1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 300; WV Archives Website.
McKinley Taylor; age 30; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; blabck; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of
John and Cloe; married on 21 Feb 1931 at Algoma, WV; Catherine Foster; age 22; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; Black; daughter of (_________).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 300; WV Archives Website.
McKinley Taylor; age 30; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; blabck; miner; living at Algoma, WV; son of
John and Cloe; married on 21 Feb 1931 at Algoma, WV; Catherine Foster; age 22; born in Mercer Co,
WV; single; Black; daughter of (_________).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 468; WV Archives Website.
Henry Gravely; age 40; born at Bottom Creek, WV; single; Colored; living at Kyle, WV; married on
1 Apr 1962 at Kyle, WV; Helen Taylor; age 31; born at Algoma, WV; single; Colored; living at Kyle, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 468; WV Archives Website.
Henry Gravely; age 40; born at Bottom Creek, WV; single; Colored; living at Kyle, WV; married on
1 Apr 1962 at Kyle, WV; Helen Taylor; age 31; born at Algoma, WV; single; Colored; living at Kyle, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 009223; WV Archives Web Site.
Helen Gravely; age 42; born in Apr 1930 in WV; married; wife of Henry Gravely; housewife; Negro;
living at Kyle, WV; daughter of McKinley and Katherine (Foster) Taylor; died 5 Jun 1972 in Doctors
Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to advance rheumatic heart disease with chronic myocardial
failure; buried 9 Jun 1972 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Henry Gravely, PO Box
22, Kyle, WV.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #19027; Ancestry.com Website.
Frank Blankenship; age 50; born in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; on previous marriage; farmer; living
at Blackey, VA; son of Dan and Spicy (Blankenship) Blankenship; married on 31 Aug 1944 at Grundy,
VA; Rebecca Walker; maiden name Calloway; widow; one previous marriage; housework; living at
Blackey, VA; daughter of John and Pricey (Lester) Calloway.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 007591; WV Archives Website.
Frank G. Blankenship; age 80; born 8 Mar 1892 in VA; married; husband of Rebecca Calloway; logger;
SS# 233-22-4438; living at Jolo, WV; son of Daniel and Vicey (sic, Spicy) (Blankenship) Blankenship;
died 17 Apr 1972 at Jolo, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 20 Apr 1972 in Lester
Cemetery, Bradshaw, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken 28 Apr 1910; Page 146B; Image 20 of 41;
Family #157/157.
Listed as Rebecca Calloway; age 12; born in VA; in household of father John P. Calloway.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #19027; Ancestry.com Website.
Frank Blankenship; age 50; born in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; on previous marriage; farmer; living
at Blackey, VA; son of Dan and Spicy (Blankenship) Blankenship; married on 31 Aug 1944 at Grundy,
VA; Rebecca Walker; maiden name Calloway; widow; one previous marriage; housework; living at
Blackey, VA; daughter of John and Pricey (Lester) Calloway.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken 28 Apr 1910; Page 146B; Image 20 of 41;
Family #157/157.
Listed as Rebecca Calloway; age 12; born in VA; in household of father John P. Calloway.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #19027; Ancestry.com Website.
Frank Blankenship; age 50; born in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; on previous marriage; farmer; living
at Blackey, VA; son of Dan and Spicy (Blankenship) Blankenship; married on 31 Aug 1944 at Grundy,
VA; Rebecca Walker; maiden name Calloway; widow; one previous marriage; housework; living at
Blackey, VA; daughter of John and Pricey (Lester) Calloway.
1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol I, page 115.
Daniel Blankenship married on 2 Jan 1842 Sophia Luster (sic Lester).
2. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, page 287, Family #977.
Listed as Daniel Blankenship, age 27, head of household.
3. 1860 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy PO, taken on 11 Jul 1860, Page 773, Family #109.
Listed as Daniel Blankenship, age 29, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
4. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy Township, taken on 16 Jul 1870, page
190A, Family #56.
Listed as Dan Blankenship, age 47, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
Daniel had remarried to Mary A. (_______), age 50, born in VA.
5. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 6.
Marriage Record, Book 1, page____.
William Nelson, age 22, born in Tazewell Co, VA, son of Isreal and Nancy
Nelson, married on 28 Mar 1873 Martha Blankenship, age 29, born in Tazewell
Co, VA, daughter of Daniel and Sophia Blankenship.
6. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy PO, Page 365A.
Listed as David Blankenship, age 55, born in VA, farmer, head of household.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #19735; Ancestry.com Website.
Lee Cesarini; age 36; born in Italy; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Tony and (______)
Cesarini; married on 8 Aug 1938 in Tazewell, VA; Mamie Christian; age 31; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
divorced; one previous marriage; living at War, WV; daughter of Mose and Nancy (Reed) Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 007593; WV Archives Website.
Leonello Cesarini; age 74; born in Feb 1908 in Italy; married; husband of Mamie Christian; miner;
SS# 233-14-5874; living on Johns Branch, War, WV; son of unknown parents; died 14 Apr 1972 in
Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to respiratory failure with chronic obstructive pilmonary disease;
buried 17 Apr 1972 in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA; informant, Mrs Lee Cesarini, War.
WV.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #19735; Ancestry.com Website.
Lee Cesarini; age 36; born in Italy; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Tony and (______)
Cesarini; married on 8 Aug 1938 in Tazewell, VA; Mamie Christian; age 31; born in Tazewell Co, VA;
divorced; one previous marriage; living at War, WV; daughter of Mose and Nancy (Reed) Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 007595; WV Archives Website.
Mariano DeFelice; age 77; born in Dec 1894 in Italy; married; husband of Agnes Sansoni DeFelice;
coal miner; SS# 235-07-4049; living at 463 Stewart St, Welch, WV; son of Louis and (______)
DeFelice; died 18 Apr 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to stomach cancer with
metastasis; buried 21 Apr 1972 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV.