1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 55A;
Family #334.
Listed as Juanita C. Rose; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Reuben Rose.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Township, taken on 28 Jun 1900,
Page 257B, Family #326.
Listed as James M. Day, age 5, born in Jan 1895 in WV, in household of
father, James Day.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr, 1910,
Page 79A, Family #1.
Listed as James M. Day, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, James Day.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
J.M. Day; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; railroad employee; living at Iaeger, WV; single;
son of James and Lydia Day; married on 15 Aug 1917 at Iaeger, WV; Pearl Lee; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and Clersie Lee.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Day search, 2 Jun 2002, sbumitted by
Phil Holden; ptholden@aol.com.
James M. Day; born on 14 Jan 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; died on 19 Aug 1922 in
McDowell Co, WV; married Pearl Lee on 13 Aug 1917; killed when his head
caught between locomotive and timbers in tunnel.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1917); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
J.M. Day; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; railroad employee; living at Iaeger, WV; single;
son of James and Lydia Day; married on 15 Aug 1917 at Iaeger, WV; Pearl Lee; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of John and Clersie Lee.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site.
Rube Rose; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; N&W Railway worker; living at Iaeger, WV;
son of Lash and Mary Rose; married on 14 May 1927 at Welch, WV; Pearl Day; age 26; born in
McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter of John and Claria Lee.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 55A;
Family #334.
Listed as Pearle Rose; age 29; born in WV; married at 26; in household of husband, Reuben Rose.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15981; WV Archives Web Site.
Pearl Rose; age 52; born 10 Jul 1900 at Iaeger, WV; married; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of
John and Clarcie (Ball) Lee; died 19 Oct 1952 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from uremia due to
bilateral renal tuberculosis; buried 21 Oct 1952 at Ikes Fork, WV; informant, Reuben Rose, husband.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken 11 Apr 1930; page 55A;
Family #334/350.
Listed as James M. Rose (sic, Day); age 6; born in WV; in household of step-father, Reuben Rose.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar Clark Cooper, Jr; age 19; born at Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradsahw, WV;
married on 5 Jun 1951 at Jolo, WV; Helen Louise Mullins; age 19; born in Betsy Lane, KY;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Elsie Cooper, mother of Oscar Clark Cooper;
and Okie and Helen Mullins, parents of Helen Louise Mullins.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 8 Aus 2011"
" Oscar Clark Cooper
Birth 27 Apr 1934
Death 1 Dec 1974 (aged 40)
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74627870"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar Clark Cooper, Jr; age 19; born at Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradsahw, WV;
married on 5 Jun 1951 at Jolo, WV; Helen Louise Mullins; age 19; born in Betsy Lane, KY;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Elsie Cooper, mother of Oscar Clark Cooper;
and Okie and Helen Mullins, parents of Helen Louise Mullins.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Page 254B, Family #270.
Listed as Clark Cooper, age 4, born in Jan 1896 in WV, in household of
father, Joseph E. Cooper.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw, taken on 6 May
1910, Page 75A, Family #163.
Listed as Clark Cooper, age 13, born in WV, in househol of father, Joseph Edward Cooper.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 147; WV Archives Web Site.
Clark Cooper; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Paynesville, WV; son of
Ed and Jane; married on 11 Feb 1913 at Ed Cooper's, Paynesville, WV; Alsy Spurlock; age 16;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of ______ and Emily.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10791; WV Archives Website.
Clark Cooper; age 40; born in McDowell Co, WV; married; husband of Alse (sic, Elsie) Cooper;
farmer; son of Edd and (Jane Blankenship) Cooper; died 27 Mar 1934 in Paynesville, WV; due to a
homicide; "shot and killed" at a neighbors house; buried 29 Mar 1934 in Cooper Cemetery;
informant, Harve Stacy.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 1 Aug 2011.
" Clark Cooper
Birth 18 Jan 1891
West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Mar 1934 (aged 43)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74245262"Additional Information Posted:
"Father: Ed Cooper
Mother: Jane BlankenshipMarriage 1 Elsie Roberts Spurlock
*Married 8 FEB 1913-McDowell County, West Virginia
Children
Fanny Cooper b: 15 APR 1914 in McDowell County, WV
Adam Cooper b: 8 Nov 1915 in McDowell County, WV
Clell Cooper b: 14 Dec 1917 in McDowell County, WV
Walker Cooper b: 13 Nov 1919 in McDowell County, WV
Lou Eve Cooper b: 1921 in McDowell County, WV
James Cooper b: 1925 in McDowell County, WV
Bessie Cooper b: Jul 1927 in McDowell County, WV
Tootsie Cooper b: 1929 in McDowell County, WV
Charlie Hobart Cooper b: 1 Jul 1931 in McDowell County, WV
Roxie Beatrice Cooper b: 1 Jul 1931 in McDowell County, WV
Roy Elmer Cooper b: 21 Mar 1932 in McDowell County, WV
Oscar Clark Cooper b: 27 APR 1934"
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Rock Creek District, taken on 13 Jun 1900, Page 275B, Family #215.
Listed as Alice B. Roberts, age 11, born in May 1899 in VA, household of father, Preston Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 147; WV Archives Website.
Clark Cooper; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Paynesville, WV; son of Ed
and Jane; married on 11 Feb 1913 at Ed Cooper's; Alsy Spurlock; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of ____ and Emily.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 25 Feb 2012.
" Bessie Cooper
Birth Jul 1927
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Jun 1929 (aged 1)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85708695"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 25 Feb 2012.
" Charley Hobart Cooper
Birth 1 Jul 1931
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 1931 (aged 1 day)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85710030"Additional Information Posted:
"Twin brother of Roxie Beatrice"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 25 Feb 2012.
" Roxie Beatrice Cooper
Birth 1 Jul 1931
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 4 Jul 1931 (aged 3 days)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85709836"Additional Information Posted:
"Twin brother of Charley Hobart"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 25 Feb 2012.
" Roy Elmer Cooper
Birth 21 Mar 1932
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 May 1933 (aged 1)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Cooper Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 85709151"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 223; WV Archives Web Site.
Oscar Clark Cooper, Jr; age 19; born at Paynesville, WV; single; living at Bradsahw, WV;
married on 5 Jun 1951 at Jolo, WV; Helen Louise Mullins; age 19; born in Betsy Lane, KY;
single; living at Bradshaw, WV; with consent of Elsie Cooper, mother of Oscar Clark Cooper;
and Okie and Helen Mullins, parents of Helen Louise Mullins.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Juanita Joyce Seymour, 60, of Jolo, WW, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Princeton Community Hospital in Princeton, WV, with her family and friends by her side.
"Juanita was born January 1, 1955 in Welch, WV, a daughter of the late Oscar Cooper, Sr., and the late Helen Mullins Jarvis. She enjoyed going to church, crocheting, collecting hats, shoes, purses and spending time with her family.
"Juanita was preceded in death by her father, Oscar Cooper, Sr.; her mother Helen Cooper Jarvis; one brother, Oscar Michael Cooper; grandparents, Oakley and Nellie Mullins; step grandmother, Helen Mullins; and grandparents, Clark and Elsie Cooper.
"Survivors include her loving husband of 41 years, Earl Seymour of the home; one son, Kenneth Seymour and wife Amy of Cleveland, NC; one daughter, Terri Seymour of Princeton, WV; two granddaughters, Emily Rowe and Amber Seymour both of Cleveland, NC; two sisters Thelma Hagerman and husband Bobby of Bartley, WV, Dorothy Miller of Plain City, OH; one brother, Richard Cooper of Ohio."Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at 12 noon with Reverend Herman Day and Reverend Charles Vance officiating at the Raysal Freewill Baptist Church in Raysal, WV. Burial will follow in the Deskins Cemetery on Atwell Mountain near Atwell, WV...."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Jim Mullins; age 35; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; laborer for W.P.A. road project.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Mary E. Mullins; age 33; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Lawrence E. Mullins; age 9; born in WV 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Mullins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D. 24-58; taken on 9 Aug 1940;
Page 1143A; Image 47 of 60; Household #350.
Listed as Mary E. Mullins; age 33; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Mullins.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Homer and Macie Lester"; Article; Page 209; submitted by Barbara Hawks
Lester, Box 251, Paynesville, WV 24873.