1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 10 may 1910; Page
76B; Image 24 of 28; Family #191/192.
Listed as Howard Allen; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Henry Allen.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 16/17 Feb 1920; Page
234A; Image 15 of 16; Family #__/362.
Listed as Howard Allen; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Henry Allen.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #159.
Listed as Howard Allen; age 43; born in WV; married; loads coal in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '69 007431; WV Archives Website.
Howard Allen age 63; born 15 May 1905 in WV; married; husband of Minnie Weaver; coal miner;
SS#236-10-6451; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Henry and Margaret (Thomas) Allen; died 19 Apr
1969 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to congestive heart failure; buried 21 Apr 1969
in Mullins Cemetery, Paynesville, WV; informant, Millie Allen, Bradshaw, WV.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #159.
Listed as Minnie Allen; age 41; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Howard Allen.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Perryville; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 165B;
Family #87/87.
Listed as James Christian; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Christian.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 8 Jan1920; Page 4B;
Family #69/70.
Listed as James A. Christian; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, John C. Christian.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 170; WV Archives Website.
Jim Christian; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of Chat
and Lizzie; married on 25 Jun 1925 at Lomax, WV; Bertie Sims (sic, Simmons); age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of ____ and Ellen.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #160.
Listed as James A. Christian; age 47; born in WV; married; hoist engineer in coal mine; head of
household.
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate # 75-038598; Ancestry.com Website.
James C. (sic?) Christian; age 73; born 31 Aug 1902 in WV; married; husband of Bertie Simmons;
coal miner; living at Box 185, Bradshaw, WV; son of Chatman and Elizabeth (Mitchem) Christian;
died 13 Dec1975 in Clinch Valley Clinic, Richlands, VA; due to acute anterior myocardial infarction;
buried in Christian Cemetery, Rockridge, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valeria Neal; 8 Apr 2014.
" James Alexander Christian
Birth 31 Aug 1902
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Dec 1975 (aged 73)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Christian-Roberts Cemetery
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 127625750 "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 170; WV Archives Website.
Jim Christian; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of Chat
and Lizzie; married on 25 Jun 1925 at Lomax, WV; Bertie Sims (sic, Simmons); age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of ____ and Ellen.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #160.
Listed as Bertie Christian; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, James A. Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # T-371; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
George Gardner; age 44; born 15 Dec 1897 in Hermon, Rome Co, TN (sic, Harriman, Roane Co, TN);
living at Lex, WV; employed by Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Co, Raysal, WV; name of person who
will always know address, Norman Seigman (sic? Sigmon?), brother-in-law, Rt 2, Bluff City, TN; 5'9"
tall; 165lbs; brown eyes; brow hair; light complexion.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #161
Listed as George Gardner; age 52; born in TN; married; unable to work; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Deborah Ridgway; 31 May 2010.
" George G. Gardner
Birth 1897
Tennessee, USA
Death 1960 (aged 62–63)
Tennessee, USA
Burial Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.4416667, Longitude: -82.2123200
Memorial ID 53056338"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #161.
Listed as Mary A. Gardner; age 50; born in TN; married; in household of husband, George Gardner.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Deborah Ridgway; 31 May 2010.
" Alice Mary Sigman Gardner
Birth 23 Apr 1899
Tennessee, USA
Death Nov 1978 (aged 79)
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.4416883, Longitude: -82.2123200
Memorial ID 53056252"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #162.
Listed as Ellis C. Massanmore; age 31; born in KY; married; warehouse clerk for coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #162.
Listed as Margaret Massanmore; age 23; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Ellis C.
Massamore.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Creed Salyers; age 63; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Grace Salyers; age 63; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Creed E. Salyers.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 12 Mar 1920; Page 247A;
Image 24 of 35; Family #242/246.
Listed as Clarence Steel; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lorenzo Dow Steele.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 45; WV Archives Website.
Henry Clarence Steele; age 41; born in Blackstone, WV; widowed; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Oct 1949 in Iaeger, WV; Clarice Ellen Beavers; age 29; born at Ritter, WV; divorced; living at
Bradshaw, WV
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #167.
Listed as Clarence Steele; age 41; born in WV; married; auto mechanic in garage; head of
household
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 45; WV Archives Website.
Henry Clarence Steele; age 41; born in Blackstone, WV; widowed; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Oct 1949 in Iaeger, WV; Clarice Ellen Beavers; age 29; born at Ritter, WV; divorced; living at
Bradshaw, WV
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #167.
Listed as Clarice Steele; age 31; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Henry C. Steele.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #34.
Listed as Gordon L. Cross; age 36; born in KY; married; maintainence person in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #34.
Listed as Ruth J. Cross; age 32; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Gordon L. Cross.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 213A; Image
41 of 75; Family #362/378.
Listed as Joe Christian; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 227; WV Archives Website.
Joe Greer Christian; age 27; born in Squire, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 7 May
1949 in Bradshaw, WV; Virginia Madge Sheppard; age 21; born in Sprigg, WV; single; living in
Bradshaw, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #49.
Listed as Joe Greer Christian; age 28; born in WV; married; machine operation in coal mine; head
of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Walter Jenny; 10 Apr 2006.
" Joe Grear Christian
Birth 13 Oct 1921
Squire, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Feb 2005 (aged 83)
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Highland Memory Gardens
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 13912893"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of James Arthur and Rose Bell (Bailey) Christian, and grandson of James Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Harrison) Christian and Will Harvey and Nancy Jane (Hagerman) Bailey. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Madge, and by his two sisters, Hattie (Christian) Johnson and Juanita (Christian) Hansen."Born at Squire, West Virginia, and graduated from Iaeger High School in 1939. Married (1) Jennifer "Jennie" Wondolowski, (2) Virginia Madge Sheppard. Served with distinction in the Navy in World War II in the Mediterranean and Pacific. Served on the USS Calypso, an escort ship for President Roosevelt prior to December 7, 1941. Also served on the Texas, the Cory and the Hudson, rising to the rank of Chief Bosun's Mate. Worked in the West Virginia coal mines and played baseball before joining the Navy.
"After the war, he attended Concord College then worked for Martin Marietta Corporation in Baltimore and Orlando. After retirement he lived in Orange Park, Florida and Rocky Gap, Virginia. He is survived by two daughters, Candace Richards of San Diego, California, and Rose Ann Jenny of Edmond, Oklahoma."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 227; WV Archives Website.
Joe Greer Christian; age 27; born in Squire, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 7 May
1949 in Bradshaw, WV; Virginia Madge Sheppard; age 21; born in Sprigg, WV; single; living in
Bradshaw, WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #49.
Listed as Virginia M. Christian; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Joseph G.
Christian.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 245B; Image 10 of
51; Family #78/79.
Listed as Junior McCoy; age 6; born in WV; in household of brother-in-law, John P. Puckett.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 70; WV Archives Website.
Albert James McCoy; age 24; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married onn 31 Jul 1948 at
Bradshaw, WV; Ramona Jean Gregory; age 17; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Melda Gregory, mother of Ramona Jean Gregory.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #40.
Listed as Albert J. McCoy; age 26; born in WV; married; manage of retail grocery; head of household.
4. E-mail from Bill McCoy, son of Troy and Violette McCoy; 20 Jul 2012.
"Finally, the data base shows my father's yougest brother to be Junior McCoy. I never knew him to ever go by Junior. His name is Albert James McCoy, III and he is still alive and lives in the Kingsport, Tennessess area. A picture of him in his Marine uniform during World War II appears in Volume II of the History of McDowell County..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 70; WV Archives Website.
Albert James McCoy; age 24; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married onn 31 Jul 1948 at
Bradshaw, WV; Ramona Jean Gregory; age 17; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Melda Gregory, mother of Ramona Jean Gregory.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #40.
Listed as Romona J. McCoy; age 18; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Albert J. McCoy.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Malcolm L. Cartwright; age 30; born in WV; married; machine operator in caol mine; head
of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Frances 28 Cartwright; age 30; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Malcolm L,
Cartwright.