1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior; taken on 24 Apr 1930;
Page 110B; Image 20 of 52; Family #180/194.
Listed as Clinton Wood, Jr; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Clinton Wood.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Clinton Edward Wood; age 23; born in Matoaka, WV; single; living at Warriormine, WV; married
on 8 Jun 1946 at War, WV; Nellie Frances Altizer; age 20; born at Yukon, WV; single; living at
War, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 495; WV Archives Web Site.
Clinton Edward Wood; age 23; born in Matoaka, WV; single; living at Warriormine, WV; married
on 8 Jun 1946 at War, WV; Nellie Frances Altizer; age 20; born at Yukon, WV; single; living at
War, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nellie Frances Altizer
[Nellie Frances Wood]
[Nellie Wood]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Birth Place: Lomax McDowe, West Virginia
[Yukon McDowe??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Jan 1991
Father: Alex Altizer
Mother: Delia M Christian
SSN: 234369110
Notes: Dec 1942: Name listed as NELLIE FRANCES ALTIZER;
Sep 1959: Name listed as NELLIE FRANCES WOOD;
14 Feb 1991: Name listed as NELLIE A WOOD"
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nellie Frances Wood
Maiden Name: Altizer
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1925
Death Date: Jan 1991
Cemetery: Grandview Memory Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Clinton Edward Wood
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 388; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert McGuire; age 60; born in Tazewell Co, VA; widowed; farmer; living at Slate Creek
(Yukon-Dan); son of ______and Peggy McGuire; married on 1 Mar 1917 at Dan, McDowell Co,
WV; Becca Rose; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter of Wesley and Liza Duncan
(sic, Dunford).
1. "McDowell County, WV Genealogy & Family History"; Facebook Message, Lisa Blevins Martin; 13
Nov 2017.
"Thank you for adding me. My parents are John Eldon Blevins, and Billie Ruth Dunford Blevins. My dad's parents were John Baker Preston (sic, John Alexander) Blevins, and Ida Louise Williams Blevins. Mom's parents were James Robert Dunford, and Mary Bell Rose Dunford later Davis. My great grand parents on my moms, moms side were, Riley Rose, and Rebecca, my great grand parents on my mom's dad's side. Sam Dunford, and Sarah Alifair Christian. I myself was born in Welch, West Virginia...."
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 11; WV Archives Web Site.
John Riley (Rose); age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
John and Evaline; married on 4 Sep 1904; Rebecca Dunford; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Wes and Eliza.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 70B;
Image 12 of 28; Family #87/87.
Listed as Rebecky Rose; age 25; born in WV; married twice; last time for 5 yrs; 4 children 4 living;
in household of husband, John R. Rose.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 388; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert McGuire; age 60; born in Tazewell Co, VA; widowed; farmer; living at Slate Creek
(Yukon-Dan); son of ______and Peggy McGuire; married on 1 Mar 1917 at Dan, McDowell Co,
WV; Becca Rose; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter of Wesley and Liza Duncan
(sic, Dunford).
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 17/19 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #67/67.
Listed as Rebecky McGuire; age 38; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 279; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Christian; age 38; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living at Dan, WV; son of
Daniel and Jane; married on 15 Dec 1921 at Dan, WV; Rebecca Rose; age 36; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single (sp?, widow?); daughter of Wesley and Eliza.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; taken on 13 Apr 1940;
Page 1195A; Image 27 of 132; Household #206.
Listed as Becca Christian; age 55; born in WV; widow; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of son, William H. Rose.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 014649; WV Archives Web Site.
Rebecaa Christian; age 87; born 18 Feb 1877 in Vallscreek, VA (sic, WV); widow; housewife; living at
Peterstown, WV; daughter of Wesley and Elizabeth (Sanders) Dunford; died 21 Sep 1964 in the
Bluefield Samitarium, Bluefield, WV; due to mesenteric thrombosis caused by hip fracture; patient
slipped and fell on 15 Sep 1964 fractured neck of left femur; buried 23 Sep 1964 in Cyphers
Cemetery, Bartley, WV; informant, Mrs. Mary Davis, Peterstown, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 17/19 Jan 1920; Page 218 A; Family #67/67.
Listed as Rettie McGuire; age less than one month ; born in WV; single; in household of mother,
Rebecca Dunford Sayers Rose McGuire.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 42; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Christian; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV;
son of Maston and Mary; married on 16 Sep 1922 at Lomax, WV; Fannie Rose; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Riley and Beckey.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Lawrence Christian
Birth 12 Apr 1901
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Mar 1961 (aged 59)
Burial
Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA "
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 70B;
Image 12 of 28; Family #87/87.
Listed as Fannie Rose; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John R. Rose.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 17/19 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #67/67.
Listed as Fany Rose; age 14; born in WV; single; in household of mother,Rebecca Dunford Sayers
Rose McGuire.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 42; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Christian; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV;
son of Maston and Mary; married on 16 Sep 1922 at Lomax, WV; Fannie Rose; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Riley and Beckey.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jeanne Desperques Peery
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 51
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1922
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1974
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Auguste Francois Desperques
Mother: Adrienne Roger
Spouse: Philip Coleman Altizer "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" George Franklin Altizer
Birth 21 Sep 1900
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Dec 1982 (aged 82)
Burial
Rosewood Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Myrlie Marie Williamson Altizer
Birth 1904
Death 1997 (aged 92–93)
Burial
Rosewood Cemetery
Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ralph Harmon Altizer
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: War, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Residence Place: Renick, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 11 Feb 1943
Employer: Student High School
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: George F Altizer
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ralph Harmon Altizer Self (Head)
George F Altizer Father"
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ralph H Altizer
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998
Residence Place Frankford, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 11 Feb 1925
Address Frankford, West Virginia 24938
Record Number 787431857"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Ralph Harmon Altizer
[Ralph H Altizer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Feb 1990
Father: George F Altizer
Mother: Myrlie M Williamson
SSN: 235445383
Notes: Oct 1946: Name listed as RALPH HARMON ALTIZER;
04 Jun 1993: Name listed as RALPH H ALTIZER"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ralph Altizer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1925
Death Date: 10 Feb 1990
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 235445383
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 30 Jun 1943
Release Date 1: 1 Apr 1946"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Kennedy
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Charley Kennedy
Mother: Ella Lester
Spouse: Hazel Collins "
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Collins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
Spouse: John Kennedy "
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Maxie Collins Kennedy
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1980
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
Spouse: Woodrow Wilson Altizer "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Maxie Altizer
[Hazel Kennedy]
[Hazel Altizer]
[Hazel Maxie Collins]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1923
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia
[Iaeger McDow|]
Death Date: 4 Dec 1998
Claim Date: 28 Sep 1967
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
SSN: 235566132
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 24 Sep 1980: Name listed as HAZEL MAXIE ALTIZER;
15 Sep 1967: Name listed as HAZEL KENNEDY;
17 Dec 1998: Name listed as HAZEL ALTIZER"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Altizer
SSN: 235-56-6132
Last Residence:
24884 Squire, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 2 Mar 1923
Died: 4 Dec 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1953)"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Woodrow Wilson Altizer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 62
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1980
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: William J Altizer
Mother: Louise Stevenson
Spouse: Hazel Maxie Collins Kennedy "
2. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Woodrow Wilson Altizer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: abt 1918
Death Date: 2 Aug 1998
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Woodrow W. Altizer
Birth Date: 27 May 1918
Death Date: 2 Aug 1998
Cemetery: Grandview Memory Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Collins
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
Spouse: John Kennedy "
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Maxie Collins Kennedy
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1923
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1980
Marriage Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
Spouse: Woodrow Wilson Altizer "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Maxie Altizer
[Hazel Kennedy]
[Hazel Altizer]
[Hazel Maxie Collins]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1923
Birth Place: Iaeger McDow, West Virginia
[Iaeger McDow|]
Death Date: 4 Dec 1998
Claim Date: 28 Sep 1967
Father: Ballard Collins
Mother: Cora Steele
SSN: 235566132
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 24 Sep 1980: Name listed as HAZEL MAXIE ALTIZER;
15 Sep 1967: Name listed as HAZEL KENNEDY;
17 Dec 1998: Name listed as HAZEL ALTIZER"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel Altizer
SSN: 235-56-6132
Last Residence:
24884 Squire, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 2 Mar 1923
Died: 4 Dec 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1953)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
James W. Altizer; age 23; born at Nehall, WV; singl;e living at Caretta, WV; married on 24 Dec 1946
at Caretta, WV; Minnie Louise Hicks; age 18; born at Marytown, WV; single; living at Caretta, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Williams Altizer
[James W Altizer]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Newhall Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Dec 1995
Father: Daniel M Altizer
Mother: Hattie M Hunt
SSN: 224223279
Notes: Mar 1941: Name listed as JAMES WILLIAMS ALTIZER;
13 Jan 1996: Name listed as JAMES W ALTIZER"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" James William Altizer
Birth 20 Jan 1923
Newhall, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 31 Dec 1995 (aged 72)
Seminole County, Florida, USA
Burial
Craig Memorial Park
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida"
Additional Information Posted:
Personal and grave marker photos shown.
"Birth Place: Newhall Mcdo[well County], West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Dec 1995
Father: Daniel M Altizer
Mother: Hattie M Hunt
Source: Social Security Applications & Claims Index"James married Minnie Louise Hick in 1946 in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Source: West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
James W. Altizer; age 23; born at Nehall, WV; singl;e living at Caretta, WV; married on 24 Dec 1946
at Caretta, WV; Minnie Louise Hicks; age 18; born at Marytown, WV; single; living at Caretta, WV.