Shirley Belford Chafin1,2,3,4,5

M, b. October 11, 1905, d. December 7, 1985
     His Social Security Number was 231-16-1413.6 Shirley Belford Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.3,4 He was born on October 11, 1905 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.6,3,4,7 He married Freda Woodson Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on November 10, 1926 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3,4,5 Shirley Belford Chafin died on December 7, 1985 at Shawsville, Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 80.6,3,4

Census Records

1930Pennsylvania State Hospital, District 102, Susquehanna, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania1
1940Dwelling 409, District 61-6, Auburn, Montgomery Co., Virginia8
1950Dwelling 198, District 61-8, Auburn, Montgomery Co., Virginia9

Occupation

1930State hospital attendant1
1940Farmer8
1950Farmer9

Family

Freda Woodson Bower b. July 22, 1905, d. April 24, 1990
Marriage*Shirley Belford Chafin married Freda Woodson Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on November 10, 1926 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.2,3,4,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Freda Bower Chafin obituary in the Apr 25, 1990 edition.
  3. [S253] Ruth G. Hale & Glenna G. Garner, St. Matthew Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S11575] Unknown compiler, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [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.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  11. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Chafin-Hill marriage announcement in the Sep 9, 1963 edition.

Samuel Lee Chafin1,2,3,4,5

M, b. November 26, 1943, d. January 19, 2009
FatherShirley Belford Chafin1,6,3 b. October 11, 1905, d. December 7, 1985
MotherFreda Woodson Bower1,6,3 b. July 22, 1905, d. April 24, 1990
     Samuel Lee Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.7 His Social Security Number was 231-56-7600.8 He was born on November 26, 1943 at Floyd Co., Virginia.8,7,4 He married Carol Ann Graybeal on December 17, 1966 at Radford, Virginia.2,3 Samuel Lee Chafin died on January 19, 2009 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 65.8,2,7,5 He Samuel Lee Chafin, 65, of Riner, died on Monday, January 19, 2009. Sam dedicated his life to the agricultural and dairy industries. He worked in the Agriculture Extension Service earlier in his life, and retired as the general manager of the Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA). He was an avid sportsman, and in his later years, enjoyed trap and skeet shooting. Sam is fondly remembered for his dry sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Carol Chafin; his son, Brian Chafin; his brother and his wife, Donald and Jane Chafin, and their children, Justin Chafin, and Jenny and Scott Jacobs; great-nephew, Brady Jacobs; his in-laws, Maxine Graybeal, Jerry and Barb Graybeal, Janet and Robert Phillips, Alan Graybeal, and Laura Bullard; and his valued administrative assistant, Kathy Ratcliffe. on January 21, 2009.2

Census Records

1950Dwelling 198, District 61-8, Auburn, Montgomery Co., Virginia6

Family

Carol Ann Graybeal
Marriage*Samuel Lee Chafin married Carol Ann Graybeal on December 17, 1966 at Radford, Virginia.2,3 
Child
  • Brian Gilbert Chafin2

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Freda Bower Chafin obituary in the Apr 25, 1990 edition.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Samuel Lee Chafin obituary in the Jan 21, 2009 edition.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S253] Ruth G. Hale & Glenna G. Garner, St. Matthew Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Lebanon Ward Lovell1,2

M, b. May 3, 1890, d. May 16, 1970
     Lebanon Ward Lovell was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.2 He was born on May 3, 1890 at Radford, Virginia.1,2 He married Mary Mosby Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on April 27, 1968 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 Lebanon Ward Lovell died on May 16, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 80.2

Family

Mary Mosby Bower b. August 23, 1910, d. November 21, 1994
Marriage*He married Mary Mosby Bower, daughter of Samuel Evans "Sam" Bower and Sarah Rosabell "Rosie" "Rosa" Conner, on April 27, 1968 at Riner, Montgomery Co., Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Justin Grey Chafin1,2,3

M, b. June 18, 1984, d. November 22, 2013
FatherDonald Gray Chafin1,3
MotherJane Lee Joris1,3
     Justin Grey Chafin was buried at St. Matthew Cemetery, 927 Dobbins Hollow Road, Floyd Co., Virginia.4 He was born on June 18, 1984 at Ohio.2,3,4 He died on November 22, 2013 at Ohio at age 29.2,4

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Samuel Lee Chafin obituary in the Jan 21, 2009 edition.
  2. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.
  3. [S3463] Ohio Vital Records Office, Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1998.
  4. [S253] Ruth G. Hale & Glenna G. Garner, St. Matthew Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

Gary E. Bower1

M, b. June 12, 1939, d. March 8, 1995
FatherLacey Sidney Bower1 b. July 11, 1903, d. September, 1985
MotherGarnet Pearl Maxey1
     His Social Security Number was 216-34-1450.2 Gary E. Bower was born on June 12, 1939 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2 He died on March 8, 1995 at age 55.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 46, District 41-29, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia1

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr.1,2,3,4

M, b. August 12, 1930
FatherOswell Cooper Bowling1,5,6,7,8,4 b. July 28, 1898, d. January 7, 1981
MotherOcie Edith Poff1,5,6,7,4 b. February 19, 1903, d. January 2, 1959
     Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. was born on August 12, 1930 at Roanoke, Virginia.3 He married Edith Sue Lewis on July 9, 1954 at Warner Robins, Houston Co., Georgia.4 Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. married Marian Louise Doane on March 3, 1956 at Harris Co., Texas.2,9

Census Records

1940Dwelling 31, District 81-25, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia1
1950Dwelling 97, District 81-39, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia6

Occupation

1950Meat packer6

Family 1

Edith Sue Lewis
Marriage*Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. married Edith Sue Lewis on July 9, 1954 at Warner Robins, Houston Co., Georgia.4 

Family 2

Marian Louise Doane b. July 18, 1935, d. March 25, 2023
Marriage*Melvin Cooper Bowling Sr. married Marian Louise Doane on March 3, 1956 at Harris Co., Texas.2,9 
Children
  • Patricia Ruth Bowling9,10,11
  • Melvin Cooper Bowling Jr.9,10
  • Tracie Ocie Bowling11,10,9

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5312] Unknown compiler, Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-2015.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S686] Roanoke World News, From the Bowling-Lewis marriage announcement in the Jul 22, 1954 edition.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Veta Bowling Whitt obituary in the Oct 24, 2020 edition.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S686] Roanoke World News, From the Ocie Edith Bowling obituary in the Jan 3, 1959 edition.
  8. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Oswell Cooper Bowling obituary in the Jan 9, 1981 edition.
  9. [S13170] Fountain Hills Times Independent, From the Marian Louise Bowling obituary in the Apr 10, 2023 edition.
  10. [S964] Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
  11. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Esther Earl Thurman1,2,3,4

F, b. September 27, 1924, d. February 23, 1977
     Esther Earl Thurman was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.5,3 She was born on September 27, 1924 at Franklin Co., Virginia.5,4 As of July 22, 1948,her married name was Bowling.2 She married Wilbert Owen "Jack" Bowling, son of Oswell Cooper Bowling and Ocie Edith Poff, on July 22, 1948 at Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.1,2,3 Esther Earl Thurman died on February 23, 1977 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 52.5,3 She Mrs. Esther Thurman Bowling, age 52, of Rt. 3, Box 272, Salem, passed away Wednesday in a Roanoke hospital. Surviving are her husband, W. O. (Jack) Bowling; two daughters, Mrs. Carol Sue Martin, Miss Dixie Lee Bowling; one son, David O. Bowling, all of Salem; two grandchildren, Kelly Marie Martin, Jenny Elaine Martin, both of Salem; her mother, Mrs. Helen Thurman, Rocky Mount; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Hall, Rocky Mount; Mrs. Rachel Spradlin, Lexington, N.C. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. on February 24, 1977.3

Family

Wilbert Owen "Jack" Bowling b. September 9, 1925, d. December 18, 1980
Marriage*She married Wilbert Owen "Jack" Bowling, son of Oswell Cooper Bowling and Ocie Edith Poff, on July 22, 1948 at Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.1,2,3 
Children
  • Carol Sue Bowling3
  • David O. Bowling3
  • Dixie Lee Bowling3,6

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S9369] Unknown compiler, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951.
  3. [S686] Roanoke World News, From the Esther Thurman Bowling obituary in the Feb 24, 1977 edition.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  5. [S2251] Sherwood Burial Park, Roanoke Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40016666&CRid=728583&df=all&
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. March 2, 1928, d. February 23, 1973
     His Social Security Number was 228-34-4368.6 Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr. was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.2,7 He was born on March 2, 1928 at Beulahville, King William Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4,6,7,8 He married Veta Marie Bowling, daughter of Oswell Cooper Bowling and Ocie Edith Poff, on March 5, 1949 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1,9,5 Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr. died on February 23, 1973 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 44.2,4,7 He Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr., 44, of Rt. 3, Salem, died today in a Roanoke hospital. Surviving are his wife, Veta Bowling Whitt; three sons, Charles L. Whitt Jr., Roanoke, Keith Byron Whitt, Kevin Bowling Whitt, Salem; a daughter, Miss Evon Marie Whitt, Salem; five brothers, Robert Whitt, Mechanicsville, Harry Whitt, Walter Whitt, West Point, Randolph Whitt, Los Angeles, Calif., Irving Whitt, Manassas; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Ragland, Mechanicsville, Mrs. Grace O’Neil, Mrs. Ann Hubbard, Mrs. Evelyn Breedlove, Richmond. on February 24, 1973.5

Census Records

1950Dwelling 18, District 1-1274A, Washington, D.C.10

Occupation

1950Floor installer10

Family

Veta Marie Bowling b. July 26, 1928, d. October 21, 2020
Marriage*Charles Lindbergh Whitt Sr. married Veta Marie Bowling, daughter of Oswell Cooper Bowling and Ocie Edith Poff, on March 5, 1949 at Roanoke Co., Virginia.1,9,5 
Children
  • Evon Marie Whitt9,10,5,1
  • Charles Lindbergh Whitt Jr.9,5,1
  • Keith Byron Whitt9,5
  • Kevin Bowling Whitt9,5,1

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  3. [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.
  4. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  5. [S686] Roanoke World News, From the Charles Lindbergh Whitt, Sr. obituary in the Feb 24, 1973 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S2251] Sherwood Burial Park, Roanoke Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=poff&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40016666&CRid=728583&df=all&
  8. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  9. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Veta Bowling Whitt obituary in the Oct 24, 2020 edition.
  10. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.