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June Eanes Martin her
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November 10, 2007 Dear Patty:
I’m Norma June Eanes-Martin
born in McComas (Thomas), West Virginia on January 13, 1939 to William
Morris
All of us kids were born at
Thomas. However, we did move for a very short time. Dad was a coal miner
and he changed jobs to go to a new coal mine in Wyoming County,
Mom was born in Pinnacle on March 29, 1918
to
The children from Thomas (Tom) and Lydia Thompson
were:
Hazel Thompson Born – 12/29/1915 Died – 9/24/1964 Married: James Tooley
Married: William Morris Eanes Claude Thompson Born – May 1920 Died – 1921 Alma Mae Thompson Born – 06/12/1921 Died – 06/14/2005 Married: William Staples (Staples were from Virginia) Joseph (JD) Mearon Thompson Born – 11/28/1914 Married: Macie White (sister to Zola White – wife of Luther White that lived in Pinnacle Hollow) Nannie Louise Thompson Born – 04/1926 Died – July 26, 2004 Married: Edgar Carr (son of Walter and Lakie Carr) Thomas Isaac Thompson, Jr. Born – 04/1928 Died – 07/28/1970 Married: Edith Pennington (Pennington’s lived in McComas) Bessie Mae Thompson Born – 09/07/1930 Living Married: Blair Davis Bobby Joe Thompson Born – 08/11/1932 Died – 11/11/2003 Married: Hazel Lorraine Taylor (Taylor’s lived in Pinnacle Hollow) Mary Imajean Thompson Born- 12/06/1933 Living Married: Howard Harvey (Lived in Thomas) Buddy Clarence Thompson Born – 09/09/1936 Died – 09/20/1999 Married: Lillian (I do not have her maiden name) Esther Magdalene Thompson Born 12/27/1938 Living Married: G. T. Walker – then John Hammett Betty Youvone Thompson Born 12/28/1941 Married: Bob Collins –deceased. She then married Ronnie Barr Grandpa Thompson worked at the laboratory at Pinnacle grinding coal samples and my Grandma Thompson was a homemaker and always had a garden. I remember some wonderful times in that home. I’d spend the night and sometimes some of the other grandchildren would be there as well and not to mention she had children my age, Esther and I were only a few days difference in age and were in school from the 1st grade. Grandma would make fudge, pop popcorn and tell ghost stories. We’d have a great time and she always let us get into a little more than Mom would allow. I do remember great times and we’d swing in that ole swing on the porch and sing to the top of our lungs. Grandma Thompson’s family, Spicer’s and Harmon’s as I stated fall right in line with Patty’s family tree but one of the things I’d like to point out are the kinships within that group. Grandma’s mother – Nancy Jane Harmon - had a sister Dicey Harmon, she married Charlie Thompson, he was the uncle of Grandpa Thompson (he also had a brother Charlie) and there is another kinship. However, Aunt Dicey had a daughter Dolly Thompson that married Frank Moses, parents of eight children including Bobby, Kent, and Janet. Aunt Dicey also had a daughter Amanda “Mandy” that married a Church and a son Henry Thompson that married Ethel Jones. Their children were Mildred, Fredia, Phil and Connie. I grew up there not knowing how many people were related to our family. Aunt Dicey’s sister Dolly Harmon married a Belcher and one of their children was Leonard Belcher, father of Jimmy, Eugene, Wayne and Janice Belcher among others. Once again I knew I was related to them but never really stopped to think about it. Out of the family Aunt Dicey and Great-Grandma Harmon – Spicer were born into comes the Belcher’s and Lusk’s families. Nora married a Lusk, Melvin Harmon had a daughter, Eula Mae that married a King. Out of the Harmon males, same family, Lee Harmon had several children, his daughter Garie Lee married a Willie Graham, Ethel Mae married Albert Huffman, Cora Lucille married Brammer Jones and James married Josephine Odle. Most of you know the families I’m talking about, hopefully this is not too boring to the one’s that didn’t grew up the same years I did in the Thomas and Pinnacle area. Grandpa Thompson had a connection all his own including his Uncle Charley being married to his wife’s aunt, Dicey Harmon-Thompson. His parents had twelve children. Grandpa was a very young child when his mother died. His dad did re-marry but I don’t have much information. His sister Maggie Bell Thompson married a Gilmore and out of their children, their daughter Bertha married Everett Jones, their children Jackie, Sissie and Joe. Sister Mary V. Thompson married Joseph Maron Gillenwater, sister Elizabeth “Lizzie” Thompson married Thomas White, their children consisted of Luther White that married Zola Mae White (lived in Pinnacle Hollow), Gracie White she married Shorty Cecil, Lillie White married a Repass, Elsie White married a Hicks and Hattie White married a Powers. These are the only marriages I know of at this time. His brother Lewis Thompson married but lived in Saltville, Virginia. His son Freal Thompson did make his home in McComas for a number of years; married Eleanor Huffman, daughter of Troy Huffman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ My Dad, William Morris Eanes was born February 3, 1911 in Mannering (Crane Creek), West Virginia. He was the fourth child of Stephan Frazier Eanes, born June 19, 1879 in Floyd County, Virginia and Minnie Ann Ratliff-Eanes, born October 5, 1884 in Patrick County, Virginia. Their children were: Ethel Eanes - Born unknown Died-Unknown Married: Bill Jones Their children: Freddie Jones
and Frances Jones Burrell Franklin Eanes – Born 9/13/1906 Died 2/02/1946
Married: Kathryn Beggs Their children: Glenn Eanes and Lorrann Eanes (both grew up in McComas)
Never married, she was a
missionary
William Morris Eanes - Dad Married Lucille Lee Thompson Born – 03/29/1918 Died – 12/09/2000 Their children: Jimmy Fraizer Eanes, Norma June Eanes and Sonny Wayne Eanes Mary Alice Eanes – Born 2/15/1913 Married: Lester Harvey Their children: Shelia and Georgia (grew up in Welch)
Charles Fairfax Bailey - Born 1/11/1916
Died – 3/1989 Married: Elsie Huffman Their children: Roger Bailey and Jerry Bailey Myrtle Bailey – Born 1/11/1916 Died – 4/1998 Married: Clinton Bailey (Brother to Bonnie Bailey – teacher) Their children: Larry, Warren, Edwin, Johnny, Phyllis, Morgan, Walter, and Bonnie (grew up on Wind Mill Gap) Neil Bailey – Born- 1/11/1916 Died – 5/1998 Married: Bart O’Dell Their children: Marshall O’Dell and Patsy O’Dell (grew up on Wind Mill Gap – Bailey Farm) Elizabeth (Betty) Bailey – Born – 7/3/1917 Died- ? Married: Benny O’Dell
Their children: Robert, Charles,
Wayne, Lewis, Ronnie, Everett, Curtis, Garnett, Janett, Carolyn, Elizabeth,
Garry Dean and Richard
Verlie Mabel Bailey – Born February 8, 1919 Living Married: John Hart
Their children: Johnnie, Michael,
Sharon and Cindy Frances Bailey – Born September 9, 1920 Died about 1996 Never married, she was a missionary
Mary Jane Purdy married the second time to Josiah Ratliff and had two more
children, one being (Grandma) Minnie Ann Ratliff and a son Frank Ratliff.
Uncle Frank lived at Rock and Great-Grandma Purdy lived with him and died
while she was living there. She never back to Virginia. Mary Jane had a
brother name William Morris Purdy and I’m assuming he is the one my
The
children of Lucille and Morris Eanes are a truly blessed family. I married
Benny Martin from Camp Creek. We have three children, B. Morris Martin
(Attorney),
Sonny W. Eanes (Retired – Chrysler) married Rose-Ann Kocopy (deceased) has two wonderful children and a grandson and a step-grandson. Adrienne Eanes-Savoy (she and husband owns family bakery in Wisconsin) and Philip Eanes (works for a company that contracts to the state department – Philip lives and works overseas, mainly in Russia, currently in Jordan).
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