1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Gene Jenkins; 19 Feb 2020.
"Martha Ann Mace Queen Hall
Birth 13 Sep 1872
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Death 12 Mar 1937 (aged 64)
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Hollywood Cemetery
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 207249494"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of John Mace & Sallie Killian. Wife of C.F. Hall. Died after falling on floor & fracturing left femur. Info from death cert. First married Wade Hampton Queen on 9 Feb 1888 in Burke County, NC."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 373; WV Archives Website.
Hoyatt Crutchfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of J.R.
and Izeta; married on 12 Dec 1936 at Davy, WV; Vivian Kirby; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single;living at Asco, WV; daughter of Jess and Effie.
2. Roanoke, VA Death Certificate #80-006336; Ancestry.com Website.
James Hoyatt Crutchfield; age 64; born 20 Jul 1915 in WV; widowed; husband of Vivian Cleo Kirby;
living at General Delivery, Raysal, WV; son of Bob and Izetta (Watt) Chrutchfield; died in the
Community Hospital, Roanoke, VA; due to bilateral pneumonia, probably bacterial; with squamous
cell carcinoma of lung and pneumonconiosis; buried in Thomas Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw Mtn,
WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Stephanie; 3 Aug 2011.
"James H. Crutchfield
Birth 1915
Asco, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1980 (aged 64–65)
USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74393484"
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 229B;
Image 4 of 37; Family #32/33.
Listed as Vivian Kirby; age 2 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse F. Kirby.
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; Railroad Street; taken on 16 Apr 1930;
Page 227A; Image 68 of 75; Family #4/5.
Listed as Vivian Kirby; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse F. Kirby.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 373; WV Archives Website.
Hoyatt Crutchfield; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of J.R.
and Izeta; married on 12 Dec 1936 at Davy, WV; Vivian Kirby; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single;living at Asco, WV; daughter of Jess and Effie.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Stephanie; 3 Aug 2011.
"Vivian C. Kirby Crutchfield
Birth 1917
Asco, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1977 (aged 59–60)
USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74393982"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '65 007115; WV Archives Website.
Jenks T. Davis; age 72; born 28 Nov 1892 in VA; never married; musician; living at Iaeger, WV; served
in WW I and WW II; SS# 232-14-3280; son of E.B. and Emma (Spratt) Davis; died 7 Apr 1965 at
Iaeger, WV; due to acute cononary thrombosis; buried 9 Apr 1965 in Jewell (sic, Tom sparks)
Cemetery, Bradshaw, WV; informant, Verna Trent.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 Jul 2012.
"Jenkins Thurman Davis VVeteran
Birth 28 Nov 1892
West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Apr 1965 (aged 72)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 93556930"Additional Information Posted:
"SGT HQ BTRY
15 COAST ARTY
WORLD WAR I & II"Father: George B Davis b: 1854 in Wilkes Co., NC
Mother: Emma Zella Spratt b: 1863"
1. "The Register Herald", Beckley, WV Wednesday, 23 Mar 2005, newspaper Obit.
"PINEVILLE - Curtis Blankenship, 82, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2005, in Beckley
Appalachian Regional Hospital following a long illness. "In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Blankenship, on Sept. 18,
1998; and three sisters, Betty Blankenship, Gladys Browning and Anna Laxton..."
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 17 Apr 1930, Page 172B, Family #144.
Listed as Gladys Blankenship, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, William F. Blankenship.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 347; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Browning; age 29; born and living at Guyan, WV; single; son of Lon and Jetney Browning;
married on 28 Mar 1938 in Guyan, WV; Gladys Blankenship; age 21; born and living in Guyan, WV;
single; daughter of W.F. and Ethel Blankenship.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 145B;
Household #55.
Listed as Gladys Browning; age 19; born in WV; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William F. Blankenship, with husband and son.
5. 1950 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Pineville; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #24.
Listed as Gladys V. Browning; age 29; born in WV; widow; no listed occupation; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 008028; WV Archives Web Site.
Gladys Browning; age 45; born 28 Jan 1921 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Pineville, WV;
daughter of W.F. and Ethel (Shannon) Blankenship; died 9 Apr 1966 in Pineville, WV; due to possible
coronary occlusion, infarction; "died quicklyin house"; "dead in ambulance at hospital"; buried 12 Apr
1966 in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens (now Palm Memorial Gardens), Matheny, WV; informant, Curtis
Blankenship, Pineville, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by
Patty Greene; 12 Jan 2009.
Gladys Blankenship Browning; born 28 Jan 1921; died 9 Apr 1966 at Mullens, WV; buried here;
no grave marker photo shown;
"Daughter of William French "Buzz" Blankenship (1895-1964) & Ethel M. Shannon-Blankenship (1898-1998).Brother of Curtis Blankenship (1922-2005), Betty Jane Blankenship (1924-1938), & Anna Mae Blankenship-Laxton (1927-1993).
Married to Frank Browning (1909-Deceased) on March 28, 1938 in Guyan, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1938, Page 347, Application Date: March 9, 1938).
Gladys Browning was a housewife. She died at age 45 from a coronary occlusion (per WV Register of Deaths, Wyoming County, WV, 1966, page 29).
Family links:
Parents:
William French Blankenship (1895 - 1964)
Ethel M. Shannon Ritz Blankenship (1898 - 1998)
Siblings:
Gladys Blankenship Browning (1921 - 1966)
Curtis Blankenship (1922 - 2005)*
Betty Jane Blankenship (1924 - 1938)*
Anna Mae Blankenship Morgan Laxton (1927 - 1993)*..."
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Services; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jimmy “Butch” Browning, 72, passed away at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Thursday, February 22, 2024, following a short illness."He was born September 4, 1951, in Welch WV to Gladys Blankenship Browning.
"Butch was an avid sports fan. He enjoyed spending time with his brothers, traveling and hunting at his camp in Hardy County. He enjoyed hanging out at the Pineville Police Department for morning coffee and assisting the Pineville Volunteer Fire Department. He also loved to stand by the road to watch traffic and wave to passersby.
"In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by three of his brothers, Ernest Browning, Freddie Browning, and Darrell Browning, and his sister, Brenda Browning Isom.
"Those left to cherish his memory are his two brothers, Benny Browning of Rural Retreat, VA and Ronnie Browning and wife Lou of Pineville and a host of family and friends."
1. 1950 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Pineville; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #24.
Listed as Freddy C. Browning; age 8; born in WV; in household of mother, Gladys V. Browning.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #72 036297; Ancestry.com Website.
Freddie Curtis Browning; age 30; born 14 Sep 1941 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs
HS education; living at Box 231, Pineville, WV; son of Frank Ernest and Gladys Viola (Blankenship)
Browning; married on 9 Aug 1972 in Tazewell, VA; Brenda Sue Puckett; age 24; born 15 Apr 1948 in
VA; divorced; this is her second marriage; GED education; living at Apt 315/316, Welch, WV; daughter
of James Melvin and Edna Ruth (Boyles) Puckett.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #72 036297; Ancestry.com Website.
Freddie Curtis Browning; age 30; born 14 Sep 1941 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 2 yrs
HS education; living at Box 231, Pineville, WV; son of Frank Ernest and Gladys Viola (Blankenship)
Browning; married on 9 Aug 1972 in Tazewell, VA; Brenda Sue Puckett; age 24; born 15 Apr 1948 in
VA; divorced; this is her second marriage; GED education; living at Apt 315/316, Welch, WV; daughter
of James Melvin and Edna Ruth (Boyles) Puckett.