Transcribed by Rita O'Brien Charleston Daily Mail Charleston, West Virginia November 6, 1941 MASSEY RITES SLATED FRIDAY Funeral of Ex-Deputy Sheriff at Dunbar Funeral services for Robert Lee Massey, 61, of Dunbar, a former deputy sheriff and brother of the late Sheriff L. C. Massey, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Albert J. Humphreys Methodist church at Dunbar. Rev. Clyde Backus of Dunbar and Rev. C. B Jackson of Big Chimney will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale cemetery, Montrose addition, South Charleston. The body is at the Bartlett mortuary on Tennessee avenue and will be taken to the church one hour before services. Mr. Massey died Wednesday morning in a Charleston hospital. He had been in failing health since contracting influenza last spring, but had been active on his farm below Dunbar until three weeks ago when he became seriously ill. He was born in Raleigh County, a son of George W. and Rosebelle Acord Massey, and came to Kanawha county 37 years ago. He was instrumental in founding the Massey Chapel Methodist Church at Big Chimney, where he resided for many years. The church was named in his honor. Mr. Massey is survived by his widow, Mrs. Twilla Pringle Massey; eight daughters, Mrs. M. Mann, Mrs. Herbert Driesbach and Mrs. Bess Jordan of Charleston, Mrs. Rex Crouser, of Crede, Mrs. John Hughes of Elkview, Mrs. Carl Grimm of Belle, Miss Annette Massey, student nurse in the General hospital at Philadelphia, Pa., and Miss Mary Massey at home; a brother C. W. Massey of Pearland, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. R. L. Williams of Dry Creek, Mrs. C. W. Tabor of Naoma and Mrs. Frank Boone of Charleston, and eight grandchildren. Sons-in-law and nephews will be pallbearers.

I would like to see more of our BrickWalls. Maybe we can help each other get past some of them. My own is Obediah Stover. I have the following clues: 1. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK 4 (1774-1778) Page 145. Oct. 22, 1774 from Obediah Stover of Pittsylvania County, to Solomon Davis of Pittsylvania County, for 10 pounds, one certain tract of land in Pittsylvania on the head branches of Pigg River, and bounded by Jeremiah Hall, about 150 acres. Signed, Obediah (X his mark) Stover. Wit: James Stewart, Sr., James ( I his mark) Stewart Jr., Lexrous ( I his mark ) Hardin. Recorded May 25, 1775 (To have owned land in 1774, he would have to have been at least 21 yrs old, so born 1753. Too old to have been the son of Jacob or the son of Jeremiah Stover.) 2. This Obediah, the 'elder' (I will call him) shows up again in 1809 17 Apr Patrick Co VA - Obadiah and Jacob Stover Jeremiah Stoner(Stover), open accounts, estate of Jesse Corn. So this places Obediah 'the Elder' with Jacob and Jeremiah in Patrick Co, as the younger Obediah is still in Franklin Co, and marries Massea Stanley in 1809 in Franklin Co. 3. In Giles Co, VA(which is now Raleigh Co) - after Jacob moves there and buys land, there is also a purchase by an Obediah Stover. "Giles Survey Bk. 1, pg. 217, 219 Jacob, Sr. & Obediah Stover.....Cole River, Lick Cr. 1813, 1814" Obediah Stover, s/o Jacob who md Massea Stanley was still in Franklin Co, Va during this time. He is listed in the Franklin Co, Va census in 1820 and on 5 Jul 1813 signs as the surety for the marraige of John Bell Bailey to his sister-in-law, Sarah Stanley. Obediah, the younger, who md Massea does not show up in the same area as the other Stovers in WV until the 1830 census. In 1840, his widow Massea is alone. So, I beleive that the 'elder' Obediah may have gone to Giles with Jacob Stover. Jacob's son Obediah was not there during this time, he was still in Franklin County. Who was this Obediah Stover, and what happened to him? Perhaps he died in Raleigh before they started registering deaths? Also, the younger Obediah Stover, s/o Jacob Stover and Sallie McGhee, he is my ancestor twice. I have found no record of his death or of his wife's death. Does anyone have anything on that? Thank you, Gracie