McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Junior Lee Jackson

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Mariage License #69 041431; Ancestry.com Website.
Junior Lee Jackson; age 25; born 12 Feb 1944 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 7th grade
education; living in Grundy, VA; son of Ervin Washington and Mrytle Mae (O'Quin) Jackson. married
on 3 Oct 1969 in Grundy, VA; Nora Elva Mitchell; age 37; born 16 Sep 1932 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 7th grade education; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Jesse James and Lula Jane
(Mullins) Mitchell.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Anonymous; 12 Dec 2022.
"Junior Lee Jackson
Birth 12 Feb 1944
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 11 Dec 2022 (aged 78)
Axton, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Burial Roselawn Burial Park
Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 247183966"

Additional Information Posted:
"Junior Lee Jackson — Edited
February 12, 1944 - December 11, 2022

"Junior Lee Jackson, 78, of Axton, VA passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at his residence.

"He was born on February 12, 1944, in Virginia to the late Ervin Washington Jackson and Myrtle Oquinn Jackson.

"In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Nora Mitchell Jackson, and his second wife, Shirley Marie Jackson, and his brother, Sammy Jackson.

"Mr. Jackson served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war.

"Left to cherish his memories are his daughter, Mekesha Jackson Baldwin (Dean); stepson, Michael Pless (Shelia); siblings, Mildred Dawson, Betty Sue Keen, Jerry Jackson, Eddie Jackson, Brenda Day, Donna Morrell, and Debbie Jackson. Also surviving are numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

"Visitation will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022, with Pastor Lee Ashley officiating at Norris Funeral Services. Burial will follow the service at Roselawn Burial Park. Norris Funeral Services, Martinsville, VA is serving the Jackson family.

"Source Citation: Norris Funeral Services"


Nora Elvie Mitchell

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Mariage License #69 041431; Ancestry.com Website.
Junior Lee Jackson; age 25; born 12 Feb 1944 in VA; single; this is his 1st marriage; 7th grade
education; living in Grundy, VA; son of Ervin Washington and Mrytle Mae (O'Quin) Jackson. married
on 3 Oct 1969 in Grundy, VA; Nora Elva Mitchell; age 37; born 16 Sep 1932 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 7th grade education; living at Jolo, WV; daughter of Jesse James and Lula Jane
(Mullins) Mitchell.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Nora Jackson
Social Security Number 236-88-9425
Birth Date 16 Sep 1932
Issue year 1969
Issue State West Virginia
Last Residence 24850, Jolo, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date Mar 1981"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 12 Aug 2011.
"Nora Elva Mitchell Jackson
Birth16 Sep 1934
West Virginia, USA
Death Mar 1981 (aged 46)
West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74800154"


Chester "Jerome" Mitchell

1. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Chester Jerome Mitchell [Jeromy Mitchell] [Mitchell Chester]
Birth Date Nov 1961
Residence Date 2005-2017
Address 380 Echo Way
Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24739
Second Residence Date 2015
Second Address 281 Sandpiper Ave
Second Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24740
Third Residence Date 2005-2007
Third Address 380 Echoway Cloverdew Dairy Rd
Third Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24740
Fourth Residence Date 1997-2005
Fourth Address 308 McKinley Ave
Fourth Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 24740
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 12 Aug 2011.
"Chester “Jerome” Mitchell
Birth 30 Nov 1961
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Aug 2011 (aged 49)
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74799910"

Additional Information Posted:
"PRINCETON — Chester "Jerome" Mitchell, age 49, of Echo Way, Princeton, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Ruby Memorial hospital in Morgantown. Born on November 30, 1961 in Welch, he was a son of Nora Elva Mitchell Jackson. He had been a resident of Princeton for 10 years and had formerly worked for Joy Manufacturing in Bluefield, Va. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jessie and Lula Mitchell.

"Survivors include his wife, Sheila Ashworth Mitchell of the home; son, Jeromy Mitchell of the home; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mark "Mekesha" Keen of Grundy, Va., Randy and Bonita Fletcher of Cedar Bluff, Va., Rodney and Carmella Matney of Richlands, Va.; sister-in-law, Barbara Vance and Ferrell, whom he called his best friend and brother of Princeton; nieces, Alane Carol Vance of Princeton, Katherine Matney of Johnson City, Tenn.; a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

"Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Chapel in Bluewell with the Reverend Jeff Stacy and speakers Rodney Matney and Randy Fletcher officiating. Burial will follow at the Tom Sparks Cemetery on Bradshaw Mountain in Bradshaw with Ferrell Vance, Danny Rife, Shawn Kennedy, Mark Keen, Willie McKenzie and David McKenzie serving as pallbearers. Friends may call on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences will be accepted at www.cravens-shires.com

"Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is serving the family."


Shelia Ashworth

1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Shelia Ashworth
Birth Date 22 Apr 1965
Address Aaa Trlr CT
Residence Place Raysal, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code 24879"
2. U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Shelia G Mitchell [Sheila Mitchell] [Sheila Motchell] [Shiela G Mitchell]
Birth Date Apr 1965
Residence Date 2018-2020
Address 126 Strawberry Loop
Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Postal Code 24739
Second Residence Date 1998-2015
Second Address 380 Echo Way
Second Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Second Postal Code 24739
Third Residence Date 2015
Third Address 281 Sandpiper Ave
Third Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Third Postal Code 24740
Fourth Residence Date 1998-2007
Fourth Address 308 McKinley Ave
Fourth Residence Princeton, West Virginia, USA
Fourth Postal Code 24740"


James Wyatt "Jim" Lester

1. "Heritage of McDowell Co, WV...", Abner Hulen & Martha Webb Lester article,
page 187.
James W. Lester, born 6 Jun 1866, died 19 Feb 1853, married first, Sarah
Lester Young, second Catherine Payne Steele, daughter of James L. and Nancy
Breeding Steele, widow of James Harvey Steele; third, Nancy Mullins Riffe.
2. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 18, Family #117.
Listed as James W. Lester, age 4, in household of father, Abner H. Lester.
3. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 786.
Big Creek District, page 011.
Listed as James W. Lester, age 12, in household of father, Abner Lester.
4. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 22.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 113.
G.(sic J.) W. Lester, age 18, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Abner
and Martha Lester, married on 8 Sep 1884 Leah Hicks, age 14, born in
McDowell Co, WV, daughter of Harrison and Lillie Hicks.
5. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 32.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 120.
James W. Lester, age 24, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Abner and Martha
Lester, married on 22 Aug 1889 Sarah Ann Young, age 21, born in Clay Co, WV,
daughter of Robert and Cynthia Young.
6. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 51.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 133.
James W. Lester, age 28, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Abner and Martha
Lester, married on 27 Mar 1894 Catherine Steel, age 29, widow, born in
McDowell Co, WV, daughter of James C. and Nancy Payne.
7. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 247B, Family #158.
Listed as James W. Lester, age 34, born in Jun 1865 in WV, head of
household.
8. Ancestry.com Web Site, James W. Lester search, 16 Jan 2002, submitted by
glenn@carrollsweb.com.
James W. Lester; born in 1866 in Clay Co, WV; died on 19 Feb 1953 in
McDowell Co, WV; buried in Vance Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; divorced Leah
Hicks on 6 Jul 1887 in McDowell Co, WV; married four times; first to Leah
Hicks; second to Sarah Young; third to Catherine Payne; fourth to Nancy
Riffe.
9. "McDowell County WV Cemeteries", Vance Cemetery, Paynesville, McDowell Co, WV.
James W. Lester; born on 6 Jun 1866; died on 19 Feb 1953; "Age 87 yrs, son of Abner and Martha
Webb Lester, husband of Sarah Hicks, Catherine Payne and Nancy Riffe"; buried here.
10. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Miles H. And Martha Lester Keene"; Article; Page 204; submitted by Joyce Reed,
HC 61, Box 27B, Paynesville, WV 24873.


Nancy Ann Rose

1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12157; WV Archives Website.
Nancy A. Lester; age 70; born 17 Jun 1884 in Pikeville, KY; married; housewife; living at Jolo, WV;
daughter of John and Sarah (Dotson) Rose; died 11 Jul 1954 at Jolo, WV; due to rectal cancer with
metastateas and pneumonia; buried buried 13 Jul 1954 in Perry Vance Cemetery.


Okley Richard Mullins

1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Oklay Richard Mullins
Gender Male
Birth Date 18 Jun 1910
Birth Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1910001338
Father Joe Mullins
Mother Nancy A Rose"
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1384; Ancestry.com Website.
Okley Richard Mullins; age 30; born 18 May 1910 at Forake, VA; living at English, WV; employed by
Bill Bradshaw Coal Cop, Bradshaw, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mrs. Alice
Mullins, wife, Jolo, WV; 6' tall; 165 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
3. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Oklay Richard Mullins
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 69
Birth Date 18 Jun 1910
Death Date 18 May 1980
Death Place Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Jun 1980
Father Joe Mullins
Mother Nancy Rose
Spouse Alice Thornsbury Mullins
Certificate Number 1980019095
Military Status none"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 2018.
"Okley R. Mullins
Birth 1910
Death 1980 (aged 69–70)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681393 "


Alice Thornsbury

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 29/30 Jan 1920; Page 222 B; Family #150/150.
Listed as Alice Thornsbury; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Thornsbury.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alice Mullins
Gender Female
Birth Date 14 Mar 1911
Death Date 6 May 1992
Claim Date 28 Feb 1974
SSN 281387129"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alice Mullins
Social Security Number 281-38-7129
Birth Date 14 Mar 1911
Issue year 1959-1960
Issue State Ohio
Last Residence 37337, Grandview, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Death Date 6 May 1992"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 26 Jul 2018.
"Alice Mullins
Birth 1912
Death 1992 (aged 79–80)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191681413"