1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 185; WV Archives Web Site.
C.S. Ratcliff; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
_______ and Maudie Allen; married on 29 Nov 1905 at Rolph, WV; Lillie M. Foley; age 20;
born in ______; single; daughter of ________ and Marian.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 3 May 1910; Page
157A; Image 71 of 82; Family #610/693.
Listed as Clay Ratcliff; age 22; born in VA; married once for 4 yrs; brakeman for railroad; head
of household.
3. Mercer Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #592; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Clay Smith Ratcliff; age 29; born 25 Jun 1888 in Olympia, VA; living at Matoaka, WV; railorading
for N&W Railway, Williamson, WV; married; dependent wife and 4 children; medium height with
stout build; blue eyes and light hair.
4. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Williamson District; Williamson; taken on 15 jan 1920; Page 262A;
Image 57 of 79; Family #471/557.
Listed as Clay S. Ratliff; age 32; born in VA; married; railroad conductor; roomer; in household of
Willie G. Long.
5. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Clay Ratcliff; age 32; born in VA; married; steam railroad conductor; head of household.
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clay Smith Ratcliff
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1887
Birth Place: Olympia Smit, Virginia
Father: James Ratcliff
Mother: Amanda Wilson
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Mar 1937: Name listed as CLAY SMITH RATCLIFF"
7. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15914; WV Archives Web Site.
Clay Smith Ratcliff; age 54 yrs, 5 mons, 23 days; born 25 Jun 1887 in VA; married; husband of Mabel
L. Newberry, age 34; N &W railroad conductor; living at Iaeger, WV; son of James and Amanda (Wilson)
Ratcliff; died 18 Dec 1941 in the Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, WV; due to general paralysis;
buried 20 Dec 1941 in Roderfield, WV.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorail Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 22 Dec 2013.
Clay S. Ratcliff; born 25 Jun 1887; died 18 Dec 1941; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
"AT REST".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 185; WV Archives Web Site.
C.S. Ratcliff; age 21; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
_______ and Maudie Allen; married on 29 Nov 1905 at Rolph, WV; Lillie M. Foley; age 20;
born in ______; single; daughter of ________ and Marian.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 3 May 1910; Page
157A; Image 71 of 82; Family #610/693.
Listed as Lilly M. Ratcliff; age 21; born in WV; married once for 4 yrs; 2 children; both living; in
household of husband, Clay S. Ratcliff.
3. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Lillie Ratcliff; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Clay S. Ratcliff.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Amcestry.com Website.
"Name: Lillie Foley
Social Security Number: 297-28-4771
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1889
Issue Year: 1951
Issue State: Ohio
Death Date: Jan 1963"
1. West Virginia Births, 1853-1930: LDS Web Site.
"Name Vada Eloise Ratcliffe
Event Type Birth
Event Date 25 Jun 1907
Event Place Rolf, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Gender Female
Father's Name Clay Smith Ratcliffe
Mother's Name Lillie Mae Foley"
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 3 May 1910; Page
157A; Image 71 of 82; Family #610/693.
Listed as Elois Ratcliff; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
3. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Eloise Ratcliff; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 3 May 1910; Page
157A; Image 71 of 82; Family #610/693.
Listed as Thadeous Ratcliff; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
1. West Virginia Births, 1853-1930; LDS Web Site.
"Name Elaine Arietta Ratcliffe
Event Type Birth
Event Date 28 Oct 1910
Event Place Kimball, McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Gender Female
Father's Name Clay Smith Ratcliffe
Mother's Name Lilly Mae Foley"
2. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Arretta Ratcliff; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Delorous Ratcliff; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; Matoaka; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image
9 of 34; Family #76/93.
Listed as Tyris Ratcliff; age 2 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Clay S. Ratcliff.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 460; WV Archives Web Site.
Chester Lee Hurst; age 19; born in Minnie, KY; single; living at War, WV; married on 24 Dec 1952
at War, WV; Minnie Ellen Pruitt; age 17; born and living at Bartley, WV; single; with consent of
Mrs. Louise Pruitt, mother of Minnie Ellen Pruitt.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Chester Lee Hurst
[Chester L Hurst]
SSN: 401408275
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1932
Birth Place: Minnie Floyd, Kentucky
Death Date: 1 Jul 2005
Father: Luther M Hurst
Mother: Rosa L Ball
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: May 1949: Name listed as CHESTER LEE HURST; 12 Jul 2005: Name listed as CHESTER L HURST"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 460; WV Archives Web Site.
Chester Lee Hurst; age 19; born in Minnie, KY; single; living at War, WV; married on 24 Dec 1952
at War, WV; Minnie Ellen Pruitt; age 17; born and living at Bartley, WV; single; with consent of
Mrs. Louise Pruitt, mother of Minnie Ellen Pruitt.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009: LDS Web Site.
"Name Minnie E Hurst
Residence Date 01 Jul 2000
Residence Place Bartley, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 02 Jan 1936
Address Bartley, West Virginia 24813
Record Number 557187810"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 004329; WV Archives Website.
Diana Lyn Hurst; age 14; born 12 Jul 1957 in WV; student; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of Chester
and Minnie (Pruitt) Hurst; died 13 Feb 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute
mononucleosis; buried 16 Feb 1972 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. 1850 Census, Spartanburg Co, SC; taken on 8 Aug 1850; Page 116B; Image 44 of 427; Family #419/419.
Listed as James Staton; age 45; born in SC; farmer; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Spartanburg Co, SC; taken on 8 Aug 1850; Page 116B; Image 44 of 427; Family #419/419.
Listed as Jane Staton; age 45; born in SC; in household of husband, James Staton
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Pruitt; age 26; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of
William and _______; married on 21 Aug 1933 at Bartley, WV; Louise Earls; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of John and Graye.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Pruitt; age 26; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of
William and _______; married on 21 Aug 1933 at Bartley, WV; Louise Earls; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV; daughter of John and Graye.
1. "Haywood County North Carolina Families"; Alice R Cook; "Revised Edition - 1998 Heritage Books";
Robyn Pace Putnam Library; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"SORRELLS Joseph William - b 1832, d 14 March 1869; killed at Cedar Top CLyde, NC byt tree felled by lightning; enlisted Confederate Calvary Company K 8th Rgt CSA at West Point, Georgia 1 march 1862; paroled 2n d Ltd Hillsboro, NC 1865; deaf from CSA gunfire 3rd May 1865; m Nancy Armina Stanton Brown (b 15 January 1830, d 20 May 1892) and had only child: Thomas Glenn, m Julia Cope. Nancy Armina Stanton Brow n prev m to Burl Brown. William Brown Bible record and archive ordered public record."
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 11 Aug 2011.
Nancy A. Sorrells; born 15 Jan 1836; died 12 May 1892; buried here; headstone photo shown.
"Inscription: Wife of Joseph Sorrells".
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 21 Jul 2011.
Nancy Armina Staton Brown; born 15 Jan 1930; died 30 May 1892; Inscription "Wife of Burl Brown;
born Aug 1832; died 26 Aug 1864"; "Wife of Joseph Sorrells; died 14 Mar 1869".
1. 1850 Census, Spartanburg Co, SC; taken on 8 Aug 1850; Page 116B; Image 44 of 427; Family #419/419.
Listed as Arman Staton; age 20; born in SC; in household of father, James Staton
2. 1860 Census, Spartenburg Co, SC; Southern Division; Wallace Factory PO; taken on 26 Sep
1869; Page 414A; Image 194 of 226; Family #1684/1684.
Listed as Nancy A, Brown; age 29; born in SC; in household of husband, Burrell Brown.
3. 1870 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Forks of Pigeon Township and PO; taken on 9 Aug 1870;
Page 211B; Image 24 of 27; Family #172/174.
Listed as Nancy Sorrells; age 39; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
4. 1880 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township' taken on 19 Jun 1880; Page 168A;
Image 17 of 32; Family #186/186.
Listed as Nancy A. Burton; age 50; born in NC; married; keeping house; head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 11 Aug 2011.
Nancy A. Sorrells; born 15 Jan 1836; died 12 May 1892; buried here; headstone photo shown.
"Inscription: Wife of Joseph Sorrells".
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Locust Field Cemetery, Canton, haywood Co, NC; submitted by
Lost Generation; 21 Jul 2011.
Nancy Armina Staton Brown; born 15 Jan 1930; died 30 May 1892; Inscription "Wife of Burl Brown;
born Aug 1832; died 26 Aug 1864"; "Wife of Joseph Sorrells; died 14 Mar 1869".
1. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ray Plemmons
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 09 Oct 1937
Event Place Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1916
Spouse's Name Pauline Sorrells
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1919"
2. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ray Otis Plemmons
Event Type Death
Event Date 11 Feb 1990
Event Place Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Birth Year 1915
Burial Place Candler, N.C.
Cemetery Pisgah View Memorial Park
Residence Place Asheville, Buncombe, N.C.
Address 96 Olney Road
Gender Male
Age 74
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Occupation Service Station Owner
Birth Date 13 Dec 1915
Birthplace Haywood Co., N.C.
Father's Name Alex Plemmons
Mother's Name Mary Sutton
Spouse's Name Pauline E. Sorrells"
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000: LDS Web Site.
"Name Paulin Elizabeth Sorrels
Event Type Birth
Event Date 07 Dec 1918
Event Place Haywood, North Carolina
Other Event Place Beaverdam
Gender Female
Race White
Father's Name V C Sorrells
Mother's Name Nettie West
Page 151 368
Source Reference Ct#5"
2. 1920 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township, North Ward; taken on 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 20A;
Image 39 of 53; Family #373/376.
Listed as Pauline Sorrells; age 1 yr, 5 months; born in NC; in household of father, Crawford V. Sorrells.
3. 1930 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 213A; Image
37 of 54; Famly #346/353.
Listed as Pauline Sorrells; age 11; born in NC; in household of father, Crawford V. Sorrells.
4. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ray Plemmons
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 09 Oct 1937
Event Place Caldwell, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1916
Spouse's Name Pauline Sorrells
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1919"
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site.
"Name Tommy Ray Plemmons
Event Type Birth
Event Date 02 Aug 1938
Event Place Haywood, North Carolina
Other Event Place Canton
Gender Male
Race White
Father's Name Ray Plemmons
Mother's Name Pauline Sorrells
Page 65 172
Source Reference Ct.#25"
1. 1900 Census, Haywood Co, WV; Waynesville Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 335A; Image
35 of 44; Family #271/295.
Listed as Marietta Sorrells; age 7; born in Mar 1893 in NC; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.
2. 1910 Census, Haywood Co, NC; Beaverdam Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 73A; Image 27
of 56; Family #240/240.
Listed as Etta Sorrels; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas G. Sorrells.