1. Grayson Co, VA; Marriage License #92-056220; Ancestry.com Website.
Walter Charles Estep, II; age 22; born 14 Mar 1970 in IN; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Rt 2, Box 421-2, Thomasville, Davidson Co, NC; son of Charles and Della May
(Cole) Estep; married on 25 Oct 1992 in Galax, VA; Debra Rae Eastridge; age 22; born 7 Mar 1970
in VA; this is her 1st marriage; 11th grade education; living at same address; daughter of unknown
father and Elizabeth Frances Hall.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 1 Aug 2018.
"Walter Charles “Chuck” Estep II
Birth 14 Mar 1970
Death 1 Oct 2008 (aged 38)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191870160"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Charles Lee Estep I and Della May Cole-Estep (1943-2013)."Brother of Charles Lee "Bubby" Estep II (1972-2016), John Wesley Estep, Wanda Charleen Estep-Slagle, Margie Lynn Estep, and Patricia Lee Estep-Barker.
"Married to Debra R. Eastridge-Estep"
1. Grayson Co, VA; Marriage License #92-056220; Ancestry.com Website.
Walter Charles Estep, II; age 22; born 14 Mar 1970 in IN; this is his 1st marriage; 11th grade
education; living at Rt 2, Box 421-2, Thomasville, Davidson Co, NC; son of Charles and Della May
(Cole) Estep; married on 25 Oct 1992 in Galax, VA; Debra Rae Eastridge; age 22; born 7 Mar 1970
in VA; this is her 1st marriage; 11th grade education; living at same address; daughter of unknown
father and Elizabeth Frances Hall.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Services; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Desarae Chentel Godsey, 20, of New Richmond, passed away Thursday,"February 8, 2024, in Raleigh County.
"She was born January 5, 2004, in Beckley to Amy Shumate and the late Douglas Gene Whitt Jr. Desarae was raised by her grandparents, Janet Morton and Adam Ferguson, who loved her beyond measure.
"In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her grandmother, Sonjya Jean Smith; great-grandparents, Butch Blankenship, Margrette Browning and James and Jeanette Godsey; and uncles, Michael C Morton, and Shane Godsey.
"Those joining her grandparents in cherishing her memory are her brothers, Dillon and Dalton Reeves; grandfather, Timothy Shumate; uncles, Gregory Stines and Gary Tilly; aunts, April Sam and Annie; great-uncle, James D Godsey Jr; great-aunts, Susie and Ashley Godsey; cousins, Liam and Skylar Stines, Daniel, Shana, Carleen and Ava Godsey; and many more.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Nunber 1; Dwelling #2.
Listed as Greely A. Clevenger; age 63; born in KY; married; skid weighman for cutting and sawing
lumber; in household of son-in-law, Luther B. Roberts.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Nunber 1; Dwelling #2.
Listed as Floura (sp?) J. Clevenger; age 50; born in VA; married; in household of son-in-law,
Luther B. Roberts.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Shelia and Doug Webb; 25 May 2020.
"James Thomas Myers
Birth 17 Feb 1885
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Feb 1969 (aged 84)
Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
Burial Martin-Myers Family Cemetery
Appomattox, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 210450206"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", McDowell Co Historical Society, 1995
John B. Evans, Sr. Article, page 143.
John Bunyon Evans (b 29 Oct 1886, d 18 Nov 1959) was son of Elexious and
Elizabeth Puckett Evans. He married Clarice Myers.
Believe birth date is wrong.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 247A, Family #144.
Listed as Bunion Evans, age 2, born in Apr 1898 in WV, in household of
father, Elexious Evans.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 May 1910, Page 91A, Family #213.
Listed as John B. Evans, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Elexcis M. Evans.
4. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 90; WV Archives Website.
J.B. Evans; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; living at Lex, WV; son of E.M. and
Elizabeth; married on 30 Jul 1917 at Lex, WV; Rosa Pinson; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Lex,
WV; daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Pinson.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "The Alice Collins Family"; article; Page 122; submitted by Tommy Collins,
English, WV 24832.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 015017; WV Archives Website.
John B. Evans; age 63; born 29 Oct 1896 at Lex, WV; married; retired miner; SS# 232-28-6191; living
at Lex, WV; son of Em and Elizabeth (Puckett) Evans; died 18 Nov 1959 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cardiac infarction; buried 20 Nov 1959 in Oosley Cemetery, Bradshaw,
WV; informant, Irvin Evans, Cincinnatti, OH
7. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 4 Apr 2014.
"John Bunyon Evans
Birth 29 Oct 1896
Lex, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 19 Nov 1959 (aged 63)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Evans Cemetery
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 127406252"
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 90; WV Archives Website.
J.B. Evans; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; coal miner; living at Lex, WV; son of E.M. and
Elizabeth; married on 30 Jul 1917 at Lex, WV; Rosa Pinson; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Lex,
WV; daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Pinson.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Mar 1920, Page 248A, Family #257.
Listed as Pershing Evans, age 1 yr, 3 months, born in WV, in household of father, Davis Evans.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 9 Apr 1930, Page 229A, Family #99.
Listed as Person Evans, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Davis Evans.
3. Washington Co, VA; Death Certificate #75-030717; Ancestry.com Website.
John P. Evans; age 57; born 3 Oct 1918 in WV; married; husband of Jessie Beavers Evans; miner;
served in WW II; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of D.D. and Lixxie (Kennedy) Evans; died 2 Oct 1975 in
Johnson Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, VA; due to bacterial infection from salmonella enteriditis;
buried in Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rebekah (Asbury) Harless; 23 Feb 2016.
"John Pershing Evans
Birth 3 Oct 1918
USA
Death 2 Oct 1975 (aged 56)
USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 158537929"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Canebrake, WV; taken 10/11 Jan 1920; Page 82 A;
Family #307/304.
Listed as Jesse Beavers; age 4; born in WV; in household of step-father, Jacob D. Rowe, with
mother.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Newhall; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 193B; Family #243/272.
Listed as Jesse F. Beavers; age 914; born in WV; in household of step-father, Jacob D. Rowe.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, 21 Sep 2000, Arminda Beavers search, submitted by
rjbarnett@netscope.net.
Jesse Manota Beavers was child of Henry Iaeger and Jessie Myers Beavers.
4. "The News Journal" Wilmington, DL; Wednesday; 2 Dec 1992; Page 14; Newspapwers.com Website.
"Jessie Manota Evans; 77, of 5 Hollingworth Manor, wlkton, Ad., died Saturday of cancer at home.
" Mrs. Evans was a homemaker.
" Her husband,, John P., died in 1975. She is survived by three sons, David D. and John S,, both of Elkton and Rpbert T. of Lex, W.Va.; two daughters, Sandra S. Reeves and Cathy G. Watson, both of Elkton; two sisters, Katherine Asbury of Bristol, Tenn., and Inez Evans of Lewisburg, W. Va.; abrother Robert Row of Lewisburg; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchidren.
"A sevice will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Fanning Funeral Home, Iager (sic, Iaeger), W. Va., where family and friends may call from 6 tp 9 tonight. burial will be in Sparks Cemetery, Bradshaw, W.Va."
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rebekah (Asbury) Harless; 23 Feb 2016.
"Mrs Jessie Manota Evans
Birth 23 Apr 1915
USA
Death 28 Nov 1992 (aged 77)
USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 158537903"