McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Daniel Morgan Akers Sr

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek Sistrict; Davy; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 227B; Image
69 of 75; Family #9/10.
Listed as Dan Akers; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Arnold W. Akers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 144; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Akers; born 27 Dec 1918 at Big Four, WV; living at Davy, WV; son of A.W. and Bessie Akers;
married on 4 Apr 1939 at Davy. WV; Gracy Holbrook; born 13 Sep 1922 at Twin Branch, WV; daughter
of C.B. and Lora Holbrook.


Gracie Lenora Holbrook

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 144; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Akers; born 27 Dec 1918 at Big Four, WV; living at Davy, WV; son of A.W. and Bessie Akers;
married on 4 Apr 1939 at Davy. WV; Gracy Holbrook; born 13 Sep 1922 at Twin Branch, WV; daughter
of C.B. and Lora Holbrook.


Alonzo Maxwell Asbury

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 12 May 1910, Page 208B, Family #384.
Listed as Alonzo M. Asberry, age 8, born in WV, in household of father, Rufus K. Asberry.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Asbury; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of R.K.
and Nannie; married on 24 Dec 1924 at Newhall. WV; Rose Asbury; age 16; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Jim and Celia; with consent of Robert Whitt, guardian of Rose Asbury.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Virginia Gal; 9 Nov 2007.
" Alonzo Maxwell Asbury
Birth 20 Jul 1901
Death 11 Mar 1945 (aged 43)
Burial
Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia"


Rose M. Asbury

1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 22 Apr 1910; Page 223A;
Family #104/104.
Listed as Rosie Asbury; age 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, James M. Asbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Asbury; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of R.K.
and Nannie; married on 24 Dec 1924 at Newhall. WV; Rose Asbury; age 16; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of Jim and Celia; with consent of Robert Whitt, guardian of Rose Asbury.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Virginia Gal; 9 Nov 2007.
" Rosa M. Asbury
Birth 10 Sep 1909
Death 17 Apr 1987 (aged 77)
Burial
Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia"


Wallace B. Blevins

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Blevins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
G.H. and Vina; married on 25 Dec 1911 in Iaeger, WV; Elizabeth Asbury; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of George and Mary Jane.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '69 010524; WV Archives Website.
Wallace Blevins; agw 81; born in Sep 1888 in WV; married; husband of Elizabeth Asbury; coal miner;
SS# 235-05-4290; living at Jolo, WV; son of Hop and Melvina (Steele) Blevins; died 23 Jul 1969 in
Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to urema, caused by enlarged prostate; buried 26 Jul
1969 in Sparks Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
3. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Cindy Blevins; 17 Nov 2009.
" Wallace B. Blevins
Birth 3 Sep 1888
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Jul 1969 (aged 80)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 44495720"


Elizabeth "Lizzie" Asbury

1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 250A;
Family #195/ 195.
Listed as Eliazbeth Asbury; age 4; born in WV in July 1895; in household of father, George W.
Asbury.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 68B;
Family #59/59.
Listed as Elizabeth Asbury; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Asbury.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
Wallace Blevins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
G.H. and Vina; married on 25 Dec 1911 in Iaeger, WV; Elizabeth Asbury; age 19; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of George and Mary Jane.
4. FindAGrave,com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
" Elizabeth “Lizzie” Asbury Blevins
Birth 21 Mar 1895
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Nov 1970 (aged 75)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191346551"

Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of George Washington Asbury (1862-1930) and Mary Jane Jewell-Asbury (1869-1918). Stepdaughter of Julia Ann Coleman-Stanley-Asbury (1874–1940).

"Sister of Lovis Asbury-Rowe (1889-1924), Alvis R. Asbury (1890-1927), Lavisa Asbury (1892-Deceased), George Asbury (1893-Deceased), Bertha Belle Asbury-Reed (1896-1979), Alta M. Asbury (1898~1915), Oliver Oscar Asbury (1900-1953), Henry Tarvin Asbury (1902-1962), Thomas Asbury (1904-Deceased), Fred Asbury (1906-Deceased), and Rebecca Asbury-Roberts-Walker (1908-1957).

"Married to Wallace B. Blevins (1888-1969) on December 25, 1911 in Iaeger, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1911, Page 176, Application Date: December 19, 1911).

"Mother of Belle Blevins (1913-Deceased), Louis "Lew" Blevins (1915-1988), Florence Blevins-Wilder (1917-2000), Clarence Blevins (1920-2000), Leslie Blevins (B. 1926), and Hershel Blevins (1928-1930)."


Louis Blevins

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 222; WV Archives Web Site.
Louis Blevins; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of Wallace
and Lizzie; married on 4 Nov 1933 at Welch, WV; Lona Payne; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Alfred and Vicy.


Lona Payne

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 222; WV Archives Web Site.
Louis Blevins; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of Wallace
and Lizzie; married on 4 Nov 1933 at Welch, WV; Lona Payne; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Alfred and Vicy.


Hershell Eugene Key

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Hershall Eugene Key; age 20; born 14 Aug 1944 in Davy, WV; single; living at Box 232, Davy, WV;
son of Hershell Pearl and Carolyn (Ashley) Key; married on 6 Mar 1965 in Davy, WV; Betty Arlene
Akers; age 16; born 7 Dec 1948 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 546, Davy, WV; daughter of
Daniel Morgan and Gracie Lenora (Holbrook) Akers.


Betty Arlene Akers

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Hershall Eugene Key; age 20; born 14 Aug 1944 in Davy, WV; single; living at Box 232, Davy, WV;
son of Hershell Pearl and Carolyn (Ashley) Key; married on 6 Mar 1965 in Davy, WV; Betty Arlene
Akers; age 16; born 7 Dec 1948 in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 546, Davy, WV; daughter of
Daniel Morgan and Gracie Lenora (Holbrook) Akers.


William Hubert Asbury

1. 1940 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; Boissevain; Jenkinjones Road; E.D. 93-4; taken
1 May 1940; Page107B; Image 40 of 62; Household #304.
Listed as Hubert Asbury; age 8; born in VA; no education; attending school; lived in same place,
Tazewell Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Roy Asbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
William Hubert Asbury; age 22; born in Bishop, VA; single; living in Horsepen, VA: McDowell Side;
married on 2 Jul 1954 in Welch, WV; Beulah Mae Marrs; age 17; born and living in Horsepen, VA;
with consent of Harvey and Lillie Marrs, parents of Beulah Mae Marrs.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Hubert Asbury
[William H Asbury]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1932
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Aug 2004
Father: Ray Asbury
Mother: Lakie E Altizer
SSN: 234467282
Death Certificate Number: 034994
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Mar 1948: Name listed as WILLIAM HUBERT ASBURY;
23 Dec 2004: Name listed as WILLIAM H ASBURY"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lonesome Drifter; 31 May 2016.
" William Hubert Asbury
Birth 19 Feb 1931
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 22 Jul 2004 (aged 73)
Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia,"


Beulah Mae Marrs

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
William Hubert Asbury; age 22; born in Bishop, VA; single; living in Horsepen, VA: McDowell Side;
married on 2 Jul 1954 in Welch, WV; Beulah Mae Marrs; age 17; born and living in Horsepen, VA;
with consent of Harvey and Lillie Marrs, parents of Beulah Mae Marrs.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Linda Bennett Nunley Burroughs; 8 Feb 2006.
"Beulah Mae Asbury
Birth 1936
Death 1998 (aged 61–62)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia"


Kenneth Ray Asbury

1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kenneth Ray Asbury
[Kenneth R Asbury]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 May 1970
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: 30 Jul 2000
SSN: 234084603
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 09 Apr 1976: Name listed as KENNETH RAY ASBURY;
09 Aug 2000: Name listed as KENNETH R ASBURY"
2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Kenneth Ray Asbury
Death Date: 30 Jul 2000
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Linda Bennett Nunley Burroughs; 8 Feb 2006.
" Kenneth Ray Asbury
Birth 20 May 1970
Death 30 Jun 2000 (aged 30)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia"


Dennis Jay Asbury Sr

1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Linda Bennett Nunley Burroughs; 2 Nov 2007.
" Dennis Jay Asbury, Sr
Birth 1970
Death 2004 (aged 33–34)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery
Brewsterdale, McDowell County, West Virginia"

Additional Information Posted:
"Dennis Asbury, Sr, 33 of Horspen, died Feb, 13 at Tazewell Community Hospital.

"Born in Welch, WV, he was a son of William Hubert Asbury of Horsepen and the late Beulah Marrs Asbury.

"In addition to his mother, he was preceeded in death by one brother, Kenneth Ray Asbury.

"Additional survivors: son, Dennis J. Asbury, Jr. of Charlotte, NC; and brothers, Harvey Edward Asbury of Gastonia, NC, and William Thomas Asbury and Douglas Allen Asbury, both of Horsepen.

"The funeral was conducted at 2 p.m. Feb 18 at the Church of Jeasus Christ at Brewsterdale with Pastor Arnold Marrs officating.

"Burial followed at Brewsterdale Curch Cemetery..."