1. Wyoming Co, Marriage records; Vol #__(1913); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank H. Lefler; age 24; born in WV; living in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 26 Feb 1913 at the
home of the bride; Charlotte A. Mills; age 21; born and living in Wyomin Co, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Barker's Ridge District, Family #29.
Listed as Charlotte Mills, age 8, in household of father, Jeremiah Mills.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 26 Apr 1910,
Page 199A, Family #62.
Listed as Charlotte A. Mills, age 18, born in WV, in household of father,
Jeremiah Mills.
3. Wyoming Co, Marriage records; Vol #__(1913); Page 122; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank H. Lefler; age 24; born in WV; living in Wyoming Co, WV; married on 26 Feb 1913 at the
home of the bride; Charlotte A. Mills; age 21; born and living in Wyomin Co, WV.
1. Portsmouth, VA; Marriage License #16085; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Frank Lefler; age 24; born in Bluefield, WV; single; Fireman 1st Class in US Navy; son of
Frank Harrison and Charlotte (Mills) Lefler; married on 9 Jul 1945 in Portsmouth, VA; Dorothy Edna
Brazeal; age 27; born in Maybeury, WV; divorced; married once before; nurse; living in Worth, WV;
daughter of Clarence Edward and Ann (Hensley) Brazeal.
1. Portsmouth, VA; Marriage License #16085; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Frank Lefler; age 24; born in Bluefield, WV; single; Fireman 1st Class in US Navy; son of
Frank Harrison and Charlotte (Mills) Lefler; married on 9 Jul 1945 in Portsmouth, VA; Dorothy Edna
Brazeal; age 27; born in Maybeury, WV; divorced; married once before; nurse; living in Worth, WV;
daughter of Clarence Edward and Ann (Hensley) Brazeal.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Brazeal Amos
[Dorothy Brazeal Lefler]
[Dorothy Lefler]
[Dorothy Brazeal Brazeal]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jun 1918
Birth Place: Maybeury Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 22 Jun 2001
Father: Clarence E Brazeal
Mother: Helean A Hensley
SSN: 234406782
Notes: Feb 1944: Name listed as DOROTHY BRAZEAL AMOS;
Aug 1945: Name listed as DOROTHY BRAZEAL LEFLER;
30 Jun 2001: Name listed as DOROTHY B LEFLER"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 13 Feb 1920;
Page 205B; Image 6 of 16; Family #220/220.
Listed as Jack Anaheim; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Anahiem.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Pershing Anaheim
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1919
Residence Place: Ednor, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Employer: Arthur C Christie
Weight: 152
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Flora B Clarke
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Pershing Anaheim Self (Head)"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Pershing Anaheim
[John P Anaheim]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Jul 1918
Birth Place: Roderfield, West Virginia
Death Date: 26 Feb 1995
Father: Edward A Anaheim
Mother: Flora B Wright
SSN: 215180155
Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as JOHN PERSHING ANAHEIM;
08 Mar 1995: Name listed as JOHN P ANAHEIM"
4. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Pershing Anaheim
Race: White
Age at Death: 75
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1919
Death Date: 26 Feb 1995
Death Place: Okaloosa, Florida, United States"
1. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bessie D Anaheim
[Bessie D Lyles]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 55
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1917
Death Date: 15 Jun 1972
Death Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Jun 1972
Father: William Thomas Lyles
Mother: Mary Daisy Simpson
Spouse: John P Anaheim
Military Status: none"
Additional Information Posted;
Born in Alexandria, VA; dry cleaning store manager; died of brain tumor, metsdtic, adenocarcinaoma
of rectum"
1. Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Michael Lee Parish
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth Date: abt 1959
Birth Place: Indiana
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1994
Marriage Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Father: Carl L. Parish
Mother: Helen M. Parish
Spouse: Sharon D Anaheim "
1. Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sharon D Anaheim
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1962
Birth Place: M.D.
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1994
Marriage Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Father: Ruppert G. Anaheim
Mother: Margaret B. Anaheim
Spouse: Michael Lee Parish "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 13 Feb 1920;
Page 205B; Image 6 of 16; Family #220/220.
Listed as Ruppert Anaheim; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Anahiem.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ruppert Gilmore Anaheim
[Ruppert G Anaheim]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1916
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 May 1993
Father: Adrain E Anaheim
Mother: Flora B Clark
SSN: 578184738
Notes: Jul: Name listed as RUPPERT GILMORE ANAHEIM;
27 May 1993: Name listed as RUPPERT G ANAHEIM"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Ruppert G. Anaheim
Birth 23 Jul 1916
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 21 May 1993 (aged 76)
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Specifically: He was cremated, the ashes were given to his daughter"Additional Information Posted:
"Ruppert G. Anaheim was born July 23, 1916 to Ed and Flora Anaheim, he was born in West Virginia. Mr. Anaheim married Margaret B. Hartle in 1934 and she preceded him in death on July 23, 1988. Together they had five children. Mr. Anaheim was a mechanic for nearly 50 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, two sisters and one brother. He was cremated."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Margaret B. “Maggie” Hartle Anaheim
Birth 6 Jan 1917
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death 23 Jul 1988 (aged 71)
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland"Additional Information Posted:
"Margaret B. Anaheim was born January 6, 1917 to Ray and Emma (Scott) Hartle, she married
Ruppert G. Anaheim in 1934 and they had five children. She passed away on July 23, 1988 at
the age of 71."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 6 May 1940; Page 1171B;
Image 44 of 64; Household #383.
Listed as Janie Walters; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Sherman Walters.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Janie C. Skeens Dowdy, 80,of Bradshaw , WV, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, in Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN. Janie was born July 1, 1935, in Bradshaw, WV, a daughter of the late Sherman And Elizabeth Fletcher Walters. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold Skeens; her second husband Henry Ford Dowdy; a granddaughter, Vanessa Skeens Ward, a grandson, Robert Rutherford, III, and two brothers, Raymond and Charles Walters. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Skeens Lane and husband Ricky of Bradshaw, WV, and Kay Roberts and husband Ronald of Tazewell, VA; two sons, Richard Skeens and wife Phyllis of Plano, IL, and Randall Skeens and companion Justin of Freeport, Il; four grandchildren, Michelle Pennington, Ronald (Bug) Roberts, Robert Roberts and Courtney Dunford; 13 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; two sisters, Thelma Lester of Delaware and Virginia Smith of Grundy, VA; and numerous additional family members on the Dowdy side, grandchildren and great grandchildren. In honoring the wishes of the deceased her body has been cremated...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 282; WV Archives Web Site.
R.L. Amos; age 20; born in Pennsylvania Co, VA; single; fireman; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of J.D.
and Cordelia; married on 28 Dec 1916 in Elkhorn, WV; Etta Boyles; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA;
single; daughter of R.F. and Thersa.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #35; 5 Jun 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert L. Amos; age 21; born 6 Oct 1896 in Danville, VA; living in Elkhorn, WV; father born in
Danville, VA; employed by Upland Coal and Coke Co, Elkhorn, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Robert L.
Amos, Elkhorn, WV; medium height; medium build; blue eyes, light hair.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 282; WV Archives Web Site.
R.L. Amos; age 20; born in Pennsylvania Co, VA; single; fireman; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of J.D.
and Cordelia; married on 28 Dec 1916 in Elkhorn, WV; Etta Boyles; age 18; born in Pulaski Co, VA;
single; daughter of R.F. and Thersa.
1. "World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 672; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Arlen James Amos; born 5 Mar 1928; S 2nd Class; entered service 6 Mar 1945; served in Great
Lakes, IL; and Dallas, TX; attended Big Creek HS; Methodist; son of M/M Leonard and Etta Amos,
Coalwood, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Arlen Amos
[James A Amos]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1927
Birth Place: Coalwood Mcd, West Virginia
[Welch, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Sep 2001
Father: Robert L Amos
Mother: Etta M Boyles
SSN: 236380226
Death Certificate Number: CALVARY MEMORIAL FH
Signature on SSN Card: Arlen Amos
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Jun 1943: Name listed as JAMES ARLEN AMOS;
08 Aug 2002: Name listed as JAMES A AMOS"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Amos
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1928
Death Date: 15 Sep 2001
SSN: 236380226
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Dec 1945
Release Date 1: 22 Dec 1947"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James A Amos
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1928
Death Date: 15 Sep 2001
Cemetery: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."