Minerva Ann Gearheart

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Manerva Gearheart
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Alleghany, Montgomery, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Lawson Gearheart
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Ruth Gearheart
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Lawson Gearheart 27
Ruth Gearheart 27
Manerva Gearheart 4
James Gearheart 3
Crawford Gearheart 1

1900 Census
Name: M A Henedon [M A Herndon]
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jun 1876
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: A M Henedon
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 3
Mother: How many children: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Henedon 30
M A Henedon 23
V R Henedon 5
Edna Henedon 2
Ruth Henedon 7 months

1910 Census
Name: Minerva C Herndon
Age in 1910: 33
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Goodwill, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur M Herndon
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 16
Number of Children Born: 6
Number of Children Living: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur M Herndon 40
Minerva C Herndon 33
Vivian R Herndon 14
Edna V Herndon 12
Ruth Herndon 10

1920 Census
Name: Minerva A Herndon
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street: Main Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: A M Herndon
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Proprietor
Industry: Hotel
Employment Field: Own Account
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Herndon 48
Minerva A Herndon 44
Vivan R Herndon 24
Etna B Herndon 22
Ruth Herndon 19
F C Jennys 37 [boarder]
B D Finegan 55 [boarder]
John W Scott 26 [boarder]
Clarence Jackson 23 [boarder]
Mcisac 38 [boarder]
Tom Morgan 35 [boarder]
Ella Hayes 30 [boarder]
Lewis Barnes 22 [boarder]

1930 Census
Name: Minerva Herndon
Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street address: Pocahontas Ave
Dwelling Number: 156
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur M Herndon 60
Minerva Herndon 56
Ray Herndon 31

1940 Census
Name: Minevra Herndon
Age: 63
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Housekeeper
Home in 1940: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
House Number: 504
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Housekeeper
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 70
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $520
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Marion Cocke 74
Minevra Herndon 63


Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Minerva Herndon
SSN: 226-40-0973
Last Residence: 24018 Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia
BORN: 25 Jun 1875
Died: Nov 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Minerva Ann Herndon
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 100
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1875
Birth Place: Floyd Co. VA
Death Date: 27 Nov 1975
Death Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia
Registration Date: 3 Dec 1975
Father: William Lawson Gearhart
Mother: Ruth Goodson
Spouse: Arthur Moore Herndon

Minerva married Arthur M. Herndon 01 Jun 1893, Mercer Co. WV. Arthur (son of William H. Herndon and Mary Elizabeth Belcher) was born 15 Feb 1870, Montcalm, Mercer Co. WV; died 13 Jan 1939, Princeton, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , New Zion Cemetery, Elgood, Mercer Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: V R Henedon [V R Herndon]
Age: 5
Birth Date: Jul 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: A M Henedon
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: M A Henedon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Henedon 30
M A Henedon 23
V R Henedon 5
Edna Henedon 2
Ruth Henedon 7 months

1930 Census
Name: Ray Herndon
Birth Year: abt 1899
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street address: Pocahontas Ave
Dwelling Number: 156
Family Number: 167
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Miner
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: No
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur M Herndon 60
Minerva Herndon 56
Ray Herndon 31



Birth:
West Virginia Delayed Birth Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3341391&Type=Birth

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Ray Vivian Herndon
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1895
Birth Place: Goodwill, West Virginia [Mercer Co.]
Residence: Buterl, Ohio
Race: White

Buried:
Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

Name: Ray V Herndon
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1895
Death Date: 13 Jun 1961
Cemetery: Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Ray V Herndon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 65
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1895
Death Date: 13 Jun 1961
Death Place: Salem, Roanoke, Virginia
Registration Date: 20 Jun 1961
Father: Arthur M Herndon
Mother: Minervia Gaheart
Military Status: WWI WW II

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Edna Henedon [Edna Herndon]
Age: 2
Birth Date: Aug 1897
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: A M Henedon
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: M A Henedon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Henedon 30
M A Henedon 23
V R Henedon 5
Edna Henedon 2
Ruth Henedon 7 months

1920 Census
Name: Etna B Herndon [Edna]
Age: 22
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street: Main Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: A M Herndon
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Minerva A Herndon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Herndon 48
Minerva A Herndon 44
Vivaan R Herndon 24
Etna B Herndon 22
Ruth Herndon 19
F C Jennys 37 [boarder]
B D Finegan 55 [boarder]
John W Scott 26 [boarder]
Clarence Jackson 23 [boarder]
Mcisac 38 [boarder]
Tom Morgan 35 [boarder]
Ella Hayes 30 [boarder]
Lewis Barnes 22 [boarder]

1930 Census
Name: Edna Little
Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street address: Pocahontas Ave
Dwelling Number: 156
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
J Alva Little 33
Edna Little 30

Birth:
West Virginia Births Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2009.
Name: Edna Hearndon
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 1897
Birth Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Birth County: Mercer
FHL Film Number: 804468

Buried:
Grave location and death certificate photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94175255&ref=acom

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1945911&Type=Death

West Virginia Deaths, 1853?1970 Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah
Name: Edna Herndon Little
Death Date: 5 Aug 1932
Death Place: Mercer, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Father Name: A.M. Herndon
Mother Name: Manerva Gephart
Spouse Name: J. Alva Little
FHL Film Number: 1953685

Edna married James Alva Little 29 Dec 1920, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV. James was born 24 Nov 1896, Bramwell, Mercer Co. WV; died 26 Oct 1938. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Ruth Henedon [Ruth Herndon]
Age: 7 months
Birth Date: Oct 1899
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1900: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: A M Henedon
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: M A Henedon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Henedon 30
M A Henedon 23
V R Henedon 5
Edna Henedon 2
Ruth Henedon 7 months

1910 Census
Name: Ruth Herndon
Age in 1910: 10
Birth Year: abt 1900
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Goodwill, Mercer, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Arthur M Herndon
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Minerva C Herndon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur M Herndon 40
Minerva C Herndon 33
Vivian R Herndon 14
Edna V Herndon 12
Ruth Herndon 10

1920 Census
Name: Ruth Herndon
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street: Main Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: A M Herndon
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Minerva A Herndon
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Household Members:
Name Age
A M Herndon 48
Minerva A Herndon 44
Vivaan R Herndon 24
Etna B Herndon 22
Ruth Herndon 19
F C Jennys 37 [boarder]
B D Finegan 55 [boarder]
John W Scott 26 [boarder]
Clarence Jackson 23 [boarder]
Mcisac 38 [boarder]
Tom Morgan 35 [boarder]
Ella Hayes 30 [boarder]
Lewis Barnes 22 [boarder]

1930 Census
Name: Ruth Biggs
Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street address: Main St
Dwelling Number: 142
Family Number: 149
Age at First Marriage: 22
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James E Biggs 60
Mary Biggs 52
Frank Biggs 30
Ruth Biggs 29
Mary A Biggs 6

1940 Census
Name: Ruth Whitely
Respondent: Yes
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Street: Greenwood Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
S Allen Whitely 38
Ruth Whitely 38
Mary Ann Biggs 16

Mary married Frank C. Biggs 21 Feb 1923, Mercer Co. WV. Frank was born 17 Apr 1899, Wise Co. VA; died 14 May 1968, Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV; was buried , Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluewell, Mercer Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

Mary married S. Allen Whitley 27 Jul 1935, Mongtomery Co. VA. S. was born 1902, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Mary A Biggs
Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
Street address: Main St
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James E Biggs 60
Mary Biggs 52
Frank Biggs 30
Ruth Biggs 29
Mary A Biggs 6

1940 Census
Name: Mary Ann Biggs
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Stepdaughter
Home in 1940: Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia
Street: Greenwood Road
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Mercer, West Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Household Members:
Name Age
S Allen Whitely 38
Ruth Whitely 38
Mary Ann Biggs 16

OBITUARY

Tampa Tribune; 13 Sept. 2007

POHLER, Mary Ann Biggs Prillaman, formerly of Richmond, Va., and Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2007, in Weeki Wachee, Fla. Born September 23, 1923, in Bramwell, W.Va., Mary Ann was the daughter of the late Ruth Herndon Whitley and the stepdaughter of the late S. Allen Whitley of Roanoke, Va. She was also the daughter of the late Frank Biggs of Bramwell.

She grew up in Roanoke, and attended Jefferson High School and Longwood College. She was an avid bridge player, wonderful cook, and a loving wife and mother. She was the widow of the late Henry Nicholas Prillaman Jr. of Virginia Beach.

She is survived by her husband, James Pohler, of Weeki Wachee, Fla.; her son, Allen Prillaman, and his wife, Challis Fox Prillaman, of Hermitage, Tenn.; her daughter, Beth Prillaman Witt of Richmond, Va.; half-sister, Elizabeth M. Biggs of Richmond, Va.; four grandchildren, Alice Witt Jamison and her husband, Harrison, of Lawrenceville, Va., Anna Witt Reed and her husband, Scott, of Richmond, Erin Prillaman Greggs and her husband, Mitchell, of Brimingham, Ala., and Nicholas Prillaman of Montgomery, Ala.; and great-granddaughter Mary Morgan Jamison of Lawrenceville, Va.

A memorial service, conducted by Reverend Paul Clemons, will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Pinecrest Funeral Chapel, Mariner Blvd, Spring Hill, Fla. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to your local chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or to Hernando-Pasco Hospice, 12107 Majestic Blvd., Hudson, FL

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Mary Ann Biggs
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1923
Birth Place: Bramwell, West Virginia
Death Date: 11 Sep 2007
Father: Frank C Biggs
Mother: Mary R Herndon
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Apr 1943: Name listed as MARY ANN BIGGS; 23 Aug 1989: Name listed as MARY ANN POHLER; 20 Sep 2007: Name listed as MARY A POHLER

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=124274278&ref=acom
Plot: 2-D 2-D 14

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Mary A. Pohler
Last Residence: 34613 Brooksville, Hernando, Florida
BORN: 23 Sep 1923
Died: 11 Sep 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951)

Mary married Henry Nicholas Prillaman, Jr. 30 Oct 1943, Roanoke, VA. Henry was born 02 Apr 1920, Franklin Co. VA; died 20 Nov 1986, Virginia Beach, VA; was buried , Cremated. [Group Sheet]

Mary married James Edward Pohler 15 Jul 1989, Virginia Beach, VA. James was born 12 Jul 1928, Detroit, Wayne Co. MI; died 07 Feb 2012, Hernando Co. FL; was buried , Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter Co. FL. [Group Sheet]

Henry married Challis Fox. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Thomas Foster Witt 24 Aug 1968, Virginia Beach, VA; divorced 04 Feb 1987, Henrico Co. VA. [Group Sheet]