Roy ABSHER

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Roy Abshire [Absher]
Age: 9 years 7 months
Birth Year: abt 1911 [abt 1910]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Charley Abshire [Absher]
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Rena Abshire [Absher]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Charley Absher 35
Rena Absher 26
Dewey Absher 14
Roy Absher 9 years 7 months
Mattie Absher 7 years 7 months
James T Absher 5 years 11 months
Rosa E Absher 2 years 9 months
Ardie A Absher 3 months

1940 Census
Name: Roy Abshier [Absher]
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1911
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 0
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 21
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 36
Income: $1000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1



Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Roy Absher
SSN: 223-12-4434
Last Residence: 24639 Raven, Buchanan, Virginia
BORN: 21 Jul 1910
Died: Nov 1984
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Roy E Absher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 74
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1910
Death Date: 4 Nov 1984
Death Place: Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
Registration Date: 14 Nov 1984
Father: Charles Allen Absher
Mother: Rena Belle Chambers
Spouse: Nila Jewell Absher

Roy married Mary Lee Green. Mary was born 26 Aug 1911, Virginia; died 05 Feb 1974, Greensboro, Guilford Co. NC; was buried , Absher Family Cemetery (Road Ridge), Raven, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Roy married Nila Beatrice Jewell 02 May 1975, Russell Co. VA. Nila was born 26 Aug 1920, Tazewell Co. VA; died 13 May 2005, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Harold Abshier [Absher]
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1932
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 10B
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Native Language: English
Veteran Father Dead: No
Social Security Number: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

OBITUARY

PLEASANT GARDEN, N.C. ? Mr. Harold N. Absher, 77, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15 at Pleasant Garden Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will follow at Gilmore Memorial Park in Julian, N.C., with the Rev. John Absher and the Rev. Daniel Absher officiating.

Mr. Absher was born on March 30, 1932 in Fork Ridge, Va. He attended Pleasant Garden Holiness Church and retired from Holiday Tours. He belonged to the Christian Motorcyclist Club. He was a veteran, having retired from the United States Air Force. Harold loved every kid he met and they loved him. He never met a stranger and told everyone he met that he loved Jesus.

Those that have gone on to heaven before him are his parents, Roy and Mary Green Absher; grandchildren, Meghan A. and Bethany B. Fleming.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Kitty Wilson Absher;
daughter, Selena Lee Absher Fleming and husband D. Scott of Randleman; son, the Rev. John Edward Absher and wife S. Milena of Plainfield, Ill.; brothers, the Rev. Daniel Lee Absher and wife Shirley, the Rev. Arnold K. Absher and wife Rickie, both of Pleasant Garden, the Rev. Freeman Edward Absher and wife Joann (in heaven), Sidney Allen Absher (in heaven) and wife Jean of Virginia; sisters, Freida Willien and husband Billy (in heaven), Lyla Osborne and husband Estel, Edith Gruer and husband Ed, Juanita Shephard and husband Bob (in heaven), Linda Hester and husband Junior, Guilda Sue Honaker and husband the Rev. Sammy, all of Pleasant Garden, Jacqueline Osborne and husband Alvin of Liberty; grandchildren, Tabitha A. Fleming and Tyler C. Fleming; and many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Monday, September 14, at Forbis and Dick, Pleasant Garden Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Garden Pentecostal Holiness Church, Missions, 1333 Fieldview Rd., Pleasant Garden, NC 27313.Offer online condolences at www.forbisanddick.com

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Harold Nathanel Absher
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1932
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, obituary, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41909381&ref=acom

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Harold N. Absher
Last Residence: 27313 Pleasant Garden, Guilford, North Carolina
BORN: 30 Mar 1932
Died: 9 Sep 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Harold married Doris Imogene Keene 11 Nov 1950, Tazewell Co. VA; divorced 29 Mar 1954, Tazewell Co. VA. Doris was born 27 May 1933, Tazewell Co. VA; died 05 Mar 2004, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Harold married Kitty Wilson. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Fremon Abshier [Absher]
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1934
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Abshier 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Freeman Edward Absher
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1933
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Freeman Edward Absher
SSN: 228461500
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1933
Birth Place: Raven Tazewe, Virginia
Father Name: Roy E Absher
Mother Name: Mary L Greene
Death Date: 15 Jan 2003
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Feb 1954: Name listed as FREEMAN EDWARD ABSHER; 01 Feb 2003: Name listed as FREEMAN E ABSHER

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59725430&ref=acom

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Freeman E. Absher
SSN: 228-46-1500
Last Residence: 27239 Denton, Davidson, North Carolina
BORN: 11 Aug 1933
Died: 15 Jan 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1953-1954)

Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Name: Freeman Edward Absher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Last Name: Absher
Age: 69 Years
Date of Birth: 11 Aug 1933
Residence City: Other
Residence County: Davidson
Residence State: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 27239
Education: 2 years of college
Date of Death: 15 Jan 2003
Death City: Thomasville
Death County: Davidson
Death State: North Carolina
Work Injury: Injury did not occur at work
Institution: Hospital ER/Outpatient
Hospital Name: COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSP INC
Attendant: Medical Examiner
Burial Location: Other in-state
Recorded Date: 21 Jan 2003

Freeman married Jo Ann Mallory 10 Apr 1954, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. Jo was born 11 Aug 1934, Raven, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Mar 2007, Davidson Co. NC; was buried , Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Denton, Davidson Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Freda Mae Abshier [Absher]
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1935
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Frieda Mae Absher
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1934
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Freda married Billy Willien. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Sidney Abshier [Absher]
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1936
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Sidney Allen Absher
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1935
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80781852

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Sidney Allen Absher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 19
Occupation: Truck driver, coal mine
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1935
Death Date: 23 Feb 1955
Death Place: Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia
Cause of death: asphyxiation, climbed in coal tipple and case slid on him.
Registration Date: 1 Mar 1955
Father: Roy E Absher
Mother: Mary Green
Spouse: Jean Street

Sidney married Jean Raydor Street 17 Jul 1954, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Tylor Abshier [Lyla Absher]
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1938
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Lyla Annette Absher
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1937
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Lyla married Estel Osborne 26 Apr 1957, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Edith Abshier
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy Absher 29
Mary Absher 28
Harold Absher 8
Fremon Absher 6
Freda Mae Absher 5
Sidney Absher 4
Tylor Absher 2
Edith Absher 1

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Edith Louise Absher
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1938
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Edith married Ed Gruer. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Juanita Gaynelle Absher
Birth Date: 6 Feb 1941
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Juanita married Robert McKinley Shephard 15 Jan 1962, Guilford Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Daniel Absher
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1942
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Daniel married Shirley Mae Etchison 13 Dec 1963, Guilford Co. NC. Shirley was born 1944, Rockingham Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Linda Ellen Absher
Birth Date: 1 Oct 1943
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Linda married Junior Hester. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Arnold Kelly Abshire [Absher]
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1945
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Jacquline Absher
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1947
Birth Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Jacqueline married Alvin Osborne. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
Birth information according to the marriage license. However, I cannot locate her birth record for Tazewell Co., so it's possible she was born in Bluefield, Mercer Co. WV.

Guilda married Rev. Sammy Howard Honaker 28 Jun 1980, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. Rev. was born 01 Jul 1942, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Selena married D. Scott Fleming. [Group Sheet]