McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Beatrice Frances Steele

1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #15513; Ancestry.com Website.
Auburn Robertson; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; miner; living in Bradshaw, WV; son
of Warren and Mary (Clybern) Robertson; married on 28 Jun 1954 in Dickenson Co, VA; Beartice
Short; age 17;born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Scott and
Maggie (Vanover) Steele.
2. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Beatrice Frances Robertson
Gender Female
Death Age 79
Birth Date 10 Apr 1937
Birth Place Premier, WV
Residence Place Princeton
Death Date 29 Dec 2016
Burial Date 3 Jan 2017
Burial Place Princeton, WV
Parents Scott Steele; Maggie Vanover Steele
Spouse Auburn Robertson
Child
Terry Robertson
Timmy Robertson
Sherry Harding
Roger Robertson
Siblings
Ruth Boots Sexton
Patricia Steele"


George Washington Wright

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #84.
Listed as George W. Wright; age 30; born in VA; married; coal cutting machine operator in coal mine;
head of household.


Bertha Crosby

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #84.
Listed as Bertha Wright; age 25; born in WV; married; in household of husband, George W. Wright.


Jami Wright

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #84.
Listed as Jami Wright; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Wright.


Betty J. Wright

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #84.
Listed as Betty J. Wright; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, George W. Wright.


Luther Brooks Muncy

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Brooks Muncy; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of brother, John Muncy, with
wife, Martha Muncy.


Martha

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Martha Muncy; age 18; born in WV; married; in household of brothe-in-lawr, John Muncy,
with husband, Luther B. Muncy.


William Harvey"Bill" Asbury

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 23/24 Jan 1920;
Page 219B; Family #99/99.
Listed as William Asbery; age 7; born in WV; in household of mother, Cosby (Jewell) Asbury.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 223A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Bill Asbery; age 17; born in WV; in household of step-father, John Hagerman.
3. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999"; Vol II; "Bearl and Margie Asbury" article; Page 159.
"...Bearl had three brothers: John,Cleve,and Bill. He also had four sisters: AllyHagy, Molly Gregrory,
Myrtle Mullins and Florence Hagerman..."
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name William Harvey Asberry
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 24
Birth Date abt 1913
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 21 Aug 1937
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Henry Asberry
Mother Cosby Jewell
Spouse Dora Addair
Certificate Number 1937018146"
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #89.
Listed as William H. Asbury; age 37; born in WV; married; coal cutting machine operator in coal
mine; head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 21 Jun 2018.
" William H. “Bill” Asbury
Birth 11 Nov 1912
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 13 Jun 1957 (aged 44)
Beartown, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.3410550, Longitude: -81.8458280
Memorial ID 190760016"

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Henry H. Asbury (1872-1919) and Cosby A. Jewell-Asbury-Hagerman (1874-1956).

"Brother of Allie Asbury-Rowe-Nunley-Hagy (1900-Deceased), Mollie Asbury-Gregory (1903-Deceased), John Milton Asbury (1904-1979), A. Cleveland "Cleve" Asbury (1906-1988), Myrtle Asbury-Mullins (1908-Deceased), Ruth "Florence" Asbury-Hagerman (1909-Deceased), and Bearl Asbury (1914-Deceased).

"Bill Asbury was a coal miner. He died at age 45 from a crushed chest and internal injuries he sustained in a rock fall in a mine (per WV Register of Deaths, McDowell County, WV, 1957).

"TEC 4, Co A 43, ENGR CONST BN, World War II"


Dora Addair

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Dora Addair
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1915
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 21 Aug 1937
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Noah Addair
Mother Mary Muncy
Spouse William Harvey Asberry
Certificate Number 1937018146"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #89.
Listed as Dora Asbury; age 34; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William H. Asbury.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 21 Jun 2018.
" Dora Addair Asbury
Birth 3 Mar 1915
Death 15 Jan 1961 (aged 45)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 190760928"

Additional Information Posted;
"Daughter of Noah Addair (1885-1948) and Mary Jane Muncy-Addair (1895-1967).

"Sister of David Newton Addair (1917-2002), Hobart W. Addair (1922-1992), Joan Addair (1921-Deceased), Leck Addair (1923-1996), Mary Esther Addair-Atwell (1926-2016), Armenda Addair (B. 1929), Noah Luther Addair (1932-1933), and Betty Yvonne Addair-Reed (1935-2000).

"Married to ?? Asbury (Deceased).

"Dora Asbury died at age 45 from pneumonia and cardiac arrest (per WV Register of Deaths, McDowell County, WV, 1961)."


Samuel Howard Foley

1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Oscar and Mary Hawks Foley"; Article; Page 189.
2, 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 13; Dwelling #107.
Listed as Howard S. Foley; age 25; born in WV; married; motor brakeman in coal mine; head of
household.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Samuel Howard Foley
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 29
Birth Date abt 1925
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 30 Jun 1954
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Sam Reed Foley
Mother Rosa Nickels
Spouse Hedy Wionia Bailey
Certificate Number 1954015325"


Hedy Wionia Bailey

1, 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 13; Dwelling #107.
Listed as Hedy Foley; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Samule H. Foley.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Hedy Wionia Bailey
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 27
Birth Date abt 1927
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 30 Jun 1954
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father George W Bailey
Mother America Fuller
Spouse Samuel Howard Foley
Certificate Number 1954015325"


Billy Ray Foley

1. "Hertiage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, "Oscar and Mary Hawks Foley"; Article; Page 189.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #90.
Listed as Billie R. Foley; age 12; born in WV; in household of father Samuel R. Foley.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Bill Ray Foley
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 26
Birth Date abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Jul 1964
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Sam Foley
Mother Rosa Nickels
Spouse Gertrude Inez Hawks
Certificate Number 1964022157"


Gertrude Inez Hawks

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 169; WV Archives Website.
Ira dean White; age 23; born in Union, WV; single; living at 24430 Solon Rd, Cleveland, OH; married
on 24 Dec 1957 at Jolo, WV; Gertrude Inez Hawks; age 17; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; with
consent of Harvey and Alice Hawks, parents of Gertrude Inez Hawks.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Gertrude Inez Hawks
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 24
Birth Date abt 1940
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Jul 1964
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Harvey Hawks
Mother Alice Mullins
Spouse Bill Ray Foley
Certificate Number 1964022157"


Luther Simon Lambert Rev

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Eureka; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 168B;
Family #253/268.
Listed as Luther Lambert; age 14; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Mitchem Lambert.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Rev. L.S. Lambert; age 33; born in WV; married; ventation man in coal mine and Church of
God minister; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Anonymous; 30 Jun 2014.
"Rev Luther Simon “Poppy” Lambert
Birth 1916
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Jan 1976 (aged 59–60)
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Burial South Park Cemetery
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Plot 45-13-2-3
Memorial ID 132107770"


Freda Elizabeth VanSutphen

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Freda E. Lambert; age 32; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Luther S.
Lambert.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Anonymous; 30 Jun 2014.
" Freda Elizabeth VanSutphen Lambert
Birth 1917
Keystone, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Apr 1980 (aged 62–63)
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Burial South Park Cemetery
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
Plot 45-13-2-2
Memorial ID 132107767"


Raymond L. Lambert

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Raymond L. Lambert; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Luther S. Lambert.


Gail A. Lambert

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Gail A. Lambert; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Luther S. Lambert.


Jerry L. Lambert

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Jerry L. Lambert; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Luther S. Lambert.


Eugene A. Lambert

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Eugene A. Lambert; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Luther S. Lambert.


Charles Leroy Byrd

1. U.S., World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945' Ancestry.com Website.
"Name CHARLES LeROY Byrd
Gender Male
Rank Staff Sergeant
Age 27
Birth Date 10 Mar 1917
Birth Place Cabell, West Virginia
School Harvey Town Jr. High School
Enlistment Date 7 Mar 1945
Enlistment Place Camp Fannin, Texas
Branch of Service US Army
Theater of War Camp Adair, Oreg.; Ft. Lawton, Wash.; Pacific Theatre; Okinawa
Type of Medal G. Cond. M., VM, Amer., AP
Father C. E. Byrd
Mother Byrd
Spouse Georgia Ann Mullins Byrd"
2. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
Name Charles L Byrd
Gender Male
Marriage Age 30
Birth Date abt 1917
Marriage Date 20 Dec 1947
Marriage Place Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father C E Byrd
Mother Anna M Hackuort
Spouse Georgia A Mullins
Film Number 001574159"
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #83.
Listed as Charles L. Byrd; age 33; born in VA; married; no listed occupation; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cj; 5 mar 2004.
" Charles Leroy Byrd
Birth 28 Mar 1917
Death 20 Apr 1998 (aged 81)
Burial Oaklawn Memorial Park
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.4175806, Longitude: -82.3073778
Memorial ID 8474461"

Additional Information Posted:
"Spouse of Georgia A. Mullins Byrd. Has two tombstones, one is military.
"Inscription:

"CHARLES L BYRD
S SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
MAR 28 1917 APR 20 1998"


Georgia Ann Mullins

1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Georgia A Mullins
Gender Female
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1924
Marriage Date 20 Dec 1947
Marriage Place Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father G W Mullins
Mother America Hagerman
Spouse Charles L Byrd
Film Number 001574159"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #83.
Listed as Georgia A. Byrd; age 26; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Charles L. Byrd.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Cj; 5 Mar 2004.
" Georgia Anne Mullins Byrd
Birth 10 Mar 1924
Death 4 May 1998 (aged 74)
Burial Oaklawn Memorial Park
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 38.4175806, Longitude: -82.3073778
Memorial ID 8475589"


Carolyn S. Byrd

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #83.
Listed as Carolyn S. Byrd; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Byrd.


Elbert Luther Smallwood

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Elbert Luther Smallwood
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1928
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 15 Oct 1949
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Ora Robert Smallwood
Mother Mary Mullins
Spouse Evelyn Ruth Mullins
Certificate Number 1949026003"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #83.
Listed as Elbert L. Smallwood; age 20; born in WV; married; brakeman in coal mine; in household
of unccle and aunt, Charles and Georgia (Mullins) Byrd.


Evelyn Ruth Mullins

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Evelyn Ruth Mullins
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 17
Birth Date abt 1932
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 15 Oct 1949
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Ernest Carl Mullins
Mother Nancy Fuller
Spouse Elbert Luther Smallwood
Certificate Number 1949026003"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #83.
Listed as Evelyn M. Smallwood; age 17; born in VA; married; in household of uncle and aunt,
Charles and Georgia (Mullins) Byrd.