1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 52; WV Archives Website.
Leonard Allen Young; age 18; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 85, Hemphill, WV; married on
25 Jan 1959 at Hemphill, WV; Betty Lou Bell; age 21; born in North Wilkesboro, NC; single; living at
Welch, WV; with consent of M/M O.B. Young, parents of Leonard Allen Young.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Betty Lou Bell
Gender Female
Race White
Divorce Age 33
Birth Date 1937
Marriage Date 25 Jan 1959
Divorce Date 4 Feb 1971
Divorce Place Prince William, Virginia, USA
Spouse Leonard Allen Young
Certificate Number 1971001668
Number of Children 5"
(Divorce granted to the wife)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 52; WV Archives Website.
Leonard Allen Young; age 18; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Box 85, Hemphill, WV; married on
25 Jan 1959 at Hemphill, WV; Betty Lou Bell; age 21; born in North Wilkesboro, NC; single; living at
Welch, WV; with consent of M/M O.B. Young, parents of Leonard Allen Young.
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Betty Lou Bell
Gender Female
Race White
Divorce Age 33
Birth Date 1937
Marriage Date 25 Jan 1959
Divorce Date 4 Feb 1971
Divorce Place Prince William, Virginia, USA
Spouse Leonard Allen Young
Certificate Number 1971001668
Number of Children 5"
(Divorce granted to the wife)
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Betty Lou Young [Betty Lou Bell]
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 33
Birth Date 6 Aug 1937
Marriage Registration Place Prince William, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 6 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Prince William, Virginia, USA
Father John Fields Bell
Mother Edna Bernice Watkins
Spouse Claude Thomas Johnson
Certificate Number 1971005572"
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 287B; Family #154.
Listed as George Blankenship; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Blankenship.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Browns Creek Road; taken on 31 Jan
1920; Page 137B; Family #577.
Listed as George Blankenship; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Blankenship.
1. Wyoming Co, Birth Registry; Vol #__(1888); Page 71; Line #15; Barkers Ridge District; WV Archives
Website.
Simeon J. Green; born 24 Feb 1888 in Wyoming Co, WV; to parents, Thomas, farmer, and Mary Ann
Green.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Delayed Birth Certificate; issued 14 Apr 1944; WV Archives Website.
Simeon Jasper Green; born 28 Nov 1888 at Keystone, WV; to Thomas and Mary Ann (Groose) Green;
signed by Siemon Jasper Green, 929 Harrisonville, AVe, New Boston, OH on Mon, 14, 1944; with
affidavit of older brother, William H. Green, dated 27 Mar 1944; Marriage Record, Lawrence Co, KY,
Book 25, page 164 of 7 Apr 1915 and Census Bureau Record by J.C. Capt Dir, dated 1910.
(I have used the birth record in Ref 1 as being the official record of his birth)
3. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barker's Ridge District, takem on 21 Jun 1900,
Page 223B, Family #166.
Listed as Simon Green, Jr, age 10, born in Nov 1889 in WV, in household of
father, Thomas Green.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Barkers Ridge District, taken on 29 Apr 1910,
Page 200A, Family #75.
Listed as Simeon J. Green, age 21, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas W. Green.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #20259; WV Archives Website.
Mary Ann Green; age 76; born 15 Feb 1894 in KY; married; wife of Simeon Green; living at Garwood,
WV; daughter of Green and Sarah (Green) Travis. died 27 Nov 1970 in Wyoming General Hospital,
Mullins, WV; due to myocardial occlusion; buried 29 Nov 1970 in Lusk Cemetery, Herndon Heights,
WV; informant Gourney Green, Herndon Heights, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 004328; WV Archives Website.
Gourney Green; age 56; born 11 Feb 1916 in WV; never married; living at Garwood, WV; daughter of
Simeonand Mary Ann Green; died 21 Feb 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
severe hematemesis; ulser bleeding of stomach with anemia; buried 24 Feb 1972 in Lusk Cemetery,
Herndon Heights, WV; informant, Simeon Green, Garwood, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 004330; WV Archives Website.
Millard Filmore Law; age 65; born 3 Jan 1907 in VA; Negro; married; husband of Miss Helen Scales;
retired miner; SS#236-07-4834; living at PO Box 562, Keystone, WV; son of Luster Law and unknown
mother; died 26 Feb 1972; DOA Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to accidental drowning,
car ran into Tug River near Kimball, WV; buried 4 Mar 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV;
informant, Helen Law, 145-42 Glassboro, Jamaica, NY.