Evelyn Louise Boothe1,2,3

F, b. April 20, 1945, d. September 12, 1945
FatherClyde Edward Boothe1,2 b. January 11, 1920, d. January 21, 1975
MotherMargaret Ann Lowman1,2 b. December 9, 1923, d. April 17, 1982
     Evelyn Louise Boothe was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, North Tazwell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.2 She was born on April 20, 1945 at Tazewell Co., Virginia.2,3 She died on September 12, 1945 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2

Citations

  1. [S7420] Hastings Funeral Home, online hastingsfuneralhome.com, From the Phyllis Ann Craig obituary.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Evelyn Louise Boothe death certificate.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.

Logan Leonard Mays1,2,3

M, b. October 6, 1903, d. October 17, 1986
     Logan Leonard Mays was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 His Social Security Number was 236-10-1763.4 He married Shannie Mae Thomas, daughter of Charles Anderson Thomas and Minnie Leona Cole.2,5 Logan Leonard Mays was born on October 6, 1903 at Mew, Scott Co., Virginia.4,6,3 He died on October 17, 1986 at Mullens, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, at age 83.2 He Logan L. Mays, 83, of Box 28, Covel, was dead on arrival Thursday at a Mullens hospital. He was born in Russell County, Va. He was retired as a motorman from Consolidation Coal Co. at Itmann. He was a member of the U.M.W.A at Itmann. He was a member of the Covel Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Thomas Mays. Survivors: son, Blane Mays of Deerfield Beach, Fla; daughters, Mrs. Billie Mays McKinney of Pineville, Mrs. Lotus Mays Canaday of Charleston, Mrs. Bobbie Mays Mayse of Corinne; step daughter, Mrs. Minnie Atwell of Bluefield; 18 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. on October 19, 1986.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 406, District 28-46, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1940Coal miner7

Family

Shannie Mae Thomas b. July 10, 1896, d. October 26, 1979
Marriage*Logan Leonard Mays married Shannie Mae Thomas, daughter of Charles Anderson Thomas and Minnie Leona Cole.2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Minnie Cole Thomas obituary in the Oct 27, 1953 edition.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Logan L. Mays obituary in the Oct 19, 1986 edition.
  3. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Mae Mays obituary in the Oct 27, 1979 edition.
  6. [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.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the McKinney-Mays marriage record.
  9. [S10344] Elk Funeral Home, online www.elkfuneralhome.com, From the Lotus T. Canaday obituary.
  10. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bobbie Jo Mayse obituary in the Apr 25, 2001 edition.
  11. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  13. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Blane Asbury "Blaine" Mays1,2,3

M, b. July 28, 1934, d. December 14, 2013
FatherLogan Leonard Mays4,5,6,7,8,9 b. October 6, 1903, d. October 17, 1986
MotherShannie Mae Thomas4,5,7,6,8,9 b. July 10, 1896, d. October 26, 1979
     His Social Security Number was 236-54-6378.10 Blane Asbury "Blaine" Mays was buried at South Florida National Cemetery, 6501 S. State Road 7, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co., Florida.2,3 He married Margaret Unknown.3 Blane Asbury "Blaine" Mays was born on July 28, 1934 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.10,1,2 He died on December 14, 2013 at Florida at age 79.10,2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 406, District 28-46, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia5

Family

Margaret Unknown b. June 20, 1942, d. September 10, 2022
Marriage*Blane Asbury "Blaine" Mays married Margaret Unknown.3 

Citations

  1. [S14147] Unknown compiler, U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, 1948-1959.
  2. [S1405] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.
  3. [S4276] South Florida National Cemetery, Palm Beach Co., FL, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Mae Mays obituary in the Oct 27, 1979 edition.
  7. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Logan L. Mays obituary in the Oct 19, 1986 edition.
  8. [S10344] Elk Funeral Home, online www.elkfuneralhome.com, From the Lotus T. Canaday obituary.
  9. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bobbie Jo Mayse obituary in the Apr 25, 2001 edition.
  10. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Lotus Thomas "Lotis" Mays1,2,3

F, b. June 9, 1936, d. April 28, 2008
FatherLogan Leonard Mays2,4,5,6,1,7 b. October 6, 1903, d. October 17, 1986
MotherShannie Mae Thomas2,4,6,5,1,7 b. July 10, 1896, d. October 26, 1979
     Lotus Thomas "Lotis" Mays Lotus T. Canaday, 71, of Charleston, passed away on April 28, 2008, at home after a long illness. She was born June 9, 1936, in Covel, Wyoming County, to the late Logan and Mae Thomas Mays. Lotus was the former owner of Empress Beauty Salon, an employee of Osborne's Beauty Salon, a member of the American Business Women's Association where she received "Boss of the Year," and a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kanawha City. She is survived by daughter, Anita Mae Ferrell at home; son, Paul Canaday and his wife, Lea Vada, of Charleston; sister, Billie McKinney of Pineville; brother, Blaine Mays of Pompano Beach, Fla; grandchildren, Fawnia Canaday, Kama Holley, Anna Ferrell and Brad Cooper; and great-grandson, Val-Zavier Kane Holley, all of Charleston. The family would like to thank Dr. Jagannath, Dr. Todd Witzberger and their staff, Kanawha Hospice, Medical Center Pharmacy, especially Cathy Griffith.8 She was buried at Canaday Cemetery, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.9 Her Social Security Number was 235-54-2911.3 She was born on June 9, 1936 at Covel, Wyoming Co., West Virginia.8,3 As of January 31, 1953,her married name was Canaday.1 She married Paul Leonard Canaday on January 31, 1953 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.6,1 Lotus Thomas "Lotis" Mays died on April 28, 2008 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 71.8,3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 406, District 28-46, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia4

Family

Paul Leonard Canaday b. January 10, 1926, d. May 19, 1978
Marriage*Lotus Thomas "Lotis" Mays married Paul Leonard Canaday on January 31, 1953 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.6,1 
Children
  • Anita Mae Canaday8
  • Paul Leonard Canaday II8

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Logan L. Mays obituary in the Oct 19, 1986 edition.
  6. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Mae Mays obituary in the Oct 27, 1979 edition.
  7. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bobbie Jo Mayse obituary in the Apr 25, 2001 edition.
  8. [S10344] Elk Funeral Home, online www.elkfuneralhome.com, From the Lotus T. Canaday obituary.
  9. [S2907] Canaday Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=77941&GRid=49434035&CRid=77941&

Bobbie Joe Mays1,2,3,4,5,6

F, b. December 17, 1937, d. April 20, 2001
FatherLogan Leonard Mays1,7,3,2,5,6 b. October 6, 1903, d. October 17, 1986
MotherShannie Mae Thomas1,7,2,3,5,6 b. July 10, 1896, d. October 26, 1979
     Her Social Security Number was 235-62-7575.5 Bobbie Joe Mays was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6 She was born on December 17, 1937 at McComas, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6 She married Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. on September 6, 1955 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.4 Bobbie Joe Mays and Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. were divorced before June, 1956.4 As of June 22, 1956,her married name was Mayse.4 Bobbie Joe Mays married Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. on June 22, 1956 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.2,4,6 Bobbie Joe Mays died on April 20, 2001 at Covel, Wyoming Co., West Virginia, at age 63.5,8,6 She COVEL — Bobbie Jo Mayse, 64, died Friday, April 20, 2001, at her home. Born Dec. 17, 1937, in McComas, she was the daughter of the late Logan Leonard Mays and Mae Thomas Mays. Mrs. Mayse was a homemaker and had been a resident of Covel the last 16 years. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard H. Mayse. Survivors include a son, Leonard H. Mayse of Tad; three daughters, Lisha Zangari of Craigsville, Velissa Klienbach of Orlando, Fla., and Tina Tillman of Katy, Texas; a brother, Blaine Mays of Dearfield Beach, Fla; two sisters, Billie McKinney of Pineville and Lotis Canaday of Charleston; and 11 grandchildren. Graveside rites and burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. on April 25, 2001.6

Census Records

1940Dwelling 406, District 28-46, Rock, Mercer Co., West Virginia7

Family

Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. b. May 5, 1934, d. October 16, 1985
Marriage*Bobbie Joe Mays married Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. on September 6, 1955 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.4 
Divorce* Bobbie Joe Mays and Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. were divorced before June, 1956.4 
Marriage Bobbie Joe Mays married Leonard Rudolph Mayse Jr. on June 22, 1956 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.2,4,6 
Children
  • Leonard H. Mayse6
  • Lisha Mayse6
  • Velissa Mayse6
  • Tina Mayse6

Citations

  1. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Mae Mays obituary in the Oct 27, 1979 edition.
  3. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the Logan L. Mays obituary in the Oct 19, 1986 edition.
  4. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  5. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  6. [S798] Register Herald, From the Bobbie Jo Mayse obituary in the Apr 25, 2001 edition.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Evelyn Louise Breslich1

F, b. March 15, 1927, d. January 20, 2021
     Evelyn Louise Breslich Evelyn Louise Thomas was born on March 15, 1927 and passed away on January 20, 2021.2 She was born on March 15, 1927 at Alaska.3,2 As of August 29, 1943,her married name was Thomas.1 She married Hobert Edward Thomas, son of Roscoe Bee Thomas and Pearl May Kelly, on August 29, 1943 at Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.1 Evelyn Louise Breslich and Hobert Edward Thomas were divorced on March 9, 1970 at Duval Co., Florida.4 Evelyn Louise Breslich died on January 20, 2021 at Florida at age 93.2

Family

Hobert Edward Thomas b. November 28, 1918, d. January 16, 1984
Marriage*She married Hobert Edward Thomas, son of Roscoe Bee Thomas and Pearl May Kelly, on August 29, 1943 at Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.1 
Divorce* Evelyn Louise Breslich and Hobert Edward Thomas were divorced on March 9, 1970 at Duval Co., Florida.4 
Children
  • Kenneth Thomas5
  • Donald Thomas5
  • Michael Thomas5
  • Alton Thomas5
  • Carol Thomas5
  • Sharon Thomas5
  • Wendy Thomas5
  • Violet Thomas5
  • Darlene Thomas3
  • Linda Mae Thomas3
  • Hobert Edward Thomas Jr.3
  • Ivan Trent Thomas5 b. circa 1956, d. November 22, 2019

Citations

  1. [S8861] Unknown compiler, Alaska, Vital Records, 1818 -1963.
  2. [S10598] Hardage-Giddens Riverside Funeral Home & Riverside Memorial Park, online www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/jacksonville-fl/hardage-giddens-riverside-memorial-park-funeral-home/2548, From the Evelyn Louise Thomas obituary.
  3. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1238] Florida Department of Health, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001.
  5. [S2143] Stuart News, The, From the Hobert E. Thomas obituary in the Jan 18, 1984 edition.

Judith Elaine Simmons1,2,3,4,5

F, b. December 15, 1939, d. October 30, 2007
     Judith Elaine Simmons was buried at Graceland Cemetery, Claypool, Kosciusko Co., Indiana.6,2 Her Social Security Number was 306-38-1899.3 She was born on December 15, 1939 at Alexandria, Madison Co., Indiana.1,6,2,3,4,5 As of January 3, 1980,her married name was Thomas.1 She married Hobert Edward Thomas, son of Roscoe Bee Thomas and Pearl May Kelly, on January 3, 1980 at Delray Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida.1,5 Judith Elaine Simmons died on October 30, 2007 at Akron, Fulton Co., Indiana, at age 67.6,2,3,5 She Judith E. Thomas, 67, Akron, died Oct. 30, 2007, at her residence. Born Dec. 15, 1939 to William T. and Olive Kane Simmons, she married Hobart Thomas and worked odd jobs. Surviving her are daughter Judith L. Hackworth, Akron; two sons, William L. Cunningham and Thomas W. Cunningham, Akron; and a sister, Janis Armstrong, Alexandria. Preceding her in death were her husband; daughter, Cindy Sue Owens; and a sister Marsha Able. on November 7, 2007.5

Family

Hobert Edward Thomas b. November 28, 1918, d. January 16, 1984
Marriage*She married Hobert Edward Thomas, son of Roscoe Bee Thomas and Pearl May Kelly, on January 3, 1980 at Delray Beach, Palm Beach Co., Florida.1,5 

Citations

  1. [S6650] Unknown compiler, Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982.
  2. [S5629] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S5667] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
  5. [S9053] Alexandria Times-Tribune, The, From the Judith E. Thomas obituary in the Nov 7, 2007 edition.
  6. [S10963] Graceland Cemetery, Kosciusko Co., IN, online www.findagrave.com.

Ivan Trent Thomas1,2

M, b. circa 1956, d. November 22, 2019
FatherHobert Edward Thomas1 b. November 28, 1918, d. January 16, 1984
MotherEvelyn Louise Breslich1 b. March 15, 1927, d. January 20, 2021
     Ivan Trent Thomas Ivan Trent Thomas, 63, passed away November 22, 2019.2 He was born circa 1956.2 He died on November 22, 2019 at Florida.2

Citations

  1. [S2143] Stuart News, The, From the Hobert E. Thomas obituary in the Jan 18, 1984 edition.
  2. [S1789] Florida Times-Union, The, From the Ivan Trent Thomas obituary in the Dec 6, 2019 edition.