1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page 1221 B; Household #630.
Listed as Blaine C. Waldron; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Waldron.
2. 1950 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #46.
Listed as Blain C. Waldron; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, David C. Waldron.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 016730; Ancestry.com Website.
Blaine Crockett Waldron; age 38; born 29 Jul 1939 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 1 Dec 1977; 9th grade education; living at Box 7, Pilgrim Knob, VA; son of Dave
Crockett and Rebecca Margaret (Puckett) Waldron; married on 6 May 1978 at Stacy, VA; Patricia
Anne Charles; maiden name, Keene; age 34; born 15 Mar 1944 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd
marriage; first marriage ended 2 Feb 1977; 12th grade education; living at Rt6, Box 556, Falmoth,
Stafford Co, VA; daughter of Earl and Leona (Mullins) Keene.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mary Fry Stevens; 2 Feb 2013.
"Blaine Crockett Waldron
Birth 29 Jul 1939
Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 12 Feb 1983 (aged 43)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 104554770"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: David C Waldron 1911 – 1978
Mother: Rebecca Margaret Puckett 1911 – 1980"
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #78 016730; Ancestry.com Website.
Blaine Crockett Waldron; age 38; born 29 Jul 1939 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; first
marriage ended 1 Dec 1977; 9th grade education; living at Box 7, Pilgrim Knob, VA; son of Dave
Crockett and Rebecca Margaret (Puckett) Waldron; married on 6 May 1978 at Stacy, VA; Patricia
Anne Charles; maiden name, Keene; age 34; born 15 Mar 1944 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd
marriage; first marriage ended 2 Feb 1977; 12th grade education; living at Rt6, Box 556, Falmoth,
Stafford Co, VA; daughter of Earl and Leona (Mullins) Keene.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 27/28 Jan 1920;
Page 220B; Family #113/113.
Listed as Ed Waldron; age 4 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Guy Harman
Waldron.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #249/255.
Listed as Edward Waldron; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Guy Harman Waldron.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-040551; Ancestry.com Website.
Edward Waldron; age 70; botn 10 Feb 1915 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 27 Jun 1985; 8th grade education; living at Box 116, Raysal, WV; son of Guy and Ellie
(Preece) Waldron; married on 3 Aug 1985 in Grundy, VA; Mary Alice Creed; maiden name Addair;
age 66; born 13 Aug 1918 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 29 Jul
1985;7th grade education; living at same address; daughter of Samuel Franklin and Lida Jane
(Deskins) Addair.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 23 Feb 2017.
"Edward “Ed” Waldron
Birth 15 Feb 1915
USA
Death 8 Sep 1989 (aged 74)
Burial Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 176644375"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Guy Waldron (1872-1971) and Ella Preece-Waldron (1879-1969)."Brother of Hallie M. Waldron-Walls (1899-1983), Edna Waldron-Sanders (1903-1919), Phillip Waldron (1906-1919), Golden Waldron (1911-1912), Harold Waldron (1913-1940), Pauline Frances Waldron (1919–1920), Mack Waldron (1921-1929), Hague Waldron (1922-1989), Hattie Waldron-Dawson, Renee Waldron-Bevill, and Belle Waldron-Blankenship.
"Married to Gladys Marie Murray-Waldron (1906-1985).
"Father of Ella Jane Waldron-LaBarre (1939-1979), Billy Joe Waldron (1941-2017), & Virgie Waldron-Stinson.
"Also married to Mary Creed (1918-unknown)."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 21 Apr 1930, Page 194A, Family #348.
Listed as Mary Addair, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Samuel F. Addair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 458; WV Archives Web Site.
Perry Newton Creed; age 30; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living at Bandy, VA; married on
22 Jul 1942 at Avondale, WV; Mary Addair; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at
Avondale, WV.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #80-004808; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Stewart Helton; age 70; born 13 May 1909 in VA; widowed; this was his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 5 Jul 1977; 2nd grade education; living at Avondale, McDowell Co, WV; son of John
Wasper and Jenny (Wise) Helton; married on 11 Feb 1980 at Grundy, VA; Mary Beatress Creed;
maiden name Adaire; age 61; born 23 Aug 1918 in WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 31 Dec 1978; 6th grade education; living at Box 116, Raysal, McDowell Co, WV;
daughter of Sammy and Lydia (Deskins) Adaire.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-040551; Ancestry.com Website.
Edward Waldron; age 70; botn 10 Feb 1915 in WV; widowed; this is his 2nd marriage; first marriage
ended 27 Jun 1985; 8th grade education; living at Box 116, Raysal, WV; son of Guy and Ellie
(Preece) Waldron; married on 3 Aug 1985 in Grundy, VA; Mary Alice Creed; maiden name Addair;
age 66; born 13 Aug 1918 in WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 29 Jul
1985;7th grade education; living at same address; daughter of Samuel Franklin and Lida Jane
(Deskins) Addair.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by John Blackmore Sellers; 25 Aug 2022.
"James Riley Berry
Birth 26 Feb 1868
Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Death 16 Mar 1952 (aged 84)
Yatesville, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Burial Short Cemetery
Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 242966718"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Alfred Berry and Hannah Miller."Married Sarah Jane Spillman on 4 Jul 1898, Lawrence Co., KY.
"Children:
1. Nora Mae Berry (1899-1980) m.(1) Arthur Cantrell in 1919, (2) Clarence Lynch in 1959
2. Nancy Berry (1900-1975) m. Hubert Cantrell
3. George B. Berry (1902-1984) m. Ennis Elizabeth Robinson
4. Ethel Berry (11 Oct 1903-15 Feb 1997, Glasgow, KY) m. John Boggs
5. Milton Berry (7 Feb 1906-1 Jan 1971, Logan Co., WV) m. Irene Cooper (Twin)
6. Gladys Marie Berry (7 Feb 1906-27 Jun 1985, WV) m. Edward Waldron (Twin)
7. Jettie Berry (29 May 1908-15 Mar 1999, Carter Co., KY)
8. Hortense Berry (1910-1964) m. Ova Adams
9. Augusta Berry (4 Apr 1913-13 Nov 1993, KY) m. Noah M. Skaggs in 1950, OH."BERRY, James Riley
"1868-1952
"James Riley Berry, 84, of Yatesville, KY died at 7 p.m. Sunday night at his home. Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Bradley Gap Freewill Baptist Church at Yatesville, by the Rev. Fred Vanhorn. Burial was in the Short Cemetery at Louisa, route 3. Mr. Berry was born February 26, 1868, at Blaine, KY, a son of the late Alfred and Hannah Berry. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Sarah Jane Spillman Berry; seven daughters, Mrs. Arthur Cantrell, Mrs. Hubert Cantrell, Mrs. Ova Adams and Mrs. Noah Skaggs of Columbus, OH, Mrs. Ed Waldron of Avondale, WV, Mrs. John Boggs of Webbville, KY and Miss Jettie Berry at home; two sons, George B. Berry of Columbus and Milton Berry of Davin, WV and 37 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Curtright Funeral Home. Big Sandy News, March 20, 1952"1940 Census (Lawrence Co., KY)
James R Berry 72 Head
Sarah J Berry 68 Wife
Jettie Berry 31 Daughter
Augusta Berry 27 Daughter
Clifford Berry 8 Grandson
Pauline Berry 7 Granddaughter"1950 Census (Lawrence Co., KY)
James R Berry 82 Head
Jane Berry 78 Wife
Jettie Berry 41 Daughter Never Married (Single)
Billy Kitchen 21 Grandson
Clifford Kitchen 18 Grandson
Pauline Kitchen 17 Granddaughter"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by John Blackmore Sellers; 22 Oct 2019.
"Sarah Jane Spillman Berry
Birth 1 Feb 1872
Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Death 8 Apr 1965 (aged 93)
Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Burial Short Cemetery
Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 204071416"Additional Information Posted:
"BERRY, Sarah Jane (Spillman)
"1872-1965
"Mrs. Sarah Jane Berry, 93, of Louisa, Star Route, died Thursday morning April 8, at her home. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 11 a.m. from the Bradley Gap Church with the Rev. Gallie Isaac officiating and burial was in the Short Cemetery on Louisa Star Route. She was born February 1, 1872, a daughter of the late John and Sarah Berry Spillman. Her husband, James R. Berry died in 1952. Survivors include 6 daughters, Mrs. Nora Lynch of Los Angeles, Mrs. Herbert Cantrell of Hilliards, OH, Mrs. John Boggs, Webbville, KY, Mrs. Gladys Waldron, Avondale, WV, Miss Betty Berry at home and Mrs. Augusta Scaggs of Columbus, OH, two sons, George Berry, Columbus and Milton Berry, Lunda, WV, and 36 grandchildren and 108 great grandchildren and 17 great-great grandchildren. The body was at the Young Funeral Home. Big Sandy News, April 15, 1965."
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Brice Shepherd; age 28; born in Oct 1871 in KY; married 10 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Martha Shepherd; age 30; born in Mar 1870 in KY; married 10 yrs; 6 children; 4 living;
in household of husband, Brice N. Shepherd.
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Arrena Shepherd; age 8; born in Jun 1891 in KY; in household of father, Brice N. Shepherd.
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Rachel Shepherd; age 6; born in Aug 1893 in KY; in household of father, Brice N. Shepherd.
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Nancy Shepherd; age 1; born in Jul 1899 in KY; in household of father, Brice N. Shepherd.
1. Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: C N Barnes
Date of Birth: 28 Jul 1932
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name: Myrtle Fleming
Volume Number: 068
Certificate Number: 33656
Volume Year: 1932"
2. 1940 Census, Pulaski Co, KY, 6th District; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 421A; Household #135.
Listed as C.N. Barnes; age 7; born in KY; single; 2nd grade education; not attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Fred Barnes.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #13418; Ancestry.com Website.
C.N. Morgan; age 25; born in Somerset, KY; single; warehouse man; living at Raysal, WV; son of
Fred and Myrtle (Fleming) Morgan; married on 24 May 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Melda Jo Mortis; age
17; born iand living in Raysal, WV; single; daughter of Louis and Letha (Shepard) Mortis.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Neelda (sic, Melba) J. Martis (sic, Mortis); age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father,
Lewis Mortis.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Melda J. Mortis; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother; Letha A. Shepherd Waldron.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #13418; Ancestry.com Website.
C.N. Morgan; age 25; born in Somerset, KY; single; warehouse man; living at Raysal, WV; son of
Fred and Myrtle (Fleming) Morgan; married on 24 May 1957 in Lebanon, VA; Melda Jo Mortis; age
17; born iand living in Raysal, WV; single; daughter of Louis and Letha (Shepard) Mortis.
1. 1910 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12 May 1910; Page 64 A; Family #104/104.
Listed as Silas Green; age 19; born in KY; married once for 2 mons; farmer; head of household.
2. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Silas Green; age 29; born in KY; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Perry Co, KY; Troublesome District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 264 A; Family #74/76.
Listed as Lettey Shepherd; age 4; born in May 1896 in KY; in household of father, Brice N. Shepherd.
2. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Leatha Green; age 21; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Silas Green, Sr.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Letha Martis (sic, Mortis); age 42; born in KY; married; 4th grade education; lived at same
place 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lewis Mortis.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 423; WV Archives Web Site.
John H. Waldron; age 57; born in Bradshaw, WV; widowed; living at Raysal, WV; married on 15 Dec
1945 at Jolo, WV; Letha Mortis; age 48; born in Knox Co, KY; widow; living at Raysal, WV.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #44.
Listed as Letha A. Waldron; age 52; born in KY; widow; head of household
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 12 Dec 2013.
Letha Mortis Waldron; born 25 May 1897; died 22 Nov 1964; buried here; headstone with personal
photo shown; "YOUR LOVE WILL LIGHT MY PATHWAY".
1. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as John Green; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Silas Green, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as John Green; age 24; born in KY; single; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal loader in coal mine; in household of step-father, Lewis Mortis.
1. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Jessie Green; age 1 yr, 0 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Silas Green, Sr.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card 31569; Ancestry.com Website.
Jessie Green; age 22; born 7 Dec 1918 in Hardburley, KY; living at Raysal, WV; unemployed; name
of person who will always know address, Letha Mortis, mother, Raysal, WV; 5'8" Tall; 135 lbs; blue
eyes; black hair; light complexion.
1. Perry Co, KY; Death Certificate #12156; Ancestry.com Website.
Silas Green, Jr; age 10 mons, 1 day; born 29 Mar 1922 in KY; died 30 Jan 1923 at Lotts Creek
Precinct, Perry Co, KY; son of Silas and Letha Ann (Shepherd) Green; due to broncho-pneumonia;
no burial information; informant, Brice Shepherd, Hardburley, KY.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 91; WV Archives Website.
Victor Dingus (sic, Dingess); age 30; born in VA; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 22 Sep 1942
in Welch, WV; Rosa Mortis; age 18; born and living in Raysal, WV (sic, born in KY); single; with
consent of Letha Mortis, mother of Rosa Mortis.
1. Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Reva Martis
Date of Birth 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place Perry, Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name Letha Shepard
Volume Number 071
Certificate Number 35166
Volume Year 1926"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Rosa Martis (sic, Mortis); age 13; born in KY; single; 7th grade education; lived at same
place 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lewis Mortis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 91; WV Archives Website.
Victor Dingus (sic, Dingess); age 30; born in VA; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 22 Sep 1942
in Welch, WV; Rosa Mortis; age 18; born and living in Raysal, WV (sic, born in KY); single; with
consent of Letha Mortis, mother of Rosa Mortis.
4. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rosa Fain
Maiden Name Mortis
Gender Female
Race White
Age 83
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place Pikeville, Kentucky
Death Date 28 Mar 2010
Death Place Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date 2010
Father Louis Mortis
Mother Aletha Shepard"
1. Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Reva Martis
Date of Birth 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place Perry, Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name Letha Shepard
Volume Number 071
Certificate Number 35166
Volume Year 1926"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Rosa Martis (sic, Mortis); age 13; born in KY; single; 7th grade education; lived at same
place 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lewis Mortis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 91; WV Archives Website.
Victor Dingus (sic, Dingess); age 30; born in VA; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 22 Sep 1942
in Welch, WV; Rosa Mortis; age 18; born and living in Raysal, WV (sic, born in KY); single; with
consent of Letha Mortis, mother of Rosa Mortis.
4. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rosa Fain
Maiden Name Mortis
Gender Female
Race White
Age 83
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 30 Jun 1926
Birth Place Pikeville, Kentucky
Death Date 28 Mar 2010
Death Place Charlestown, Clark, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date 2010
Father Louis Mortis
Mother Aletha Shepard"