George Burke McNew

1876 - 1938  (62 years)

• Name	George Burke McNew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	29 Feb 1876	Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Thornhill, Mercer, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Residence	1920	Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA   [5]
  Burial	1938	Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Death	31 Dec 1938	Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I26642	Woodworth Ancestry
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Jonathan C McNew,   b. 10 May 1832, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 22 Aug 1901, Saltville, Smyth, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Jackson,   b. 1835, Washington County, Virginia, USA d. 1910 (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Oct 1856	Washington County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F18444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Blanch Graham,   b. Abt 1877
  Family ID	F18445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Nannie Lou Helton,   b. 1880, Virginia, USA d. 5 May 1934, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1902	West Virginia, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Herman C McNew,   b. 1903, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Wilma E McNew,   b. 1906, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. George O McNew,   b. 1907, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Alfred McNew,   b. 1909, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Woodrow McNew,   b. 1910, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Ethel McNew,   b. 1913, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 7. Cecil L McNew,   b. 6 Feb 1915, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1999 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Living
  Family ID	F18446	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Feb 1876 - Elk Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1902 - West Virginia, USA Residence - 1920 - Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, USA Burial - 1938 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA Death - 31 Dec 1938 - Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Jonathan McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=130060505&indiv=try [S198] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for George Burke McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=195631635&indiv=try [S562] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for George Burke McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2568&h=480388&indiv=try [S436] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Thornhill, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1690; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1375703. Record for George B McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=30385593&indiv=try [S11] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1963; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 99. Record for George B Mcnew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=37566844&indiv=try [S371] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168500. Record for Cecil L McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9279&h=11473296&indiv=try [S562] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Nannie Lou McNew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2568&h=2390624&indiv=try [S565] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Nannie L Helton https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2538&h=10640821&indiv=try [S303] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Record for Jonathan Mcnew https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60214&h=5248466&indiv=try