1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 213B; Family #135/136.
Listed as Chester Foy; age 15; born in PA in Jul 1884; in household of mother, Mary A. Foy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3935; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Chester W. Foy; age 34; born on 22 Jul 1884; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; miner for Superior
Pocahontas Coal Co at Davy; nearest relative, Mary Foy, mother; medium height and build; brown
eyes and dark brown hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 237B;
Family #202/205.
Listed as Chester W. Foy; age 35; born in PA; married; in household of mother, Mary A. Foy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 237B;
Family #202/205.
Listed as Elizabeth Foy; age 28; born in NC; married; in household of mother-in-law, Mary A. Foy.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 213B; Family #135/136.
Listed as Truman Foy; age 17; born in PA in Feb 1883; in household of mother, Mary A. Foy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3960; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Emanuel Truman Foy; age 35; born on 16 Fen 1883; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; miner for
Superior Pocahontas Coal Co, Davy, WV; nearest relative, Mamie Foy, Davy; medium height and
build; Black eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 238A;
Family #208/211.
Listed as Truman E. Foy; age 37; born in PA; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1924; WV Archives Web Site.
E.T. Foy; age 55 yrs, 11 mons, 22 days; born on 16 Feb 1883 in Sunberry, PA; married; husband of
Mamie Elizabeth Foy; janitor; living at Davy, WV; son of John Wesley and Mary Carre Foy; died on 8
Feb 1939 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV of pneumonia; buried on 10 Feb 1939 at
Roderfield, WV; informant, W.T. Foy.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B.Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Emanuel Truman Foy; born 16 Feb 1883; died 8 Feb 1939; buried here; double headtone photo shown
with wife Mamie Elizabeth Jewell Crigger.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Mamie Jewell age 9; born in Dec 1890 in WV; in household of father, John Jewell.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 238A;
Family #208/211.
Listed as Maymie Foy; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, E. Truman Foy.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 70; WV Archives Web Site.
Boyd C. Crigger; age 59; born in Grayson Co, VA; widowed; living at Hemphill, WV; married on 29 Oct 1944
at Richwood, WV; Mayme Foy; age 55; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; living at Davy, WV.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 013654; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Mayme Elizabeth Crigger; age 77; born 3 Dec 1889 in Bramwell, WV; widow; living at Davy, WV; daughter
of John and Jane (Harris) Jewell; died 17 Sep 1967 in the Pine Lodge Nursing Home, Beckley, WV; due to
conjestive pneumonitis with multiple CVA's and diabetes mellitus; buried 20 Sep 1967 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Lois Knapp, Crab Orchard, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B.Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Mayme Elizabeth Foy; born 3 Dec 1889; died 17 Sep 1967; buried here; double headtone photo shown
with first husband, Emanuel Truman Foy.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Marcia Lynne VonGunden; 22 oct 2015.
Mayme Elizabeth Jewell Crigger; born in Dec 1890 at Rock, Mercer Co, WV; died 17 Sep 1967 in Beckley,
Raleigh Co, WV; buried here; marrige license and will shown.
"Daughter of John Jewell & Eliza J.
One of eight children;
2 sisters & 5 brothers
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1876 John # 122036578
1878 James
1881 Carrie
1883 William # 122036607
1885 Minnie
1887 Charles
1893 TeddieMarried Emanuel Truman Foy
03 Dec 1907 McDowell Co, WV (No record of this in WV Archives)
Mother of four known children;
2 daughters & 2 sons
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1909 John Wesley # 125568998
1910 William Frederick d. 1960 WV
1912 Thelma J. (Bearre) # 121999778
1916 Lois L. (Knapp)Married Boyd Cabble Crigger
05 Nov 1944 (Minister's return gives date of 29 Oct 1944) McDowell Co, WV
No children were born of this unionNote***
She left her entire estate to her youngest daughter, Lois, with the stipulation that if Lois died first the estate would then go to her granddaughter.Her son John Wesley had died prior in 1944, her son William Frederick died in 1960 and her daughter Thelma a month earlier in 1967.
Family links:
Spouses:
Emanuel Truman Foy (1883 - 1939)
Boyd Cabble Crigger (1884 - 1959)..."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 238A;
Family #208/211.
Listed as William F. Foy; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, E. Truman Foy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 238A;
Family #208/211.
Listed as Lois Foy; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, E. Truman Foy.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as John Jewell age 50; born in May 1850 in England; married 27 yrs; immigrated to us in 1869; 31 yrs
in US; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Eliza J. Jewell age 50; born in Oct 1849 in England; married 27 yrs; 8 children, all living; in household
of husband, John Jewell.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as James Jewell age 21; born in Oct 1878 in PA; coal miner; in household of father, John Jewell.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Carrie Jewell age 18; born in Jul 1881 in PA; in household of father, John Jewell.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Minnie Jewell age 14; born in Sep 1885 in PA; in household of father, John Jewell.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Charles Jewell age 12; born in Aug 1887 in PA; in household of father, John Jewell.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 214A; Image 16 of 79; Family #137/138.
Listed as Teddie Jewell age 7; born in Mar 1893 in WV; in household of father, John Jewell.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 238A;
Family #208/211.
Listed as John W. Foy; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, E. Truman Foy.
2. Fayette Co, WV Death Certificate #5611; WV Archives Web Site.
John Wesley Foy; age 35 yrs, 4 mons, 4 days; born on 14 Oct 1908 at Davy, WV; married; husband of
Ollie Jones Foy; butcher; son of Emanuel Truman Foy and Mammie Elizabeth (____) Foy; died on 18
Feb 1944 at Glen Jean, Fayette Co, WV of heart troble; buried on 20 Feb 1939 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Ollie Jones Foy.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B.Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
John Wesley Foy; born in 1908; died in 1944; buried here; headstone photo Shown.
1. 1900 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 213B; Family #135/136.
Listed as Samuel Foy; age 19; born in PA in May 1881; in household of mother, Mary A. Foy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3922; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Samuel William Foy; age 37; born on 2 May 1881; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; miner for
Superior Pocahomntas Coal Co, Davy, WV; nearest relative, Lauie Foy, Davy; short with medium
build; Black eyes and Black hair.
3. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate #4349; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel W. Foy; age 54 yrs; born on May 2 at Harrisburg, PA; married; husband of Luie Taylor; coal
miner; living at Duhring, WV; son of Wesley and Mary Carl Foy; died on 12 Mar 1881 in St.Lukes
Hospital, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV injuries suffered in slate fall in mine; buried on 15 Mar 1936 at
Montcalm, WV; informant, Carl Foy.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 183A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Edward Hawkins; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Mack F. Hawkins.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 22 jan 1920; Page 142A;
Family #121/125.
Listed as Edward Hawkins; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Mack F. Hawkins.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
E.B. Hawkins; age 23; born in Ashe Co, WV (sic, NC); single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Floyd
and L.R. Hawkins; married on 29 May 1926 at Davy; Anna Hall; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Marion and Eunice Hall.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 39A;
Family #60/68.
Listed as Edward Hawkins; age 27; born in WV; married at 23; miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # T 440; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Ed Bugard Hawkins; age 38; born 22 Feb 1903 in Ashland, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV; employed
by Carter Coal Co, Caretta, WV; name of person who will always know address, Anna Hawkins, wife,
Bradshaw, WV; 5'11" tall' 157 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #77.
Listed as Edward B. Hawkins; age 47; born in WV; seperated; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
7. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #25902; Ancestry.com Website.
Ed Bugard Hawkins; agw 51; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; coal
miner; living in Marianna, WV; son of John Mack and Lula Rebecca (Smith) Hawkins; married on 11
Sep 1954 in Buchanan Co, VA; Manoti Marjorie Bailey; age 39; never married; housework; living at
Marianna, WV; daughter of William Harvey and Nancy Jane (Hagerman) Bailey.
8. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eddie Hawkins; born on 21 Feb 1903; died in Mar 1954; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 183A;
Family #10/10.
Listed as Anna Hall; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Hall.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 142B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as Annie Hall; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Hall.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
E.B. Hawkins; age 23; born in Ashe Co, WV (sic, NC); single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Floyd
and L.R. Hawkins; married on 29 May 1926 at Davy; Anna Hall; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Marion and Eunice Hall.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 39A;
Family #60/68.
Listed as Anne V. Hawkins; age 22; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Edward
Hawkins.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 7 Jun 1900; Page 76B, Family #72/72.
Listed as Rufus Davidson, age 7 months, born in Oct 1899 in WV, in household of father, John
Henry Davidson.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 204B;
Family #304/316.
Listed as Rufus Davidson; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Davidson.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4029; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Rufus Davidson; age 20; born on 6 Oct 1898; living at Vallscreek, McDowell Co, WV; miner for New
River Coal and Coke Co, Berwind, WV; nearest relative, John Davidson, Vallscreek, WV; medium
height and build; blue eyes and brown hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Canebreak; taken on 29/31 Jan 1920;
Page 85B; Family #381/383.
Listed as Rufus Davidson; age 21; born in WV; single; in household of father, John H. Davidson.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 71; WV Archives Web Site.
Rufus Davidson; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Vallscreek, WV;
son of John and Marthy; married on 17 Jun 1920 at Vallscreek, Lora (Laura written over Lora)
Altizer; age 18; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of Jim and Sarrah; with information by
Jim and Sarah Altizer (these were her grandparents); guardian's certificate.
6. Ancestry.com Web Site, Martha Beavers search, 18 Mar 2002, submitted by
Joyce Barnett, rjbarnett@netscope.net.
Rufus A. Davidson; born on 6 Oct 1899; married (________) Altizer.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 39A;
Family #61/69.
Listed as Rufus A. Davidson; age 31; born in WV; married at 21; motorman in mines; head of
household.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rufus Davidson; born on 6 Oct 1899; died in Sep 1978; last residence, Kopperston, Wyoming Co,
WV.
1. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 236A;
Family #338/338.
Listed as Lola (sic, Lora) Altizer; age 7; born in VA; in household of grandfather, James B. Altizer.
2. 1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 270B;
Family #284/289.D
Listed as Lora Altizer; age 16; born in VA; in household of grandfather, James B. Altizer.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 71; WV Archives Web Site.
Rufus Davidson; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Vallscreek, WV;
son of John and Marthy; married on 17 Jun 1920 at Vallscreek, Lora (Laura written over Lora)
Altizer; age 18; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of Jim and Sarrah; with information by
Jim and Sarah Altizer (these were her grandparents); guardian's certificate.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 39A;
Family #61/69.
Listed as Lora Davidson; age 27; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, Rufus A.
Davidson.
5. " Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefiled, WV; Saturday, 11 Nov 2006; Newspaper Obit.
"TUCSON, Ariz. — Ms. Lora Davidson, 103, of Tucson, formerly of Kopperston, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at her home among her loving family. "She was born in Tazewell County, Va. and she was the daughter of the late Noah and Molly Whitaker Altizer, both Tazewell County natives. "She had made her home in Kopperston for 57 years before moving to Tucson, Ariz., where she resided for the last 10 years. Lora was of the Methodist faith and had lived a full and prosperous life. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rufus A. Davidson, one sister, Essie Altizer and one brother, James Altizer. "Survivors include: Her adopted granddaughter, Sandra Lucento of Tucson. Several nieces and nephews also survive. "Funeral services for Lora Davidson will be held Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Va., with the Rev. David Brannock officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be relatives and friends..."