1, Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 038172; Ancestry.com Website.
Curley Lester; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; singe; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
English, WV; son of Cleve and Lucy (Baker) Lester; married on 17 Oct 1967 at Grundy, VA; Gloria
June Taylor; maiden name Mortis; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous (sic)
marriage; unemployed; living at Ebglish, WV; daughter of Lewis and Letha Ann (Shepherd) Mortis,
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Curley Lester
Residence Date 13 Jul 2001
Residence Place English, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 31 Jan 1944
Address 103 PO Box
Address Continued English, West Virginia 24892
Address Date 13 Jul 2001"
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Curley Lester
Residence Date 01 Jun 2003
Residence Place War, West Virginia, United States
Address HC 32
Address Continued War, West Virginia 24892..."
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Curley Lester, 73, of Bartley, WV, departed this world Tuesday, February 14, 2017 in an automobile accident."Curley was born January 31, 1944, in Paynesville, WV, a son of the late Cleve and Lucy Baker Lester. He was a former coal miner; enjoyed camping and spending time with his friends and family.
" In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one sister, Waddie, and one brother, Okie Lester.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 45 years, Frances Lester; four sons, Tracy (Samantha) Lester of Huntington, WV, Kenneth (Tracy) Lester of Bartley, WV, Curley Lee (Jessica) Lester of English, WV, and Jimmy Lester of Bartley, WV; three daughters, Camille Wells of Huntington, WV, Tammy Lester of Yukon, WV, and Cynthia Payne of Bartley, WV; two step daughters, Audrey Lester of Estep Ridge and Molly Andrews of Louisiana; one step son, Tommy (Crystal) McCoy also of Louisiana; two brothers, Estal Lester of Bluefield, WV and Hershel Lester of English, WV; two sisters, Doris Smith and Faye (Henry) Stacy all of North Carolina; 20 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.
"Graveside services will be conducted Friday, February 17, 2017, at 1 o'clock in the Lester Cemetery at Cow Hollow near Bartley, WV, with burial to follow...."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Gloria Martis (sic, Mortis); age 8; born in KY; single; 3rd grade education; lived at same
place 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lewis Mortis.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #33563; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Pete Hagerman; age 31; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; carpenter; living at Job (sic?, Jolo?),
WV; son of Adam and Emma Zetta (Goodman) Hagerman; married on 18 Nov 1960 in Lebanon, VA;
Gloria Mortis Rawls; maiden name Mortis; age 29; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; one previous
marriage; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of Lewis and Letha Ann (Sheppard) Mortis.
3, Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 038172; Ancestry.com Website.
Curley Lester; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; singe; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
English, WV; son of Cleve and Lucy (Baker) Lester; married on 17 Oct 1967 at Grundy, VA; Gloria
June Taylor; maiden name Mortis; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous (sic)
marriage; unemployed; living at Ebglish, WV; daughter of Lewis and Letha Ann (Shepherd) Mortis,
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Gloria June Mortis [Gloria June Rawls] [Gloria Prince] [Gloria Lester]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 25 Jun 1928
Birth Place Yukon, West Virginia
Death Date Feb 1991
Father Lewis Mortis
Mother Letha A Shepard
SSN 233448734
Notes May 1946: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE MORTIS;
Oct 1955: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE RAWLS;
May 1959: Name listed as GLORIA JUN PRINCE;
Oct 1968: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE LESTER; :
Name listed as GLORIA LESTER;
06 Apr 1991: Name listed as G LESTER
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Raysal; taken 29 Apr 1940; Page 1220 A; Household #606.
Listed as Gloria Martis (sic, Mortis); age 8; born in KY; single; 3rd grade education; lived at same
place 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lewis Mortis.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #33563; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Pete Hagerman; age 31; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; carpenter; living at Job (sic?, Jolo?),
WV; son of Adam and Emma Zetta (Goodman) Hagerman; married on 18 Nov 1960 in Lebanon, VA;
Gloria Mortis Rawls; maiden name Mortis; age 29; born in Yukon, WV; divorced; one previous
marriage; living at Raysal, WV; daughter of Lewis and Letha Ann (Sheppard) Mortis.
3, Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #67 038172; Ancestry.com Website.
Curley Lester; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; singe; no previous marriage; coal miner; living at
English, WV; son of Cleve and Lucy (Baker) Lester; married on 17 Oct 1967 at Grundy, VA; Gloria
June Taylor; maiden name Mortis; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous (sic)
marriage; unemployed; living at Ebglish, WV; daughter of Lewis and Letha Ann (Shepherd) Mortis,
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Gloria June Mortis [Gloria June Rawls] [Gloria Prince] [Gloria Lester]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 25 Jun 1928
Birth Place Yukon, West Virginia
Death Date Feb 1991
Father Lewis Mortis
Mother Letha A Shepard
SSN 233448734
Notes May 1946: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE MORTIS;
Oct 1955: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE RAWLS;
May 1959: Name listed as GLORIA JUN PRINCE;
Oct 1968: Name listed as GLORIA JUNE LESTER; :
Name listed as GLORIA LESTER;
06 Apr 1991: Name listed as G LESTER
1. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Brice Green; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Silas Green, Sr.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marshall Hunter; 4 Jan 2019.
"Brice H. Green
Birth 2 Nov 1916
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death 22 Jun 1978 (aged 61)
Virginia, USA
Burial Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195799046"Additional Information Posted:
"father : Silas Green
mother : Leatha Sheppard"married(1): Louisa Vicker
married(2): Kathleen J. Spears
married(3): Carrie Jane Riley"
1. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Brice Green; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Silas Green, Sr.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marshall Hunter; 4 Jan 2019.
"Brice H. Green
Birth 2 Nov 1916
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death 22 Jun 1978 (aged 61)
Virginia, USA
Burial Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195799046"Additional Information Posted:
"father : Silas Green
mother : Leatha Sheppard"married(1): Louisa Vicker
married(2): Kathleen J. Spears
married(3): Carrie Jane Riley"
1. 1920 Census, Knott Co, KY; Quicksand; taken 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 217 B; Family #113/115.
Listed as Brice Green; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Silas Green, Sr.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Marshall Hunter; 4 Jan 2019.
"Brice H. Green
Birth 2 Nov 1916
Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death 22 Jun 1978 (aged 61)
Virginia, USA
Burial Resthaven Memorial Park
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 195799046"Additional Information Posted:
"father : Silas Green
mother : Leatha Sheppard"married(1): Louisa Vicker
married(2): Kathleen J. Spears
married(3): Carrie Jane Riley"
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersobville District; taken 4 Jun 1880; Page 232 A;
Family #71/73.
Listed as R. Kelly Waldron; age 2; born in VA; at home; in household of father, William E.
Waldron.
2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rufus K. Waldron
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 20
Birth Date 1879
Birth Place Tazewell Co., VA
Marriage Date 25 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Tazewell County, Virginia
Father W. E. Waldron
Mother Clementine Waldron
Spouse Alice Cooley
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P 133 - L11"
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 27 Jun 1900; Page 254 A;
Family #261/261.
Listed as Rufus Waldron; age 21; born in Aug 1879 in VA; married one yr; teamster; head of
household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 18 Jul 2007; maintained by Tricia Marvin.
"Rufus Kelly Waldron
Birth 7 Aug 1878
Death 26 Aug 1950 (aged 72)
Burial Maple Hill Cemetery
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 20511657""Gravesite Details
"h/o Alice Cooley---s/o William Waldron & Clementine Whitt"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rufus K. Waldron
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Race White
Age 20
Birth Date 1879
Birth Place Tazewell Co., VA
Marriage Date 25 Jan 1899
Marriage Place Tazewell County, Virginia
Father W. E. Waldron
Mother Clementine Waldron
Spouse Alice Cooley
FHL Film Number 34214
Reference ID P 133 - L11"
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 27 Jun 1900; Page 254 A;
Family #261/261.
Listed as Alice Waldron; age 23; born in Dec 1876 in VA; married one yr; 1 child, 1 living; in
household of husband, Rufus K. Waldron.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 18 Jul 2007; maintained by Tricia Marvin.
"Alice J. Cooley Waldron
Birth 9 Dec 1876
Death 12 Oct 1957 (aged 80)
Burial Maple Hill Cemetery
Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 20511634""Gravesite Details
"w/o Rufus Kelly Waldron---d/o Phillip Cooley & Elizabeth Crockett"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 27 Jun 1900; Page 254 A;
Family #261/261.
Listed as William Waldron; age 7 mons; born in Oct 1899 in WV; in household of father, Rufus K.
Waldron.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken 30 Jul 1870;
Page 554 B; Family #109/109.
Listed as Thomas Waldron; age 10; born in VA; in household of mother, Martha (_____) Waldron.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1887); Page 46; Line #34; WV Archives Website.
T.D. Waldron; age 26; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; farmer; son of
Andrew and Martha; maried on 2 Jun 1887 in Mercer Co, WV; Julia A. Hare; age 21; born in Giles
Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; Joseph and Julia.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 1 Jun 1900; Page 87 A; Family #6/6.
Listed as T.D. Waldron; age 39; born in VA in May 1861; married 13 yrs; boarding house keeper;
head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sharon Brown; 4 Jun 2008; maintained by Michael
Blankenship.
"Thomas D. Waldron
Birth 13 May 1861
Death 12 Nov 1936 (aged 75)
Burial Hare Cemetery
Narrows, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 27326836"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1887); Page 46; Line #34; WV Archives Website.
T.D. Waldron; age 26; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; farmer; son of
Andrew and Martha; maried on 2 Jun 1887 in Mercer Co, WV; Julia A. Hare; age 21; born in Giles
Co, VA; single; living in Mercer Co, WV; Joseph and Julia.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 1 Jun 1900; Page 87 A; Family #6/6.
Listed as Julia Waldron; age 35; born in VA in Sep 1864; married 13 yrs; 3 children; 1 living; in
household of husband, Thomas D. Waldron.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 1 Jun 1900; Page 87 A; Family #6/6.
Listed as Glennie Waldron; age 12; born in VA in Mar 1888; in household of father, Thomas D.
Waldron.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by F. Hylton; 15 Sep 2023.
"Harry Glenn Waldron
Birth 13 Mar 1888
Narrows, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jul 1956 (aged 68)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 117139692"
1. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Andrew W. Waldron
Side Confederate
Regiment State/Origin Virginia
Regiment 58th Regiment, Virginia Infantry
Company A
Rank In Private
Rank Out First Lieutenant
Alternate Name Andrew/Waldrand
Film Number M382 roll 57"
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken 30 Jul 1870;
Page 554 B; Family #109/109.
Listed as Martha Waldron; age 49; born in VA; keeping house; father of foreign birth; head of
household.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken 30 Jul 1870;
Page 554 B; Family #109/109.
Listed as George Waldron; age 12; born in VA; in household of mother, Martha (_____) Waldron.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Twin Branch; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 191 A; Family #127/135.
Listed as Dan Waldron; age 34; born in WV; married twice; last time for 10 yrs; caol miner; head of
household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Twin Branch; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 191 A; Family #127/135.
Listed as Ocie Waldron; age 25; born in WV; married once for 10 yrs; 4 children; all living; in
household of husband, Daniel Waldron.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancesty.com Website.
"Name Ocie Waldron
Gender Female
Spouse's Name Charlie Canady
Spouse Gender Male
Marriage Date 1914
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by JFINK; 9 Mar 2018.
"Ocia Viola Steele Canody
Birth 3 Nov 1883
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Death 29 Nov 1962 (aged 79)
Lochgelly, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial High Lawn Memorial Park
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Plot Section E
Memorial ID 187895106"Additional Information Posted:
"Inscription Mom"Gravesite Details
Based on the typewritten death record, Ocia's last name was Cannady; however, spelling variations of last name include Cannady, Canady, and Canody."
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Twin Branch; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 191 A; Family #127/135.
Listed as Mary Waldron; age 8; born in WV; in household of father Daniel Waldron.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Twin Branch; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 191 A; Family #127/135.
Listed as James Waldron; age 6; in household of father; Daniel Waldron.
2. Fayette Co, WV; Death Certificate #17373; WV Archives Website.
James Waldron; age 24; married; miner; died 16 Nov 1928 at Lochgelly, Fayette Co, WV; due to
alate fall; no other information given.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Jennifer Nottingham; 18 Jan 2022.
"James Henry Waldron
Birth 5 Nov 1904
Death 16 Nov 1928 (aged 24)
Lochgelly, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Woods Avenue Plateau Historic Cemetery
Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 236014778"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Twin Branch; taken 21 Apr 1910; Page 191 A; Family #127/135.
Listed as Ethel Waldron; age 1; in household of father; Daniel Waldron.