Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. May 9, 1897, d. March 29, 1950
     Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,1 He married Thelma Florence Vest, daughter of Isaac J. "Little Ike" Vest and Lucy Otey Izetta "Ina J." Conner.1,6 Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. was born on May 9, 1897 at Roanoke, Virginia; His WWI Draft Registration card has a birth year of 1896.3,4,1,5 He died on March 29, 1950 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 52.1

Census Records

1940Dwelling 95, District 105-1, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia7

Occupation

1940Railroad boilermaker7

Family

Thelma Florence Vest b. October, 1898, d. April 21, 1927
Marriage*Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. married Thelma Florence Vest, daughter of Isaac J. "Little Ike" Vest and Lucy Otey Izetta "Ina J." Conner.1,6 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S3411] Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  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. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Ruby Lee Madison1,2,3,4

F, b. December 6, 1922, d. November 18, 1999
FatherBenjamin Franklin Madison Jr.2,4 b. May 9, 1897, d. March 29, 1950
MotherThelma Florence Vest2,4 b. October, 1898, d. April 21, 1927
     Ruby Lee Madison was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3,4 She was born on December 6, 1922 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.1,3,4 As of May 8, 1937,her married name was Hall.2 She married Paulmer Harrison Hall on May 8, 1937 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,3,4,5 Ruby Lee Madison died on November 18, 1999 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 76.5,3,4 She HALL, Ruby Lee Madison, 76, of 1100 Commercial Ave., Clifton Forge, died Thursday, November 18, 1999 at her residence after an extended illness. She was born in Salem on December 6, 1922, daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Thelma Florence Vest Madison. She was the widow of Paulmer Harrison "Buddy" Hall, Sr. and a retired cook for the Liberty House Nursing Home and a retired member of the Immanuel Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in law, Shirley Hall and Terry L. Hall, Sr., Clifton Forge, Regina Hall and Steve Pullen, Williamsburg; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary Eugene and Valerie B. Hall, West Point; eight grandchildren, including Anita Saunders, T. L. Hall, and Joshua A. Hall; a number of great-grandchildren; two nephews and many close friends. She was preceded in death by two sons, Paulmer Harrison Hall, Jr., and Douglas Colin Hall; one sister, Ella Myree Friend. She will be lovingly remembered as a loyal fan of the Atlanta Braves Baseball Team. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 3 p.m., from the Chapel of Nicely Funeral Home with the Father William Crites officiating, interment to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be T. L. Hall, Roger Friend, Glen Hoke, Jerry Hall, Harold Spangler and Darryl Clark. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Nicely Funeral Home or at any time at the home of Shirley Hall, Cliftondale Park, Clifton Forge. Arrangements by Nicely Funeral Home. on November 19, 1999.4

Census Records

1940District 3-5, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia6

Family

Paulmer Harrison Hall b. May 7, 1918, d. August 18, 1960
Marriage*Ruby Lee Madison married Paulmer Harrison Hall on May 8, 1937 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,3,4,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S3411] Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Paulmer Harrison Hall1,2,3,4,5

M, b. May 7, 1918, d. August 18, 1960
     His Social Security Number was 230-10-2177.6 Paulmer Harrison Hall was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,4 He was born on May 7, 1918 at Selma, Alleghany Co., Virginia.6,1,2,4,5 He married Ruby Lee Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, on May 8, 1937 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4 Paulmer Harrison Hall died on August 18, 1960 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 42.6,2,4

Census Records

1940District 3-5, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia7

Occupation

1940W.P.A. fence building laborer7

Family

Ruby Lee Madison b. December 6, 1922, d. November 18, 1999
Marriage*Paulmer Harrison Hall married Ruby Lee Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, on May 8, 1937 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Virginia.1,2,3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S3411] Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, b. November 6, 1938, d. September 18, 1987
FatherPaulmer Harrison Hall1,2,4,5 b. May 7, 1918, d. August 18, 1960
MotherRuby Lee Madison1,2,4,5 b. December 6, 1922, d. November 18, 1999
     Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr. was buried at Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3,5 He was born on November 6, 1938 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,3,5,6,7 He married Patricia Ann Dickson on April 4, 1964 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,7 Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr. and Patricia Ann Dickson were divorced on May 1, 1978 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.7 Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr. died on September 18, 1987 at Charlottesville, Virginia, at age 48.3,5

Census Records

1940District 3-5, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia1

Family

Patricia Ann Dickson
Marriage*Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr. married Patricia Ann Dickson on April 4, 1964 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.2,7 
Divorce* Paulmer Harrison Hall Jr. and Patricia Ann Dickson were divorced on May 1, 1978 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.7 

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S2540] Alleghany Memorial Park, Alleghany Co., VA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=vint&GSby=1903&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=8178370&CRid=49217&df=all&
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  7. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.

Douglas Colin Hall Sr.1,2,3,4,5

M, b. May 22, 1942, d. December 30, 1985
FatherPaulmer Harrison Hall1,2 b. May 7, 1918, d. August 18, 1960
MotherRuby Lee Madison1,2 b. December 6, 1922, d. November 18, 1999
     His Social Security Number was 223-56-6265.6 Douglas Colin Hall Sr. was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3,5 He was born on May 22, 1942 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.6,1,3,4,5 He married Melinda Sue Griffin on February 15, 1978 at Richmond, Virginia.1 Douglas Colin Hall Sr. died on December 30, 1985 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia, at age 43.6,3,5

Family

Melinda Sue Griffin
Marriage*He married Melinda Sue Griffin on February 15, 1978 at Richmond, Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  3. [S3411] Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  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. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Ella Myree Madison1,2,3,4

F, b. June 11, 1925, d. February 1, 1990
FatherBenjamin Franklin Madison Jr.2,3,5,4 b. May 9, 1897, d. March 29, 1950
MotherThelma Florence Vest2,3,4 b. October, 1898, d. April 21, 1927
     Her Social Security Number was 226-28-1505.2 Her married name was Friend. Ella Myree Madison was born on June 11, 1925 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.1,2 As of July 25, 1946,her married name was Cahoon.3 She married Calvin Lee Cahoon on July 25, 1946 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 Ella Myree Madison and Calvin Lee Cahoon were divorced on July 19, 1952 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.6 Ella Myree Madison married Nathan Samuel Friend in 1955 at Baltimore, Maryland.7 Ella Myree Madison died on February 1, 1990 at Baltimore, Maryland, at age 64.2,7

Census Records

1940Dwelling 95, District 105-1, Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia5

Family 1

Calvin Lee Cahoon b. February 27, 1924, d. August 20, 1985
Marriage*Ella Myree Madison married Calvin Lee Cahoon on July 25, 1946 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 
Divorce* Ella Myree Madison and Calvin Lee Cahoon were divorced on July 19, 1952 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.6 

Family 2

Nathan Samuel Friend b. February 24, 1907, d. January 3, 1969
Marriage*Ella Myree Madison married Nathan Samuel Friend in 1955 at Baltimore, Maryland.7 

Citations

  1. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  4. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Ruby Lee Madison Hall obituary in the Nov 19, 1999 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  7. [S6306] Friend Family Tree, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1333864/person/-1951989953/facts

Calvin Lee Cahoon1,2,3,4

M, b. February 27, 1924, d. August 20, 1985
     Calvin Lee Cahoon was buried at Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor, Alleghany Co., Virginia.4 He was born on February 27, 1924 at Hot Springs, Bath Co., Virginia.1,2,4 He married Ella Myree Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, on July 25, 1946 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.1 Calvin Lee Cahoon and Ella Myree Madison were divorced on July 19, 1952 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 Calvin Lee Cahoon died on August 20, 1985 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 61.4

Family

Ella Myree Madison b. June 11, 1925, d. February 1, 1990
Marriage*He married Ella Myree Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, on July 25, 1946 at Alleghany Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Calvin Lee Cahoon and Ella Myree Madison were divorced on July 19, 1952 at Clifton Forge, Alleghany Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Nathan Samuel Friend1

M, b. February 24, 1907, d. January 3, 1969
     His Social Security Number was 213-03-0468.2 Nathan Samuel Friend was born on February 24, 1907 at Maryland.2 He married Ella Myree Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, in 1955 at Baltimore, Maryland.1 Nathan Samuel Friend died on January 3, 1969 at Maryland at age 61.2,1

Family

Ella Myree Madison b. June 11, 1925, d. February 1, 1990
Marriage*He married Ella Myree Madison, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Madison Jr. and Thelma Florence Vest, in 1955 at Baltimore, Maryland.1 

Citations

  1. [S6306] Friend Family Tree, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1333864/person/-1951989953/facts
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Thomas Benton Nunnery Jr.1,2

M, b. 1905, d. 1939
     Thomas Benton Nunnery Jr. was buried at Cross Hill Cemetery, Carthage, Moore Co., North Carolina.2 He married Lillie Elon Walters, daughter of William Curtis "Dewey" Walters III and Louise Hester Susie Boyd.1 Thomas Benton Nunnery Jr. was born in 1905.2 He died in 1939.2

Family

Lillie Elon Walters b. December 28, 1907, d. December 16, 1992
Marriage*He married Lillie Elon Walters, daughter of William Curtis "Dewey" Walters III and Louise Hester Susie Boyd.1 
Child
  • Charles Douglas Nunnery3

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S6307] Cross Hill Cemetery, Moore Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com/
  3. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.