1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 43; Line #36; WV Archives Website.
William Spencer; age 21; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; widower; married on 3 Sep
1944 at Princeton, WV; Beulah Mae Hooper; age 18; born in Gilliam, WV; divorced; Colored; living at
Princeton, WV; by decree.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015849; WV Archives Website.
William Spencer; age 47; born 19 Jun 1925 in WV; married; husband of Beulah Mae Hooper; Negro;
disabled miner; SS# 233-34-9625; living at Algoma, WV; son of Sam and Isabelle (Hopkins) Spencer;
died 8 Oct 1972 at Algoma, WV; due to acute, myocardial infarction wth rheumatic heart disease;
buried 14 Oct 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Mrs Beulah M. Spencer,
General Delivery, Algoma, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 43; Line #36; WV Archives Website.
William Spencer; age 21; born and living in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; widower; married on 3 Sep
1944 at Princeton, WV; Beulah Mae Hooper; age 18; born in Gilliam, WV; divorced; Colored; living at
Princeton, WV; by decree.
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1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 406; WV Archives Website.
Alvis Stephens; age 21; born and living in Wayne Co, WV; married on 24 Jul 1918 at Wilson Creek,
WV; Gracie Green; age 23; born in KY; living in Wayne Co, WV.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 406; WV Archives Website.
Alvis Stephens; age 21; born and living in Wayne Co, WV; married on 24 Jul 1918 at Wilson Creek,
WV; Gracie Green; age 23; born in KY; living in Wayne Co, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015850; WV Archives Website.
Clarence Stevens; age 51; born 8 Oct 1921 in WV; never married; coal miner; SS# 234-22-8608;
living at Keystone, WV; son of Alvis and Gracie (Green) Stevens; died 10 Oct 1972 at Keystone, WV;
due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 14 Oct 1972 in Mitchell Cemetery, Hensley, WV; informant,
Junior Stevens, Wyco, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015851; WV Archives Website.
Charles David Wright; age 19; born in Bishop, VA; married; husband of Kathy Baldwin; wmployed by
C&A Lumber Co, living at PO Box 61, Bishop, WV; son of William and Hazel (Mitchell) Wright; died
11 Oct 1972 at Newhall, WV; due to shock and exposure; bullet wound od abdomen; "In fight, found
several days later -- dead"; homicide?; buried 14 Oct 1972 in Grassy Spur Cemetery, Bishop, VA:
informant, Perry Lane, Bishop, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 017486; WV Archives Website.
Mario Carletha Ivy; age 7 1/2 hrs; born and died 12 Sep 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch,
WV; Negro; infant son of Janie Ivy of Elkhorn, WV; due to prematurity; buried 16 Sep 1972 in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 017487; WV Archives Website.
Michell L. Ivy; age 11 days; born 12 Sep 1972; died 23 Sep 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch,
WV; Negro; infant son of Janie Ivy of Elkhorn, WV; due to prematurity; buried 27 Sep 1972 in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Janie Ivy, General Delivery, Elkhorn, WV.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 26 Apr 1930, Page 221A,
Family #511.
Listed as Herbert Johnson, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Odalus C. Johnson.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Norton Children"; Article;
Page 214; submitted by Anita Norton Hughes, Sunbury, OH.
"... Georgia Ruth married Herbert Johnston from Roderfield..."
3. Norfolk, VA; Divorce Decree #1173; 6 Mar 1962; Ancestry.com Website.
Georgia Ruth Johnston; age 34; born in Hensley, WV; cashier; living at 208 W. 17th St, Norfolk, VA
was granted a divorce on 6 Mar 1962 in Norfolk, VA; from Herbert Johnston; age 40; born in
Blackstone, VA; US Navy; residing in Norfolk, VA; marriage took place 1 Ma 1947 in Paintsville, KY;
two minor children, marrage lasted 13 yrs, 5 months, cause of deseration.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Herbert Johnston
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 41
Birth Date abt 1921
Marriage Registration Place Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 31 Mar 1962
Marriage Place Little Creek Bayside, Virginia, USA
Father Odealous Cameron Johnson
Mother Mary Icy Bailey
Spouse Glenda Marie Dawson
Certificate Number 1962006961"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Glenda Marie Dawson
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 26
Birth Date abt 1936
Marriage Registration Place Princess Anne, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 31 Mar 1962
Marriage Place Little Creek Bayside, Virginia, USA
Father Wayne Clifford Dawson
Mother Cleffie Ima Foster
Spouse Herbert Johnston
Certificate Number 1962006961"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 017489; WV Archives Website.
Louis E. Liontakis; age 36; born 15 Apr 1936 in WV; single; school teacher; SS# 235-52-0280; living
in Carter Hotel, Welch, WV; son of Emmanuel and Frances (Sarris) Liontakis, both born in Greece;
died 22 Sep 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to heptic coma caused by intestinal hemorrhage,
diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephrosclerosis and Laennec's cirrhosis; buried 27 Sep 1972 in Elmwood
Cemetery, Chicago, IL.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 017491; WV Archives Website.
Lloyd Bennett; age 72; born in Jul 1900 in USA; married; husband of Nell Arnett Bennett; retired coal
miner; SS# 232-16-1544; living at House #22, Berwind, WV; served in WW I; son of John W. and
Amelia (______) Bennett; died 16 Oct 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
congestive heart failure; buried 19 Oct 1972 in Grandview Cemetery, Bluefield, VA.