1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
John W. Jones; age 33; born in Franklin Co, VA; Colored; miner; living at Worth, WV; son of William
and Esta Jones; married on 8 Jan 1925 in McDowell, WV; Lizzie Brown; age 24; born in Campbell
Co, VA; widow; Colored; daughter of _________.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Image 4 of 56; Family #28/28.
Listed as John W. Jones; age 37; born in VA; married at 32; Negro; no education; laborer in coal
mine.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007A; Image
43 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as John Jones; age 48; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; Negrolived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 203; WV Archives Web Site.
John W. Jones; age 33; born in Franklin Co, VA; Colored; miner; living at Worth, WV; son of William
and Esta Jones; married on 8 Jan 1925 in McDowell, WV; Lizzie Brown; age 24; born in Campbell
Co, VA; widow; Colored; daughter of _________.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Image 4 of 56; Family #28/28.
Listed as Elizabeth Jones; age 29; born in VA; married at 24; Negro; no education; in household of
husband, John W. Jones.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007A; Image
43 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as Elizabeth Jones; age 39; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John W. Jones.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Image 4 of 56; Family #28/28.
Listed as John Jones, Jr; age 4 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, John W.
Jones.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007B; Image
44 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as John Jones; age 14; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Jones.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Wesley Jones
Race: Black
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Oct 1925
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Worth, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 4 Oct 1943
Registration Place: Worth, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 120
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 4
Next of Kin: John Jones
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Wesley Jones Self (Head)"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Image 4 of 56; Family #28/28.
Listed as Charley Jones, Jr; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, John W.
Jones.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007B; Image
44 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as Charlie Jones; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Jones.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Image 4 of 56; Family #28/28.
Listed as William Jones; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, John W.
Jones.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007B; Image
44 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as William Jones; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Bear Wallow; E.D. 24-53; Page 1007B; Image
44 of 62; Household #371.
Listed as Grace Jones; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Jones.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 11 Jun 2013; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Robert Maxwell Peery
Birth 5 Aug 1891
Death 27 Aug 1944 (aged 53)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 112175745"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Virginia Gal; 7 Jun 2013; maintained by Find a Grave.
" Flora Atwell Peery
Birth 27 Jul 1896
Death 26 Nov 1981 (aged 85)
Burial
Maplewood Cemetery
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA Show Map
Memorial ID 111970372"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James William and Georgia
Ethel Hinkle Peery"; Article; Page 220; submitted by Harold and Helen Peery, War, WV 24892.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Nacols (sp?); E.D. 24-60; taken 2 Apr 1940;
Page 1102A; Household #7.
Listed as June Kerns; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas L. Kerns.
2. Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: June M Kearns
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1937
Residence County: Clermont
Times Married: 1
Spouse's Name: Elmer L Fields
Spouse's Age: 54
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1926
Spouse's Residence County: Clermont
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1980
Marriage License County: Clermont
Certificate Number: 91392
Volume Number: 10553"
3. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: June Mable Fields [June Mable Kerns]
Gender: Female
Race: White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age: 60
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1936
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Death Date: 6 Feb 1997
Death Hospital: Hospital/Inpatient
Death Place: Clermont, USA
Inquest Hospital: Clermont County Mercy Hospital
Registrar's Certificate Number: 009130
Father: Kerns
Mother: Ashley
Inquest Questions: Certifier: Physician;
Education: 10
Military service: No
Industry: Own Home/At Home
Occupation: Housewife/Homemaker"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Oanther; taken on 12/13 Jan 1920; Page 263B;
Image 22 of 43; Family #225/228.
Listed as Myrton Smith; age 2 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Smith.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 177A;
Image 9 of 56; Family #94/94.
Listed as Merton Smith; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Smith.
3. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #22493; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Merton Smith; age 22; born in Leckie, WV; single; miner; living at Bluefield, VA; son of William
Maxwell and Bessie (Hart) Smith; married on 29 Jul 1939 in Bland Co, VA; Mary Jane Robinette;
age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Rocky Gap, VA; daughter of Thomas and Nancy
(Blankenship) Robinette.
4. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Merton Smith
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Leckie, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1917
Residence: Roseann, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Occupation: Panther Coal Co
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Mary Smith
Relationship to Draftee: Wife
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Merton Smith Self (Head)
Mary Smith Wife"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 6 Dec 2013.
Merton "Mert: Smith; born 9 Feb 1917; died 22 May 1976; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"THE BLUEGRASS MAN".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 259B; Family #328/333.
Listed as Mary Robinett; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas M. Robinett.
2. Bland Co, VA; Marriage License #22493; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Merton Smith; age 22; born in Leckie, WV; single; miner; living at Bluefield, VA; son of William
Maxwell and Bessie (Hart) Smith; married on 29 Jul 1939 in Bland Co, VA; Mary Jane Robinette;
age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Rocky Gap, VA; daughter of Thomas and Nancy
(Blankenship) Robinette.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1954); Page 137; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Lewis Mullins; age 19; born in Mohegan, WV; single; living in Davy, WV; married on 2 Jan
1954 in the Baptist Church, Davy, WV; Shelby jean Blankenship; age 16; born in Maitland, WV; single;
living in Davy, WV; with consent of Lewis E. Mullins, father; mother deceased; of Richard Lewis
Mullins; and Willian Henry and Rinda Jane Blankenship; parents of Shelby Jean Blankenship.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by dennis branham; 20 Sep 2008.
"Lewis Snuffer
Birth 17 Mar 1857
Bolt, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Apr 1945 (aged 88)
Bolt, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Snuffer Cemetery
Glen White, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 29937594"Additional Information Posted:
"Father/George"Dicky"Snuffer, Mother/Christine Walls, Wife/Lucinda E. Snuffer, Son/Perry of Fairdale"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by THE BONZ; 15 Jul 2009.
" Elizabeth Lucinda Snuffer Snuffer
Birth 3 Nov 1858
West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Feb 1943 (aged 84)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Snuffer Cemetery
Glen White, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 39477319"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of Isaac Snuffer and Malinda Rakes, Mother of Julie Ann, Henry, Emma, Perry, Mary, Isaac, Ida, Albert, Charles and Macie Snuffer"