1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 23; Line #1; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 24; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 28 Jul 1923
at Princeton, WV; Florence Mitchem; age 22; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 32B;
Image 24 of 30; Family #236/267.
Listed as Ray Spence; age 29; born in VA; married at 23; auto mechanic in garage; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; both in Smyth Co, VA; living at Mullins, WV; son of Jim and Nannie Spence;
married on 30 Sep 1933 at Kimball, WV; Helen Carl Brown; age 23; born in Wythe Co, VA; living at Mullins,
WV; daughter of Myrtle Brown Wolford.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Certificate #33-002048; Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; auto mechanic; living at Yards, VA; was granted a divorce from Florence
Mitchem Spence, nee Florence Mitchem; age 31; last known address, Williamson, WV; married 1 Aug
1925 (sic, 28 Jul 1923) at Princeton, WV; for cause of Adultery and infidelity; granted 4 Dec 1933.
5. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 45; born in Chatham Hill, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 8 Dec 1945
at Gary, WV; Mary Hazel Sartin; age 32; born in Kermit, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 005362; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 67; born 28 Oct 1899 in Chatham Hill, VA; married; auto mechanic for shool
board; living at 453 Stewart St, Welch, WV; son of James Newton and Nannie Katherine (Wilson) Spence;
died 1 Apr 1967 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to terminal bronco-pneuomnia; with CVA; histal hernia
of stomach; buried 4 Apr 1967; in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 8 Dec 2013.
Ray Spence; born 28 Oct 1899; died 1 Apr 1967; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 45; born in Chatham Hill, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 8 Dec 1945
at Gary, WV; Mary Hazel Sartin; age 32; born in Kermit, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ivan Ira Stuart
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 May 1974
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: Ivan Ira Stuart
Mother: Dorothy May Hairston
Spouse: Carolyn Claudetta Allen"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Carolyn Claudetta Allen
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 May 1974
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: John Henry Allen
Mother: Lucille Martin
Spouse: Ivan Ira Stuart"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Irvin Allen; age 22; born in Prince Edwards Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Robert
and Nannie; married on 9 Jan 1918 at Bramwell, Mercer Co, WV; Edna Thornton; age 21; born in Prince
Edward Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Lizzie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Irvin Allen; age 46; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Irvin Allen; age 22; born in Prince Edwards Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Robert
and Nannie; married on 9 Jan 1918 at Bramwell, Mercer Co, WV; Edna Thornton; age 21; born in Prince
Edward Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Lizzie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Edna Allen; age 36; born in NY; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Irving Allen.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Nellie Allen; age 17; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Irving Allen.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Cornell Allen; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Irving Allen.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anthony Bryan Allen
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 28
Birth Date: 30 May 1959
Marriage Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1988
Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Father: Albert Allen
Mother: Myrdis Richardson
Spouse: Claudia Yvette Marshall"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Claudia Yvette Marshall
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 21
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1966
Marriage Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Jun 1988
Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Father: Russell Joseph Marshall
Mother: Thelma Joyce Mewborn
Spouse: Anthony Bryan Allen"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; taken 7 Jan 1920;
Page 12B; Image 23 of 53; Family #204/218.
Listed as No Name Allen; son; age less than 1 mon; born in WV; Black; in household of father,
William Allen.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert Allen
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1919
Birth Place: Superior Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jun 1990
Father: William Allen
Mother: Lena McDaniel (sic, McDonald)
SSN: 234327285
Notes: Aug 1941: Name listed as ALBERT ALLEN"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert Allen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 15 Dec 1919
Death Date: 16 Jun 1990
SSN: 234327285
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 20 Jan 1942
Release Date 1: 30 Dec 1945"
4. Kentucky, Death Index, 1911-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert Allen
Death Date: 16 Jun 1990
Death Place: Pike
Age: 70
Residence: West Virgina
Volume: 33
Certificate: 16468"
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Myrdis L Allen
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1927
Phone Number: 235-5190
Address: RR 49, Matewan, WV, 25678 (1994)
[PO Box 732, Matewan, WV, 25678-0732 (1993)]
[PO Box 29, Lobata, WV, 25678-0029]
[PO Box 1585, Williamson, WV, 25661-1585] "
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Myrdis Louise Allen
Also Known As Allen Myrdis
Residence Date 18 Jul 2001
Residence Place Matewan, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 10 Jul 1927
Address Matewan, West Virginia 25678
Address Date 18 Jul 2001
2nd Address Matewan, West Virginia 25678
2nd Address Date 01 Nov 1998
3rd Address Lobata, West Virginia 25678
3rd Address Date 01 May 1983-01 Jan 1998
Record Number 172863243"
1. Martinsville, VA; Marriage License #71 017786; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donnie Lee Smith; age 25; born 13 May 1946 in VA; single; this was his 1st marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at Rt #3, Ridgeway, Henry Co, VA; son of Russell Lee and Ora Bell
(Boardwine) Smith; married on 12 Jun 1971 in Martinsville, VA; Tressie Ann Boshell. age
21; born 27 Jan 1950 in WV; single; this was her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at
34 Ellsworth St, Martinsville, VA; daughter of Gilbert Plaster and Edith Louise (Crowder0
Boshell.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Donnie Lee Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 30
Birth Date: 13 May 1946
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1972
Divorce Date: 2 May 1977
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Tressie Boshell
Certificate Number: 1977006665
Number of Children: 0"
1. Martinsville, VA; Marriage License #71 017786; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donnie Lee Smith; age 25; born 13 May 1946 in VA; single; this was his 1st marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at Rt #3, Ridgeway, Henry Co, VA; son of Russell Lee and Ora Bell
(Boardwine) Smith; married on 12 Jun 1971 in Martinsville, VA; Tressie Ann Boshell. age
21; born 27 Jan 1950 in WV; single; this was her 1st marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at
34 Ellsworth St, Martinsville, VA; daughter of Gilbert Plaster and Edith Louise (Crowder0
Boshell.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1991; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tressie Boshell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 27
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1950
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1972
Divorce Date: 2 May 1977
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Donnie Lee Smith
Certificate Number: 1977006665
Number of Children: 0"
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Treasse Ann Boshell
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1950
Marriage Registration Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Sep 1977
Marriage Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Father: Gilbert Plester Boshell
Mother: Edith Louise Crowder
Spouse: Gordon Leon Thierry "
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tressie Ann Boshell
[Tressie Ann Smith]
[Treasse Boshell]
[Treasse Thierry]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1950
Birth Place: Big Four, West Virginia
[Welch McDowd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 27 Jun 2001
SSN: 224727761
Notes: Mar 1966: Name listed as TRESSIE ANN BOSHELL;
Mar 1972: Name listed as TRESSIE ANN SMITH;
17 May 1977: Name listed as TREASSE ANN BOSHELL;
21 Sep 1977: Name listed as TREASSE ANN THIERRY;
04 Jul 2001: Name listed as TREASSE A THIERRY"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
:"Name: Treasse A. Thierry
SSN: 224-72-7761
Last Residence:
23831 Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
BORN: 27 Jan 1950
Died: 27 Jun 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1966)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 325; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude Boone; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Coopers, WV; son of
C. W. and Etta; married on 14 Apr 1934 in Welch, WV; Rebecca Smith; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Charles and Ella.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 325; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude Boone; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living in Coopers, WV; son of
C. W. and Etta; married on 14 Apr 1934 in Welch, WV; Rebecca Smith; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Charles and Ella.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Francis Rebecca Boone
[Frances R Boone]
[Francis Rebecca Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1911
Birth Place: Leckie McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Jan 2004
Father: Charles L Smith
Mother: Ella Jeffrey
SSN: 235924086
Notes: Dec 1971: Name listed as FRANCIS REBECCA BOONE;
31 Jan 2004: Name listed as FRANCES R BOONE"
3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frances R Boone
Gender: Female
Death Age: 92
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1911
Death Date: 20 Jan 2004
Obituary Date: 23 Jan 2004
Newspaper Title: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Newspaper Place: Bluefield, West Virginia, USA"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Frances Boone
Maiden Name: Smith
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1911
Death Date: 20 Jan 2004
Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."