Ruby Lamer Hall1,2

F, b. December 15, 1918, d. February 2, 2002
FatherJames Woodson Hall1,3,2 b. March 19, 1883, d. February 24, 1933
MotherAda Bessie Hill1,3,2 b. March 21, 1891, d. September 5, 1925
     Her Social Security Number was 233-56-7611.4 Ruby Lamer Hall was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5 She was born on December 15, 1918 at Princeton Meadows, Mercer Co., West Virginia.4,2 As of July 20, 1934,her married name was Gillespie.6 She married Fugate Gillespie on July 20, 1934 at Leckie, McDowell Co., West Virginia.7,6,8 Ruby Lamer Hall died on February 2, 2002 at age 83.4

Census Records

1920Dwelling 202, District 89, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia1
1930Dwelling 126, District 19, East River, Mercer Co., West VirginiaEnumerated in the household of her grandmother Hannah Sweeney Hall in the 1930 Census9

Family

Fugate Gillespie b. July 16, 1911, d. June 8, 1974
Marriage*Ruby Lamer Hall married Fugate Gillespie on July 20, 1934 at Leckie, McDowell Co., West Virginia.7,6,8 
Children

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Grace Rose obituary in the Jan 13, 2006 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S2245] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=21713885&CRid=2201873&
  6. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Gillespie-Hall marriage record.
  7. [S78] The Lykins Family Of New Sweden, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lykins/html/ourfamil.html
  8. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Fugate Gillispie obituary in the Jun 9, 1974 edition.
  9. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Kelly Lawrence Hall1,2,3

M, b. January 20, 1920, d. July 6, 1980
FatherJames Woodson Hall1,4,3 b. March 19, 1883, d. February 24, 1933
MotherAda Bessie Hill1,4,3 b. March 21, 1891, d. September 5, 1925
     His Social Security Number was 234-24-6480.5 Kelly Lawrence Hall was buried at Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., Virginia.2 He married Dorothy Beatrice Halsey.2 Kelly Lawrence Hall was born on January 20, 1920 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5,2,6 He died on July 6, 1980 at age 60.5,6

Census Records

1930Dwelling 126, District 19, East River, Mercer Co., West VirginiaEnumerated in the household of his grandmother Hannah Sweeney Hall in the 1930 Census1

Family

Dorothy Beatrice Halsey b. July 18, 1926, d. August 12, 2008
Marriage*Kelly Lawrence Hall married Dorothy Beatrice Halsey.2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3351] Grandview Memory Gardens, Tazwell Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Grace Rose obituary in the Jan 13, 2006 edition.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Cecil Hubert Hall1,2,3

M, b. July 6, 1921, d. July 9, 1995
FatherJames Woodson Hall1,4 b. March 19, 1883, d. February 24, 1933
MotherAda Bessie Hill1,4 b. March 21, 1891, d. September 5, 1925
     His Social Security Number was 233-24-2684.5 Cecil Hubert Hall was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 He married Alma Ruth Sanders.2,3 Cecil Hubert Hall was born on July 6, 1921 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5,3 He died on July 9, 1995 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 74.5,3 He PRINCETON - Cecil H. Hall, 73, of 407 Brown St., Princeton, died Sunday, July 9, 1995 at a Princeton hospital. Born at Princeton, he was a son of the late James and Ada Hill Hall. He was a retired machine operator for Eastern Gas & Fuel working at the Herndon Mines and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in Wor1d War II on the USS Bluebird and the USS Collett in the Asiatic Campaign and the European Campaign. He was preceded in death by one brother. Survivors: wife, Alma Ruth Sanders Hall; daughter, Maura Elaine Hall McKinney of Rich Creek, Va; son, Richard Barry Hall of Princeton; brother, Clarence Hall of Princeton; sisters, Ruby Gillespie of Lashmeet and Ida Rose of Princeton; four grandchildven and one greatgranddaughter. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the George W. Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton with the Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Olive Cemetery at Lashmeet. on July 11, 1998.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 126, District 19, East River, Mercer Co., West VirginiaEnumerated in the household of his grandmother Hannah Sweeney Hall in the 1930 Census1

Family

Alma Ruth Sanders
Marriage*Cecil Hubert Hall married Alma Ruth Sanders.2,3 
Children
  • Maura Elaine Hall3
  • Richard Barry Hall3

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2245] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=21713885&CRid=2201873&
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Cecil H. Hall obituary in the Jul 11, 1998 edition.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Grace Rose obituary in the Jan 13, 2006 edition.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Ruth Lofand/Loflan Powe1,2,3,4

F, b. May 13, 1919, d. October 15, 1973
     Ruth Lofand/Loflan Powe was buried at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S. Kings Highway, Fairfax Co., Virginia.5,2,3 Her Social Security Number was 267-16-3102.6 She was born on May 13, 1919 at Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida.1,6,2,3 She married Harry Oliver Collins Sr., son of George Washington Collins and Maggie Marie Vest, in May, 1942 at Montgomery Co., Maryland.1,2,3,4 As of May, 1942,her married name was Collins.4 Ruth Lofand/Loflan Powe died on October 15, 1973 at Alexandria, Virginia, at age 54.6,3 She Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Powe Collins were held at Wed., Oct 17, burial was in Mount Comfort Cemetery in Alexandria. Mrs. Collins, age 54, who lived at 4107 Javins Drive, Alexandria, was born in Jacksonville and reared and educated in Miami and Florida. She is survived by her husband, H. O. Collins; 2 sons, H. O. Jr. and R. L. Collins and 2 grandchildren, all of Alexandria. Sisters, Mrs. Ircell Braden, Jacksonville, Mrs Fannie Wynkoop, Springfield, Va., and Mrs. Belie Mathews, Gainesville. Aunts, Mrs. Ruth Downs, Mrs. Mary Deaux, Jacksonville, and Mrs. Hattie Dodd, Williston, Fla. Also many relatives and friends in the Miami area, as well as throughout Florida and Virginia. on October 23, 1973.2

Census Records

1950Dwelling 29, District 101-52, Alexandria, Virginia7

Family

Harry Oliver Collins Sr. b. September 15, 1920, d. February 18, 1997
Marriage*Ruth Lofand/Loflan Powe married Harry Oliver Collins Sr., son of George Washington Collins and Maggie Marie Vest, in May, 1942 at Montgomery Co., Maryland.1,2,3,4 
Children
  • Harry Oliver Collins Jr.1,2,8,7
  • Reginald Lee Collins1,2,8,7

Citations

  1. [S349] Erma C. Sowers, A Report on the Descendants of Henry Iddings and Abigail Richardson.
  2. [S2021] Miami Herald, The, From the Ruth Powe Collins obituary in the Oct 23, 1973 edition.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S11104] Evening Star, From the marriage license listings in the May 11, 1942 edition.
  5. [S3228] Mount Comfort Cemetery, Fairfax Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Mary Virginia Hall1

F, b. September 5, 1925, d. September 5, 1925
FatherJames Woodson Hall1 b. March 19, 1883, d. February 24, 1933
MotherAda Bessie Hill1 b. March 21, 1891, d. September 5, 1925
     Mary Virginia Hall was buried at Hall Cemetery, Hall's Ridge Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 She Mary and her mother died in childbirth. She died on September 5, 1925 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 She was born on September 5, 1925 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.1

Fugate Gillespie1,2

M, b. July 16, 1911, d. June 8, 1974
     Fugate Gillespie was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3,2 His Social Security Number was 236-10-1115.4 He was born on July 16, 1911 at Jenkinjones, McDowell Co., West Virginia.1,4,2 He married Ruby Lamer Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill, on July 20, 1934 at Leckie, McDowell Co., West Virginia.1,5,2 Fugate Gillespie died on June 8, 1974 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 62.4,2 He Fugate Gillispie, 62, Lashmeet, died early Saturday in a Princeton hospital following a heart attack. Born July 16, 1911 at Jenkinjones, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Murrey Gillispie. Survivors are his wife, Ruby Hall Gillispie; two sons, Lake L., Jacksonville, Fla., and Kermit, Lashmeet; two daughters, Mrs. John Roach, Stratford, Fla., and Mrs. Roscoe Jones, Matoaka and a brother, Frank Gillispie, Tazewell, Va. He was a retired miner, and a member of the Princeton chapter of the Old Guard. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Lashmeet Christian Community Church with the Rev. Noah Buckner in charge. Burial will be in the Mount Olive Cemetery, Lashmeet. Friends may call at Bailey Funeral Home, Princeton, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. today. on June 9, 1974.2

Family

Ruby Lamer Hall b. December 15, 1918, d. February 2, 2002
Marriage*He married Ruby Lamer Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill, on July 20, 1934 at Leckie, McDowell Co., West Virginia.1,5,2 
Children

Citations

  1. [S78] The Lykins Family Of New Sweden, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lykins/html/ourfamil.html
  2. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Fugate Gillispie obituary in the Jun 9, 1974 edition.
  3. [S2245] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=21713885&CRid=2201873&
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Gillespie-Hall marriage record.

Kermit William Gillespie Sr.1,2

M, b. July 26, 1944, d. November 17, 1979
FatherFugate Gillespie1,2,3 b. July 16, 1911, d. June 8, 1974
MotherRuby Lamer Hall1,2,3 b. December 15, 1918, d. February 2, 2002
     His Social Security Number was 233-68-0019.4 Kermit William Gillespie Sr. was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on July 26, 1944 at West Virginia.1,4 He died on November 17, 1979 at West Virginia at age 35.2

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S78] The Lykins Family Of New Sweden, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lykins/html/ourfamil.html
  2. [S2245] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=21713885&CRid=2201873&
  3. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Fugate Gillispie obituary in the Jun 9, 1974 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Lonnie Raynard "Lon" Hill1

M, b. March 21, 1921, d. August 31, 2000
     Lonnie Raynard "Lon" Hill married Grace Ida Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill. His Social Security Number was 234-22-2914.2 Lonnie Raynard "Lon" Hill was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 He was born on March 21, 1921 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.2,1 He died on August 31, 2000 at Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 79.2,1

Family

Grace Ida Hall b. November 26, 1924, d. January 10, 2006
Marriage*He married Grace Ida Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill

Citations

  1. [S2245] Mount Olivet Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=21713885&CRid=2201873&
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Hosea Shrewsbury1,2,3,4

M, b. March 1, 1919, d. April 18, 1980
     Hosea Shrewsbury was buried at Shutt Cemetery, Rock-Lashmeet Road Sec. Rt. 71/12, Wright Mountain, Mercer Co., West Virginia.3 His Social Security Number was 236-18-2058.5 He was born on March 1, 1919 at Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.5,2,4 He married Grace Ida Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill, on May 20, 1946 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2 Hosea Shrewsbury died on April 18, 1980 at Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 61.6

Family

Grace Ida Hall b. November 26, 1924, d. January 10, 2006
Marriage*He married Grace Ida Hall, daughter of James Woodson Hall and Ada Bessie Hill, on May 20, 1946 at Matoaka, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1,2 
Children
  • Rita Ann Shrewsbury
  • Sandra Fay Shrewsbury7
  • Rachel Ivy Shrewsbury7
  • Rhonda Gay Shrewsbury7

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Grace Rose obituary in the Jan 13, 2006 edition.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Shrewsbury-Hall marriage record.
  3. [S2240] Shutt Cemetery, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=51775114&CRid=2352387&df=all&
  4. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  7. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.