1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1954); Page 142; Line #20; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond James Asbury; age 22; born in Princeton, WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married on
24 Nov 1954 at Bluefield, WV; Shirley Jean Strickland; age 16; born in Gary, WV; single; living in
Bluefield, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1954); Page 142; Line #20; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond James Asbury; age 22; born in Princeton, WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV; married on
24 Nov 1954 at Bluefield, WV; Shirley Jean Strickland; age 16; born in Gary, WV; single; living in
Bluefield, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Shirley Jean Asbury
[Shirley J Asbury]
[Shirley Jean Strickland]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Jun 1938
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Mar 2004
Father: Willie C Strickland
Mother: Myrtle L Blaylock
SSN: 232827816
Notes: Sep 1966: Name listed as SHIRLEY JEAN ASBURY;
25 Mar 2004: Name listed as SHIRLEY J ASBURY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Shirley J. Asbury
SSN: 232-82-7816
Last Residence:
24701 Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 4 Jun 1938
Died: 18 Mar 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (1966)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 414; WV Archives Web Site.
John Asbury; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Avondale, WV; son of Kirk
and Julia; married on 4 Jul 1918 at Garland, WV; Lydia Stanley; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Bart and Julia.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon, WV; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 58A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #5/6.
Listed as John Asbury; age 35; born in WV; married at 24; coal cutter in coal mine; head of
household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken 27 Apr 1940; Page 1154A;
Image 31 of 66; Household #247.
Listed as John Asbury; age 45; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 314; WV Archives Web Site.
John Asbury; age 52; widowed; born in Logan, WV; living at Isaban, WV; married on 12 May 1948 in
Welch, WV; Virginia Boyd Blankenship; age 47; widow; born in Floyd Co, KY; living at Isaban, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 019550; WV Archives Web Site.
John Asbury; age 77; born 11 Jun 1894 in WV; widowed; miner; served in WW I; SS #236-10-4556;
living at Avondale, WV; son of Kirk and Julia (Hale) Asbury.; died 30 Dec 1971 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cardio-respiratory failure caused by carcinoma of lung; buried 2 Jan
1972 in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by gabby; 26 Nov 2015; maintained by David Hayes.
" John B Asbury
Birth 11 Jun 1893
Logan, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Dec 1971 (aged 78)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 314; WV Archives Web Site.
John Asbury; age 52; widowed; born in Logan, WV; living at Isaban, WV; married on 12 May 1948 in
Welch, WV; Virginia Boyd Blankenship; age 47; widow; born in Floyd Co, KY; living at Isaban, WV.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virginia Boyd Blankenship
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1899
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1916
Divorce Date: 22 Nov 1947
Divorce Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Spouse: A D Blankenship
Certificate Number: 1947006212
Number of Children: 1"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by RobMinteer; 2 Jan 2013.
" Virginia “Jennie” Boyd Asbury
Birth 1 Aug 1900
Kentucky, USA
Death 12 Apr 1970 (aged 69)
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia"Additional Information Posted:
"First husband was..
Adam Daniel Blankenship
----------------------------Daughter of...
Jim BOYD and Cinda MOYER"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Yukon, WV; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 58A;
Image 56 of 89; Family #5/6.
Listed as Ruby Asbury; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John Asbury.
2. Wise Co, VA; Death Certificate #73-023500; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ruby Mae Buchanan; age 53; born 4 Jul 1920 in WV; widow of Woodrow Buchanan; housekeeper;
living at Rt #1, Box 90B, Coeburn, VA; daughter of Johnand Lettie (Stanley) Asbury; died 26 Jul 1973
in Wise Regional Hospital, Wise, VA; due to refactory ventricular fibrillation; acute anteroseptal
mycardial infarction, arteriosclerotic coronary-artery disease and diabetes mellitus; buried in
Buchanan Family Cemetery, Wise Co, VA.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name L R Asbury
Residence Date 01 Jan 1996-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Birth Date 03 Mar 1936
Address Louisville, Kentucky 40212
Possible Relatives Anna D Asbury, Beverly Asbury, Elizabeth Joyce Asbury, Herbert Ashbury, Hubert T Asbury
Record Number 804496617"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Randell Asbury
[Lloyd Randall Asbury]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1936
Birth Place: Newhall Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: Jun 1982
Father: Hugh T Asbury
Mother: Josephine Marrs
SSN: 235543150
Notes: Jun 1952: Name listed as RANDELL ASBURY"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Randell Asbury
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1936
Death Date: 1 Jun 1982
SSN: 235543150
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 17 Aug 1954
Release Date 1: 19 Sep 1959"
4. Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lloyd R Asbury
Death Date: 1 Jun 1982
Death Place: Jefferson
Age: 46
Residence: Jefferson
Volume: 28
Certificate: 13698"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Anna D Asbury
Residence Date 01 Jan 1996-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Birth Date 07 Mar 1940
Address Louisville, Kentucky 40212
Possible Relatives Beverly Asbury, Elizabeth Joyce Asbury, Herbert Ashbury, Hubert T Asbury,
L R Asbury
Record Number 804496609"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
William S. Asbury; age 25; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Gary, WV; son of John
Q and Causby; married on 14 Jul 1934 in Big Four, WV; Verna V. Smith; age 20; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Gary, WV; daughter of _____ and Edna.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
William S. Asbury; age 25; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Gary, WV; son of John
Q and Causby; married on 14 Jul 1934 in Big Four, WV; Verna V. Smith; age 20; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; living at Gary, WV; daughter of _____ and Edna.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Lee Asbury
[Joseph Asbury]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1935
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia
Death Date: Dec 1976
Father: William Asbury
Mother: Verne Smith
SSN: 230407320
Notes: Nov 1951: Name listed as JOSEPH LEE ASBURY;
29 Dec 1987: Name listed as JOSEPH ASBURY"
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Asbury
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1936
Death Date: 23 Dec 1976
SSN: 230407320
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 3 Jun 1974
Release Date 1: 31 Mar 1976"
3. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joseph Lee Asbury
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 40
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1936
Death Date: 23 Dec 1976
Death Place: Nassawadox, Northampton, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 29 Dec 1976
Father: William S Asbury
Mother: Verna Smith
Military Status: Korean Conflict"Additional Information Provided from Death Certificate:
Retired Army from Korean War; never married; buried in Fairview Lawn, Ononcock, VA.
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Louise Asberry
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1953
Marriage Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father: Bennie Asberry
Mother: Pauline Pack
Spouse: Walter Potrafke
Film Number: 002251959"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Margaret Louise Asberry
[Margaret Potrafke]
[Linda Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1935
Birth Place: Warrior Mine, West Virginia
[War McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Dec 1993
Father: Bennie Asberry
Mother: Pauline L Pack
SSN: 295307771
Signature on SSN Card: Louise Asberry
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: May 1952: Name listed as MARGARET LOUISE ASBERRY;
Jun 1956: Name listed as MARGARET POTRAFKE;
17 Mar 1975: Name listed as LINDA LOUISE BROWN;
09 Dec 1993: Name listed as LINDA L BROWN"
3. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Louise Brown
[Linda Louise Asberry]
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1935
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Death Date: 5 Dec 1993
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 090928
Age at Death: 58
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Social Security Number: 295-30-7771
Father's Surname: Asberry
Mother's Maiden Name: Pack
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 12
Industry of Decedent: Own Home/At Home
Occupation of Decedent: Housewife/Homemaker
Primary Registration District: 1300"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda L. Brown
SSN: 295-30-7771
Last Residence:
45106 Bethel, Clermont, Ohio, USA
BORN: 26 Jan 1935
Died: 5 Dec 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1952)"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Walter Potrafke
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1953
Marriage Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father: Herman Potrafke
Mother: Adel Malott
Spouse: Louise Asberry
Film Number: 002251959"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Louise Asberry
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1953
Marriage Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father: Bennie Asberry
Mother: Pauline Pack
Spouse: Walter Potrafke
Film Number: 002251959"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Margaret Louise Asberry
[Margaret Potrafke]
[Linda Brown]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1935
Birth Place: Warrior Mine, West Virginia
[War McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Dec 1993
Father: Bennie Asberry
Mother: Pauline L Pack
SSN: 295307771
Signature on SSN Card: Louise Asberry
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: May 1952: Name listed as MARGARET LOUISE ASBERRY;
Jun 1956: Name listed as MARGARET POTRAFKE;
17 Mar 1975: Name listed as LINDA LOUISE BROWN;
09 Dec 1993: Name listed as LINDA L BROWN"
3. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda Louise Brown
[Linda Louise Asberry]
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1935
Birth Place: West Virginia, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Death Date: 5 Dec 1993
Hospital of Death: Home
Death Place: Clermont, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 090928
Age at Death: 58
Hospital Status: Other/Residence
Social Security Number: 295-30-7771
Father's Surname: Asberry
Mother's Maiden Name: Pack
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 12
Industry of Decedent: Own Home/At Home
Occupation of Decedent: Housewife/Homemaker
Primary Registration District: 1300"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda L. Brown
SSN: 295-30-7771
Last Residence:
45106 Bethel, Clermont, Ohio, USA
BORN: 26 Jan 1935
Died: 5 Dec 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1952)"
1. 1880 Census, Polk Co, TN; Ducktown District; taken 7 Jun 1880; Page 53D; Image 12 of 17;
Family #112/120.
Listed as Oliver T. Stillwell; age 8; born in TN; in household of mother Caroline Stillwell.
2. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oliver Stillwell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Ella Young
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1893
County: Morgan
State: Tennessee"
3. 1900 Census, Whitley Co, KY; East Pine Knot Precinct; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 9B; Image
8 of 35; Family #129/134.
Listed as Olliver Stillwell; age 29; born in Aug 1870 in TN; married 7 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
4. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Oliver T. Stillwell; age 41; born in TN; married once for 18 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Image 14 of 47; Family #137/143.
Listed as Oliver Stillwell; age 52; born in TN; married; miner; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken 10 Apr 1940; page 598A;
Image 12 of 57; Household #105.
Listed as Oliver T. Stillwell; age 74; born in GA (sic?); married; 2nd grade education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #708; WV Archives Web Site.
Oliver Stillwell; age 78; born in 1863 in NC; married; husband of Ella Stillwell, age 69; living at Davy,
WV; son of unknown parents; died 31 Jan 1941 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
lobar pneumonia with senility; buried 2 Feb 1941 in Morgan Cemetery, Davy, WV; informant, Ella
Stillwell, Davy, WV.
1. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oliver Stillwell
Gender: Male
Spouse: Ella Young
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1893
County: Morgan
State: Tennessee"
2. 1900 Census, Whitley Co, KY; East Pine Knot Precinct; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 9B; Image
8 of 35; Family #129/134.
Listed as Ella Stillwell; age 23; born in May 1877 in TN; married 7 yrs; 4 Children, 3 living; in
household of husband, Oliver T. Stillwell.
3. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Ella Stillwell; age 36; born in TN; married once for 18 yrs; 9 children, 8 living; in
household of husband, Oliver T. Stillwell.
4. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Image 14 of 47; Family #137/143.
Listed as Ella Stillwell; age 42; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Oliver Stillwell.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken 10 Apr 1940; page 598A;
Image 12 of 57; Household #105.
Listed as Ella Stillwell; age 69; born in TN; married; 2nd grade education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, oliver T. Stillwell.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 298; WV Archives Web Site.
John Withrow; age 65; born in Greenbrier Co, WV; widowed; living at Amherstdale, WV; married on
13 Oct 1943 at Davy, WV; Ella Stilwell; age 67; born in Morgan Co, TN; widow; living at Davy, WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6094; WV Archives Web Site.
Ella Stillwell Withrow; age 78; born 17 May 1876 in Huffman, TN; widow; living at Iaeger, WV;
daughter of unlisted parents; died 2 Mar 1955 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
chronic cardiovascular disease; eenility; and diabetes mellitus; buried 5 Mar 1955 In Iaeger
Memorial; informant, Vernon Hylton.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 28 Jun 2014.
Ella Stillwell Withrow; born in 1880 (sic, 17 May 1876); died in 1956 (2 Mar 1956); buried here;
headstone photo shown.
1. 1900 Census, Whitley Co, KY; East Pine Knot Precinct; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 9B; Image
8 of 35; Family #129/134.
Listed as Ova Stillwell; age 2; born in Feb 1898 in KY; in household of father, Oliver T. Stillwell.
2. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Ova N. Stillwell; age 12; born in KY; in household of father, Oliver T. Stillwell.
1. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Dara L. Stillwell; age 9; born in KY; in household of father, Oliver T. Stillwell.
1. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Manard Stillwell; age 4; born in KY; in household of father, Oliver T. Stillwell.
2. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Image 14 of 47; Family #137/143.
Listed as Maynard Stillwell; age 17; born in TN; single; coal miner; in household of father, Oliver
Stillwell.
1. 1910 Census, Bell Co, KY; Straight Creek District; Cary Precinct; taken 18 Apr 1910; page 87A;
Image 5 of 35; Family #38/42.
Listed as Myrtle Stillwell; age 4 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Oliver T. Stillwell.
2. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken 16 Jan 1920; Page 28B;
Image 14 of 47; Family #137/143.
Listed as Myrtle Stillwell; age 10; born in KY; in household of father, Oliver Stillwell.