Husband: Sylvester Montgomery Tawney 1
Also known as: Sylvester Mont Tawney 2
Born: Mar- 3-1884 in Danville, Boone Co, WV 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Oct- 4-1957 in Madison, Boone Co, WV 4
Buried: Lick Creek Fam Cem near Danville, Boone Co, WV 4
Resided: in Danville, Boone Co, WV 4,2
Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in Boone Co, WV
Resided: 1923 at Brush Creek (Danville), Boone Co, WV 2
Occupation: farmer 5,6
Father: James Mont Tawney (1859 - 1947)
Mother: Elizabeth Chambers (1867 - 1943)
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 3
Other spouse 4
Other spouse 5
Wife: Trusbie Ellen Grimmett 7
Also known as: Ellen Grimmett 7
Married: Sep-20-1923 in Danville, Boone Co, WV 2
Born: Nov-25-1900 in Hinton, Summers Co, WV 4,8,2
Died: Nov- 7-1949 in Madison, Boone Co, WV 4
Buried: Lick Creek Fam Cem near Danville, Boone Co, WV 4
Census: 1930, 1940 in Boone Co, WV
Resided: 1923 at Brush Creek (Danville), Boone Co, WV 2
Resided: 1917 in Monroe Co, WV 8
Father: William B. Grimmett
Mother: Nelsie Fox
Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Dora Thelma Tawney Also known as: Thelma Tawney 9,10 Born: Jun- 7-1927 in Chapmanville, Logan Co, WV 10,9 Died: Sep-18-2006 10 Buried: in Danville Memorial Park, Boone Co, WV 11 Resided: in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 12 Resided: 1945 in Chapmanville, Logan Co, WV 9 Census: 1930, 1940 in Boone Co, WV Husband: Carl Arthur Dempsey b. Feb- 9-1921 d. Mar- 4-2010 Married: Nov-23-1945 in Logan, Logan Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Martha Delma Tawney Also known as: Delma Tawney Born: Jun- 7-1927 in Madison, Boone Co, WV 11 Died: Aug-25-2012 11 Buried: in Danville Memorial Park, Boone Co, WV 11 Resided: in Danville, Boone Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Boone Co, WV
Sources: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (2) Boone County Marriage Records, Madison, WV. (3) 1900 Census, Boone County, WV. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) 1930 Census, Boone County, WV. (6) 1940 Census, Boone County, WV. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Monroe County Marriage Records, Union, WV. (9) Logan County Marriage Records, Logan, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Obituary. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Early marriage records gave his birth date as Mar 3 1884, later marriage records as Mar 3 1886, and his death record as Sep 17th, year not stated. The 1884 date is the most prevalent and is consistent with census records.