Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr.1,2

M, b. July 15, 1921, d. July 22, 1997
FatherMarcus Lonzo Cannaday2,3 b. January 31, 1891, d. February 28, 1935
MotherEvie Mae Kelley2,3 b. October 22, 1897, d. November 17, 1950
     His Social Security Number was 231-05-5878.4 Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr. Byron served in the U.S. Army, NCO SFC, in 1938-1941 and 1961-1973.2 He was born on July 15, 1921 at Tams, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,4 He married Mary Frances Kennier on April 19, 1941 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,1 Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr. died on July 22, 1997 at Alabama at age 76.4,5 He CANNADAY, Byron L. Sr., 76, of Enterprise, Ala., formerly of Roanoke, Va., died Tuesday, July 22, 1997. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday, Christ Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Va. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke. on July 24, 1997.5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 622, District 11, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia3
1940Shofield Barracks, 35th Infantry, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii Territory6

Occupation

1940Soldier6

Family

Mary Frances Kennier b. November 3, 1923, d. December 9, 1993
Marriage*Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr. married Mary Frances Kennier on April 19, 1941 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.2,1 
Children
  • Byron Lewis Cannaday Jr.2,1
  • Rev. Mark Lawson Cannaday2,1
  • Gary Owen Cannaday2,1
  • Jean Frances Cannaday2,1

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Mary Kinnier Cannaday obituary in the Dec 11, 1993 edition.
  2. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  3. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Byron L. Cannaday, Sr., obituary in the Jul 24, 1997 edition.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Mary Frances Kennier1

F, b. November 3, 1923, d. December 9, 1993
     Her Social Security Number was 224-32-3856.2 Mary Frances Kennier was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.3 She was born on November 3, 1923.1,2 She married Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr., son of Marcus Lonzo Cannaday and Evie Mae Kelley, on April 19, 1941 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,3 As of April 19, 1941,her married name was Cannaday. Mary Frances Kennier died on December 9, 1993 at Enterprise, Coffee Co., Alabama, at age 70.2,3 She CANNADAY, Mary Kinnier, 70, of Enterprise, Ala., formerly of Roanoke, died Thursday, December 9, 1993, in Enterprise, Ala. Surviving are her husband, Byron Cannaday; a daughter, Jean Hughes of Enterprise, Ala; three sons, Byron Lewis Cannaday Jr. of Savannah, Ga., the Rev. Mark Cannaday of San Antonio, Texas, Gary Cannaday of Clearwater, Fla; sister, Louise Kinnier Bentley of Roanoke; brother, John Kinnier of Roanoke; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the graveside in Evergreen Burial Park at 11 a.m. Monday, December 13, 1993, with the Rev. Mark Cannaday officiating. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel. on December 11, 1993.3

Family

Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr. b. July 15, 1921, d. July 22, 1997
Marriage*She married Byron Lewis Cannaday Sr., son of Marcus Lonzo Cannaday and Evie Mae Kelley, on April 19, 1941 at Bristol, Sullivan Co., Tennessee.1,3 
Children
  • Byron Lewis Cannaday Jr.1,3
  • Rev. Mark Lawson Cannaday1,3
  • Gary Owen Cannaday1,3
  • Jean Frances Cannaday1,3

Citations

  1. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Mary Kinnier Cannaday obituary in the Dec 11, 1993 edition.

Shirley H. Cannaday1,2,3

M, b. November 26, 1925, d. June 2, 2013
FatherMarcus Lonzo Cannaday4,5 b. January 31, 1891, d. February 28, 1935
MotherEvie Mae Kelley4,5 b. October 22, 1897, d. November 17, 1950
     Shirley H. Cannaday was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.2 He was born on November 26, 1925 at West Virginia.6 He married Margaret Claudine Custer, daughter of Dewey Thomas Custer and Gertrude B. Aliff, on November 16, 1946.1,4,2 Shirley H. Cannaday died on June 2, 2013 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 87.2,3 He Shirley H. Cannaday, 87, of Roanoke, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2013. He was retired from the United States Postal Service, and had also worked for American Viscose. Mr. Cannaday was a member of Belmont Christian Church and was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law and father-in- law, Dewey and Gertrude Custer. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Claudine C. Cannaday; a brother, Vernon Cannaday, of Florida; close friends, Patty Stewart D'Angelo, Margaret Henderson, Ron Gravely, Michael and Donna Barratta, Frances Runyon, and Bill Gore. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at Oakey's South Chapel. Craig Rutherford and Terry Mabry will officiate. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel from 1 p.m. on Wednesday until service time. on June 4, 2013.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 622, District 11, Slab Fork, Raleigh Co., West Virginia5
1940Dwelling 156, District 81-1, Vinton, Roanoke Co., Virginia7

Family

Margaret Claudine Custer
Marriage*Shirley H. Cannaday married Margaret Claudine Custer, daughter of Dewey Thomas Custer and Gertrude B. Aliff, on November 16, 1946.1,4,2 

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Gertrude Aliff Custer obituary in the Feb 18, 1993 edition.
  2. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Shirley H. Cannaday obituary in the Jun 4, 2013 edition.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S58] Frieda Clark Cannaday, The Cannaday Family of Virginia and West Virginia.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1235] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

James Thornton Prillaman1,2,3,4,5

M, b. January 20, 1921, d. July 19, 1985
FatherJohn Tyler Prillaman1,2,6,4,7,8,9,5,10 b. May 18, 1897, d. December 29, 1975
MotherElvada Esther Conner1,2,6,4,7,8,9,5,10 b. September 26, 1897, d. April 12, 1990
     James Thornton Prillaman was buried at Restvale Cemetery, Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia; His tombstone reads "U.S. A.A. Corp. WWII."11,5 He married Wilma McNeese.3,5 James Thornton Prillaman was born on January 20, 1921 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.2,11,4,5 He married Dorothy Lane Gruber on November 3, 1941 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4,2 James Thornton Prillaman died on July 19, 1985 at Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 64.11,5

Census Records

1930Dwelling 134, District 11, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia6
1940Dwelling 140, District 32-14, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9

Occupation

1940Landscaping laborer9

Family 1

Wilma McNeese b. June 30, 1914, d. December 30, 1999
Marriage*James Thornton Prillaman married Wilma McNeese.3,5 

Family 2

Dorothy Lane Gruber b. September 20, 1922, d. October 12, 1980
Marriage*James Thornton Prillaman married Dorothy Lane Gruber on November 3, 1941 at Floyd Co., Virginia.4,2 
Children
  • Sandra Lee "Sandy" Prillaman2,3
  • Jamie Gale Prillaman2
  • Rebecca Ann "Becky" Prillaman2,3
  • Susan Elizabeth Prillaman2,3

Citations

  1. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Elvada Conner Prillaman obituary in the Apr 14, 1990 edition.
  2. [S297] Ellen Stanley Rogers & Norris Prillaman Miller, The Prillaman Family, Descendants of Jacob Prillaman.
  3. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Wilma M. Prillaman obituary in the Jan 5, 2000 edition.
  4. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  5. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S116] Floyd Press, From the Leila Aleia Prillaman obituary in an undated edition.
  8. [S116] Floyd Press, From the John Tyler Prillaman obituary in the Jan 1, 1976 edition.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the John Lennis Prillaman obituary in the Jan 21, 2018 edition.
  11. [S104] Billy and Juanita Grice, Cemeteries in Floyd County.