1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010966; WV Archives Website.
Annie Belle Gilreath; age 74; born 21 Dec 1897 in NC; widow; Negro; housewife; living at Kimball,
WV; daughter of James and Tate (Harris) Gilreath; died 17 Jun 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
due to stroke; with generalized artersclerosis; buried 22 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell,
WV; informant, Beatrice Gilreath, Box 769, Kimball, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1929); Page 71; Line #__; WV Archives Website.
Frank Gregory; age 29; born in IL; single; Colored; living at Bramwell, WV; married on 2 Mar 1929
at Big Sandy, WV; Gracie Young; age 23; born in VA; single; Colored; living in Bluefield, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010967; WV Archives Website.
Frank Gregory; age 75; born in Feb 1897 in AL; married; husband of Gracie Young; Negro; coal loader;
SS# 233-07-4134; living at Capels, WV; son of Willie and Lizzie (____) Gregory; died 3 Jun 1972 in
Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cardiac arrest with arteriosclerotic heart disease;
buried 8 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Gracie Gregory, Capels, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1929); Page 71; Line #__; WV Archives Website.
Frank Gregory; age 29; born in IL; single; Colored; living at Bramwell, WV; married on 2 Mar 1929
at Big Sandy, WV; Gracie Young; age 23; born in VA; single; Colored; living in Bluefield, WV.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; taken 6 Apr 1950; Seet Number 7; Dwelling #56;
Listed as Joe O. Hankins; age 47; born in VA; married; route pick up man for dry cleaners; head of
household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010968; WV Archives Website.
Joe Oakley Hankins; age 68; born 26 Oct 1903 in VA; divorced; retired dry cleaner; SS# 234-14-3964;
living at War, WV; son of William A. and Sarah Ann (Brown) Hankins; died 19 Jun 1972 in War, WV'\;
due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 21 Jun 1972 in Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, VA;
informant, Myrel Moses, War, WV. (Myrel was Joe's sister)
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; War; taken 6 Apr 1950; Seet Number 7; Dwelling #56;
Listed as Alice J. Hankins; age 31; born in WV; married; sales lady in men's clothing store; in
household of husband, Joe O. Hankins.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alice Jane Robertson [Alice Jane Privett] [Alice Robinson] [Alice Hankins] [Alice Privett]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 28 Sep 1918
Birth Place Omar Logan, West Virginia [Omar, West Virginia]
Death Date 25 Oct 1987
Father Clyde Robertson
Mother Nellie Jones
SSN 235261779
Death Certificate Number 28233
Notes Feb 1940: Name listed as ALICE JANE ROBERTSON;
Sep 1959: Name listed as ALICE JANE PRIVETT; :
Name listed as ALICE JANE ROBINSON; :
Name listed as ALICE JAN HANKINS;
22 May 1998: Name listed as ALICE J PRIVETT"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 206A; Image
25 of 33; Family #415/433.
Listed as Bessy P. Johnson; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Sydney T.L. Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 323; WV Archives Web Site.
W.L. Hughes; age 49; born in Pulaski Co, VA; widowed; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Reuben and
Tilda Jane; married on 24 Feb 1930 at Davy, WV; Bessie Lester; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
widow; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Sidney Johnson and Clara Helmandoller.
3.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 70B; Image 12 of
47; Family #113/116.
Listed as Bessie Hughes; age 20; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, William L.
Hughes.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010971; WV Archives Website.
Bessie Johnson; age 73; born 6 Sep 1898 in KY; single; living at Coalwood, WV; daughter of James
and Fannie (Smallwood) Johnson; died 11 Jun 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due
to cerebro vascular accident with generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 13 Jun 1972 in Gradview
Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #4223; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Charlie Alexander Jones; age 21; born 11 Oct 1919 in Youngstown, OH; living at Keystone, WV;
unemployed; name of person who will always know address, Alex Jones, father; living at Keystone,
WV; Negro; 5'7" tall; 152 lbs; brown eyes; Black hair; Black complexion; scar in middle of forehead.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010972; WV Archives Website.
Charlie Alexander Jones; age 52; born 11 Oct 1918 in OH; never married; Negro; custodian; living at
Keystone, WV; son of unknown parents; died 9 Jun 1972 at Keystone, WV; due to acute heart failure
with cirrhosis of liver; buried 14 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Orlander
S, Mansfield, Keystone, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010973; WV Archives Website.
Joe Kowalski; age 82; born 28 Mar 1890 in Poland; widowed; retired miner; living at Thorpe, WV;
son of unknown parents; died 12 Jun 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; upper GI bleeding;
hypertension and right side pneumonia; buried 15 Jun 1972 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell,
WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Orval Hodges; 13 Aug 2016.
" Stella Rychlik Kowaleski
Birth 8 May 1894
Poland
Death 11 May 1970 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 168339231"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Orval Hodges; 13 Aug 2016.
"Stella Rychlik Kowaleski
Birth May 1894
Poland
Death 11 May 1970 (aged 76)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 168339231"