1. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 229B, Family #40.
Listed as Charlotte Lambert, age 9 months, born in WV, in household of father, Walter B. Lambert.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Leroy Blankenship
Residence Date 01 Sep 2003-15 Nov 2007
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
Possible Relatives Clarence L Blankenship Ii, Clarence Blankenship Ii, Karri Renee Blankenship
Record Number 906411882
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Leroy Blankenship
Residence Date 01 Sep 2003-15 Nov 2007
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
Possible Relatives Clarence L Blankenship Ii, Clarence Blankenship Ii, Karri Renee Blankenship
Record Number 906411882
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
" Name Scott Burchette
Also Known As Robert Scott Burchette
Residence Date 01 Jul 2005
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 15 Nov 1970
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
Address Date 01 Jul 2005
2nd Address Statesville, North Carolina 28687
2nd Address Date 13 Nov 2000
3rd Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1994-01 Mar 2005
Possible Relatives Pamela Lynette Burchette, Robert S Burchette, Stacey C Burchette, Stacy Diane Burchette, Terry R Burchette
Record Number 310400645"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Pamela L Bailey
Also Known As P Burchette
2nd Also Known As Name Pamela Lynette Burchette
3rd Also Known As Name Pamela L Worthington
Residence Date 01 Jan 2009
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 22 Feb 1964
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28687
Address Date 01 Jan 2009
2nd Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
2nd Address Date 01 Oct 1995-01 Jun 1997
3rd Address Austinville, Virginia 24312
3rd Address Date 01 Dec 1992-01 May 1994
4th Address Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
4th Address Date 01 Jul 1988
Possible Relatives Robert S Burchette, Robert Scott Burchette, Stacey C Burchette, Stacy Diane Burchette, Terry R Burchette, Terry Ray Worthington
Record Number 169705915"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name J Blair
Also Known As Jimmy L Blair
2nd Also Known As Name Jim E Blair
Residence Date 20 Oct 2006-29 Oct 2007
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 01 Sep 1961
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
Address Date 20 Oct 2006-29 Oct 2007
2nd Address South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075
2nd Address Date 01 Mar 1999-01 Feb 2001
3rd Address Troutman, North Carolina 28166
3rd Address Date 01 Sep 1998-01 Oct 1998
4th Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
4th Address Date 01 Mar 1995-05 Dec 2008
5th Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
5th Address Date 01 Dec 1990-01 Nov 1991
Possible Relatives Arthur L Blair, Charlene M Blair, Daniel V Blair, Faye Blair, Jimmy M Blair, Leonard Blair, Lora A Blair, Lamir Blair, Mary Coleman Blair, Robert E Blair, Sandra H Blair, Sara M Blair, Sara M Holmes, Sonny J Blair, Wanda Blair
Record Number 171320906"
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Mary Coleman Blair
Also Known As Name Mary Angela Blair
Residence Date 20 Oct 2006
Residence Place Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 25 Jan 1963
Address Statesville, North Carolina 28677
2nd Address Troutman, North Carolina 28166
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Jul 1998
3rd Address Troutman, North Carolina 28166
3rd Address Date 16 Jan 1996-05 Dec 2008
Possible Relatives Jimmy L Blair, Jimmy M Blair, Lamir Blair
Record Number 960645317"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #4849; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eli Allen; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Buchanan Co, VA; son of
Jim and Emma (Mullins) Allen; married on 25 Apr 1936 at Jack Flat, VA; Lula Estep; age 23;
born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Will and Chloe (Muncy) Estep.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Eli Allen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1915
Residence Place: Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Employer: Bradshaw Coal Co
Weight: 120
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: Lula Allen
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Eli Allen Self (Head)
Lula Allen Wife"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #4849; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eli Allen; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living in Buchanan Co, VA; son of
Jim and Emma (Mullins) Allen; married on 25 Apr 1936 at Jack Flat, VA; Lula Estep; age 23;
born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Will and Chloe (Muncy) Estep.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lula Allen
[Lula E Allen]
[Lula Estep]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1913
Birth Place: Bradshaw Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 27 Oct 1990
Father: William A Estep
Mother: Cora L Painter
SSN: 224966069
Notes: 24 Aug 1973: Name listed as LULA ALLEN;
29 Dec 1990: Name listed as LULA E ALLEN"
3. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lula Allen
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 77
Birth Date: abt 1913
Death Date: 27 Oct 1990
Death Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Spouse: E"
1. 1940 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Lobato; E.D. 30-8; taken 17 Apr 1917; Page 22A;
Household #368.
Listed as Sylvia Allen; age2 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, James Allen.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sylvia Delores Allen
[Sylvia Delores Purifoy]
[Sylvia Purifoy]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1940
Birth Place: Lobata Mingo, West Virginia
[Lobato, West Virginia]
Death Date: 15 Jan 2000
Father: James Allen
Mother: Willie L McCado
SSN: 373448736
Notes: Feb 1961: Name listed as SYLVIA DELORES ALLEN;
Jan 1965: Name listed as SYLVIA DELORES PURIFOY;
02 Feb 2000: Name listed as SYLVIA PURIFOY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sylvia Purifoy
SSN: 373-44-8736
Last Residence:
48205 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
BORN: 25 Jan 1940
Died: 15 Jan 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (1960-1961)"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
" Alex Thornsbury
Birth 1908
Death 1975 (aged 66–67)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191346086"Additional Information Posted:
"Married to Louise Thornsbury (1908-1988)."Father of Joann Thornsbury-Estep (B. 1950)."
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
"Louise Thornsbury
Birth 1908
Death 1988 (aged 79–80)
Burial
Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191346072"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 345; WV Archives Web Site.
William Allen; age 47; born in Floyd Co, VA; widowed; Black; miner; living at Superior, WV;
son of Charles and Sallie; married on 28 Dec 1917 at Jenkinjones, WV; Lena McDonald;
age 27; born in Floyd Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of George and Lena.
2. 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 William Allen; age 47; born in WV; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
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 Bill Allen; age 21; born in WV; single; Black; coal miner; in household of father, William
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 Gladys Allen; age 6; born in WV; Black; in household of father, William Allen.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #37646; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy J. Shrader; age 24; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; soldier; living at Amonate, VA; son of LeRoy
and Elizabeth (Freeman) Shrader; married on 24 Dec 1951 in Tazewell, VA; Cora Dillon; age 20;
born in Cucumber, WV; single; living in Amonate, VA; daughter of Wade and Mabel (Harless)
Dillon.
2; Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Roy Javel Shrader Sr, 90. Went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Roanoke VA. Born December 23, 1927 in Bradshaw WV, He was the son of the late Leroy and Elizabeth Freeman Shrader. He attended the Pentecostal holiness and the Jehovah Witness Churches. He was a retired coal miner from vpi Island Creek Coal Company and Consol Coal. He served in the 101st Airborne Division during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, one son, one daughter, one son in law, two daughter in laws, one brother, one sister, and several Granddaughters and Grandsons. Survivors include, by sons Roy J Shrader Jr of War WV, Allan (Diane) Shrader of Welcome N.C., Daughters, Connie Marshall of TX, Sherry (Ballard) Kirk of Yukon WV, Shiela Mullins of Oakwood VA, Sharon Adams of Coalwood WV, Peggy Boothe of Roanoke VA, Virginia Hunt of N.C., Theresa Walton of Bluefield WV, one brother, Arvalroy Young of S.C., Thirty Four Grandchildren, and Fifty one Great Grandchildren, one Great Great Grandchild. Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 2 P.M. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in War, WV, with Minister Danny Anderson and Pastor Lacy Griffith officiating. Entombment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum in Bluewell WV, where military Graveside Rights will be conducted by the V.F.W. Post 1144 of Iaeger WV. .."
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #37646; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy J. Shrader; age 24; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; soldier; living at Amonate, VA; son of LeRoy
and Elizabeth (Freeman) Shrader; married on 24 Dec 1951 in Tazewell, VA; Cora Dillon; age 20;
born in Cucumber, WV; single; living in Amonate, VA; daughter of Wade and Mabel (Harless)
Dillon.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cora Madgelene Shrader
[Cora M Shrader]
[Cora Shrader]
[Cora Madgelene Dillion]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1931
Birth Place: Cucumber Mcd, West Virginia
[Cucumber, West Virginia]
Death Date: 14 Nov 1991
Father: Wade Dillion
Mother: Mable Harless
SSN: 235044072
Type of Claim: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 20 Feb 1975: Name listed as CORA MADGELENE SHRADER;
18 Sep 1987: Name listed as CORA M SHRADER;
03 Jun 1993: Name listed as CORA SHRADER"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Virgil Ray Thornsbury [Virgil R Thornsbury]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1938
Birth Place: Jolo McDowel, West Virginia [Jolo, West Virginia]
Death Date: 11 Oct 1990
Father:
Alex Thornsbury
Mother:
Louise Riffe
SSN: 233588988
Notes: Dec 1954: Name listed as VIRGIL RAY THORNSBURY;
04 Jun 1993: Name listed as VIRGIL R THORNSBURY "
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer Raymond Crigger; age 44; born 22 May 1926 in WV; widowed; this was his 2nd marriage;
8th grade education; living at Box 267, English, WV; son of James and Oma (Baker) Crigger;
married on 16 Jan 1971 in Lebanon, VA; Shirley Jean Thornsbury; maiden name Anderson (sic?)
age 31; born 3 Jan 1940 in WV; divorced; this was her 3rd marriage; livin at Box 54, Bartley, WV;
4 yrs HS education; daughter of Earnest and Martha (Toler) Anderson.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Shirley Barker Crigger, 78, of Yukon, WV, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Mercer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bluefield, WV. Born, January 3, 1940, in Christian, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Barker and Martha Toler Barker.She was a resident of Yukon all of her life. She was a member of the Trinity Assembly in English, where she loved to play the piano, sing, and teach the word of God. She loved Jesus. She was a retired Post Master for Bartley, WV, and she worked at several other Post Offices in McDowell County.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband Elmer Crigger, her son, Neal Randall Thornsbury.Survivors include seven sons, Rick Thornsbury of Yukon, WV, Preston Thornsbury and wife Tina of Calhoun GA, Raymond Crigger and wife Kay of Grafton OH, David Crigger of Martinsville, VA, Roy Crigger of Yukon, WV, Greg Crigger of Yukon, WV, Michael Scott Crigger of Yukon, WV, one daughter, Karen Crigger and husband Rocky of Yukon, WV, Several Grandchildren, Several Great Grandchildren, and Several Great Great Grandchildren.Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 11 A.M., from the Trinity Assembly in English, WV, with Pastor, Keith Meade and Pastor Doug Cooper officiating, Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens, in Bluefield, VA. Friends may call Friday, April 13, 2018 from 6 P.M. to 9 P.M. at Trinity Assembly in English WV.Family and Friends will serve as pallbearers.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.comFanning Funeral home of War is serving the Crigger Family."