Jerry Lee Simmers1,2

M, b. December 10, 1950, d. December 12, 1950
FatherClarence Earl Simmers1,3 b. November 23, 1923, d. September 22, 1991
MotherHilda Elizabeth Jones1,3 b. June 28, 1926, d. December 17, 1985
     Jerry Lee Simmers was buried at Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 484 Fairview Church Road, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.3 He was born on December 10, 1950 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.2,3 He died on December 12, 1950 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.3

Citations

  1. [S934] Daily News-Record, From the Douglas Lynn Simmers obitutary in the Feb 16, 2011 edition.
  2. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Nettie Susan Mongold1

F, b. July 21, 1931, d. January 1, 2013
     Nettie Susan Mongold was buried at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.1 Her married name was Cousins.1 She married Willis Huston "Willie" Cousins Sr., son of Willis Adams Cousins and Mena Cabell Jones.1 Nettie Susan Mongold was born on July 21, 1931 at Hardy Co., West Virginia.1,2 She died on January 1, 2013 at Petersburg, Virginia, at age 81.1,2 She Nettie Susan Cousins, age 81, of Fort Run Road, Moorefield, W.Va., passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, 2013, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va. Born July 21, 1931, in Hardy County, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Daniel Edward Mongold and Alice Virginia (Helmick) Mongold. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lynden Carl Mongold, in June 1966, her second husband, Willie Houston Cousins, in November 2000, a son and a grandson. Surviving are a son, James William Mongold of Timberville, Va; two daughters, Brenda Sue Hines of Moorefield, W.Va., and Barbara Jean Baldwin of Broadway, Va; two stepsons, Willie Cousins Jr. of Lacey Spring, Va., and Bobbie Cousins of Deerfield, Va; five stepdaughters, Margaret Reedy of Bridgewater, Va., Barbara Ramsey of Deerfield, Va., Sharon Snyder of Deerfield, Va., Sandy Golliday of Richmond, Va., and Pammie Jarvis of Bealeton, Va; a half sister, Pat Wills of Hancock, Md; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and numerous step-grand and great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, U.S. 11, Harrisonburg, Va., with the Rev. Harold Cullers officiating. Interment will follow. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Fraley Funeral Home Chapel, 107 Washington St., Moorefield. on January 2, 2013.1

Family

Willis Huston "Willie" Cousins Sr. b. May 18, 1932, d. November 6, 2000
Marriage*She married Willis Huston "Willie" Cousins Sr., son of Willis Adams Cousins and Mena Cabell Jones.1 

Citations

  1. [S934] Daily News-Record, From the Nettie Susan Cousins obitutary in the Jan 2, 2013 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Dorothy Virginia Schley1,2,3

F, b. May 20, 1918, d. October 26, 2002
     Her Social Security Number was 226-03-1503.2 Dorothy Virginia Schley was born on May 20, 1918 at Campbell Co., Virginia.1,2,3 As of June 20, 1939,her married name was Johnson.1 She married Frank Norbon Johnson, son of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on June 20, 1939 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1 Dorothy Virginia Schley died on October 26, 2002 at Amherst Co., Virginia, at age 84.2,4

Census Records

1940Dwelling 346, District 117-11, Lynchburg, Virginia5
1950Dwelling 263, District 16-21, Election District 16-2, Campbell Co., Virginia6

Occupation

1940Hosiery mill laborer5
1950Hosiery mill worker6

Family

Frank Norbon Johnson b. January 16, 1909, d. September 8, 1990
Marriage*Dorothy Virginia Schley married Frank Norbon Johnson, son of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on June 20, 1939 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  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. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.

Calvin Franklin Ragland1,2,3

M, b. February 26, 1905, d. July 29, 1958
     Calvin Franklin Ragland was buried at Fort Hill Memorial Park, 5196 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.3 His Social Security Number was 231-40-8100.4 He was born on February 26, 1905 at Buckingham Co., Virginia.1,3,4 He married Evangeline Hester Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on August 22, 1931 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.2 Calvin Franklin Ragland died on July 29, 1958 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 53.3

Census Records

1940Dwelling 177, District 111-19, Lynchburg, Virginia5
1950Dwelling 139, District 112-40, Lynchburg, Virginia6

Occupation

1950Service station operator6

Family

Evangeline Hester Johnson b. April 12, 1899, d. August 6, 1989
Marriage*Calvin Franklin Ragland married Evangeline Hester Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on August 22, 1931 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Edgar Wilson Jennings1,2,3,4

M, b. February 1, 1894, d. August 2, 1971
     His Social Security Number was 225-03-5848.5 Edgar Wilson Jennings was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery, 3000 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.2,6 He was born on February 1, 1894 at Appomattox Co., Virginia.1,5,2,3,4,6 He married Evangeline Hester Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on October 18, 1969 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,2 Edgar Wilson Jennings died on August 2, 1971 at Lynchburg, Virginia, at age 77.2,4,6

Family

Evangeline Hester Johnson b. April 12, 1899, d. August 6, 1989
Marriage*He married Evangeline Hester Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on October 18, 1969 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,2 

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. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  4. [S9842] Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940.
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S3452] Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA, online http://www.findagrave.com

Helen Frances Johnson1,2

F, b. July 16, 1921
FatherNorborne Morton Johnson1 b. July 20, 1854, d. March 29, 1926
MotherHester Jane Gowen1,3 b. circa 1871, d. April 27, 1944
     Helen Frances Johnson was born on July 16, 1921 at Nelson Co., Virginia.4,2 As of August 21, 1939,her married name was Thacker.1 She married Leland Davis Thacker on August 21, 1939 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 Helen Frances Johnson and Leland Davis Thacker were divorced on October 23, 1979 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 66, District 114-28, Norfolk, Virginia3

Family

Leland Davis Thacker b. September 22, 1906, d. January 12, 1993
Marriage*Helen Frances Johnson married Leland Davis Thacker on August 21, 1939 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Helen Frances Johnson and Leland Davis Thacker were divorced on October 23, 1979 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S5152] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920.

Leland Davis Thacker1,2,3

M, b. September 22, 1906, d. January 12, 1993
     His Social Security Number was 228-32-8209.4 Leland Davis Thacker was buried at Westhampton Memorial Park, 10000 Patterson Avenue, Tuckahoe, Henrico Co., Virginia.3 He was born on September 22, 1906 at Shipman, Nelson Co., Virginia.1,4,2,5,3,6 He married Helen Frances Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on August 21, 1939 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 Leland Davis Thacker and Helen Frances Johnson were divorced on October 23, 1979 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2 Leland Davis Thacker died on January 12, 1993 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 86.4,3,6

Census Records

1940Dwelling 66, District 114-28, Norfolk, Virginia7

Occupation

1940Navy radioman7

Family

Helen Frances Johnson b. July 16, 1921
Marriage*Leland Davis Thacker married Helen Frances Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on August 21, 1939 at Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 
Divorce* Leland Davis Thacker and Helen Frances Johnson were divorced on October 23, 1979 at Lynchburg, Virginia.2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S5151] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
  3. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [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.
  6. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Walter Charles Bell1,2,3

M, b. June 6, 1918, d. July 9, 1986
     Walter Charles Bell was buried at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, 5400 Valentine Road, Ventura, Ventura Co., California.4 His Social Security Number was 569-18-4760.5 He was born on June 6, 1918 at Ventura, Ventura Co., California.1,2,5,3,6 He married Louise Melisse Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on October 25, 1956 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,7 Walter Charles Bell died on July 9, 1986 at Ventura Co., California, at age 68.2,6

Family

Louise Melisse Johnson b. April 11, 1912, d. October 10, 1977
Marriage*He married Louise Melisse Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on October 25, 1956 at Lynchburg, Virginia.1,7 

Citations

  1. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  2. [S451] Center for Health Statistics Department of Health Services, California Death Index, 1940-1997.
  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. [S2618] Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura Co., CA, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=22949870&CRid=8079&
  5. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  6. [S3600] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
  7. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.

Elwood Hill Dowdy1,2,3

M, b. June 21, 1903, d. November 18, 1983
     Elwood Hill Dowdy was buried at Davis Cemetery, Shipman, Nelson Co., Virginia.1 He was born on June 21, 1903 at Buckingham Co., Virginia.2,1,3 He married Bertha Ellwood Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on November 6, 1926 at Buckingham Co., Virginia.1,2,4 Elwood Hill Dowdy died on November 18, 1983 at Nelson Co., Virginia, at age 80.1

Census Records

1930Dwelling 220, District 63-4, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia5
1940Dwelling 113, District 63-4, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia6
1950Dwelling 40, District 63-1A, Lovingston, Nelson Co., Virginia7

Occupation

1930Coal storage laborer5
1940Cold storage engineer6
1950Refridgerator engineer7

Family

Bertha Ellwood Johnson b. June 12, 1906, d. December 8, 1969
Marriage*Elwood Hill Dowdy married Bertha Ellwood Johnson, daughter of Norborne Morton Johnson and Hester Jane Gowen, on November 6, 1926 at Buckingham Co., Virginia.1,2,4 
Child

Citations

  1. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  2. [S2415] Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, online https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1708698
  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. [S11575] Unknown compiler, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935.
  5. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S11679] Unknown author, 1950 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2542] News Virginian, The, From the Elbert Fred Dowdy obituary in the Oct 3, 2006 edition.
  9. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.