1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley (marked out English written in);
E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 298A; Image 64 of 75; Household #461.
Listed as Horace Alexander; age 34; born in WV; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; forman for cemhiel (sp?, chemical?); head of household.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Horace Cecil Alexander
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Kaymoor, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1905
Residence Place: Bartley, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Pond Creek Pocahontas Company
Weight: 145
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Red
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Nannie Alexander
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Horace Cecil Alexander Self (Head)
Nannie Alexander Wife"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Horace Alexander
SSN: 235-07-6380
Last Residence:
24657 Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
BORN: 1 Dec 1905
Died: Apr 1972
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Horace C Alexander
Death Date: 19 Apr 1972
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA"
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Horace Cecil Alexander
Birth Date: 30 Nov 1905
Death Date: 19 Apr 1972
Cemetery: Greenhills Memory Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Alexander
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley (marked out English written in);
E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 298A; Image 64 of 75; Household #461.
Listed as Nana Alexander; age 33; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Horace C. Alexander.
2. Mingo Co, WV; Death Certificate #6748; WV Archives Web Site.
Nannie Viola Alexander; age 41; born 11 Apr 1907 at Toms Creek, Wise Co, VA; married; wife of
Horace Cecil Alexander; age 42; housewife; living at Ragland, WV; daughter of Charles Farnklin
Meade, born in Lee Co, VA, and Lucy Bell (Gilbert) Meade, born in Danvile VA,; died 11 Apr 1948
in Williamson, WV; due to myocarditis with nephritis; buried 14 Apr 1948 in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, H.C. Alexander, Ragland, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley (marked out English written in);
E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 298A; Image 64 of 75; Household #461.
Listed as Phillis Alexander; age 9; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Horace C. Alexander.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Phyllis Ann Alexander
[Phyllis Ann Hankins]
[Phyllis Hankins]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1930
Birth Place: Canebrake Mc, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Feb 1996
Father: Horace C Alexander
Mother: Nancy V Meade
SSN: 232428061
Notes: Jun 1945: Name listed as PHYLLIS ANN ALEXANDER;
Jul 1952: Name listed as PHYLLIS ANN HANKINS;
09 Feb 1996: Name listed as PHYLLIS A HANKINS"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley (marked out English written in);
E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 298A; Image 64 of 75; Household #461.
Listed as Horace Alexander, Jr; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Horace C. Alexander.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 147; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Alexander; age 23; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Colored; miner; living at Hemphill,
WV; son of Leroy and Rosa; married on 27 Dec 1926 at Hemphill, WV; Josephine Archer; age 21;
born in Roanoke, VA; single; Colored; daughter of Harry and Bessie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 147; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Alexander; age 23; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Colored; miner; living at Hemphill,
WV; son of Leroy and Rosa; married on 27 Dec 1926 at Hemphill, WV; Josephine Archer; age 21;
born in Roanoke, VA; single; Colored; daughter of Harry and Bessie.
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Franklin D Roberts
Residence Date 01 Dec 1999
Residence Place Avondale, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 21 Feb 1939
Phone Number..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address General Delivery
Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
Address Date 01 Dec 1999
2nd Address Cc
2nd Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
2nd Address Date 01 Oct 1998
3rd Address 24 PO Box
3rd Address Continued Avondale, West Virginia 24811
3rd Address Date 01 Nov 1984-01 Jan 2009..."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
" Betty Jean Roberts, 72, of Avondale, WV, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, in Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV, following a long illness."Betty was born April 9, 1943 in Welch, WV, a daughter of the late Ervin Delmas and Mary Emline Wilson Addair.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin D. Roberts; one daughter, Diana Roberts; and two brothers, Ervin Delmas Addair, Jr. and Tommy Lewis Addair.
"Survivors include one daughter, Serita Roberts of the home; two brothers, Ed "Buddy" Addair of North Carolina and Michael Davis Addair of Raysal, WV; six sisters, Brenda Kay Johnson of Bluefield WV, Phyllis Ann Addair of Salisbury, NC, Carol Sue Bowles of North Carolina, Hulonda Bowles of Mooresville, NC and Drema Rowe of Grapevine, WV; and a special niece, Casey Le Ann Johnson of Mile Branch, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 2 o'clock with Pastor Kenny Green and Pastor Danny Bowles officiating at the Church of the Living God at Garland, WV. Burial will follow in the Shortridge Cemetery on Garland Mountain near Garland, WV...."
1. Campbell Co, VA; Marriage License #6231; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Brown, Jr, age 21; born and living in Lynchburg, VA; single; Colored; in US Army; son of
William Wade and Ethel (Lewis) Brown; married on 30 Mar 1944 in Campbell Co, VA; Mildred
Alexander; age 17; born in Elbert, WV; single; Colored; housework; living in Lynchburg, VA;
daughter of Theodore and Mary Josephine (Archer) Alexander.
2. Arlington Co, VA; Marriage License #74-011918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harvey Lee Anderson; age 29; born 15 Dec 1944 in VA; single; Negro; this was his first marriage;
1 yr HS education; living at 151 Todd PL, NE, Washington, DC; son of John and Carleane (Buckner)
Anderson; married on 9 Apr 1974 in Arlington, VA; Mildred Jean Brown; maiden name Alexander;
age 46; born 24 Sep 1927 in WV; divorced; this was her 2nd marriage; Negro; 3 yrs HS education;
living at 151 Todd Pl, NE, Washington, DC; daughter of Theodore an Josephine (Archer) Alexander.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mildred Jean Alexander
[Mildred Alexander Brown]
[Mildred Meachum]
[Beatrice White]
[Mildred Anderson]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1926
Birth Place: Elbert, West Virginia
[Elb, West Virginia]
Death Date: Jun 1993
Father: Theodore Alexander
Mother: Josephine Archer
SSN: 099206741
Notes: Aug 1943: Name listed as MILDRED JEAN ALEXANDER;
May 1946: Name listed as MILDRED ALEXANDER BROWN;
Mar 1960: Name listed as MILDRED B MEACHUM;
Nov 1961: Name listed as BEATRICE M WHITE;
Oct 1970: Name listed as MILDRED BROWN ANDERSON;
27 May 1992: Name listed as MILDRED JEAN ANDERSON"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 142; WV Archives Web Site.
Dave Alexander; age 21; born in Scotland; single; electrician; living at Bartley, WV; son of
Thomas and Helen; married on 18 Jul 1929 at Capels, WV; Alcesta Gates; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and Fannie.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #19461; Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Richardson Alexander; age 26; born in Scotland; divorced; clerk; living at Bartley, WV;
son of Thomas and Helen (Richardson) Alexander; married on 2 Aug 1937 in Tazewell, VA;
Opal Gray DeBord; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of
Wiley and Pearl (Buchanan) Debord.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Harry and Anice Oxley Gates"; Article; Page 149;
submitted by Anice Oxley Gates, War, WV 24892.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Morgan Matney
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1869
Birth Place: Buchanan
Marriage Date: 19 May 1902
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Father: Joseph Matney
Mother: Pricey Matney
Spouse: Rebecca Burks
FHL Film Number: 2048497
Reference ID: BuchnCoVa1902 ln16"
2. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Morgan Matney
Birth Date: 1868
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 1932
Death Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Morgan Matney Cemetery--Right Fork of Gusses Fork
Burial or Cremation Place: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Rebecca Matney
Children: Ella Rose McCoy
Ada Whitt
Susie Mullins
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
Additional information:
"John Morgan Matney was age 64, son of Joseph & Pricey Smyth Matney.
He married 1st Rhoda Hall on Jul 28 1885, and had 3 children,
Married 2nd Rebecca Burks in 1901 and had 9 children."
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 9 Jun 1900; Page 271B; Image 18
of 49; Family #154/155.
Listed as Rebecca Burks; age 15; born in May 1885 in VA; in household of father, Green Burks.
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rebecca Burks
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 15
Birth Date: 1887
Birth Place: Buchanan
Marriage Date: 19 May 1902
Marriage Place: Buchanan, Virginia
Father: Green Burks
Mother: Ruthe Burks
Spouse: Morgan Matney
FHL Film Number: 2048497
Reference ID: BuchnCoVa1902 ln16"