1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken 7 Jan 1920; Page 29B; Image
8 of 41; Family #83/85.
Listed as John Hicks; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Clayborn L. Hicks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 A; Household #265.
Listed as John L. Hicks; age 28; born in WV; married; 9th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1431; 3 Mar 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
John Lee Hicks; age 28; born 8 May 1912 at Bradshaw, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV; employed by
Jewell Valley Coal Co, Jewell Vally, VA; name of person who will always know address; Sylvia Hicks,
wife, Jewell Valley, VA; 5'8" tall; 141 lbs; gray eyes; blonde hair; light complexion; enlarged artery on
back of left hand.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Hicks
Social Security Number 234-20-0269
Birth Date 8 Apr 1912
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State West Virginia
Last Residence 24894, Warriormine, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Death Date Mar 1975"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by The Angel Hunter; 8 Jan 2009.
"John Hicks
Birth 1912
Death 1975 (aged 62–63)
Burial Lomax-Yukon Cemetery
Yukon, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 32746966" ·
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 A; Household #265.
Listed as Sylvia Hicks; age 23; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John L. Hicks.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by roten cooper; 25 Jul 2013.
"Sylvia Bowman
Birth 21 Feb 1916
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Feb 1981 (aged 65)
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Rose Cemetery
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114357231"Additional Information Posted:
"Sylvia second wife of Willard Bowman."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 A; Household #265.
Listed as Perry Hicks; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Perry G Hicks
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Shirley Ann Rose
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1954
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033569; Ancestry.com Website.
Perry Glinster Hicks; age 54; born 9 Nov 1932 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd)marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 303; War, WV; son of John Lee and Sylvia (Gross) Hicks; married on 16 Jul
1987 at Grundy, VA; Virgie Mae Bowen; maiden name Baker; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Jun 1985; 4th grade education; living at Box 92; Yukon, WV; daughter of William
and Nancy (Blankenship) Baker.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Perry Glinester Hicks [Perry Glinster Hicks] [Perry Hicks]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 9 Nov 1932
Birth Place Bradshaw McD, West Virginia
Death Date 5 Dec 1988
Father John L Hicks
Mother Sylvia Gross
SSN 236464375
Notes Aug 1948: Name listed as PERRY GLINESTER HICKS;
01 Nov 1976: Name listed as PERRY GLINSTER HICKS;
04 Feb 1980: Name listed as PERRY HICKS;
12 Dec 1988: Name listed as PERRY G HICKS"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 1 May 2014.
"Perry G Hicks
Birth 9 Nov 1932
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Dec 1988 (aged 56)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Underwood Cemetery
Warriormine, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128972233"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society,
1995, page 94, "Jim Bob Baker, Miner" article, submitted by Larry Baker, Raysal, WV
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033569; Ancestry.com Website.
Perry Glinster Hicks; age 54; born 9 Nov 1932 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd)marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 303; War, WV; son of John Lee and Sylvia (Gross) Hicks; married on 16 Jul
1987 at Grundy, VA; Virgie Mae Bowen; maiden name Baker; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Jun 1985; 4th grade education; living at Box 92; Yukon, WV; daughter of William
and Nancy (Blankenship) Baker.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society,
1995, page 94, "Jim Bob Baker, Miner" article, submitted by Larry Baker, Raysal, WV
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033569; Ancestry.com Website.
Perry Glinster Hicks; age 54; born 9 Nov 1932 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd)marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 303; War, WV; son of John Lee and Sylvia (Gross) Hicks; married on 16 Jul
1987 at Grundy, VA; Virgie Mae Bowen; maiden name Baker; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Jun 1985; 4th grade education; living at Box 92; Yukon, WV; daughter of William
and Nancy (Blankenship) Baker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 A; Household #265.
Listed as Perry Hicks; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John L. Hicks.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Perry G Hicks
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Shirley Ann Rose
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1954
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #87-033569; Ancestry.com Website.
Perry Glinster Hicks; age 54; born 9 Nov 1932 in WV; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd)marriage; 4th grade
education; living at Box 303; War, WV; son of John Lee and Sylvia (Gross) Hicks; married on 16 Jul
1987 at Grundy, VA; Virgie Mae Bowen; maiden name Baker; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 9 Jun 1985; 4th grade education; living at Box 92; Yukon, WV; daughter of William
and Nancy (Blankenship) Baker.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Perry Glinester Hicks [Perry Glinster Hicks] [Perry Hicks]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 9 Nov 1932
Birth Place Bradshaw McD, West Virginia
Death Date 5 Dec 1988
Father John L Hicks
Mother Sylvia Gross
SSN 236464375
Notes Aug 1948: Name listed as PERRY GLINESTER HICKS;
01 Nov 1976: Name listed as PERRY GLINSTER HICKS;
04 Feb 1980: Name listed as PERRY HICKS;
12 Dec 1988: Name listed as PERRY G HICKS"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 1 May 2014.
"Perry G Hicks
Birth 9 Nov 1932
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Dec 1988 (aged 56)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Underwood Cemetery
Warriormine, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128972233"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mile Branch; E.D. 24-60; taken 4 Apr 1940;
Page 1185A; Image 7 of 133; Household #49.
Listed as Shirley N. Rose; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Joshua Rose..
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Perry G Hicks
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Shirley Ann Rose
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1954
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Valerie Neal; 1 May 2014.
"Shirley Ann Rose Hicks
Birth 9 Jun 1938
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death Mar 1986 (aged 47)
War, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Underwood Cemetery
Warriormine, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 128972580"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Joshua and Ann (sic, Martha Ellen (Combs) Rose"
1. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Perry Hicks Jr., 67, of Raysal, WV, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024 at his residence. Born September 14, 1956 in Welch, WV, he was the son of the late John Lee Hicks and Sylvia Gross Hicks Bowman."Perry was a coal miner for 45 years, and he was of the Baptist Faith.
"Those left to cherish his memories are his wife of 48 years, Orpha Matney Hicks of the home; one son, John Thomas Hicks and wife Trish of Martinsville, VA; two grandsons, John Thomas Hicks Jr. and Perry Jordan Hicks both of Martinsville, VA.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM from the Mt. Carmel Church on Atwell Mountain, with Pastor Doug Lowe, Pastor Mearl Pruitt and Reverend Melvin Muncy, officiating.
"Burial will follow in the Short Ridge Cemetery on Atwell Mountain.
"Friends may call at the church Monday, July 15, 2024 from 5 to 9 PM.
"Pallbearers will be family and friends.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
(Note by Larry E. Smith; John Lee Hicks and Sylvia Gross Hicks Bowman where Perry's gandparents. Apparently they raised
and may have adopted him)
1. Douglas Mortuary, Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Rochelle “Shelly” McCoy, 55, of Grandview, WV formerly of Davy, traded her earthly angel wings for her glorious heavenly wings on Friday, December 29, 2017, surrounded by her family and greatest supporter, her Mom, Rita.
"Shelly was born on November 28, 1962 in Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond “Rocky” McCoy; her Daddy Ronnie L. McCoy; maternal grandma Virginia “Virgie” Pack; and paternal grandparents, Corbet and Eva McCoy.
"Left to cherish her “Big Smile For All” is her Mom, Rita McCoy of Grandview formerly of Davy; sisters, Rhonda McCoy of Pineville and Tammy Barker and husband Will of Chillicothe, OH; brothers, Richard Pack of Quinwood, WV, Ronnie McCoy of Maybeury, and Russell “Pokey” McCoy of Pineville; nephews, Ryan Muncy and Chelsea of Chillicothe, OH, Cody Smith and Megan of Huntington, Erick Hoffman and Destiny of Chillicothe, OH, Ronnie “DJ” McCoy of Pineville and Joshua McCoy of Chicago; great nephew, Jaxson Ray of Huntington; nieces, Kaitie and Abby Pack of Stafford, VA, and Elizabeth McCoy of Rocky Gap, VA; a “special son”, Michael Lee Perry of Cleveland, TN; a special father figure, Billy Ray Worthington, and sister by God, Margann Worthington; and a huge host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
"A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Douglas Mortuary in Welch from 12 Noon until 2 p.m. Friends may call at that time. Reverend Paul Ellis if officiating.
"In honor of Shelly’s wishes, after her Celebration of Life Service she will be cremated and laid to rest with her beloved Daddy and Brother at a later date.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District; taken 23 Jun 1900; Page 251 B;
Family #223/223
Listed as Howard B. Waldron; age 18; born in Jan 1882 in VA; single; day laborer working with saw
logs; boarder in household of J. Collins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name H. B. Waldron
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Date 1881
Marriage Date 15 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father W. E.
Mother Clementine
Spouse Sallie M. Davidson
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P161 L193"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 144; WV Archives Website.
Howard Waldron; age 45; born in Tazewell Co, VA; divorced; brakeman for railraod; son of W.E
and Clementine; married on 12 Dec 1927 in Welch, WV; Sadie Browning; age 18; born om WV;
single; daughter of M/M B. D. Browning.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 29 Apr 2008; maintained by Find a Gave.
"Howard Bane “Harry” Waldron
Birth 1 Jan 1881
North Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 8 Apr 1953 (aged 72)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 26484658"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 144; WV Archives Website.
Howard Waldron; age 45; born in Tazewell Co, VA; divorced; brakeman for railraod; son of W.E
and Clementine; married on 12 Dec 1927 in Welch, WV; Sadie Browning; age 18; born om WV;
single; daughter of M/M B. D. Browning.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District; taken 23 Jun 1900; Page 251 B;
Family #223/223
Listed as Howard B. Waldron; age 18; born in Jan 1882 in VA; single; day laborer working with saw
logs; boarder in household of J. Collins.
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name H. B. Waldron
Gender Male
Age 22
Birth Date 1881
Marriage Date 15 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father W. E.
Mother Clementine
Spouse Sallie M. Davidson
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P161 L193"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 144; WV Archives Website.
Howard Waldron; age 45; born in Tazewell Co, VA; divorced; brakeman for railraod; son of W.E
and Clementine; married on 12 Dec 1927 in Welch, WV; Sadie Browning; age 18; born om WV;
single; daughter of M/M B. D. Browning.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 29 Apr 2008; maintained by Find a Gave.
"Howard Bane “Harry” Waldron
Birth 1 Jan 1881
North Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 8 Apr 1953 (aged 72)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 26484658"
Sarah Margaret "Sallie" Davidson
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sallie M. Davidson
Gender Female
Age 19
Birth Date 1884
Marriage Date 15 Sep 1903
Marriage Place Tazewell Co., Virginia
Father Joe.
Mother Victoria
Spouse H. B. Waldron
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P161 L193
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Judy Llamas; 30 Jan 2007.
"Sarah Margaret “Sallie” Davidson Waldron
Birth 5 Dec 1883
Virginia, USA
Death 22 Feb 1918 (aged 34)
Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 17751174"Additional Information Posted:
"Sallie was the daughter of James Robert Davidson (1858-1937) and Victoria Mahood Heptinstall (1858-1928). She married Harry b. Waldron, b. 1881, VA, in Tazewell Co., VA on September 15, 1903, and they were the parents of Dewey G., Myrtle G., and Velvet Daisy. Harry was the son of William Estil and Clementine Whitt."
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersobville District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 232 A; Family #71/73.
Listed as William E. Waldron; age 26; born in VA; married; laborer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersobville District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 232 A;
Family #71/73.
Listed as Clementine Waldron; age 27; born in VA; married; keeps house; in household of
husband, William E. Waldron.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersobville District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 232 A;
Family #71/73.
Listed as Mary L. Waldron; age 10; born in VA; at home; in household of father, William E. Waldron.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersobville District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 232 A;
Family #71/73.
Listed as Lazerus V. Waldron; age 8; born in VA; at home; in household of father, William E.
Waldron.