1. 1900 Census, Madison Co, NC; Hot Springs Township; Hot Springs; taken on 14 Jun 1900;
Page 142A; Image 17 of 36; Family #161/161.
Listed as Floyd Scruggs; age 9; born in Dec 1890 in NC; in household of father, William M.. Scruggs.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 92B; Image 27 of 31;
Family #240/242.
Listed as Floyd Scruggs; age 18; born in NC; farm laborer; in household of father, William M. Scruggs.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Scruggs; age 25; born in Madison Co, NC; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of William
and Harriett; married on 10 Dec 1916 at Premier, WV; Martha Arrington; age 23; born in KY; single;
daughter of Lewis and Margaret.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5060; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Dolphus Scruggs; age 26 yrs, 9 mons, 14 days; born in NC; miner; married; son of W.M.
and Harriett (Waldrop) Scruggs; died on 25 Dec 1918 at Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV from the spanish
influenza; no burial information; informant, Edward Scruggs, Avondale, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 168; WV Archives Web Site.
John Lambert; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
Phillip and Lucinda; married on 8 Feb 1909 at Iaeger, WV; Martha Arrington; age 17; born in
Lawrence Co, KY; single; daughter of L.W. and Margaret.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Floyd Scruggs; age 25; born in Madison Co, NC; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of William
and Harriett; married on 10 Dec 1916 at Premier, WV; Martha Arrington; age 23; born in KY; single;
daughter of Lewis and Margaret.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 198A;
Image 7 of 16; Family #70/70.
Listed as Martha Scruggs; age 26; born in KY; widow; keeper of boarding house; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 180; WV Archives Web Site.
Victor Alson; age 38; born in Sweden; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of _______; married
on 28 Jul 1920 at Premier, WV; Martha Scruggs; age 27; born in Florence, KY; widow; daughter of
L.W. and Margaret.
5.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #52/52.
Listed as Martha A. Olson; age 35; born in KY; married at 25; in household of husband, Victor Olson.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #52/52.
Listed as Gladys R. Scruggs; age 12; born in WV; in household of step-father, Victor Olson, with
mother.
1. 1920 census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 198A;
Image 7 of 16; Family #70/70.
Listed as Virginia Scruggs; age 1 yr, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Martha Arrington
Lambert Scruggs.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #52/52.
Listed as Virginia S, Scruggs; age 11; born in WV; in household of step-father, Victor Olson, with
mother.
1. 1920 census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 198A;
Image 7 of 16; Family #70/70.
Listed as Howard Scruggs; age 5; born in WV; in household of mother, Martha Arrington Lambert
Scruggs.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 434; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard William Scruggs; age 30; born and living at Avondale, WV; widowed; married on 25 May
1945 at Avondale, WV; Elsie Helen Payne; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; with
consent of Ida Payne, mother of Elsie Helen Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16197; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard William Scruggs; age 31; born on 6 Jun 1914 at Avondale, WV; married; husband of Elsie
Scruggs; coal miner at Bartley, WV; served in WW II; living at Avondale, WV; son of Floyd, born in NC,
and Martha, born in KY, (Arrington) Scruggs; died on 3 Jun 1945 from auto accident, near Iaeger,
WV; DOA at hospital in Welch, WV; buried on 6 Jun 1945 in Crane Ridge Cemetery, Avondale, WV.
(Howard was probably the son of Martha Arrington's first husband, John Lambert)
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Feb 2017.
"Howard William Scruggs
Birth 6 Jun 1914
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 3 Jun 1945 (aged 30)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 176603304"
1. 1930 McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B; Family #254/258.
Listed as Elsie Payne; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 434; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard William Scruggs; age 30; born and living at Avondale, WV; widowed; married on 25 May
1945 at Avondale, WV; Elsie Helen Payne; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; with
consent of Ida Payne, mother of Elsie Helen Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 158; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold Thomas Addair; age 22; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 23 Aug 1945
at Avondale, WV; Elsie Scruggs; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elsie Helen Payne [Elsie Helen Addair] [Elsie Addair]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1928
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia [Avondale Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Feb 1981
Father:
Noah H Payne
Mother:
Ida Wright
SSN: 234385933
Notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as ELSIE HELEN PAYNE;
Oct 1960: Name listed as ELSIE HELEN ADDAIR;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ELSIE ADDAIR"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Feb 2017.
"Elsie Helen Payne Scruggs Addair
Birth 18 Mar 1928
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Feb 1981 (aged 52)
USA
Burial Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 176602857"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Noah Harkins Payne (1882-1944) & Ida Mae Wright-Payne (1886-1955)."Sister of Mose Payne (1905-1991), Booker Payne (1909-1986), Irene Payne (1915-Deceased), Mary Payne (B. 1920), Johnnie Payne (1922-1974), & Bertha Payne-Adkins-Addair (1925-1999).
"Married to Howard William Scruggs (1914-1945) on May 25, 1945 in Avondale, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 434, Application Date: May 22, 1945).
"Also married to Harold Thomas Addair (1922-1995) on August 23, 1945 in Avondale, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 158, Application Date: August 20, 1945)"
1. 1930 Census, Sandy River District, Panther, taken on 14 Apr 1930, Page 186A, Family #293.
Listed as Harold Addair, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, James F. Addair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 158; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold Thomas Addair; age 22; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 23 Aug 1945
at Avondale, WV; Elsie Scruggs; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
1. 1930 McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B; Family #254/258.
Listed as Elsie Payne; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 434; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard William Scruggs; age 30; born and living at Avondale, WV; widowed; married on 25 May
1945 at Avondale, WV; Elsie Helen Payne; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; with
consent of Ida Payne, mother of Elsie Helen Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1945); Page 158; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold Thomas Addair; age 22; born and living at Avondale, WV; single; married on 23 Aug 1945
at Avondale, WV; Elsie Scruggs; age 17; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Elsie Helen Payne [Elsie Helen Addair] [Elsie Addair]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1928
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia [Avondale Mcd??, West Virginia]
Death Date: Feb 1981
Father:
Noah H Payne
Mother:
Ida Wright
SSN: 234385933
Notes: Mar 1943: Name listed as ELSIE HELEN PAYNE;
Oct 1960: Name listed as ELSIE HELEN ADDAIR;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ELSIE ADDAIR"
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 22 Feb 2017.
"Elsie Helen Payne Scruggs Addair
Birth 18 Mar 1928
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Feb 1981 (aged 52)
USA
Burial Mullins Cemetery on Crane Ridge
Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 176602857"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Noah Harkins Payne (1882-1944) & Ida Mae Wright-Payne (1886-1955)."Sister of Mose Payne (1905-1991), Booker Payne (1909-1986), Irene Payne (1915-Deceased), Mary Payne (B. 1920), Johnnie Payne (1922-1974), & Bertha Payne-Adkins-Addair (1925-1999).
"Married to Howard William Scruggs (1914-1945) on May 25, 1945 in Avondale, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 434, Application Date: May 22, 1945).
"Also married to Harold Thomas Addair (1922-1995) on August 23, 1945 in Avondale, McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1945, Page 158, Application Date: August 20, 1945)"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Booker H Addair [B H Addair]
Birth Date: Jul 1949
Residence Date: 1988
Address: 11490 Cape Cod St Apt B
Residence: Taylor, Michigan, USA
Postal Code: 48180
2. Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Booker H Addair
Birth Date: 28 Jul 1949
Death Date: 11 Aug 1990
Gender: Male
Residence: Taylor, Wayne, Michigan
Place of Death: Taylor, Wayne, Michigan "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 30/31 Jan 1920, Page
223A, Family #157.
Listed as Mosy Addair, age 11 months, born in WV, in household of father, Jacob Addair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 10 Apr 1930, Page 253A, Family #212.
Listed as Mose Addair, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Jacob Addair.
3. "McDowell County WV Heritage", MCHS, 1995, Vol I, "Young American Patriots", WW II Veterans",
Page 14.
Mose B. Addair; PFC US Army, born on 14 Oct 1918, entered service on 10 Apr 1941, Camp Shelby,
MS; served in Europe; attended Short Ridge school; son of M/M Jake Addair of Raysel, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1946); Page 348; WV Archives Web Site.
Mose Addair; age 27; born at Lex, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 9 Sep 1946 at
Raysal, WV; ora Meadows; age 18; born and living at Bartley, WV; single; with consent of Edna
Meadows, morther of Ora Meadows.
5. "Social Security Death Index", LDS Web Site.
Mose Addair; born on 15 Oct 1918; died on 29 Mar 1998; living at War, McDowell Co, WV at death.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1946); Page 348; WV Archives Web Site.
Mose Addair; age 27; born at Lex, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 9 Sep 1946 at
Raysal, WV; ora Meadows; age 18; born and living at Bartley, WV; single; with consent of Edna
Meadows, morther of Ora Meadows.
2. Douglas Mortuary; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Myrtle Ora Addair, 92, of Sissonville, West Virginia, formerly of Yukon, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Cedar Ridge Center in Sissonville. Born July 6, 1928 in Bartley, she was the daughter of the late Carl Meadows and Edna Dameron Meadows."Myrtle was a member of the Church of God.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mose Addair and one brother, James Meadows.
"Those left to cherish her memories are one son Benjamin Ross Addair and wife Barbara of Bluefield, WV; one daughter, Norma Gaynell Childers and husband Bill of Sissonville; one sister, Lorene Marshall of Princeton; three grandchildren, Rachel Hackler of Sissonville, Angela David and husband Ivan of Wilmington, NC, Justin Addair of Kegley; two great grandchildren Krystal Hackler of Charleston and Kristian Addair of Bluefield.
"Private crypt side committal services will be conducted Friday, May 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM from the Grandview Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Bluefield, Virginia for family only.
"The Douglas Mortuary in Welch is serving the Addair family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.douglasmortuary.com"
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #761; (undated); Ancestry.com Website.
Carl Lee Meadows; age 35; born 5 Feb 1905 in Russell Co, VW; living at Bartley, WV; employed by
Carter Coal Co, Bartley, WV; person who will always know address, Edna meadows, wife; Bartley, WV;
5'9" tall; 178 lbs; gray eyes; red hair; ruddy complexion.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Carl L Meadows
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1905
Death Date: 27 Oct 1996
Claim Date: 8 Nov 1969
SSN: 232164875"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1942); Page 463; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Adkins; age 20; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Avondale, WV; married on 13 Mar 1942
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Payne; age 16; born and living at Avondale, WV; with consent of Floyd and
Peral Adkins, father and mother of Luter Adkins; and Noah Payne, father od Bertha Payne.
1. 1930 McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B; Family #254/258.
Listed as Bertha Payne; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1942); Page 463; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Adkins; age 20; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Avondale, WV; married on 13 Mar 1942
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Payne; age 16; born and living at Avondale, WV; with consent of Floyd and
Peral Adkins, father and mother of Luter Adkins; and Noah Payne, father od Bertha Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas J. Addair; age 21; born in Avondale, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 10 Mar 1948
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Adkins; age 23; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Birtha Ellen Addair
[Bertha Ellen Addair]
[Bertha Addair]
[Birtha Ellen Payne]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Avondale Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Nov 1999
Father: Noah / Payne
Mother: Ida M Wright
SSN: 232021101
Notes: 19 Oct 1973: Name listed as BIRTHA ELLEN ADDAIR;
16 Sep 1977: Name listed as BERTHA ELLEN ADDAIR;
19 Nov 1999: Name listed as BERTHA E ADDAIR"
Thomas Jefferson"Tommy" Addair
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 21 Apr 1930, Page 194A, Family #348.
Listed as Tom Addair, age 2, born in WV, in household of father, Samuel F. Addair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas J. Addair; age 21; born in Avondale, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 10 Mar 1948
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Adkins; age 23; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Sue Lapp; 20 Dec 2019.
Thomas Jefferson Addair
Birth 8 Mar 1928
Death 12 Jun 2005 (aged 77)
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 205592111"
1. 1930 McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 255B; Family #254/258.
Listed as Bertha Payne; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1942); Page 463; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Adkins; age 20; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Avondale, WV; married on 13 Mar 1942
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Payne; age 16; born and living at Avondale, WV; with consent of Floyd and
Peral Adkins, father and mother of Luter Adkins; and Noah Payne, father od Bertha Payne.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1948); Page 189; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas J. Addair; age 21; born in Avondale, WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 10 Mar 1948
at Avondale, WV; Bertha Adkins; age 23; born and living at Avondale, WV; widow.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Birtha Ellen Addair
[Bertha Ellen Addair]
[Bertha Addair]
[Birtha Ellen Payne]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Avondale Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Nov 1999
Father: Noah / Payne
Mother: Ida M Wright
SSN: 232021101
Notes: 19 Oct 1973: Name listed as BIRTHA ELLEN ADDAIR;
16 Sep 1977: Name listed as BERTHA ELLEN ADDAIR;
19 Nov 1999: Name listed as BERTHA E ADDAIR"