1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 014188; WV Archives Website.
Lena Beatrice Steptoe; age 69; born 12 Nov 1902 in VA; married; wife of Nick Steptoe; housewife;
SS#236-48-6688; Negro; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of John and Sophia (Hollard) Holland; died
14 Sep 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to sudden cardiac rhythm change following
hysterctomy; buried 17 Sep 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluwell, Mercer Co, WV; informant, Nick
Steptoe, Box 633, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Howard Teal; age 29; born in NC' single; Colored; living at Hemphill, WV; married on 13 Jul 1946 in
Welch, WV; Lillian Wagner; age 33; born in TN; single; Colored; living in Wilcoe, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 014189; WV Archives Website.
Howard Teal; age 63; born 8 May 1909 in NC; married; husband of Lillian Wagner; Negro; coal
loader; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Walter and Eliza (___) Teal; died 4 Sep 1972; DOA Welch
Emergency Hospital Welch, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 8 Sep 1972 in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Howard Teal; age 29; born in NC' single; Colored; living at Hemphill, WV; married on 13 Jul 1946 in
Welch, WV; Lillian Wagner; age 33; born in TN; single; Colored; living in Wilcoe, WV.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sam Arrington
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Age 21
Birth Date 1882
Birth Place Patrick
Marriage Date 18 Oct 1903
Marriage Place Patrick, Virginia
Father S. G. Arrington
Mother M. E. Arrington
Spouse Ada Slate
FHL Film Number 33351
Reference ID 3-236"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by deegraver; 28 May 2011; maintained by Searching Days
Gone By .
"Samuel L. Arrington
Birth 1883
Death 1924 (aged 40–41)
Burial Slate Cemetery
Asbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 70511990"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ada Slate
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 18
Birth Date 1885
Birth Place Stokes, NC
Marriage Date 18 Oct 1903
Marriage Place Patrick, Virginia
Father P. E. Slate
Mother M. Slate
Spouse Sam Arrington
FHL Film Number 33351
Reference ID 3-236"
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by deegraver; 28 May 2011; maintained by Searching Days
Gone By .
"Ada Liza Slate Arrington
Birth 18 Mar 1885
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 31 Jul 1964 (aged 79)
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Slate Cemetery
Asbury, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 70512013"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 014191; WV Archives Website.
Odell Webster; age 55; born in 16 Aug __ in WV; married; husband of Margaret Harris; coal loader;
SS#232-16-8154; Negro; living in 19 Virginia Ave, Welch, WV; son of Alex and Cora Webster; died 15
Sep 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to terminal pneumonia with carcinoma of
lung; buried 19 Sep 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Margaret Webster,
Welch, WV.