KLDeWitt Genealogy Research Project
Our Family's Journey Through Time from Europe and Canada to the US

![]() | Norma Francis Bailey |
| Norma Francis Bailey | |
| B: | 2 Jan 1935 |
| Sabine, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 15 Apr 1994 |
![]() | Ira Vanda Lafferty |
| Ira Vanda Lafferty | |
| B: | 26 Aug 1932 |
| Milam | |
| M: | 1952 |
| Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 24 Feb 2017 |
![]() | Marshall Ashby Deffinbaugh |
| Marshall Ashby Deffinbaugh | |
| B: | 1 Dec 1940 |
| Covington, Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 8 Aug 2010 |
| Salem | |
![]() | Cora Elender Bailey |
| Cora Elender Bailey | |
| B: | 1 Mar 1926 |
| Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 18 Feb 1998 |
| Beaver, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Quentin Teddy Stewart |
| Quentin Teddy Stewart | |
| B: | 3 Sep 1918 |
| Ravencliff, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| M: | 1947 |
| Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 12 Jul 1990 |
| Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Virginia Lee Bailey |
| Virginia Lee Bailey | |
| B: | 12 Jul 1928 |
| Glen Morrison, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 3 Apr 2016 |
| Rockingham, Virginia, USA | |
| Emil Lanster Cozart | |
| M: | 1945 |
| Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| Barbara Jean Gilliam |
| Barbara Jean Gilliam | |
| B: | 18 Oct 1942 |
| D: | 13 May 2004 |
![]() | Noal Amos Bailey |
| Noal Amos Bailey | |
| B: | 21 Jul 1930 |
| Glen Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 10 Feb 2010 |
| Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA | |
| Carl Bailey |
| Carl Bailey | |
| B: | 21 Sep 1924 |
| 173 Glen Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 23 Oct 1959 |
| Marianna, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Louise King |
| Louise King | |
| B: | 14 Dec 1927 |
| Glen Rogers, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| M: | 1944 |
| Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 1 Apr 2004 |
| Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Roy Dale Bailey, Rev |
| Roy Dale Bailey, Rev | |
| B: | 13 Jun 1937 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 11 Apr 2015 |
| Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, USA | |
![]() | David James Bailey |
| David James Bailey | |
| B: | 8 Aug 1932 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 27 May 2014 |
| Sally Massey |
| Sally Massey | |
| B: | 7 Nov 1903 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 8 Jan 1978 |
| Ravencliff, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Lawson Dean Bailey, Rev |
| Lawson Dean Bailey, Rev | |
| B: | 8 Oct 1905 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| M: | 1923 |
| Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 25 Jun 1988 |
| Ravencliff, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| Judie Hays Bailey |
| Judie Hays Bailey | |
| B: | 7 Apr 1934 |
| Glen Morrison, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA | |
| Mabel Massey |
| Mabel Massey | |
| B: | 18 Feb 1908 |
| Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 1975 |
![]() | Henry Hayes Bailey |
| Henry Hayes Bailey | |
| B: | Abt 1908 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| M: | 1928 |
| Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| Elsie Mae Massey |
| Elsie Mae Massey | |
| B: | 20 Jan 1933 |
| Glen Rogers, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 9 Dec 2012 |
| Fairdale, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Samuel Austin Acord |
| Samuel Austin Acord | |
| B: | 25 Jun 1929 |
| M: | 1948 |
| Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 28 Aug 1997 |
| Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| Lacy Ray Massey |
| Lacy Ray Massey | |
| B: | 8 Mar 1935 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 9 Jan 2015 |
| Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| Alice Marie Martin | |
| M: | 1953 |
| Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| Junior Hayes Massey |
| Junior Hayes Massey | |
| B: | 20 Jan 1937 |
| Wyoming, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 24 Mar 2020 |
| Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| Jane Anita Mercure |
| Jane Anita Mercure | |
| B: | 30 Jan 1942 |
| Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| D: | 13 Dec 2013 |
| Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, USA | |
| Pink Massey |
| Pink Massey | |
| B: | 22 Mar 1912 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 1 Jul 1936 |
| Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
![]() | Lula Esther Bailey |
| Lula Esther Bailey | |
| B: | 20 Nov 1915 |
| West Virginia, USA | |
| M: | 1931 |
| Raleigh, West Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 25 Apr 1986 |
![]() | Sampson Massey |
| Sampson Massey | |
| B: | 4 Dec 1914 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 2 Nov 1926 |
| Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Robert Dock Massey |
| Robert Dock Massey | |
| B: | 8 May 1917 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 16 Mar 1988 |
| Hopewell, Virginia, USA | |
| Lawrence Albert Mason, Jr |
| Lawrence Albert Mason, Jr | |
| B: | 16 Sep 1944 |
| Alexander, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 20 Nov 2013 |
| James Allen Mason, Rev |
| James Allen Mason, Rev | |
| B: | 16 Sep 1944 |
| Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 26 Jul 2004 |
| McDowell, North Carolina, USA | |
| Rebecca Lee Lambert | |
| M: | Sep 1964 |
| Polk, Florida, USA | |
| Oma Mae Massey |
| Oma Mae Massey | |
| B: | 18 Sep 1919 |
| Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 5 Nov 2001 |
| Weaverville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| Lawrence Albert Mason, Sr Rev |
| Lawrence Albert Mason, Sr Rev | |
| B: | 14 Feb 1913 |
| Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 2 May 2001 |
| Alexander, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| Wayne Massey |
| Wayne Massey | |
| B: | 3 May 1937 |
| Ebbs Chapel, Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 9 Sep 1968 |
| Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA | |
| Unknown |
| Buford McKinley Jenkins |
| Buford McKinley Jenkins | |
| B: | 30 Jan 1952 |
| Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 4 Dec 1997 |
| Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA | |
| Laura Leah Denyer | |
| M: | 22 Jul 1983 |
| Brevard, Florida, USA | |
![]() | Bessie Jane Massey |
| Bessie Jane Massey | |
| B: | 11 Feb 1922 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 26 Jan 1994 |
| Merritt Island, Brevard, Florida, USA | |
![]() | William George Massey, Jr |
| William George Massey, Jr | |
| B: | 6 Apr 1925 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | Jan 1980 |
| Near Eagle Nest Mountain, Arizona, USA | |
| Ruby Lee Massey |
| Ruby Lee Massey | |
| B: | 1 Apr 1930 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 6 Sep 2010 |
![]() | Harry Douglas Whitaker |
| Harry Douglas Whitaker | |
| B: | 6 Dec 1949 |
| D: | Jun 1987 |
| Unknown |
| Sarah Jane Massey |
| Sarah Jane Massey | |
| B: | 21 Feb 1935 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 9 Oct 1984 |
| Orange, California, USA | |
![]() | Sandra Jane Alvarez |
| Sandra Jane Alvarez | |
| B: | 13 Jan 1963 |
| New York City, New York, New York, USA | |
| D: | 16 Apr 2011 |
![]() | Thomas James Alvarez |
| Thomas James Alvarez | |
| B: | 25 Mar 1954 |
| Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA | |
| D: | 19 Jan 1989 |
| Los Angeles, California, USA | |
| Deborah Elaine Alvarez |
| Deborah Elaine Alvarez | |
| B: | 29 Feb 1956 |
| Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA | |
| D: | 7 Aug 2013 |
| Baldock Health Care Center, Irwin, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| David Craig Baker, Sr | |
| M: | 10 Jan 1981 |
| Clark, Nevada, USA | |
| James Tommas Alvarez |
| James Tommas Alvarez | |
| B: | 30 Aug 1931 |
| Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA | |
| M: | 8 Aug 1953 |
| Prince William, Virginia, USA | |
| D: | 28 Jun 2008 |
| Elender R Grooms |
| Elender R Grooms | |
| B: | 23 Dec 1889 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 13 Feb 1959 |
| East College St, Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| William Baxter Massey, Sr |
| William Baxter Massey, Sr | |
| B: | 6 Jul 1885 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 23 Jul 1905 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 15 Dec 1950 |
| Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
| David Soloman Gentry |
| David Soloman Gentry | |
| B: | 20 Jan 1915 |
| South Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 31 May 1970 |
| Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Laura Catherine Grooms |
| Laura Catherine Grooms | |
| B: | 8 Apr 1896 |
| Marshall, Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 17 Sep 1984 |
| Polk, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Charles E Blackwell |
| Charles E Blackwell | |
| B: | 28 Nov 1920 |
| Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 27 Feb 1921 |
| Beech Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
![]() | George Lindsay Blackwell |
| George Lindsay Blackwell | |
| B: | 4 Feb 1922 |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 12 Aug 1923 |
| Saluda, Polk, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Florence Grooms |
| Florence Grooms | |
| B: | 18 Apr 1902 |
| Madison, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 5 Jan 1988 |
| Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Wilburn Blackwell |
| Wilburn Blackwell | |
| B: | Abt 1892 |
| Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Ella Mae Grooms |
| Ella Mae Grooms | |
| B: | 18 May 1914 |
| South Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 2 Nov 1986 |
| George I Grooms |
| George I Grooms | |
| B: | 24 Sep 1876 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 20 May 1927 |
| Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Dollie Sarah Barnes |
| Dollie Sarah Barnes | |
| B: | 16 Aug 1877 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 16 Dec 1960 |
![]() | Sarah Groomes |
| Sarah Groomes | |
| B: | Abt 1872 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Cecil William Grooms |
| Cecil William Grooms | |
| B: | 1 Feb 1922 |
| Bryson City, Swain, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 15 Jan 2001 |
![]() | Walter E Grooms |
| Walter E Grooms | |
| B: | Jun 1894 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| Mary J Crisp |
| Mary J Crisp | |
| B: | 21 Mar 1902 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 1 Feb 1918 |
| Swain, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 30 May 1971 |
![]() | Ollie Grooms |
| Ollie Grooms | |
| B: | 1901 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Henry Caney Grooms |
| Henry Caney Grooms | |
| B: | 22 Apr 1904 |
| Spring Creek, Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Ebit D Grooms |
| Ebit D Grooms | |
| B: | Feb 1875 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Rena P Clarke |
| Rena P Clarke | |
| B: | 22 Dec 1878 |
| Madison, North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 1895 |
| D: | 6 Aug 1943 |
| Bee Tree Swennanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Harvey C Grooms |
| Harvey C Grooms | |
| B: | Feb 1885 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Cordelia C Willis |
| Cordelia C Willis | |
| B: | Mar 1850 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | William S Grooms |
| William S Grooms | |
| B: | Jan 1850 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 12 Feb 1871 |
| Haywood, North Carolina, USA | |
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