic, Reedy)
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1890
Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1913
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father: Ernest
Mother: Sarah
Spouse: John Crockett Harrisson
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P218 L39"
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as Rachel Harrison; age 41; born in VA; married at 23; in household of husband, John C.
Harrison.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as Tomy Harrison; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, John C. Harrison.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as Crockett Harrison; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Harrison.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw, WV; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 225A;
Image 9 of 33; Family #3/3.
Listed as Swanson Harrison; age 3 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Harrison.