1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 429; WV Archives Web Site.
Carroll Edmund Witt; age 22; born and living at Bluefield, WV; single; married on 6 Apr 1960 at
Wilcoe, WV; Ethel Mae Fowler; age 20; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe #11; E.D. 24-3; Page 50B; Image 56 of
64; Household #473.
Listed as Ethel Mae Fowler; age 1 mon; born in WV; no grade education; in household of father,
Charles V. Fowler.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 429; WV Archives Web Site.
Carroll Edmund Witt; age 22; born and living at Bluefield, WV; single; married on 6 Apr 1960 at
Wilcoe, WV; Ethel Mae Fowler; age 20; born and living at Thorpe, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #451; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Ira Gillespie; age 44; living at Marytown, WV; weighman for Solvay Colleries Co,
Marytown, WV; nearest relative, wife, Julia A. Gillespie, Marytown, WV; 5'10" tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes
and dark hair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 52A; Image 33 of 57; Family #287/302.
Listed as William I. Gillespie; age 56' born in VA; married at 26; weighman in coal mine;
head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Ira Gillespie; age 67; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; caretaker at mine; head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Gillespie; born 19 Feb 1874; died in Mar 1969; last residence, Davy, McDowell Co, WV;
SS# 232-12-6707; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 004137; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
William Ira Gillespie; age 95; born 19 Feb 1874 in VA; widowed; retired miner, school employee;
living at Marytown, WV; son of William and Ellen Gillespie; died 4 Mar 1969 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; from bilateral pneumonia; buried 6 Mar 1969 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens,
Princeton, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 52A; Image 33 of 57; Family #287/302.
Listed as Juda Gillespie; age 46; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, William
I. Gillespie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Julia Gillespie; age 55; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William I. Gillespie.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 52A; Image 33 of 57; Family #287/302.
Listed as Daymond Gillespie; age 20; born in WV; single; laborer in coal mine; in household
of father, William I. Gillespie.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Jimmy Gillespie; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William I. Gillespie.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 52B; Image 34 of 57; Family #287/302.
Listed as Ellen Gillespie; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, William I. Gillespie.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 25; Dwelling #180.
Listed as Arnold W. Dalton; age 40; born in VA; married; repairman for Board of Education; head
of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 52A; Image 33 of 57; Family #287/302.
Listed as Gladys Gillespie; age 17; born in WV; single; in household of father, William I. Gillespie.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 25; Dwelling #180.
Listed as Gladys Dalton; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Arnold W. Dalton.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marrieage Records; Vol __(1922); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Lafon; age 22; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of
James and Anna L.; married on 18 Aug 1922 at Welch, WV; Ida E. Gillespie; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William I and ___Adkins (sic?).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marrieage Records; Vol __(1922); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Lafon; age 22; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of
James and Anna L.; married on 18 Aug 1922 at Welch, WV; Ida E. Gillespie; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William I and ___Adkins (sic?).
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Ida Lafon; age 33; born in WV; widow; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; private beauty shop operator; in household of father, William I. Gillespie, with
one child.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Lucile Lafon; age 16; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, William I. Gillespie, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marrieage Records; Vol __(1922); Page 408; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Lafon; age 22; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of
James and Anna L.; married on 18 Aug 1922 at Welch, WV; Ida E. Gillespie; age 17; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of William I and ___Adkins (sic?).
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; E.D. 24-36; taken on 20
Apr 1940; Page 728A; Image 17 of 48; Household #152.
Listed as Ida Lafon; age 33; born in WV; widow; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; private beauty shop operator; in household of father, William I. Gillespie, with
one child.