1. 1900 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Wilson District; taken on 25 Jun 1900; Page 118B; Family #300/300.
Listed as Sawyers M. Shumate; age 8; born in VA in Mar 1892; in household of father, Jacob G.
Shumate.
2. 1910 Census, Smyth Co, VA; St Clair District; Williams Precinct; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 207B;
Family #9/9.
Listed as Sawyers C. Shumate; age 15; born in VA ; in household of father, Jacob G. Shumate.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010986; WV Archives Website.
Myrtle Minnie Shumate; age 77; born 13 Jul 1894 in VA; married; wife of Sawyers Shumate; housewife;
living at Pageton, WV; daughter of John and Edith (Holbrook) Hushour; died 7 Jun 1972 at Pageton,
WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 10 Jun 1972 in Roselawn memorial Gardens, Princeton,
WV; informant, Sawters Shumate, Pageton, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010988; WV Archives Website.
Elliott B. Slaughter; age 74; born in Sep 1897 in VA; married; husband of Beulah Miller; restaurant
cook; SS# 232-24-8818; Negro; living at 92 Beech, Welch, WV; son of Austin and Martha (_____)
Slaughter; died 25 Jun 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to abdominal aortic
aneurysm rupture and exanguination; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Family Cemetery, Patterson, VA;
informant, Beulah Slaughter, Welch. WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010989; WV Archives Website.
John Peter Swanson; age 33; born 29 Oct 1938 in MN; married; husband of Ruth Messer; mining
emgineer for Hawley Coal Mining Co; SS# 382-44-0096; living at Rt 5, Box 185F, Bluefield, WV; son
of Jesse L. and Barbara Jo (Hopkins) Swanson; died DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to injuries in car accident on Rt 16 near War, WV; car went over cliff; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Tower
Cemetery, Tower, MN; informant, Mrs. John P. Swanson, Bluefield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010990; WV Archives Website.
Jessie Tardy; age 69; born 1 Jun 1903 in VA; widowed; retired miner; Negro; SS# 232-16-0679; living
at Landgraff, WV; son of William and Mariah (Jones) Tardy; died 24 Jun 1972 at Landgraff, WV; due
to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 29 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant,
Taft Montgomery, General Delivery, Eckman, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010991; WV Archives Website.
Rafe Travis; age 79; born 6 Jul 1892 in LA; married; husband of Cora Holland; SS# 236-05-7201;
coal miner; Negro; living in Eckman, WV; son of Andrew and Francis (_______) Travis; died 11 Jun
1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV due to cardiac arrest; buried 17 Jun 1972 in Restlawn
Memorial Cemetery, Bluefield, WV; informant, Mrs. Cora Travis, Box 406, Eckman, WV.