Roger Clayton Sullivan1,2,3,4,5

M, b. December 28, 1911, d. August 25, 1994
FatherNavillus Eugene Sullivan1,2,3,6 b. November 10, 1880, d. April 19, 1952
MotherBertha E. Elmore1,2,3,6 b. October 21, 1886, d. February 2, 1956
     Roger Clayton Sullivan was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Perry, Houston Co., Georgia.4 His Social Security Number was 236-16-4828.2 He was born on December 28, 1911 at Glen Alum, Mingo Co., West Virginia.2,4 He married Danease Marie Flowers on August 6, 1955 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 Roger Clayton Sullivan died on August 25, 1994 at DeKalb Co., Georgia, at age 82.2,4,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 331, District 20, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia1

Occupation

1930Salesman1

Family

Danease Marie Flowers
Marriage*Roger Clayton Sullivan married Danease Marie Flowers on August 6, 1955 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.3 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  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. [S10701] Evergreen Cemetery, Houston Co., GA, online www.findagrave.com.
  5. [S714] Office of Vital Records Georgia Health Department, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruth Sullivan Sheffield obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.

Hazel Frances Sullivan1,2,3,4

F, b. April 21, 1914, d. May 4, 1971
FatherNavillus Eugene Sullivan1,5,4 b. November 10, 1880, d. April 19, 1952
MotherBertha E. Elmore1,5,4 b. October 21, 1886, d. February 2, 1956
     Hazel Frances Sullivan was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.4 She was born on April 21, 1914 at McDowell Co., West Virginia.3,4 She married Walter Lee Jones, son of Franklin Blair "Frank" Jones and Virginia Ann "Jennie" Conner, on August 12, 1933 at North Fork, McDowell Co., West Virginia.3,4 As of August 12, 1933,her married name was Jones.3 Hazel Frances Sullivan died on May 4, 1971 at Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, at age 57.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 331, District 20, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 437, District 24-25, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia6

Family

Walter Lee Jones b. July 26, 1912, d. May, 1980
Marriage*Hazel Frances Sullivan married Walter Lee Jones, son of Franklin Blair "Frank" Jones and Virginia Ann "Jennie" Conner, on August 12, 1933 at North Fork, McDowell Co., West Virginia.3,4 
Children

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Jones-Sullivan marriage record.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Hazel Frances Jones death certificate.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruth Sullivan Sheffield obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Quesenberry-Jones marriage record.
  9. [S1420] Columbus Dispatch, The, From the Patricia Frances Elliott obituary in the Jul 27, 2009 edition.

Howard Wilson Sullivan1,2,3,4

M, b. February 10, 1918, d. November 15, 1970
FatherNavillus Eugene Sullivan1,5,6 b. November 10, 1880, d. April 19, 1952
MotherBertha E. Elmore1,5,6 b. October 21, 1886, d. February 2, 1956
     Howard Wilson Sullivan was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, 1370 El Camino Real, Colma, San Mateo Co., California.4 His Social Security Number was 236-07-4829.7 He was born on February 10, 1918 at Glen Alum, Mingo Co., West Virginia.5,2,3,7 He died on November 15, 1970 at San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California, at age 52.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 331, District 20, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 440, District 24-25, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia8

Occupation

1940Retail store clerk8

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [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.
  3. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  4. [S4287] Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, San Mateo Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruth Sullivan Sheffield obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan1,2,3,4

F, b. July 20, 1922, d. November 6, 2007
FatherNavillus Eugene Sullivan1,5,2,3,4 b. November 10, 1880, d. April 19, 1952
MotherBertha E. Elmore1,5,2,3,4 b. October 21, 1886, d. February 2, 1956
     Her Social Security Number was 234-28-2678.2 Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan was born on July 20, 1922 at Glen Alum, Mingo Co., West Virginia.2,3,4 As of circa 1939,her married name was Sheffield.4 She married Rudolph Kelly Sheffield circa 1939.5,4 Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan died on November 6, 2007 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 85.2,4,6 She LYNCHBURG, Va. - Ruth Sullivan Sheffield, 85, of Lynchburg, Va. residing at Westminster Canterbury, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. Born in Glen Alum, on July 20, 1922 she was a daughter of the late Navillus E. Sullivan and Bertha Elmore Sullivan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Rudolph Kelly Sheffield. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Cecil, Howard, Roger and Edward Sullivan and one sister, Hazel Sullivan Jones. She is survived by her elder daughter, Debra McBeth and her husband, Ray of Yadkinville, N.C. She is also survived by her younger daughter, Kelly Deffner and her husband, Joseph and her much beloved grandsons, Joseph Rudolph Deffner and Andrew Sullivan Deffner all of Forest, Va. Ruth is also survived by four nieces and three nephews from the Sheffield Family and three nieces and one nephew from the Sullivan Family. Ruth was a long time member of Pleasant View Baptist Church and then moved her membership to Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church, both in Lynchburg. on November 7, 2007.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 331, District 20, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 440, District 24-25, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia5

Family

Rudolph Kelly Sheffield b. November 12, 1915, d. June 11, 2001
Marriage*Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan married Rudolph Kelly Sheffield circa 1939.5,4 
Children
  • Debra Sheffield4
  • Kelly Jane Sheffield4,7

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  4. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruth Sullivan Sheffield obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  7. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Rudolph Kelly Sheffield1,2,3,4

M, b. November 12, 1915, d. June 11, 2001
     His Social Security Number was 235-07-0611.5 Rudolph Kelly Sheffield was born on November 12, 1915 at Eureka, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.3,5 He married Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan, daughter of Navillus Eugene Sullivan and Bertha E. Elmore, circa 1939.1,2 Rudolph Kelly Sheffield died on June 11, 2001 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 85.5,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 440, District 24-25, Keystone, McDowell Co., West Virginia1

Occupation

1940Coal miner1

Family

Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan b. July 20, 1922, d. November 6, 2007
Marriage*Rudolph Kelly Sheffield married Zita Alice Ruth Sullivan, daughter of Navillus Eugene Sullivan and Bertha E. Elmore, circa 1939.1,2 
Children
  • Debra Sheffield2
  • Kelly Jane Sheffield2,6

Citations

  1. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Ruth Sullivan Sheffield obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.
  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. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Josephine E. McAlarnis1,2,3

F, b. August 11, 1925, d. February 29, 1980
FatherPeter Joseph McAlarnis1,4,2,3,5,6 b. October 15, 1886, d. January 19, 1953
MotherGrace Tarish Elmore1,4,2,3,5,6 b. November 12, 1888, d. January 10, 1960
     Her Social Security Number was 228-30-7828.7 Josephine E. McAlarnis was buried at Elmore McAlarnis Family Cemetery, Kire, Giles Co., Virginia.3,8 She was born on August 11, 1925 at Kentucky; Her gravestone has a birth year of 1926.3,7,8 As of February 10, 1958,her married name was French.2 She married Patteson French on February 10, 1958 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.2,3 Josephine E. McAlarnis died on February 29, 1980 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 54.3,8

Census Records

1930Dwelling 1, District 17, Hazard, Perry Co., Kentucky1
1940Dwelling 151, District 97-12, Bulan, Perry Co., Kentucky4

Family

Patteson French b. March 25, 1931, d. May 14, 1995
Marriage*Josephine E. McAlarnis married Patteson French on February 10, 1958 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.2,3 
Children
  • George Burton French2,9
  • Peter Joseph French2,9

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S10014] Pottsville Republican, From the Daniel L. McAlarnis obituary in the May 1, 1986 edition.
  6. [S10702] Hazard Herald, The, From the Grace Maurine Castegnaro obituary in the Apr 13, 2011 edition.
  7. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  8. [S10686] Elmore McAlarnis Family Cemetery, Giles Co., VA, online www.findagrave.com.
  9. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Patteson French obituary in the May 18, 1995 edition.

Jean Carol Stalker1,2

F, b. December 16, 1935, d. March 7, 2010
     Her Social Security Number was 230-38-6924.3 Jean Carol Stalker was born on December 16, 1935 at Roanoke, Virginia.1,2,3,4 As of July 8, 1957,her married name was McAlarnis.1 She married James Pete McAlarnis, son of Peter Joseph McAlarnis and Grace Tarish Elmore, on July 8, 1957 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.1 Jean Carol Stalker died on March 7, 2010 at Mountain View, Santa Clara Co., California, at age 74.3,4 She Jean S. Martin, a 50-year resident of Gardena, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Mountain View, CA. Born in Roanoke, Virginia on December 16, 1935, Jean was 74 when she died. She moved to California in 1956 where she lived in the same Gardena home for 54 years. She was Valedictorian of her high school class. Jean was the department head of the data processing department in the movie industry for 35 years including American International Pictures, Filmways Film, Orion and later MGM. She was known for her naturally curly, silver hair from a young age. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Josef "Papa" Martin. Jean is survived by daughter, Allyce McAlarnis; granddaughter, Jaime McAlarnis; great-grandson, Josef "Little Joey" McAlarnis; sister, Frances Kertesz; brother, Raymond Stalker; many nieces and nephews and countless number of friends. on March 11, 2010.4

Family

James Pete McAlarnis b. August 19, 1916, d. September 4, 1977
Marriage*She married James Pete McAlarnis, son of Peter Joseph McAlarnis and Grace Tarish Elmore, on July 8, 1957 at Rich Creek, Giles Co., Virginia.1 
Child
  • Allyce Leigh McAlarnis5,4

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. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S1780] Daily Breeze, From the Jean S. Martin obituary in the Mar 11, 2010 edition.
  5. [S908] California Center for Health Statistics, California Birth Index, 1905-1995.

Patteson French1,2,3,4,5

M, b. March 25, 1931, d. May 14, 1995
     Patteson French was buried at Elmore McAlarnis Family Cemetery, Kire, Giles Co., Virginia.2,5 His Social Security Number was 223-38-7123.6 He was born on March 25, 1931 at Giles Co., Virginia.2,3,6,5 He married Josephine E. McAlarnis, daughter of Peter Joseph McAlarnis and Grace Tarish Elmore, on February 10, 1958 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.1,4 Patteson French died on May 14, 1995 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 64.2,4,6,5 He PATTESON, French, 64, of Route 2, Narrows, Va., died Sunday, May 14, 1995, in the Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. A lifelong resident of Giles County, He was born on March 25, 1931 and was the son of the late George and "Bessie" Patteson French. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was preceded in death by his first wife, Josephine M. French and his second wife, Helen B. French. He is survived by two sons and daughter-in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. George French, Narrows, Peter J. and Shelby French, New Castle; a step-daughter, Angela Blankenship, Narrows, three step-sons, Walter L. Bostwick, Narrows, Walter J. Blankenship, Nar rows, Harold L. Bostwick, Fincastle; brother and sister-in-law, William P. and Margaret B. French, Narrows; a sister and brother-in-law, Frances and Harry Kilbourne, Fla; a sister, Harriett Ragland, Roanoke; grandchildren, Jo Ellen French, Narrows, Colleen French, New Castle, Ashley Blankenship and Andrea Blankenship, Amanda and Jessica Bostwick, Narrows. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service, Narrows, Va. with Kellis McClaugherty, minister officiating. Burial will follow in the Elmore Cemetery on Fork Mountain in Giles County. on May 18, 1995.5

Family

Josephine E. McAlarnis b. August 11, 1925, d. February 29, 1980
Marriage*He married Josephine E. McAlarnis, daughter of Peter Joseph McAlarnis and Grace Tarish Elmore, on February 10, 1958 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.1,4 
Children
  • George Burton French1,5
  • Peter Joseph French1,5

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S10686] Elmore McAlarnis Family Cemetery, Giles Co., VA, online www.findagrave.com.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Patteson French obituary in the May 18, 1995 edition.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.