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Stuart G. Aldhizer   submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Charles Atkinson  Submitted by Valerie F. Crook
John H. Bane  submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Harry Bank  submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
George Barley   submitted January 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
William Barrick  submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
William Payton Beane, M.D  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Belcher Family  submitted by Jeanne Watts,September 2002
Charles S. Bridges  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Walter Allen Carr, M.D.  submitted January 2000 by Joan Wyatt
Dr. Luther H. Clark   submitted September 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Elmer Waitman Cook  submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
William Edward Cook, M.D.  submitted August 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
William A. Creager submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
William M. Cundiff (1879-1941) January 1999 by Margaret E. Stewart-Zimmerman
Mack Day  by Jean Battlo
Leslie C. Fowlkes  submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
William J. Hatfield   submitted September 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Harry A. Henthorn   submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
 J. Logan Hill  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
 J. Logan Hill  submitted September 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Walter Lee Johnston, M.D.  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Walter Wallace Johnson  submitted January 2000 by C. J. Towery
Edward Calvin Lambert   submitted September 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Col. William Leckie  submitted December 1999 by Kerry Armour
John R. Little  
John Wesley Luther  
Moore Family Info, 1908-2000 submitted January 2001 by Eva Fay Shannon
Moore/Niswander Family Info  submitted October 2000 by Eva Fay Shannon
Robert "Pat" Edward Moore  submitted October 2000 by Eva Fay Shannon
Edward O'Toole  February 1999 by Gina M. Reasoner
Fred Douglas Padbury  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Samuel Patterson  
William Burbridge Payne submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Elbert Wilson Pearman submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Isaac Taylor Peters, M.D. submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Newell Kellogg Pratt submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Charles L. Rice submitted January 2000 by Elizabeth Burns
Kent Tyler Royal, MD submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Albert G. Rutherford, MD submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Shannon/Blevins Family Info submitted October 2000 by Eva Fay Shannon
Shannon/Moore Family Info, 1934-1940 submitted August 2000 by Eva "Fay" Shannon
Sizemore/Willien Family Info  December 2000 by Eva Fay Shannon
Charles B. Smith  submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Wilkin B. Stevens, M.D. submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
McHenry Tabor, M.D.  submitted March 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Walter Lee Taylor November 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Thomas Gooch Tickle, M. D. submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Manuel F. Torregrosa, M.D. submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Mrs. Alexander W. L. Trotter submitted April 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Herman Luther Tutwiler, M.D.  submitted February 2000 by Barbara J. Maurer
George O. VIA, D.D.S. submitted August 1999 by Cheryl McCollum
Arch C. Wagner, D.D.S. submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Henry Fairbanks Warden submitted January 2000 by Joan Wyatt
Richard S. Whitehead submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
William Webster Whyte  submitted September 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
Samuel Greenberry Williamson  submitted April 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
Daniel Whittaker  
W. Branch Young, MD submitted July 2000 by Valerie F. Crook
William Branch Young, M.D.  January 2000 by Margaret Young "Maggie" Phillps

 

Cemeteries 

   
Adair,John   Family Cemetery submitted by Alice Adair
Addison-Christian Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Algoma Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
Algoma #2 Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Bailey Cemetery sybmitted by Melanie Bailey 
Bailey, Noah Cemetery submitted by Sandy Justice 
Baker, Mathew Cemetery submitted by Jerlene Baker 
Ball Cemetery Geneva Steele
Belcher Mountain Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
New Belcher Mountain Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins 
Old Belcher (Burke Mountain) Cemetery submitted by Vicki FullerVicki Fuller
Big Creek Cemetery submitted by Ed and Phyllis Griffith 
Big Creek Cemetery #2 submitted by Ed and Phyllis Griffith 
Big Creek Cemetery #3 submitted by Ed and Phyllis Griffith 
Big Creek/Brewsterdale Cemetery  
Big Sandy/Hensely submitted by Jim Mullens
Blankenship/Blevins Cemetery submitted by Alice Addair
Blevins Cemetery Submitted by Betty Church
Bradshaw Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Bradshaw Mountain Cemetery submitted by Drema Harmon
Brewsterdale Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Bryant Cemetery submitted by Wm. and Patty Payne
Burks  Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Burkes Mountain Cemetery submited by Sadie Pennington McDowell
Campbell Cemetery Submitted by Jim Mullens 
Caretta Cemetery submitted by Ed and Phyllis Griffith
Cartright Cemetery Submitted by Jim Mullens 
Christian Cemetery submitted by Troy Johnson 
Church Family Cemetery submitted by Betty Church 
Clayburn-Bud-Hicks submitted by Phyllis Griffith 
Cole, Charlie Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Coleman, Thomas Cemetery submitted by Toney Kincaid
Collins Cemetery #1 submitted by Vicki Butler 
Collinsridge Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Cooper Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Crumpler Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
Crumpler Mountain Cemetery  
Davidson Famliy Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele and T. Hatcher 
Dawson Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Day, Tom Cemetery submitted by Gale Smith and Geneva Steele
Deskins Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Dillion Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Dotson Cemetery  
Doyle Riffe Family Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Dunford Family Cemetery submitted by Candy Dunford Potter
Easterling, Floyd Cemetery submitted by James Easterling 
Estep Cemetery submitted by Troy Johnson
Farley Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Fountain Smith Lockhart Cemetery submitted by Ann Shrader 
Gary Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Glenn Rose-Reugen Hicks Cemetery submitted by Phyllis Griffith 
Graham Cemetery submitted by Ed and Phyllis griffith
Hagerman Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Harmon Cemetery submitted by Alice Addair
Harrison Cemetery submitted by Norma Harrison Roberts
Harrison, Woody Cemetery submitted by Loretta Woody Collins
Harrison -Steel Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Hatfield, W.H. Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Hartwell Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele and Thomas Hatcher 
Hawks Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
High Knob Cemetery submitted by Betty Church 
Horn Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Iager Memorial Roderfield Cemetery submitted by Bonnie Lehner 
Imes,Josia Ann  Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Jarrett Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
Jewell/Mitchell Cemetery submitted by Heather Rowe 
Johnson Cemetery submitted by Troy Johnson 
Justice Cemetery submitted by Doug Bishop 
Justice Family Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Kennedy Cemetery submitted by Troy Johnson 
Kennedy, William Cemetery submitted by Carol Back
Leckie Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
Lester Cemetery submitted by Joyce Reed 
Lester, Tommy Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Lester/Waldron Cemetery submitted by Mary Lester 
Lively Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Lockhart Cemetery submitted by James Cline 
Lone Oak Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Mary Lou Cemetery submitted by Joyce Reed 
McCoy Cemetery submitted by Drema Harmon 
Milam Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins 
Mitchell Cemetery submitted by Tom Hatcher
Mitchem Ridge Cemetery submitted by Sadie Pennington McDaniel 
Morgan Cemetery  
Mullins Cemetery submitted by Alice Addair 
Mullins,Ambrose  submitted by Rev. James Kennedy
Mullins,Everett   Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Mullins,Kelly   Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Mullins, Noah Cemetery submitted by Joyce Reed 
Mullins, Wilie Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Myers Cemetery submitted by John Myers 
Norwood Cemetery  
Payne,Irvin   Cemetery submitted by Sue Vance 
Poplar Grove Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Powell Cemetery submitted by K. Walls 
Premier Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Reed Cemetery #1 Submitted by Alice Addair
Reed Cemetery #2 submitted by Betty Church
Riffe Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Riffe, Doyle Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Roberts,Christian   Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Roberts, Mike Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Roberts Cemetery #3 submitted by Bill Fornes
Robinson Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Rockhouse Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Rockhouse Cemetery #2 submitted by Jim Mullins
Rockhouse Mountain Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Rose,Dan   Cemetery submitted by Phyllis Griffith
Rotenberry Cemetery submitted by Marie Taylor
Rowe Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Rowe, Benny Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele 
Rowe, George Cemetery  
Rowe,Harve   Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Rowe, Jacob Cemetery  
Sandy Huff Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens
Sexton Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Shady Grove Cemetery submitted by Wm. and Judy Garay
Short Cemetery submitted by Ted Call
Shortridge Cemetery submitted by Lorrie Kelley
Skygusty Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Smith Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Smith, Caleb Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Stealy Cemetery  
Stewart, Noah Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins 
Sturgill Cemetery submitted by Phyllis Griffith
Switchback Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullins
Thorpe Cemetery submitted by Bill Garay 
Tom's Mountain Cemetery submitted by Jim Mullens 
Tuttle Cemetery  
Underwood Cemetery  
Vance Cemetery submitted by Kathy Bemisdarfer
Vance, Charlie Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Vance, Perry Cemetery  
Vanover cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Victory cemetery  
Walnut Fork Cemetery  
Wells Cemetery  
Wick Cemetery  
Wilber Cemetery  
Wilmore Cemetery submitted by Susan Ryntz 
Wimmer Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Wimmer, James Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Woods Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele
Woody-Mitchel Cemetery submited by Phyllis Griffith
Wyatt Cemetery submitted by June Brown Horn
Yukon Cemetery submitted by Geneva Steele

 

Census Records



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1860 Census information  submitted by June White
 1860 Census  submitted April 2002 by June White 
 1860 Index (file 1)  submitted by Deborah Lynn Browning
 1860 Index (file 2)  submitted by Deborah Lynn Browning
 1860 census (file 1)  submitted by Deborah Lynn Browning
 1860 census, (file 2)  submitted by Deborah Lynn Browning
 1860 Census (file 3)   submitted by Deborah Lynn Browning
 1% Sample of the 1880 Census   submitted June 1998 by Al Zopp

Deeds & Other Land Transactions 


Land Grant Abstracts by Surname


B C D G H J K L M O P T W                    

 
 
 
 
 
 Adam Muncy Deed,  submitted June 2002, by Deborah Thompson
 Moses Muncy to John Atwell,  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 
 David Muncy to James French  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson
 Moses Muncy Deed  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson
 Elizabeth Muncy,  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 

 
 
 

Court Records Muncy and Mullins, submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 

 Evans, Patrick and Bailey  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson
 Isham Muncy  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 
Mack Muncy,  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 
Muncy/DeLong  submitted June 2002 by Deborah Thompson 
 Sam, Mack and Moses Muncy,  submitted by Deborah Thompson 

 
 
 

 Marriage Records
 
 
 
 
 
 Reed Family Grooms, 1871-1942   submitted June 2000 by Jeannie Watts
 Misc. Marriages  submitted March 2002,submitted by lkmckinney 
Cornelious Roberts to Pricey Jane (Runions   

 

Miscellaneous 

 Article: "McDowell County, West Virginia  submitted February 1999 by Dr. Thomas C. Hatcher
 Information on County Schools  submitted May 1999 by Valerie F. Crook
 Early History of McDowell Co  
Fatality list-Pocahontas Fuel Co., 1957 submitted by June White, Feb. 2003
Mining Accident submitted by Diane Robertson, Feb 2003
Military
 
 
 DIAMOND'S 10th KENTUCKY CAVALRY, CONFEDERATE  
16th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate submitted June 2002
22 Virginia Cavalry, Confederate  
23rd Virginia Cavalry, Confederate  
29th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate  
34th Ballalion  
39th Kentucky Mounted Infantry  
45th Virginia Infantry,  
8th Virginia Cavalry,  
WV Militia Roster  
Movement of Military Forces Within McDowell County,  
Misc. Letters, submitted June 2002   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Newspaper articles--updated 9/18/03

 Death of Ray Warren Smith, 1949   submitted June 1999 by Pam Ramoska
 Smith Wedding Anniversary, 1969  submitted June 1999 by Pam Ramoska
 Bingham Article   submitted August 1999 by Pam Ramoska
 Smith Article, c1973  submitted October 1999 by Pam Ramoska
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 1896 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1897 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1898 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1899 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1900 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1901 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1902 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1903 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1904 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1905 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1922 submitted Sep 2003 by June White
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1987 submitted Sep 2003 by June White

News Articles about early Coal Mines


Discovery of Pocahontas Coal Mine  
Coal was Regal   
Early Coal Miners   
Mules used in coal mines   
Origins of some McDowell Place names   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Obituaries 

 Beavers Obits  submitted March 2002
Blanch Shannon Blankenship submitted May 2003 by Fay Shannon
 Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Bowman, 1951  submitted July 1999 by June Barnes
Obituary of James Tazewell Goodson, 1928  submitted February 2000 by Ron Dailey
Joy Lee Miller submitted May 2003 by Fay Shannon
 Obit of Moore Brothers submitted by Fay Shannon" 
 Pennington Obits,  submitted by Jerri Pennington
 Rambo Obit  submitted by Fay Shannon
Obituary of Freida J. Riley submitted June 1999 by Woodie Mullins
Charles William Shannon submitted May 2003 by Fay Shannon
 Shannon Obit  Eva Fay Shannon
 Sheffey Obit Submitted by Fay Shannon 
 Sizemore Obit  F. Shannon
 Obituary of Walter Smith, Sr., c1981  submitted October 1999 by Pam Ramoska

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Vital Records 

Church Family Death Records, 1907-1952 submitted July 1998 by Candy McKinney
Cowen Birth, submitted March 2002 
Death Record of Nora Marcum Davis, 1993 submitted May 1999 by Russell L. Lawrence
Jesse Howard Smith Birth Record, 1923 submitted July 1999 by Willy Shelton
Reed Family Birth Records, 1904-1947 submitted June 2000 by Jeannie Watts
Sutphin Birth, submitted March 2002   
MISC. Birth Records, submitted March 2002   submitted by lkmckinney"

WILLS 

Will of Reuben Steele, 1916 submitted May 2000 by Lynn Clayton Browning

 

Photos & Scanned Documents 

4 Descendants of William Floyd Belcher, Jr. at his grave and that of his son, Paris Belcher   submitted October 2000 by Vicki Fuller
Belcher Cemtery submitted October 2000 by Vicki Fuller
Obituary of Posey Diamond Smith submitted January 2001 by Sharon Smith Wright

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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