1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 23 May 1910; page 178A;
Image 5 of 21; Family #47/47.
Listed as Arthur Altizer; age 2; born in WV; in household of father T. Altizer.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior; taken 17 Jan 1920; Page 64A; Image
36 of 41; Family #369/371.
Listed as Arthur Altizer; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John T. Altizer.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 154A; Image 7 of 57;
Family #51/53.
Listed as Arthur Altizer; age 21; born in WV; single; in household of father, Thomas J. Altizer.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; E.D. 24-20; taken 24 Apr 1940;
Page 332A; Image 24 of 62; Household #149.
Listed as Arthur B. Altizer; age 32; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; coal miner; head of household.
5. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Arthur Bryan Altizer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Caretta, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1908
Residence Place: Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Pocahontas Fuel Co
Weight: 175
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Virginia Altizer
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Arthur Bryan Altizer Self (Head)
Virginia Altizer Wife"
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Arthur Bryan Altizer
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1908
Birth Place: Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 5 Dec 1953
Death Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Maplewood Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: John Thomas Altizer
Mother: Rebecca Jane Altizer
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; E.D. 24-20; taken 24 Apr 1940;
Page 332A; Image 24 of 62; Household #149.
Listed as Virginia Altizer; age 25; born in VA; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of husband, Arthur B. Altizer.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; E.D. 24-20; taken 24 Apr 1940;
Page 332A; Image 24 of 62; Household #149.
Listed as Blone Altizer; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, Arthur B. Altizer.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormine; E.D. 24-20; taken 24 Apr 1940;
Page 332A; Image 24 of 62; Household #149.
Listed as Gene Altizer; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, Arthur B. Altizer.
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Victor Bert Lawson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Toms Creek, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1905
Residence Place: Yukon, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 25 Oct 1940
Employer: Carter Coal Company
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Syble Bell Lawson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Victor Bert Lawson Self (Head)
Syble Bell Lawson Wife"
2. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Victor Bert Lawson
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1905
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 6 Nov 1957
Death Place: Itmann, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Still Run-Perdue Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Sybil Lawson
Children: Phyllis Ann Williams
Vickie Lynn Sizemore
Glenda Lawson
Opal Lawson
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Sybil Sampson Lawson
Birth 10 Jan 1913
Death Jun 1981 (aged 68)
Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Still Run-Perdue Cemetery
Mullens, Wyoming County, West Virginia,"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Arnold Lawson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1929
Birth Place: Jenkins, Kentucky
Death Date: Feb 1989
Father: Victor B Lawson
Mother: Sible Simpson
SSN: 232428969
Notes: Jul 1945: Name listed as ARNOLD LAWSON"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Mickey Byars; age 21; born in Tralee, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of Pink and Cora
(Tolliver) Byars; married on 10 Oct 1949 at Maben, WV; Faye Tolliver; age 21; born at McGraws;
single; living at Ravencliff, WV; daughter of Hugh and Flora (Canterbury) Tolliver.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Mickey Byars; age 21; born in Tralee, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of Pink and Cora
(Tolliver) Byars; married on 10 Oct 1949 at Maben, WV; Faye Tolliver; age 21; born at McGraws;
single; living at Ravencliff, WV; daughter of Hugh and Flora (Canterbury) Tolliver.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Clair Byars; age 21; born at itmann, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; married on 5 May
1954 at Maben, WV; Norma Jean Shaw; age 17; born and living in Switchback, WV; single; with
consent of Hazel and Emory Shaw, parents of Norma Jean Shaw.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Clair Byars; age 21; born at itmann, WV; single; living at Mullens, WV; married on 5 May
1954 at Maben, WV; Norma Jean Shaw; age 17; born and living in Switchback, WV; single; with
consent of Hazel and Emory Shaw, parents of Norma Jean Shaw.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 146; WV Archives Web Site.
James Bernard McKinney; age 21; born in Springton, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of
Edward Lee and Elda McKinney; married on 30 Aug 1945 at Mullens, WV; Orpha Evelyn
Byars; age 20; born and living in Itmann, WV; single; daughter of pink and Cora Byars, Jr.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 146; WV Archives Web Site.
James Bernard McKinney; age 21; born in Springton, WV; single; living at Itmann, WV; son of
Edward Lee and Elda McKinney; married on 30 Aug 1945 at Mullens, WV; Orpha Evelyn
Byars; age 20; born and living in Itmann, WV; single; daughter of pink and Cora Byars, Jr.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 028421; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Oliver Lee Bishop; age 31; born 20 Nov 1940 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 37, Bud, WV; son of William Harrison and Opal Ruby (McKinney) Bishop;
married on 3 jul 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Joyce Ann Whitt; age 26; born 23 Jan 1946 in WV; divorced;
this is her 2nd marriage; 7th grade education; living at Box 37, Bud, WV; daughter of Elmer Earl and
Edith (McKinney) Whitt.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Oliver Lee Bishop
Residence Date 01 Oct 1998
Residence Place Bud, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 20 Nov 1940
Address Bud, West Virginia 24716
Address Date 01 Oct 1998
2nd Address Galax, Virginia 24333
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1994
3rd Address Bud, West Virginia 24716
3rd Address Date 01 Dec 1992-15 Nov 2007
Record Number 171208680"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #72 028421; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Oliver Lee Bishop; age 31; born 20 Nov 1940 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 37, Bud, WV; son of William Harrison and Opal Ruby (McKinney) Bishop;
married on 3 jul 1972 in Pearisburg, VA; Joyce Ann Whitt; age 26; born 23 Jan 1946 in WV; divorced;
this is her 2nd marriage; 7th grade education; living at Box 37, Bud, WV; daughter of Elmer Earl and
Edith (McKinney) Whitt.
2. Tankersley Funeral Home; Mullens, Wyoming Co, WV
"Joyce Ann Bishop, 72, of Bud Mountain, passed away on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her residence."Born January 23, 1946 at Herndon, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Edith (McKinney) Whitt.
Joyce was a homemaker.
"In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Lee Bishop, two sisters; and two brothers.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her two daughters, Melissa Wood of Pettus, WV and Teresa Bishop Shrewsbury and wife, Brittany of Mullens; three granddaughters, Jessica Clay of Naoma, Danielle Bables and husband, Dartanyon of Mullens, and Stephanie Wood of Pettus, WV; one grandson, Ryan Bishop of Bud Mountain; seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Glady Lester and husband, Mason of Bud and Goldie Lester and her husband, Harold of Alpoca; and a host of family and friends.
"Services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, Mullens with Randy Lusk officiating. Burial will follow at the Old Home Place, Bud Mtn...."