1. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Maury Lester Sr
Birth Date: 28 May 1913
Birth Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jun 1983
Death Place: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Duncan Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: Onie Zell Lester
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Zel Albert; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Ona Z. Albert; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Zell Albert Lester
[Zell A Lester]
[Zell Albert Albert]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1914
Birth Place: Northfork, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Feb 2004
Father: Edgar N Albert
Mother: Martha F Dawson
SSN: 228846653
Notes: Feb 1971: Name listed as ZELL ALBERT LESTER;
05 Mar 2004: Name listed as ZELL A LESTER"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Onie Zell Lester
Maiden Name: Albert
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1914
Death Date: 23 Feb 2004
Cemetery: Duncan Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Riner, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: James Maury Lester
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as George J. Albert; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as George J. Albert; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
3. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Julian Albert
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1939
Marriage Place: Bluefield, Virginia, USA
Father: E N Albert
Mother: Fannie Dawson
Spouse: Helen Lucille Goodman"
4. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Julian Albert
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: North Fork McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1915
Residence Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 17 Dec 1940
Employer: None
Weight: 145
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Fannie Albert
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Julian Albert Self (Head)
Fannie Albert Mother"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Albert
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1915
Death Date: 13 Oct 1984
SSN: 714142011
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Apr 1945
Release Date 1: 16 Aug 1946"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Julian Albert
[George J Albert]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1915
Birth Place: North Fork M, West Virginia
Death Date: 13 Oct 1984
Father: Edgar N Albert
Mother: Martha F Dawson
SSN: 714142011
Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as GEORGE JULIAN ALBERT;
12 Mar 1997: Name listed as GEORGE J ALBERT"
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George J. Albert
SSN: 714-14-2011
BORN: 23 Sep 1915
Died: 13 Oct 1984
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Helen Lucille Goodman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1921
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1939
Marriage Place: Bluefield, Virginia, USA
Father: Robert Goodman
Mother: Mary Smothers
Spouse: George Julian Albert"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Nathaniel Blanks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1910
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1937
Marriage Place: Chatham, Virginia, USA
Father: Samuel Cobb Blanks
Mother: Minnie Lou Pritchett Blanks
Spouse: Jessie Florine Staley Albany"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 198; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Albany; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; storage man; living at Premier, WV;
son of John and Mary; married on 24 Jul 1931 at Welch, WV: Jessie Staley; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Edd and Ann.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jessie Florine Staley Albany
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1937
Marriage Place: Chatham, Virginia, USA
Father: Edward Albany
Mother: Emma Holland Staley
Spouse: William Nathaniel Blanks"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jessie Staley Albany
[Jessie Staley Blanks]
[Jessie Blanks]
[Jessie Staley Staley]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1914
Birth Place: Premier, West Virginia
[Premier Mcdo??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Dec 1987
Father: Edward Staley
Mother: Emma E Holland
SSN: 233123591
Death Certificate Number: 051540
Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as JESSIE STALEY ALBANY;
Dec 1939: Name listed as JESSIE STALEY BLANKS;
22 May 1998: Name listed as JESSIE S BLANKS"
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ethel E. Albert
SSN: 408-32-7321
Last Residence:
37664 Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
BORN: 23 Dec 1915
Died: 10 Oct 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ethel Love Albert
[Ethel E Albert]
[Ethel Love Evans]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Dec 1916
Birth Place: Lex McDowell, West Virginia
[McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 10 Oct 1992
Father: Electious M Evans
Mother: Sara E Blankenship
SSN: 408327321
Notes: Oct 1942: Name listed as ETHEL LOVE ALBERT;
17 Oct 1992: Name listed as ETHEL E ALBERT"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ethel Albert
Maiden Name: Evans
Birth Date: 1915
Death Date: 1992
Cemetery: East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Hurbert Albert; age 2 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 117A;
Image 25 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Edward H. Albert; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
3. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; E.D. 28-11A; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 155B; Image 29 of 31; Household #286.
Listed as Herbert Albert; age 21; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; shop helper of railraod; in household of mother, Frances M. Albert.
4. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edward Herbert Albert
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 May 1940
Marriage Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Father: Edgar Newton Albert
Mother: Martha Frances Dawson
Spouse: Evelyn Virginia Pedigo"
5. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edward Herbert Albert
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 60
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1918
Death Date: 18 Oct 1978
Death Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 23 Oct 1978
Father: Edgar N Albert
Mother: Fannie Dawson
Spouse: Evelyn Virginia Albert
Military Status: none"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Evelyn Virginia Pedigo
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1919
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 11 May 1940
Marriage Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Father: Chas Jones Pedigo
Mother: Effie Maude Murphy
Spouse: Edward Herbert Albert"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014' Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Albert; age 23; born in Russell Co, VA; single; student; living in Kingsport, TN; son of
W.H. and Ethel (Evans) Albert; married on 10 Sep 1962 in Weber City, VA; Patricia Mallicotte;
age 19; born in Sullivan Co, TN; single; living in Kingsport, TN; daughter of R.H. and Esther
(Myers) Mallicotte.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014' Ancestry.com Web Site.
David Albert; age 23; born in Russell Co, VA; single; student; living in Kingsport, TN; son of
W.H. and Ethel (Evans) Albert; married on 10 Sep 1962 in Weber City, VA; Patricia Mallicotte;
age 19; born in Sullivan Co, TN; single; living in Kingsport, TN; daughter of R.H. and Esther
(Myers) Mallicotte.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 1B; Image 2 of
27; Family #9/14.
Listed as Edgar M. Albert; age 31; born in VA; married once for 11 yrs; railroad engineer; head
of household.
2. Mercer Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #334; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edgar Newton Albert; age 40; born 3 Aug 1878; living at 204 Shannondoah Ave, Bluefield, WV;
locomotive engineer for Norfolk & Western RR; nearest relative, Fannie Albert of same address;
short with stout build; brown eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Edgar Albert; age 40; born in VA; married; engineer for steam railroad; head of
household,
4. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Edgar N. Albert; age 51; born in VA; married at 21; father born in Belgium; mother born
in Northern Ireland; locomotive engineer for railroad; head of household.
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edger Newton Albert
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1878
Birth Place: Eggleston, Giles County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 4 Feb 1932
Death Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Martha Frances Albert
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
Frances Martha "Fannie" Dawson
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 1B; Image 2 of
27; Family #9/14.
Listed as Frances M. Albert; age 30; born in VA; married twice; last time for 11 yrs; 6 children;
4 living; in household of husband, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Fannie Albert; age 40; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Edgar N. Albert.
3. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Francis M. Albert; age 50; born in VA; married at 15; in household of husband, Edgar
N. Albert.
4. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; E.D. 28-11A; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 155B; Image 29 of 31; Household #286.
Listed as Francis M. Albert; age 60; born in VA; widow; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
5. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #2095; WV Archives Web Site.
Martha Frances Albert; age 69 yrs, 7 mons, 17 days; born 6 Jul 1879 in Tazewell, VA; widow; wife
of Edgar N. Albert; housewife; living at 1210 1/2 Princeton Ave, Bluefield, WV; daughter of Robert
Daniel and Martha Jane (Mathena) Dawson; died 23 Feb 1948 at her residence; due to heart
failure; senility; birth of 14 children and cholecystitis; buried 25 Feb 1948 in Woodlawn Cemetery,
near Bluefield (Bluewell), WV; informant, Mrs. Dorothy Slade, Bluefield, WV.
6. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Martha Frances Albert
Maiden Name: Dawson
Birth Date: 6 Jul 1879
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 23 Feb 1948
Death Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Edger Newton Albert
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 1B; Image 2 of
27; Family #9/14.
Listed as Mary E. Albert; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Mary E. Albert; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 1B; Image 2 of
27; Family #9/14.
Listed as William R. Albert; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as William R. Albert; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 1B; Image 2 of
27; Family #9/14.
Listed as Fanny Albert; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Fannie Albert; age 8 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
3. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Francis M. Slade; age 20; born in WV; married at 16; in household of father, Edgar N.
Albert.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 7/8 Jan 1920; Page 97A;
Image 4 of 68; Family #___.(Unnumbered, follows #25/38)
Listed as Edgar Albert; age 7 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Edgar N. Albert.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; taken on 13 Apr 1930; Page 116B;
Image 24 of 25; Family #261/295.
Listed as Edgar N. Albert; age 18; born in WV; single; laborer for water company; in household
of father, Edgar N. Albert.