McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Montgomery Lester

1. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jan 1920;
Page 257B; Family #508.
Listed as Montgomery Lester; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Gardner Lester.


Billy James Underwood

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #84-057332; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy James Underwood; age 19; born 3 Feb 1965 in VA; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr college
education; living at Rt 1, Box 501, Jewell Ridge, VA; son of James Lewis and Lura Bell (Day)
Underwood; married on 24 Nov 1984 in Richlands, VA; Karen Yvonne Payne; age 18; born 21 Jan
1966 in VA; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Rt 2, Box 28; Paynesville, WV;
daughter of David Lee and Omey Alice (Vance) Payne.


Karen Yvonne Payne

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #84-057332; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy James Underwood; age 19; born 3 Feb 1965 in VA; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr college
education; living at Rt 1, Box 501, Jewell Ridge, VA; son of James Lewis and Lura Bell (Day)
Underwood; married on 24 Nov 1984 in Richlands, VA; Karen Yvonne Payne; age 18; born 21 Jan
1966 in VA; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Rt 2, Box 28; Paynesville, WV;
daughter of David Lee and Omey Alice (Vance) Payne.


Troy Alexander Underwood

1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Troy Alexander Underwood, 34, of Cedar Bluff, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Johnson City, TN. He was born on December 2, 1989 in Martinsville, VA a son of Billy James Underwood of Dalton, GA and Karen Yvonne Payne Pruitt of Paynesville, WV. He is preceded in death by his grandparents David Lee and Omey Payne, Lewis and Laura Underwood and Joann Pruitt, and a nephew Isaac Matthew Hagerman. In addition to his parents survivors include a daughter Annalisa Omey Underwood, two step children Daryl Rain Brown and Silas Burge, grandfather Matthew Pruitt, two sisters Alisha Hagerman and husband Matthew and Tasha Bales and companion Logan Viars, step brother Derek Bales, his step mother Stacey Underwood, his step father Bobby Pruitt, nieces and nephews Faith Hagerman, Lucas Hagerman and Leland Viars, special friend and mother to his children Becka, and a host of aunts, uncles and other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, May 7th at the Little Flock Church, Rock Ridge, WV with Elder Allen Hagerman and Elder Michael Hagerman officiating. He will be laid to rest in the Charlie Newton Vance Family Cemetery, Paynesville, WV. Friends may gather with the family after 6 pm on Monday, May 6th at the church. Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV."


Karen Yvonne Payne

1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #84-057332; Ancestry.com Website.
Billy James Underwood; age 19; born 3 Feb 1965 in VA; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr college
education; living at Rt 1, Box 501, Jewell Ridge, VA; son of James Lewis and Lura Bell (Day)
Underwood; married on 24 Nov 1984 in Richlands, VA; Karen Yvonne Payne; age 18; born 21 Jan
1966 in VA; this is her 1st marriage; 12th grade education; living at Rt 2, Box 28; Paynesville, WV;
daughter of David Lee and Omey Alice (Vance) Payne.


Thomas Webster Harman

1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas W Harman
Gender Male
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1889
Marriage Date 26 Jul 1910
Marriage Place Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father Geo Harman
Mother Margaret Sparks
Spouse Lula Walthall"
Film Number 001574145
2. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mr Thomas Webster Harman
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 50
Birth Date 25 Jun 1891
Death Date 24 Feb 1942
Death Place Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 24 Feb 1942
Father G W Harman
Mother Margaret Sparks
Certificate Number 1942000022"


Lula Mae Walthall

1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lula Walthall
Gender Female
Marriage Age 18
Birth Date abt 1892
Marriage Date 26 Jul 1910
Marriage Place Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father Jos Walthall
Mother Alice Hogens
Spouse Thomas W Harman
Film Number 001574145"


Daniel Webster Harman

1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Daniel Webster Harman
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1912
Marriage License Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Nov 1935
Marriage Place Bland, Virginia, USA
Person performing the Ceremony S. E. Bratton
Parent 1 Thos. W. Harman
Parent 2 Lula M. Walthall
Spouse Margaret Ruth Ball
Occupation Clerk"
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #3100; Ancestry.com Website.
Daniel Webster Harman; age 28; born 18 May 1912 at Crumps Bottom, WV; living at Bishop, VA;
employed by Pocahontas Fuel Co, Bishop, VA; name of person who will always know address,
Thomas Webster Harman, father, Bishop, VA; 5' 7-1/2"; 145 lbs; brown eyes; black haie; ruddy
complexion.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Decree #5284; 20 Sep 1948; Ancestry.com Website.
Margaret Ruth Harman; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV' bookkeeper fr coal company; was
granted a divorce on 20 Sep 1948 in Tazewell Co, VA; from Daniel W. Harman; age 35; born in
Summers Co, WV; crane operator; address unknown; they were married 27 Nov 1935 in Bland Co,
VA; marriage lasted 13 yrs with one minor child; grounds, desertion with bed and board decree
issued 14 Jun 1946.
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Daniel Webster Harman
Gender Male
Birth Date 18 May 1912
Death Date 3 Dec 1985
SSN 235070819
Enlistment Branch NAVY
Enlistment Date 19 Aug 1943
Discharge Date 4 Aug 1952
Page number 1"
5. "The Tampa Tribune", Tampa, FL; Friday; 6 Dec 1985; Page 66; Newspapers.com Website.
"DANIEL WEBSTER HARMAN, 73, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday. He was born in Crumps Bottom, W.Va., and moved here in 1978 from Eastlake, Ohio. He was a retired operations engineer and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of North Tazewell Methodist Church in Tazewell, W. Va. (sic, Va).
"He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Gaye Friess of West Bloomfield, Mich.; three grandchildren and two great-gandchildren.
"Oakley Funeral Home and Crematory, Dade City, is in chatge of arrangements."