1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 243; WV Archives Web Site.
Doc Burton Atkins; age 38; born in Grundy, VA; single; living in Portsmouth, VA; married on 11 Sep
1950 at Welch, WV; Geneva Gray Dunford; age 18; born and living at Bartley, WV; single.
2. Norfolk Co, VA; Divorce Decree #2030; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Doc B. Atkins; living in Norfolk Co, VA; was granted a divorce on 25 Apr 1957 from Geneva Gray
Atkins; grounds of desertion; marriage occurred on 12 Sep 1950 in Welch, WV; lasted 5
yrs, 3 mons; no minor children.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Geneva Dunford Atkins
[Geneva Farmer]
[Neva Farmer]
[Geneva Dunford Dunford]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1934
Birth Place: Bartley Mcda, West Virginia
[Bartly McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 14 Aug 2006
Father: Jess Dunford
Mother: Hatty Davidson
SSN: 223484880
Notes: Jan 1955: Name listed as GENEVA DUNFORD ATKINS;
Aug 1959: Name listed as GENEVA FARMER;
Feb 1963: Name listed as NEVA FARMER"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #16483; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Bell Graham, Jr; age 25; born in Saluda, SC; single; plumber; Colored; living at Pocahontas,
VA; son of Walter and Janie (Andrews) Graham; married on 6 Apr 1940 in Tazewell, VA; Gladys
Jones; age 19; born in Harvey, WV; single; Colored; living at Pocahontas, VA; daughter of George
and Edith (McGhee) Jones.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Bell Graham; age 40; born in SC; widowed; Colored; living at Kimball, WV; married on 19 Nov
1955 at Kimball, WV; Margaret Constance Aikens; age 28; born and living at Kimball, WV; single;
Colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 197; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Bell Graham; age 40; born in SC; widowed; Colored; living at Kimball, WV; married on 19 Nov
1955 at Kimball, WV; Margaret Constance Aikens; age 28; born and living at Kimball, WV; single;
Colored.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Margaret Constance Aikens
[Margaret Constance Graham]
[Margaret Graham]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Kimball Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 4 Jun 1999
Father: Robert Aikens
Mother: Martha Moyer
SSN: 236546716
Notes: Sep 1952: Name listed as MARGARET CONSTANCE AIKENS;
Oct 1965: Name listed as MARGARET CONSTANCE GRAHAM;
17 Jun 1999: Name listed as MARGARET C GRAHAM"
3. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Death Index, 1992-2012; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Margaret C Graham
Gender: Female
Death Date: 4 Jun 1999
Death Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Certificate Number: 2418
ItemID: 229019"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 33; WV Archives Web Site.
George Atkins; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; employed by railroad; living at Avondale, WV;
son of Floyd and Mary; married on 3 Jun 1929 at Welch, WV; Lizzie Jones; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Sam and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 33; WV Archives Web Site.
George Atkins; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; employed by railroad; living at Avondale, WV;
son of Floyd and Mary; married on 3 Jun 1929 at Welch, WV; Lizzie Jones; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Sam and Mary.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
Page 853B; Image 2 of 27; Household #12.
Listed as Charles M. Atkin; age 23; born in WV; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr1935; track layer in coal mine; in household of step-mother, India Bowman Atkins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Muncy Atkins; age 29; born in Eckman, WV; singe; living at Pocahontas, VA; was issued a
license to marry on 22 Dec 1945 in McDowell Co, WV; Katherine Beverly Elliott, age 31; born in
Burning Branch, WV; divorced; living at Keystone, WV; no return by a minister.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles M Atkins
[Charles Atkins]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 May 1916
Death Date: Feb 1971
Claim Date: 22 Mar 1971
SSN: 236056934"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Atkins
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 May 1916
Death Date: 27 Feb 1971
SSN: 236056934
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 26 Sep 1942
Release Date 1: 2 Dec 1945"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by US Veterans Affairs; 25 Feb 2000.
" Charles M Atkins
Birth 26 May 1916
Death 27 Feb 1971 (aged 54)
Burial
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Plot Section P, site 433
Military SFC, US ARMY"Additional Information Posted:
"Inscription"Missouri; Sergeant 1st Class, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16 Engineer Battalion, World War II, Korea "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Muncy Atkins; age 29; born in Eckman, WV; singe; living at Pocahontas, VA; was issued a
license to marry on 22 Dec 1945 in McDowell Co, WV; Katherine Beverly Elliott, age 31; born in
Burning Branch, WV; divorced; living at Keystone, WV; no return by a minister.
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eckman; E.D. 24-44; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
Page 853B; Image 2 of 27; Household #12.
Listed as Kyle H. Atkin; age 13; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr1935; in household of mother, India Bowman Atkins.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kyle Hillary Atkins
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Eckman, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1927
Residence Place: Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1945
Employer: Pocahontas Fuel Company
Weight: 138
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: India Atkins
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Kyle Hillary Atkins Self (Head)"
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #26143; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kyle Atkins; age 21; born in Eckman, WV; single; coal miner; living in Pocahontas, VA; son of Harry
and India (Bowman) Atkins; married on 16 Aug 1947 in Tazewell Co, VA; Sylvia Lee Sexton; age 21;
born in Northfork, WV; single; living at Bluestone, WV; daughter of Foster Clemen and Verna
(Anders) Sexton.
4. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kyle H Atkins
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 2 Mar 1946
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Fort Lawton Seattle
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Technician 5th Grade
Grade Code: Technician 5th Grade Equivalent to Grade 6: Corporal
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC"
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kyle Hillary Atkins
[Kyle H Atkins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 9 May 1982
Father: Harry C Atkins
Mother: India Bowman
SSN: 235309360
Death Certificate Number: 102199
Notes: Mar 1942: Name listed as KYLE HILLARY ATKINS;
05 Feb 1997: Name listed as KYLE H ATKINS"
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kyle Atkins
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1927
Death Date: 9 May 1982
SSN: 235309360
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 2 Mar 1946
Release Date 1: 4 May 1947"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kyle H. Atkins
SSN: 235-30-9360
BORN: 24 Mar 1927
Died: 9 May 1982
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #26143; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kyle Atkins; age 21; born in Eckman, WV; single; coal miner; living in Pocahontas, VA; son of Harry
and India (Bowman) Atkins; married on 16 Aug 1947 in Tazewell Co, VA; Sylvia Lee Sexton; age 21;
born in Northfork, WV; single; living at Bluestone, WV; daughter of Foster Clemen and Verna
(Anders) Sexton.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 169A, Family #84.
Listed as Eva Hatfield, age 1 yr, 10 months, born in WV, in household fo father, George W. Hatfield.
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Johnny Bernie Daugherty, 58, of Pineville, WV passed away on Friday January 11, 2019 in Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley, WV. He was born on March 2, 1960 in Welch, WV a son of the late Julian "Doc" and Nyrmal Blankenship Daugherty. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a daughter Elvira Scarbro; two brothers Julian "J.J" Daugherty, Jr. and Jerry "Dirty Dan" Daugherty. Survivors include a son Johnny Bernie Daugherty, Jr. of Pineville; two sisters Jewel Robin (Jerry) Hatfield of Coal Mountain and Geraldine Ivy Osborne of Oceana; two brothers Matthew (Candi) Daugherty of Kopperston and Joseph Daugherty of Logan; a granddaughter Allison Diana Scarbro; special friend and caretaker Crystal Hatfield of Oceana; and a host of other loving family and friends. In keeping with his wishes he will be cremated and a private service will be held. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. "
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; "Joel Fields and Pearl Honaker
Ray, Miner"; Article; Page 227; submitted by Zola Boyd, War, WV 24802.
2. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Joel Thomas “Tommy” Ray, 68, of Warriormine, WV, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Heritage Hall in Tazewell, VA.
"Born November 8, 1949 in Welch, WV he was the son of the late Estle Junior and Elsie Nadine Hess Ray. He was a member of the Grace Church of God in Pounding Mill, VA. He was a former employee of Consolidated Coal Company for 21 years and a former employee of the Virginia Department of Corrections for 18 years.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Ray. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Drema Ray of the home; three sons, Joseph Ray (Sabrina) of Tazewell, VA, Phillip Ray of Coalwood and girlfriend Jennifer Sandlin of Bluefield and Eric Ray (Rachel) of Warriormine; three sisters, Tammie Whittington (Clarence) of Oak Hill, Bonnie Hass (Roger) of South Carolina, and Mary Fields (Clinton) of Newhall; six grandchildren, Derek Jackson, Amelya, Krista, and J. T. Ray, Elijah and Ethan Fontaine; two great grandchildren, Luke Jackson and Leiland Ray.
"Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 12 noon in the Grace Church of God in Pounding Mill, VA, with the Rev. Terry Keen officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA, where military graveside rites will be conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1144 of Iaeger, WV.
"Pallbearers will be Joseph, Phillip, Eric, and J.T. Ray, Jordan Robinson and Walter Johnson...."