The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia October 9, 1936 Homer T. Stanley, 29-year-old miner of Eccles, died in a hospital. He was hurt in a mine accident eight weeks ago.

Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va. Monday Afternoon, February 24, 1947 Illness Fatal To Mt. Tabor Woman Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Mrs. Dora Snuffer Stanley, 61, of Mt. Tabor, who died at a local hospital Saturday night after a short illness. She was born at Crab Orchard, a daughter of the late Sparrel and Susan Snuffer. A member of the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, she had been a resident of the Mt. Tabor community since her marriage. Surviving her, are the following: husband, Dell Stanley, four daughters, Mrs. Reda Christian, at home; Mrs. Carl Mann, Mabscott; Mrs. Sam Mann, and Mrs. Warren Patton, both of Harper Road; four sons, Robert and Charles Stanley, both of Eccles; Boyd Stanley, Harper Road; John Stanley, U. S. Navy, stationed at Guam; five sisters, Mrs. Snyder Phipps and Mrs. Lettie Evans, both of Harper Road; Mrs. Mary Scott, Beckley; and Mrs. Dellie Campbell and Mrs. W. T. Riffe, of Crab Orchard; two brothers, Ira Snuffer of Coal City, and Everette Snuffer, of Crab Orchard. The body will remain the Calfee Funeral Home pending completed funeral arrangements.

Raleigh Register, Beckley, W.Va. Thursday Afternoon, March 22, 1962 John Dell Stanley Funeral services for John Dell (J.D.) Stanley, 78, Mount Tabor, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Mount Tabor Baptist Church with the Rev. Albert Ostrander in charge. Burial will be in the Mount Tabor Cemetery. Stanley died at his home at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday after a long illness. Born at Mount Tabor, Feb. 18, 1894, he was a son of the late Charles and Liza Patton Stanley. He was a life-long resident of Raleigh County. He had been employed for 41 years by the Crab Orchard Improvement Co. at Eccles as a hoisting engineer. He was a member of the Mount Tabor Baptist Church, and the UMWA Local 5770 at Eccles. His wife, Mrs. Dora Snuffer Stanley, preceded him in death in 1947. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Patton, Mount Tabor, Mrs. Rheda Christian, Mrs. Rilla Mann and Mrs. Georgia Mann, all of Beckley; three sons, Robert, Charles and Boyd all of Mount Tabor; three brothers, Frank Stanley and Waymon Stanley of Beckley, and Monis of Warren, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Ada Christian, Mrs. Maud Toney, Mrs. Stella Lively, Miss Celo Stanley, all of Beckley; 20 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. The body will be taken from the Calfee Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service. Pallbearers will be John Harper, Hobert Harper, Jack Stanley, Dennis Stanley, Edward Phipps and W. C. Stanley Jr.

The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia Apr 3, 1934 Funeral services for William Jarrell, 87 years old, the oldest member of one of Raleigh county's pioneer families, who died at Horse Creek Monday, were conducted by Rev. Grant Stevens at the residence Tuesday afternoon. Burial followed in the family cemetery. Mr. Jarrell served five terms as justice of the peace of Marsh Fork District and two terms as constable. He is survived by the following children; G. L. Jarrell, Packsville; Mrs. Joe Humphreys, Pax; Sidney Jarrell, Naomi, Mrs. Laura Jarrell, Red Dragon; William Jarrell, J. J. Jarrell and Miss Nannie Jarrell, all of Naomi. Fifty-four grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren are also living.

Hello, i have THOMPSON family from Raleigh Co. they came from carroll co VA parents are Nathaniel & Harriet Thompson children: George B B. 1870 Nancy B. 1866 Mary B. 1867 Martha B. 1868 James Richard Mattison B. 1869 Octavia M B. 1872 Rhoda Emmasette B. 1876 Nathan T. B. 1879 Issac Hall B. 1879 Posey Reed B. 1881 would be interested in anyone that has birth death info or marriage inf raleigh co NEED BIRTH INFO FOR YEAR 1896- 1899 LOOKING FOR Lucy B born 1896 father george French D born 1999 father george Sherry

>From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: "Deceased" Danny White Age 43 Whitesville, WV. >Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:16:30 EST > > >Danny B. White > >WHITESVILLE,WV - Danny Bruce White, 43, of Whitesville, died Friday, Dec. >26, >2003, in CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston, after a long illness. > >He was the son of the late David Bruce White and Ruby Gladys White. > >Mr. White was also preceded in death by his son, Daniel Christopher; a >daughter, Maurice Nicole White; a brother, Don White and a sister, Melody >Haslacker. > >He is survived by two children, a son, Brian David and a daughter, Krissy >White of Christiansburg, Va.; his former wife, Kristi White of >Christiansburg, >Va.; a sister, Pam Farley of Dorothy; three brothers, Tom and Dale White of >Old >Fields, W.Va., and John D. White of Virginia; and several nieces, nephews, >and >a host of friends. > >The body was cremated at his request. > >Everyone is welcome to attend the memorial service 2 p.m. today, Jan. 1, >2004, at the Mountain Terrace Apartments in Whitesville. > >His final resting will be Sunday, Jan. 3, 2004 at Maysville Cemetery. > >He will be sadly missed by those who knew him. > >This information submitted by Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville. > _________________________________________________________________ Make your home warm and cozy this winter with tips from MSN House & Home. http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx

>From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: "Deceased" Nellie Toney Ewing Age 91 Clear Creek,WV. >Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:16:49 EST > > >Nellie Irene Toney Ewing > >CLEAR CREEK,WV - Nellie Irene Toney Ewing, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003, >in SunBridge Pine Lodge Care and Rehabilitation, Beckley, following a long >illness. > >Born Feb. 22, 1912, at Toney's Fork, she was the daughter of the late Jesse >and Nora Stover Toney. > >Mrs. Ewing was a homemaker and she attended the Workman's Creek Methodist >Church. > >She was preceded in death by her husband, Dessie Ewing on May 9, 2000; a >son, >Roy Lee Ewing; three brothers, Willard Toney, John Earl Toney, Glen "Duck" >Toney; and a sister, Icie Williams. > >Survivors include two daughters, Betty Williams and her husband, Forrest, >of >Beckley and Alice Lawlor of Beckley; and one granddaughter, Teresa Lawlor >of >Charleston. > >Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope, with the >Rev. Jerry Lawrence CFHS 1960, the Rev. Randy Smithson and the Rev. David >Motor >officiating. Burial will follow in Ewing Creek Cemetery, Clear Creek. > >Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. > >Family will serve as pallbearers. > >Online condolences may be sent to our Web site at www.tyreefuneralhome.com. > >Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Worried about inbox overload? Get MSN Extra Storage now! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. If you can read this line, your email software does not support this format. --MyFaMiLyMiMeBoUnDaRy02292000 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My name is Ed Elam and I have a web page at MyFamily.com. The name of the web page is "My Family Branches". This website will contain information not on just one of the lines of my family but all lines I am researching. You are invited to come look around, help yourself to anything you find here or contribute items of interest if you like. All I ask is you enjoy the site. This site was established so I can share what so many have so generously shared with me. It will contain items of interest on the following surnames: Belcher, Beyerle, Butcher, Cameron, Campbell, Cantley, Clay, Clause/Clouse, Donaldson, Downs, Edwards, Elam, Engle, Faris/Farris, Gatliff, Gibbs, Gilliam/Gillum/Gillam, Harris, Hodge/Hodges, Hatton/Hutton, Jackson, Jarvis, Keck, Landsaw, Moore, Muchmore, Murphy, Osborn, Ousley/Owsley, Poyntz, Riddle, Rohrer/Rorrer, Scott, Shepherd, Slemp/Slimp, Stevens, Stewart, Sturm, Tapp, Turner, Vale, Wilson. New surnames are being added as they are found. I will be expanding it to cover items of interest on the following areas; Kentucky - Bath County, Knox County, Laurel County, Montgomery County, & Whitley County Tennessee - Claiborne County, Union County, Washington County, & White County Texas, Dallas County Virginia - Henrico County, Lee County, Mercer County, Smyth County & Washington County West Virginia - Kanawha County, Raleigh County & Roane County I will also post items of interest on places my ancestors have migrated from. So far I have found migration from the following countries; England, Germania/Germany, Scotland and Switzerland. In my search so far to see where and what I am descended from, I have come to the conclusion I am basically, as most Americans are, a purebred Heinz 57. Right now there are approxiamately 1400+ pictures, numerous documents available for download and viewing. There are also a lot of links to other websites on these items. AN IMPORTANT NOTE HERE: THIS SITE IS ABSOLUTELY NO CHARGE TO YOU, all I ask is that you enjoy the site and contribute if you like. This is a hobby of mine and all I want to do is to be able to share what so many have already shared with me. The only catch if you want to participate on the website is that you have to have a sign on name and password. An invitation can be obtained by contacting me at one of the email addresses below. If you would like to view the site first I do have a Guest logon: Goto: www.myfamily.com Then enter the following: Username: MFBG Password: guest You wont be able to participate on the site with this logon, but you can view it first to see if you are interested in joining. To participate on the site you will have to have a Username and password. These will come with the invitation. Believe it or not the site is still under construction so please excuse my mess. If you find any errors please feel free to report them directly to me either in the comments section or email. I am more worried about accuracy than having a mistake pointed out to me. You wont hurt my feelings. I can be contacted at one of the two following email addresses: [email protected] [email protected] Your Cousin and/or fellow researcher Ed Elam Site Administrator My Family Branches _____________________________________________________________________ Get your own family web site at at www.MyFamily.com! --MyFaMiLyMiMeBoUnDaRy02292000--

Harvey Kincaid 13 April 1916 Harvey Kincaid died April 6 at his home near Oxley. Was born Jan. 4, 1840 making him 76 years, three months and two days old. Leave wife and several children, John T., George, Lewis and Alex Kincaid, Mary Ann Stover, wife of John Stover: Rosa Etta Lilly, wife of M. S. Lilly and Alice Kincaid. Source: Raleigh County, West Virginia Obituaries from the Raleigh Register, 1916-1919 By: Pauline Haga Published by Mountain Press, Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377

Anyone have the parents of Harvey Kincaid? Thank you, Gracie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:57 PM Subject: [WVRALEIG] Obituary of Harvey Kincaid > Harvey Kincaid > 13 April 1916 > > Harvey Kincaid died April 6 at his home near Oxley. Was born Jan. 4, 1840 > making him 76 years, three months and two days old. Leave wife and several > children, John T., George, Lewis and Alex Kincaid, Mary Ann Stover, wife of John > Stover: Rosa Etta Lilly, wife of M. S. Lilly and Alice Kincaid. > > > Source: Raleigh County, West Virginia Obituaries from the Raleigh Register, > 1916-1919 > By: Pauline Haga > Published by Mountain Press, Box 400, Signal Mountain, TN 37377 >

Ellen Jane Bailey CLEAR CREEK - Ellen Jane Bailey, 83, of Clear Creek, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 at home surrounded by her family, following a long illness. Born January 28, 1920 at Artie, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Irvey Short Moles. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker. She devoted her life caring for her husband, siblings, and her children. She is preceded in death by her two sons, Speed and Billy; a grandson, Billy Hughes; three brothers, Norman, Henry, and Burnett Moles; and two sisters, Danabelle and Susie. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Ramie Bailey; two sons, Jimmy of Toney's Fork, who was her primary care giver, and Sammy and wife Sharon Bailey of Toney's Fork; seven daughters, Lulabelle and husband Thomas Burgess of Farmington, Judith Ann Bailey of Farmington, Erma and her husband Victor Gibson of Beckley, Ina and her husband Billy Hughes of Clarksville, Ind., Aneta and her husband Ricky Williams of Artie, Connie and her husband Cecil Williams of Toney's Fork, and Shirley and husband Glen Bentley of Liberty, S.C.; one brother, George Ed; two sisters, Annie Goff and Maggie Runion; 21 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Ewings Creek Community Church with Rev. Loretta Taylor CFHS 1957 and Rev. Jerry Lawrence CFHS 1960 officiating. Burial will follow in Ewing Creek Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. at the church today. Grandsons will serve as casketbearers. Arrangements by Valley Funeral Home, Whitesville.

Can anyone help in placing these Stovers? TAYLOR, Mich. - Dimple Irene Stover, 77, formerly of Ameagle, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, in a Riverview, Mich., nursing home after a long illness. She was born April 29, 1926, in Estel, Ky., a daughter of the late Wiley and Hazel Burkett Burton. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Thresea. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, William Everette Stover; five daughters, Tena Lewis and husband, Mark, and Sharon Stover, all of Cincinnati, Ohio, Vivia Carrol and Cynthia Randolph, both of Rochester, N.Y., and Lou Ellen Williams and husband, Bobbie, of Ameagle; six sons, William W. and wife, Sharon, of Taylor, Ronald and wife, Vickie, of Cincinnati, Dewayne of California, Flim and wife, Peggy, of Rochester, Don of Phoenix, Ariz., and John and wife, Carmen, of Bridgeport, Ohio; three sisters, Ethel Leach of California, Annis Dillon of Zanesville, Ohio, and Betty Phelps and husband, Sonny, of Canton, Ohio; 20 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, with the Rev. Jerry Lawrence CFHS 1960 officiating. Burial will follow in Hodge Cemetery, Ameagle. Friends may call one hour before service Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville.

Good morning List, I am doing this for a new friend. Her grandmother was Margaret Williams married a Stover. Her mother was Jewell Janese Stover married a Wikle. They lived on Hill Stree in Beckley in the 1950-60. Thats all the information I have. I have looked into my names but I don't have any information. Any help would be appriciated. George E. Stover

Hi All Found this article in the Beckley Post Herald. Page 2 July 15, 1952 Stover Funeral is Set for Today OakHill, July 14- Moses Preston Stover , 82 of Lively, died at 9 am Sunday at Lively Stover was born in Raleigh County, December 15, 1869. A retired Lumberman , he was a member of the Christian Advent Church. Surviving are three sons, Clyde and Ernie both of Scarbro; and Ira of Quinwood; two daughters Mrs. Neddie Redden, Marfrance; and Miss Minnie Jane Stover of Lively; 18 grandchildren; and one great grandchild. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2pm Tuesday at the Wriston Chapel at Artie bu the Rev, Babern Saunders of Long Branch. Burial will be at the Wriston Cem. The body will be removed from the Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill to the church one hour prior to service. Hope that this information helps someone... Merry Christmas! Katie

Looking for information on a James A. Milam, s/o George Milam & Nancy McMillion Milam. James A. Milam, according to my information, was born circa 1845, married Elizabeth Lafferty on 19 Mar/May 1869 in Raleigh County & lived out his final years in Ravencliff. Looking specifically for a date & place of death, but all information is welcome. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

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Transcribed by Rita O'Brien The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia October 6, 1930 Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at McDonald for Burt Walters, a widely known resident of that section and a brother-in-law of Congressman Joe L. Smith. Mr. Walters, who was 63 years old, died at a Montgomery hospital Friday afternoon. He was a native of Kentucky. His widow is the eldest sister of Congressman Smith. The service were conducted by Rev. W. W. Pharr, of Oak Hill, and burial was in Sunset Memorial Park.

Transcribed by Rita O'Brien The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia October 18, 1931 Funeral services for C. R. McAdoo, 67 years old, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sylvester Patton, at Metalton, Thursday afternoon, were held at the residence Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. McAdoo had been ill three months. Beside his daughter, Mrs. Patton, he is survived by two sons, Mr. Oliver McAdoo of Glen Rogers, and Erwin McAdoo, of Helen. Six grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.

Someone asked me if the newspaper clippings that have been transcribed recently and shared with this list are archived. The answer is, Yes. All the emails to this list are archived at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/WVRALEIG Rita

Transcribed by Nyla CREED DePauk Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, WV 29 Oct 1924 TWO DROP DEAD IN BECKLEY STREETS Sheriff Blankenship and L. W. Hogg Stricken With Heart Attacks Almost at Same Time BECKLEY, Oct. 29 ---- Sheriff F. L. Blankenship, 65, of Raleigh county, died suddenly today shortly after an attack of heart trouble. He had returned to Beckley from Cincinnati last night and was on his way to his office shortly before 10 o'clock this morning when stricken on the sidewalk. At almost the same time L. W. Hogg, formerly of Huntington, was stricken with a heart attack in the lobby of the post office, which caused his death. Mr. Hogg was a travelling salesman. He leaves one son, Clarence Hogg, of Huntington. ----------------------------------------- Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, WV 30 Oct 1924 D. A. BLANKENSHIP SHERIFF OF RALEIGH Appointed Last Night to Succeed His Father Who Died Yesterday BECKLEY, Oct. 30 ---- The count court of Raleigh county at a special session last night appointed D. A. Blankenship sheriff to fill the unexpired term of his father, P. L. Blankenship, who died yesterday morning from a heart attack with which he was stricken while on his way to his office. The funeral of the late sheriff will be held at 2 o'clock Friday at his home and burial will be in Wildwood cemetery here. Rev. William Ross Lloyd will officiate at the funeral.