1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1908); Page 156; WV Archives Website.
James L Ratliff; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of George
and Mariah; married on 21 Mar 1908 in Welch, WV; Tilda May Barrett; age 22; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Newton and Lacy (sp?).
2. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Luther Ratliff
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 41
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1884
Death Date: 15 Feb 1926
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1926
Father: George Ratliff
Mother: Maria Stinson
Spouse: Matilda Ratliff
Certificate Number: 1926005064"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Carolyn Goddard; 10 Feb 2008; maintained by Clifford Edsel
Miller.
" James Luther Ratliff
Birth 1885
Death 1926 (aged 40–41)
Burial Jewell Ridge Coal Company Cemetery
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 24540635"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1908); Page 156; WV Archives Website.
James L Ratliff; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Berwind, WV; son of George
and Mariah; married on 21 Mar 1908 in Welch, WV; Tilda May Barrett; age 22; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Newton and Lacy (sp?).
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Carolyn Goddard; 10 Feb 2008; maintained by Clifford Edsel
Miller.
" Tilda Nancy Barrett Ratliff
Birth 13 Jan 1886
Death 14 Jan 1936 (aged 50)
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Jewell Ridge Coal Company Cemetery
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 24540666'
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 758.
Big Sandy Township, page 003.
Listed as John Atwell, age 2, in household of father, James Atwell.
2. Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV, page 85.
John Atwell, age 19, married on 1 Jun 1898 Jane Baker, age 21.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 6 Jun 1900; Page 75B, Family #51/51.
Listed as John Atwell, age 21, born in Aug 1878 in WV; married 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, Peeryville Precinct, taken on 22 Apr 1910,
Page 163B, Family #74.
Listed as John Atwell, age 31, born in WV, laborer in lumbercamp, head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3932; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
John Sylvester Atwell; age 40; born on 29 Aug 1878; living at Pea Patch, Buchanan Co, VA; farmer;
nearest relative, Jane Atwell, Pea Patch, VA; medium height and build; gray eyes and Black hair.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 9 Jan 1920; Page 5B;
Family #86.
Listed as John Atwell; age 43; born in WV; farmer; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 152A; Family #25.
Listed as John Atwell; age 51; born in WV; married at 20; in household of son-in-law, Talmadge
Harman.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
John Atwell; age 52; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Welch, WV; son of Jim
and Minda; married on 1 Aug 1931 at Welch, WV; Martha Shannon; age 42; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; widow; daughter of Henry and Sarah.
9. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #618; WV Archives Web Site.
John S. Atwell; age 63; born Oct? 1878 in McDowell Co, WV; retired laborer; married; son of Jim
and Martha (Woodall) (sic, Arminda Woody) Atwell; died on 3 Jan 1941 at Avondale,
McDowell Co, WV from a stroke; buried on 5 Jan 1941 at Raysal, WV; informant, Ezra Atwell,
Iaeger, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #279.
Listed as Martha J. Mullins, age 13, in household of father, Henry Mullins.
2. E-mail from David Overton, 26 Oct 2004.
Delbert Allen; born in Yancy Co, NC; son of John and Jane Allen; married Mary Jane Mullins, daughter
of Henry Harvey and Sarah J. Bishop Mullins, on 2 Jun 1907 in Wyoming Co, WV.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 7 May 1910, Page 226B, Family #229.
Listed as Martha Allen, age 23, born in NC, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, in household of husband,
Delbert Allen.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Shannon; age 37; born in Lincoln Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Caples, WV; son of John
and Mary; married on 9 Nov 1919 at Marine, WV; Martha Allen; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV;
widow; daughter of Henry and _____ Mullins.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
John Atwell; age 52; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Welch, WV; son of Jim
and Minda; married on 1 Aug 1931 at Welch, WV; Martha Shannon; age 42; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; widow; daughter of Henry and Sarah.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 0n 14 Apr 1930; Page 258A;
Family #300/304.
Listed as Ed Atwell; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel F. Atwell.
2. 1940 Cencus, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Avondale; E.D. 24-60; taken 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1187A; Image 11 of 133; Household #79.
Listed as Thomas E. Atwell; age 22; born in WV; single; 10th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; truck driver for coal mine; in household of father, Samuel F. Atwell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas E. Atwell; age 25; born and living in Avondale, WV; single; married on 20 Nov 1943 in Lex,
WV; Flora Myers; age 24; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Edison Atwell
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Garland McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1917
Residence Place: Avondale, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Bradshaw Coal Company
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Sam Atwell
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Edison Atwell Self (Head)
Sam Atwell Father"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 425; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas E. Atwell; age 27; born at Garland, WV; divorced; living at Avondale, WV; married on 27 Sep
1946 at iaeger, WV; Orpha N. Short; age 23; born in Lex, WV; single; living at Avondale, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Edison Atwell
[Thomas E Atwell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1917
Birth Place: Garland, West Virginia
[Garland|]
Death Date: 29 Feb 1996
Claim Date: 8 Nov 1971
Father: Samuel F Atwell
Mother: Rose B Justice
SSN: 233204941
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 07 Jun 1985: Name listed as THOMAS EDISON ATWELL;
03 Nov 1971: Name listed as THOMAS E ATWELL"
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas E. Atwell
SSN: 233-20-4941
Last Residence:
21921 Elkton, Cecil, Maryland, USA
BORN: 18 Feb 1917
Died: 29 Feb 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; sibmitted by Cory & Douglas Marshall-Steele; 27 Apr 2015.
" Thomas E. Atwell
Birth 18 Feb 1917
Death 29 Feb 1996 (aged 79)
Burial
Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas E. Atwell; age 25; born and living in Avondale, WV; single; married on 20 Nov 1943 in Lex,
WV; Flora Myers; age 24; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 172; WV Archives Web Site.
Preston Atwell; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of Joe and
Cinda; married on 1 Jan 1932 at Lex, WV; Bertha Hurley; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Mount and Mandy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 007339; WV Archives Website.
Preston Atwell; age 69; born 23 Apr 1900 in WV; single; miner; SS #232-14-2053; living at Roderfield,
WV; son of Joe Atwell and unknown mother; died 11 May 1970 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to bronchogenic carcinoma; buried 13 May 1970 in Garland Cemetery, Shortridge, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Preston C Atwell
Birth 11 May 1970 (sic, this is his date of death)
Death unknown
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102939177"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 172; WV Archives Web Site.
Preston Atwell; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Lex, WV; son of Joe and
Cinda; married on 1 Jan 1932 at Lex, WV; Bertha Hurley; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Mount and Mandy.
1. Calhoun Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 493; WV Archives Website.
Hollie Stump; age 21; born and living in Gilmer Co, WV; son of Clarence and Minnie Stump; married
on 15 Nov 1922 at Russett, WV; Goldie Riddle; age 21; born and living in Calhoun Co, WV; single;
daughter of Homer and Louise Riddle.
1. Calhoun Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 493; WV Archives Website.
Hollie Stump; age 21; born and living in Gilmer Co, WV; son of Clarence and Minnie Stump; married
on 15 Nov 1922 at Russett, WV; Goldie Riddle; age 21; born and living in Calhoun Co, WV; single;
daughter of Homer and Louise Riddle.
2. Wood Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Gerald Hugh Atwell; age 48; born 24 May 1909 in McDowell Co, WV; living at 1006 Pike St,
Parkersburg, WV; son of Joseph R. and Nancy J. Atwell, deceased; married on 2 Nov 1957 in
Parkersburg, WV; Goldie May Stump; age 50; born 7 feb 1907 in Calhoun Co, WV; living at 1037
24th Street, Parkersburg, WV; daughter of Homer L. and Louisa Riddle, deceased.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 93B;
Family #261/263.
Listed as Harold Atwell; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph R. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
G.H. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; store clerk; living at Garland, WV; son of J.R.
and Nancy; married on 1 Nov 1929 at Garland, WV; Laura Williams; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Garland, WV; daughter of G.M. and Mary.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LCR; 7 Dec 2018.
"Gerald Hugh Atwell
Birth 24 May 1909
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 61)
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 195211211"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
G.H. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; store clerk; living at Garland, WV; son of J.R.
and Nancy; married on 1 Nov 1929 at Garland, WV; Laura Williams; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Garland, WV; daughter of G.M. and Mary
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #59.
Listed as Laura Atwell; age 40; born in WV; divorced; owner operator of beauty parlor; head of
household.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gerald Hugh Atwell Jr
[Gerald H Atwell Jr Jr]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1930
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Nov 1996
Father: Gerald H Atwell
Mother: Laura M Williams
SSN: 233488610
Notes: Feb 1949: Name listed as GERALD HUGH ATWELL JR;
11 Dec 1996: Name listed as GERALD H ATWELL JR"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gerald H. Atwell Jr.
SSN: 233-48-8610
Last Residence:
43207 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
BORN: 26 Aug 1930
Died: 28 Nov 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by baack40; 9 May 2014.
" Gerald H Atwell
Birth 26 Aug 1930
Death 28 Nov 1996 (aged 66)
Burial
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio, USA"Headstone Inscription: "Uncle Jr"
4. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: GERALD H Jr Atwell
Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY KOREA
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1930
Death Date: 28 Nov 1996
Cemetery: Greenlawn Memory Gardens
Cemetery Address: Nelsonville, OH 45764"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 93B;
Family #261/263.
Listed as Harold Atwell; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph R. Atwell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 25; WV Archives Web Site.
G.H. Atwell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; store clerk; living at Garland, WV; son of J.R.
and Nancy; married on 1 Nov 1929 at Garland, WV; Laura Williams; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Garland, WV; daughter of G.M. and Mary.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by LCR; 7 Dec 2018.
"Gerald Hugh Atwell
Birth 24 May 1909
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1970 (aged 61)
Burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 195211211"
1. Calhoun Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 493; WV Archives Website.
Hollie Stump; age 21; born and living in Gilmer Co, WV; son of Clarence and Minnie Stump; married
on 15 Nov 1922 at Russett, WV; Goldie Riddle; age 21; born and living in Calhoun Co, WV; single;
daughter of Homer and Louise Riddle.
2. Wood Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 16; WV Archives Web Site.
Gerald Hugh Atwell; age 48; born 24 May 1909 in McDowell Co, WV; living at 1006 Pike St,
Parkersburg, WV; son of Joseph R. and Nancy J. Atwell, deceased; married on 2 Nov 1957 in
Parkersburg, WV; Goldie May Stump; age 50; born 7 feb 1907 in Calhoun Co, WV; living at 1037
24th Street, Parkersburg, WV; daughter of Homer L. and Louisa Riddle, deceased.
1, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roderick H Munnerlyn
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1926
Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1971
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse:
Sharon J Harman
Case Number: 45111971128825"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by DonZas; 12 Sep 2002; maintained by Imagraver.
" Roderick Hillman Munnerlyn Sr.
Birth 19 Sep 1927
Death 23 Feb 2001 (aged 73)
Burial
Southland Memorial Park
Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Memorial ID 6772017"
1, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sharon J Harman
[ Sharon J. Harmon][
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1936
Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1971
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse:
Roderick H Munnerlyn
Case Number: 351131971128825
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Sharon Harman [Sharon Hatcher] [S Hatcher]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1936
Birth Place: War, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Jun 1995
Father: Sam Harman
Mother: Ruby C Grizzel
SSN: 452524190
Notes: Jul 1951: Name listed as SHARON HARMAN;
Sep 1963: Name listed as SHARON HATCHER;
10 Jan 1998: Name listed as S HATCHER"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Deb; 8 Jul 2013.
" Sharon Jodia Munnerlyn
Birth 24 Mar 1936
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Jun 1995 (aged 59)
Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial Southland Memorial Park
Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Memorial ID 113548995"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Wayne T. Atwell; age 21; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; clerk; living at Richlands, VA; son of T.B.
and Della; married on 2 Feb 1936 at Honaker, VA; Katherine Ratcliffe; age 23; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of J.L. and Matilda.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
Wayne T. Atwell; age 21; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; clerk; living at Richlands, VA; son of T.B.
and Della; married on 2 Feb 1936 at Honaker, VA; Katherine Ratcliffe; age 23; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of J.L. and Matilda.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Katherine Sylvia Ratcliffe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 52
Birth Date: 26 Sep 1915
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1969
Marriage Place: Cedar Bluff, Virginia, USA
Father: James Luther Ratcliffe
Mother: Nancy Matilda Barrette
Spouse: Buena V Vista Chambers
Certificate Number: 1969043316"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Katherine R. Chambers
Social Security Number: 577-54-2258
Birth Date: 26 Sep 1915
Issue Year: 1957
Issue State: District of Columbia
Last Residence: 24605, Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 21 Dec 1992"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 31 May 2007; maintained by PATRICIA RIFE.
" Katherine R. Chambers
Birth 26 Sep 1915
Death 21 Feb 1992 (aged 76)
Burial Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 19641486"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Shannon; age 37; born in Lincoln Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Caples, WV; son of John
and Mary; married on 9 Nov 1919 at Marine, WV; Martha Allen; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV;
widow; daughter of Henry and _____ Mullins.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Center District, Family #279.
Listed as Martha J. Mullins, age 13, in household of father, Henry Mullins.
2. E-mail from David Overton, 26 Oct 2004.
Delbert Allen; born in Yancy Co, NC; son of John and Jane Allen; married Mary Jane Mullins, daughter
of Henry Harvey and Sarah J. Bishop Mullins, on 2 Jun 1907 in Wyoming Co, WV.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 7 May 1910, Page 226B, Family #229.
Listed as Martha Allen, age 23, born in NC, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, in household of husband,
Delbert Allen.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Shannon; age 37; born in Lincoln Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Caples, WV; son of John
and Mary; married on 9 Nov 1919 at Marine, WV; Martha Allen; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV;
widow; daughter of Henry and _____ Mullins.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
John Atwell; age 52; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; laborer; living at Welch, WV; son of Jim
and Minda; married on 1 Aug 1931 at Welch, WV; Martha Shannon; age 42; born in Wyoming Co,
WV; widow; daughter of Henry and Sarah.