1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #25717; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph A. Tennant; age 56; born in Boston, MA; divorced; one previous marriage; retired soldier;
living in Washington, DC; son of Herbert Wendell and Ida E. (Arnold) Tennant; married on 14 Aug
1959 in Lebanon, VA; Lucy Belcher. age 46; born in Welch, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living in Washington, DC; daughter of L. D. and Emma Lockhart.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Welch, taken on 28 Jan 1920, Page 123B, Family #254.
Listed as Lucy Lockhart, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Lorenzo D. Lockhart.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 148; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar Belcher; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; timberman; living at Maitland, WV;
son of J.H. and Martha; married on 23 Jul 1929 at Welch, WV; Mary Lucy Lockhart; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Dow and Emma.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #25717; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph A. Tennant; age 56; born in Boston, MA; divorced; one previous marriage; retired soldier;
living in Washington, DC; son of Herbert Wendell and Ida E. (Arnold) Tennant; married on 14 Aug
1959 in Lebanon, VA; Lucy Belcher. age 46; born in Welch, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
living in Washington, DC; daughter of L. D. and Emma Lockhart.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Mar 2014.
Lucy L. Lockhart; born 19 Jul 1913; died 16 Feb 1972; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"WIFE OF JOSEPH A. TENNANT".
1. West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry Carl Anderson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1896
Birth Place: Summers County, West Virginia
Birth County: Summers
Father: J G Anderson
Mother: Laura
FHL Film Number: 589340"
2. Summers Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #34; 5 Jun 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Carl Anderson; age 21; born 14 Nov 1896 in Crumps Bottom, WV; living at Crumps Bottom, WV;
book keeper for Addison Bros and Smith of Princeton, WV; nearest relative, J.G. Anderson, Crumps
Bottom, WV; medium height and build; blue eyes; Black hair.
3. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1920); Page 88; Line #38; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry C. Anderson; age 24; born and living in Summers Co, WV; single; married on 10 Mar 1920
in Summers Co, WV; Lydie F. French; age 20; born in VA; single; living in Summers Co, VA.
4. 1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem District; E.D. 45-16; taken on 23 May 1940; Page 225B;
Image 18 of 42; Household #155.
Henry C. Anderson; age 43; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
salesman for wholesales frut.(sp?) company; head of household.
1. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1920); Page 88; Line #38; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry C. Anderson; age 24; born and living in Summers Co, WV; single; married on 10 Mar 1920
in Summers Co, WV; Lydie F. French; age 20; born in VA; single; living in Summers Co, VA.
2. 1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem District; E.D. 45-16; taken on 23 May 1940; Page 225B;
Image 18 of 42; Household #155.
Lydia Anderson; age 40; born in WV (sic?); married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Henry C. Anderson.
1. 1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem District; E.D. 45-16; taken on 23 May 1940; Page 225B;
Image 18 of 42; Household #155.
Listed as Harry Anderson; age 19; born in WV; 3 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry C. Anderson.
1. 1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem District; E.D. 45-16; taken on 23 May 1940; Page 225B;
Image 18 of 42; Household #155.
Listed as Henry A. Anderson, Jr; age 17; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry C. Anderson.
1. 1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Pipestem District; E.D. 45-16; taken on 23 May 1940; Page 225B;
Image 18 of 42; Household #155.
Listed as Gale Anderson; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry C. Anderson.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lisa Dawn Cook Browning 43, of Beckley formerly of Pineville passed away Wednesday October 4, 2017."Born September 9, 1974 in Princeton she was the daughter of the late Buren Dale and Lovica Jane Blankenship Cook.
"She was a member of the Pineville High School Class of 1993, she enjoyed camping, fishing, and was a unbelievable cook, She dearly loved her family.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Romeo Cook, her mother-in-law Kathy Browning, a special Aunt Lorene H. Smith, her nephew Rance Andrew Cook and her niece Samantha Elenor Cook.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband Paul Browning, her 2 sons Austin Truman Shrewsbury, and Corey Myles Shrewsbury, her three step-children Kristen Nichole Browning, Ashley Elizabeth Browning, and Jared Paul Browning, her three brothers James V. Blankenship and his wife Lynda, John R. Cook and his wife Lilia, and Buren Jess Cook and his wife Monica, her sister Prisicilla Sue Cline and husband Charlie, her father in law Larry Browning, Great Niece Kassidy Jane, Great Nephew Dante-Evan, her brother in law Kevin Browning, her niece and nephew McKenzie and Dawson Browning. And a host of family and countless friends.
"Services celebrating the life of Lisa will be Sunday October 8, 2017 at 3pm in the chapel of Evans-Calfee Funeral Service Pineville. Following the service she will be laid to rest in the Harry K. Cook family cemetery in Key Rock...."
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 8 May 1930, Page 152B, Family #132.
Listed as Dale Cook, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Phillip H.K. Cook.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Buren D. Cook; age 23; born at Keyrock, WV; single; living at Keyrock, WV; son of Kern and
Elizabeth Cook; married on 26 Jan 1946 at Keyrock, WV; Doris Cook; age 16; born at Smokeless,
WV; single; living at Keyrock, WV; daughter of Azey and ____Cook.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Buren D. Cook; age 42; born 29 Jul 1922 at Keyrock, WV; divorced; living at Keyrock, WV;
son of Kern and Elizabeth Cook; married on 31 Jul 1964 at Pineville, WV; Lovica Jane
Blankenship Cook; age 25; born 22 Mar 1939 at Stephenson, WV; divorced; living at Marianna,
WV; daughter of Dewey Jess and Mary Elizabeth (Shrewsbury) Blankenship.
4. "Wyoming County Heritage", WGS, "Eve Cook Adams" article page 74.
5. Wyoming Co, WV Web Site, Cemeteries; http://members.aol.com/jlcooke2/cemetery.htm
Buren D. Cook; born on 29 Jul 1922; died on 20 Oct 1987; "PFC US Army Air Coprs, WW II";
buried in Keyrock Cemetery, Keyrock, Wyoming Co, WV.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1964); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Buren D. Cook; age 42; born 29 Jul 1922 at Keyrock, WV; divorced; living at Keyrock, WV;
son of Kern and Elizabeth Cook; married on 31 Jul 1964 at Pineville, WV; Lovica Jane
Blankenship Cook; age 25; born 22 Mar 1939 at Stephenson, WV; divorced; living at Marianna,
WV; daughter of Dewey Jess and Mary Elizabeth (Shrewsbury) Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Jake Bolen; age 21; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on 13 Feb 1954 in
Roderfield, WV; Lottie Marie White; age 16; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living in Roderfield, WV;
with consent of Littie White, mother, father deceased.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jake Bolden
[Jake Bolen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1932
Birth Place: Caretta Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Apr 2003
Father: Joe Bolen
Mother: Dollie Frazier
SSN: 232340246
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Sep 1944: Name listed as JAKE BOLDEN;
Nov 1953: Name listed as JAKE BOLEN"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jake Bolen
SSN: 232-34-0246
Last Residence:
24801 Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 1 Jul 1934
Died: 12 Apr 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Jake Bolen; age 21; born in Caretta, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on 13 Feb 1954 in
Roderfield, WV; Lottie Marie White; age 16; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; living in Roderfield, WV;
with consent of Littie White, mother, father deceased.
1. The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Friday Evening; 26 Jul 2019; Page 8.
"Jimmy Lee Bolen, 61, of Jenkin Jones, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 22, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born June 7, 1958 in Welch to the late Jake and Lottie White Bolen. Mr Bolen enjoyed sellins, trading, yard selling and being with his family and friends. Jimmy fought a courageous battle with cancer, and God decided he needed him home."In addition to his mother and father, he was preceded in death by a daughter Cybthia Burrage, and his sister Diane Corner.
"Those left to cherish his memory include a daughter Laura Christopher of Alabama, his son Billy Lewis and wife Becky O'Toole, 5 brothers, Lonnie Bolen and wife Peggy of Maiden, NC, Johnny Bolen and wife Karen of Jenkin Jones, Michael and wife Gloria of Welch, brother-in-law Charles Corner of Bessemer, NC, Mark Bolen of Beckley, and EJ Bolen and wife Sissy of O'Toole. Two sisters who were also his caretakers, Renee Glen and Carol, his longtime companion Lisa Maynard, who never left his side, and longtime friend Cora Deskins, 9 grandchildren along with many neices, nephews, friends, and cousins also survive.
"Funeral services will be conducted at Noon on Saturday at the King's Closet Church in Jenkin Jones with Pastor Mary Lambert. Burial will be at the Noah Stewart Family Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain beside his Mom and Dad. The family will begin receiving friends at 6;00 p.m. Friday evening at the church. Serving as Pallbearers will be Zachary Green, Cody Hall, Delbert Cathabery, Dustin, Justin, Dakota, P.J. and Jason Bolen.
"Widner Funeral Home of Northfork is serving the Bolen Family."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 385; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Leon Short; age 19; born 27 Mar 1947 at Oceana, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV;
son of Bert and Margaret (Gregrory) Short, Jr; married on 9 Apr 1966 at Baileysville, WV; Minnie
Pearl Toler; age 17; born 12 Mar 1949 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter
of William J. and Celia (Hughes) Toler.
2. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ronald Leon Short, 70 of Clear Fork went home to be with the Lord on October 10, 2017."Leon was born March 27, 1947. He joined the US Army in 1965. After proudly serving during the Vietnam War, he came home and made a career as a West Virginia Coal Miner.
"More importantly, Leon was a devoted husband to his wife of fifty-one years, a dedicated father to his four sons and a doting grandfather to his sixteen grandchildren. He was a loyal member of Clear Fork Valley Baptist Church, always waiting to greet everyone at the door with his contagious smile. He loved to hunt, fish, and hold his grandbabies.
"Leon was preceded in death by his parents, Bert Short, Jr. and Margaret Gregory Short; his father-in-law, William Toler; and his great-grandson, Thias Crookshanks.
'Surviving are his wife of fifty-one years, Minnie Short and four sons: Bobby Short and wife, Candy, Ronald Short, Jr. and wife, Lisa and Kevin Short and wife, Tiffany and William “Logan” Short.
"Leon also leaves behind eleven grandchildren: Tristan and wife, Chancley, Nathan and wife, Kerri, Stephanie, Jenny, Hannah, Josie, Haley, Jacob, Abby, Maddie and Eli. As well as five great-grandchildren: Trisley, Mason, Chesley. Gwenn and Grayson.
"Also surviving his seven siblings: Timmy and Jane Short, Dickie and Karen Short, Eddie Short and Rebecca Brown, Phyllis and JB Cook, Charlotte and Tommy Brown, Freda and Eddie Aliff, and Francis and John Conley. Also, his mother-in-law, Celia Toler and sisters-in-law, Mary and Alfred Harvey, Glenna Taylor, and Letha and Darrell Cline. As well as a host of nieces and nephews, whom he loved dearly. ..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 385; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Leon Short; age 19; born 27 Mar 1947 at Oceana, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV;
son of Bert and Margaret (Gregrory) Short, Jr; married on 9 Apr 1966 at Baileysville, WV; Minnie
Pearl Toler; age 17; born 12 Mar 1949 at Clearfork, WV; single; living at Clearfork, WV; daughter
of William J. and Celia (Hughes) Toler.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Fairview Family Cemetery, Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by
Timothy J. Waddell; 3 Feb 2011.
William Crockett Whittaker; born in Nov 1847 in Wythe Co, VA; died 20 Mar 1928 in Bud, Wyoming Co, WV;
buried here; no grave marker photo shown; death certificate posted.