1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Charles Hughes Walls, Miner";
Article; Page 259; submitted by Arthur D. Short, 109 Summers St, Welch, WV 24801.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lincoln Gene George took his flight without an airplane to his heavenly home on Saturday, October 30, 2021 where he will be greeted by his grandfather Franklin David George, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was stillborn at the Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV where many of his relatives and friends were waiting for his earthy arrival. His parents are Edward Lee and Dellanna Danielle (Short-Carlson) George of Welch, WV.Survivors are three half-brothers: Jaxson Michael and Gabriel Dean Carlson of the home, Casey Addair of Statesville, NC; three half-sisters: Shayla (Addair Ferrell) Hunter, Lindsey Addair both of Statesville, NC and Dominique Burks of Roanoke, VA; and one half-nephew: Grayson Ferrell. Also surviving are grandparents: Maternal grandparents - Howard Dean and Regina Short of Welch, WV and Paternal grandmother - Esther George of Charleston, SC: Maternal Great grandparents – Arthur D. and Anna R. Short of Welch, WV; Honorary friends: Drema Burks of Maitland, WV, Chris and Jennifer Miller of Blacksburg, VA and Flora Pruitt of Manhatten, NY; and uncles and aunts: David (Jessica) George, Jr. of Kendallville, IN, Curt (Bethany) Edens III of Ashland, KY, (John) Kourtney Neal of Princeton, WV, (Howard) Kassee Gibson of Welch, WV, Nicole Edens and Natalie TJ Edens both of Hardeeville, SC. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 2 o’clock with obituary by Merle Pruitt, eulogy by Howard Gibson followed by services with Elders Fred Bailey and Arthur D. Short officiating at the Little Zion Old Regular Baptist Church on Greenbrier at Panther, WV. Burial will follow at the Lockhart Cemetery on Short Pole, Panther, WV with Pastor Randall Dority doing graveside rites. Aiden and Colton Neal, Evan and Josh Gibson, Sawyer Edens, Landon Edens, Jaxson and Gabe Carlson, Aubrey Neal, Abbey, and KK Gibson, Reecie Justice and Lekeita Cline will be honorary pallbearers.Friends may visit with the family from 12 noon until the time of service at 2. After committal, everyone is asked to return to the church for dinner with the family.Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is assisting the family. Please follow Covid-19 protocol.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fammingfuneralhomes.com."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr 1930, Page 188B,
Family #351.
Listed as Wallee Roberts, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Hannibal Roberts.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willie Joseph Roberts
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1926
Residence Place: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 4 Feb 1944
Employer: W B Lester
Weight: 134
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Huey Roberts
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Willie Joseph Roberts Self (Head)"
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Joseph Roberts; age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living at Windom, WV; son of Hanbale and
Elsie Roberts; married on 5 Apr 1947 at Pineville, WV; Lena Imogene Stewart; age 19; born and
living at Windom, WV; single; daughter of McKinley and Elsie Stewart.
4. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #2619; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Joseph Roberts; age 28; born 3 Feb 1926 in Iaeger, WV; married; coal miner; served in WW II;
living at Windom, WV; son of Hannibal and Elsie (Cline) Roberts; died 28 Jan 1955 in Wyoming, WV;
due to blast injury in mine; buried 31 Jan 1955 in Stewart Cemetery; informant, Lena Roberts.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Joseph Roberts; age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living at Windom, WV; son of Hanbale and
Elsie Roberts; married on 5 Apr 1947 at Pineville, WV; Lena Imogene Stewart; age 19; born and living
at Windom, WV; single; daughter of McKinley and Elsie Stewart.
1. "US Public Records Index, Vol 1"; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jeffery Harless Burrell; born on 26 Apr 1965; living at PO Box 261, Brenton, WV in 1992.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Ralph Thomas Presley; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George C. Presley.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 40; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph presley; age 21; born in Vivian, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of George C. and
Cleo Presley; married on 25 Dec 1952 at Itmann, WV; Peggy Delores Lawson; age 27; born
in Yukon, WV; single; living in Itmann, WV; daughter of Victor and Syble Lawson.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 40; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph presley; age 21; born in Vivian, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of George C. and
Cleo Presley; married on 25 Dec 1952 at Itmann, WV; Peggy Delores Lawson; age 27; born
in Yukon, WV; single; living in Itmann, WV; daughter of Victor and Syble Lawson.
2. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, WV; Posted Obit.
"Peggy Delores Presley, 81, of Mullens, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in a Beckley hospital."Born April 27, 1937 at Yukon, WV, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Sybil (Sampson) Lawson.
"Lois was a homemaker and a member of the former Mullens Family Worship Center.
"In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Thomas Presley; one grandson, George Edward Lester, Jr.; one brother, Arnold Lawson; and five sisters, Glenda Lawson, Phyllis Williams, Jeanette Compton, Vickie Sizemore, and Betty Goad.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her four children, Kathy Lester and Ed of Mullens, Tammy Isom and her husband, Kenneth of Sophia, Larry Presley and his wife, Tonya of Mullens, and Linda McLean and her husband, Mike of Barkers Ridge; eight grandchildren, Eddie Lester, Mark Lester, Nikki Stover and her husband, Michael, Seth Presley, Breann Eder and her husband, Travis, Chase Presley, Michelle Carter and her husband, Josh, and Wendi McLean; several great grandchildren; two sisters, Carol McKinney and her husband, Calvin of Charleston and Brenda Salango of Hurricane; two brothers, Donnie Lawson and his wife, Linda of Mullens and Ronnie Lawson of Randleman, NC; and many nieces and nephews.
"Services will be 12 Noon, Friday, May 18, 2018 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Pastor Chalmer “Chuck” Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Still Run Cemetery, Itmann...."
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 155A, Family 100.
Listed as George Presley, age 2, born in Sep 1897, in WV, in household of
father, James Presley.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 21/22 Apr 1910; Page 70A; Image 25 of
25; Family #181/230.
Listed as Comier? Presley, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, James H. Presley.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181A;
Image 51 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as George Presley; age 35; born in VA; married at 21; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as George C. Presley; age 44; born in VA; married; 1st grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1787; WV Archives Website.
George Conley Presley; age 62 yrs, 4 mons, 4 days; born 3 Sep 1894 in Tazewell Co, VA; married;
retired; SS # 235-10-7791; living at Itmann, WV; son of James and Cosby (Mitchem) Presley; died
14 Jan 1956 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to hypertensive cardiovascular heart disease with
congestive failure; buried 17 Jan 1956 at Gary, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Beverly Aker; 27 Feb 2012.
" George Conley Presley
Birth 3 Sep 1894
Death 14 Jan 1956 (aged 61)
Burial
Gary Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85828599 "Additional Information Posted:
"George Conley Presley, Sr., 61, of Itmann died at Grace Hospital in Welch Saturday morning, January 14, 1956."Born September 3, 1894 in Tazewell, Va., he was a son of the late James and Cosby Mitchem Presley.
"He was a member of the Methodist Church.
"Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Chloe Dillon Presley; four daughters, Mrs. J. A. Mitchem and Mrs. R. H. Mitchem of Itmann, Mrs. Irene Sheleicher of Maple Shade, N.J. and Mrs. Frieda Wild of Hawaii; four sons, James of Fort Wayne, In., George, Jr. of and Paul of Norfolk, Va. and Ralph of Crest View, FL.
Last rites will be conducted today at 11 a.m. from the Mullens Church of God. The Rev. Oran White will officiate."Interment will be in No. 5 Cemetery at Gary.
"The body has been removed from Wyoming Funeral Home to the home of James Mitchem at Itmann.
Published January 17, 1956 in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 3 May 1910; Page 201A; Image 29 of 48;
Family #244/253.
Listed as Chloe Dillon; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas B. Dillon.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181A;
Image 51 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as Chloe Presley; age 28; born in WV; married at 14; in household of husband, George C.
Presley.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Chloe Presley; age 38; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George C. Presley.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by kenneth bowen; 3 Jun 2012; maintained by Find A. Grave.
" Chloe Edna Dillon Presley
Birth 25 Feb 1902
Virginia, USA
Death 25 Jun 1968 (aged 66)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Thorpe Cemetery
Thorpe, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 91275920"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Thomas Dillon and Eva McClure. She married George Presley on Nov. 28, 1916 at Gary, Wv. by Rev. Jesse F. Benton. George was the son of James and Cosby Presley."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181A;
Image 51 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as Irene Presley; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181A;
Image 51 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as Maxine Presley; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12637; WV Archives Website.
Dortha Maxine Presley; age 16; born 8 Dec 1919 in WV; single; daughter of George Conley and Cloe
(Dillon) Presley; died 8 Sep 1935 at Kimball, WV; due to gunshot wound through heart, instant death,
suicide; buried 10 Sep 1935 in Roderfield, WV; informant, George Presley, Kimball, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181B;
Image 52 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as James Presley; age 6 yrs, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as James Presley; age 16; born in VA; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181B;
Image 52 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as Violet Presley; age 4 yrs, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Violet Presley; age 13; born in WV; 5th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 181B;
Image 52 of 73; Family #433/478.
Listed as George Presley, Jr; age 1 yr, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Junior Presley; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Paul Franklin Presley; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; E.D. 24-43; taken 15 Apr 1940;
Page 850A; Image 43 of 48; Household #333.
Listed as Nellie Presley; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, George C. Presley.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1944); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Roby Church; age 19; born at Herndon, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; son of William and Amanda
Church; married on 20 Feb 1944 at Jim, WV; Gladys Simpson, age 18; born and living at Herndon,
WV; single; daughter of Willie and Pearl Simpson.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1949); Page 191; WV Archives Web Site.
Roby Church; age 25; born in Herndon, WV; widowed; living at Northfork, WV; son of William and
Amanda Church; married on 14 Oct 1949 at Ghent, WV; Lula Graham; age 21; born in Clearfork, WV;
single; living at Oceana, WV; daughter of Tean and Ollie Graham.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roby Allen Church
[Roby A Church]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1924
Birth Place: Northfork Mc, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Oct 2003
Father: William B Church
Mother: Mandy Mitchem
SSN: 234326668
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Nov 1941: Name listed as ROBY ALLEN CHURCH;
13 Nov 2003: Name listed as ROBY A CHURCH"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19B;
Family #117/121.
Listed as Gladys Simpson, age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father William E. Simpson.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1944); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Roby Church; age 19; born at Herndon, WV; single; living at Jim, WV; son of William and Amanda
Church; married on 20 Feb 1944 at Jim, WV; Gladys Simpson, age 18; born and living at Herndon,
WV; single; daughter of Willie and Pearl Simpson.