Virginia Isabelle (Nichols) Myers (1870 - 1937)

Born 5 May 1870 in Left Hand, Roane, West Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Hillary Criner — married 25 Jan 1891 in Roane, West Virginia, United States

Wife of William Henry Myers — married 29 Apr 1917 in Roane, West Virginia, United States

Died 13 Apr 1937 at age 66 in Clio, Roane, West Virginia, United States

Biography

Virginia (Nichols) Myers was a West Virginian.

Belle married 1st 1/25/1891 George Hillery Criner 2nd 4/28/1917 William Henry Myers Belle had child with Homer Seabolt;they never married

Story found by myers cousin. Personal stories from other family Billie Keaffaber Great aunt also confirms this story. I never met my great grandmother "Belle" as they called her. My grandmother told me that her mother delivered many of the children in the Clio area. She was an unlicensed midwife for the area. She delivered my mother. Her name listed on the birth certificate was Bell Myers address, Clio.

Virginia was born in 1870. She passed away in 1937. ^[1]

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T4-MLX : 20 February 2021), Virginia B Nickles in household of E Nickles, Geary, Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 22A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,413.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TW-5RJ : 20 February 2021), Virginia B Nichols in household of Elijah Nichols, Smithfield, Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 123, sheet 76A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,413.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCW-HKW : accessed 27 September 2021), Belle Myers in household of Henry Myers, Geary, Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 14B, line 65, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2554; FHL microfilm 2,342,288.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z8-FR6 : accessed 27 September 2021), Virginia B Cunu in household of Geo H Cunu, Smithfield district (southeast side), Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 14B, family 227, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,772.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPFT-1JF : accessed 27 September 2021), Belle Criner, Geary, Roane, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 12A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1696; FHL microfilm 1,375,709.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2Z-6N7 : 4 February 2021), Virginia B Myers in entry for Henry Myers, 1920.

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTDR-L5F : 11 February 2018), Hilra Criner and Mary I Nichols, 1891; citing Roane, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 565,832.

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTD1-TMR : 11 February 2018), Hilra Criner and Mary Isabel Nichols, 1891; citing Roane, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 565,832.

• "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT6W-22J : 11 February 2018), William Henry Myers and Belle Criner, 1917; citing Roane, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 565,837.

• "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N94M-JM1 : 10 March 2018), Belle Myers, 13 Apr 1937; citing Clio, Roane, West Virginia, County Records, 1937, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 565,848.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKN-19CN : 10 September 2021), Virginia Belle Nichols Criner, ; Burial, , Roane, West Virginia, United States of America, Criner Cemetery; citing record ID 40847711, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT6W-22V?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=L5V9-P2L

• https://www.geni.com/people/Virginia-Criner-Myers/6000000069714318821?through=6000000099106111821#/tab/overview

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40847711/virginia-belle-criner

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/KL7W-GH4

1. ↑ Source will be added by Billie (Bright) Keaffaber by 10 Mar 2020.