Gladys Florence Lewis1,2

F, b. December 29, 1924
FatherThomas Lewis1,3,2,4 b. October 30, 1896, d. February 10, 1981
MotherDella Deliah White1,3,2,4 b. July 3, 1896, d. May 15, 1983
     Her married name was Gray.4 Gladys Florence Lewis married Eugene Gray.4 Gladys Florence Lewis was born on December 29, 1924 at Nallen, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2

Census Records

1930Dwelling 145, District 29, Nuttall, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 109, District 44-3, Geary, Roane Co., West Virginia3

Family

Eugene Gray b. 1914, d. 1990
Marriage*Gladys Florence Lewis married Eugene Gray.4 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S5627] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938.
  3. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Delbert Thomas Lewis obituary in the Sep 20, 2013 edition.

Delbert Thomas Lewis1,2,3,4

M, b. May 27, 1929, d. September 18, 2013
FatherThomas Lewis1,5,3,4 b. October 30, 1896, d. February 10, 1981
MotherDella Deliah White1,5,3,4 b. July 3, 1896, d. May 15, 1983
     His Social Security Number was 232-40-0319.6 Delbert Thomas Lewis was buried at Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,4 He was born on May 27, 1929 at Witcher Creek, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.6,2,3,4 He married Grace Belle Smith on May 27, 1954 at Willis Branch, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,4 Delbert Thomas Lewis died on September 18, 2013 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 84.6,2,4 He Delbert Thomas Lewis, 84, of Oak Hill, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born May 27, 1929, at Witcher's Creek, W.Va., he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Della White Lewis. He was a retired concrete worker for Charleston Construction and was a member of the I.U.C.E. Local in Charleston. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Bell Smith Lewis, and a nephew, Jack Lewis Jr. Survivors include one brother, Jack Lewis of Gulfport, Fla; two sisters, Gladys Gray and husband, Eugene, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Betty Keffer of Oak Hill; five sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law; nine nieces, 13 nephews and several great-nieces and nephews. Graveside rites and committal service will beat Kincaid Cemetery in Kincaid. Nephews, Joshua Keffer, Christopher Keffer, David Smith, Justin Keffer, Jackson Keffer, and Jeffery Keffer will serve as pallbearers. on September 20, 2013.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 145, District 29, Nuttall, Fayette Co., West Virginia1
1940Dwelling 109, District 44-3, Geary, Roane Co., West Virginia5

Family

Grace Belle Smith b. November 22, 1931, d. March 26, 2000
Marriage*Delbert Thomas Lewis married Grace Belle Smith on May 27, 1954 at Willis Branch, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S12821] Kincaid Cemetery, Fayette Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lewis-Smith marriage record.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Delbert Thomas Lewis obituary in the Sep 20, 2013 edition.
  5. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Grace Belle Smith1,2

F, b. November 22, 1931, d. March 26, 2000
     Grace Belle Smith was buried at Kincaid Cemetery, Kincaid, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3 Her Social Security Number was 232-50-7060.1 She was born on November 22, 1931 at Kincaid, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,1 As of May 27, 1954,her married name was Lewis.2 She married Delbert Thomas Lewis, son of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White, on May 27, 1954 at Willis Branch, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,4 Grace Belle Smith died on March 26, 2000 at age 68.3,1

Family

Delbert Thomas Lewis b. May 27, 1929, d. September 18, 2013
Marriage*She married Delbert Thomas Lewis, son of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White, on May 27, 1954 at Willis Branch, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,4 

Citations

  1. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Lewis-Smith marriage record.
  3. [S12821] Kincaid Cemetery, Fayette Co., WV, online www.findagrave.com.
  4. [S798] Register Herald, From the Delbert Thomas Lewis obituary in the Sep 20, 2013 edition.

Eugene Gray1,2

M, b. 1914, d. 1990
     Eugene Gray was buried at Royal Palm South Cemetery, 101 55th Street South, St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Florida.2 He married Gladys Florence Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White.1 Eugene Gray was born in 1914.2 He died in 1990.2

Family

Gladys Florence Lewis b. December 29, 1924
Marriage*He married Gladys Florence Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White.1 

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Delbert Thomas Lewis obituary in the Sep 20, 2013 edition.
  2. [S6651] Royal Palm South Cemetery, Pinellas Co., FL, online http://www.findagrave.com/

John Curtis Keffer Sr.1,2,3,4

M, b. November 20, 1937, d. December 7, 2008
     John Curtis Keffer Sr. was buried at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia.3,4 He was born on November 20, 1937 at Whitby, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,3,4 He married Betty Jean Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White, on September 8, 1959 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,4 John Curtis Keffer Sr. died on December 7, 2008 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 71.3,4 He John Curtis Keffer Sr., 71, of Oak Hill, died Dec. 7, 2008, at Bowers Hospice House in Beckley. Born Nov. 20, 1937, at Whitby, he was the son of the late Porter and Mae Blevins Keffer. He also was preceded in death by brothers, James Porter Keffer Jr., Terry Franklin Keffer, Mark Austin Keffer, Marvin Keffer and Daniel Keffer; and sisters, Ettie Brown, Dorothy Meadows, Beulah Miller and Flora Harless. He was a retired superintendent for Charleston Construction in St. Albans. Mr. Keffer was a member of the Oak Hill Gospel Tabernacle in Oak Hill. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving: wife, Betty Jean Lewis Keffer; sons, John Curtis Keffer Jr. and wife, Tina Martin-Keffer, and James Thomas Keffer, all of Oak Hill; brothers, Lloyd Keffer, Davie Keffer and Burl Keffer, all of Coal City, and Roy Keffer of Wakeman, Ohio; sisters, Fannie Hensley of Chesterland, Ohio, Zelda Wills of Sophia and Ruth Bolen of Coal City; grandchildren, Joshua Keffer, Justin Keffer, Christopher Keffer and Jackson Keffer; stepgrandchildren, Tristan Garten, Tiffany Robinson and Alex Garten; and a stepgreat-grandson, Broc Robinson. Entombment was at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill, with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post No. 3110 of Oak Hill. on December 10, 2008.4

Family

Betty Jean Lewis
Marriage*He married Betty Jean Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Della Deliah White, on September 8, 1959 at Scarbro, Fayette Co., West Virginia.2,4 
Children
  • James Thomas Keffer4
  • John Curtis Keffer Jr.4

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Delbert Thomas Lewis obituary in the Sep 20, 2013 edition.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Keffer-Lewis marriage record.
  3. [S4671] High Lawn Memorial Park, Fayette Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S2038] Fayette-Tribune, The, From the John Curtis Keffer, Sr. obituary in the Dec 10, 2008 edition.

Virgil Alonzo McCoy1,2

M, b. March 31, 1904, d. July 18, 1977
     His Social Security Number was 234-28-6885.3 Virgil Alonzo McCoy was born on March 31, 1904 at Mason Co., West Virginia.1,3,2 He married Dallie D. Lucas, daughter of George Luther Lucas and Maggie Belle Paxton, on October 16, 1940 at Gallia Co., Ohio.1 Virgil Alonzo McCoy died on July 18, 1977 at Pike Co., Ohio, at age 73.3,4

Family

Dallie D. Lucas b. August 17, 1907
Marriage*He married Dallie D. Lucas, daughter of George Luther Lucas and Maggie Belle Paxton, on October 16, 1940 at Gallia Co., Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S5940] Salt Lake City, UT FamilySearch, Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993.
  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. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  4. [S857] Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018.

William Silas Paxton1,2,3

M, b. July 24, 1871, d. February 24, 1948
FatherSamuel Brown Paxton1,3 b. April 1, 1839, d. 1916
MotherElizabeth A. Paxton1,3 b. January, 1841
     William Silas Paxton was buried at Samuel Paxton Cemetery, Roane Co., West Virginia.4,3 He was born on July 24, 1871 at Roane Co., West Virginia.2,3 He married Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier on November 1, 1892 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2,5 William Silas Paxton died on February 24, 1948 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 76.3

Census Records

1880Dwelling 139, District 125, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia1
1900Dwelling 336, District 98, Harper, Roane Co., West Virginia6
1910Dwelling 402, District 93, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia7
1920Dwelling 106, District 131, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia8
1930Dwelling 189, District 16, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia9
1940Dwelling 352, District 44-17, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia10

Occupation

1900Farmer6
1910Farmer7
1920Farmer8
1930Farmer9
1940Farmer10

Family

Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier b. October 6, 1875, d. December 25, 1944
Marriage*William Silas Paxton married Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier on November 1, 1892 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S109] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Oyer marriage record.
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the William Silas Paxton death certificate.
  4. [S4796] Samuel Paxton Cemetery, Roane Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Cora L. Paxton death certificate.
  6. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Worthy P. Paxton death certificate.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Kessel marriage record.
  13. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  14. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Hubert Paxton birth record.
  15. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Pickering marriage record.
  16. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the James Albert Paxton obituary in the Jul 1, 1977 edition.

Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier1

F, b. October 6, 1875, d. December 25, 1944
     Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier was buried at Samuel Paxton Cemetery, Roane Co., West Virginia.2,1 She was born on October 6, 1875 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3,4,2,1 As of November 1, 1892,her married name was Paxton.3 She married William Silas Paxton, son of Samuel Brown Paxton and Elizabeth A. Paxton, on November 1, 1892 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3,1 Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier died on December 25, 1944 at Clendenin, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 69.2,1

Census Records

1900Dwelling 336, District 98, Harper, Roane Co., West Virginia4
1910Dwelling 402, District 93, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia5
1920Dwelling 106, District 131, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia6
1930Dwelling 189, District 16, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia7
1940Dwelling 352, District 44-17, Walton, Roane Co., West Virginia8

Family

William Silas Paxton b. July 24, 1871, d. February 24, 1948
Marriage*Cora Lundy Auxier/Oxier married William Silas Paxton, son of Samuel Brown Paxton and Elizabeth A. Paxton, on November 1, 1892 at Kanawha Co., West Virginia.3,1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Cora L. Paxton death certificate.
  2. [S4796] Samuel Paxton Cemetery, Roane Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Oyer marriage record.
  4. [S132] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Worthy P. Paxton death certificate.
  10. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Kessel marriage record.
  11. [S2877] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
  12. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Hubert Paxton birth record.
  13. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Paxton-Pickering marriage record.
  14. [S993] Charleston Daily Mail, From the James Albert Paxton obituary in the Jul 1, 1977 edition.