1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #82-046932; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Elwood Green; age 40; born 19 Sep 1941 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended in Aug 1969; 12th grade education; living at Box 717, Pocahontas, VA; son of Fred
Mack and Rose Marie (Marrs) Green; married on 19 Sep 1982 in Pocahontas, VA; Shirley Mae
Wooldridge; age 42; born 10 Jan 1940 in WV; divorced; this is her 2ns marriage; first marriage
ended in Jul 1973; 9th grade education; living at Box 717, Pocahontas, VA; daughter of Jay Julius
and Violia Cleo (Wooldridge) Wooldridge.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page
175B; Image 42 of 50; Household #345.
Listed as Shirley M. Woolridge; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jay Woolridge.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #82-046932; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Elwood Green; age 40; born 19 Sep 1941 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended in Aug 1969; 12th grade education; living at Box 717, Pocahontas, VA; son of Fred
Mack and Rose Marie (Marrs) Green; married on 19 Sep 1982 in Pocahontas, VA; Shirley Mae
Wooldridge; age 42; born 10 Jan 1940 in WV; divorced; this is her 2ns marriage; first marriage
ended in Jul 1973; 9th grade education; living at Box 717, Pocahontas, VA; daughter of Jay Julius
and Violia Cleo (Wooldridge) Wooldridge.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-27; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
547A; Image 4 of 45; Household #33.
Listed as Edmond O. Gates; age 34; born in MI; married; 4 yrs college education; lived in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA on 1 Apr 1935; medical doctor, hospital specialist; head of
household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-27; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
547A; Image 4 of 45; Household #33.
Listed as Annie Gates; age 27; born in IL; married; 2 yrs college education; lived in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland Co, PA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Edmond O. Gates.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-27; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
547A; Image 4 of 45; Household #33.
Listed as George Gates; age 4; born in IL; in household of father, Edmond O. Gates.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; E.D. 24-27; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page
547A; Image 4 of 45; Household #33.
Listed as Robert Gates; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edmond O. Gates.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Gunner Gates
[Robert G Gates]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jun 1939
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Jul 2005
Father: Edmond O Gates
Mother: Annie A Gunner
SSN: 236622436
Notes: Aug 1958: Name listed as ROBERT GUNNER GATES;
06 Aug 2005: Name listed as ROBERT G GATES"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 267; WV Archives Web Site.
Jay Wooldridge; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Brewsterdale, WV; son of
George and Peggy; married on 20 Jun 1922 at Newhall, WV; Cleo Wooldridge; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Grat and Thersia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page
175B; Image 42 of 50; Household #345.
Listed as Jay Woolridge; age 37; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jay Wooldridge
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Filbert, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 17 Jun 1902
Residence Place: Jenkinjones, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Employer: Pacohantas Fuel Co
Weight: 146
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Cleo Wooldridge
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Jay Wooldridge Self (Head)"
4. Woolridge Family Tree; posted by DorreneG; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Jay Julius Wooldridge
1903–1976
Birth 06/17/1903 • West Virginia
Death 03/01/1976 • Bluefield, Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Linda Bennett Nunley Burroughs; 8 Feb 2006.
" Jay Julius Wooldridge
Birth 17 Jun 1903
Death 1 Mar 1976 (aged 72)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 267; WV Archives Web Site.
Jay Wooldridge; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Brewsterdale, WV; son of
George and Peggy; married on 20 Jun 1922 at Newhall, WV; Cleo Wooldridge; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Grat and Thersia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page
175B; Image 42 of 50; Household #345.
Listed as Cloe Woolridge; age 33; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Jay Woolridge.
3. Woolridge Family Tree; posted by DorreneG; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Viola Cleo
1907–1989
Birth 02/24/1907 • West Virginia
Death 09/21/1989 • Horsepen, Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Linda Bennett Nunley Burroughs; 8 Feb 2006
" Viola Cleo Wooldridge
Birth 24 Feb 1907
Death 21 Sep 1989 (aged 82)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page
175B; Image 42 of 50; Household #345.
Listed as Charles Woolridge; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Jay Woolridge.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Jay Wooldridge
[Charles J Wooldridge]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1936
Birth Place: Newhall Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 30 Mar 1999
Father: Jay Wooldridge
Mother: Viloa C Wooldridge
SSN: 229401895
Notes: Jan 1951: Name listed as CHARLES JAY WOOLDRIDGE;
07 May 1999: Name listed as CHARLES J WOOLDRIDGE"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele; 7 Aug 2014.
" Charles J Wooldridge
Birth 1936
Death 1999 (aged 62–63)
Burial
Gracelawn Memorial Park
New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Jenkinjones; E.D. 24-9; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page
175B; Image 42 of 50; Household #345.
Listed as Lois Woolridge; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Jay Woolridge.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage license #32742; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Frank Riddle; age 29; born in Giles Co, VA; single; Celanese employee; living at Narrows, VA;
son of Thomas Robert and Lula May (Karnes) Riddle; married on 4 dec 1943 in Pearisburg, VA;
Lillie Esther Lovell; age 21; born in Wyco, WV; single; Celanese ____work; living at Chapel, VA;
daughter of Harman and Elizabeth Josephine (Trickle) Lovall.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage license #32742; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Frank Riddle; age 29; born in Giles Co, VA; single; Celanese employee; living at Narrows, VA;
son of Thomas Robert and Lula May (Karnes) Riddle; married on 4 dec 1943 in Pearisburg, VA;
Lillie Esther Lovell; age 21; born in Wyco, WV; single; Celanese ____work; living at Chapel, VA;
daughter of Harman and Elizabeth Josephine (Trickle) Lovall.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lillie Esther Lovell
[Lillie Lovell Riddle]
[Lillie Riddle]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Feb 1924
Birth Place: Leckie, West Virginia
[Leckie McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Apr 2006
Father: Harim R Lovell
Mother: Elizabeth J Tickles
SSN: 230038437
Notes: Sep 1937: Name listed as LILLIE ESTHER LOVELL;
Dec 1943: Name listed as LILLIE LOVELL RIDDLE;
09 May 2006: Name listed as LILLIE L RIDDLE"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Byron Dickerson; 28 Apr 2006.
"Lillie Lovell Riddle
Birth 4 Feb 1924
West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Apr 2006 (aged 82)
Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Birchlawn Burial Park
Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
" Lillie Lovell Riddle. 82 Years of age, passed away on a Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia. Daughter of Robert L. and Elizabeth Tickle Lovell. Born in Anawalt, West Virginia. Wife of Robert Frank Riddle. Mother to Roger Lee Riddle, Danny R. and Joanne Riddle of Shawsville, Virginia, Charlotte and James L. Hungate of Blacksburg, Virginia. Grandmother to Leann Hungate of Blacksburg, Virginia. Sister to Robert Lovell of Princeton, West Virginia. Member of The Blacksburg Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visitation was held on Thursday, April 27, 2006, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg, Virginia. Funeral Services were held on Friday, April 28, 2006, in The McCoy Funeral Home Chapel, with The Doctor Terry Peck officiating. Interment followed in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg, Virginia, Located in Giles County. Funeral arrangements and The Riddle Family were served by McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg, Virginia."
1. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A Drysdale
Birth Year: 1928
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Raleigh
Enlistment Date: 9 Jan 1946
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
2. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A Drysdale
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Carol Drysdale
Divorce Date: Dec 1964
Divorce Place: Volusia, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 23685"
3. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Spouse: Fay Adams
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1974
Gender: Male
Race: White
Volume: 3601
Certificate: 054990
Source: Florida Department of Health"
4. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Spouse: Joretta June Oser
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: Oct 1966
Volume: 2461
Certificate: 40717
Source: Florida Department of Health"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
[Charles A Drysdale]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1928
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 Feb 1995
Father: John F Drysdale
Mother: Bessie Perry
SSN: 232381900
Notes: May 1945: Name listed as CHARLES ALBERT DRYSDALE;
10 Mar 1995: Name listed as CHARLES A DRYSDALE"
6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Race: White
Age at Death: 65
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1929
Death Date: 21 Feb 1995
Death Place: Duval, Florida, United States"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A. Drysdale
SSN: 232-38-1900
Last Residence:
32223 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
BORN: 16 Nov 1929
Died: 21 Feb 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Fay Adams
Spouse: Charles Albert Drysdale
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1974
Maiden Name: Crow
Gender: Female
Race: White
Volume: 3601
Certificate: 054990
Source: Florida Department of Health"
1. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A Drysdale
Birth Year: 1928
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Raleigh
Enlistment Date: 9 Jan 1946
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Fort Hayes Columbus
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
2. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A Drysdale
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Carol Drysdale
Divorce Date: Dec 1964
Divorce Place: Volusia, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 23685"
3. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Spouse: Fay Adams
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1974
Gender: Male
Race: White
Volume: 3601
Certificate: 054990
Source: Florida Department of Health"
4. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Spouse: Joretta June Oser
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: Oct 1966
Volume: 2461
Certificate: 40717
Source: Florida Department of Health"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
[Charles A Drysdale]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1928
Birth Place: Davy McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 Feb 1995
Father: John F Drysdale
Mother: Bessie Perry
SSN: 232381900
Notes: May 1945: Name listed as CHARLES ALBERT DRYSDALE;
10 Mar 1995: Name listed as CHARLES A DRYSDALE"
6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Albert Drysdale
Race: White
Age at Death: 65
Birth Date: 16 Nov 1929
Death Date: 21 Feb 1995
Death Place: Duval, Florida, United States"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles A. Drysdale
SSN: 232-38-1900
Last Residence:
32223 Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
BORN: 16 Nov 1929
Died: 21 Feb 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joretta June Oser
Spouse: Charles Albert Drysdale
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: Oct 1966
Volume: 2461
Certificate: 40717
Source: Florida Department of Health"
1. Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Fay Adams
Spouse: Charles Albert Drysdale
County of Marriage: Duval
Marriage Date: 24 Aug 1974
Maiden Name: Crow
Gender: Female
Race: White
Volume: 3601
Certificate: 054990
Source: Florida Department of Health"
1. Charles Pitzer Famil Tree"; posted by chpitzer; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"John Frederick Drysdale
John Frederick Drysdale
1904–1951
Birth 19 MAR 1904 • Lawton, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 APR 1951 • Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA"
1. Charles Pitzer Famil Tree"; posted by chpitzer; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Bessie Lee Perry
Bessie Lee Perry
1906–1984
Birth 9 APR 1906 • Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 MAY 1984 • Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, Floyd Co, KY; Weeksbury; E.D. 36-20B; taken 9 Apr 1940; page 416B; Image 4 of 18;
Household #24.
Listed as Earl R. Pelphrey; age 2; born in KY; in household of father, Sherman Pelphrey.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 029261; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Ray Pelphrey; age 29; born in Floyd Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; social worker for
Wyoming School Board; living at Bruno, Logan Co, WV; son of Sherman and Ema (Blanton)
Pelphrey; married on 7 Aug 1967 in buchanan Co, VA; Myrtle Naomi Willard; maiden name,
Johnston; age 33; born in Logan Co, WV; widow; one previous marriage; cashier for Burks and Cuni
Supermarkets; living at Bruno, WV; daughter of Andrew Chapman and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.
3. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Earl Ray Pelphrey, 83, of Oceana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday April 30, 2021 in Beckley. Born August 28, 1937 in Johnson county KY, he was the son of the late Sherman Pelphrey and Emma Blanton Pelphrey."Earl graduated from Oceana High School and Marshall University, He worked numerous jobs in several different fields including teaching, social work, Justice of the Peace, car sales, construction of R.D. Bailey Lake, and coal mining. He was a member of the UMWA and a staunch lifelong democrat. Earl was an avid sports fan, loved all of his animals and enjoyed spirited political debates.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Naoma Pelphrey, son, David Pelphrey, son in law, Donald McCoy, great granddaughter, Emma McCoy and brothers James and Johnny Pelphrey.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Tim Pelphrey of Statesville NC, Bill Willard of Oceana, Sue McCoy of Oceana and Kathy Whitney and husband Cliff of Oak Hill, grandchildren, Marina, Misty, Chad, Brett, Cassie, Patricia, Tonya, Bruce, Erica, TJ, Stacey, Genna, Thomas and Melissa, great grandchildren, Rio, Jacob, Hannah, Gabe, Abby, Lilly, Lauren, Dylan, Maddi, Rylee, and Charley, sister Opal Williams of Waverly OH, brother Bob Pelphrey of Columbus OH, very special friends Jay and Scott Wykle, Wimpy Cook, Isaac Mosley and a host of close friends and neighbors.
"In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated and placed beside his wife and son in Crany."
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol#__(1953); Page 14; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Willard; age 24; born in Taplin, WV; single; living at Christian, WV; son of Orland and Lucy
(Burks) Willard; married on 28 Feb 1953 in Bruno, WV; Naomi Johnston; age 20; born and living in
Accoville, WV; single; daughter of Andrew and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 029261; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Ray Pelphrey; age 29; born in Floyd Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; social worker for
Wyoming School Board; living at Bruno, Logan Co, WV; son of Sherman and Ema (Blanton)
Pelphrey; married on 7 Aug 1967 in buchanan Co, VA; Myrtle Naomi Willard; maiden name,
Johnston; age 33; born in Logan Co, WV; widow; one previous marriage; cashier for Burks and Cuni
Supermarkets; living at Bruno, WV; daughter of Andrew Chapman and Bertha (Lee) Johnston.