1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy Pocahontas; taken on 11/12
Feb 1920; Page 204B; Image 4 of 16; Family #197/197.
Listed as Virginia Ward; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel E. Ward..
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; Railroad Ave; taken on 9 Apr 1930;
Page 170A; Image 17 of 22; Family #116/175.
Listed as Ella V. Ward; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel E. Ward.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Samuel Ward Family"; Article; Page 256; submitted by Alice S. Addair; PO Box
82, Avondale, WV 24811.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; Page 938A; Image
21 of 30; Household #88.
Listed as Fred Scales; age 57; born in VA; married; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; Page 938A; Image
21 of 30; Household #88.
Listed as Minnie Scales; age 42; born in NC; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Fred Scales.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Barlow; E.D. 24-48; Page 938A; Image
21 of 30; Household #88.
Listed as Velma Scales; age 22; born in VA; married?; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Fred Scales.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 173; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Charles Jordan; age 25; born 13 Jun 1943 in Roderfield, WV; divorced; one previous
marriage; living at Box 594, Roderfield, WV; son of Kimball W. and Margaret (Christian) Jordan;
married on 13 Aug 1968 in Welch, WV; Sharon Gayle Fitzpatrick; age 19; born 24 Jul 1949 in
Hensley, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Hensley, WV; daughter of Alta Charles and Anna
Lou (Belcher) Fitzpatrick.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Richard Charles Jordan
[Richard C Jordan]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1943
Birth Place: Roderfield M, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Dec 1991
SSN: 232706077
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000018062
Notes: Jul 1961: Name listed as RICHARD CHARLES JORDAN;
22 May 1998: Name listed as RICHARD C JORDAN"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Liz Olmstead; 30 Nov 2010.
" Richard C. Jordan
Birth 13 Jun 1943
Death 8 Dec 1991 (aged 48)
Burial
Addison Christian Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 62382888"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 173; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Charles Jordan; age 25; born 13 Jun 1943 in Roderfield, WV; divorced; one previous
marriage; living at Box 594, Roderfield, WV; son of Kimball W. and Margaret (Christian) Jordan;
married on 13 Aug 1968 in Welch, WV; Sharon Gayle Fitzpatrick; age 19; born 24 Jul 1949 in
Hensley, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Hensley, WV; daughter of Alta Charles and Anna
Lou (Belcher) Fitzpatrick.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-046373; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Arthur Lindsey; age 61; born 18 Dec 1917 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Box 771, Welch, WV; son of William Arthur and Grace Lee (Hurst) Lindsey;
married on 18 Oct 1979 in Grundy, VA; Carolyn Jane Shaw; age 42; born 20 Dec 1936 in WV;
widow; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended in Jun 1968; 12th grade education; living at
6-A Drive, Conneaut, Ashtabula, OH; daughter of Ross Jacob and Wathenia (Broyles) Shaw.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #79-046373; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Arthur Lindsey; age 61; born 18 Dec 1917 in WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th grade
education; living at Box 771, Welch, WV; son of William Arthur and Grace Lee (Hurst) Lindsey;
married on 18 Oct 1979 in Grundy, VA; Carolyn Jane Shaw; age 42; born 20 Dec 1936 in WV;
widow; this is her 2nd marriage; last marriage ended in Jun 1968; 12th grade education; living at
6-A Drive, Conneaut, Ashtabula, OH; daughter of Ross Jacob and Wathenia (Broyles) Shaw.