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Chapter 1—Jacob Honaker

First Generation

1. Jacob[1] Honaker. Born ca. 1755 in Philadelphia, Pa. Death date not determined. His will was probated 4 May 1824 in Russell Co., Va.

Larson, Hans Jacob Honaker—From Switzerland to America, says he served in the militia under Capt. Joseph Bowman of Dunmore Co., Va., no later than 1777. He paid taxes in Frederick Co., Va., in 1787, 1788 and 1789; in Wythe Co., Va., in 1793 and 1794; in Russell Co., Va., in 1795. In Oct 1797 he bought 73 acres on the north side of Clinch River in Russell County from Jonathan Musick for £75. A mulatto girl, Lucy Willock, was bound over to him 24 Jul 1815 by the overseer of the poor. Kegley, Southwest Virginia Tax Assessment, 1815, says Jacob had “1 farm on Clinch River: 70 acres with 1 dwelling house of wood (2 stories 20 ft. by 16 ft.); 1 barn of wood; 1 loom house; 1 cornhouse—total valued at $200.”

He was not shown in the 1820 Russell County federal census; however, in his son-in-law’s household were a male and female over 45 years which could have been Jacob and Mary. On 5 Aug 1823 Jacob was exempted from Russell County taxes because of age and bodily infirmity. He would have been 68.

His will [sic]: I, Jacob Honaker, of Russell County, do make my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, 1st, I give one feather bed and furniture to my beloved wife Mary and all the rest of my goods and chattels, lands and tenaments, I want sold and out of the money rising from the sale of my estate, I give twenty-five dollars to my daughter Mary, wife of John Pinson, and after the payment of all of my just debts and funeral expenses I give the balance of the money to be equally divided between Christeny Jones, wife of John Jones, Nancy Smith, wife of John Smith, Mary Penson, wife of John Penson, Elizabeth May wife of John May. I desire that my estate be divided among my several children before named which I give to them, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend James Wallis executor of this my last will and testament by my heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23 day of September 1823. (Jacob Honaker)

Teste: John Johnson, Martin Honaker, Lyda Honaker

He married Mary Foley, daughter of Richard Foley and Leah Unknown, 23 Jan 1787. Born 1764 in Wythe Co., Va. Died 2 May 1830 in Russell Co., Va. The Foleys were in Frederick, Orange, Prince William and Stafford Counties, Va., and Leah’s maiden surname may have been Mann. One of her sons was named James Mann Foley and a will exists for a James Mann in Stafford County. Will Book 4, Frederick Co., Va., 1782, pp. 596 and 627, states that Richard Foley gave part of his estate to his daughter Mary. Children (of Jacob and Mary):

2. i. Christina[2]. (also Christiana, Christeny.) Born ca. 1787 in Frederick Co., Va.

3. ii. Nancy. Born ca. 1790 in Shenandoah Co., Va.

4. iii. James Mann. Born 12 Jun 1791 in Virginia. [His parents are not certain. Researchers thought he might

instead be a son of Jacob’s brothers Joseph or Martin.]

5. iv. Mary. Born ca. 1793 in Frederick or Wythe Co., Va.

6. v. Elizabeth. Born ca. 1805 in Russell Co., Va.

7. vi. Rachel. Born ca. 1803.

Second Generation

2. Christena[2] Honaker (also reported as Christiana and Christeny) (Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1787 in Frederick Co., Va.

Died after the 1850 census. She and her family lived on Big Creek at the mouth of Stratton Fork in the 1840s, but moved to

Wayne Co., (West) Va., before 1850.

She married John Jones, son of Gilbert Jones, in Pike Co., Ky. Born 16 Apr 1780 in North or South Carolina. Died 5

May 1853 in Wayne Co., (West) Va. He was a farmer. One researcher reported that John married, first, Mary[2] Smith,

daughter of Mary[1] (Honaker) Smith, then married Christina without benefit of a divorce. The story went that Christena

discovered this and left him. Children (of Christena and John):

8. i. Sarah[3] (called Sallie). Born ca. 1823 in Russell Co., Va.

3. Nancy[2] Honaker (Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1790 in Shenandoah Co., Va. Died 13 Oct 1871.

She married her first cousin, John[2] Smith, son of Henry Smith and Mary[1] Honaker, 25 Mar 1808 in Russell Co., Va.

Born 6 Jan 1787 in Frederick Co., Va. Died 27 Mar 1873. Their descendants continue under his listing in the Mary Chapter.

4. James Mann[2] Honaker (Jacob[1]). Born 12 Jun 1791 in Virginia. Died 7 Feb 1832 in Pike Co., Ky. In 1994, Honaker Family Association chaplain and professional genealogist, the Rev. Al Elswick, located loose pages 94 and 95 from Pike County [Ky.] Will Book A in a cardboard box under a counter in the Pike County Clerk’s office. The pages recorded a $2,000 bond for Vicey Honaker, a considerable sum in those days, for her “proper administration” of the estate of James Honaker, deceased. Page 103 of the will book contained an estate inventory “belonging to the infant [minor] heirs of James Honaker, Deceased” dated 24 Dec 1832. It showed that he owned a store in Pikeville, a farm and two other parcels of land.

It is exasperating that we know so much about James Mann, except his parents. We believe his father to be Jacob, but are not certain. Researchers thought he might instead be a son of Jacob’s brothers Joseph or Martin. It is unlikely he was a son of Martin because Martin did not marry until 1795, four years after James was born. However, children of both Jacob and Joseph moved to Kentucky, so James could have been from either line. An argument for Joseph being the father originates with a family Bible page destroyed in a 1933 house fire. A latter-day Honaker descendant, Lynn M. Honaker, took down information from that Bible prior to its loss, which attributed this line to Joseph. However, there are two arguments against Joseph being the father. First, Joseph’s children in Kentucky lived in Warren County, several hundred miles west of Floyd and Pike Counties, where known events place James. Second, if James were Joseph’s son, it would mean that Joseph had children in three consecutive years, unusual. A final discordant note concerning Joseph as the father is that the family Bible apparently showed [illegible] Cook as Joseph’s wife. In fact, the record is clear that Joseph’s only wife was Mary Levice Runner. Could she previously have married Unknown Cook? Possibly. An argument against Jacob being James’s father is that Jacob did not mention James in his will. Jacob’s children did, however, live in Pike County, which is our strongest evidence to date that James was a son of Jacob.

A 1952 newspaper story about his granddaughter Kate C. (Honaker) Ferrell said that her Grandfather James was from Honaker, Va. He was mentioned in The Big Sandy Valley—A Regional History Prior to the Year 1850, Rouse, p. 78, who said “Tradition has it that among the very earliest settlers of the upper Big Sandy were ‘Dad’ Owen, ‘General’ Ratliff, James Honaker, and Kinsey B. Cecil, all of whom settled along the Big Sandy, near the site of Pikeville, between 1785 and 1790.”

James served in Captain Gooden’s Company, Kentucky Militia, War of 1812. In 1815 he was listed as a Floyd Co., Ky., deputy sheriff. By 1817, he was a Floyd County justice of the peace. In 1921, he played a role in the establishment of Pike County. As the county’s first court and law enforcement officers, then-Gov. John Adair appointed five justices of the peace and James Honaker as sheriff. One book notes that James, and Elijah Adkins, who became the first county coroner, both owned and operated taverns out of their homes. On 29 Mar 1824, Adkins donated an acre of land in Pikeville for the establishment of county buildings, according to Pike County Courthouse, by Frank Forsyth. “Surveyor James Honaker,” said Forsyth, “marked the boundary with proper dimensions, and he recorded the map in Deed Book A, page 252, where it may be found. (A copy of the original map is attached hereto.) Thus we have preserved in Order Book Number 1 an accurate description of the founding of Pikeville.”

Kentucky’s Last Frontier, Scalf, p. 133, said the early “Honakers were settled in the northern end of what is now Pike County…” Concerning the establishment of Pike County, Scalf said, “James Honaker became the county’s first sheriff, Elijah Adkins, coroner…” Scalf goes on to tell us some interesting early history of Pike County, in which James Honaker played a central role in the ultimate location of present-day Pikeville:

The commissioners22 (all of Floyd County) who had been designated by the act creating the new county to

lay off the permanent seat met on March 25, 1822, condemned an acre of level ground “in the Peyton Justice bottom about one and a half miles below the Forks of the Levisa Fork of Sandy River.”

“We do certify”, an old order reads, “that the said Justice has gifted by bond to the county court or agent

two acres of land together with the necessary streets and alleys necessary for the publication of a town, and a number of the inhabitants of this county met and consented that the county town should be named Liberty.” This location was near the present Garden Village.

Liberty was never laid off as a town and the courts continued to meet in the house of Spencer Adkins. Chief cause of delay was the opposition of settlers in the northern part of the county, led by the Cecils and Honakers, who wanted the seat near Chloe Creek. A petition was circulated, and after being broadly signed, was presented to the Legislature in 1823.

Result was a law, December 1, 1823, designating new commissioners to locate a new townsite. Section 3 of the act directed that the courts continue to be held at the Spencer Adkins home until the new town was laid off and the necessary public buildings erected.

The law reads: “Whereas, it is represented to the present General Assembly, that citizens of the county of Pike are dissatisfied with the place fixed upon for the permanent seat of justice of said county, and have by respectful petition, signed by a large number of citizens of said county, prayed for the appointment of other commissioners to determine upon a place for the permanent seat of justice of that county. It being further represented that the county court of said county have not yet caused the public buildings to be erected; therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted, etc.,…That Thomas Johns, James S. Lane, Rhodes Mead, Harry Strutton,23 and Robert Brown, all of Floyd County, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners to ascertain and fix upon the most convenient and suitable place for the permanent seat of justice of Pike County; who shall meet at the house of Spencer Adkins, on the fourth Monday in December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, for the purpose aforesaid; and after a majority shall agree upon a place for the permanent seat of justice of said county, they shall report the same to the courty court of Pike county. And it shall be the duty of the county court of Pike county, as soon thereafter as practicable, to cause the necessary public buildings to be erected at the place so fixed upon by a majority of the commissioners appointed by this act, and to lay off, and do that which may be necessary, or which may by law be required in the establishment of towns.”

The commissioners met on the day before Christmas 1823 and agreed on “the Peach Orchard Bottom, nearly opposite the mouth of Lower Chloe on land owned by Elijah Adkins.” The land was donated by Adkins, and James Honaker surveyed the site on March 23, 1824.

Court continued to be held at the home of Spencer Adkins at The Forks while the necessary public buildings were being erected. The courthouse and jail being completed, the first court was held in the new town of Pikeville in May, 1824. On the second day of the term, Spencer Adkins resigned as county court clerk and James Honaker was appointed to fill the vacancy. Elijah Adkins, who had donated land for the public buildings, asked and was given permission by the court to establish a ferry across the river near the courthouse.

Originally called Pike on 5 Aug 1825, the town’s name was changed to Piketon 14 Sep 1829, then to Pikeville 3 Jan 1881. It was never called Liberty, thanks to James Honaker. Pike County later became famous as a pivotal location for the Hatfield-McCoy feud, an event that involved James’s cousins by marriage. See “The Hatfields, McCoys and Honakers,” by Rev. Al Elswick and Tom Hanlin, Honaker Family Newsletter, Spring 1996, an appendix of this book.

James married Levisa (also Louise, Louisa) Owens, daughter of Thomas Owens (b. 1771 in Virginia, d. 6 Oct 1854 in Pikeville, Ky.) and Mary Henry (b. in Virginia.) Levisa was also reported buried in Springville Cemetery, Vernon Co., Wisc. Pike County Historical Review, Vol. 5, Nos. 3 & 4, published Thomas Owens’ will, found in Pike County Will Book A, pp. 40-42. It awarded Levisa the ownership of slaves and forgave a loan made to her husband James Mann, deceased:

Pike County Court December Term 1834 [reported also as 1854]

[Illegible] to be the last will and testement of Thomas Owens Sr. deceased was this day presented in open court and was proven to be the [illegible] of the said Thomas Owen Sr. And by the oath of John D. Mimms one of the subscribing witness:

There to and the [illegible] of John M. Elliott the other subscribing witness. There to he being absent from the state, was also proven by the oath of the said John D. Mims [illegible] whereupon the said writing is [illegible] to be recorded.

In the name of God, Amen. I Thomas Owens of the County of Pike, State of Kentucky, being old and

feable but of Sound mind and memory, but knowing that life is uncertain and that all men are born to die do make and publish this as by last will and testement hereby revoking all former wills.

1st I will and bequieth that all my just debts be paid.

2nd I will and bequeith to my beloved wife Polly Owens my Negro slave Big Daniel, being the elder of my two slaves named Daniel, Sealy, George, Oma, Clary, for and during her lifetime should she out live me.

3rd I also will and bequeith to my beloved wife Polly Owens all my house hold and kitchen furniture and two of my best horses to be hers during her lifetime should she out live me.

4th I also will and bequeath to my beloved wife Polly Owens two other of my Negroes named Martha and Hetty being Clara’s daughters, Hetty to be hers during her lifetime should she out live me.

5th I will and bequeth to beloved daughter Sally Marrs and her heirs forever one Negro girl called Sal now in her possission.

6th I will and bequeath to my beloved daughter Matilda Smith my other Negro named Hetty and my other Negro named Daniel to belong to her and her heirs forever and this is to be her full share of my estate and that she is to ever have of the same that is of my estate.

7th I will and bequeath to Levicy Honaker the note I hold against James Honaker deceased being once her husband.

8th I will and bequeath to my daughters Sally Marrs, Levicy Honaker, Nancy Furguson and Peggy Walters the following Negroes and there increase to be theirs after my own and my wifes death to wit, Sealy, Clary, George, Sampson, Hetty, Clary’s child, and Martha, Sealys child, & Sal & Menerva but Menerva is to belong to Peggy Walters during our lives but after our deaths and above Negroes are to be equally divided amongst my four daughters so as to make them all equal as to said Negroes except that four hundred dollars is to be deducted from Nancy Fergusons part as I have otherwise advanced the said amount but it is my wish and desire that Negro Manerva be kept by Peggy Walters and Negro Sal be kept by Sally Marrs in the division of said slaves.

9th I will and bequeath to my son Robert—my oldest Negro of the two Daniels after me and my wifes death But for this bequest he is to pay or give my two grandsons Rhodes and Jefferson Owens one hundred and fifty dollars each to be paid to them in a reasonable time after my self and wifes death if said Negro Daniel is then living if not my four daughters Sally Marrs, Levicy Honaker, Peggy Walters & Nancy Fergason are to give my said grand children said three hundred dollars that is one hundred and fifty dollars each in a reasonable time after my self and my wifes death.

10th Should any of my children after my death attempt to prevent this my last will and testament from being carried in full effect—such child or children is hereby disinherited and that portion of my estate willed to such child or children is to go to the remainder of my four daughters if any of them [illegible] my will and if not to my four daughters Sally, Louisa, Peggy and Nancy.

11th I hereby nominate and appoint John D. Mims and my son Robert Owens as my Executors to cary this my last will and testament in to effect in testimoniy whereby I have herewith set my hand and affixed my seal in presence of:

Witnesses his

John M. Elliott Thomas (X) Owens

John D. Mims mark

The 1930 Floyd Co., Ky., census recorded two “negro” Honaker households, Willie T. Honaker, age 72, born in Ky., and wife Nancy E., 65 , born in Va.; and the adjoining household, James N. Honaker, age 38, born in Ky., and wife Victoria, 37, born in W.Va. We assume they were descended from slaves owned by James Mann Honaker and/or his wife Levicy. As of 2014, there were continuing obituaries involving black Honaker households in the general area of Pike County.

Children:

9. i. Thomas D. Born 25 Mar 1818 in Floyd County.

4. ii. Emmeriah Virginia. Born 7 Mar 1820 in Floyd County.

iii. Mary Ann (called Polly). Born 29 Aug 1822 in Pike County. Died in Fort Gay, Wayne Co., W.Va. Buried in Fort Gay. She married John W. (also John N.) Layne 15 Oct 1842 in Pike County. They moved to Silverton, Ore. One son became a physician.

10. iv. Samuel M. Born 4 Jun 1825 in Pike County.

11. v. Elizabeth Jane Cook. Born 30 Sep 1827 in Pike County.

vil Isabella Mims. Born 18 Dec 1829 in Pike County.

12. vii. James Mann, Jr. Born 21 Dec 1831 in Pike County.

5. Mary[2] Honaker (Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1793 in Frederick or Wythe Co., Va. Died between 1830 and 1840 in Cabell Co.,

(West) Va. Researchers reported five of her sons were Confederate soldiers, but we have no supporting documentation.

She married John Pinson, son of Thomas Pinson and Mary Denny, 1 Sep 1811 in Pike or Floyd Co., Ky. Born 6 Jun 1784 in Grayson Co., Va. Died 19 Dec 1856 in Wayne Co., (West) Va. Children:

13. i. John Jacob[3]. Born 25 May 1813 in Floyd Co., Ky

ii. Morning (also reported as Mourning and Sarah Mourning. Born ca. 1815 in Floyd Co., Ky. Died

ca.1905. She married William Lowe/Low/Noe.

iii. Robert. Born ca. 1818 in Floyd Co., Ky. Died ca. 1863, possibly as a soldier. He never married.

5. iv. Aaron. Born ca. 1819 in Kentucky. Died ca. 1863, possibly as a soldier. Prior to the war he was a minister. He married Betty Elizabeth Loe/Lowe/Noe, likely a sister of William who married her

sister Sarah.

5. v. William David. Born ca. 1820 in Pike Co., Ky. Died ca. 1863, possibly as a soldier.

vi. Allen. Born ca. 1822 in Floyd Co., Ky. Said to have been a Confederate soldier who died ca. 1863.

He married, first, Temperance Stevens. He married, second, Ann Belcher.

vii. Mary. Born ca. 1824 in Kentucky. She married Morgan Carter 7 Sep 1847. [This Mary was also

reported by Jacob descendant Tim Fields in 2013 as having been born in 1816; and by Jacob descendant John Bartram in 2005 as having been born ca. 1812 in Floyd Co., Ky., and having married John Bartram 10 Apr 1832 in Cabell Co., (West) Va.

viii. Sarah. Born ca. 1825 in Pike Co., Ky. Died after 1898. She married, first, Ezekiel Lewis. She

married, second, Jacob Lowe/Loe/Noe, possibly a brother of William and Betty Elizabeth who married her sister and brother.

ix. Samuel. Born ca. 1826 in Kentucky. Said to have been a Confederate soldier who died ca. 1863.

He married Tenney Jane Lawson 24 Mar 1853.

x. Thomas. Born ca. 1828 in Kentucky.

6. Elizabeth[2] Honaker (Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1805 in Russell Co., Va. She and her family were enumerated in the 1840 Russell County census, and in the 1860 Pike Co., Ky., census.

She married John May, son of James Harvey May (called Jim) and Elizabeth King (called Betsy), 23 Sep 1823 (year may be in error.) Born ca. 1799 in Pittsylvania Co., Va. James Harvey May came to Pike County much earlier.

Elizabeth and John’s great granddaughter Ella May married Honaker descendant James Harvey[4] Barrett (Margaret A.[3], Nicholas[2], Martin[1]). Children:

6. i. Jacob[3]. Born ca. 1822 in Virginia.

6. ii. John Morgan (called Morgan). Born ca. 1823 in Russell Co., Va.

6. iii. Jesse. Born ca. 1825 in Russell Co., Va.

6. iv. William. Born ca. 1829 in Scott Co., Va.

v. Mary (called Polly). Born ca. 1830 in Scott Co., Va. She married James Yates in Dec 1851. Born

in 1831 in Russell County.

vi. Christina. Born ca. 1832 in Scott Co., Va.

vii. John, Jr. Born ca. 1834 in Scott Co., Va.

6. viii. Cynthia A. Born ca. 1835 in Russell Co., Va.

ix. James Harvey. Born ca. 1837 in Russell Co., Va.

x. Charles. Born ca. 1839 in Russell Co., Va. He was reported as a private in Co. I, 39th Regiment, unknown state, Union army, during the Civil War.

xi. Henderson. Born ca. 1841 in Russell Co., Va. He was reported as a private in Co. I, 39th Regiment, unknown state, Union army, during the Civil War. One researcher said that he was also listed as second lieutenant Henry May, Co. C, 14th Kentucky, C.S.A.

xii. David C. Born ca. 1845 in Russell Co., Va. He was reported as a private in Co. I, 39th Regiment, unknown state, Union army; and as a sergeant in Co. D, 14th Kentucky, C.S.A., during the Civil War.

7. Rachel[2] Honaker (Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1803.

Researchers reported that she married William Brown in Monroe Co., (West) Va. However, William Brown also was reported to be the spouse of Rachel[2] (Frederick[1]), and Rachel[3] (Frederick[1], Jacob[2]). On the basis of present information, we are unable to determine which Rachel he married.

Third Generation

4.ii. Emmeriah Virginia[3] Honaker (also seen as Emma and Emilene) (James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). See photographs. Born 7 Mar 1820 in Floyd Co., Ky. Died 28 Jan 1881 in Vernon Co., Wisc. Buried in Springville Cem., Vernon County.

Vernon County Broadcastor Censor, Viroqua, Wisc., 2 Feb 1881: Mrs. Emiline V. May—Emiline V., wife of Col. Reuben May of Jefferson, departed this life on Friday last, after a lingering illness, and was buried at Springville, last Sunday afternoon, an immense concourse of friends and neighbors following the remains to the grave. Mrs. May was born in Kentucky, and was about sixty-two years of age. She had been a member of the Methodist church since childhood, and died strong in the faith. The sympathies of the community will go out to Col. May in the loss of his estimable, faithful and loving helpmeet.

She and her husband relocated to Bad Ax Co. (became Vernon Co.), Wisc. during the Civil War and secured a large acreage. One researcher reported that two of their sons lived in the Dakotas but moved to Pomona, Calif., after World War I. None of the children were known to us until 2001, when researcher Sharon Lee (Grinnell) Sternberg reported a considerable volume of information on Emmeriah’s family.

Emmeriah married Reuben May, son of Thomas S. May and Dorcas Patton, 5 Mar 1835 in Pike Co., Ky.

(Hopkins-Baldwin,“Pike County, Kentucky Marriages, 1818–1875” documents the marriage). Born 23 Jun 1815 in Pike County. Died of organic heart disease 26 Sep 1902 in Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisc. Buried in Springville Cem. He married, second, Phoebe Ann (Dolliver) Aiken in 1883. She died a few months later. He married, third, Carolina Bennett, who survived him. He farmed a large acreage.

Vernon County Broadcastor Censor, Viroqua, Wisc., 1 Oct 1902, page 1: FATHER AND SON PASS AWAY. Col. May and Son Die the Same Week—Death of the Old Veteran not Unexpected

Again has death cut down a prominent citizen, a pioneer and patriot whose valiant services in his country were proven under the most embarrassing conditions at a time when the Nation’s life trembled in the balance. Colonel Reuben May died at his farm home four miles west of this city Friday evening last at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, three months, and three days, his last illness dating about two months back. Col. May was a typical southern gentleman, born in Pike county Kentucky, where he enjoyed the advantages given sons of leading families. He was one of a family of twelve children. His early life was passed on a farm. In 1835 he was married to Miss Honaker, also a native of Kentucky, who died in 1881. To this union ten children were born. At the breaking out of the great civil war, when state after state ceceded from the national compact, Col. May proved his loyalty to the Union cause by entering the service, while brothers and other relatives and friends took up arms in the Confederacy. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighth Kentucky regiment, leading the fighting in many of the greatest battles of our war, commanding men who were in deadly combat with his own brothers and relatives. He was wounded at Murfreesboro, disabling him for four months. It was a trying time for Col. May. His family were practically ostracized by the estrangements of war, and he sent them north in 1863, following himself at the close of the awful civil struggle. He settled in the town of Jefferson, where he has since ever resided on one of the finest and most valuable farms in the county. Col. May represented the western half of this county in the legislative sessions of 1870-2 as a republican. Three years later he was an independent candidate for senator, and it was after a contested election that his opponent, J. Henry Tate, was declared elected by six votes. He was the greenback candidate for governor in 1879. Col. May was married to Mrs. Phebe Aiken in 1883, who lived only a few months. Later he married Mrs. Bennett, who survives him.

Funeral was largely attended at Springville, Sunday afternoon, a procession of more than seventy conveyances following the remains from the home to the village. Revs. Nuzum, Stemen, and Butters conducted services at the church, the Masonic lodge attending in body, the ritual service being pronounced at the grave. A delegation representing the Grand Army Post, was present. The pall bearers were Fred Eckhardt, H.C. Gardner, Frederick Wilkins, H.P. Proctor, Benj. Williams and J.M. Bennett.

Albert Bascom May died in Milwaukee, September 22. Funeral held Thursday and the remains were cremated. A.F. May, of this city was present. The deceased was a brilliant man and took high rank as a lawyer in Milwaukee, where he had lived seventeen years. He was reared here, educated at Plaiteville normal school and state university. He was forty-seven years old. A family of wife and four children survive.

National Archives pension records, family documentation, and a 29 Mar 1931 article in Wisconsin Tribune & Leader Press, LaCrosse, Wisc., inform us that Reuben joined the Union army 23 Sep 1861 at Camp Bufton and mustered in 13 Nov 1861 at Estell Springs. He served with the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, becoming a lieutenant colonel. He was at the Battle of Perryville, Ky., 6 and 8 Oct 1862; and Battle of Stones River, Murfreesboro, Ky., 31 Dec 1862 and 2 Jan 1863. At Stones River a rifle ball struck and glanced off his sword belt wounding him severely. His horse was killed at the same time. He convalesced for four months. On 4 May 1863 he resigned his commission with the 8th Kentucky and became a colonel in the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, participating in the siege of Vicksburg.

Because of divided loyalties in Kentucky, Reuben’s service in the Union army was the source of difficulty. Relatives and neighbors degraded his property, killing and carrying off his lifestock, and burning his barn. Emmeriah and the children were forced to move to Viroqua., Wisc., where Emmeriah’s family was living. When Reuben mustered out 6 Oct 1864 in Louisville, Ky., he joined them near Viroqua.

Vernon County Broadcastor Censor, Viroqua, Wisc., 2 Jun 1886: Decoration Day Services in Viroqua

The programme arranged for Decoration day services in this city was somewhat broken into by a rain storm that set in early in the morning and continued beyond the hour of assembling at the Post hall. A fair sized crowd was present, however, and marched to the Methodist church where services were held, and a very interesting programme carried out, among the pleasing features of which was the quartette by Messrs. Blake, Auringer, Charles, Stricker and Avery, and the recitation by Miss Nettie McMichael of the poem “Cover Them Over.” Col. R. May delivered the address, which we are permitted to publish in full. After the services at the church the graves of the fallen heroes were decorated by the young ladies and firing party. It is to be regretted that the day was such as to keep so many people away, for arrangements had been made with more pains than ever before for the observance of the day.

COL. MAY’S ADDRESS.

Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: We meet to-day to commemorate the death and sufferings of our late comrades, and to decorate their graves with the sweet flowers of spring, which is our sacred duty. The widows and orphans, sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, all have loved ones who are to-day mourning their loss. Those patriotic dead whose graves we have just decorated with sweet flowers and evergreens, gave their lives upon the altar of their country’s cause; made the sacrifice for the benefit of the living. The Grand Army of the Republic and Woman’s Relief Corps have been and are ever ready to drop the tear of sympathy for the loyal dead, and they are vieing with each other in acts of fraternity and charity in behalf of the afflicted and disabled soldiers, the widows and orphans of the loyal dead. Had it not been for the Union soldiers this government would have been divided, hence we are indebted to them for the privilege of meeting together to-day for the purpose of decorating the graves of the loyal dead in commemoration of their sufferings and the services performed for their government. While we are not able to benefit the dead, we can hold sacred their memory, and keep that memory ever dear and green in our hearts.

History fails to record the many acts of valor and the hardships of camp life and daring feats performed upon the many hard-fought battlefields, while the life blood was ebbing from wounds received, limbs being torn from their bodies, eyesight lost, the sense of hearing destroyed; instant death, and still more to be dreaded, the prison life with all its horrors. We remember the sufferings of our comrades in hospital, in prison and on the battle field. Our minds go back to the many long marches over roads deep with mud, and after long marches lie down on the cold and wet ground to rest tired nature with a little sleep. Yes, our minds go back to the many battle-fields which were covered with our dead and dying. Our official reports show at least half a million of brave boys who gave up their lives on battle fields, in hospitals or southern prisons, as a sacrifice for our country. I think of Shilo, of Island No. 10, [illegible] River of Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Gettysburg, the Rappadan, and on that line to the front of Richmond, Petersburg and the final surrender of Lee’s army at Appomatax Court House; and all the minor battle fields left many of the brave boys in blue mangled, dead and dying. At night, details with lanterns and stretchers looking up the wounded, many times the rain pouring down in torrents to add gloom to desolation and suffering, some regiments losing as high as fifty per cent of those engaged in battle, and a few regiments losing as high as seventy-five per cent killed and wounded. Many who were made prisoners were doomed to a loathsome prison life and a horrible death.

We are led to ask the question, what was the cause of the rebellion that led to so much suffering and the destruction of life?

In the settlement of the colonies by the people of Europe, the wealthy of the old country were permitted by their government to invade Africa and make slaves of the blacks, bring them to America, and the business was kept up until 1808, when the Constitution of the United States made that date the end of the traffic from Europe, but the system of slavery was recognized by the states and the United States. It was fostered by the laws of the United States, by the Dred Scott decision of the supreme court; was recognized by the political parties and made a part of their platform. Even the Republican party, that nominated Mr. Lincoln and elected him, said in its platform that it would not interfere with slavery where it then existed, but would prevent its extension, hence the south had nothing to fear from the administration of Mr. Lincoln, but his election to the presidency transferred the patronage of the Government to the northwest, hence the political power and the offices had passed from them, which was the prime cause of the rebellion, but they made slavery the pretext. Under the pretext that slavery was to be abolished by the Republican party, and that Mr. Lincoln was an enemy to slavery, the southern states demanded a division of the United States upon the Mason and Dixon line, and when the administration refused to permit a division the southern statesmen fired the hearts and frenzied the brains of the people upon the plea that the election of Mr. Lincoln meant the sacrifice of all property in slaves. They had their army organized; they raised the palmetto flag, and fired on the stars and stripes, the emblem of liberty. The result was four years of suffering, death and carnage. Now we hear a few people ask to have all of those four years of darkness forgotten, and say that we ought to forget the past. As well might the Christian churches be asked to forget the crucifiction of our Savior. We may forgive, but never, no never forget the sacrifice. Let us teach the citizens, and especially the boys and girls who are very soon to take our places in this nation, to continue to keep the memory of those brave and loyal men and women, who sacrificed their all for this government’s good, bright and burning upon the altar of their hearts. Then, in closing the memorial services of the day, let us bid dust and ashes of the honored and loyal dead rest in peace. Let those of us who survive them prepare for that reunion beyond the grave, where there will be no sound of the bugle to arms, but the association of comrades with each other and their lived ones throughout great eternity.

Tribune and Herald Leader Press, LaCrosse, Wisc., Sun., 29 Mar 1931: Typical Southern Homestead of Col. Reuben May Recalls Many Incidents of His Life—Interesting Character of Vernon County, by Robert C. Dunn. It was illustrated with two photographs, the portrait of him that accompanies this book listing, captioned Pioneer Figure, cutline: “Colonel Reuben May”; and a photograph of his [by 1931] dilapidated old home, captioned Historic Landmark, cutline: “Standing for nearly three-quarters of a century, the above house, the former home of Colonel Reuben May, near Viroqua, today is one of the historic marks of Vernon county. It was one of the palatial homes of the county years ago, similar to the plantation homes of the south. Col. May came to Viroqua at the close of the Civil war, built the home and lived in it until his death in 1902. Since then it has been occupied by the Louis Thompson family.” Text of the article

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Colonel Reuben May, a typical southern gentleman, was, perhaps, never the toast of the south, but he became an acknowledged figure among the pioneers of Viroqua where he lived from the time the Civil War ended until his death in 1902. During all of those years he clung to those habits and customs so typical of the south, adapting them to this more northern clime. In the minds of men, who today remember him as they saw him when they were youngsters about Viroqua, Colonel May was a huge strapping fellow—a man with a bit of the dash of the south, a romantic figure. They remember him as they used to see him riding about his great 700 acre farm four miles west of Viroqua on what is now highway No. 56.

In our mind there is a bit of stirring oratory, first given by one who has already been forgotten, which gives a mental image of this man and his life. The opening words of that bit of oft repeated oration tells of Colonel May, for he was of the new south before it was born. If memory serves faithfully the name of the oration is The New South, and it starts thusly: “There was a South of slavery and tradition. That South is dead. There is a South of Union and Freedom. That South, thank God, is living, breathing, growing every hour.”

That was Colonel May, according to the picture given by relatives and friends who knew him well. He was living, he was breathing, he was growing every hour. There is romance in those words. Just so there was romance in the Colonel and his life.

Home Among Strangers

The oration goes on: “Dr. Talmadge has painted for you, with a master’s hand, the picture,…”and so today

is an attempt to paint the picture of this man, practically driven from his home in the south as he built and progressed in this, a practically new country, among almost a strange people.

It is only fair to present the picture of Colonel May as he appeared most characteristically of the south. He wore a large-brimmed, black, soft felt hat, and coat and waistcoat were of fine material. The coat was a long black Prince Albert, hanging nearly to his knees. Riding breeches were what he wore for the most part about the farm, with high leather riding boots. And he was always astride a fine thoroughbred horse he called Prince.

The story is told that he slept with a revolver under his pillow at night, and that he somewhat feared reprisals from his Kentucky relatives. He had two large wolf hounds and wolf hunting was a favorite sport of his, for there were many of them about the neighborhood at that time. It is said that he was an especially kind master and treated his farm hands kindly. But he was dignified and a bit aloof of men. He was near six feet in height and broad-shouldered, though his sons were bigger than he.

His title of Colonel is not a sobriquet. He was fully entitled to it. He enlisted in the Union army and first served as Lieutenant Colonel of the 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and later as Colonel of the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Colonel May’s parents came to Kentucky from Virginia and the Colonel was born in Pike county, near Catlettsberg, June 23, 1815. On March 5, 1835, he was married to Miss Emma Honaker, whose family moved to Vernon county in 1857.

Neighbors Annoyed Him

It was his entrance in the war with the Union forces that led eventually to his coming to Viroqua. Relatives and neighbors depraded his property, killing and carrying off his livestock and burning his barns. His wife with her children set out for Viroqua, knowing that she would find safe harbor where her family was already safely ensconced. She bought the property that has ever since been known as the Colonel May property for $1,000, so the story goes. She moved her little family, minus the head of the home, who was still away fighting for his country, to a little house on the place. There they remained until shortly after Oct. 5, 1864, the date the Colonel was mustered out of the army, when he came to his new home. Colonel May fought in the battle of Perryville, Laurel Hill, Stone River, Murfreesboro, the Siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Comut River, La., Semmes Post, and Yellow Bayou. He was wounded at Murfreesboro and laid up for four months. His son, Tom, was also wounded in the war, losing one eye.

On his arrival here, he built the house that still stands, a low, rambling structure, typical of southern plantations. What appears to be the main part of the house is really the newest part, for it was apparently built by putting two smaller houses together. The front of the house is extraordinary wide and there are two wings to the rear. Where one wing was added it was apparently put together without removing either of the outside walls and as a result the wall between the rooms is between a foot and a half and two feet thick.

Employed Many Men

The property, when Colonel May owned it, amounted to nearly 700 acres. He employed six or seven men throughout the year besides his sons, and at harvest time had a regular army of hired labor. One of the notable incidents of his life on this farm was the finding of lead on the property. He expended nearly $4,000 in sinking shafts and making diggings, and mined enough lead to bring him in about $800. The mines are still visible from the highway on the left of the road going west from the farm home. They are atop the bank of the first left hand turn.

Some claim that Colonel May was one of the first in Vernon county to raise tobacco, and J.D. Honaker, of Viroqua, a nephew of the Colonel, declared that the Colonel raised one crop shortly after arriving here, but did not attempt it again for years, one of the reasons being that there was no market in or near Viroqua.

He had eight sons, Richard dying some time prior to 1884. The other boys were Zwing, William,

Tom, Bascomb, Lonnie, Bob and Hugh. Lonnie, Bob and Hugh are still living in California. Lonnie lived in Viroqua until last fall when he moved to the west coast to join his brothers. He also had five daughters.

Colonel May was an eloquent speaker and had a remarkable and wonderful voice that could be heard, it is said, at a distance of four blocks. He was a democrat at first, and after serving as a member of the state assembly, ran for state senator and was defeated. That was in 1875. When the Greenback party was formed a few years later he became a member and ran for governor on that party’s ticket in 1879. His wife died in 1881 and on Feb. 8, 1883, he re-married taking as his wife Mrs. Phebe A. Aiken, nee Dolliver.

Throughout his life he was a Methodist, and was known to be a religious man. He took good care of his family and became a figure of prominence in the community.

Home Still Stands

His home stands today a monument to his integrity and hard work. It is but a shell of its former self. Its walls are sagging, its basement walls are crumbling away. Except for a few coats of whitewash and fresh wall paper, it has not been materially changed since the Mays lived in it. The Louis Thompson family, of which Mrs. Thompson and two of her sons are left on the farm, have occupied the place for the past 27 years.

At the rear of the house an outer shed stands just as it did years ago except that it is much the worse for age. On the ridge is the same old dinner bell which the Mays used to call the men from the field for meals. Further back is an old stone shed, and beside it is a large iron kettle probably used years ago for boiling down sap or some other use. To the rear and left of the house as one faces the road are the remnants of the old Col. May school. It formerly stood 100 or 150 yards further east in a field that is now cultivated, and even 25 years ago the children of the district attended the school. About 25 years ago a new school was built 200 yards east of the old location, and eight or 10 years ago the present modern school house was built, about the doorway of which is the legend, “Col. May School District No. 7.”

Honaker Family Newsletter, Winter 2004: The Jul-Aug 2001 newsletter cover story, “James Mann Honaker, surveyor and first sheriff of Pike Co., Ky.,” told the fascinating story of James and two of his children, Emmeriah and James, Jr.

We don’t know whether James Mann descended from the immigrant’s son Martin or Martin’s brother Jacob. It’s more likely that he was a son of Jacob. However that may be, James’s daughter Emmeriah (also seen as Emma and Emilene) and his son James, Jr., went to opposite sentiments in the Civil War, with slave ownership a focal point of their disagreement.

The 1830 Pike County census showed 2,677 persons living in Pike County, but only 49 of them were in Pikeville, including four slaves. Of these, James and his family numbered eight and one slave. James married Levisa Owens, whose father Thomas bequeathed his property to his children, including nine slaves.

Emmeriah, James’s second child, was born 7 Mar 1820 and married Reuben May, a man of Christian conviction who took to the Union cause intensely over the issue of slavery. His leanings set him squarely against his brother-in-law, James Jr., who was James’s seventh child, born 21 Dec 1831. James Jr. lived in Raccoon, Ky., which is still home to some of us.

Reuben’s thinking set him apart from many of his neighbors, who would cause him and his family grief. It turns out, also, that both Reuben and James Jr. achieved leadership positions on opposite sides during the war, during which time Reuben and Emmeriah’s belongings were vandalized and their livestock stolen and killed. Finally, Emmeriah packed up her family and relocated to Bad Ax Co., Wisc., which became Vernon County, where relatives lived. Her husband, then-Colonel May, joined them after the war. Many of them lived out their lives there and are buried in Vernon County.

There’s a surprising amount of documentation about the Mays, including a fact-rich newspaper article about the colonel’s death in The Vernon County Broadcaster Censor, 1 Oct 1902, and the text of a Decoration Day address by Colonel May which appeared in the Broadcaster Censor 2 Jun 1886. The gripping prose is offered up in the same simple way that Abraham Lincoln’s best-remembered speech also was a memorial to the dead. In it, Colonel May declared that slavery was the beginning and end of the issue for Christians; the entire point of the war.

Virtually all that we know about Colonel May’s pivotal intersection with the Honaker family has been provided by our members Sharon Lee (Grinnell) and Dale Sternberg, and we hugely appreciate their contribution of knowledge and historic photographs. Now, with Fred T. May, they have produced an exemplary book, “I will Uphold the Flag—The Life of Colonel Reuben May—1815-1902.” The book was printed by the publisher of Honaker Family in America, Gateway Press of Baltimore. It’s very important reading for Honakers interested in our family’s history, the Civil War, and Kentucky.

I Will Uphold the Flag, Sternberg, Dale & Sharon and Fred T. May, LC2004105391, 318 pp., library binding, illus., tables, append., bib., index, 2004, $34 postpaid. Available from Dale Sternberg, 513 S. Sycamore Ave., MARSHFIELD WI 54449

Children (of Emmeriah and Reuben):

i. Julia Ann Fennick[4]. Born 3 Sep 1836 in Pike County. Died 5 Jan 1865 in Butler, Mo. She

married Green Allen Welch 8 Jul 1856 in Manchester, Ky.

ii. Louisa Jane. Born 7 May 1838 in Kentucky. Died 22 Feb 1892 in Walla Walla, Wash. Buried in Mountain View Cem., Walla Walla. She married Timothy Stuart Paul 16 Aug 1860 in Manchester, Ky. Buried in Mountain View Cem.

iii. Mary Dorcas. Born 12 Jan 1840 in Clay Co., Ky. Died 8 Apr 1915 in Omaha, Neb. Buried in

Graceland Park Cem., Omaha. She married Hugh Lawson Welch 10 Aug 1858 in Clay Co., Ky.

He was a farmer.

iv. William James. Born 15 Jan 1842 in Clay Co., Ky. Died 4 Jun 1921 in Pomona, Calif. Buried in Rialto, Calif. He was a farmer. He married Rachel Marcella Hayes 13 Dec 1866 in Jefferson, Vernon Co., Wisc.

4.ii. v. Thomas Henry. Born 24 Nov 1843.

vi. Zwingelieus S. Born 24 Jan 1846 in Kentucky. Died 8 Dec 1923 in Holly Hill, Fla. Buried in

Pinewood Cem., Daytona Beach, Fla. He married Ann Mariah Spradlin 29 Dec 1868 in Viroqua.

vii. Samuel M. Born 14 Feb 1848 in Kentucky. Died 30 Sep 1848 in Clay Co., Ky.

viii. Belle Virginia. Born 28 Sep 1849 in Kentucky. Died 29 Mar 1875 in Viroqua. Buried in

Springville Cem., Vernon Co., Wisc.

ix. Robert Daniel. Born 25 May 1851 in Manchester, Clay Co., Ky. Died 24 Nov 1942 in Pomona,

Calif. Buried in Pomona Cem. He married Ellen Jane Lawrence 21 Aug 1889 in De Soto, Wisc.

x. Alonzo Franklin. Born 12 Mar 1853 in Manchester. Died 5 Oct 1943 in Viroqua. Buried in

Viroqua (Wisc.) Cem. He married Eva Eckhart 29 May 1883 in Vernon Co., Wisc. Born in 1851 in Germany. Died 7 May 1930. Buried in Viroqua Cem.

xi. Albert Bascom. Born 18 Feb 1855. Died 23 Sep 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Cremated remains

were interred in Ripon, Wisc. He took a law degree from the University of Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Curtis McArthur 1 Jul 1886 in Rockford, Ill. There were four children, unknown.

Albert died the same week as his father and a paragraph about Albert’s death appeared separately but just under a story about his father’s death, reported in The Vernon County Censor, Viroqua, Wisc., 1 Oct 1902.

xii. Richard Apperson. Born 12 Jan 1857. Died 12 Apr 1883. Buried in Springville Cem., Vernon Co.,

Wisc.

xiii. Hugh L. Born 30 Sep 1859 in Manchester. Died 12 May 1918 in Pomona, Calif. He married, first,

Alice Lawrence in De Soto, Wisc. He married, second, Carrie Elizabeth Vogan West.

xiv. Georgia Emma. Born 28 Aug 1861 in Kentucky. Died 25 Apr 1865 in Viroqua, Wisc. Buried in

Springville Cem., Vernon Co., Wisc..

5.iv. Aaron[3] Pinson (Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1819 in Kentucky. Originally it was reported to us that Aaron was a minister, then a Confederate soldier who like his brother William died ca. 1863. In 2012 family researchers Javier and Abigail Abbott-Perez located a marriage bond which shows that Aaron was the father of Mary Belle Pinson and that he was a surety when she married in 1888.

It also was originally reported to us that he married Betty Elizabeth Loe or Noe. We presumed the surname was Noe, as Aaron’s sister Sarah married William Noe and it was not uncommon for siblings to wed siblings. In 2012 Aaron researchers Javier and Abigail Abbott-Perez reported that Aaron’s wife was Elizabeth Mead. We are unable to explain the disparity. Children:

i. Mary Belle[4]. Born 1869 in Kentucky. Died 1930. Buried in Caleb Huff Cemetery, Cumberland,

Harlan Co., Ky. She married the Rev. Elhannon H. King, son of Unknown King and Margaret Unknown (called Peggy), 21 Jun 1888 in Knott Co., Ky. The marriage bond lists the bride’s father as Aron Pinson and is recorded in Knott County Marriage Book One, p. 251. Born 30 Mar 1866 in Kentucky. Died 14 Aug 1944 in Wise Co., Va. Buried in Caleb Huff Cemetery. The gravestone reads “Love’s Remembrance Lasts Forever”.

5.v. William David[3] Pinson (Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1820 in Pike Co., Ky. He was a Confederate soldier and may have died while in service as he died ca. 1863.

He married Mary Price (called Polly), daughter of John Price and Jane Hobbs, in 1846. Born ca. 1828 in Washington, Va. Children:

5.v. i. Nancy Jane[4]. Born ca. 1849.

6.i. Jacob[3] May (Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1822 in Virginia. Died 11 Nov 1867 in Russell Co., Va.

He married Eliza Unknown. Born in 1820 in Virginia. Died 7 Dec 1891 in Russell County. Children:

i. Eli[4]. Born in 1836 in Rockingham Co., Va. He married Frances McClelland 27 Sep 1864. Born

in 1846 in Rockbridge Co., Va.

ii. John M. Born in 1840 in Russell Co., Va. Died 9 Jul 1862 in Russell County.

6.i. iii. Ephriam. Born in 1842.

iv. Catherine. Born in 1844.

v. William. Born in 1846. He married Mary Wyatt 13 Nov 1878. Born in 1861.

6.i. vi. Cummings. Born in 1848.

6.i. vii. Peter J. Born in 1851.

6.ii. John Morgan[3] May (called Morgan) (Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1824 in Russell Co., Va. Died before 1880. He and his family were enumerated in the 1850 Russell Co., Va. census, 1860 Buchanan Co., Va. census, and 1870 Pike Co., Ky. census. He was a farmer and a boxer.

He married Virginia Smith (called Ginny) in Russell Co., Va. Born in 1827 in Russell County. Buried in Chestnut Tree Cemetery, Hurricane, Ky. She married, second, Henry Helvey 11 Nov 1880 in Pike Co., Ky. Children (of Morgan and Ginny):

i. William[4]. Born ca. 1848 in Virginia. He married Valara Steward 25 Nov 1870. Born in 1853 in

Mercer Co., (West) Va.

6.ii. ii. Eliza Ann (called Liza) Born ca. 1849 (also reported as ca. 1853).

iii. James M (also reported as James H.) Born ca. 1855 in Virginia.

iv. Elizabeth. Born ca. 1852 (also reported as ca. 1857) in Virginia. She married William F. Miller 24

Sep 1885. Born in 1859 in Staffordshire, Va. One researcher reported she may have married Frank Marshall.

v. Evans (called Evan). Born ca. 1859 in Virginia.

6.ii. vi. Fielding J. (called Feel). Born 25 Dec 1861.

vii. John H. Born ca. 1863 in Virginia.

6.ii. viii. Sarah Katherine (called Kate). Born 21 May 1868.

6.ii. ix. Jefferson Davis (called Jeff). Born 1 Aug 1872.

6.iii. Jesse[3] May (Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1825 in Russell Co., Va. He and his family were enumerated in the 1850 Russell Co., Va. census, and 1870 Pike Co., Ky. censuses.

He married Nancy Unknown. Born ca. 1825 in Franklin Co., Va. Children:

i. Mary[4]. Born ca. 1840 in Russell Co., Va.

ii. Martha J. Born ca. 1842 in Russell County. She had a separate household near her parents in the

1870 Pike County census.

iii. Elizabeth. Born ca. 1844 in Russell County.

iv. James F. Born ca. 1847 in Russell County. He had a separate household near his parents in the

1870 Pike County census.

v. Lemae Malinda (called Malinda). Born in 1850.

vi. Johnson F. Born 12 Feb 1854.

6.iv. William[3] May (Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1829 in Scott Co., Va.

He married Elmira Markham in 1845. Born in 1816. Children:

i. Mary[4]. Born in 1843.

ii. Robert. Born in 1845.

iii. James Harrison. Born in 1846.

iv. Joseph. Born in 1847.

v. Zachariah. Born in 1850.

vi. Minerva. Born in 1851.

vii. Martha. Born 8 May 1860.

6.viii. Cynthia A.[3] May (Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1835 in Russell Co., Va.

She married William M. Cook 27 Jul 1855 in Russell County. Born in Nov 1829 in Russell County. The 1850 census and marriage records show that William was widowed from a prior marriage. Children:

6.viii. i. Thomas A.[4] Born in Apr 1865.

6.viii. ii. Matilda A. Born in Jan 1868.

6.viii. iii. William Floyd. Born 19 Jul 1869.

6.viii. iv. Henry Hascue. Born in Feb 1871

9. Thomas D.[3] Honaker (James Mann[2], Jacob[1]) (see photograph). Born 25 Mar 1818 (also reported as 1814) in Floyd Co., Ky. Died 1 Jul 1850 (also reported as 1901) in Pike Co., Ky. His grandson James Harmon Loar recalled in a newspaper article about 1956 that Thomas and Nancy lived in Pikeville, Ky., for a time, and that he had been elected county judge. At “…a session of court he tried a half-witted boy on some sort of charge, now forgotten, and adjourned for dinner. When he returned to the courthouse yard the boy stabbed him. Judge Honaker died instantly.” Considerably more about Thomas D. and his wife Nancy were recalled by James Harmon Loar, under his listing in this book.

He married Nancy Jane Porter Layne 15 Feb 1843 in Pike County. Born 21 Dec 1813. Died 28 Oct 1900. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne, Ky.

Omaha [Neb.] Daily Bee, 29 Jan 1888: A mule over sixty years old is owned by Aunt Nancy Honaker of Laynesville, Ky. It came from Virginia over sixty years ago and still earns its living under the saddle and before a buggy.

Children:

9. i. Bellva Dorah [4] (also Belvadorah). (called Belle) Born 19 Feb 1845 in Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky.

ii. Louisa Kathryn. Born 28 Jan 1849. Died 16 Dec 1892. Buried in Loar Cemetery. She married

James G. Cecil. Born 20 May 1850. Died 28 Oct 1917. Buried in Loar Cemetery.

iii. Unknown. Died as an infant.

10. Samuel M.[3] Honaker (James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). When Samuel’s sister Emmariah Virginia departed Pike Co., Ky. under duress in 1863, she moved her family to Jefferson, near Viroqua, Wisc., joining family who lived in the area. Samuel’s obituary seems to indicate that he died in Fort Gay, W.Va., but was buried in Viroqua.

Big Sandy News, Louisa, Ky., 11 Dec 1908:

The people of Fort Gay were shocked last Monday evening to learn of the death of Samuel M. Honaker, which occurred at 2:30 o’clock p.m. Mr. Honaker had been complaining for several days, but it was not thought his trouble was serious, until Friday, when he suddenly grew worse, and continued to sink until the end came. Mrs. Honaker left with the body on No. 15 yesterday for Viroqua, where the funeral will take place on arrival.

He married, first, Margaret Cornett, daughter of Samuel Cornett and Mary Adams (called Polly,) 22 Jan 1856 in Letcher Co., Ky. Born 3 Jun 1840 in Perry Co., Ky. Died 31 Jan 1901 in Liberty Pole, Jefferson Twp., Vernon Co., Wisc.

11. Elizabeth Jane Cook[3] Honaker (James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 30 Sep 1827 in Pike Co., Ky. Died in West Virginia. Buried in Fort Gay, W.Va., but not in the same cemetery as her sister Mary Ann.

She married, first, James William Reed 17 Sep 1845 at the home of her sister Mary Ann (Honaker) Layne in Pike Co., Ky. (Hopkins-Baldwin,“Pike County, Kentucky Marriages, 1818–1875” documents the marriage). He was a minister. Children:

i. James William[4], Jr. Born 18 Aug 1846.

ii. Unknown daughter. Born ca. 1847.

iii. S.H.(m) Born 17 Feb 1949.

iv. Mary Belle (called Belle). Born 16 Oct 1856.

After James’ death, she married, second, Peter Loar. Died 19 Mar 1870.

12. James Mann[3] Honaker Jr. (James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). He lived in the area of present-day Raccoon, Ky. A family Bible inherited by James’s daughter Kate is a source for information on the family.

10th Kentucky Cavalry, C.S.A., Wells & Prichard, states that James was a lieutenant and captain in Co. D., 10th Kentucky Cavalry, has a photograph and gives considerable information about him.

Before the war, the 1860 census found him in Pike Co., Ky., age 28, owner of three slaves. One of them, George W. Honaker, was 13 and subsequently served with James in Co. D (and is mentioned in Wells’s book). James enlisted in the Confederate army 10 Sep 1862 at Piketon, Ky., was commissioned a first lieutenant 5 Mar 1863, and subsequently promoted to captain. He was wounded in the left leg at Saltville, Va., 2 Oct 1864, and captured 9 Dec 1864 while on leave in Pike County. He was taken to Camp Chase, then transferred for exchange to Point Lookout 17 Feb 1865. He was admitted to Wayside Hospital, Richmond, Va., 27 Feb 1865 and was at Camp Lee, Va., 1 Mar 1865. He took the oath at Louisa, Ky., in Apr 1865, was indicted for treason but pardoned by President Andrew Johnson after the war. After the war, James was a farmer in Pike County.

A Surviving Soldiers and Widows List was compiled from the 1890 Pike Co., Ky. Census by Billie H. Schlaudt in 1986. It showed Malinda Honaker as the widow of James Honaker, who was listed as a lieutenant in Co. D, 10th Kentucky Cavalry, from 1 Oct 1862 to 2 Mar 1865. Preston’s The Civil War listed James as a captain in Co. D, 10th and 12th Kentucky.

He married Malinda Clark, daughter of Lorenzo Dow Clark and Patience Williams. Children:

12. vii. Emma Patience. Born 30 Jun 1871 in Pike Co., Ky.

12. xii. Kate C. Born ca. 1875.

13. John Jacob[3] Pinson (called Jacob) (Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 May 1813 in Floyd Co., Ky. Died 17 Sep 1861 in Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., (West) Va.

Jacob’s last surviving grandchild, Ella Marie Pinson Erickson, wrote also the following undated account, John Jacob Pinson and Mary Belcher:

Mary Belcher was a daughter of John Belcher by his first wife Mary Elswick. Father told me that his mother’s mother died when his mother was a baby, and that she was raised by an aunt. John Belcher’s father was George Belcher, a Revolutionary War soldier. I have some evidence that George was married twice and am not sure which wife was John’s mother; neither am I sure of the names of the parents of Mary Elswick. Father said that his mother was born in Pike Co., Ky (formerly Floyd County) and according to our family records the date of her birth was May 5, 1813. From family sources it has been learned that she was a very clean and particular housekeeper, and father often spoke of the good things she cooked, especially the delicious biscuits and apple dumplings.

A story has been handed down in the family of how grandmother Pinson rode horseback on her red velvet side saddle, with her baby in her arms, and another child riding behind, when they traveled from Kentucky to West Virginia. (It was Virginia then—about 1839). Perhaps grandmother told the family about having a red velvet side saddle, and how she used to ride with the children, but it isn’t likely that she rode very far that way, as this was a very rough trip. They had to travel over hills and cross rivers and large creeks, and it must have been a very difficult and hazardous journey with her young baby and a small child; then another child was born soon after they moved to West Virginia. We don’t have the correct ages of the children, and their birth years have been calculated from the ages that were given in the census records; and according to these censuses the oldest child was born in 1836, and another in 1838 in Pike Co., Ky., then the next one was born in 1839 in Kanawha Co., W.Va. We must keep in mind that when ages are figured from the census records that they could be a year off. One would suppose that they would have traveled in warm weather, but it rains a lot in that part of the country, so they must have had some covered wagons, for protection from the weather, but perhaps some of them traveled all the way by horseback.

They lived in Malden for several years, which is in Kanawha County. We learn from West Virginia history that there was a salt industry in Malden in the early 1800s which provided employment for a number of people. Salt was an important product in those days, as they had no refrigeration, and the salt was used for preserving meat. According to history Malden was a nice town and at one time was larger than Charleston, with stores and a bank, including a department store. The family later bought a farm on Blue Creek, also in Kanawha County, where our grandparents lived the rest of their lives.

The picture at the right of grandmother Pinson was obtained by correspondence by my sister Garnet from someone in West Virginia, but it is not good. It would have been nice to see how she looked when she was younger before she lost her teeth, as no one looks nice without their teeth. In those days when people lost their teeth, many just did without, as dentistry was not as far advanced then as it is now, and sometimes when they did get dentures they wouldn’t fit, and many didn’t wear them when they had them. Then of course getting back and forth to town to a dentist was a problem also, when they lived in the country on a farm, as traveling was slow, and there was not the means of traveling that we have today. They had to travel in a wagon on a rough bumpy dirt road which was sometimes muddy and sometimes dusty.

He married Mary Ann Belcher (called Polly), daughter of John George Belcher (called Jack) and Mary Susan Elswick, 26 Nov 1835 in Cabell Co., (West) Va. Born 5 May 1814 in Floyd Co., Ky. Died after 18 Feb 1882 in Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., W.Va. Children:

i. Mary Pricilla (called Pricy). She married Davis James. Born 5 Mar 1824 in Whitewater, Nicholas

Co. (West) Va. Died 23 Nov 1896 in Kanawha Co., W.Va.

iii. Tibitha. Born 1839 in Malden, Kanawha Co. (West) Va. Shot by Union soldiers 17 Sep 1861 but survived. Died 9 Sep 1903 in Kanawha County. She never married.

v. Harvie. Born 12 Nov 1841 in Malden, Kanawha Co., (West) Va. Reported as a Union, and as a Confederate, soldier killed at Gettysburg, Pa., 2 Jul 1863. He never married.

vii. Benjamin Franklin (called Frank). He married Martha Celinda Laughton (also Lawton).

Fourth Generation

4.ii.v. Thomas Henry[4] May (Emmeriah Virginia[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 24 Nov 1843 in Kentucky. Died 1 May 1920 in LaCrosse, Wisc. Buried in Springville Cem., Vernon Co., Wisc. Military pension records identify his birthplace as Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky. The obituary gives the birthplace as Clay Co., Ky. He was a farmer.

Vernon County Broadcastor Censor, Viroqua, Wisc., 5 May 1920: Thomas H. May was born in Clay county, Kentucky, Nov. 24, 1843, and died May 1st, 1920, in a LaCrosse hospital after a critical operation. He was united in marriage to Julia A. Marker, May 12th, 1868, who died in January, 1916. To this union seven children were born—Beecher, Bascom, George, Hester, Nellie, Ernest and Sterley. He enlisted in the 7th Kentucky volunteers in his father’s regiment at the age of 18 and served until the close of the Rebellion. He was 77 at the time of his death. The services were held at the [Methodist Episcopal] church at Springville on Monday at 1 o’clock, conducted by Pastor C.H. Jennings. The relatives wish the Censor to express their gratitude for the many acts of kindness and sympathy extended during their bereavement.

He was a private in Co. E, 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Union army, a unit his father also served in as a colonel in 1863 and 1864. He mustered into the army 22 Sep 1861 at Camp Dick Robinson, near Frankfurt, Ky. An article in Wisconsin Tribune & Leader Press, LaCrosse, Wisc., stated that he was wounded during the war, losing an eye. National Archives pension records show he was absent without leave for seven months when he rejoined his unit 2 Oct 1863. He mustered out 5 Oct 1864 in Louisville. After the war, he lived in Springville, Vernon Co., Wisc., until about 1890. Records then show him in Manti and Woodruff, Utah in 1892; Groton, S.D. in 1909-1910; Merrillan, Wisc., in 1912; Bangor, Wisc. In 1913; and Viroqua in 1916. Records also show him living at unreported dates in Grand Island, Neb.; Plato, Minn.; Ferryville, Seneca, and Galesville, Wisc. A commissioner of the Bureau of Pensions commented 3 Jul 1912 that Thomas “is a very peculiar man and doesn’t seem to care to stay in any one place.”

He married Julia Ann Marker, daughter of Seymour Marker and Mary Ann Unknown, 12 May 1868 in Springville, Wisc. Born in Indiana. Died in Jan 1916.

Children:

4.ii.v. i. Sturley Edgar[5] (called Sturley). Born 4 Jul 1890.

ii. Bascom.

iii. Hester Mabel (called Hester). Born 13 Oct 1884 in Springville.

iv. Nellie Ann (called Nellie). Born 21 Nov 1885 in Springville.

v. Henry Ward Beecher (called Beecher). Died 12 Apr 1920. Buried in Viroqua Cem.

vi. Ernest Eugene (called Ernest). Born 9 Feb 1888 in Springville. He married Unknown. She died 30

Jan 1929. Buried in Viroqua Cemetery as Mrs. Ernest May. Her last address was Black River Falls, Wisc.

vii. George.

5.v.i. Nancy Jane[4] Pinson (William David[3], Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1849 in Brumfield Parish, Culpeper Co., Va.

She married Mitchell Napier, son of Edmond Napier and Ella Watts, 31 Dec 1868 in Lawrence Co., Ky.

6.i.iii. Ephriam[4] May (Jacob[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in 1842 in Russell Co., Va. Died 22 Dec 1919 in Montgomery Co., Va.

He married Malissa Richardson. Born in 1849 in Russell County. Died in 1926 in Montgomery County. Children:

i. Otis[5]. Born in 1869.

ii. Claude. Born in 1872.

iii. Charley. Born in 1874.

iv. William. Born in 1877.

6.i.vi. Cummings[4] May (Jacob[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in 1848 in Russell Co., Va. Died 3 Jun 1934 in Russell County. Some of his children spelled the surname Mays.

He married, first, Nancy Anna Dye 25 May 1871. Born in 1854 in Richmond, Va. Died in 1890 in Russell County. Children:

i. Vernie[5]. Born in 1871. Died in West Virginia.

ii. Aut. Born in 1873 in Russell County. Died before 1899 in Russell County. He married Eliza Jane

Dye 19 May 1891. Born in 1873 in Russell County. Died in 1945.

iii. Mariah. Born in 1874.

iv. Dol. Born in 1877. Died in West Virginia.

v. Vienna. Born in 1878.

vi. Florence [Mays]. Born in 1880. She married, first, Ray Unknown. She married, second, Wes Hale.

vii. Elizabeth Catherine [Mays]. Born in 1883 in Russell County. She married Joseph Bud Dye. Born

in 1886 in Russell County. Died in 1972.

viii. Charles W. [Mays]. Born 13 Mar 1884 in Dye, Va. Died 24 Jul 1960 in Tazewell, Va. Buried in

Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. He married Mary Blanche Coe 9 Jul 1905. Born 26 Feb 1888 in Russell County. Died 24 Feb 1961 in Tazewell, Va. Buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill.

ix. Dorie [Mays]. Born 16 Jan 1885 in Russell County. Died 15 Nov 1970 in Russell County. She

married, first, Frank Dye. She married, second, Joseph Strouth. Born 18 May 1880 in Russell County. Died 24 Sep 1904 in Russell County.

x. Minty. Born in 1888 in Russell County. Died 10 Jul 1894 in Russell County.

He married, second, Sarah Jane Dye 14 Jan 1902. Born 13 Sep 1864 in Russell County. Died 14 Oct 1949 in Russell County.

6.i.vii. Peter J.[4] May (Jacob[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in 1851 in Russell Co., Va.

He married Mary R. Richardson 27 Mar 1872. Born in 1851 in Russell County. Died 15 Mar 1876 in Russell County. Children:

i. Ella May[5]. Born 12 Feb 1873. She married Honaker descendant James Harvey[4] Barrett

(Margaret A.[3], Nicholas[2], Martin[1]). Their line continues under his listing.

ii. Robert. Born in 1874 in Russell County. Died 20 Mar 1876 in Russell County.

6.ii.ii. Eliza Ann[4] May (called Liza) (Morgan[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1849 (also reported as ca. 1853) in Russell Co., Va. She and her family were enumerated as household #309, page 37, 1870 Pike Co., Ky. census, which recorded her age as 28. This would give a birth year of 1842, presumably incorrect.

She married James H. Adkins 14 Jan 1871. Born ca. 1845-1852 in Pike County. Children:

i. Mary K.[5]. Born ca. 1872.

ii. Kenis H. Born ca. 1875.

iii. Laura B. Born ca. 1877.

iv. Cordelia. Born ca. 1879.

6.ii.vi. Fielding J.[4] May (called Feel) (Morgan[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 Dec 1861 (also reported as 1862) in Virginia. Died 25 May 1937.

He married Mary Jane Conn (called Jane), daughter of Sylvester Conn and Charity Spears, 9 Oct 1885 (also reported as 25 Oct 1885). Born in 1867. Children:

i. Dolly[5]. Born in Jan 1887 in Pike Co., Ky. She married Samuel Sturgill. Born in 1885 in

Kentucky.

ii. John M. Born in Oct 1889.

iii. William. Born in Jan 1890.

iv. Cleveland (called Danny). Born in Feb 1893.

v. Noah Floyd. Born in Oct 1894. He married Irene Justice 1 Dec 1923.

vi. Hiram S. Born in Sep 1898.

vii. Delie. Born in 1902.

viii. Benjamin. Born 18 Feb 1906 in Pike County. Died in 1949. He married Belma Blanton 21 Feb

1931.

ix. Montana. Born in 1908.

6.ii.vii. Sarah Katherine[4] May (called Kate) (Morgan[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 21 May 1868 in Virginia (also reported as 26 May 1868 in Kentucky). Died 7 Mar 1958.

She married Leander Lee Spears (called Lee), son of William Spears and Elizabeth Caudill, 22 Apr 1886. Born 11 Aug 1863 in North Carolina. Died 1 Mar 1927 in Toler Co., Ky. Children:

6.ii.vii. i. Joseph Wade[5]. Born in Aug 1889.

ii. James. Born 16 Sep 1892. Died 23 Mar 1977. He married Ocie Bush.

iii. John. Born in May 1893. Died 22 Aug 1911.

iv. Virgie. Born 25 Aug 1895. Died 5 Jun 1939. She married Walk Salisbury.

v. Minnie Ola. Born in Oct 1898. Died in 1971 in Gallia, Ohio. She married John Hall 8 Feb 1923.

vi. Bonnie.

vii. Nora. Born 15 Jun 1900. Died 2 Feb 1970. She married Wince Sturgill.

viii. Dollie Ann. Born 7 Apr 1903. Died 4 Apr 1926. She married Pontal Roberts in 1925.

ix. Dewey. Born 29 Mar 1905. He married Lottie Mae Sturgill 1 Mar 1930.

x. Lee. Born in Mar 1910. Died in 1913.

xi. Willie. Born in 1911.

xii. Orville. Born 30 Apr 1913. He married Jane Koester 13 Aug 1942.

xiii. Elvie. Born 9 Oct 1915.

6.ii.ix. Jefferson Davis[4] May (called Jeff) (Morgan[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 Aug 1872 in Kentucky.

He married Sarah E. (also reported as Sarah Catherine) Conn, daughter of Sylvester Conn and Charity Spears, 27 Feb 1893. Born in May 1872 in Floyd Co., Va. Children:

i. Robert Lee[5]. Born 17 Feb 1891. Died 22 Feb 1966 in Pike Co., Ky. He married Vada Adkins 30

Apr 1931.

6.viii.i. Thomas A.[4] Cook (Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Apr 1865 in Virginia. Family legend is that he was a mean-spirited man who on a drinking spree once shot and killed a man.

He married Fannie Bell Clark, daughter of Thomas H. Clark and Sallie Bostic, in 1885 in Virginia. Born in Jan 1867 in Russell Co., Va. Died in Boyle Co., Ky. She married, second, Martin-descendant Robert[4] Honaker, son of Martin[3] and Cathern Elizabeth (Hess) Honaker. Children (of Thomas and Fannie):

i. Rufus[5]. Born in Feb. 1886 in Virginia. He married, first, Anna Laurie Moreland in Kentucky. He married, second, Sadie Unknown.

6.viii.i. ii. William Arthur (called Arthur). Born 13 Feb 1888 in Russell Co., Va.

iii. Stella. Born in Jun 1889 in Russell Co., Va. She married Ely Honaker, not further identified, 3 Jan 1907 in Russell County.

iv. Charles. Born 5 Dec 1891 in Russell Co., Va. Died in May 1979 in Boyle Co., Ky. He married Roxie Powell.

v. Lizzie. Born in May 1894 in Russell Co., Va. Died as a child.

6.viii.ii. Matilda A.[4] Cook (Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Jan 1868 in Russell County.

She married Simon E. Cook, son of James H. Cook and Anna Unknown, 8 Sep 1885 in Russell County. The marriage was performed by J.R. Kendrick. Born in Jun 1859 in Russell County. Children:

i. Ernest[5]. Born in May 1889 in Russell County.

ii. Charles. Born in Jun 1890 in Russell County.

iii. Tarsat(?). Born in 1892 in Russell County.

iv. William. Born in Mar 1893 in Russell County.

v. Alden. Born in Jun 1894 in Russell County. He married Martha Shepherd 17 Aug 1916 in Russell County.

vi. Geoffrey. Born in Jun 1895 in Russell County. Buried on Big A Mountain, Russell County. He married Bessie Unknown.

vii. Clovis. Born in Jan 1897(?) in Russell County.

viii. Maudie. Born in Dec 1897(?) in Russell County.

ix. Grover. Born in Jan 1898(?) in Russell County.

x. Stafford. Born in 1902 in Russell County.

xi. Mamie. Born in 1906 in Russell County.

6.viii.iii. William Floyd[4] Cook (called Floyd) (Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Jul 1869 in Russell Co., Va. Died in Nov 1951 in Honaker, Va. Buried in Meade Cemetery, Honaker. He was a farmer and railroad worker. He and his family lived in Coulwood, Va.

He married Ida Alice Clark, daughter of Thomas H. Clark and Sallie (also reported as Sarah) Bostic, 10 Nov 1888 in Lebanon, Va. Born 8 Feb 1872 in Russell County. Died 10 Mar 1949 (also reported as 1950) in Coulwood, Russell County. Buried in Meade Cemetery. She was Baptist.

Unknown newspaper and date: Mrs. Floyd [Cook] Passes—Funeral for Mrs. Floyd [Cook], who passed away March 10th, was held from the Finney Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sun., Mar. 12th in charge of D.H. Musick of Artrip, assisted by the pastor, Rev. H.G. Musick Jr. Interment followed in the Meade Cemetery between Honaker and Finney. Mrs. Ida Clarke [Cook], born Feb. 8, 1872, departed this life Mar. 10, 1950, having attained the age of 78 years, one month and two days. She made a profession of faith and was baptized early in life. She was married to William Floyd [Cook] Nov. 10, 1888. To this union was born four children, three girls and one boy: Mrs. Elbert Honaker, who preceded her mother in death; Mrs. Otis Roberts of Bluefield, W.Va.; Mrs. Gilmer Compton of Finney, and Mrs. Grat [Cook] of Honaker. She is survived by her husband, Mr. William Floyd Cook, three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Fannie Honaker of Parksville, Ky.; Mrs. Lizzie Tiller of Lebanon, Va.; Mrs. Henry Sykes of Narrows, Va.; Mr. H.G. [Clark] of Parksville, Ky.; and Mr. W.W. Clark of Switchback, W.Va. She also leaves 16 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Many relatives and friends mourn the departure of this lovely friend.

Children:

248. i. Virgie[5]. Born 18 Sep 1890. She married Martin-descendant Elbert Clark[5] Honaker. Their

descendants are listed under his number in the Martin chapter.

6.viii.iii. ii. Grat Walker. Born 15 May 1893.

6.viii.iii. iii. Madge Edna[5]. Born 6 Apr 1905

6.viii.iii. iv. Vera Muriel. Born 26 Sep 1912.

6.viii.iv. Henry Hascue[4] Cook (Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Feb 1871.

He married, first, Allie Musick 23 Apr 1890 in Russell County. The marriage was performed by J.B. Kendrick. Born in 1872 in Russell Co., Va. Children:

i. Elsie[5]. Born in 1891 in Russell County. She married Ross Artrip 8 May 1915 in Russell County.

ii. Alta. Born in 1892 in Russell County. She married Edward Shepperd 7 Sep 1909 in Russell

County.

He married, second, Rosa Price Unknown. Born in 1877. Children:

iii. Tivis G. Born in 1901 in Russell County.

iv. Gracy. Born in 1903 in Russell County. She married Tivins Musick 3 Apr 1924 in Russell County.

v. Maggie. Born in 1904 in Russell County. She married John R. Grizzle 15 May 1924 in Russell

County.

vi. Burgle(?) Born in 1906 in Russell County. She married J.W. Musick 30 Jun 1928 in Russell

County.

vii. Sam.

9.i. Bellva Dorah[4] Honaker (also Belvadorah (called Belle) (Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). See photographs. Her name is seen spelled in different ways. We have taken as authentic the spelling in the Loar family Bible and on her gravestone. Born 19 Feb 1845 in Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky. Died 16 Jan 1933 at her daughter Dockie’s home in Betsy Layne, Ky. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne, Ky., which is on the hill directly behind the Betsy Layne fire department building. She and her family lived in Betsy Layne all her married life. At the time of her death she was living with her daughter Dockie.

Loar Genealogy with Cognate Branches, Gaddis, page 321, said “She belonged to the Meth. Church. She led a very active life and did a lot of fancy work, making over one hundred tufted bed spreads in two yrs and 26 wedding ring quilts the year before she d, being 87 yrs of age. Their ch say that Stephen and Belle had slaves but were very good to them. One ‘George Lacky’ lived to be about 85, who Stephen had bought when a young boy. When freed he gave him a tract of land near him. He was always wanting to come back to help Stephen. Belle had a Negro woman, ‘Kansas’ who stayed with her until she d. Belle was very much interested in the success of this book and gathered much data for the same. Nine ch. Two preceded her in death. This is the Bible record of Stephen Garard Loar I. [descendants enumerated below]”

Belle’s great granddaughter Kathleen George Shupe said in 2009 that Belle’s family owned a lot of land around Betsy Layne, once called Ceciltown; that Belle’s grandfather was James Shannon Layne of Amherst Co., Va.; that his son Tandy Middleton Layne settled the Betsy Layne area in the early 1800s. Tandy’s wife, Betsy Elizabeth Johns, lent her name to the settlement of Betsy Layne. Belle’s grandmother Caty Hager Layne was the daughter of Hessian soldier John Hager.

Unknown Kentucky newspaper: Notice of Application to Condemn Land—To Samuel Damron, S.M. Honaker, Fannie Honaker, Bell Loar, S.G. Loar, J.C. Cecil, Mollie Layne, F.M. Layne, Malcolm Cecil, John Cecil, Minnie Cecil, Malinda Honaker, James Honaker, Nannie Honaker, Robert Honaker, Julia Honaker, Kate Ferrell, Dick Ferrell, Tommie Lowe, Kennis Lews, James Reed, Bell Reed, Ruban May, Bell Layne, Thomas Layne, William L. Maddy, Mary M. Wilson, David E. Huff, Mildred Huff, Georgia A. Vinson, Bell Moore, and all others the unknown heirs of Mary A. Damron, deceased:

You will take notice that on the second day of June, 1903, the Norfolk and Western Railway Company will

make application by petition to the Circuit court of Wayne County, West Virginia, at the Court House of said county, to appoint Commissioners to ascertain a just compensation to the persons entitled [illegible] for the following described real estate, lying and being in the county of Wayne, in said state, which is proposed to be taken by said railway company for the construction of its railroad and for station purposes, to wit: All the following parcel of real estate, lying in the town of Cassville, District of Butler, in said county of Wayne, through which said company’s railroad is located, and which is more particularly described as follows, viz:

All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, known and designated on the map of the town of Cassville, to lot number thirty three (33.) A plat showing said parcel of land so proposed to be taken, will be filed said petition of said company in said Circuit court of said county. Norfolk and Western Railway Company. By Campbell, Holt & Duncan, Attorneys.

Belle married Dr. Stephen Girard Loar, son of Peter Loar (Lohr, b. in Germany) and Nancy Curette, 7 Jul (also reported as 30 Jul 1861 in Betsy Layne, Ky. Born 1 Mar 1840 in Louisa, Lawrence Co., Ky. (also reported as Platte Co., Mo.) Died 22 Jan 1900 in Betsy Layne. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne. Gaddis reported that Stephen was a Confederate soldier who was recognized several times for bravery, was captured once but escaped. He served as a private in Capt. Glen R. Diamond’s company, Nay’s Battalion, Kentucky Mounted 10th Regiment, which was stationed at Camp Bomen, Va., 5 Mar 1864 to 31 Jun 1864. He was also a farmer, physician, and surveyor who surveyed much of the land around Betsy Layne. He was a quiet, soft-spoken man who met his wife in Louisa, Ky., where there is a Loar/Lohr family cemetery. His family surname originally was Lohr.

Children:

9.i. i. Nancy Jane[5] (called Nannie). Born 31 May 1862.

9.i. ii. William Thomas (called Willie). Born 21 Apr 1866 in Fort Gay, Wayne Co., W.Va.

9.i. iii. Louisa Katheryn (also Katherine) (called Kate). Born 7 Mar 1868.

9.i. iv. James Harmon. Born 11 Mar 1870.

v. Lizzie Alice. Born 19 Mar 1873. Died 23 Nov 1890. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne. She never married. Also reported as Dollie A., but we take as authoritative the family Bible entry, Lizzie Alice. She was a quiet, pleasant person with poor health.

vi. Peter Andrew. Born 9 Jul 1879. Died 18 Nov 1959 in Silverton, Marion Co., Ore. He and friends purchased property behind the Silverton Library from the Fischer Mill area when it closed and donated it to the city. He owned two or more homes in Silverton.

He married, first, Claire Gilespie 30 May 1906. Born 9 Jul 1881 in Tazewell, Va. Died 10 Feb 1944 in Silverton. There were no children.

He married, second, Marie Bolmy of Oregon. There were no children.

Silverton [Ore.] Appeal, 10 Feb 1944: Mrs. Loar dies in Silverton

Clair Gilespie Loar, 62, died Thursday morning at her home after a prolonged illness. She is survived by her widower, Dr. P.A. Loar, Silverton city health officer; five brothers and two sisters. One sister, Mrs. Jennie Napier of Hindman, Ky., has been here for several months this winter.

Mrs. Loar had lived in Silverton for 35 years and had endeared herself to many for her unselfish interest in many worthwhile social welfare projects in Silverton. During all her years in Silverton she maintained her membership in the Methodist Church of Bonanza, Ky.

She was born July 9, 1881 in Tazewell, Va. Her brothers are E.B. Gilespie, Isaac, and Reese all of Arkansas; H.E. and Charles of West Virginia; her sisters are Mrs. Napier and Mrs. Joseph Hopkins, Pikeville, Ky.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Ekman Memorial Chapel and burial will be made in Belle Crest. Rev. O. Leonard Jones will be in charge of the services.

Silverton [Ore.] Appeal, 20 Nov 1959: Dr. Loar to be buried Saturday—Physician came here 50 years ago to serve

Dr. Peter A. Loar, retired physician and surgeon, died at Silverton Hospital, Wednesday morning. He was 80 years old last July 9 and had conducted a general practice in Silverton from 1910 to 1949 when he retired. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Clough Barrick Chapel in Salem. The Rev. Paul Henry will officiate. Interment will be at Rest Lawn Memorial Garden in Salem.

Born in Betsy Layne, Ky., July 9, 1879, Dr. Loar graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine in 1903 and came to Silverton in 1910. He was City Health Officer here 38 years until his retirement and was past President of Marion Polk County Medical Society.

A longtime member of the Silverton Planning Commission, Dr. Loar was instrumental in the inauguration of the city manager form of government here, the organization of the Silverton General Hospital, the building of the city’s sewage disposal plant, the water filtration plant and the municipal swimming pool. He was active in the establishment of the Silver Fall State Park.

Dr. Loar had a farm in the Silverton Hills for many years and was an avid hunter of small game. Dr. Loar was past President of the Cascade Highway Association and was a vigorous supporter of road improvement in this area. Survivors are his wife, Marie and two sisters, Mrs. Dockie George of Betsy Layne, Ky., and Mrs. Josie Ferguson of Huntington, W.Va. In lieu of flowers, friends are contributing to a Dr. Loar Memorial Fund as a benefit for Silverton Hospital laboratory. Mrs. Lowell Brown is accepting contributions to the Memorial fund.

9.i. vii. Dockie Belle. Born 24 Jul 1881.

9.i. viii. Josephine Iles. Born 14 Dec 1884.

ix. Stephen Girard, Jr. Born 10 Apr 1890. The Loar family Bible gives date of death as 10 Apr 1890. One researcher gave 24 Jun 1890. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne.

12.vii. Emma Patience[4] Honaker (also reported as Emmaline) (James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Researchers reported two versions of information about Emma. The first is that she was born 30 Jun 1871 in Pike Co., Ky., and died 17 Jun 1888 in Pike County.

The second was reported in 2001 by Greg Maynard and his first cousin, Patricia M. Gilbert, who said that Emma was born 8 Jun 1862 in Pikeville, Pike County, died 29 Apr 1942 in Clearfield, Rowan Co., Ky., buried in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. Greg reported that Emma’s parents were James Honaker Jr. and Malinda Clark, whose children were Emma, Mary, Robert, Sofia and several more. Patricia Gilbert reported the name as Emmaline Honaker, daughter of James Honaker and Sarah Hess. We take Sarah Hess to be the correct mother because it was recorded on Emmaline’s death certificate.

In Greg Maynard’s version, the birth and death dates do not match the first dates reported to us, but otherwise the information about Emma Patience[4] correlates with James Mann’s daughter. In Patricia Gilbert’s version, we have a slightly different given name and a different mother. We therefore cannot conclusively say that the Emma Honaker that Greg and Patricia are descended from is the daughter of James Mann. Because of geographic proximity and the closeness of reported birthdates of the two Emmas, there may have been two of them and they were cousins.

Greg reported that Emma married twice, once to James Mitchell Maynard, son of John Henry Maynard and Nancy James, in Anderson Co., Ind. They divorced. Born 20 May 1852 in Anderson County, died in 1912 in Pikeville, buried in Ashland, Ky. (also reported as Dils Cemetery, Pikeville). Children:

12.vii. i. Edward Luther[5]. Born 9 Jun 1889 in Pikeville.

ii. Elizabeth. Her death certificate gave her parents as James M. Maynard and Emmaline Honaker.

She married, also, Jim Akers of Pikeville. They reportedly divorced with no children.

12.xii. Kate C.[4] Honaker (James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1875. Died 22 Mar 1961 in Pike Co., Ky.

Ashland [Ky.] Daily Independent, 24 Jan 1952: Fifty-Fourth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated

R.M., better known as “Uncle Dick” Ferrell, and Kate C. Honaker Ferrell, of Buckley’s Creek, recently celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. They were married by the Rev. W.K. Steele at the mouth of Buckley’s Creek on Jan. 5, 1898.

Mr. Ferrell was born on Pigeon Creek, in West Virginia, May 10, 1870, son of Samuel R. and Lydia Tiler Ferrell. When he was a small boy his parents moved to Russell County, Va., where they lived until he was 14 years old. They moved from there to Pikeville. They rented the bottom which is now Second Street in Pikeville, all the way to the lower end of town. This they tended in corn.

Young Richard M. Ferrell worked in livery stables owned by Trimble Leslie, and later served as deputy sheriff under Mr. Leslie. He helped grade the railroad in Floyd and Pike Counties. Afterward he worked in a blacksmith shop in Floyd County. Then he settled on Buckley’s Creek, where he has remained since. The old couple have three sons, James S. and R.G. Ferrell, of Pikeville, and G.W. Ferrell of Lexington. They have seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Ferrell is the daughter of Captain James Honaker, Jr., and the granddaughter of James Honaker, Sr., of Honaker, Va., who was reported to have been the first surveyor in Pike County and made his own books with a goose quill pen. Uncle Dick became a Master Mason in 1904, and was installed as worshipful master of Thomas C. Cecil Lodge No. 375, F.&A.M., in 1923. On Jan. 23, 1942, he was made a life member of the lodge.

She married Richard M. Ferrell, son of Samuel R. Ferrell and Lydia Tiler. Born 10 May 1870 in West Virginia. Died 2 Nov 1955 in Pike County. Children:

i. James S.[5]

ii. R.G.

iii. G.W.

16. Joseph Daniel[4] Honaker (James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). See photograph. [Lynn McL. Honaker] Born 6 Nov 1864 in Liberty Pole, Franklin Twp., Vernon Co., Wisc. Died 2 Mar 1938 in Viroqua, Vernon County. Buried in Viroqua.

Vernon County Broadcastor Censor, Viroqua, 9 Mar 1938: Joseph D. Honaker, son of Samuel and Margaret Honaker, was born at Liberty Pole, Vernon county, Wisc., on Nov. 6th, 1864, and died at his home on DeFrees street [Viroqua] on Wednesday morning, Mar. 2nd. His early life was spent at Liberty Pole. After he had received his education in the local community, he went to [Dixon], Ill., where he prepared himself as a teacher, and for 10 years he taught in the rural schools of this county. On Aug. 1, 1900, he was married to Miss Cora McLees, and to them three sons were born, Paul, Lynn and Willard, the two former living in Claremont, Cal., and Willard at home. In 1903 the Honakers moved to a farm in Bud where they resided for 14 years. In 1917 they came to Viroqua and lived on a small farm at the edge of town, this place being their home until the present time. Mr. Honaker became a Christian while a young teacher in the school at Ross. Ever since then, he has been a character loved by all who have known him, one who has been kindly and gentle of manner, and conscientiously living the religion he professed. Years ago he united with the Methodist church, and he has been a faithful member to the end. In January, 1906, Mr. Honaker met with an accident which impaired the use of his right side, but he continued to be active in some degree. Gradually his health began to fail, and in December, 1932, he suffered a stroke which paralyzed his right side more completely. However, his spirit continued to be strong, and he refused to become cynical. Rather did he manifest a surprising cheerfulness in spite of his handicap. He never lost his interest in life, and he regularly [remainder of item missing].

He married Eleanor Cora McLees, daughter of Joseph Hunter McLees and Susan King Doerr, 1 Aug 1900 at her parents’ farm home 3½ miles west of Viroqua. Born 22 May 1875 on the family farm. Died 18 Aug 1959 in Viroqua. Buried in Viroqua. Children:

iii. Willard Joseph (called Will). Born 14 Apr 1910 on the family farm 4½ miles from Viroqua, in Jefferson Twp., Wisc. Died 16 Sep 1988 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, during heart surgery on return from a vaction trip to Alaska. Buried in Wauwatosa, Wisc, where he lived. He was a truck driver for Atlantic & Pacific (A&P) Grocery, a national chain. He married Ruth Burdean Johnson in Milwaukee, Wisc. There were no children.

19. James Morgan Lee[4] Honaker (James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 26 Jun 1863 in Coal Run, Pike Co., Ky. Died in May 1950 in Pike County. Several researchers reported that he lived in Pikeville, Ky. One descendant, Olivia (Honaker) Wheeler, thought he was a coal mine owner. Another researcher reported that he lived in Floyd Co., Ky., on land inherited from his mother, although it does not appear that she or his father ever lived there. The Floyd County property was an area called Frogtown, near Spruce Pine and Sammy Clark Branch. James was reported to live in a large four square house at the head of the hollow, and he and his sons mined the area out. There are cemeteries at the mouth of the hollow which may contain Honaker graves.

He married, first, Mary Damron Neal. She died prior to his second marriage.

He married, second, Katherine Keel (called Kate and Katie), daughter of Samuel Grady Keel and Ann Elizabeth Owens, 5 Oct 1890 in Pike County. Born 21 Sep 1871 in Pike County. Died 6 Feb 1895 in Pike County. Buried in Pike County. Children:

i. William Burton[5]. Born and died 28 Aug 1891 in Pike County.

30. ii. Grace. Born 19 Sep 1892 in Pike County.

iii. Gray. Born in 1893.

iv. Samuel. Born 21 Sep 1894 in Pike County. Died 10 Jul 1895 in Pike County.

He married, third, Nancy Weddington Brown. Children (one may have moved to Texas):

v. Jim.

vi. Earl.

He married, fourth, Cynthia Lucy Williams (called Lucy) (also reported as Lucy J.), daughter of James Williams and

Cynthia Case. Born in Aug 1886 in Harold, Ky. James and Lucy were enumerated in the 1920 Floyd County census, which listed her as Lucy J. Her brother Benchman Williams and his family were also enumerated in that county census. Children:

19. vii. Faie Jackson. Born 10 Sep 1918 in Pikeville or Paintsville, Ky.

viii. Laura Moore. Born ca. Jan 1920.

20. Sarah Morning[4] Pinson (called Morning) (John Jacob[3], Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born 2 Feb 1838 in Pikeville, Ky. Died 11 Sep 1882 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., W.Va. Buried on the old family farm in Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., W.Va. The latter-day headstone gives her name as Morning S. Graham and gives a birth date of Feb. 2, 1837. We believe the name and birthdate are carved incorrectly; if her elder sister Pricy were born 10 Jul 1936, it is unlikely that Morning would have been born just seven months later.

She married Lewis Young Graham, son of John Graham and Nancy Murphy, 28 Mar 1858 in Kanawha Co., (West) Va. Born 24 Mar 1827 in Blue Creek. Died 12 Sep 1908 in Charleston. He was a Union soldier in the Civil War. They had a large family, including at least five daughters, who were called very charming ladies by their cousin Ella Marie Erickson, who said they lived in Charleston, W.Va., and had been to visit her father, Uncle Dan. They were:

i. Josie[5]. She married Unknown McIntyre.

ii. Samantha. She married Unknown Wright.

iii. Ella. She married Unknown Wheeler.

20. iv. Antha Belle (called Belle). Born 29 Aug 1870 in Blue Creek.

v. Bertha. She married Unknown Hostettler.

21. Polina Caroline[4] Pinson (also Paulina) (John Jacob[3], Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Malden, Kanawha Co. (West) Va. She became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1900 or 1901.

23. Laura [4] Pinson (James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Buried in Pax, Fayette Co., W.Va.

She married John Nutter Mar 1887. Born 27 Nov 1858.

Fifth Generation

4.ii.v.i. Sturley Edgar[5] May (Thomas Henry[4], Emmeriah Virginia[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Jul 1890 in Springville, Wisc. Died 17 May 1957 in Ft. Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa.

He married Edith Marie Morrison, daughter of Benjamin Herbert Morrison and Mary Catherine Rogers, 19 Mar 1912 in Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisc. Born 12 Jan 1894 in Viroqua. Died 12 Feb 1963 in Madison, Wisc. Buried in Roselawn Cem., Monona, Wisc. Children:

i. Kathleen Doris[6]. Born 19 Sep 1912.

ii. Sturley Gordon. Born 25 Jul 1914. Died 19 May 1983 in Florida.

4.ii.v.i. iii. Mary Lee. Born 18 Jul 1922.

iv. Edith Hope. Born 11 Feb 1928 in Milwaukee, Wisc. Died 27 Jan 1995.

v. Sturley. Died 23 Apr 1918. Buried in Viroqua Cem.

6.ii.vii.i. Joseph Wade[5] Spears (Sarah Katherine[4], Morgan[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Aug 1889. Died 13 Mar 1978.

He married Minnie Hall 22 Feb 1922. Children:

i. Nola Mae Hall[6]. She married Unknown Skeens.

6.viii.i.ii. William Arthur[5] Cook (called Arthur) (Thomas A.[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 13 Feb 1888 in Russell Co., Va. Died 30 Jul 1982 in Boyle Co., Ky. Buried in Wilson Cemetery, Parksville, Boyle Co., Ky.

He married Martin-descendant Laura[5] Honaker, daughter of Lilburn and Nancy Jane (Ray) Honaker, 26 Aug 1907 in Russell Co., Va. Children:

i. Taulby (also Taulbee)[6]. Born 22 Jun 1908 in Russell Co., Va. Died 11 Feb 1985.

6.viii.i.ii. ii. Mary Ellen. Born 19 Feb 1910 in Russell County.

iii. Hettie Mae. Born 2 Jun 1912 in Russell County. Died 22 May 1997. She married Unknown

Jueppin.

iv. Ruby E. Born 21 Sep 1914 in Russell County. Died 1 May 1998. She married Unknown

Hanshock.

v. Carlos J. (called Carl). Born 21 Apr 1917 in Russell County. Died 2008.

Lexington [Ky.] Herald-Leader, 2 Oct 2008: Perryville [Ky.]—Carlos J. Cook, 91, of Osgood, Ind., formerly of Boyle County. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday, Wilder Funeral Home. Visit 5–8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

6.viii.i.ii. vi. Paul Dennis. Born 13 Apr 1919 in Boyle County.

vii. Zella Lee. Born 12 Apr 1922 in Boyle County. She married, first, Unknown Jones. She married,

second, Unknown Turner.

viii. Elaine Marie. Born 12 May 1924 in Boyle County. Died 11 Jul 2005. She married Unknown

Kennedy.

6.viii.i.ii. ix. Ernest William. Born 16 Nov 1926 in Boyle County.

x. Madeline. Born 30 Mar 1931 in Boyle County. Died 10 Sep 2001. She married Unknown Tolbert.

xi. Howard Donaldson. Born 26 Feb 1933 in Boyle County. Died 6 Nov 1950 in Korea.

6.viii.iii.ii. Grat Walker[5] Cook (William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 May 1893 in Coulwood, Russell Co., Va. Died 3 Mar 1978 in Richlands, Va. Buried in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va. He was a farmer and railroad worker. He served in World War I.

He married, first, Nannie Jackson, daughter of Andrew Cowan Jackson and Isbelle Roman, 29 Oct 1914 in Russell Co., Va. Born 6 Jun 1889 in Honaker, Va. Died 26 Apr 1917 in Honaker. Buried in Jackson Family Cemetery, unknown place. The marriage was performed by J.R. Hubbard. Family legend is that Nannie was standing at the door with Lola in her arms when she suffered an epilepsy attack and went into a coma, dying several days later. Children:

i. Lola May[6]. Born 21 Oct 1915 in Honaker, Va. Died 9 Sep 1993 in Richlands, Tazewell Co., Va.

Buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va. She married Clarence Massie 3 Feb 1940 in Blountville, Sullivan Co., Tenn.

He married, second, Clara Belle Hooper, daughter of Jerry Hooper and Lucy Unknown, 20 Dec 1919 in Parkersville, Ky. (also reported as Russell Co., Va.) Born 11 May 1893 in Parkersville. Died 29 Mar (also reported as 28 Feb) 1959 in Honaker, Va. Buried in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va.

Possibly Honaker [Va.] Herald: Mrs. Grat Cook—Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. from the home of Clyde Ray in Honaker, Va., for Mrs. Clara Belle Cook, 65, wife of Grat Cook of Honaker, who died Saturday morning enroute to Richlands, Va., hospital. A native of Parkersville, Ky., she is survived in addition to her husband by two daughters, Mrs. Clyde Ray, Honaker, Va., and Miss Velma Sue Cook, Columbus, Ohio; four sons, G.W., Foster, Wayne and Shirley Cook, all of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd, Sandford, Ky., and Mrs. Minnie Minor, Lexington, Ky.; one brother, Wesley Hooper, Danville, Ky., and 12 grandchildren. The body will be removed from the Honaker Funeral Home to the Ray residence this morning. Interment is in Russell Memorial Cemetery.

Children:

6.viii.iii.ii. ii. Era Elaine (called Elaine). Born 1 Dec 1920.

iii. Vernice. Born 12 Apr 1922 in Honaker, Va. Died 19 Apr 1922. Buried in Jackson Cemetery, Russell Co., Va.

iv. Grat W. Jr. (called G.W.) Born 19 Nov 1923 in Honaker. Died in Nov 1964 in Columbus, Ohio. Buried in Gahanna, Ohio. He married Goldie Gaskill.

v. William Foster (called Foster). Born 16 Apr 1926 in Honaker. He married Florence Brucklemeyer in 1961 in Columbus, Ohio.

vi. Elmer Wayne (called Wayne). Born 26 May 1929 in Honaker. He married Margaret Louise Wilson in 1954 in Lebanon, Va.

vii. Shirley Leo (called Shirley). Born 22 Jun 1931 in Honaker. Died 12 Feb 1997 in Bristol, Tenn. Buried in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va. He married, first, Alma Bire Hess 4 Oct 1957 in Columbus, Ohio. They divorced with five children. He married, second, Martin-descendant Louise NMN[6] Roman. They had no children.

viii. Velma Sue. Born 23 Apr 1939 in Honaker, Va. Died from a stroke 5 Jul 1990 while on a trip to Indiana. Buried in St. Joseph Cemetery, Franklin Co., Ohio. She married Ed Keiser in 1966 in Columbus, Ohio.

He married, third, Elizabeth Hubbard. There were no children.

He married, fourth, Ada Stinson Harris, widow of John Harris. Born 9 Apr 1902 in Russell County. Died 11 Jul 1989 in Richlands, Va. Buried in Harris Family Cemetery, unknown place. There were no children.

6.viii.iii.iii. Madge Edna[5] Cook (William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 6 Apr 1905 in Coulwood, Russell Co., Va. Died 7 Jan 1994 in Salem, Roanoke Co., Va. Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va. She and her husband were Baptist.

Bluefield [W.Va.] Telegraph, 10 Jan 1994: Salem, Va.—Mrs. Madge Edna Roberts, 88, of Salem, formerly of Bluefield, died Fri., Jan. 7, 1994 at Salem. Survivors: son, O.L. “Bud” Roberts of Winston-Salem, N.C.; daughter, Mildred R. Whittaker of Roanoke, Va.; and foster daughter, Zelma C. Etter of Princeton. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today at Roselawn Cemetery. Lotz Funeral Home, Salem, is in charge of arrangements.

She married Otis Arbin Roberts, son of John Floyd Roberts and Julia Rosella Warren, 16 Apr 1925 in Mountain City, Johnson Co., Tenn. Born 24 Dec 1905 in Trade, Johnson County. Died 8 Oct 1973 in Bluefield, W.Va. Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Bluefield, W.Va. He was a railroad foreman.

Bluefield [W.Va.] Telegraph, 9 Oct 1973: Otis A. Roberts, 67, of Bluefield, died Monday in a Bluefield hospital following a long illness. Born in Johnson Co., Tenn., he was a son of Mrs. Julia Rose Ella Warren of Zionville, N.C., and the late John Floyd Roberts. He was a member of Bluefield East End Baptist Church and was a member of the Board of Deacons at the church. He was a member of Brotherhood Maintenance of Way with Norfolk and Western Railway. He was a member of Bluefield Masonic Lodge No. 160 and the Bluefield Old Guard. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Madge Cook Roberts; one son, Otis L. “Bud” Roberts of Bluefield, Va.; one daughter, Mrs. Randolph (Mildred) Whittaker of Roanoke, Va.; one foster daughter, Mrs. Jack (Zelma) Etter of Bluefield; two sisters, Mrs. Berlia Stophel of Abingdon, Va. and Mrs. Marjorie Reece of Zionville; four brothers, Vaughn and Ernest Roberts of Zionville, Samuel Roberts of Bluefield and Butler Roberts of Bristol, Tenn.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham Funeral Chapel in Bluefield, Va., with Rev. E.C. Burton and Rev. T.F. Herndon officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park on the Bluefield-Princeton Road. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Children:

6.viii.iii.iii. i. Mildred Eloise[6] (called Midge). Born 9 Feb 1926.

ii. Otis Lawrence (called Bud). Born 11 Oct 1927 in Northfork, McDowell Co., W.Va. Died in Winston-Salem, N.C. He married June Elizabeth Mann 29 Jan 1950 in Princeton, W.Va.

6.viii.iii.iv. Vera Muriel[5] Cook (William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 26 Sep 1912 in Coulwood, Russell Co., Va. Died 22 May 1981 in Bluefield, W.Va. Buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Va.

Unknown newspaper and date, illustrated with a photograph of Vera Muriel and Gilmer: Married 50 Years—

Mr. And Mrs. G.E. Compton Sr., of Rt. 1, Honaker, Va., celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Aug. 28th with an open house reception given to them by their children. The Comptons were married Aug. 20, 1927 at Lebanon, Va., by the Rev. Mr. Gray. Mrs. Compton is the former Vera [Cook] of Honaker. The couple had four children, Leon (deceased), G.E. Compton Jr. of Bluefield, Va., Mrs. Ordell (Sharlie) [Amy] of North Tazewell, Va., and Mrs. Jack (Zelma) Etter of Green Valley. They also have 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

The tables were covered with gold tablecloths with an overlay of lace. The three-tier cake topped with golden wedding bells served as a centerpiece complemented with candelabras and golden candles. Mrs. Compton was presented a corsage of baby carnations tipped in gold and Mr. Compton a boutonniere to match by the children.

Granddaughters served as hostesses and attended the guest book. Many friends and relatives visited the couple throughout the afternoon and they received an array of gifts, cards and a money tree.

Mr. Compton is retired from the Norfolk and Western Railway.

Bluefield [W.Va.] Telegraph, 22 May 1981: Mrs. Gilmer (Vera [Muriel]) Compton, 68, of Baptist Valley, Va., formerly of [Finney,] Va., died late Wednesday night in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. Born in Russell Co., Va., she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ida Clark Cook. She had resided in the [Finney] community before moving to Baptist Valley six months ago. She was a membe of the Church of God of Prophecy at [Finney]. She was preceded in death by one son, Leon Compton, in 1968. Survivors in addition to her husband include two daughters, Mrs. Ordell ([Sharlie Amy] of Baptist Valley and Mrs. Jack (Zelma) Etter of Bluefield; one son, G.E. Compton, Jr., of Bluefield, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Madge Roberts of Bluefield; 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Honaker Funeral Home at Honaker with Rev. Ronald Boyd and Rev. Donna Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memory Gardens on Bluefield-Tazewell Road. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 5 to 9 p.m. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

She married Gilmer Ernest Compton, son of John Compton and Celia Steele, 20 Aug 1926 [also reported as 1927] in Lebanon, Va. Born 12 Feb 1905 in Coulwood. Died 15 Feb 1995 in Bluefield, W.Va. Buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield. He was a carpenter and railroad worker. Children:

6.viii.iii.iv. i. Leon[6]. Born 15 Jul 1928.

6.viii.iii.iv. ii. Gilmer E., Jr. Born 26 Jul 1930.

6.viii.iii.iv. iii. Sharlie. Born 17 Jun 1934.

6.viii.iii.iv. iv. Zelma Ann (called Zookie). Born 26 Aug 1936.

9.i.i. Nancy Jane[5] Loar (called Nannie) (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 May 1862 in Betsy Layne, Ky. Died 2 Apr 1893. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne, Ky. She and her family lived in Betsy Layne.

She married Judge M.L. Richmond [Gaddis reported the title] 2 May 1878. Children:

i. Stephen W.[6] Born 1879. Died 18 Nov 1880.

9.i.i. ii. James Girard. Born 23 Sep 1882. Died 9 Oct 1920. Because his mother died when he was 11 years

old, he was raised by his grandmother Belle.

9.i.ii. William Thomas[5] Loar (called Willie) (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 21 Apr 1866 in Fort Gay, Wayne Co., W.Va. Died 5 Feb 1941in Elkhorn City, Pike Co., Ky. Buried in Elkhorn Cemetery, Elkhorn City. He was a farmer and carpenter who lived in Kentucky, California and Florida.

His grandson Stephen Girard III was a family historian and wrote the following paper about his parents:

Wm. Thomas Loar 1866-1941

Wm. Thomas Loar—first son, second child of Stephen Girard Loar 1840-1900. W.T. was born at Fort Gay, W.Va., April 21, 1866, died Elkhorn City, Ky., Wednesday morning Feb. 5, 1941. He married in Ironton, Ohio Feb. 28, 1884 to Anna Minerva Jones born Prestonsburg, Ky., Sept. 28, 1860. She died at Betsy Layne, Ky., Thursday evening 4:45 p.m., June 26, 1952. Both buried Elkhorn City, Ky.

Wm. Thomas appeared to never be satisfied to stay in one place for any length of time. He was an excellent craftsman in the building trades. He built many houses still in use in the eastern part of Ky. He built the original “splashdam” at what is now Splashdam, Va., which is located just into Va., through the “breaks” from Elkhorn City.

At one time he took rafts of logs from the forks of Big Sandy (Russell & Levisa) to Catlettsburg, Ky. When his Father bought the land for the home place at Betsy Layne he helped timber the hundreds of acres, taking the logs in rafts to Catlettsburg. He had a boat, “Seagull,” that he plied between Pikeville, Ky. and Catlettsburg. That might have been about the time he had a cash-and-carry general store at Kenova, W.Va.

He owned and lived on several acres of land in Oklahoma, the time and place I do not know. He sold out there and moved to Los Angeles, Calif., do not know how long they stayed there, only heard that Grandpa thought the California pace to fast for him, it was about 1910.

He owned and operated a stave mill at the south end of Pikeville. A picture of the mill taken from atop the mountain on the east side of Big Sandy showed the railroad just being built towards Shelbianna and the picture is signed O. Saad 1912. He sold out there sometime later and moved to Elkhorn City. Business venture account the [Chesapeake & Ohio Railway] and the Clinchfield Rlwy was connecting there. About 1923 they lived at Betsy Layne.

In 1924 and 1925 he had a farm at Princeton, Tenn., just north of Johnson City. He had two buggys, one to go to Church in, it had tassels hanging down the sides of the top. The other was for going to town, both had side curtains to roll down when it was cold or raining. Grandpa bought his son Rudy a Willis Knight automobile. Phaeton type. Rudy was going to teach Grandpa how to drive. Went to the wheat field. Me and my cousin Frank was in the back seat, and Franks dog Shep. There was one big tree stump in the middle of the field. Grandpa headed the car straight towards it and Rudy yelling at him to do this and do that. We got closer. And faster. Finally Frank jumped out. Next went the dog, then me. Grandpa never learned to drive.

Wm. Thomas was addressed by his wife as Willie, by his brothers and sisters as William and by others as “Uncle Bill.” Trying to recall all the places he lived—can’t recall the dates I heard: Louisa, Ky., Prestonsburg, Kenova, W.Va., Betsy Layne, Ivel, Pikeville, Oklahoma, California, Pikeville again, Elkhorn City, Princeton, Tenn., Johnson City, Ft. Pierce, Fla., Ft. Myers, Hendersonville, N.C., Elkhorn City again, Betsy Layne again, Oak Hill, Ohio and last Elkhorn City.

Wm. Thomas was a very patient person, don’t recall of ever hearing the man utter a curse word. “I gonnies” and “doggit” matched his temper.

There was a travelling photographer named “Old Dad King.” He rode a mule. I recall seeing him at Betsy Layne in 1923 and at Princeton 1924. He made tintype and regular pictures and used the powder flash pan. Recall seing him at Elkhorn City too. In fact have a picture he took of me and Grandpa and Grandma at the ball park by the cemetery. Anyway when he came to Grandpas, there was always picture taking. After awhile Grandpa and King would stroll off to a shady spot and talk till after dark. None of us was allowed to go near them. Not even close enough to hear them talk. I noticed that a day or two after King left, Grandpa would start talking about moving.

Have not saw anyone else in my family like [Grandpa]. He was up and out before daylight six days a week. Back for breakfast and out to work again. He would put up a building so quick and on the farm cut and [shuck] the corn steady as a machine. He would not do any plowing, but did all the planting. Corn, wheat, Oats, Rye and the family garden.

He liked and took time to hunt. One time when he lived up Little Beaver at Elkhorn, he was gone about an hour and came back with a coffee sack so full of squirrels I could not lift it. He was a clean person. Meticulous about clean fingernails and hands. Chewed tobacco, hardly ever in the house, perhaps in cold weather. Brand—Days Work.

He was at Elkhorn City in the late teens and early twenties longer than at any place. Do recall him living close to his daughter Fannie, when her husband “C” Huffman died due to collapse of headhouse on him at a coal mine in East Elkhorn, Mar. 23, 1923.

In the summer of 1925 we all moved to Ft. Pierce, Fla. My Dad and his Family and Grandpa and his Family. Before the big crash, Grandpa sold out and bought a house in Hendersonville, N.C. From there he bought some acreage at Ft. Myers, Fla. He didn’t stay there long, moving back to Elkhorn City. He bought some acreage at Clermont, Fla., but didn’t live there. From 1929 till the mid 30s he had a general store at Elkhorn City. In the back of the store he had a shop where he made all kinds of furniture and caskets.

In the early 40s he traded some land in Florida for a farm at Oak Hill, Ohio. They did not stay there long, moving back to Elkhorn City and built the house he died in, 1941. At one time he went to Huntington, W.Va. for an operation on his back. The growth later returned just to the left of the spine and between his shoulder blades and that was the cause of his death. Grandma sold out, moved to Betsy Layne where she died 1952.

W.T. Loar was slow in movement, deliberate actions, very slow to anger, positive opinions, clothing never seemed to fit. His work had to be best, no patching, restless by nature. He was about 5 ft. 9½-in. tall, heavy set, grey eyes, fair complexion, dark brown hair. His wife was about 5 ft. 6-in. tall, medium build, grey-green eyes, black hair and dark complexion.

Anna Minerva Jones Loar 1860-1952

Anna Minerva Jones Loar, born Prestonsburg, Ky., Sept. 28, 1860, died Thursday 4:45 p.m. June 26, 1952 Betsy Layne, Ky., buried beside her husband Wm. Thomas Loar, Elkhorn City. She married W.T. Loar in Ironton, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1884. Anna Minervas first name was Susannah. Never heard her addressed by that name, it is on her tombstone. She was a school teacher at Prestonsburg when she and Willie were married.

Her parents came from Wales, England. Sometimes when she was angry she spoke the Welsh language. In the buggy on the way to Johnson City one time we as usual stopped at the spring for water and to water old “Sparky.” She had a collapsable metal cup for me to drink from. It was here that a band of Gypsies was camped that Saturday. One of the Gypsy women was talking to me with her hand on my head. When Anna saw this she started talking loudly in Welsh, the Gypsy woman evidently understood for she left in no little hurry. So did we.

Anna Minervas house lived with you. My other Grandmother (Senter) you lived with the house. At Grandmas house if you came in with dirty shoes, she took a damp broom and swept up—at Grandma Senters you didn’t go in the house with dirty shoes. She would not allow cats or dogs in her house as so many people of that time did.

Great Grandfather Stephen Loar died before I was born, but his wife lived till 1933. She held Anna Minerva in great respect, I recall some of their conversations. However Anna Minerva was not in favor with her husbands sisters and brothers. I never heard “why,” I never asked “why.” It didn’t bother Anna Minerva, that I know.

Most of the cooking Anna Minerva did was, stewed or baked. About the only thing she would fry was bacon or eggs. One of her sons said he supposed that was because her family did the same.

Anna Minerva did the arithmetic and business dealings of the family. Willie being the only Loar of his family, barely able to read and write. She dedicated her life to the family, suffering disappointments, but kept her back straight.

She smoked a clay pipe and we would cut reeds for her to make pipe stems. She was always teaching us about things, how to do, when to do, why it should be done. Some of us never did get the time to turn the churn around on the hearth, correct.

Custom of the code of the day, she was always busy except at tea time. Once of a morning, once in the afternoon. It was a grayish looking tea, she took it out of a little bag in a small sieve and poured hot water over it. She would let it set for a while, remove the sieve, and we would have tea. Always the same china cups, a little sugar and a little milk. If any of the others of the family was around, they had coffee. She baked coffee beans in the stove oven. I used to like to grind the beans in the coffee grinder, they smelled so good.

Many and many a summer day that woman stood beside the table, while others were eating, with a big fan, gently stirring the air and handing this and that to people. Always before setting the table she put on a clean apron.

She didn’t care how sharp my pocket knife was. But she always broke off the points of the blades. For Church and special occasions she dressed me as Lord Fauntleroy. I did not mind the wide brim hat with the ribbon hanging down, I didn’t mind the knee britches, or the high socks. It was the button shoes. The buttons had to be hooked in the holes with a bent wire. How miserable.

Anna Minerva was a sharp trader. She would bargain fifteen minutes over 2 or 3 cents on the cost of something. After the days work she was always reading. Newspapers, she didn’t care how many days old, books mostly historical. And she would sometimes point out that some things as written was not correct. She would quote the proper, or state dates and facts to correction. She had an amazing memory for occurrences, dates and locations. Never heard her in critical comment. Lots of people talked to her about problems, but I never heard her say, you do this or you do that. It was more like, if or maybe or should you.

She used to tell us about the early days at Prestonsburg. Of the panthers that would come down out of the hills and right into the barnyard. Most times running off with a chicken. About how people would hide when soldiers from either side would come through.

Anna Minerva did not like to wear jewelry or trinkets, always preferred buying such things as vases, bowls, lamps and glass wares for the house. She had a mantel clock that chimed the hour of day, don’t know what became of it after her death.

She made her own bonnets and never went outside the house, but that she had one on, exception being when pictures was being taken. She read the clouds and was prepared for weather changes, telling the men folks how to dress and what to expect.

She grieved deeply of her daughters death. Nearly twenty years later she went alone to Johnson City and had a “better” stone placed on the grave. She had two brothers, one police chief of Prestonsburg for nearly 30 years, the other an oil and gas well driller. He drilled five wells for the Loars at Betsy Layne. She had three sisters—Kate married a Burchett, Liz, married a Maynard, Marge, married a Newsome.

Anna Minerva washed her hair often, and I used to think how horrible that long hair looked when wet. She wore it in a ball at the back of her head and had great big celluloid hair pins. It never did turn entirely grey.

Anna Minerva was not an affectionate person. Never any kissing or hugging of her grandchildren. Guess we kind of liked that. Made you feel good to be treated as a grownup. She died at 91 years of age, of heart and kidney complications.

He married Susannah Minerva Jones (called Anna) 28 Feb 1884 in Ironton, Lawrence Co., Ohio. He was 21, she 18. Born 28 Sep 1860 in Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., Ky. Died 26 Jul 1952 in Betsy Layne. Buried in Elkhorn City Cemetery, Elkhorn City, Pike Co., Ky. Children:

9.i.ii. i. James Franklin (also reported as Frank James)[6]. Born 13 Jan 1885.

9.i.ii. ii. Frances Belle (also reported as Frances Belva) (called Fannie). Born 11 May 1886.

9.i.ii. iii. Stephen Girard, II. Born 22 Aug 1894 in Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky.

iv. William Rudolph. Born 22 Aug 1896. Died 15 Aug 1962. Buried in Elkhorn City Cemetery with military honors. He was a house painter who in 1949 was unmarried living with his mother in Betsy Layne, Ky.

9.i.iii. Louisa Katheryn[5] Loar (also Louisa Katherine) (called Kate) (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Mar 1868 in Betsy Layne, Ky. Died 4 Oct 1934. She and her family lived near Bristol, Va.

She married, first, G. Worley Belt 20 Sep 1890. Died 19 Dec 1913. Children:

i. Anna M.[6] Born 27 Jul 1891. Died 1973. She married Unknown Fraker.

9.i.iii. ii. Charles Richmond. Born 20 Sep 1897.

iii. Mary. Born 25 Dec 1902. She married Jim Crockett. They lived in Johnson City, Tenn.

9.i.iii. iv. Sallie. Born 4 Sep 1906.

She married, second, Unknown Crockett.

9.i.iv. James Harmon[5] Loar (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 11 Mar 1870 in Betsy Layne, Ky. Died 5 Jan 1958. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne.

Unknown Kentucky newspaper, ca. 1956): Loar, 86, Born in Pioneer Home, Recalls Early Mill, Silk Culture, by Henry P. Scalf, accompanied by two photographs: one two column cut, cutline “Mr. and Mrs. James H. Loar, of Betsy Layne, sit on their front porch a great deal these days, enjoying the serene peace that comes from a lifetime on the land,” and a three-column cut, cutline “Mrs. Nancy Layne Honaker and the locally famous North Carolina mule that lived, oldsters declare, to the age of 67. (This picture was reproduced from a copy made from an old tintype by Col. J.H. Hatcher, of Pikeville.)”

James H. Loar was born at Betsy Layne in a house built by the pioneer James Shannon Layne, his great-grandfather. He had lived either on the exact spot or within a few yards of the site a long, rich lifetime of 86 years.

All around Uncle Jim, as his neighbors call him, and his wife, Polyann, only three years younger, is history. He can conjure it all up for you because he is steeped in the lore of his people.

Uncle Jim is a rugged bit of history himself. He has logged, farmed and “sold goods.” He plowed again this year, can show you an excellent garden. “I was a bit late in getting it in, but it’s fine, though,” he says.

Talk to him and soon you know there are two stories, one about himself, of which he will scarcely talk, the other about his people, who settled the town in 1796, four years after Kentucky was made a state and four years before Floyd County was organized.

He is a product of the land upon which he has lived so long. Rugged and “square,” he dislikes dishonesty. He “took everybody to be honest” years ago but found out they weren’t. He paid notes for other people, had to sell land to do it. He has given each of his three children a home, could have given them more, “if everybody had been honest.”

For decades his home has offered generous hospitality. It was a mecca years ago for preachers, salesmen and travelers of all kinds. Congressmen and governors have eaten at his house. Pollyann kept a “settin’ table,” and the food was good and the welcome warm and pleasant.

That home was a big, two-story house, standing on the exact spot where James Shannon Layne, immigrant from Amherst county, Virginia, and his wife, Caty Hager Layne, daughter of the Hessian soldier, John Hager, built their permanent residence in the new state of Kentucky. Uncle Jim tore down the original ten-room Layne residence and rebuilt it, sometime after he and Polly Ann Nunnery were married in 1897.

It was a matter of deep regret that it was necessary to raze his great-grandfather’s house. It was for many years the finest in the region. Rev. R.L. Landrum, a much-traveled Methodist circuit rider, stayed there in 1837, wrote in his Life and Travels: “Our first quarterly meeting was held about the middle of December at James S. Layne’s who was well prepared to support such meetings. In fact, I thought it was one of the best homes I had ever found in all my travels.”

Loar also tore down the Layne slave house but continued to use the old well. That well was dug by the human chattels of the Layne family around 150 years ago.

He has [seen] many changes in Big Sandy in the last eighty years, he says as he looks out at the whizzing traffic on U.S. 23. That road was a wagon-rutted trail when he was a boy. During the Civil War it was far worse than that. Gen. “Bull” Nelson, after licking the Confederates at Ivy Mountain, reported to his superior on the state of that road, said he had to stop pursuing Col. Andrew Jackson May and camp ten miles out of Pikeville. He yielded to battle fatigue and the sloppy road, pitched his tents near the old Layne home.

Two or three hundred feet from the present home of Jim Loar the Laynes had a horse mill where corn and wheat were ground. Jim Loar went to work driving a horse there when he was ten years old. People brought grain in covered wagons from as far away as Catlettsburg after the Civil War. Uncle Jim remembers seeing, while a mere lad, dugouts fashioned out of poplar logs, loaded with grain, coming down the river and tying up at the Layne landing. The mill ground as high as 300 bushels of grain some days.

The horse mill reminds Uncle Jim of the famous Nancy Honaker mule. It lived, he and many oldsters affirm, to be 67 years old. James S. Layne acquired the mule in a swap with a North Carolina trader long before the Civil War. It was a young brute then but gentle, and he gave it to his daughter Nancy. She rode her beloved mule as long as it lived. It’s age made it famous in the section. Everybody calling it Nancy Honaker’s mule. Jim Loar drove his grandmother’s mule many days around the wide sweep of the horse mill treat.

A few years before Nancy Honaker died in 1900 the mule succumbed, all agreed, to senility. She had it buried, but in a short while, growing sentimental about the beloved beast of burden, she exhumed the head, wrapped the skull in red velvet, gave it a place of honor in the store. Drummers [salesmen] came in, begged for a souvenir, knocked out the teeth and took them away. Finally, after the teeth were all gone with the memento-hunting knights of the road, Mrs. Honaker took it out of the store, put it under the floor. The skull lies there yet under the floor of her granddaughter’s house.

So runs the saga of Nancy Honaker’s mule. Col. J.H. Hatcher, great-nephew of Mrs. Honaker, hunted up a picture of her with the famous animal, and had copies of the old tintype made, kept one as a prized possession as long as he lived.

Talking about his grandmother, Nancy Layne Honaker, Uncle Jim recalls the death of his grandfather, Thomas Honaker. He married Nancy in 1843, two years after what post Civil War Big Sandians referred to as “the Typhoid Year.” The disease was rampant in the valley that year, and although Nancy recovered, three of her brothers died. One was Tandy Middleton Layne, husband of Elizabeth (Betsy) Johns Layne, who gave her name to Betsy Layne; the second to succumb was John Lewis Layne, grandfather of Col. Hatcher; ad the other was William Henry Layne, son-in-law of Judge John Graham.

Nancy and Thomas lived at Pikeville for a short while. He was elected County Judge and at a session of court he tried a half-witted boy on some sort of charge, now forgotten, and adjourned for dinner. When he returned to the courthouse yard the boy stabbed him. Judge Honaker died instantly.

The Honakers had three children, one dying in infancy. Louisa Layne Honaker married James Cecil, Belle married Dr. Steven G. Loar. The last-named were the parents of Uncle Jim. Dr. Loar was a son of a German immigrant who had settled at Kenova. His wife inherited land from the Layne estate and they spent their days at Betsy Layne, his wife surviving him many years. One of Uncle Jim’s prized possessions is a rifle, the barrel hand made, which his father used on the Confederate side in the Civil War.

The horse-driving job of James Loar’s at the old Layne mill was not his first around the farm. He had to feed Grandmother Nancy’s silkworms. He recalls now that if they were fed lettuce the resulting silk thread would be cream-colored, and easily broken. If fed mulberry leaves, good, strong silk could be taken from the cocoons.

Logging, too, came in for part of the life work of Jim Loar after he married. He sawlogged on many of the larger tributary streams of the river. He ran many a raft to Catlettsburg, saw men drink and fight along the town’s infamous Front Street where the bars stood end to end. He worked long periods for 50 cents a day. Not long ago he hired a boy to plow a few hours, was charged $6. Uncle Jim paid it, said, “Young man, when I was a boy, it would have taken me over a week to earn that much.”

The science of medicine seemed to attract the Loar family. Dr. Peter, a brother, was the doctor in charge of medical services for the railway company between Pikeville and Jenkins. He went to Silverton, Oregon, 27 years ago, built a hospital, operated it for years. He is retired now. There was his father, Dr. Steven G. Loar, and now there is the grandson, Dr. Ray Stratton, who is just completing a stint in the army in Georgia.

Jim Loar, though, never longed for any of the professions, loved only the land over which hangs the history and lore of his people. The land oftimes imparts serenity and peace in the weighted years of life. Uncle Jim is harvesting that now.

He married Polly Ann Nunnery (also reported as Mary Nunery) 18 Feb 1897. Born 5 May 1875. Died 13 Apr (also reported as 14 Nov) 1957. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Children:

9.i.iv. i. Dixie Lee[6]. Born 18 Nov 1897.

9.i.iv. ii. Sadie Belle. Born 14 Aug 1899.

9.i.iv. iii. James Andrew (called Jim Andy) (also reported as James Harmon Jr.). Born 4 Nov 1908.

9.i.vii. Dockie Belle[5] Loar (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 24 Jul 1881 in Betsy Layne, Ky. Died 23 Aug 1966. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne.

Pike County News, Pikeville, Ky., 25 Aug 1966: Mrs. Dockie Belle Loar George, 85, of Betsy Layne, died at 5:25 a.m. Tuesday at Unit No. One of the Pikeville Methodist Hospital after a long illness. Born at Betsy Layne, she was a daughter of Stephen G. and Belvadora Honaker [Loar]. She was a charter member of the Betsy Layne Methodist Church. She was the widow of Charlie George who died in 1946. Survivors include two sons, James A. George, of Betsy Layne, and Gordon L. George, of Sharon, W.Va.; a sister, Mrs. Josie L. Ferguson of Huntington, W.Va.; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were scheduled at 1 p.m. today at the Betsy Layne Methodist Church. Burial was to follow in the Loar Cemetery at Betsy Layne under direction of the Baker Funeral Home.

She married Charlie George, son of James George and Billetha Preston of Johnson Co., Ky., 10 Dec 1903. Born 16 Aug 1873. Died 12 Dec 1946. Buried in Loar Cemetery. He sold supplies to workers building the railroad in Pike, Floyd and nearby counties. He later operated an automobile sales and service business with his sons James and Gordon.

Unknown Kentucky newspaper: Day’s Illness Claims Charlie George, 73, Well-Known Citizen—Charlie George, 73 years old, retired farmer and well-known Floyd county resident, died last Thursday at his Betsy Layne home, victim of a day’s illness of a heart condition. A son of the late James George, he was a native of Johnson county but had resided at Betsy Layne for the last 27 years. He was widely known in this county as a good citizen. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Dockie Loar George, and two sons, James A. George, Betsy Layne and Gordon L. George, Puritan, W.Va. A brother, Jim George, Sinton, Texas, and a half-sister, Mrs. Irene Fowler, Johnson City, Tenn., also survive. Funeral rites were conducted from the residence Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Isaac Stratton officiating. Burial was made in the Loar cemetery at Betsy Layne under direction of the Baker & Preston Funeral Home.

Children:

i. Otto Loar[6]. Born 1907. Died 28 Jun 1909. Buried in Loar Cemetery.

9.i.vii. ii. James Arthur. Born 31 Aug 1910 (also reported as 1911.)

9.i.vii. iii. Gordon Lee. Born 9 Apr 1912 in Fleming, Fletcher Co., Ky.

9.i.viii. Josephine Iles[5] Loar (called Josie) (Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 Dec 1884 in Betsy Layne, Ky. She and her family lived at 523 Third St., Huntington, W.Va.

She married William Louis Ferguson (called Louis) 1 Apr 1903. Born 1 Apr 1883. He was a salesman. Children:

9.i.viii. i. Walter Loar[6]. Born 18 Jun 1904.

9.i.viii. ii. Helen Louise. Born 24 Jun 1914.

9.i.viii. iii. Betty Jo. Born 8 Nov 1923.

12.vii.i. Edward Luther[5] Maynard (Emma Patience[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 9 Jun 1889 in Pikeville, Ky. Died 12 Mar 1959 in Tampa, Fla. Buried in Garden of Memories, Tampa.

He married Elizabeth Delia Stewart, daughter of John Stewart and Susan Rash, 25 Jan 1919 in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky. Born 15 Apr 1898 in Tollesboro, Lewis Co., Ky. Died 12 May 1971 in Tampa. Buried in Garden of Memories. Children:

i. William Mitchell. Born and died 1 Oct 1919 in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky. Buried in Maysville.

12.vii.i. ii. Edward Luther, Jr. Born 10 May 1921 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky.

iii. Della Florence. Born 20 Aug 1922 in Ashland. Died 14 Mar 1989 in Tampa. Buried in Garden of

Memories.

iv. Jesse Louise[6]. Born 24 Jan 1925 in Ashland. Died 16 Nov 1926 in Ashland. Buried in Ashland.

12.vii.i. v. Naomi. Born 12 Oct 1926 in Ashland.

12.vii.i. vi. Fay Emogene (twin). Born 19 Sep 1928 in Ashland.

vii. Frank Eugene (twin). Born 19 Sep 1928 in Ashland. He married Margaret Janet O’Terry 13 Feb

1955 in Kingsland, Camden Co., Ga. Born 28 Oct 1922 in Belmont, Middlesex Co., Mass.

viii. James Bickum. Born 21 Dec 1931 in Tampa. He married Sharann April Hines 24 Jun 1978 in

Lake Pagent, Fla. Born 13 Apr 1944.

12.vii.i. ix. John Stewart. Born 29 May 1940 in Tampa, Fla.

14.ii. Harvey[5] Deskins (reported as Harvey E. and Harvey Smith Deskins) (James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]. Children:

i. Martha[6]. She married Unknown Paynter.

ii. Marie. She married Unknown Lester.

14.ii. iii. James Amos (called Amos).

14.vi. Mary Caroline[5] Deskins (James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Jan 1882 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 13 Jun 1926 in McDowell County. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain, McDowell County.

She married Booker Short, son of Joseph Short and Elizabeth Jones (called Betsy), 13 May 1897 in McDowell County. Born 7 Apr 1873. Died 28 Nov 1965 on Garland Mountain. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain.

Unknown newspaper, Bluefield, W.Va., 30 Nov 1965: Booker Short, 92, a lifelong resident of Garland, died early Sunday at his residence following a five-month illness. He was a retired farmer, son of the late Joseph and Betsy Jones Short. He was preceded in death by his wife, two daughters and three sons. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Rene Dawson of Bear Town, Mrs. Anne Beavers of Bradshaw, Mrs. Tilda Atwell of Woodford, Va.; three sons, Rev. James Short of Bradshaw, Charlie Short of Anawalt, Lafayette Short of Avondale, Wallace Short of Bear Town, Howard Short of Raysal; one brother, Noah Short of Bradshaw; 44 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church on Garland Mountain with Elder S.F. Addair officiating. Burial will follow in the Short Ridge Cemetery of Garland. The body will be taken from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dawson, to the church one hour prior to the service. Fanning Funeral Home of Iaeger is in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers: J.L. and Charlie Short, Louie Beavers, Travis Atwell, Hobert and David Addair.

Children:

14.vi. i. James William[6] (called Jim).

14.vi. ii. Chloe Elizabeth.

14.vi. iii. Annie May Belle. Born 27 Jun 1904.

iv. Lafayette. He married Nora Adair (called Sis).

v. Charles H. (called Charlie). Born 15 Oct 1906 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 1 Dec 1972. He married Ruby Atwell. They are buried in Shortridge Cemetery, McDowell County.

vi. Irene Rivers (called Rene). Born 28 Jun 1908 in McDowell Co., W.Va. She married Slemp R. Dawson 5 Apr 1946.

14.vi. vii. Tilda.

viii. Wallace Compton. Born 13 Feb 1916. Died 7 Jul 1990. He married Sarah Evelyn Dawson. They are buried in Riffe Cemetery on Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va.

ix. Alice. Born ca. 1919. Died of meningitis 16 Apr 1935 in McDowell Co., W.Va.

x. Howard Evans (called Howard). Born 6 Oct 1923 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died in Feb 1978 in McDowell County. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, McDowell County. He married Edith Dawson 23 Aug 1931.

19.vii. Faie Jackson[5] Honaker (James Morgan Lee[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10 Sep 1918 in Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky., or Paintsville, Floyd Co., Ky. Died in Apr 1970. He moved to Florida from Kentucky after World War II.

He married Unknown. Children:

i. Olivia[6]. She married Unknown Wheeler. In 1999 she lived in Jacksonville, Fla.

ii. Sally.

19.vii. iii. Melody Faie.

20.iv. Antha Belle[5] Graham (called Belle) (Sarah Morning[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 29 Aug 1870 in Blue Creek, Kanawha Co., W.Va. Died 10 Aug 1950 in Charleston, Kanawha Co., W.Va. She and her family lived at 1506 Lee St., Charleston.

She married Elbert Edson Caldwell, son of Thomas Smith Caldwell and Amanda Irene Unknown, 20 May 1903 in Charleston. Born 4 Jun 1875 in Gallia Co., Ohio. Died 19 Jun 1950 in Charleston. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Unknown Charleston, W.Va., newspaper, 1941: Veterans of 1898 Offer Services to President—United Spanish-American war veterans in Charleston have offered their services to the country in any capacity within their physical limitations. Members of Kanawha camp No. 2 have sent a letter to President Roosevelt renewing the obligation taken 43 years ago when they pledged their lives to “the cause of liberty, justice and humanity.” The letter had the personal signatures of the following: Elbert E. Caldwell, ….. [continues]

Children:

20.iv. i. Juanita Anthabel[6]. Born 7 Jul 1914 at home, 1506 Lee St., Charleston, W.Va.

25. Alexander H.[5] Deskins (called Alex) (James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Also reported born in McDowell Co., W.Va. Children:

25. ii. Mary Lydia (also reported as Lydia Jane). Born 2 Dec 1892.

25. v. Orpha Belle. Born 27 Oct 1899.

26. Samuel James[5] Honaker (James Thomas[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 Jun (also reported as Aug) 1892 in Liberty Pole, Vernon Co., Wisc. Died 16 Mar 1986 in Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., Colo. Buried in Ft. Collins. He was a farmer and mail carrier.

He married Edna Pearl Bennett 22 Mar 1916 in Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisc. Children:

i. James Palmer[6]. Born 7 Sep 1918. Died 20 Apr 1974. He married Ruth Miller 8 Aug 1942 in

Quincy, Adams Co., Ill.

26. ii. Clinton Raymond. Born 5 Feb 1921.

iii. Carol Doris. Born 8 Feb 1928. She married James Richard Claywell 24 Sep 1969 in Jacksonville,

Duval Co., Fla.

iv. Avis Lorann. Born 28 Aug 1923 in Viroqua. She was a charter member of Women in Military

Service for America Memorial Foundation, Washington, D.C. The women’s memorial at Arlington National Cemetery identifies her as an MM2 in the U.S. Navy WAVES from 1 May 1944 to 31 Mar 1946. She married William Ham Jackson 11 Jun 1947 in Quincy, Ill.

v. Alice Alene. Born 1 Jan 1926. She married Louis Arthur Stephens 27 Dec 1943 in Quincy.

vi. Dona Pearl. Born 8 Nov 1931. She married Richard Charles Griffin in St. Louis, St. Louis Co.,

Mo.

27. Clinton Archie[5] Honaker (Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 5 or 6 Jan 1902 in Liberty Pole, Vernon Co., Wisc. Died 3 or 5 Nov 1967. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Twp., near Viroqua, Wisc. He was a farmer.

He married Olga Adena Olson, daughter of Tobias Olson and Malina Sotland, 4 Apr 1929 in Winona, Winona Co., Minn. Born 15 Aug 1910. Buried in Bethel Cemetery. Children:

i. Catharine Oretta[6]. Born 27 Aug 1934. She married, first, Harold O. Sletten 6 Oct 1965. She married, second, Unknown Beck. In 2004 she lived in Belvidere, Ill.

27. ii. Earl Clinton. Born 10 Aug 1938.

iii. Conrad James. Born 4 May 1944. He married Audrey Meyers 18 Jun 1970 in Sank City, Wisc. In

2004 he lived in Madison, Wisc.

iv. Mildred Joy. Born 17 Jul 1946. She married, first, Thomas Strait 28 Aug 1965 in Readstown,

Wisc. She married, second, Unknown Evans. In 2004 she lived in Indianapolis, Ind.

v. Betty Elaine. Born 14 Jul 1949 in Viroqua, Wisc. Died 10 Nov 2003 in Rockford, Ill.

Obituary by family: Betty Elaine Honaker, 54 years old, of Rockford, Ill., passed away

peacefully in her sleep on Mon., Nov. 10, 2003, after a long illness. She was born July 14, 1949 in Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisc. She was the youngest child of Clinton A. and Olga A. (Olson) Honaker. She was employed for many years as an antique car restorer in Waukegan, Ill., a job she really enjoyed, while she lived in Waukegan. She enjoyed giving what she could to other people, and her wish was for her remains to be donated to the Anatomical Gift Assn. Survivors include brothers Earl Honaker of Amarillo, Texas, and Conrad Honaker of Madison, Wisc.; sisters Catharine Beck of Belvidere, Ill., and Mildred Evans of Indianapolis, Ind.; nieces and nephews; and many friends. She desired no final service. Cremation of the remains will follow their use for medical science. Arrangements were by Phoenix Memorial Burial and Cremation Services of Rockford.

She married Richard Hanson 29 Aug 1967 in Caledonia, Minn.

vi. Orville Clarence. Born and died 14 Nov unknown year.

vii. Tilford Arthur. Born 12 Nov 1956. Died 24 Nov 1956.

28. Ellis Paul[5] Honaker (called Paul) (Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born on the family farm six miles south of Viroqua, near Liberty Pole, Stark Twp., Wisc. Died in LaVerne, Calif.

29. Lynn McLees[5] Honaker (Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). See photographs. Born 11 Jun 1905 on the family farm 4½ miles from Viroqua, Jefferson Twp., Wisc. Died 8 Feb 2004 in Pomona, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Buried in Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, Calif.

Unknown newspaper, 12 Feb 2004 (with photograph): Lynn M. Honaker, 98, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home Sunday morning, Feb. 8, 2004. Mr. Honaker was born July 11, 1905 near Viroqua, Wisc. Upon graduation from high school in 1923 he traveled West to visit an uncle in Salem, Ore., then to San Francisco and finally to Claremont where he found work picking oranges. After attending two years [1924 and 1925] at [University of California] Berkeley, he returned to Claremont in 1928 and worked in the citrus industry as a picking foreman at the El Camino Packing House. Later he was with the College Heights Citrus Growers Association. From 1941–1943, Mr. Honaker worked at Armstrong Nurseries in Ontario and was recognized by John C. Armstrong, the founder, for his knowledge and abilities to identify and care for unique roses. In 1943 Mr. Honaker was invited to open the ornamental portion of the R.M. Teague Nurseries in San Dimas. Here he built many lasting relationships with customers and growers. He retired from Teague Nurseries in 1970 and often reflected that these were the happiest years of his “work life.” Mr. and Mrs. Honaker also owned and operated 57 acres of orange and lemon groves in the area. Mr. Honaker joined the Pomona First Presbyterian Church in 1929 and remained an active and involved member in such capacities as Sunday school teacher, deacon, elder and chaired numerous committees. He was also involved in various Bible study groups, Pomona Heritage and donated his time, talents and plants to various philanthropic groups. Mr. Honaker followed his wife Margary in death almost one year to the day. She passed away on Sun., Feb. 9, 2003 and was buried on Feb. 13, 2003. Mr. Honaker is survived by a daughter, Maralynn Frasure of Anaheim Hills; four grandchildren, Michelle Pelkey of Yorba Linda, Michael Frasure of Pomona, Jonathan Wickstrom and Nathan Wickstrom of Plano, Texas; four great-grandchildren [one niece, Lila Honaker Graves of Fontana, Calif.; and three nephews, Bob Honaker of Riverside, Calif., Dick Honaker of Glendora, Calif., and Don Honaker of Rialto, Calif.] A daughter, Suzanne Wickstrom, passed away in 1993. [Mr. Honaker was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ellis Paul Honaker of La Verne, Calif., and Willard Joseph Honaker of Wawwatosa, Wisc.] Friends and family may visit at Todd Memorial Chapel, Pomona today, Feb. 12, 2004 between 4 and 8 p.m. Services will be held at the Pomona First Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. Fri., Feb. 13, 2004. Burial will follow at Pomona Valley Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pomona First Presbyterian Church, 401 N. Gibbs, Pomona, CA 91767. Todd Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

The funeral service featured a prelude, call to worship, prayer, special music, hymn, scripture, meditation, remembrances, benediction and postlude. The Rev. Santos Ramos, First Presbyterian Church pastor, directed the service. His wife Rachel Ramos and her sister Anna Velarde, Lynn’s long-time friends, provided vocal music and Kari Guthrie, long-time friend and former First Presbyterian music director, was organist. The service’s special music and hymns were Lynn’s favorites. The funeral program contained these additional remarks about Lynn—He was raised a conservative Methodist, went visiting Pomona First Presbyterian and discovered a pretty little girl in the choir. He proposed and married her three years later. After high school graduation, he purchased a train ticket to Oregon with money earned by raising and selling a pig as a 4H project. He earned money to attend U.C. Berkeley with such menial jobs as working at Whitman Chocolates as a candy packer, 25-cents an hour; a mule skinner during the summer; head waiter at Camp Curry in Yosemite at the request of Mother Curry, owner and founder. He tithed 10 per cent of his income to the Lord, no matter how little or how much. He had the ability to communicate with animals and birds. They seemed to speak the same language. He killed spiders, including black widows, by squashing them with his thumb. He had dark, wavy hair in his younger years. When his young granddaughter asked why he lost his hair, he said her grandmother pulled it out.

After Lynn’s death, his daughter Maralynn wrote a brief memento about her parents:

Lynn and Margary were married June 17, 1932 in Pomona. They live in and maintained a lovely Victorian historical home built in Claremont by Margary’s family in 1892. With Lynn’s talents as a professional nurseryman, he took great care in the propagation and preservation of the many flowers, shrubs and trees on the grounds. Margary’s artistic talents of decorating, floral arranging and oil painting were evident within the house and throughout the community.

Both having the gift of hospitality, Lynn and Margary frequently entertained family and friends and opened their home to church and community activities. Lovingly called “Peppertree Lane,” their home was well known throughout the Claremont/Pomona Valley area. In addition, friends and family were always welcome to spend time with them at their vacation homes in Brookings, Ore., Sedona, Ariz., and Lake Arrowhead, Calif.

They were able to travel extensively and led full and productive lives, touching many people with their love and generosity. They were both very active in their church, both attending right up until their homegoing.

In his 90s Lynn was still in good health and leading an active retirement in Claremont, Calif., from citrus growing and an ornamental nursery business. He inherited, he said, his mother’s Scottish genes for longevity—several in his maternal line lived over a hundred years. A story about Lynn and Margary, marking 66 years of marriage, appeared in the Claremont [Calif.] Courier, 8 Jul 1998, and Honaker Family Newsletter, Winter 1998. The newsletter story was accompanied by an historical sketch of both families, written by Lynn. A photograph of Lynn and Margary, taken on their front porch swing, 2845 N. Towne St., Claremont, Calif., also appeared in Claremont College newsletter in 2000.

He married Margary Jenett Naftel, daughter of John A. Naftel and Grace Link, 17 Jun 1932 in Pomona. Born 26 Aug 1910 in Claremont, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Died 9 Feb 2003 in Pomona. Buried in Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona. The funeral program indicated that the Rev. Santos Ramos, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Pomona, was officiant. Music was by Kari Guthrie, organist; Rachel Ramos and Anna Valarde sang a duet.

Daily Bulletin, Ontario, Calif., 12 Feb 2003 (with photograph)—Margary Naftel Honaker, 92, passed on to her eternal home peacefully on Sunday evening, Feb. 9, 2003. Mrs. Honaker was born in Pomona Aug. 26, 1910 and lived in Pomona and Claremont all of her life. She was the granddaughter of C.T. Naftel and the daughter of John A. Naftel who came to the valley from Illinois in 1906 pioneering the citrus industry. Mrs. Honaker was educated in the Pomona schools, graduating from Ponoma High School in 1928. She continued her education at the University of Redlands. On June 17, 1932 she married Lynn M. Honaker. Together they continued in the citrus business and as Mr. Honaker had a talent for growing beautiful plants and trees in their garden, Mrs. Honaker developed her artistic abilities of arranging flowers and painting lovely floral and pastoral scenes. Mrs. Honaker was an active member of Ebell, PEO, Pomona Heritage, Republican Women’s Club and various other philanthropic organizations. Ninety-two years ago she was baptized as an infant at the Pomona First Presbyterian Church where her parents and grandparents were members. Since that time she has been an active and an involved member in the life of the church. Mrs. Honaker is survived by her husband, Lynn; a daughter, Maralynn Frasure of Anaheim Hills; four grandchildren, Michelle Pelkey of Yorba Linda, Michael Frasure of Pomona, Jonathan Wickstrom and Nathan Wickstrom of Plano, Texas and three great grandchildren. A daughter, Suzanne Wickstrom, passed away in 1993. Services will be held at the Pomona First Presbyterian Church at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 13, 2003. Burial will follow at Pomona Cemetery. Friends and family may visit at Todd Memorial Chapel in Pomona today, Feb. 12 between 4 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pomona First Presbyterian Church, 401 N. Gibbs, Pomona, 91767. Todd Memorial Chapel is in charge.

Claremont [Calif.] Courier, 26 Feb 2003 (with photograph): Margary Naftel Honaker, Pioneer family, community volunteer—Margary Naftel Honaker, noted for her hospitality to the entire community for many, many years, died at her Towne Avenue home on Feb. 9, 2003 at the age of 92. The granddaughter of C.T. Naftel and the daughter of John A. Naftel, who arrived in the Pomona Valley shortly after the turn of the century in 1906, and were active in the then-fledgling citrus industry, was herself a solid supporter, along with her husband, of local activities. She was born in Pomona on Aug. 26, 1910. The then-Ms. Naftel attended Pomona schools and graduated from Pomona High School in 1928. She attended the University of Redlands [Calif., in 1930] before her marriage in 1932 to Lynn M. Honaker. Their lives have included, in addition to their involvement in the citrus industry, maintaining a historic home that has found itself located at various times over the decades in both Pomona and Claremont. A longtime member of the Pomona First Presbyterian Church where both her parents and grandparents were members, and where she was baptized as an infant, Mrs. Honaker did not limit her interests. She was an active member of the Pomona Ebell Club, PEO, Pomona Heritage and a number of other organizations. Almost legendary hospitality was the hallmark of Mrs. Honaker and her husband at their home, where they not only entertained family and friends, but opened the property to many, many non-profit organizations for fundraising events of different types. For years, the home was decorated with Mrs. Honaker’s specialty of floral arrangements to fit the occasion. She enjoyed her collection of birds in many forms from hand-crafted wood to ceramics and crystal. Mrs. Honaker was also known, her family reports, for her talent, not only in crafts, but in painting floral arrangements, pastoral scenes and seascapes. Many of the latter were from a summer retreat in Brookings, Ore., that she and her family enjoyed for many years. Mrs. Honaker is survived by her husband, Lynn Honaker of Pomona; by her daughter, Maralynn Frasure of Anaheim Hills; by her grandchildren, Michelle Pelkey of Yorba Linda, Michael Frasure of Pomona, Jonathan Wickstrom and Nathan Wickstrom of Plano, Texas. Her other daughter, Suzanne Wickstrom, died in 1993. Services were held at the Pomona First Presbyterian Church on Feb. 13, 2003. Burial was at Pomona Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Pomona First Presbyterian Church, 402 N. Gibbs St., Pomona.

Children:

49. i. Maralynn Joyce[6] (called Marnie).

50. ii. Suzanne Grace (called Suzy).

30. Grace[5] Honaker (James Morgan Lee[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Pikeville, Ky. Buried in Keel Cemetery, Quail Ridge Road, Pikeville.

Appalachian News-Express, Pikeville, Ky., 19 May 1989: Grace Buchanan, 96, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of Pikeville, died Tue., May 16, at the Murfreesboro Health Care Center. She was born in Pikeville Sept. 19, 1892, a daughter of the late James Lee and Susan Keel Honaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Lafayette Buchanan, who died June 20, 1942. She is survived by two sons, Joel R. Buchanan of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Rufus L. Buchanan of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Joel R. Buchanan Jr., Stephen B. Buchanan and Donald Buchanan, and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services are scheduled to be held at 11 a.m. Fri., May 19, at the Keel Cemetery on Quail Ridge Road, Pikeville. Arrangements are under direction of Jennings-Ayers Funeral Home of Murfreesboro. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro.

Her husband Rufus also was reported to have died 5 May 1942.

248. Elbert Clark[5] Honaker (Oscar[4], Isaac William[3], Isaac[2], Martin[1]). He was a farmer.

He married Jacob-descendant Virgie[5] Cook, daughter of William Floyd and Ida Alice (Clark) Cook. Born 18 Sep 1890 in Coulwood, Russell Co., Va. Died 20 Feb 1920 in Russell County. Three children were reported by one researcher, seven children by another researcher. None of the names is the same, which warrants further research. Children:

iv. Clifford.

v. Arnold. Died 20 Feb unknown year.

vi. Stanley.

vii. Herman.

viii. Thelma. She married Jack Horne and Edd Keller.

248. ix. Kathleen. Born 1917.

248. x. Alden Linkous. [Cook] Born 13 May 1918.

Sixth Generation

4.ii.v.i.iii. Mary Lee[6] May (Sturley Edgar[5], Thomas Henry[4], Emmeriah Virginia[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Jul 1922 in Viroqua, Vernon Co., Wisc. Died 28 Sep 1981 in Madison, Wisc. Buried in Roselawn Cem., Monona, Wisc.

She married Lewis Alfred Grinnell, son of Thurman Arthur Grinnell and Sadie Fairbrother, 12 Oct 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa. Born 7 May 1911 in Monroe, Green Co., Wisc. Died 12 Nov 1969 in Madison. Buried in Roselawn Cemetery. Children:

4.ii.v.i.iii. i. Sharon Lee[7]. Born 19 Nov 1942.

ii. Judith Ann. Born 4 Jan 1950.

iii. David Allen. Born 1 May 1954 in Madison. He married, first, Donna Kay Morgan 3 Aug 1974 in

Monona, Wisc. He married, second, Marleah Kay Grandy 6 Dec 1997 in Madison.

6.viii.i.ii.ii. Mary Ellen[6] Cook (William Arthur[5], Thomas A.[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Feb 1910 in Russell Co., Va. Died 16 Feb 1992 in Stanford, Lincoln Co., Ky. Buried in Clear Fork Cemetery. Waynesburg, Ky.

She married, first, Henry[5] Honaker, son of Taze Honaker (Martin[1]) and Maggie Hess. Their descendants appear under his listing in the Martin chapter.

She married, second, James A. Francis.

She married, third, Bailey Lewis Ball. Born 1906. Died Apr 1967. Buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Va.

6.viii.i.ii.vi. Paul Dennis[6] Cook (William Arthur[5], Thomas A.[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 13 Apr 1919 in Boyle Co., Ky.

He married Virginia Unknown. Children:

i. Bobby[7].

6.viii.i.ii.ix. Ernest William[6] Cook (William Arthur[5], Thomas A.[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 16 Nov 1926 in Boyle Co., Ky.

He married May Parker. Children:

i. Patty[7]. She married Ed Atkins.

ii. Ernest William, Jr.

6.viii.iii.ii.ii. Era Elaine[6] Cook (called Elaine) (Grat Walker[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 Dec 1920 in Honaker, Va. She graduated from Honaker [Va.] High School in 1938. In 2000 she was active in her community, attending Valley View Freewill Baptist Church, Honaker, Va., and the Finney Senior Citizens group in Finney, Va. She was also enrolled in the Senior Citizens Writing Class at Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, Va. Her hobbies were crossword puzzles, flower gardening, quilting, writing stories, and playing canasta. A granddaughter, Rebecca Lothery, said that her grandmother was a superb cook.

Vol. I or Vol. II, Russell County [Va.] Heritage: The Clyde and Elaine Ray Family (with photograph of Howard School girls)—

The above picture was taken in 1929 of students at Howard’s School, which is a one-room school located three miles west of Honaker on the New Garden Road. Elaine Cook Ray is the girl on the left in the back row. She gained her education at this school but transferred to Honaker High School where she graduated in 1938.

Elaine, born in 1920, is the oldest of six children born to Grat Walker (a lifelong Russell Countian) and Clara Hooper Cook. The other children are G.W., Foster, Wayne, Shirley and Sue. Elaine is the only one of the children to remain in Russell County.

Clyde, born in 1917, is one of 12 children born to Taylor Sandy and Carrie Null Ray, also livelong residents of Russell County. He and his sister Gladys are the only children to remain in Russell County.

In 1939 when she was 18 and he was 21, Clyde (commonly known as Doc) and Elaine were married. They have six sons and three daughters: Jerry Clyde (1939), Roger Wayne (1940), Garland Walker (1942), Fay Allen (1944), Sandra Jean (1945), Barbara Janice (1947), Steven Foster (1959), Ricky Lee (1961), and Patrice Elaine (1963). Their age span was such that the children attended Russell County schools for 36 consecutive years. All the children graduated from Honaker High School except Garland who received his diploma while in the U.S. Army.

Clyde and Elaine have 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Five of their children (Fay, Sandra, Steven, Ricky, and Patrice) live in Russell County. Jerry lives in Stamford, Conn., Roger in Ruckersville, Va., Garland in Orange Co., Va., Janice in Glade Spring, Va.

In 1946 they bought a farm in Chestnut Ridge near Clinch River where they now live. Clyde retired in 1970 after spending most of his life as a farmer raising tobacco and cattle. He served in the Army during World War II. His favorite pastime is fishing, and he has traveled to several states to pursue this hobby. Many friends and relatives can attest to his ability after meals (prepared by Elaine) enjoyed from these trips. Second only to fishing, Clyde is an avid ginseng hunter.

Elaine has spent her adult life as homemaker and mother. Being a talented seamstress, she made most of her daughters' clothes and some for the boys when they were growing up. Now she is able to devote time to her favorite hobbies—flower gardening and patchwork quilting. She has won several ribbons at the Russell County Fair for her lovely flowers. Her floral arrangements are appreciated by her fellow parishioners at Gents Chapel Church. Hand quilting has just recently become one of her many talents. Her pillows and quilts are proudly displayed at her home.

All of the Ray children and some of the grandchildren share a love of reading inherited from their father. A sense of honesty, humor, and humility are characteristics inherited from both parents. They all look forward to visits with Mom and Dad. Submitted by: Janice (Ray) Fore and Sandra (Ray) Lothery

She married Clyde Ray (called Dock), son of Taylor Sandy Ray and Carrie May Null, 2 Jan 1939 in Honaker. Born 14 Jan 1918 in Russell Co., Va. Died 30 Apr 1993 in Lebanon, Va. Buried in Ray Family Cemetery, Chestnut Ridge, Honaker, Va. He was a private first class in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving from 1945-1946. He was a farmer who enjoyed hunting, fishing, ginsenging and reading, and was a dependable neighbor.

Unknown newspaper and date: Clyde “Dock” Ray, 75, of the Chestnut Ridge section of Rt. 1, Honaker, Va., died Friday at a Lebanon, Va., hospital. Born in Russell County, he was a son of the late Taylor and Carrie Null Ray. He was a lifelong resident of the Honaker area, and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Elaine Cook Ray; daughters, Mrs. Sandra Lothery and Mrs. Patrice Deskins, both of Chestnut Ridge, and Mrs. Janice Fore of Glade Spring, Va.; sons Jerry Clyde Ray of Cetu, Venezuela, Roger Wayne Ray of Ruckersville, Va., Garland Walker Ray of Gordonsville, Va., Fay Allen Ray, Steven Foster Ray and Ricky Lee Ray, all of Chestnut Ridge; sister, Mrs. Anna Pearl Hess of South Boston, Va.; brothers, Garnett Ray of Winston-Salem, N.C., Walter Ray of Canal Winchester, Ohio; 25 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Honaker Funeral Home, Honaker, Va., with the Rev. Larry Tiller, the Rev. Burk Hess and the Rev. Pat Ray officiating. Burial will follow at the Ray Family Cemetery at the home. Friends may call today after 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

Children:

i. Jerry Clyde[7] (called Jerry). Born 18 Sep 1939 on Chestnut Ridge, Russell Co., Va.

ii. Roger Wayne (called Roger). Born 27 Dec 1940 on Chestnut Ridge, Russell Co., Va.

iii. Garland Walker (called Garland). Born 19 Sep 1942 on Chestnut Ridge, Russell Co., Va.

iv. Fay Allen (called Fay). Born 1 Apr 1944 on Chestnut Ridge, Russell Co., Va.

6.viii.iii.ii.ii. v. Sandra Jean (called Sandra). Born 1 Nov 1945.

vi. Barbara Janice (called Janice). Born 16 Jun 1947 on Chestnut Ridge, Russell Co., Va. She married

Unknown Fore.

vii. Steven Foster (called Steven). Born 16 Apr 1959 in Lebanon, Va.

6.viii.iii.ii.ii. viii. Ricky Lee (called Ricky). Born 31 Oct 1960.

ix. Patrice Elaine (called Patrice). Born 6 Apr 1963 in Lebanon, Va. She married Unknown Deskins.

6.viii.iii.iii.i. Mildred Eloise[6] Roberts (called Midge) (Madge Edna[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 9 Feb 1926 in Coulwood, Russell Co., Va. She was an accountant and Baptist. In 2000 she lived in Roanoke, Va. She provided genealogical records for many descendants of Cynthia. Midge was born in her grandparents home and spent summers with them until she was a teen-ager, when “the hormones kicked in and I found boys more interesting than grandparents.”

She married Randolph Leonard Whittaker (called Randy), son of John Leonard Whittaker and Ruth Ella Slagle, 9 Nov 1946 in Bluefield, W.Va. Born 9 Nov 1921 in Bluefield. Died 12 Mar 1996 in Roanoke, Va. Buried in Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, Va. He served in World War II. He was a banker and Baptist.

Unknown newspaper and date: Whittaker, Randolph L., (“Randy”), 74, of Roanoke, died Tue., Mar. 12, 1996 in a Salem hospital. He was born Nov. 9, 1921 in Mercer Co., W.Va., the second son of the late John L. and Ruth Slagle Whittaker. He retired as recovery officer with First Union National Bank. Mr. Whittaker was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife, Mildred “Midge” Whittaker; a son and daughter-in-law, Glen A. and Annice Whittaker, Roanoke; a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia “Tish” and Steve Glosh, Christiansburg; four grandchildren, Kelly and Scott Whittaker, Kevin and Brian Glosh; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Bettie Whittaker, Rockville, Md.; much beloved brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Otis “Bob” and June Roberts, Winston-Salem, N.C.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Zelma and Jack Etter, Bluefield, W.Va.; six nephews, Charles Ray Whittaker, Michael Roberts, Bryon, Bennie, Bruce, and Barry Etter. Graveside services will be held Friday at 12 noon at Sherwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Branan Thompson and Rev. James Millsaps officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Lotz Salem Chapel.

Children:

6.viii.iii.iii.i. i. Glen Alvis[7]. Born 20 Aug 1951.

6.viii.iii.iii.i. ii. Patricia Diana (called Tish). Born 19 May 1955.

6.viii.iii.iv.i. Leon[6] Compton (Vera Muriel[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 Jul 1928 in Switchback, McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 25 Sep 1958 in Richlands, Tazewell Co., Va. Buried in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Va. He was a railroad worker.

He married Dorothy Campbell ca. 1948 in Lebanon. She also married C.L. Lucas. Children (of Leon and Dorothy):

i. Jerry[7]. Born in Russell Co., Va. Died 13 Sep 1988 in Pensacola, Fla. Buried in Pensacola. He

married Kathryn Golding.

ii. Linda. Born in Virginia. She married Unknown Findley.

iii. Carolyn. Born in Virginia. She married Unknown Schutzner.

iv. Helen. Born in Virginia. She married Unknown Tatro.

v. Jonathan.

6.viii.iii.iv.ii. Gilmer Ernest[6] Compton Jr. (Vera Muriel[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 26 Jul 1930 in Coaldale, McDowell Co., W.Va. He worked for the Norfolk & Western Railroad and served in the U.S. Army from 1951–1952.

He married Arlene Barton, daughter of George F. Barton and Pearl Massey, 2 Dec 1950 in Clintwood, Russell Co., Va. Children:

i. Ernestine[7]. Born 2 Aug 1951 in Augusta, Richmond Co., Va. She married Hansel Vernon

Barton 20 Jun 1970 in Bee, Buchanan Co., Va.

ii. Kerry Dean. Born 30 Jan 1954 in Richlands, Va. He married Ty-Anne Porter.

iii. Loretta Sue. Born 4 Apr 1955 in Grundy, Va. She married Michael A. Gregory 3 Jun 1972 in

Bluefield, Va.

iv. Larry Eugene. Born 31 Mar 1961 in Grundy, Va. He married Tammy Lesa Caudill 4 Feb 1977 in

Tazewell, Va.

6.viii.iii.iv.iii. Sharlie[6] Compton (Vera Muriel[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 17 Jun 1934 in Coulwood, Va. Died 27 Feb 1999 in Bluefield, Va. Buried in Grandview Memory Gardens, Tazewell, Va.

The funeral home card indicated services were at Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel, Tue., 2 Mar 1999 at 11 a.m., the Rev. Dennis McLemore officiating. Pallbearers were Bryon, Bruce, Benny and Barry Etter (her nephews), Bobby Cook, and Al Hagy.

She married Ordell Everett Amy, son of Flem D. Amy and Ethel Street, 9 Dec 1950 in Clintwood, Russell Co., Va. Born 22 Jun 1922 in Duck, W.Va. Died 15 Apr 1993 in Tazewell, Va. Buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Tazewell. He was a coal miner.

Unknown newspaper and date: Ordell Everett Amey, 70, of the Baptist Valley area, North Tazewell, died Thursday at a Tazewell, Va., hospital. Born in Duck, he was a son of Mrs. Ethel Street Amey of North Tazewell and the late Flem Amey. He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. He retired from coal mining after 30 years and was last employed by U.S. Steel at its Gary 14 Mine. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America Local 6715 at Gary. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul Amey and Flem D. Amey Jr.; and by one sister, Nell Amey. Additional survivors: wife, Sharlie Compton Amey; son, Ernie O. Amey of North Tazewell; daughter, Mrs. Charles (Diana) Heldreth of North Tazewell; sisters, Gladys Honaker of Amonate, Va., Mae Harman of North Tazewell and Dorothy Childress of Crew, Va.; three grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Peery & St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel in Tazewell with the Rev. Jimmy Hagy officiating. Burial will be at the Grandview Memory Gardens on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Children:

i. Diane Lynn[7] (adopted). Born 2 Feb 1952 in Buchanan Co., Va. She married Charles P. Heldreth

II 17 Jun 1972.

ii. Ernest Ordell (adopted). Born 10 Jun unknown year in Mercer Co., W.Va.

6.viii.iii.iv.iv. Zelma Ann[6] Compton (called Zookie) (Vera Muriel[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 26 Aug 1936 in Coulwood, Va.

She married Jack Etter, son of Ray Proffitt Etter and Bessie Lee Melvin, 16 Jan 1960 in Bland, Bland Co., Va. Born 1 Nov 1936 in Grotton, Tazewell Co., Va. Children:

i. Bryon Lee[7]. Born 12 Aug 1960 in Bluefield, W.Va. He married Tina L. Elmore 4 Aug 1984 in

Bluefield.

ii. Benton Lloyd. Born 30 Dec 1963 in Bluefield. He married Melissa Boyles 5 Jul 1986 in Bluefield.

iii. Bruce. Born 25 Sep 1969 in Bluefield. He married Julia A. Bounds 30 Oct 1993 in Ruther Glen,

Va.

iv. Barry. Born 15 Jun 1972 in Bluefield. He married Angelina Liane Pendry 18 Dec 1993 in Bristol,

Tenn.

9.i.i.ii. James Girard[6] Richmond (Nancy Jane[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 23 Sep 1882. Died 9 Oct 1920.

He married Nora Girmell 5 Oct 1903. Children:

i. Annie Jones[7]. Born 30 Jul 1904.

9.i.ii.i. James Franklin[6] Loar (also reported as Frank James) (William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 13 Jan 1885. Died 14 Dec 1943. Buried in Chloe Creek, north side of the Big Sandy River near Shelbiana, Pike Co., Ky.

He married Katherine Carson Caudill (called Kitty). Born 20 Dec 1890. Died 7 Jul 1943. Buried in Chloe Creek. Children:

i. Josephine Frances[7]. Born 29 Jul 1906. Died 26 Apr 1978. She married the Rev. Harold Oscar Sandstrom. Born 25 Aug 1909. Died 18 Sep 1960. There were no children.

9.i.ii.i. ii. Anna Louise. Born 29 Apr 1908.

9.i.ii.i. iii. Mary Beatrice. Born 29 Jun 1910.

9.i.ii.i. iv. William Thomas (called Thomas). Born 12 Sep 1912.

9.i.ii.i. v. John Burton (called Burt). Born 16 Sep 1914.

9.i.ii.i. vi. Alpha Ruth (called Ruth). Born 23 Sep 1916.

9.i.ii.i. vii. Edith Naomi. Born 23 Jan 1919.

9.i.ii.i. viii. James Paul (called Paul). Born 30 Nov 1925.

9.i.ii.i. ix. Lillian Joyce (called Joyce). Born 20 Apr 1934.

9.i.ii.ii. Frances Belle[6] Loar (also reported as Frances Belva) (called Belva) (William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 11 May 1886. Died 13 Apr 1924. Possibly buried in White City Cemetery, Ft. Pierce, Fla. She and her family lived in Johnson City, Tenn., and Elkhorn City, Ky.

She married Robert C. Huffman. Died 26 Mar 1923 (also reported as 11 Apr 1924.) Children:

i. Frank Edgar.[7] Born 13 Dec 1912. In 1949 he lived with his grandmother Bellva Dorah in Betsy Lane, Ky. He never married.

9.i.ii.iii. Stephen Girard[6] Loar II (William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 22 Aug 1894 in Pikeville, Pike Co., Ky. Died 27 Oct 1975 in Vero Beach, Fla. Buried in White City Cemetery, Ft. Pierce, Fla. Gaddis reported that he and his family moved to Florida in 1929, where Stephen was a building contractor in Ft. Pierce in 1949. His grandson James Edgar Loar reported that Stephen[6] worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in Pike Co., Ky., the Clinchfield Railroad in Spartanburg, S.C., and as a home builder in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Kathy George Shupe reported that Stephen and his siblings were given $7,500 each by their mother after the sale of family property; he used his share to invest in Florida orange groves but went bankrupt due to crop damage. He remained in Florida where he raised his family.

He married Myrtle Woodward Senter, daughter of Madison Lee Senter and Winnie Cantrell, 28 Apr 1917. Born 22 Sep 1899 in Clintwood, Va. Died 19 May 1990 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Buried in Ft. Pierce. Children:

9.i.ii.iii. i. Stephen Girard[7] III. Born 1 Apr 1918 in Elkhorn City, Pike Co., Ky.

9.i.ii.iii. ii. Charlotte Elizabeth. Born 18 Sep 1920 in Elkhorn City, Ky.

9.i.ii.iii. iii. Sybil Lee. Born 4 Aug 1922 in Dunleavy, Ky.

iv. Joyce Ann. Born and died 14 Jul 1931.

9.i.iii.ii. Charles Richmond[6] Belt (Louisa Katheryn[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 20 Sep 1897. Died 15 Apr 1977.

He married Lottie Owens. Born 6 Mar 1906. Children:

9.i.iii.ii. i. Betty[7]. Born 30 May 1928.

9.i.iii.ii. ii. Helen Faye. Born 24 Jan 1937.

9.i.iii.iv. Sallie[6] Belt (Louisa Katheryn[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Sep 1906. Died 28 Jun 1983. She and her family lived in Buchanon, W.Va.

She married Blaine Curry. Children:

i. Sallie Blaine[7].

ii. Mary.

9.i.iv.i. Dixie Lee[6] Loar (James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Nov 1897. Died 1 Jun 1962. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne, Ky. In 1949 she and her family lived in Betsy Layne.

She married John Caldwell 17 Oct 1914. Born 22 Mar 1892. Died 25 Apr 1937. Buried in Loar Cemetery. Children:

9.i.iv.i. i. Elsie Mae[7]. Born 8 Jan 1915.

ii. Margaret Marie. Born 14 Jul 1916. Died 12 Apr 1952. She married Denny Howell 31 Dec 1935. Born Jul 1916. Died 19 Apr 1959. There were no children.

9.i.iv.i. iii. Anna Sue. Born 13 Oct 1918.

9.i.iv.i. iv. Loray. Born 19 Jan 1927.

9.i.iv.i. v. Charles Andrew. Born 17 Aug 1932.

9.i.iv.ii. Sadie Belle[6] Loar (James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 Aug 1899. Died 24 Sep 1964. Buried in Loar Cemetery, Betsy Layne, Ky. In 1949 they lived in Betsy Layne.

She married William Stratton 17 May 1921. Born 9 Nov 1891. Died 19 Oct 1972. Buried in Loar Cemetery. Children:

9.i.iv.ii. i. Hershel Ray[7]. Born 1923.

ii. Unknown. Died in childhood.

iii. Unknown. Died in childhood.

iv. Unknown. Died in childhood.

9.i.iv.iii. James Andrew[6] Loar (called Jim Andy) (also reported as James Harmon Jr.) (James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Nov 1908. In 1949 he lived in Betsy Layne and was a bookkeeper for a coal company.

He married, first, Lucille Kuykendall. Died of cancer in 1940.

He married, second, Evelyn Lindauer. Children:

i. Nancy Jane[7]. Born 27 Nov 1947. She married Joe Bradberry.

9.i.vii.ii. James Arthur[6] George (Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 Aug 1910 (also reported as 1911.) Died 6 Feb (also reported as 8 May) 1995. Buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Ky.

He married Angeline Spears 18 Jan 1933. Born 11 Feb 1911. Died 16 Feb 1991. Buried in Davidson Memorial Gardens. Children:

9.i.vii.ii. i. Janalyn[7]. Born 7 Oct 1945.

9.i.vii.iii. Gordon Lee[6] George (Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 9 Apr 1912 in Fleming, Fletcher Co., Ky. Died 11 Dec 1997 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The remains were cremated and interred in Raney Family Cemetery, Lebanon Junction, Bullitt Co., Ky.

He married Virginia Mae Raney, daughter of Samuel Redford Raney and Pearl Wilson of Lebanon Junction, 5 Jun 1933 in Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., Ky. Born 3 May 1913 in Marion Co., Ky. Died 22 Jul 1998 Buried in Raney Family Cemetery. Children:

9.i.vii.iii. i. Kathleen NMN[7] (called Kathy). Born 31 Jan 1940 in Williamson, Mingo Co., W.Va.

9.i.vii.iii. ii. Gordon Samuel (called Sam). Born 16 Feb 1945 in Logan, Logan Co., W.Va.

9.i.viii.i. Walter Loar[6] Ferguson (Josephine Iles[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Jun 1904. Gaddis reported that he served for 22 months in World War II, mustered out of service as a lieutenant colonel, served in the China-Burma-India Theatre; was present at the formal surrender of Japan; was awarded the European-African and Asiatic ribbons and Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf clusters. This suggests that he served with the U.S. Army Air Forces which flew missions in those areas. He lived in Rochester, Ind.

He married Lucile Nafe 30 Aug 1928. Children:

i. Josie Nafe[7]. Born 22 May 1937.

9.i.viii.ii. Helen Louise[6] Ferguson (Josephine Iles[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 24 Jun 1914.

She married John Frederick Wilkes. He served as a major in World War II. Gaddis reported in 1949 that he had a very important position with Dearborn Chemical Co., Chicago. Children:

i. Janice Carolyn[7]. Born 2 Apr 1936.

ii. Mary.

9.i.viii.iii. Betty Jo[6] Ferguson (Josephine Iles[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 8 Nov 1923.

She married Unknown Crites. Children:

i. Nancy[7]. She married Unknown Schwitz.

12.vii.i.ii. Edward Luther[6] Maynard Jr. (called Ed) (Edward Luther[5], Emma Patience[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10 May 1921 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. Buried in Resthaven Garden of Memories, Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., Colo. He was a career officer in the U.S. Air Force who retired as a major at Travis AFB, Calif. During his time in the Air Force he was a cargo aircraft pilot and operations officer. He was based at Scott Field, Belleville, Ill.; Mississippi; Clark Field, the Philippines; Japan (1945–1951); Westover AFB, Mass.; Dover AFB, Del.; Hickam AFB, Hawaii (1955–1958); Vacaville, Calif.; and Ardmore, Okla. He was also a pilot for American Flyers, a charter airline based in Ardmore, Okla. When the company merged with Universal Airlines, Ed flew out of Harrisburg, Pa. During that time the family lived in Camp Hill, Pa. When Universal relocated to Oakland, Calif., Ed moved his family to Fort Collins, Colo., from which he commuted to the east coast (Baltimore, New York, and Boston) where his flights originated to Europe. Universal went out of business soon after, and Ed became a flight instructor for the Boeing 727 aircraft in Canada for seven months. Then he became a sales representative for Everett Lumber Company. The family recalled that he was very good at sales because of his friendly and outgoing nature.

He married Arlene Katherine Millage, daughter of Howard Millage and Luverne Schwartz, 14 Aug 1945 at Scott Field (became Scott AFB), Belleville, St. Clair Co., Ill. Born 15 Jan 1925 in Canton, Lincoln Co., S.D. Died of cancer 13 Nov 1994 in Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., Colo. Buried in Resthaven Garden of Memories. She graduated from a secretarial school and worked as a bookkeeper. Children:

i. Kay Laverne[7]. Born 22 Aug 1947 at Scott Field, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Ill. She took a B.S. in

Home Economics Education from Oklahoma State University and became a consumer and family studies teacher. In 2002 she lived in Colorado Springs, Colo. She married Jose David Romero 26 Jan 1974 in Ft. Collins, Colo. Born 7 Nov 1948 in Leadville, Lake Co., Colo. He became a high school automotive teacher.

ii. Edward Luther, III. Born 14 Mar 1952 at Westover AFB, Springfield, Hampden Co., Mass. He

attended Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo., and became a deputy sheriff of Larimer Co., Colo. He married Kathrey Louise Howard 3 Dec 1983 in Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., Colo. Born 6 Oct 1947 in Indiana. At the time of her marriage she was a deputy sheriff of Larimer County. In 2001 she was manager of a trailer park in Ft. Collins.

iii. Gregory Coyne (called Greg). Born 29 Oct 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2001 he was a bachelor

living in Ft. Collins, Colo., and a devoted uncle. His interests included family genealogy. He worked for Target Discount Stores, a major national department store chain.

12.vii.i.v. Naomi[6] Maynard (Edward Luther[5], Emma Patience[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 12 Oct 1926 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky.

She married William George Lantz 17 Jul 1948 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Fla. Born 5 Oct 1921. Died in Apr 1989. Buried in Elizabeth, W.Va. Children:

i. Unnamed[7]. Stillborn in 1950.

ii. Naomi Elizabeth (called Liz). Born 16 Jan 1953 in St. Petersburg. Her mother said that Liz was

the smallest (5 lb. 12 oz.) and prettiest baby in the nursery and that when people came to visit the babies they would say, about Liz, “Oh, look at this pretty baby here!” The proud mother was standing by hearing this. She married David Douglas Youmans 11 Aug 1999 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Born 30 Dec 1963 in Thunder Bay.

iii. Wilna Susan. Born 20 May 1954 in St. Petersburg. The name Wilna was from William and

Naomi, her parents. She married James Perry Gardner in Jul unknown year. Born 12 Jan unknown year.

iv. William George, II. Born 9 Oct 1955 in Daytona Beach, Halifax Co., Fla. He married Robin

Gilbert 3 Apr 1982 in Jacksonville, Duval Co., Fla. Born 10 Aug 1963 in Jacksonville.

12.vii.i.vi. Fay Emogene[6] Maynard (twin) (Edward Luther[5], Emma Patience[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Sep 1928 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. Died 7 Nov 1997 in Riverside, Riverside Co., Calif. Buried in Riverside.

She married Homer Harris Ozenghar 31 Oct 1952 in Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Fla. Born 5 Jan 1923. Died 27 Nov 1991 in Riverside. Buried in Rapid City, S.D. Children:

i. Susan Fay[7]. Born 20 Jul 1954.

ii. Debra Lynn. Born 27 Sep 1956.

iii. Donna Leigh. Born 22 Mar 1958 in Chicopee Falls, Hampton Co., Mass. She married Timothy

Paul Sobczyk 15 Jan 1977 in Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nev. Born 23 Nov 1949 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Neb.

12.vii.i.ix. John Stewart[6] Maynard (Edward Luther[5], Emma Patience[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]).

Born 29 May 1940 in Tampa, Fla. In 2001 he and his wife lived in Bostwick, Putnam Co., Fla.

He married Dorothy Louise Fowler, daughter of Ellis Guy Fowler and Ruby Mae Roberts, 14 Jul 1967 in Tampa.

Born 4 Oct 1937 in Plant City, Hillsborough Co., Fla. Children:

i. Patricia Ann[7]. Born 11 Aug 1968 in Tampa. She married William Clay Gilbert II (called Clay),

son of William Clayton Gilbert and Brenda Ann Peterson, 27 Jul 1996 at Ravine State Gardens, Palataka, Putnam Co., Fla. Born 19 Jan 1971 in Augusta, Richmond Co., Ga. In 2001 they were living in Columbia, S.C.

14.ii.iii. James Amos[6] Deskins (called Amos) (Harvey E.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 May

1897 in Hanover, W.Va. Died 10 Sep 1996 in Welch, W.Va. Buried in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 18 Sep 1996: Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Fri., Sept. 13, 1996 for James “Amos” Deskins, 99, of the McDowell Continuous Care Center, Gary, formerly of Hanover, who died Tues., Sept. 10, in Welch [W.Va.] Emergency Hospital. The Revs. Curtis Lester and Clarence Fortner officiated at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger. Burial followed in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny. Born May 1, 1897 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Harvey E. and Elizabeth Lester Deskins. He was a coal miner, a timberman and a resident of Rockhouse the past 54 years. He was founder and leader of the Deskins Quartet for 43 years and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Dixie Bailey Deskins; one daughter, Cuba Cline; and two sisters, Martha Paynter and Marie Lester. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dall (Crystal) Cline and Mrs. Stanley (Maxine) Thomas, both of Rockhouse; one son and daughter-in-law, Mervin and Virginia Deskins of Rockhouse; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. Pallbearers were grandsons.

He married Dixie Bailey. Children:

i. Cuba[7]. She married Unknown Cline.

ii. Crystal. She married Dall Cline.

iii. Maxine. She married Stanley Thomas.

iv. Mervin. He married Virginia Unknown.

14.vi.i. James William[6] Short (called Jim) (Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 Apr 1889 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 27 Apr 1889 in McDowell County. Buried in Riffe Cemetery, near Mt. Carmel Church of Christ, between Atwell Mountain and Shortridge Cemetery, McDowell County. He was a coal miner and a Church of Christ preacher since 1924. He established the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ in 1940.

He married Cora Atwell 6 Jul 1919. Buried in Riffe Cemetery. Children:

i. Carroll[7]. Born 11 Jun 1920. Died of meningitis 24 Apr 1935. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, McDowell Co., W.Va.

14.vi.i. ii. Eunice Flora.

iii. Venus I. Born 11 Feb 1925.

iv. Eula. Stillborn 3 Apr 1927. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, McDowell Co., W.Va.

v. James L. (called J.L. or Junior). Born 27 Mar 1930. Died 26 Jun 1987. He married Mary Jones, sister of Abby and Pansy Jones. They divorced.

14.vi.ii. Chloe Elizabeth[6] Short (Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 Apr 1901 in

McDowell Co., W.Va. Died of meningitis 22 Apr 1935 in McDowell County. Buried in a family cemetery in McDowell

County.

She married James Clarence Atwell (called Clarence), son of William A. Atwell (called Will) and Jane Rowe. Born 19 Dec 1903. Died 14 Jul 1967 in Virginia. Chloe and Clarence lived on Atwell Mountain in McDowell County. They are buried in a family cemetery on their old land, which in 2001 was owned by their daughter Fannie and her husband James. After Chloe’s death, Clarence married her sister Tilda. Children (of Chloe and Clarence):

14.vi.ii. i. Audrey Fane[7].

ii. Violet. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died in California. She married Edmon Sweeney. They divorced.

iii. Travis. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. He married Esther Addair.

14.vi.ii. iv. John Hugh (called Hugh). Born in Dec 1926 in McDowell Co., W.Va.

14.vi.ii. v. Ethel.

vi. Irene. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. She married, first, George Hyatt. They had several unidentified children and divorced. She married, second, Walter Leake. He died before 2001.

vii. Fannie. Born 8 Jul 1930 in McDowell Co., W.Va. She married James Henry Short 19 Sep 1953 in Yukon, W.Va.

14.vi.ii. viii. Frances Agnes (called Mickey). Born 19 Dec 1933.

14.vi.iii. Annie May Belle[6] Short (Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 27 Jun 1904 in

McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 11 Jan 2001 in Grundy, Va. Buried in Short Ridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain, near Garland, W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 17 Jan 2001: Annie May Belle Beavers—Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Mon., Jan. 15, 2001 for Annie May Belle Beavers, 96, of Atwell, who was (dead on arrival) late Thursday at Buchanan General Hospital at Grundy, Va. The Revs. Roger Dale, Steve Dawson, Walter Deskins and Charley Kennedy officiated at the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ on Garland Mountain. Burial followed at the Short Ridge Cemetery on Garland Mountain, near Garland. Born June 27, 1904 on Garland Mountain near Atwell, she was a daughter of the late Booker and Mary Deskins Short. She was a homemaker and member of the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Beavers, who died in 1975; two sons, Wallace Beavers and George Louie Beavers; one daughter, Nadine Beavers Chadwich; four brothers, Wallace, Howard, Charlie and Jim Short; three sisters, Alice Short, [Chloe] Atwell and Tilda Atwell; two granddaughters, Patsy Chadwich and Roxanne Beavers; one grandson, George Beavers; two great-grandchildren, Derick and Evans Beavers. She is survived by four daughters, Goldie Hooks and Mrs. Shirley Cantrell, both of Warsaw, Ind., Rose Justice and Birdie Stiltner, both of Grundy, Va.; four sons, Donald Beavers of Atwell, whom she made her home with for the past 10 years, James Beavers of Carpentersville, Ill., Evans Beavers of [Warsaw,] Ind., Booker Beavers of Clincho, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Rene Dawson of Garland Mountain, near Atwell; one brother, Lafayette Short of Avondale; 23 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She married George Beavers. Died in 1975. Children:

i. Wallace[7].

ii. George Louie.

14.vi.iii. iii. Nadine.

iv. Goldie. She married Unknown Hooks.

v. Shirley. She married Unknown Cantrell.

vi. Rose. She married Unknown Justice.

vii. Birdie. She married Unknown Stiltner.

viii. Donald.

ix. James.

x. Evans.

xi. Booker.

14.vi.vii. Tilda[6] Short (Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]). Born 30 Dec 1912 in Shortridge, McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 10 Nov 1999. Buried in Round Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, unknown place. Services were held at Round Oak Baptist Church, 14 Nov 1999, Rev. Randolph M. Newsome Jr., officiating. She and her husband lived on Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va., until 1953, when they moved to Woodford, Va.

She married James Clarence Atwell (called Clarence), widower of her sister Chloe. Born 19 Dec 1903. Died 14 Jul 1967 in Virginia. Buried in a family cemetery on his former land in McDowell Co., W.Va., which in 2001 was owned by his daughter Fannie (from his marriage with Chloe). Children:

i. W.B.[7] Born 22 Jun 1936 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 3 Aug 1937. Buried in a family cemetery where Clarence, Chloe, and William A. Atwell, Clarence’s father, are buried.

ii. Lafayette. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va.

iii. Anna. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. She married Bill Adair.

iv. James C., Jr. (called Jaybird). Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 4 Nov 1971 when his truck was hit by a train. He married Unknown and had two children, unknown.

v. Henry. Born in McDowell Co., W.Va.

vi. Ray (twin). Born in McDowell Co., W.Va.

vii. Kay (twin). Born in McDowell Co., W.Va. She married Russell Sale.

19.vii.iii. Melody Faie[6] Honaker (Faie Jackson[5], James Morgan Lee[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]).

She married Unknown. Children:

i. Jackie[7]. She married Unknown Loggins and in 2001 lived in Louisville, Ky.

20.iv.i. Juanita Anthabel[6] Caldwell (Antha Belle[5], Sarah Morning[4], James Mann[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Jul 1914 at home, 1506 Lee St., Charleston, W.Va. Died 20 Feb 2002 in Plant City, Hillsborough Co., Fla.

She married William Ernest Chapman 8 Aug 1939 in Louisa, Ky. Children:

i. William T.[7] In 2005 he lived in Brandon, Fla.

25.ii. Mary Lydia[6] Deskins (also reported as Lydia Jane) (Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2],

Jacob[1]). Born 2 Dec 1892 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 22 Oct 1971.

She married Samuel F. Addair 29 Jul 1908 in Wyoming Co., W.Va. Children:

i. Lucy[7]. She married Unknown Cantrell.

ii. Sadie. She married Unknown Mosley.

iii. Goldie. She married Unknown Blevins.

iv. Norman.

25.ii. v. Gertrude Alice. Born 16 Jan 1921.

vi. Bill.

vii. Thomas.

viii. Van.

ix. Mary. She married Unknown Creed.

25.v. Orpha Belle[6] Deskins (Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 27 Oct 1899 in

McDowell Co., W.Va. (also reported as 27 Oct 1900 in Wise Co., Va.) Died 22 Jul 1987 in New Richmond, Wyoming Co.,

W.Va. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va.: Funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m., Sat., July 25 for Orpha Bell Addair, 87, of English, who died Wednesday morning, July 22 in the Wyoming Continuous Care Center, New Richmond, after a long illness. The Revs. Booker Riffe, Bill Rose and Jim Addair officiated at the Church of the Living God, Garland. Burial followed in Short Ridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain. Born Oct. 27, 1900 in Wise Co., Va., Mrs. Addair was a daughter of the late Alex Deskins and Lucy Deskins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Living God, Garland. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Will Addair; two sons, Kyle and Edgar Addair; one daughter, Oma Sparks; four brothers, Van, George, John, and Jim Deskins. Survivors include two daughters, Lona Vandyke of War and Janet Adams of English; seven sons, Herman Addair of Grundy, Va., Charlie Addair of Chapmanville, Eugene Addair of Havre de Grace, Md., Ervin Addair and Leon Addair, both of Avondale, Raleigh and Bernard Addair, both of Bradshaw; two sisters, Amy Williamson of Florida, and Sadie Pruitt of Bartley; 64 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger had charge of arrangements.

She married William Hayes Addair 27 May 1915. Died before 1987. Children:

i. Kyle[7].

ii. Janet. She married Unknown Adams.

iii. Oma. She married Unknown Sparks.

25.v. iv. Ervin Delmas.

25.v. v. Edgar W.

vi. Herman. He married Melda Unknown. In 1998 they lived in Abingdon, Va.

vii. Charlie.

viii. Eugene.

ix. Lona. She married Unknown Vandyke.

x. Leon.

xi. Raleigh.

xii. Bernard.

26.ii. Clinton Raymond[6] Honaker (Samuel James[5] James Thomas[4] Samuel M.[3] James Mann[2] Jacob[1]). Born 5

Feb 1921.

He married Virginia Krutmeier [also Krutimeier] 11 Apr 1941 in Quincy, Adams Co., Ill. Died 7 May 2016.

St. Louis [Mo.] Post-Dispatch, 15 May 2016: Virginia “Ginny” Honaker (nee Krutimeier), baptized into the Hope of

Christ Resurrection on Sat., May 7, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Clinton R. Honaker, a highly-decorated military officer who

always had her unwavering support. Dearest mother of Mary (John) Grodzicki, Ronald (Margaret) Honaker and Janice (Bruce)

Bramon; cherished grandmother of nine and great-grandmother of 20; dear sister, sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, cousin and friend

to many. Ginny was a dedicated nurse, a square dancer, Cardinals/Blues fan, bowler and loved her computer. Services: Funeral

from Kutis South County Chapel, 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd., on Mon., May 16, 9:30 a.m. to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Church,

4900 Ringer Rd., for 10 a.m. Mass. Interment J.B. National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to your favorite

charity appreciated. Visitation Sunday, 4–8 p.m.

Children:

i. Mary[7]. She married John Grodzicki.

ii. Ronald. He married Margaret Unknown.

iii. Janice. She married Bruce Bramon.

27.ii. Earl Clinton[6] Honaker (Clinton Archie[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10

Aug 1938. Died Jan 2006 in Amarillo, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army, and was discharged in the late 1950s at Amarillo,

where he met his future wife on a blind date.

Amarillo [Texas] Globe-News, 30 Jan 2006: Earl Clinton Honaker, 67, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Military Rites are by Lucius Penick Chapter VFW Post 430.

He married Linda Kay Smith 4 Jul 1963 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas. Children:

i. DeLana Kaye[7]. Born 15 Feb 1964 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas. She took a B.S. in Occupational Therapy, cum laude, from Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, in Aug 1994, an M.A. in Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University in May 1999, and a Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy from Texas Woman’s University ca. 2001. Her Ph.D. dissertation was Transitions in Occupational Therapy: Implications for the Occupational Adaptation Model of Professional Development. In 2002 she was a licensed occupational therapist, was Sensory Integration and Praxis Test certified in 1995 and board certified in Pediatrics by the American Occupational Therapy Assn. in Nov 1999.

From 15 Aug 1994 to date [2002] she was lead occupational therapist for the Lubbock [Texas] Independent School District, supervising a staff of nine therapists and assistants, assessing and directing services for students from with developmental, learning, cognitive and physical disabilities. From Aug 1996 to Jan 1998 she was an adjunct faculty member for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, teaching lecture and lab courses on occupational therapy. Prior to that she was an occupational therapist for Companion Care Home Health, Lubbock (Oct 1994 to Jan 1995,) an instructor at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (Spring 1996), and completed an internship at the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Rockville, Md. (Summer 1994). She also worked briefly as an accounts supervisor, office manager, bookkeeper and commercial artist.

Her memberships and affiliations included Pi Theta Epsilon, occupational therapy honor society, in which she was a member beginning in 1991, vice president (1991-1992), past president (1992-3), alumni liaison, writer-editor of a newsletter and leader of a scholarship forum; Student Occupational Therapy Assn., in which she was historian (1990-1991), vice president (1991) and president (1992); Texas Occupational Therapy Assn. (member 1991 to present [2002] and nominations committee member, 1996 to present; American Occupational Therapy Assn.; and others. She was a member of Golden Key Honor Society and Mortar Board Honor Society; made academic presentations; published papers; and produced a video, Ready, Set, Write!, 1999, for teachers, educational staff and parents working with young people with handwriting skill problems. In 2002 she lived in Lubbock, Texas.

In 2002 she said that she and her sister were affected by Usher’s Syndrome Type II (mild to moderate hearing loss from birth) and retinitis pigmentosa (mid- to late 20s, leading to blindness in middle age or later,) caused by autosomal recessive genes in which both parents are carriers. The condition has not been reported to us by other members of the family. In 2002 DeLana was not married, living in Lubbock.

27.ii. ii. Adina Ann. Born 29 Jan 1965 in Amarillo.

33.i. Paul DeSales[6] Pinson (Thomas Arville[5], Daniel[4] John Jacob[3] Mary[2] Jacob[1]). Born 28 Jul 1915 in Middleport, Meigs Co., Ohio. A 1941 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he became an engineer. He served as a military officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II and retired as a colonel. He and his wife live in Lakeland, Fla.

He married Penelope Kirkham, daughter of Edward Kirkham and Ethel Dunham, 5 Jun 1948 at Ft. Hamilton, New York, N.Y. Born 26 Nov 1915 in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Mass. She became a teacher and a journalist for Parents magazine. Children:

33.i. i. Anthony D.[7] (called Tony).

44. Sada Carolyn[6] Deskins (called Sadie) (twin) (Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10 Sep 1902 in Davy, McDowell Co., W.Va. (also reported as Brier, W.Va. Died 23 Nov 1998 in Grundy, Va. Buried in Riffe Cemetery, Garland Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 2 Dec 1998: Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 26, 1998 for Sadie Caroline Pruett, 96, of Atwell, who died early Monday morning, Nov. 23, 1998 in Buchanan General Hospital, Grundy, Va. The Revs. Walter Deskins and Charlie Kennedy officiated at the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ on Garland Mountain, near Atwell. Burial followed in Riffe Cemetery on Garland Mountain. Born Sept. 10, 1902 in Davy, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Lucy Privett Deskins. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; daughter, Gloria Pruett; four brothers, John, Van, Jimmy and George Deskins; and three sisters, Amy Williamson, Orpha Addair and Lydia Addair. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs.

Delta Rose of Yukon, Eunice George of Atwell, Miss Euby Pruett of the home, Mrs. Violet Hagerman of Jolo, Mrs. Ida Toler of Leon and Mrs. Lucy Stacy of Columbia, Md.; one son, James Pruett of Kendallville, Ind.; 45 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were grandsons. Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger, was in charge of arrangements.

She married Roy I. Pruett, son of Charter Pruett and Margarite Caroline Linkous, 30 Apr 1919. Born 14 Mar 1898. Died 1973. He was a coal miner. Children:

i. Fred[7]. Born 20 Mar 1920. He married Ruby Riffe.

ii. Delta. Born Feb 1922. She married Troy Rose and in 1998 lived in Yukon, W.Va.

iii. Eunice. Born Nov 1924. She married Lemuel George and in 1998 lived in Atwell, W.Va.

iv. Euby. Born Feb 1927. In 1998 she lived in Grundy, Va. She never married.

v. Violet. Born Mar 1929. She married Ed Hagerman and in 1998 lived in Jolo, W.Va.

vi. Gloria. Born 27 May 1931. Died before 1998. She never married.

vii. Ida. Born 19 Dec 1935. She married Paul Toler and in 1998 lived in Leon, W.Va.

viii. Roy Earl. Born 17 Dec 1941. He married Linda Unknown.

ix. James. Born 24 Dec 1942. He married Wanda Boyd and in 1998 lived in Kendallville, Ind.

x. Lucy Ann. Born 20 Sep 1944. She married Paul Stacy and in 1998 lived in Columbia, Md.

xi. William Delano. Born 31 Jan 1949. Died 1968.

46. Robert Paul[6] Honaker (Ellis Paul[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 2 Jan 1930 in Pomona, Calif. In 2011 he lived in Quail Valley, Calif.

He married Patricia Ann Faddis, daughter of Thomas Reaborn Faddis and Ester Mary Alsdorf, 27 Jun 1952 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Born 10 Jul 1932 in Long Beach. Children:

i. Catherine June[7]. Born 26 Apr 1934 in Long Beach. She married Adolph Calquette 25 Nov 1978 in Riverside, Riverside Co., Calif.

ii. Ann Christine. Born 28 Nov 1956. She married David Winterborn 11 Sep 1979 in Redlands, Calif.

iii. Carolyn Annette. Born 16 Nov 1958.

iv. Barbara Mary. Born 6 Aug 1960. She married, first, John Joseph Laird 23 Nov 1979 in Redlands, Calif. She married, second, Tom Anderson in Redlands.

49. Maralynn Joyce[6] Honaker (called Marnie) (Lynn McLees[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). In 2005 she lived in Anaheim, Calif.

She married Lawrence Ralph Frasure (called Larry), son of Ralph Albert Frasure and Florence Ione Finnell, 22 Jun 1957 in Pomona, Los Angeles Co., Calif. Born 25 Nov 1931 in Pomona. Children:

49. i. Michael Allen[7] (called Mike). Born 4 Jul 1959.

ii. Michelle Lynne (called Shelley). Born 4 Mar 1962 in Fullerton, Calif. She married James Philip

Pelkey Jr. (called Jimmy), son of James Philip Pelkey and Angelina Castillo, 19 Sep 1993 in Pomona. Born 26 Jan 1959 in Orange, Orange Co., Calif. In 2001 they lived in Yorba Linda, Calif.

50. Suzanne Grace[6] Honaker (called Suzy) (Lynn McLees[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 22 Nov 1939 (corrected date). Died of lung cancer 12 Mar 1992 (corrected date) in Yakima, Wash. Interred in a mausoleum in Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, Calif. Funeral services were held in Yakima, Wash., where memorial donations were $7,000; and in Pomona, where she was raised. She had a college degree and graduate credits, and was a teacher. At the time of her death she had lived in Yakima for seven years.

She married Ronald Albert Wickstrom (called Ron), son of Berthell Albert Wickstrom and Grace Hawkinsen, 1 Jul 1961 in Pomona. Born in Decatur, Ill. In 2001, he lived in Bethell, Wash. Children:

i. Jonathan Albert[7] (twin). Born 5 Sep 1968 in Bemidji, Minn.

ii. Nathan Allen (twin). Born 5 Sep 1968 in Bemidji, Minn. He married Shannon Hunt in Seattle,

King Co., Wash.

57. Boyd Emerson[6] Winfree (Mary Ethel[5], Daniel[4], John Jacob[3], Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Died of cancer 22 Sep 2000. Buried in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Gustine, Merced Co., Calif.

He married Mildred Alberta Sweet Patterson (called Millie).

She wrote the following article, with photographs, for Honaker Family Newsletter:

When we moved to San Miguel, Calif., 1 Sep 2000, I needed a California driver’s license. The eye test revealed I needed cataract surgery in both eyes. My daughter Mary agreed to stay with me and drive me where I needed to go—the grocery store, doctor, shopping and church, which solved the immediate problem, but my eyes rapidly got worse. I needed a special magnifier with a light to read newsprint. I couldn’t hear well, either, which made it worse to understand what was going on.

Mary was very patient and read to me, but I was depressed about it until I found an eye doctor in September 2003. Fearful that something might happen to make me too blind to see the flowers and trees, I asked the Lord for help. Brother Ivey of the LDS Church delivered a special blessing. I had not known him and he did not know my fear of going completely blind, but his message assured me that I will see the flowers next spring. Then he and Brother Oxboro brought a truckload of iris bulbs and planted them around our property. There were some left over, that Mary planted.

I look forward to seeing flowers this spring—and already, better than before, see our red roses, hollyhocks and others still blooming. The operation on one eye improved my sight to almost 20/20. I can read the song books at church (with glasses) and even menus when we eat out.

Mary still does all the driving and likes it that way, and we have become true partners. She gave me a computer and printer for my 90th birthday, and now I see well enough to read the typewriter keys again and the instructions on the machine. Soon I will be adept in using my computer for research work in genealogy, and I can complete new genealogy records for my cousin Oleeta and my nephew Richard Jeffery. Also complete record lines on the computer itself.

Mary teaches other people to use the computer for family tree records and now she is teaching me. In addition, I enjoy life more—for example, our recent trip to Hawaii, where Mary was required to present a special lecture. The Air National Guard she works for has been very kind to me and allows her to take me with her on her monthly two days of work in San Francisco. They even allowed me to go to Hawaii! She arranged for us to go a few days early, as she had Labor Day and a long weekend before her talk, and we had a wonderful, adventurous trip.

My eye operation was successful and the doctor permitted me to make the trip with Mary. If I continue to heal until my January checkup, I won’t need the operation on the other eye!

Blessing of Assurance to Mildred Alberta Sweet Winfree, Sun., 11 Aug 2003

Your Heavenly Father loves you and wants you to know that the Lord wants the best blessings for you. You will see the flowers of springtime next Spring. You are important to the Ward and to other people, where your kind assurance and thoughts are a great influence on others. The Lord protects your person and watches your life and appreciates this. You will see the springtime and the beauty of your current home. Your friends and family love you. Young people look to you for guidance and assurance. The time is not yet. You will see. Your sweet spirit. You will see the flowers of springtime, this I assure you.

She wrote the following [illustrated] article for Honaker Family Newsletter, Spring 2005: A Trip to Honolulu

Last September [2003] we made a trip to Honolulu! My daughter Mary is a member of the Air National Guard, and was asked to talk to a select group of medics about a rare disease. Fortunately, I was allowed to accompany her. We were scheduled to go on an Air Force C-130 cargo plane to Kauai Island where we could refuel and continue to Honolulu.

The C-130 is a huge plane. The one we were aboard carried a big truck loaded with enough equipment to set up a field hospital in 48 hours. The trip would take eight hours and Mary warned me there were no seats. I wondered about that and saw how it could be accomplished. First, they loaded the truck onto the middle of the airplane with the sides almost scraping the seat arrangement, which was a narrow board at seat height hung from the ceiling on each side.

To reach the “rest room” from where we were seated on one side of the plane, we would have to climb on the seat by the truck, walk its length, climb down and walk a short distance to a potty hung above several steps. Privacy was tenuously ensured by a shower curtain! After looking this apparatus over, I hoped it would not become necessary to use it.

The captain was very kind and courteous and personally fitted my seat belt and showed me how to put on a life jacket. “We have rubber boats in case of emergency,” he explained, “and it will expand if it gets wet and keep you afloat.”

I thought of all that cold water waiting down below and hoped it would not be necessary. The crewmembers all acted very normal and found places on piles of luggage or hospital equipment like boards hung from various places where they stretched out and went to sleep. Others huddled on the “seats” and snuggled together. I saw some women crewmembers on the other side of the truck, but mostly the crew was strong looking young men between 20 and 35.

Everything went quiet because all of us wore earplugs to block out noise from the four big propeller engines that carried us. Suddenly one of the crew began searching the walls with a flashlight. He peered out the portholes at the wings. He came down our way and seriously looked up and down and through the portholes. I saw another flashlight beyond the truck, with another crewmember doing the same thing.

A sleeping crewmember awoke, glanced about, and put on his wet jacket thing. The searchers gathered in a group, including the pilot. I thought they all looked very concerned. Then they told us—we’d lost an engine! We must turn back to Moffett Field [Calif.]. We were afraid the plane would never take off again, but they have very good mechanics and they fixed everything. We took off again. That was when I needed to use the potty enough to try it.

Nine crewmen helped me climb up and watched fearfully as I struggled past the truck. Men on the other side helped me find the steps up to the shower-curtained potty. Mary came too and was there to help me dress in the crowded space. Controlled snorts of laughter met the moving curtain and then my trip back. I realized it was very funny and the men were trying not to laugh and embarrass me. I began to laugh too, falling into Mary’s arms, and then everybody just howled. That made me popular with the fellows and some of them came and took me up front to the cockpit to see the clouds around, above and under us. It was a gorgeous, inspiring experience. I returned to my seat with gratitude for the opportunity.

We landed very late on a rainy night on Kauai. It was a lovely little garden island, with only an airfield and one big fancy hotel. We spent that night in the hotel where only wealthy people can afford to go, but they gave us a military discount.

It was really gorgeous with ocean tides cooling the beach right up to the hotel grounds. People could sit at tables under coconut and other exotic trees to eat their meals. Flowers and tropical fruits were lavish and the gardens around the hotel were really lovely. Honeymooners like to go there and they had beaded bracelets in each room. You put them on the door to say “Do Not Disturb.” I got permission to take one in spite of my age and the lack of a bridegroom! I wore it everywhere.

Next day we flew on to Honolulu. We arrived in good shape and were driven to our hotel on base where we stayed for the next ten days. Mary presented her lecture the following day using lots of slides. The audience sat forward in their seats when she spoke and gave her accolades when she finished. They asked her to speak to another group that afternoon, and to another the next day. This made us both happy.

For the next eight days, Mary trained during the day but we still had time to see a lot of Hawaii. Mary rented a car and that made it even better, for we could drive anywhere we wanted. On a weekend, she drove along a road with nice homes on both sides. We noted a truck being driven by two men who were cutting clumps of green coconuts and leaves and loading them on the truck. Mary asked what was up. One of the men said they were clearing the trees to prevent accidents before a fiesta. A hurricane was coming and the wind could drop the coconuts on people’s heads.

I asked if I could have one of the green clunky things and Mary explained we had never seen coconuts up close. The man was very friendly and showed us how to cut off the green husk and expose the brown coconut inside. He had a huge butcher knife and held the coconut in his hand while he whacked the shell open and let us drink the milk.

On the other side of the island, we visited an ancient Japanese temple. It was set in acres of gardens with running streams of water, all kinds of birds including peacocks, swans, ducks and others, and lots of great golden fish. Before we reached the building, we saw a young Japanese couple with a baby about three years old. A small building with a strange contraption with a rope hanging from it came into view. The mother climbed some steps with the baby and helped it pull the rope, which brought forth a big log that swung back inside and hit a tremendous gong. Then the father did it while the mother took a picture. The sign said this would awaken the god. So of course we did it too.

In stocking feet we entered the building and watched people passing through to leave gifts of food, flowers and things on an altar before the giant Buddha statue. There was a gift shop and walkways. It was truly an experience. On the way home, we passed farmland and lots of small ponds and wondered about them. Then we saw long lines of people waiting for food in front of tent-like buildings. Signs said “All you can eat–shrimp & prawns” – so we had to try it. What shrimp they were; huge, fat, sweet ones served with salad, chips and hot sauces!

The trip to Hawaii was full of surprises. Mary was hungry, so we visited Chinatown for food, took a walk, and discovered an exciting bead and costume shop where we spent an hour just looking, for we had already spent our money, but we definitely want to go there again. There were many kinds of costumes and an immense supply of a great variety of beads. “Pirates” made us hold their parrots, which lay on their backs like babies, while our picture was taken.

We went to a luau where they roasted a whole pig in the ground. Young men with bare feet walked on the hot ashes to tell when the meat was cooked. We ate poi, which is cold and tastes like sour library paste; and purple sweet potatoes, which are really good. Then there was singing and dancing, and men dressed like natives who threw fire in the air. It was all very exciting.

We returned to San Francisco by commercial plane. A friend met us and took us to the Wyndam Hotel, for Mary’s regular weekend Air Guard duty. The next morning when she went to check in for the drill weekend, we found that the Guard had not renewed its contract with the hotel. We closed our room, loaded our luggage, and drove to the base for instructions. They sent us to a new hotel, the Larkspur, which has several amenities—a computer room with machines available to guests, free laundry room, full kitchen, free newspaper, besides the things offered by Wyndam except buffet breakfast and restaurant, but there are restaurants nearby.

Mary was welcomed home and invited to again present her lecture that had been so successful in Hawaii. Her training really helped with the military inspection her unit had in December [2003], helping it get an “excellent.” Then we went home very tired—and home is always the best place of all. I wish I could have taken you with me.

Seventh Generation

4.ii.v.i.iii.i. Sharon Lee[7] Grinnell (Mary Lee[6], Sturley Edgar[5], Thomas Henry[4], Emmeriah Virginia[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Nov 1942 in Madison, Wisc. She graduated from Menona Grove High School, Menona, Wisc., in 1960. In 2001 she was a homemaker living in Marshfield, Wisc., and was a genealogical hobbyist.

She married Dale Paul Sternberg, son of Edmund Ernest Sternberg(er) and Violet Marie Pinneke, 18 Jun 1960 in Monona, Wisc. Born 19 Jun 1939 in Madison. He took a B.A. from Arizona State University, Tempe, in 1964, and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University, Tempe, in 1969. He was a clinical social worker at the the Marshfield [Wisc.] Clinic, retiring 8 May 1998. The Marshfield Clinic was a 300-physician multispecialty clinic serving northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Dale worked in the Department of Psychiatry, primarily with psychological aspects of medical disease, and was most closely associated with the Departments of Oncology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Infertility. Children:

4.ii.v.i.iii.i. i. Jeffrey Paul[8]. Born 21 May 1963.

ii. Karl Edward. Born 23 Oct 1965 in Phoenix. He took a B.A. from the Minneapolis [Minn.] College

of Arts and Design in 1999. In 2001 he lived in Madison, Wisc. He planned to study for a Master of Fine Arts in Art at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

iii. Theresa Lee. Born 18 May 1970 in Marshfield, Wisc. She graduated from Marshfield High School

in 1988. In 2001 she lived in Bangor, Wisc., and was employed as a factory worker with Spartek, Inc., Sparta, Wisc. She married Monte Ray Luethje, son of Merlyn Dale Leuthje and Joan Carol Bernard, 13 Sep 1997 in Marshfield. Born 5 Feb 1959 in Marshalltown, Iowa. In 2001 he was a forklift operator with Rockland [Wisc.] Flooring Co.

iv. Eric Edmund. Born 1 May 1974 in Marshfield. He took a Radio-Television Broadcasting diploma from Madison [Wisc.] Media Institute in 1996, and has completed computer courses. In 2001 he was living in Rhinelander, Wisc., employed by WJFW Television, National Broadcasting Co. affiliate, in the production department.

6.viii.iii.ii.ii.v. Sandra Jean[6] Ray (called Sandra) (Era Elaine[6], Grat Walker[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 Nov 1945 in Lebanon, Va.

She married Billy Con Lothery, son of Geter Elbert Dewey Lothery and Ruby Alice Dameron, 2 Oct 1967 in Clintwood, Dickenson Co., Va. Born 21 May 1942 in Stratton, Dickenson County. Children:

i. Melanie Patrice[7]. Born 27 Dec 1971 in Alexandria, Va. She married Kevin Wayne Austin 20

Apr 2000 in Honaker, Va.

ii. Rebecca Janice. Born 3 Feb 1978 in Norton, Wise Co., Va.

6.viii.iii.ii.ii.viii. Ricky Lee[6] Ray (called Ricky) (Era Elaine[6], Grat Walker[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 Oct 1960 in Lebanon, Va.

He married Helen Edith Rasnake, daughter of William Cole Rasnake and Thelma Edith Bostic, 31 Aug 1985 in Buchanan Co., Va. Born 16 Jul 1965 in Lebanon. Children:

i. Angela Rene[7]. Born 10 Mar 1986 in Lebanon.

ii. Sara Marie. Born 20 Dec 1988 in Lebanon.

6.viii.iii.iii.i.i. Glen Alvis[7] Whittaker (Mildred Eloise[6], Madge Edna[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 20 Aug 1951 in Bluefield, W.Va. He served in the U.S. Army. He is an engineer and Baptist.

He married Annice Lorrine Bell, daughter of Paul Lewis Bell and Harriet Ann Oyler, 12 Nov 1977 in Salem, Va. Born 28 Sep 1955 in Roanoke, Va. Children:

i. Kelly Diane[8]. Born 19 Feb 1981 in Salem.

ii. Scott Matthew. Born 27 Feb 1984 in Salem.

6.viii.iii.iii.i.ii. Patricia Diana[7] Whittaker (called Tish) (Mildred Eloise[6], Madge Edna[5], William Floyd[4], Cynthia A.[3], Elizabeth[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 May 1955 in Bluefield, W.Va. She is a secretary and Baptist.

She married Steven Walter Glosh, son of Donald Walter Glosh and Geraldine Frances Downs, 4 Jun 1977 in Roanoke, Va. Born 5 Jun 1953 in Canton, Stark Co., Ohio. He is a store manager and Baptist.

Children:

i. Kevin Walter[8]. Born 26 Nov 1981 in Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., Va.

ii. Brian Randolph. Born 5 Apr 1986 in Blacksburg.

9.i.ii.i.ii. Anna Louise[7] Loar (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 29 Apr 1908. Died 24 Nov 1981.

She married Ray Wilburn. Born 13 Feb 1908. Died 1985. Children:

9.i.ii.i.ii. i. Juanita[8]. Born 15 Apr 1934.

ii. Anna Rae. Born 23 Jul 1936. She married Gary Cunningham.

iii. Peggy Joyce. Born 11 Feb 1941. She married Larry Dean Lauger.

iv. Fay Ann. Born 14 Apr 1943. She married David Hickman 12 Oct 1963.

9.i.ii.i.iii. Mary Beatrice[7] Loar (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 29 Jun 1910. Died 16 Mar 1982.

She married Joseph Forrest Syck 6 Jun 1931. Born 22 Jan 1907. Died 30 Jul 1968. Children:

9.i.ii.i.iii. i. Margarette Louise[8]. Born 23 Apr 1932.

9.i.ii.i.iii. ii. Rose Mary. Born 15 Jun 1936.

9.i.ii.i.iv. William Thomas[7] Loar (called Thomas) (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 12 Sep 1912.

He married Hample Cantrell 3 Jul 1937. Born 27 May 1916. Died 1982. Children:

9.i.ii.i.iv. i. Catherine[8]. Born 18 May 1938.

ii. Eddie Thomas. Born 16 Dec 1940. He married Carol Unknown.

iii. James Gobel. Born 30 Apr 1942. He married Wally Unknown.

9.i.ii.i.iv. iv. Virgil Lee. Born 3 Jan 1945.

9.i.ii.i.v. John Burton[7] Loar (called Burt) (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 16 Sep 1914. Died 19 Jun 1990.

He married Elizabeth Muntain (called Betty) 17 May 1941. Born 5 Feb 1916. Children:

9.i.ii.i.v. i. Carole Ann[8]. Born 7 Mar 1950.

9.i.ii.i.vi. Alpha Ruth[7] Loar (called Ruth) (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 23 Sep 1916.

She married Thomas Samuel Walstra (called Bud) 25 Oct 1951. Born 5 Nov 1921. Children:

9.i.ii.i.vi. i. Thomas Samuel[8] Jr. Born 5 Jan 1953.

9.i.ii.i.vii. Edith Naomi[7] Loar (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 23 Jan 1919. Died 31 Dec 1967.

She married, first, Leo Baren. Children:

9.i.ii.i.vii. i. Betty Joyce[8]. Born 30 Nov 1941.

She married, second, Frank Sorrentina 23 Jun 1951. Born 6 Aug 1909. Died 9 Oct 1962. There were no children.

9.i.ii.i.viii. James Paul[7] Loar (called Paul) (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 30 Nov 1925.

He married Josephine Genualdi. Born 20 Feb 1919. Children:

9.i.ii.i.viii. i. James Franklin[8]. Born 25 Jul 1948.

9.i.ii.i.viii. ii. Gail Lynn. Born 31 Aug 1949.

9.i.ii.i.viii. iii. Jerome Paul. Born 9 Nov 1951.

iv. Mary Katherine (called Sugar). Born 12 Jun 1955. She married James E. Klingberg 24 Apr 1976. Born 21 Sep 1955.

9.i.ii.i.ix. Lillian Joyce[7] Loar (called Joyce) (James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 20 Apr 1934.

She married Oscar L. Jolly 25 Jun 1954. Born 22 Feb 1933. Children:

9.i.ii.i.ix. i. Darlene Renee[8]. Born 15 Oct 1955.

9.i.ii.i.ix. ii. Diana Kay. Born 7 Apr 1958.

9.i.ii.i.ix. iii. Deborah Lynn. Born 18 May 1960.

iv. Dustin Andre. Born 16 Jan 1969.

9.i.ii.iii.i. Stephen Girard[7] Loar III (see photograph) (Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 Apr 1918 in Elkhorn City, Pike Co., Ky. Died 8 Jan 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla. Buried in Hill Crest Memorial Gardens, Ft. Pierce, Fla. Gaddis reported in 1949 that he was a brakeman for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad living in Russell, Ky.

His son James said that Stephen served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1 Dec 1943 until his discharge 30 Jan 1945 and during that time was an aerial gunner. He survived a B-17 crash at Casper Army Air Base, Wyo., which killed all other members of the crew; injured, he spent several months in the base hospital. The base operated from 1 Sep 1942 to 7 Mar 1945, training bomb crews for oversea assignments. The B-17 Flying Fortress, a strategic heavy bomber, was the first American aircraft ever mass produced, with 12,731 built, mostly deployed to Europe, and a few hundred in the Pacific. Of the 10-man crew, six were gunners, four of them full-time (two at the waist, one in the top turret, one in the belly turret.)

Stephen said that he was on a mission that bombed Japanese forces in Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The Aleutian Islands Campaign was perhaps the most intriguing of World War II. From 3 Jun 1942 to 15 Aug 1943, a Japanese force attacked and then held Attu and Kiska islands. The Japanese reasoned that their control of the Aleutians would forestall a possible American attack across the Northern Pacific. Remoteness of the location, weather and terrain were formidable foes for the U.S. and Canada in regaining the Aleutians. One U.S. warship was damaged and 22 lost; 225 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; nearly 1,500 U.S. soldiers and sailors were killed. The Japanese suffered 4,350 killed, 16 ships sunk.

After the war, Stephen worked for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad on the Big Sandy Route in Kentucky until moving to Ft. Pierce, Fla.; retiring as a locomotive engineer for Florida East Railroad; was Bowden Yardmaster in Jacksonville, Fla. He collected family genealogical data for years, probably with the intention of writing a family history, but did not complete that task. His considerable volume of work was provided to us by his son James Edgar, and has made an important contribution to Honaker Family in America, which we appreciate.

He married, first, Emily Lousetta Daniel, daughter of Moses Damron Daniel and Elizabeth Jane Burgess, 12 Oct 1940 in Ashland, Ky. They divorced in 1944 in Ashland. Born 27 Nov 1921 at the family homestead near the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad whistle stop at Kise, Lawrence Co., Ky. (The family land was deeded to her great-great-great grandfather Edward Burgess by the federal government because of his service during the Revolutionary War.) Died 29 May 2006 in Louisa, Ky. Buried in Ashland [Ky.] Cemetery.

Ashland [Ky.] Daily Independent: Lawrence County—Emily Daniel Loar, 84, of Louisa, died Mon., May 29, at Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. Born Nov. 27, 1921, in [Lawrence Co., Ky.], she was a daughter of the late Moses Damron and Elizabeth Burgess Daniel. She was a homemaker and a member of Richardson Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Emily Alice Reed of Louisa; a son, James Edgar Loar of Shreveport, La.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Thurs., June 1, at Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa, with Rev. Merle Little officiating. Burial was in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, under direction of Wilson Funeral Home.

Children:

9.i.ii.iii.i. i. James Edgar[8]. Born 7 Feb 1942 in Ashland, Ky.

9.i.ii.iii.i. ii. Emily Alice (called Alice). Born 18 Dec 1944 in Ashland.

He married, second, Lillian Mae Hines of Concord, Ky., daughter of Harry Campbell Hines and Bessie Lee Lisle, 19 Jul 1944 in Russell, Ky. Born 9 Mar 1921. Died 17 May 1991. Died 1992. Children:

9.i.ii.iii.i. iii. Donna Lee. Born 25 Oct 1945 in Jacksonville, Fla.

9.i.ii.iii.i. iv. Anita Louise. Born 1 Jan 1949 in Ashland, Ky.

9.i.ii.iii.i. v. Stephen Girard, IV. Born 1 May 1953 in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

9.i.ii.iii.ii. Charlotte Elizabeth[7] Loar (Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Sep 1920 in Elkhorn City, Pike Co., Ky. Gaddis reported in 1949 that Charlotte “has a fine position in the Florida Bank at Fort Pierce, [address] Box 469. She was m in 1947, Jan. 25, to A.G. Warne, Jr., b 1920, Oct. 9. She attends the Presbyterian church and is an active member in two or three clubs. The Warnes live out of town about 4 or 5 miles. He does gardening, but she works in the bank. To this Charlotte belongs the honor of stirring up past facts, and getting in line the present data on these Ky. and Va. Loars, and in securing the will of James and Andrew J. Loar.”

She married, first, Alva Guinn Warne (also reported as Warren) 25 Jan 1947 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Died 7 May 1962. Children:

9.i.ii.iii.ii. i. Suzanne Marie[8] (called Sue). Born 5 May 1949 in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

She married, second, Bernard Stecher 18 Sep 1976 in Vero Beach, Fla. Born 22 Jan 1921 in New York City.

She married, third, Unknown Marshall.

9.i.ii.iii.iii. Sybil Lee[7] Loar (Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Aug 1922 in Dunleavy, Ky. Gaddis reported in 1949 that Sybil “is a bookkeeper for a car dealer and is at home with her parents. She is the pianist at Presbyterian Church. She is also active in an Improvement club and the Business Women’s Club.” In 2009 she lived in Vero Beach, Fla.

She married James Austin Skannel 28 Mar 1952 in Ft. Pierce, Ky. Born 28 Mar 1908 in New York City. Children:

i. James Austin[8] II. Born 19 Dec 1952. Died 23 May 1990 of juvenile diabetes.

ii. Stephen Aaron. Born 19 Oct 1954. Died 24 Apr 1997 in New York City of juvenile diabetes.

iii. Nancy Lee. Born 28 Mar 1956 in New York City. In 2009 she lived in Vero Beach, Fla. She married Stephen Olds and had two unknown daughters.

9.i.iii.ii.i. Betty[7] Belt (Charles Richmond[6], Louisa Katheryn[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 30 May 1928.

She married Wayne Hudson. Children:

i. Richmond Wayne[8]. Born 11 Aug 1952.

ii. Leesa Ann. Born 2 Mar 1957.

9.i.iii.ii.ii. Helen Faye[7] Belt (Charles Richmond[6], Louisa Katheryn[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 24 Jan 1937.

She married Unknown Ogle. Children:

i. Robert Wayne[8]. Born 9 Oct 1958.

ii. Linda Sue. Born 20 Jan 1960.

9.i.iv.i.i. Elsie Mae[7] Caldwell (Dixie Lee[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 8 Jan 1915. Died 15 Jul 1987.

She married Earl Layne. Died 16 Jul 1982. Children:

i. Judy Mae[8]. She married Unknown Akers.

ii. Rosemary. She married Unknown Clark.

iii. Earl Lee.

9.i.iv.i.iii. Anna Sue[7] Caldwell (Dixie Lee[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 13 Oct 1918. Died 25 Aug 1969.

She had a child with unknown:

9.i.iv.i.iii. i. James Allen[8] [Caldwell]. Born 25 Nov 1930.

She married Arthur Jones 29 Nov 1937. Children:

ii. Barbara Ann[8].

iii. Margaret Mae. She married Perry Stumbo.

9.i.iv.i.iv. Loray[7] Caldwell (Dixie Lee[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Jan 1927.

She married Bill Swinney 20 Jul 1947. Children:

i. Alice Fay[8].

9.i.iv.i.v. Charles Andrew[7] Caldwell (Dixie Lee[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 17 Aug 1932.

He married Mary Kozee 24 Jun 1952. Children:

i. Charles[8].

9.i.iv.ii.i. Hershel Ray[7] Stratton (Sadie Belle[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1923. Died Feb 1991.

He married Barbara Ann Mathens. Children:

i. Linda Suzanne[8].

ii. William Ray.

9.i.vii.ii.i. Janalyn[7] George (James Arthur[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Oct 1945. In 2009 she and her husband lived in Ypsilanti, Mich. Janalyn wrote the following about a newspaper article she had found in an old family trunk:

“I found the following newspaper article in a box in a trunk of Grandma George’s that had been given to my Dad and Mom. I have made copies and also retyped it, as it was beginning to fade. It is conflicting as to the age of old Betsy the mule that Great Great Grandmother Nancy Honaker owned. I have a tooth of old Betsy that was left to Grandma George. It is in a shadow box, along with Great Grandmother Belvadora’s old black bonnet with a typed short version of the history, and hangs in my living room.”

Unknown Kentucky newspaper: Big Sandy—Past and Present—Betsy, a mule, lived to be 71 years of age, Raced with negro slaves, by G.C. Ratliff

Betsy was a mule who lived to 71 years of age. She was 16 when Jim Layne bought her in North Carolina and brought her to the settlement which he had founded 12 miles north of Pikeville, on the Big Sandy. This settlement later

honored his name, Betsy Layne. And, although the writer of this column has no proof of the fact, it is reasonable to suppose, that “Betsy,” the mule’s name, formed the first half of Betsy Layne, the thriving village in Floyd County on U.S. Highway 23.

Betsy and Jim Layne’s daughter, Nancy, were both born in the same year, 1813. And when Mr. Layne brought the small sorrel Santa Fe home, Nancy fell in love with it immediately. For 56 years thereafter until the death of the mule in 1884, at the age of 71, the two were the greatest of friends. But we’re getting ahead of the story. Let us start at the beginning.

When James Sherman, “Jim” Layne built a rude cabin at Betsy Layne, he had no neighbors. Although the exact date of Mr. Layne’s coming to the place which later honored his name is not available to this column, it is thought by his descendants to have been around 1800, or possibly earlier.

But Mr. Layne was not without company, for in addition to his family, he brought Negro slaves with him to Big Sandy. And one of the first projects done by the slaves was the digging and walling of a water well near the home. That well remains today in the yard of Willie Clark, who, some years ago, acquired part of the old Jim Layne property. A picture of the well, or the box around it, is included with this article. How many such boxes were built and deteriorated through the past 150 years, before this one was built, no one living knows.

Possibly James Loar, called “Uncle Jim,” knows more about Betsy Layne background than anyone living today. He is a great-grandson of James Layne and had lived his 82 years on the old place. His grandmother, Nancy Layne Honaker, was a daughter of Jim Layne. And this story has to do with Nancy and the mule “Betsy” more than with any other person or thing.

When Nancy married Tom Honaker, she took Betsy. Only death could separate them. She bought the side saddle and wherever she went, she rode Betsy. Every few days she would ride to Harold, two miles up the river, to the store.

Betsy is photographed

On one of these trips to the store, a Mr. Gardner, an itinerant photographer who ran a small boat up and down the river, asked her to let him taker her picture while she stood beside the mule. And so Nancy stood in front of Betsy, holding gently to the bridle, her skirt reaching the ground, and her bonnet set back well on her head, posed beautifully for the picture. Betsy, oblivious of what it was about, stood still as a mouse, happy to be rid of her mistress’s 100-odd pounds from the side saddle. It is said that Mr. Gardner made more than $1,000 from the sale of this picture.

“I worked Betsy,” says Uncle Jim Loar, “from the time I was big enough to follow her around. I plowed up many a lead ball with her. You see, the soldiers camped right here during the Civil War, and many cannon balls landed here. And I worked Betsy at the flour mill.”

I asked Uncle Jim how the mill was operated and he said:

“Well, there was a long pole, a sweep, like the ones used at cane mills now. Betsy would pull the sweep around, day after day. Sometimes the men, standing around would get sorry for her, and push the sweep around for awhile. But we were never cruel to Betsy.

Then he told me about the slaves getting out the rocks or “burrs” for the flour mills.

“Jim Layne took the slaves to Blowing Rock Gap on Cumberland Mountain, and they hewed out the rocks from the limestone cliffs. They made a rude canoe and floated the rocks down the river to this point. The rocks are here yet, buried in the sand. I’ve been intending to dig them out, but just keep neglecting them.” Then his conversation drifted back to Betsy.

“Betsy was a great racer,” he said proudly. “People would gather around whenever the river was frozen over solid, and watch her race with the Negroes on the ice. They would shoe her with ice shoes, so she wouldn’t fall on the ice. And she won many races against the slaves. It was fine entertainment for the neighbors.” Then, when Uncle Jim spoke of her death, there was a note of sadness.

“I worked her the day before she died. The next morning when I went to the barn, she was down and couldn’t get up. She had tried many times to rise, and still tried, swinging her head around striking the stable wall. Her head was bleeding from the wounds.”

She died in 1884, at the age of 71 years. They gave her a decent burial while grief struck the whole family, and especially Nancy and Jim, since she was there at about 14 years of age, according to the figures he gave me.

Skeleton dug up

“After three or four years,” said Uncle Jim Loar, “Grandmother wanted Betsy’s carcass uncovered, so that the skeleton of the head could be taken up. It was done, and she dressed the skeleton with a piece of black velvet, leaving the big white teeth showing. She wanted to keep the teeth forever. But the drummers, who stayed overnights with them, stole the teeth, one or two at a time, and took them for keepsakes. Then, when the teeth were all gone, Grandmother had us bury the skeleton again.”

Uncle Jim told me about the silkworms they used to have.

“It was my job to feed them. When white silk was wanted, I’d feed the worms white mulberry leaves, and for red silk, I fed them red mulberry leaves. But if cream colored was needed, I fed them lettuce leaves.”

Then, Uncle Jim took me down into the long, wide basement, which had a concrete floor. Scattered here and there were relics of an age that’s gone forever. An old loom, dismantled, and covered with dust, sprawled about the floor. A muzzle loading shotgun and an old hog rifle posed quietly in a rack. A high chair, of an ancient vintage stood derelict in one corner. Seeing that it was not like any child’s high chair of modern times, I asked Uncle Jim what the chair was for. “My Grandmother set in it and waited the table,” he explained. “You see, they kept drummers and raft men and travelers. She could sit in that chair and reach the food from one to another.

“And here’s her dinner bell,” he said, picking up a small bell that resembled a brass bell. She rang this when she wanted them to come to meals.”

Then he ambled over to the loom and showed me, piece by piece, how it worked—if it were assembled in working order. “And so that loom is possibly 150 years old,” I said. “It could be, and it might be older than that,” Uncle Jim answered. Although he’s an expert fisherman, he didn’t boast about it. His tackle was kept in good order in the basement.

Then he told me about the death of his grandmother, Nancy’s husband, Tom Honaker. “He was killed on the courthouse square in Pikeville,” he said. It appears that Tom Honaker, then serving as judge, had sentenced a young man and the father of the prisoner evened the score by killing the judge.

Uncle Jim and his wife have three children. The son, James, has been with the Pittsburgh Coal Company for 25 years. Dixie, a daughter, married John Caldwell, who is deceased, and Sadie married Bill Stratton, and they live at Betsy Layne.

Jim Loar is a member of the large and well known Loar family. The late Frank Loar, of Elkhorn City, was an artist with stone, brick, or lumber. He supervised the building of the magnificent caretaker’s residence at the fish ponds at Elkhorn City. Uncle Jim is a great-uncle of Steve Loar, who is with the [Chesapeake & Ohio] Railroad.

Some years ago, Uncle Jim sold part of the old Jim Layne’s property to Willie Clark. And Mr. Clark’s property includes the slave-dug water well. A great spreading elm shades this well in summer. Mr. Clark lives in a modern home that replaced the old Jim Layne residence. And certainly Mr. Clark is proud to have so fine a neighbor as Uncle Jim Loar and his wife.

She married Larry Alan Hale 12 Jan 1963. Born 8 Aug 1944. Children:

9.i.vii.ii.i. i. James Alan[8]. Born 4 Jun 1963.

9.i.vii.ii.i. ii. Ray Byron. Born 29 Jun 1971.

9.i.vii.iii.i. Kathleen NMN[7] George (called Kathy) (Gordon Lee[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 Jan 1940 in Williamson, Mingo Co., W.Va. She graduated from East Bank [W.Va.] High School in 1958 and while there was a member of the National Honor Society and played flute in the band. She attended Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va., for two years, worked at Midland Mutual Insurance Co., Columbus, Ohio, then was a homemaker raising her daughters. She was secretary for her husband’s business for many years, was a member of the Methodist Church, and enjoyed reading, needlework and family. In 2009 she and her husband lived in Graysville, Tenn.

She married James Terry Shupe, son of Iles Voight Shupe and Electra NMN Smith, 29 Nov 1959 in Sharon, Kanawha Co., W.Va. Born 10 Aug 1936 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier Co., W.Va. He graduated from East Bank High School in 1954; enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1954 and was stationed in Germany as a radio repairman. He attended West Virginia Institute of Technology, Montgomery, W.Va., for two years, and was an apprentice coal mine engineer during the summers. He worked in commercial sales at Columbus & Ohio Electric Co., then was manager of several Shell Oil Company service stations. He became a salesman and later sales manager at Duro Dyne Corporation, New York, traveling in the northeast U.S. He later started his own sales agency, J.T. Shupe & Associates, representing manufacturers to wholesalers in the HVAC [Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning] accessories industry. He and son-in-law Steve Carboni became partners in the enterprise, which was renamed Shupe, Carboni & Associates, in which Jim was president until he retired in 2000. A member of the Methodist Church, he enjoyed fishing, reading, searching the internet and following the news. Children:

9.i.vii.iii.i. i. Jennifer Lynn[8]. Born 11 Aug 1961 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.

9.i.vii.iii.i. ii. Cynthia Kaye (called Cindy). Born 23 Jul 1963 in Columbus.

9.i.vii.iii.ii. Gordon Samuel[7] George (called Sam) (Gordon Lee[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 16 Feb 1945 in Logan, Logan Co., W.Va. Died of cancer 30 Aug 2005 in Florida. Buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1965 and retired as a master sergeant in 1987. Most of his career was in Special Forces, with two tours of duty in Vietnam. In retirement he moved near his parents in Florida, working in the security division at Cape Kennedy.

He married, first, Loretta Ray Connor, daughter of Gaylord Connor and Norma Unknown of Charleston, W.Va., in 1963. They divorced in 1965 and their son was adopted by his maternal grandparents. Children:

i. Gary Lee[8]. Born 10 Jul 1963. In 2009 he lived in Charleston, W.Va.

He married, second, Linda Jean Brown Delano, of Ayer, Mass., in Jan 1975. They divorced with no children in 1982.

He married, third, Catherine Mary Thompson Starkey in Morgan Co., Ohio, in 1996. Born 16 Feb 1948 in Ohio. In 2009 she lived in Ohio. She brought a son, Donald, to the marriage, who was ill. They adopted two of his children:

ii. Alicia Marie Starkey [George]. Born 22 Mar 1988 in Columbus, Ohio. In 2009 she was a student

in Melbourne, Fla.

iii. Stacy Lynn Starkey [George]. Born 10 Oct 1990 in Athens, Ohio. In 2009 she lived in Ohio.

14.vi.i.ii. Eunice Flora[7] Short (called Eunice) (James William[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 27 Nov 1922 on Garland Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va. She is a member of the Church of Christ.

She married Hobert W. Addair, son of Noah Addair and Mary Muncy, 24 Dec 1940 in Paw Paw, Ky. Born 22 Feb 1919 in Dry Branch, W.Va. Died 22 May 1992. Buried in Riffe Cemetery, Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va. He was a coal miner and a member of the Church of Christ. Children:

14.vi.i.ii. i. Iris[8].

14.vi.i.ii. ii. Hobert Douglas.

14.vi.ii.i. Audrey Fane[7] Atwell (Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 Jan 1922 in Charlie Hollow, part of her Grandpa Booker Short’s land on Garland Mountain, Shortridge, McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 22 Dec 1978 in Evansville, Ind. Buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Ky.

Dickson County Herald, Dickson, Tenn., 11 Jan 1979: Mrs. Audrey Addair, 56, of Whispering Meadows, Morganfield, Ky., died at 8 a.m. Fri., Dec. 22 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Ind. Surviving are her husband, Evans; six daughters, Mrs. Doris Hunter of Charlotte, Mich., Mrs. Chloe Cline and Mrs. Carolyn Dunford, both of Morganfield, Mrs. Sheila Payne of Dickson, Mrs. Beverly Frayer of Bellevue, Mich., Mrs. Sondra Powell of Beckley, W.Va.; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; seven sisters, Mrs. Violet Smith of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. Fannie Short of Atwell, W.Va., Mrs. Irene Leake of Cleveland, Okla., Mrs. Frances Agnes Addair of Lakeland, Fla., Mrs. Anne Addair and Mrs. Kay Sale, both of Woodford, Va., Mrs. Ethel Beavers of Bolt, W.Va.; five brothers, Travis Atwell, Yukon, W.Va., Hugh Atwell of Dickson, Lafayette Atwell of Charlotte, N.C., Henry Atwell of Charlotte, N.C., and Ray Atwell of Beaufort, S.C.; and her stepmother, Mrs. Tilda Atwell of Woodford, Va. Services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Christ in Sturgis, Ky., with burial in Pythian Ridge Cemetery. [Pallbearers were sons-in-law, Mark Hunter, Bud Cline, Bill Dunford, Joe Payne, John Frayer, and David Powell.] Whitsell Funeral Home, Morganfield, was in charge of arrangements.

An obituary also appeared in the Sturgis [Ky.] News, 28 Dec 1978.

Audrey grew up on Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va., on the other end of the ridge from where she was born. She became a member of the Church of Christ. She and her husband Evans first lived at Garland, then Betsy’s Branch, then Garland Mountain/Shortridge, then between Garland and Grapevine, W.Va., from 1945 to 1968 in bottom land near Carlos Grade School. Their mailing address was Avondale, W.Va. Evans was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Audrey had a new house built for them while he was in military service and moved off Garland Mountain/Shortridge. Their fourth child, Sheila, was the first one born there. In May 1968 they moved to Morganfield, Kentucky so Evans could continue working for Island Creek Coal Company. He had been a coal truck driver for them for many years and then was a hoist engineer (lowering men into the mines and bringing them out) until his retirement.

She married Electious Evans Addair (called Evans), son of Thomas Marshall Addair and Nannie Cathleen Spence, 5 Jun 1937 in Roderfield, W.Va. Born 30 Mar 1920 on Garland Mountain, Lex, McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 11 Jul 1993 in Evansville, Ind. Buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Ky.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 28 Jul 1993: Evans Addair, 73, of Morganfield, Ky., died Sun., July 11, 1993 at [Deaconess] Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He was born Mar. 30, 1920 and grew up on Garland Mountain. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was a retired miner. His daughters graduated from Iaeger High School. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas M. and Nannie C. Spence Addair; his wife, Audrey (Atwell) Addair; daughter, Carolyn Inalee Dunford, and brother[s], Homer K. [and Frederic E.] Addair. Surviving are five daughters, Gail Hunter of Charlotte, Mich., Sheila Payne of Dickson, Tenn., Chloe Cline, Beverly Belo and Sondra Powell of Morganfield, Ky.; a sister, Alice A. Spitzer of Barnwell, S.C.; two brothers, Henry T. of Lakeland, Fla., and James M. of Cedar Bluff, Va.; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Church of Christ preacher Sam Belo conducted services at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield, Ky., at 10 a.m., Wed., July 14, 1993 with burial in Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.

Children:

i. Doris Gail[8] (called Gail). Born 16 May 1938 in Garland, McDowell Co., W.Va. She married Earl Mark Hunter 12 Jul 1956 at Grapevine [W.Va.] Church of Christ. Evangelist Roy Hall of Feds Creek, Ky., performed the service.

ii. Chloe Kathleen (called Chloe). Born 28 Feb 1940 at Betsy’s Branch, in Garland Hollow, Garland, W.Va., where Audrey and Evans were living at the time. She was named for her Grandmother Chloe (Short) Atwell and her Great Great Grandmother Chloe (Varney) Deskins; and for her Grandmother Nannie Cathleen (Spence) Addair.

A photograph of and newspaper story about Chloe appeared in a 1959 issue of The Welch [W. Va.] Daily News: Avondale Young Woman Among Graduates—Miss Chloe K. Addair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans E. Addair of Avondale, was among the 26 students who received diplomas Mon., Aug. 10, at Johnston Memorial School of Nursing, Abingdon, Va.

The ceremony was held at the Abingdon Methodist Church, with Dr. Hector Mendez, class sponsor, the speaker. Miss Frances Farthing presented the pins after Judge Roley Thompson presented the young women with their diplomas. A reception was held at Barker Hall for friends and relatives of the graduates.

Attending the ceremony Monday night were Mrs. Evans Addair, mother of the graduate, with daughters Carolyn, Sheila and Sondra, Avondale; the graduate’s grandmother, Mrs. T.M. Addair, Beartown, her aunt and uncle and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Short, Mary Elizabeth, Lafe Jr., Avondale, another uncle, James M. Addair, Bradshaw, Joe Payne and Andy Underwood, also of Bradshaw, cousins of the graduate. Also attending were Larry Edward and Rosetta Atwell of Yukon [first cousins].

Miss Addair, a 1956 graduate of Iaeger High School, plans to remain with Johnston Memorial Hospital Staff.

Chloe married Ollian A. Cline (called Bud) 10 Sep 1961 at Mt Carmel Church of Christ. Her Great Uncle Jim Short performed the service. They divorced in 1998.

14.vi.ii.i. iii. Carolyn Inalee (called Inalee).

iv. Sheila Evans. Born 24 Oct 1946 in Avondale, W.Va. She married Joseph Payne (called Joe) 5 Jun 1966 at Grapevine [W.Va.] Church of Christ. For their descendants, see Martin descendant #849 in the book and supplement.

v. Beverly Dale. Born 30 Mar 1948 in Avondale, W.Va. She married, first, John William Frayer 19 Nov 1967 at Grapevine [W.Va.] Church of Christ. Evangelist G. Newman Leonard of Bluefield, W.Va., performed the service. They divorced in 1981. She married, second, Samuel S. Belo (called Sam) 8 Feb 1990 in Morganfield, Ky. Born 11 Sep 1939 in the Phillipines.

vi. Sondra Elaine. Born 23 Aug 1949 in Avondale, W.Va. She married David Lee Powell in Dec 1969 at the Church of Christ, Iaeger, W.Va. They divorced in 1985.

14.vi.ii.iv. John Hugh[7] Atwell (called Hugh) (Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Dec 1926 in McDowell Co., W.Va. Died 15 Nov 2001 in Dickson. Buried in Dickson County Memorial Gardens, Dickson. In 2001 he lived in Burns, Tenn.

Dickson [Tenn.] Herald, 21 Nov 2001: Services for Mr. John Hugh Atwell, 74, were 3:30 p.m. Sun., Nov. 18, 2001, in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home in Dickson with Rev. J.D. Cathey officiating. Burial followed in Dickson County Memorial Gardens. A native of Garland, W.Va., born to the late James Clarence and Chloe Short Atwell, Mr. Atwell died Thurs., Nov. 15, 2001 at Horizon Medical Center in Dickson. A retired coal miner with Island Creek Coal Company, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Atwell Baptist Church. Mr. Atwell is survived by three sons, Terry Atwell, of Columbia, S.C., Gary Atwell, of Burns, and Victor Atwell, of Bon Aqua; a daugher, Peggy Moore, of White Bluff; four brothers, Travis Atwell, of Yukon, W.Va., and Lafe, Henry and Ray Atwell, all of Charlotte, N.C.; six sisters, Ethel Beavers and Irene [Leake], both of Charlotte, N.C., [Frances Agnes “Mickey”] Addair, of Lakeland, Fla., [Fannie] Short, of Bluefield, W.Va., [Anna] Addair, of Fredericksburg, Va., and Kay Atwell, of Fredericksburg, Va.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He married Mabel Lee Gross, daughter of William Jack Gross and Emma Lee Johnson. Born ca. 1932. Died 21 Sep 2001 in Dickson, Tenn. Buried in Dickson County Memorial Gardens.

Dickson [Tenn.] Herald, 26 Sep 2001: Services for Mrs. Mabel Lee Gross Atwell, 69, of Burns, were 1 p.m. Mon., Sept. 24, 2001, in the chapel of Taylor Funeral Home in Dickson with Brother J.D. Cathey Jr. officiating. Burial followed in Dickson County Memorial Gardens. A native of Bartley, W.Va., and the daughter of the late William Jack and Emma Lee Johnson Gross, Mrs. Atwell died Fri., Sept. 21, 2001, at Dickson County Nursing Home [Dickson, Tenn]. A homemaker, she was a member of the Atwell Church of God. Mrs. Atwell is survived by her husband, John Hugh Atwell, of Burns; three sons, Terry Atwell, of Columbia, S.C., Gary Atwell, of Burns, and Victor Atwell, of Bon Aqua; a daughter, Peggy Moore, of White Bluff; a brother, Earl Gross, of Atwell, W.Va.; a sister, Juanita Wheeby, of Beckley, W.Va.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Children:

i. Terry[8]. He married and divorced.

ii. Gary. He married and divorced.

iii. Victor. He married, first, Pam Snow. They divorced. He married, second Cheryl Unknown.

14.vi.ii.iv. iv. Peggy.

14.vi.ii.v. Ethel[7] Atwell (Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born in McDowell Co., W.Va.

She married Henry C. Beavers, son of James Beavers and Rose McCoy, ca. 1946. Born 15 Feb 1924 in Lex, W.Va. Died 12 Apr 2000 in Eden, N.C.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 19 Apr 2000: Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Sat., Apr. 15, 2000 for Henry C. Beavers, 76, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of McDowell County [W.Va.], who died Wed., Apr. 12, 2000 in Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden, N.C. Rites were held in Central United Methodist Church. Born Feb. 15, 1924 in Lex, he was the son of the late James and Rose McCoy Beavers. He was a retired miner from Pittston Coal Co. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Ethel A. Beavers; three sons, Roy Beavers of Charlotte, [Roger] Beavers of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Clarence Beavers of Eden; six daughters, Faye Childress of Charlotte, Ruth Boyd of Princeton, Tilda Belcher of Matthews, N.C., Bridgette Goodwin of Southbury, Conn., Kim Wilson of Charleston and Samantha Damron of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Clarence Beavers of Jolo; 15 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Children:

i. Roy[8].

ii. Roger.

iii. Clarence.

iv. Faye. She married Unknown Childress.

v. Ruth. She married Unknown Boyd.

vi. Tilda. She married Unknown Belcher.

vii. Bridgette. She married Unknown Goodwin.

viii. Kim. She married Unknown Wilson.

ix. Samantha. She married Unknown Damron.

14.vi.ii.viii. Frances Agnes[7] Atwell (called Mickey) (Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 19 Dec 1933 in McDowell Co., W.Va.

She married Henry Travis Addair, son of Thomas Marshall Addair and Nannie Cathleen Spence, 14 Apr 1952 in Avondale, W.Va. Born 21 Feb 1925 in Iaeger, W.Va. Died 22 Apr 2001 in Lakeland, Fla. Buried in Lakeland Memorial Gardens.

The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla., 24 Apr 2001: Henry Addair, 76, Educator—Lakeland—Mr. Henry Travis Addair of Lakeland died Sun., Apr. 22, 2001 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 76. Born in Iaeger, W.Va., on Feb. 21, 1925, he came to Lakeland from there in 1960. He was an educator. He was Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Highlands United Methodist Church, and the Methodist Men’s Group. He is survived by his wife, Frances “Mickey” Addair; daughter, Colette Marlene Addair Tarver, Lakeland; son, Steven Henry Addair, Suwanee, Ga.; brother, Jimmy Addair, Cedar Bluff, Va.; sister, Alice Spitzer, Barnwell, S.C.; three grandsons. Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Lakeland Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel.

Children:

14.vi.ii.viii. i. Colette Marlene[8]. Born 15 May 1953.

14.vi.ii.viii. ii. Steven Henry. Born 14 Aug 1958.

14.vi.iii.iii. Nadine[7] Beavers (Annie May Belle[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]).

She married Unknown Chadwich. Children:

i. Patsy[8]. Died before 2001.

25.ii.v. Gertrude Alice[7] Addair (Mary Lydia[6], Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 16 Jan 1921 in Avondale, W.Va. Died 17 Jan 2001 in Princeton, W.Va. Buried in Riffe Cemetery, Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 24 Jan 2001: Funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Sat., Jan. 20, 2001 for Gertrude Alice Atwell, 79, of Raysal, who died early Wednesday morning, Jan. 17, 2001, in Princeton Community Hospital. [Elder] P.T. Addair officiated at the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger. Burial followed in Riffe Cemetery on Atwell Mountain. Born Jan. 16, 1921 in Avondale, she was the daughter of the late Elder Sam F. and Lidia Deskins Addair. She was a homemaker and a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Perry Atwell in 1993; three sisters, Lucy Cantrell, Sadie Mosley and Goldie Blevins; and one brother, Norman Addair. Survivors include two sons, Donnie Atwell of Raysal and Willard Atwell of Camp Creek, Va.; and son, whom she raised, Jimmy Workman of Abingdon, Va.; one sister, Mary Creed of Raysal; three brothers, Bill Addair of Abingdon, Thomas Addair of Raysal and Van Addair of Texas; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers were friends of the family.

She married Marshall Perry Atwell. Died in 1993. Children:

i. Donnie[8].

ii. Willard.

25.v.iv. Ervin Delmas[7] Addair (Orpha Belle[6], Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]). Born 12 Oct 1920 in Garland, W.Va. Died 30 Apr 1991 in Welch, W.Va. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain, near Garland, W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va.: Funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Fri., May 3, 1991 for Ervin Delmas Addair, 70, of Avondale, who was dead on arrival Tuesday evening, Apr. 30, 1991 at Welch [W.Va.] Emergency Hospital. The Revs. Booker Riffe, William Turner and Lennis Jackson officiated at the Church of the Living God, Garland. Burial followed in Shortridge Cemetery on Garland Mountain near Garland. Born Oct. 12, 1920 in Garland, Mr. Addair was a son of the late William Hayes and Orpha Belle Deskins Addair. He was a retired section worker for the Norfolk & Southern Railway. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Herman Addair; two brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Mary Wilson Addair; six daughters, Mrs. Betty Roberts and Mrs. Brenda Johnson, both of Garland, Mrs. Phyllis Addair of Beartown, Mrs. Hulonda Bowles of Mooresville, N.C., Mrs. Drema Rowe of Grapevine and Mrs. Carol Bowles of Mile Branch; four sons, Ed Addair of Elkton, Md., Delmas and Tommy Addair, both of Garland, and Michael Addair of Welch; six brothers, Leon Addair of Garland, Eugene Addair of Elkton, Charlie Addair of Chapmanville, Bernard and Raleigh Addair, both of Bradshaw and Herman Addair of Grundy, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Janet Adams of Bartley and Mrs. Lony Vandyke of War; and 23 grandchildren. Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger, had charge of arrangements.

He married Mary Wilson. Children:

i. Herman[8].

ii. Betty. She married Unknown Roberts.

iii. Brenda. She married Unknown Johnson.

iv. Phyllis.

v. Hulonda. She married Unknown Bowles.

vi. Drema. She married Unknown Rowe.

vii. Carol. She married Unknown Bowles.

viii. Ed.

ix. Delmas.

x. Tommy.

xi. Michael.

25.v.v. Edgar W.[7] Addair (Orpha Belle[6], Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born ca. 1922. Died 14 Apr 1983 in Bluefield, W.Va. Buried in Shortridge Cemetery, Garland Mountain, near Garland, W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va.: Funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday for Edgar W. Addair, 61, of Caretta, who died Thurs., April 14 in Bluefield Community Hospital after a long illness. The Revs. Danny Scott, Harold Lawson and Coy Baker officiated from the Church of the Living God at No. 2, Yukon. Burial followed in Short Cemetery at Short Ridge on Atwell Mountain. A retired miner, he was a son of Mrs. Orpha Addair of English and the late William Addair. Survivors other than his mother include his wife, Willa Mae Duddleson Addair of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Patricia Cooper and Ms. Tammy Moore, both of Yukon, and Mrs. Doris Mayes of Huntington, Calif.; five sons, Eddie and Vernon Addair, both of the home, Bobby Addair of Squire and Larry and Timmy Addair, both of Yukon; three sisters, Mrs. John Van Dyke of War, Mrs. Everett Sparks of Bradshaw, and Mrs. Arvil Adams of English; seven brothers, Bernard Addair of Lex, Charlie Addair of Logan, Raleigh Addair of Bradshaw, Eugene Addair of Havre de Grace, Md., Leon Addair of Avondale, Ervin Addair of Garland and Herman Addair of Grundy, Va.; and 14 grandchildren. Douglas Funeral Home in War had charge of arrangements.

He married Willa Mae Duddleson. Children:

i. Patricia[8]. She married Unknown Cooper.

ii. Tammy. She married Unknown Moore.

iii. Doris. She married Unknown Mayes.

iv. Eddie.

v. Vernon.

vi. Bobby.

vii. Larry.

viii. Timmy.

27.ii.ii. Adina Ann[7] Honaker (Earl Clinton[6], Clinton Archie[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 29 Jan 1965 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.

She married Lawrence Rowland 11 May 1990. Children:

i. Whitney Shyne[8]. Born 6 Dec 1992 in Amarillo.

ii. Josiah Emit. Born 3 Jun 1993 in Amarillo.

iii. Candace Grace. Born 16 May 1996 in Amarillo.

iv. Noah Chauncey. Born 29 Sep 1997 in Amarillo.

33.i.i. Anthony D.[7] Pinson (called Tony) (Paul DeSales[6], Thomas Arville[5], Daniel[4], John Jacob[3], Mary[2], Jacob[1]). Born 20 Jul 1956 in New York, N.Y. He works for the U.S. State Department and has served in Washington, D.C., Paris, Pakistan, and Shanghai.

He married Katherine Miller, daughter of Thomas Price Miller and Patricia Madry, 18 Dec 1982 in Scotland Neck, N.C. Children:

i. Alexander Dows[8]. Born 16 May 1987 in Paris, France.

ii. T. Spencer. Born 21 May 1991 in Clifton, Va.

42.iii. Walter Kelly[7] Deskins (George Smith[6], Alexander H.,[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]).

His wife Abby Jones was a daughter of William Jones and Laura Short and sister of Pansy Jones, who married Walter’s brother Tom.

42.v. Thomas Clyde[7] Deskins (called Tom) (twin) (George Smith[6], Alexander H.,[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]). Born 13 Jan 1926. He served in the Korean War.

He married Pansy Jones, daughter of William Jones and Laura Short and sister of Abby Jones, who married Tom’s brother Walter. Born 21 Jan 1927 in Lex, W.Va. Died 4 Oct 1980 in Bluefield, W.Va. Buried in Deskins Cemetery, Atwell Mountain, McDowell Co., W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 8 Oct 1980: Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Tom (Pansy) Deskins, 53, of Atwell Mountain, who died Saturday in Bluefield Community Hospital following a short illness. The Revs. Grover Hatfield and Burb Riffe officiated at the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger. Burial followed in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain. Born Jan. 21, 1927 at Lex, she was a daughter of Laura Short Jones of Brenton and the late William Jones. She was a teacher at Bradshaw [W.Va.] Elementary School and a member of the Mt. Carmel Church of Christ, Atwell Mountain. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Deskins; a son, Thomas Deskins, Jr., of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Janine) Addair of Atwell Mountain; four sisters, Mrs. Brookie Webb and Mrs. Alice Sparks, both of Brenton, Mrs. Walter (Abby) Deskins of Atwell Mountain, and Mrs. Mary Short of Raysal; two brothers, John Jones of Bartley and Grant Jones of Oceana. Friends of the family served as pallbearers. Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger had charge of arrangements.

Children:

i. Thomas C., Jr.[8]

14.vi.i.ii.ii. ii. Mary Janine (called Janine). She married Jacob eighth-generation descendant

Hobert Douglas Addair (called Douglas). Their descendants are listed under his name.

43.iii. Homer[7] Deskins (William Van Buren[6], Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2],

Jacob[l]). Born in Bartley, W.Va. Died 31 Aug 1995 in Hendersonville, N.C. Interred in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel of the Wildwood, Princeton, W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W.Va., 6 Sep 1995: Funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Sat., Sept. 2, 1995 for Homer Deskins, 75, of Coalwood, who died Thurs., Aug. 31, 1995 at the home of a daughter in Hendersonville, N.C. The Rev. John King officiated at the Burns-Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road, Princeton. Entombment followed in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel of the Wildwood, Courthouse Road, Princeton, where military rites were performed by the Sandy River District American Legion Post 175, Bradshaw, and the Mercer County Veterans Council. Born in Bartley, he was the son of Betty Addair Deskins of Centersburg, Ohio, and the late William Van Deskins. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army, a retired coal miner, and member of United Mine Workers of America. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Frances Garner Deskins; and one daughter. Other than his mother, survivors include four sons, Johnny Deskins of Coalwood, Jerry Deskins of Bradshaw, Danny Deskins of Bessemer, Ala., and Edward Deskins of Eau Claire, Wisc.; five daughters, Faye Blevins of Coalwood, Margaret Kidd of Pine Knot, Ky., Sheila Brafford of Sanford, N.C., Judy Lund of Tracy, Calif., and Debbie Blankenship of Hendersonville; several brothers and sisters; 21 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

He married Frances Garner. Children:

i. Unknown daughter[8].

ii. Johnny.

iii. Jerry.

iv. Danny.

v. Edward.

vi. Faye. She married Unknown Blevins.

vii. Margaret. She married Unknown Kidd.

viii. Sheila. She married Unknown Brafford.

ix. Judy. She married Unknown Lund.

x. Debbie. She married Unknown Blankenship.

45.v. Raymond Ellis[7] Deskins (John Wallace[6], Alexander H.[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10 Mar 1930 in Lex, W.Va. Died 15 Feb 1998 in Welch, W.Va. Buried in Deskins Cemetery, Atwell Mountain, near Bradshaw, McDowell Co., W.Va.

Industrial News, Iaeger, W Va.: Mr. Raymond Ellis Deskins, 67, of Bradshaw, died Sun., Feb. 15, 1998 at a Welch hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lex, and was a son of the late John and Susie Addair Deskins, both West Virginia natives. He had made his home in the Bradshaw area most of his life, was a retired miner, and was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. Survivors include: five daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Bonnie) Lauderback of Jolo, Mrs. William Joe (Ida) Profitt of Bradshaw, Mrs. Danny (Faye) Boyd of Bassett, Mrs. Jimmy (Claudine C.C.) Bolden of Coalwood, Mrs. Harry (Hazel) Jenkins of North Carolina; adopted daughter, Miss Cathy Deskins of Bradshaw; one son, Danny Ray Deskins of Winchester, Va.; one granddaughter, Shonda Deskins, who made her home with him; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Lester of Oceana, Mrs. Verlin (Marie) Morgan of Oceana, Mrs. Creed (Betty) Keen of Henry, Va.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Don (Amy) Click of Legonier, Ind., and Mrs. Willie (Elma) Gibson of Legonier; one step-sister, Mrs. Crocket (Shirley) Lowery of Bristol, Tenn.; seven brothers, Ralph L. Deskins of Raymond, Wash., Herman G. Deskins of Bristol, Tenn., Ernest H. Deskins of Bristol, Thornton H. Deskins of Tazewell, Va., James E. Deskins of Legonier, John C. Deskins of Bartley and Donald C. Deskins of Bradshaw; one half-brother, Martin L. Deskins of Abbs Valley, Va.; one step-brother, Charles W. Harp of Grafton, Wisc.; 14 grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at noon Wed., Feb. 18, 1998 at the Family Worship Center at Jolo with Pastor Charles E. Rose and Evangelist Eddie Arrington officiating. Burial followed at the Deskins Family Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Bradshaw. Pallbearers were Eddie Burks, James McClanahan, Lawrence Osborne, Eugene Hall, Bill Click, John Click, David Payne, Jamey McClanahan and Richard Lester. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home, Richlands, was in charge of arrangements.

He married Unknown. Children:

i. Bonnie[8]. She married Lewis Lauderback.

ii. Ida. She married William Joe Profitt.

iii. Faye. She married Danny Boyd.

iv. Claudine. She married Jimmy Bolden.

v. Hazel. She married Harry Jenkins.

vi. Cathy (adopted).

vii. Danny Ray.

49.i. Michael Allen[7] Frasure (called Mike) (Maralynn Joyce[6], Lynn McLees[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Jul 1959 in Anaheim, Calif. In 2001 he lived in Pomona, Calif.

He married Juli Ann Williams, daughter of Donald Williams and Caroline Thomas, 4 Feb 1977 in Anaheim. Born in Smithville, Mo. Children:

i. Leah Lynn[8]. Born 14 Aug 1978 in Newport Beach, Calif. She married Peter Harper 21 Dec 2000. Born 17 Dec 1977 in New York, N.Y.

49.i. ii. Brandi Nicole. Born 10 Sep 1979 in Anaheim.

iii. Travis Michael. Born 29 Jun 1984 in Anaheim.

382. Fonnie[7] Blackburn (called Sis) (Dixie[6], Virginia[5], Nancy Jane[4], Anna Eliza[3], John[2], Mary[1]).

She married Asa William Kilmon, son of Richard Franklin Kilmon and Florence Mildred Smith, 30 Jul 1946 in Baltimore, Md. Born 16 Feb 1913 in Westmoreland Co., Va. Died 21 Jun 1996 in Newport News, Va. Buried Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News. He was a ship rigger.

Daily Press, Newport News, 23 Jun 1996: Asa W. Kilmon, 83, died Fri., June 21, 1996 at Riverside Medical Center, Newport News, Va. Asa was a native of Westmoreland County and was a Peninsula resident for the past 45 years. He retired in 1977 from the Newport News Shipyard with 26 years service. Asa was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, where he was also a member of the Men’s Club. He was also a member of Warwick Masonic Lodge No. 336, A.F.&A.M. He is survived by his wife, Fonnie Blackburn Kilmon; two daughters, Elane K. Strange of Williamsburg and Luann K. Myers of Newport News; one son, A. Kenneth Kilmon of Gloucester; one sister, Della K. Rollins of Hague; one brother, R. Franklin Kilmon of Baltimore, Md.; and seven grandchildren, Timothy, Daniel and Hannah Strange, Robert and Mary Kilmon, and Ginger and Gary Myers. Masonic rites will be conducted at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Weymouth Funeral Home Chapel by Warwick Masonic Lodge No. 336. The family will receive friends until 7:30 p.m. Graveside services will be conducted by the Rev. W. Joseph Winfree at 1 p.m. Monday in Peninsula Memorial Park. Memorials can be sent to Christ United Methodist Church, 133 Deep Creek Road, Newport News, VA 23606.

Children:

i. Lawrence William[8]. Born and died Sep 1948.

721. ii. Nancy Elane (called Elane). Born 27 Aug 1949 in Westmoreland Co., Va.

722. iii. Asa Kenneth (called Kenny). Born 3 Jun 1952 in Newport News, Va.

723. iv. Beverly Luanne. Born 6 Feb 1958 in Newport News.

Eighth Generation

4.ii.v.i.iii.i.i. Jeffrey Paul[8] Sternberg (Sharon Lee[7], Mary Lee[6], Sturley Edgar[5], Thomas Henry[4], Emmeriah Virginia[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 21 May 1963 in Phoenix, Ariz. He took a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1987. In 2001 he and his family lived in Hewitt, Wisc., and he was a cytotechnologist at the Marshfield [Wisc.] Clinic.

He married Susan NMN Datka, daughter of Kenneth Robert Datka and Judith Ann Jacobus, 15 Oct 1994 in Vesper, Wisc. Born 14 Feb 1963 in Milwaukee, Wisc. In 2001 she was a staff sergeant, materiel management, with the 998th Quartermaster Company, U.S. Army Reserve, Junction City, Wisc. She had oversea rotations to Egypt in 1985 and to Honduras in 1987. Children:

i. Danielle Dayanara[9] (adopted). Born 27 Apr 2000 in El Tejar Chimaltenango, Guatemala and

baptized 21 May 2000 in Holy Rosary Parish, Sigel, Wisc.

9.i.ii.i.ii.i. Juanita[8] Wilburn (Anna Louise[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 Apr 1934.

She married, first, Gerald Wilson 18 Sep 1952. There were no children.

She married, second, Darrell Hoover 3 Jun 1933. Children:

i. Cathye Darlene[9]. Born 7 Jul 1955.

ii. Darrell Lee.

She married, third, Robert Dickerson. There were no children.

9.i.ii.i.iii.i. Margarette Louise[8] Syck (Mary Beatrice[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 23 Apr 1932. She and her family lived in Streeter, N.D.

She married Raymond Wittmeir 15 Sep 1952. Born 24 Apr 1925. Children:

i. Amelia Mary[9]. Born 20 Jan 1954. She married Patrick Daniel Stevens 22 Mar 1975. Born 28 May 1950. There were no children.

9.i.ii.i.iii.i. ii. Raymond, Jr. Born 22 Apr 1955.

9.i.ii.i.iii.ii. Rose Mary[8] Syck (Mary Beatrice[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 Jun 1936.

She married Stanley Lewis Rowland 25 Jan 1958. Born 3 Jul 1937. Children:

9.i.ii.i.iii.ii. i. Kerri Jean[9]. Born 22 Mar 1959.

ii. Scott Bradley. Born 9 Dec 1970.

9.i.ii.i.iv.i. Catherine[8] Loar (William Thomas[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 May 1938.

She had a child with unknown:

i. Jackie Grey[9] [Loar]. Born 21 Aug 1959. He married Becky Sundbakken 24 Sep 1977. They had one unknown child.

9.i.ii.i.iv.iv. Virgil Lee[8] Loar (William Thomas[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 3 Jan 1945.

He married Kelsie Unknown. Children:

i. Teresa[9].

ii. Trina.

iii. Gregg.

9.i.ii.i.v.i. Carole Ann[8] Loar (John Burton[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Mar 1950.

She married Douglas Keith Wilson 27 Sep 1967. Born 21 Oct 1949. Children:

i. Tara Elizabeth[9]. Born 13 Aug 1970.

ii. Tracey Lynn. Born 12 Apr 1973.

iii. Todd Douglas. Born 14 Dec 1974.

9.i.ii.i.vi.i. Thomas Samuel[8] Loar Jr. (Alpha Ruth[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 5 Jan 1953.

He married Jan Denise Passaver 18 Feb 1977. Born 2 May 1951. Children:

i. Thomas Samuel[9] III. Born 2 Apr 1978.

ii. Keith Patrick. Born 24 Aug 1984.

9.i.ii.i.vii.i. Betty Joyce[8] Baren (Edith Naomi[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 30 Nov 1941.

She married H. Ronald Kaufman. Born 6 Jul 1919. Children:

i. Sharon Danielle[9]. Born 8 Sep 1969.

ii. Susan Renee. Born 23 Jan 1973.

9.i.ii.i.viii.i. James Franklin[8] Loar (James Paul[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 Jul 1948.

He married Patti Unknown 25 Apr 1970. Children:

i. James Earl[9]. Born 4 Oct 1971.

ii. Matthew Patrick. Born 21 Feb 1973.

iii. Thomas Jerome. Born 18 Mar 1977.

9.i.ii.i.viii.ii. Gail Lynn[8] Loar (James Paul[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 Aug 1949.

She married Richard Alan Miesel 17 Apr 1971. Born 8 Nov 1944. Children:

i. Amanda Marie[9]. Born 16 Aug 1972.

ii. Richard Clayton. Born 8 Jun 1975.

9.i.ii.i.viii.iii. Jerome Paul[8] Loar (James Paul[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 9 Nov 1951.

He married Barbara Born 18 Dec 1971. Born 25 Aug 1950. Children:

i. Jerome Paul[9] II. Born 13 Jun 1975. He married Joy Unknown.

9.i.ii.i.ix.i. Darlene Renee[8] Jolly (Lillian Joyce[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 Oct 1955. Died 17 Aug 1984.

She married Ronald Glen Hulse 22 Jun 1974. Born 3 Jul 1952. Children:

i. Marie Danielle[9]. Born 24 Jul 1976.

ii. Melissa Lynn. Born 29 Dec 1977.

iii. Kristen Renee. Born 19 Aug 1983.

9.i.ii.i.ix.ii. Diana Kay[8] Jolly (Lillian Joyce[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Apr 1958.

She married David Vincent Pickart 22 Dec 1974. Born 18 Mar 1958. Children:

i. Dawn Angela[9]. Born 24 Aug 1977.

ii. Erica Jean. Born 24 Apr 1979.

iii. Erin Marie. Born 9 May 1982.

iv. Ryan. Born 1986.

9.i.ii.i.ix.iii. Deborah Lynn[8] Jolly (Lillian Joyce[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 May 1960.

She married David Parker. He brought one child to the marriage, Jennifer Louise Parker, b. 15 Jan 1975. Children (of Deborah and David):

i. Sean David[9]. Born 15 Jan 1987.

9.i.ii.iii.i.i. James Edgar[8] Loar (Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 7 Feb 1942 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. He graduated from Louisa [Ky.] High School in 1960, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force 28 Nov 1960 in Ashland, and served as a combat defense specialist and combat defense support specialist and technician from 1960 to 1968 at Barksdale AFB, La.; Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Goose Air Base, Labrador; and Whiteman AFB, Mo. He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Air Force Service Ribbon, and Expert Marksman device, separating from service at Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, Mo. He joined BellSouth in Mar 1969, retiring Dec 1995 from BellSouth Telecommunications in Shreveport, La., as a second level manager with Installation and Maintenance, after 27 years of service in Birmingham, Ala., New Orleans and Shreveport La., during which time he completed many professional schools with the company. In New Orleans he was a staff manager at division headquarters. In Birmingham he was on the company headquarters staff for South Central Bell Telco and later at BellSouth headquarters. In retirement in 2009 he lived in Shreveport.

He married Martha Clair Fullerton, daughter of James Isaac Fullerton and Dorothy Faye Moffett, 6 Mar 1965, in the base chapel at Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, La. Born 11 Jun 1942. She graduated from Jonesboro Hodge High School, Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, La., in 1960, and attended Louisiana PolyTechni Institute (which became Louisiana Technical University) for two years, Ruston, Union Parish, La. At Draughton School of Business, Shreveport, she completed courses in shorthand and office management in 1963; then was employed as a State Farm Insurance agent secretary in Jonesboro, La. Children:

9.i.ii.iii.i.i. i. John Thomas[9]. Born 26 May 1968 at Whiteman AFB, Mo.

9.i.ii.iii.i.i. ii. James Girard, IV. Born 31 May 1972 in Shreveport, La.

iii. Jason Brian. Born 1 Jul 1973 in Shreveport. In 2009 he was a slot machine repairman for Boomtown Casino in Bossier City, La., lived in Shreveport, and had not married.

9.i.ii.iii.i.ii. Emily Alice[8] Loar (called Alice) Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 18 Dec 1944 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. She graduated from Louisa [Ky.] High School in 1962. She worked for Corbin Manufacturing Co., a golf shirt maker, from 1989 to Nov 1994 until they closed in Ashland. In 2009 she lived in Louisa, Lawrence Co., Ky., where she belonged to Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed reading and gardening.

She married, first, William John Fairchild (called John), son of Jess Fairchild and Grace Litton, 1962 in Ft. Gay, Wayne Co., Ky. They divorced Feb 1964 in Louisa. Born 19 Oct 1938 in Johnson Co., Ky. Died 16 Apr 2008 in Saylersville, Magoffin Co., Ky. Buried in Fairchild Cemetery, Staffordsville, Johnson Co., Ky. He was a coal miner.

Paintsville [Ky.] Herald: Johnson County—John Fairchild, 69, of Staffordsville, died Wed., Apr. 16, at his residence. Born Oct. 19, 1938, in Johnson County, he was a son of the late Jess and Grace Litton Fairchild. He was self-employed in construction. He was also preceded in death by a son, Dwayne Fairchild; two sisters, Anna Mae Fairchild, and Zella Fairchild; and four brothers, Hobert Fairchild, Demis Fairchild, Earnest Fairchild, and Gilbert Fairchild. Survivors include his wife, Sue Williams Fairchild of Staffordsville; three sons, John David Fairchild and William E. Fairchild, both of Staffordsville, and Keith Fairchild of Paintsville; four daughters, Donna Jean Prater of Ft. Wayne, W.Va., Johnda Sue Blanton of Staffordsville, Rita Faye Baldridge of Paintsville, and Ann Reed of Mt. Sterling; five brothers, Jessie Fairchild, Ivan Fairchild, Earvin Fairchild, and Willie Fairchild, all of Staffordsville, and Buford Fairchild of Columbus, Ohio; three sisters, Shirley Hill, Shelby Jean Blanton, and Dollie Pennington, all of Staffordsville; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were Sat., Apr. 19, at Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel, with Eugene Stambaugh, Willie Fairchild, and Freddy Salyers officiating. Burial was in Fairchild Cemetery, Staffordsville, under direction of Jones-Preston Funeral Home.

Children (of Alice and John):

i. Elizabeth Ann[9]. Born 25 May 1963 in Paintsville, Johnson Co., Ky. She graduated from Lawrence County High School, Louisa, Ky. In 2009 she lived in Mt. Sterling, Ky., where she crocheted items which she sold at craft and county fairs. She married Kevin Lee Long, son of John Edward Long and Alice Faye Taylor, 27 Aug 2006 in Richardson, Ky. Born 8 Jul 1964 in Charleston, W.Va. In 2009 he was a welder. They had no children.

She married, second, James Frank Reed, son of Willie O. Reed and Rinda NMN Maynard, 2 Jun 1973 in Wise, Va. Born 11 Mar 1938 in Louisa. Died 14 Mar 1981 in Louisa. Buried in Wallace Cemetery, Lawrence Co., Ky. He was a bulldozer operator for a coal company and enjoyed fishing.

Ashland [Ky.] Daily Independent, 15 Mar 1981: James Frank Reed, 43, Route 2, Louisa, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday in Louisa Community Hospital following a brief illness. Mr. Reed was born Mar. 11, 1938, in Louisa, a son of Rinda Maynard Reed of Louisa and the late Willie Reed. He was a dozer operator for the Martika Coal Co. in Martin County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice Loar Reed; a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Reed, at home; a sister, Mrs. Mary Hutchinson of Ashland; and four brothers, John, Willie, Phillip and Joe Reed, all of Route 2, Louisa. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Young Funeral Home in Louisa by the Rev. William Teemms. Burial will be in the Wallace Cemetery in Louisa. The body has been taken from the funeral home to the residence at Route 2, Louisa, where friends may call after 1 p.m. today.

9.i.ii.iii.i.iii. Donna Lee[8] Loar (Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 Oct 1945 in Jacksonville, Fla.

She married Russell Earl Rhude of Brown Co., Ohio, 20 Oct 1967 in Jacksonville (also reported as Ironton, Ohio). Born 18 Mar 1931 (also reported as 19 Feb 1933) in Indiana. Children:

9.i.ii.iii.i.iii. i. Russell Scott[9]. Born 14 May 1969 in Jacksonville, Fla.

9.i.ii.iii.i.iii. ii. Raymond Stephen. Born 16 Mar 1976 in Jacksonville.

9.i.ii.iii.i.iv. Anita Louise[8] Loar (Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 Jan 1949 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky. Died 20 Apr 1991 in Jacksonville, Fla. Buried beside her parents in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Ft. Pierce, Fla. She graduated from Englewood High School, Jacksonville, in 1966. In 2009 her sister Donna said of Anita that when she was young she enjoyed going to car races and loved fishing; that she was good at anything she did, even if it was the first time; could play piano and guitar although she never had lessons, and was a good pool player; that she was variously employed as a legal secretary, bank clerk, insurance clerk, bonded courier, car dealership cashier, payroll clerk, and Jacksonville City Council aide. Donna said that Anita told her she had been invited to join Mensa (a 98th percentile IQ organization) while a council aide, and that the entire Jacksonville City Council attended her memorial service, and friends came from far-away places. Donna’s minister was officiant at Anita’s funeral and described Anita as a spirited woman of much talent with many friends, very true.

Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., 22 Apr 1991: Memorial services for Anita Louise Henehan, 42, will be held Tue., Apr. 23, 1991 in the chapel of George H. Hewell and Son Funeral Home, 4140 University Blvd., S. [the Rev. R.E. Zollinhofer officiating.] Graveside services will be held in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Ft. Pierce, Fla., at a later date. Mrs. Henehan, of Jacksonville, died Saturday in a local hospital. She was born in Ashland, Ky., and worked as a Council Aide with the City of Jacksonville. Survivors include her parents, Mr. & Mrs. S.G. and Lillian M. Loar, Sr.; one daughter, Mollye Henehan; two sisters, Donna Rhude and Alice Reed; two brothers, James Loar, Stephen Loar, Jr. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

She married Timothy James Henehan, son of Robert Henehan and Doris Unknown, 3 Mar 1974 at his parents’ home in Jacksonville. The service was performed by a rabbi although his parents were Catholic. They were separated at the time of her death. Timothy was born Aug 1945 (also reported as 18 Jun 1945) in Kansas City, Mo. Died 8 Dec 2007 in Jacksonville. Buried in Jacksonville.

Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., 11 Dec 2007: Timothy James Henehan, 62, passed away on Saturday morning, Dec. 8, 2007 after a long illness. Timothy was born in Kansas City, Mo., and had attended seminary school at an early age before moving to Jacksonville in 1960. He had attended Bishop Kenny High School and was a graduate of Terry Parker High School. He was a very accomplished baseball player, was a great fan of the late Mickey Mantle, and a lifelong Yankees fan. As a former Boy Scout of America he had attained their highest rank of “Eagle Scout.” An interior designer, he specialized in wallpaper applications and was very gifted in his field, having worked in some of the finest homes in Jacksonville. Timothy loved life and always had a very positive outlook in spite of the many years he spent battling diabetes. Mr. Henehan will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him. Private services will be held by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Doris Henehan. Mr. Henehan is survived by his loving daughter, Mollye Henehan; sisters, Robin Stanford (Lawrence), Jill Storelli (Serge), and Jett Terrell; brothers, Todd Henehan (Cindy), Tedd Henehan (his fiancee Donna Busbee and her son Jonathan), and Toby Henehan (Shelly); nieces and nephews, Laura, Brian, Lynn, Dean, Robert, Victoria, Dorian, Keri, Wes, Erin, Stephanie, Melanie, Gabriel, Mason, Tyler, Trey, April, James; and a host of great nieces and great nephews. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials made to the Boy Scouts of America, 521 S. Edgewood Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32205. Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home & Crematory, 940 Cesery Blvd. in charge of arrangements. Children:

i. Mollye Breanne[8]. Born 2 Oct 1984 in Jacksonville. In 2009 she lived in Jacksonville.

9.i.ii.iii.i.v. Stephen Girard[8] Loar IV (Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 1 May 1953 in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

He married Pearl Bernadette Romero 22 Feb 1975 in Ft. Pierce. Born 1 Oct 1952 in Santa Fe, N.M. Children:

i. Star Nicole[8]. Born 10 Dec 1978 in Jacksonville, Fla. She had not married in 2009.

9.i.ii.iii.ii.i. Suzanne Marie[8] Warne (called Sue) (Charlotte Elizabeth[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 5 May 1949 in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

She married Durwood Whitcomb 27 Nov 1976 in Vero Beach, Fla. Died Apr 1981. Children:

i. Aaron Austin[9]. Born 31 Dec 1977.

9.i.iv.i.iii.i. James Allen[8] Caldwell (Anna Sue[7], Dixie Lee[6], James Harmon[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 25 Nov 1930. Died 19 Jan 1984.

He married Vernia DeBoard. Children:

i. Berthania[9].

ii. Phillip Allen.

iii. Brenda.

iv. Dania Sue.

9.i.vii.ii.i.i. James Alan[8] Hale (Janalyn[7], James Arthur[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 4 Jun 1963. In 2009 he and his family lived near Sweetwater, Tenn.

He married Tracy Lynn Atchley 14 Jun 1986. Born 22 Nov 1962. Children:

i. Mattison James Alan[9] (called Matt). Born 21 Mar 1889.

ii. Mary Elizabeth. Born 23 Dec 1991.

9.i.vii.ii.i.ii. Ray Byron[8] Hale (Janalyn[7], James Arthur[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 29 Jun 1971. In 2009 he and his family lived near Knoxville, Tenn.

He married Lisa Preston. Born 14 Apr 1969. Children:

i. Kayla Rae[9]. Born 16 Jan 1997.

ii. Cassidy Claire. Born 23 Jul 1999.

9.i.vii.iii.i.i. Jennifer Lynn[8] Shupe (Kathleen[7], Gordon Lee[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James

Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 11 Aug 1961 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. In 2009 she and her family lived near Chattanooga, Tenn.

She married, first, Steven Douglas Carboni 9 Jan 1982 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tenn. They divorced 1997 in Chattanooga. Born 7 Aug 1957. Children:

i. Karen Teal[9]. Born 15 Dec 1982 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County. She married Michael Tracy 7 Apr 2008. Born 4 Sep 1978.

ii. Lyndie Michelle. Born 25 Apr 1985 in Chattanooga.

iii. Joseph Douglas. Born 16 Sep 1989 in Chattanooga.

She married, second, Brent Brumlow 22 Apr 2004 in Chattanooga. Born 16 Aug 1963. Children:

ii. Raney Ann. Born 15 Dec 2004 in Chattanooga.

9.i.vii.iii.i.ii. Cynthia Kaye[8] Shupe (called Cindy) (Kathleen[7], Gordon Lee[6], Dockie Belle[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 23 Jul 1963 in Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio. In 2009 she and her family lived near Verona, Ill.

She married Ronald Bruce Limbach (called Bruce) of Ft. Wayne, Ind., 2 Mar 1985 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tenn. Born 29 Jun 1959 in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Children:

i. Curtis James[9]. Born 5 Jun 1989 in Naperville, DuPage Co., Ill.

ii. Amanda Ann. Born 16 Apr 1991 in Naperville.

14.vi.i.ii.i. Iris[8] Addair (Eunice Flora[7], James William[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born in Oct 1946.

She married Douglas Shelton. Children:

14.vi.i.ii.i. i. Dawn [9].

ii. Kevin.

14.vi.i.ii.ii. Hobert Douglas[8] Addair (called Douglas) (Eunice Flora[7], James William[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]). Born 18 Jun 1954 in Bradshaw, W.Va. He and his family live in Tazewell, Va.

He married Mary Janine Deskins (called Janine), Jacob eighth generation descendant 42.v.ii. Children:

i. Kasey[9] (f.)

14.vi.ii.i.iii. Carolyn Inalee[8] Addair (called Inalee) (Audrey Fane[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary

Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]). Born 10 Apr 1942 on Garland Mountain/Shortridge, McDowell Co, W.Va. Died 26 Sep 1983 in Morganfield, Union Co., Ky. Buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Ky. She was named for her Great Grandmother Mary Caroline (Deskins) Short.

Unknown newspaper and date: Carolyn Inalee Dunford, 41, of Whispering Meadows, Morganfield, Ky., died at 8 p.m. Mon., Sept. 26, 1983 at Union County Hospital in Morganfield. Survivors include her husband, William H. Dunford; two sons, Paul Dunford of Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., and Marcus Dunford of Morganfield; five sisters, Doris Gail Hunter of Norwalk, Ohio and Knoxville, Tenn., Chloe Cline and Beverly Frayer of Morganfield, Sheila Payne of Dickson, Tenn., and Sondra Powell of Beckley, W.Va.; and her father Evans Addair of Morganfield. Carolyn was a graduate of Iaeger [W.Va.] High School, attended Abingdon Nursing School, Abingdon, Va., and Concord College, Athens, W.Va. She was a graduate of Pat’s Beauty College in Henderson, Ky., and operated Carolyn’s Beauty Shop in Morganfield, Ky. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 29 at Whitsell Funeral Home. Burial followed at the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis, Ky.

She married William Howard Dunford (called Bill) 16 Oct 1960 at Grapevine [W.Va.] Church of Christ. Evangelist Roy Hall of Feds Creek, Ky., performed the service. Born 31 Jul 1932 in Bartley, W.Va. Died 4 Jan 2000 in Morganfield, Ky. Buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis.

Advocate, Morganfield, Ky., 12 Jan 2000: William H. Dunford, [67], of Morganfield, died 9:30 p.m. Tue., Jan. 4, 2000 at the Methodist Hospital Union County of cancer. Mr. Dunford served 16 years in the U.S. Army and [was laid off from] Island Creek Coal Company. His wife Carolyn died in 1983. Survivors include two sons, Paul Vincent Dunford of Morganfield and Marcus T. Dunford of Las Cruces, N.M.; three sisters, Donna Lester of Woodbridge, Va., Grace Lester of Stafford, Va., and Wilma L. Southerland of Palm Bay, Fla.; four grandchildren, Kristen and Tyler Dunford, and Justin and Cody Smith; and 18 nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Friday at the Whitsell’s Funeral Home in Morganfield with Sam Belo officiating. Burial was in the Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis.

Bill was attending a truck driving school in Florida when his wife died in 1983. He then became a driver for Poole Trucking Co. Children:

14.vi.ii.i.iii. i. Paul Vincent[9] (adopted in Germany). Born 21 Nov 1965.

14.vi.ii.i.iii. ii. Marcus Anthony (adopted in Germany). Born 13 Sep 1967.

14.vi.ii.iv.iv. Peggy[8] Atwell (John Hugh[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]).

She married, first, Dennis Helms. They divorced. Children:

i. Rebecca[9].

ii. Stephanie.

iii. John.

She married, second, James Moore.

14.vi.ii.viii.i. Colette Marlene[8] Addair (Frances Agnes[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 15 May 1953.

She married Edward Jordan Tarver III (called Buzz), 22 Mar 1975. Children:

i. Edward Jordan[9], IV. Born 26 Feb 1978.

ii. Michael Addair. Born 1 Apr 1980.

14.vi.ii.viii.ii. Steven Henry[8] Addair (Frances Agnes[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 Aug 1958.

He married, first, Denise Alison Gulick (called Deanna) 16 Nov 1985. They divorced. Children:

i. Travis Gulick[9]. Born 19 Sep 1988.

He married, second, Debbie Unknown.

49.i.ii. Brandi Nicole[8] Frasure (Michael Allen[7], Maralynn Joyce[6], Lynn McLees[5], Joseph Daniel[4], Samuel M.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 10 Sep 1979 in Anaheim, Calif.

She married Unknown Caskey. Children:

i. Caden Michael[9]. Born 12 Jan 2005 in Los Alamitos, Calif.

70.iii. Heidi Michelle[8] Mehrlich (Melinda Ann[7], Boyd Emerson[6], Mary Ethel[5], Daniel[4], John Jacob[3], Mary[2], Jacob[l]). An article by and photograph of Heidi appeared in Honaker Family Newsletter, Spring 1998.

721. Nancy Elane[8] Kilmon (called Elane) (Fonnie[7], Dixie[6], Virginia[5], Nancy Jane[4], Anna Eliza[3], John[2], Mary[1]). Born 27 Aug 1949 in Westmoreland Co., Va. In 2016 she lived in Williamsburg, Va.

722. Asa Kenneth[8] Kilmon (called Kenny) (Fonnie[7], Dixie[6], Virginia[5], Nancy Jane[4], Anna Eliza[3], John[2], Mary[1]). Born 3 Jun 1952 in Newport News, Va.

723. Beverly Luanne[8] Kilmon (Fonnie[7], Dixie[6], Virginia[5], Nancy Jane[4], Anna Eliza[3], John[2], Mary[1]). Born 6 Feb 1958 in Newport News, Va.

Ninth Generation

9.i.ii.i.iii.i.ii. Raymond[9] Wittmeier Jr. (Margarette Louise[8], Mary Beatrice[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 22 Apr 1955.

He married Jean Parke Bohannan 18 Nov 1978. Born 20 May 1957. Children:

i. Christopher Ray[10] (adopted). Born 22 Dec 1981.

ii. Matthew John. Born 30 Apr 1985.

9.i.ii.i.iii.ii.i. Kerri Jean[9] Rowland (Rose Mary[8], Mary Beatrice[7], James Franklin[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 22 Mar 1959.

She married Brian Walter Little 26 May 1979. Born 1958. Children:

i. Kyle[10]. Born 2 Aug 1981.

ii. Natallie Rose. Born 12 Jun 1984.

9.i.ii.iii.i.i.i. John Thomas[9] Loar (James Edgar[8], Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 26 May 1968 at Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, Mo. In 2009 he was a machinist for Milwaukee Tool Co., Jackson, Miss., and lived in Terry, Miss.

He married Nancy Elaine Chappell, daughter of Clement Thomas Chappell Jr. and Johnnette Gayle Davis, 25 May 1989 in Haughton, Bossier Parish, La. Born 1 Apr 1970 in Memphis, Tenn. Children:

i. Brittni Elaine[10]. Born 3 Jun 1993 in Flowood, Rankin Co., Miss.

ii. Brandi Elizabeth. Born 24 Apr 1995 in Flowood.

9.i.ii.iii.i.i.ii. James Girard[9] Loar IV (James Edgar[8], Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 31 May 1972 in Shreveport, La. In 2009 he was a chef for The Petroleum Club, Shreveport, La., and lived in Shreveport.

He married Michelle Denise Williams, daughter of Marcus Clyde Williams and Marilyn Sue Bush, 14 Oct 1997 at Emanuel Baptist Church, Shreveport. Children:

i. Caroline Grace[10]. Born 27 May 1998 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La.

9.i.ii.iii.i.iii.i. Russell Scott[9] Rhude (Donna Lee[8], Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 14 May 1969 in Jacksonville, Fla.

He married Melissa Kathryn Hewlitt 28 Mar 1998 in Jacksonville. Children:

i. Ryan Zachary[10]. Born 7 Sep 1999.

ii. Lauren Riley. Born 20 Jun 2003.

9.i.ii.iii.i.iii.ii. Raymond Stephen[9] Rhude (Donna Lee[8], Stephen Girard[7], Stephen Girard[6], William Thomas[5], Bellva Dorah[4], Thomas D.[3], James Mann[2], Jacob[1]). Born 16 Mar 1976 in Jacksonville, Fla.

He married Chrystal Renee Montovaro 21 May 2000. Children:

i. Rachel Renee[10]. Born 23 Oct 2000.

14.vi.i.ii.i.i. Dawn[9] Shelton (Iris[8], Eunice Flora[7], James William[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[l]).

She married Earnie Addair. They live in North Tazewell, Va. Children:

i. Ethan Cole[10]. Born 5 Oct 1997.

14.vi.ii.i.iii.i. Paul Vincent[9] Dunford (Carolyn Inalee[8], Audrey Fane[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]) (adopted in Germany). Born 21 Nov 1965.

He married, first, Debbie Unknown. They divorced with no children.

He married, second, Amy Jo Unknown, who brought two children to the marriage, Lara and Chase. Children (of Paul and Amy):

i. Joseph Elex[10]. Born 28 Dec 2000.

14.vi.ii.i.iii.ii. Marcus Anthony[9] Dunford (Carolyn Inalee[8], Audrey Fane[7], Chloe Elizabeth[6], Mary Caroline[5], James H.[4], Sarah[3], Christena[2], Jacob[1]) (adopted in Germany). Born 13 Sep 1967.

He married, first, Regina Unknown. Children:

i. Kristen Lee[9]. Born 29 Aug 1986 in Washington state.

ii. Tyler Marcus. Born 2 Aug 1989.

He married, second, Debbie Unknown.

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