1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 100; WV Archives Web Site.
Arington Price; born 20 aug 1894 in Lamberston, AL; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV c/o Vera Poca
Coal Co; son of Jerry and Matilda; was issued a license to marry on 22 Jul 1937 in Welch, WV; no
return by a minister; Bobby Spurd; born 12 Oct 1910 in NC; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of
unlisted parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Arington Price; born 24 Aug 1891 in AL; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Matilda and Jerry;
married on 19 Jan 1938 at Vera Pocahontas (Coal Company), Iaeger, WV; Mary Stevenson; age 35;
born 25 Sep 1904 in NC; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Bobbie Mae Jennings.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 327; WV Archives Web Site.
Arrington Price; age 72; born 7 Jul 1892 in Wilcox Co, AL; divorced; one previous marriage; Negro;
living at Box 431, Iaeger, WV; son of Jerry and Matilda (Roberts) Price; married on 10 May 1965 at
Welch, WV; Elizabeth Johnson Brooks; age 46; born 2 Jul 1918 in Cincinnati, OH; divorced; one
previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 431, Iaeger, WV; daughter of unknown father and Mary
Pleasant (sic, Plaster).
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 016641; WV Archives Web Site.
Arrington Price; age 74 yrs, 4 mons, 7 days; born 7 Jul 1892 in Lamerson, AL; married; coal miner;
Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Jerry and Matilda Price; died 14 Nov 1966 in Grace Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to carcinoma of prostate with chronic brain syndrome and general arterioschlerosis;
buried 17 Nov 1966 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; information from hospital records.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 100; WV Archives Web Site.
Arington Price; born 20 aug 1894 in Lamberston, AL; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV c/o Vera Poca
Coal Co; son of Jerry and Matilda; was issued a license to marry on 22 Jul 1937 in Welch, WV; no
return by a minister; Bobby Spurd; born 12 Oct 1910 in NC; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of
unlisted parents.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Joan Stewart Adams
[Joan Adams]
[Joan Stewart Stewart]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1936
Birth Place: North Carolina
[Vivian, West Virginia]
Death Date: 19 Jun 2003
Father: Robert Stewart
Mother: Myrtle Stevens
SSN: 090448954
Notes: Apr 1968: Name listed as JOAN STEWART ADAMS; 1
7 Apr 2000: Name listed as JOAN ADAMS"
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registery; Vol #__(1934); Page__; Line #30; WV Archives Web Site.
Helman Brooks; age 21; born in VA; miner; Colored; living in Yolyn, WV; son of H. and Emma (____)
Brooks; married on 5 Jun 1934 at Logan WV; Elizabeth Johnson; age 18; born in OH; single; living
at Yolyn; daughter of Sebe and Mary (Plaster) Johnson.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registery; Vol #__(1934); Page__; Line #30; WV Archives Web Site.
Helman Brooks; age 21; born in VA; miner; Colored; living in Yolyn, WV; son of H. and Emma (____)
Brooks; married on 5 Jun 1934 at Logan WV; Elizabeth Johnson; age 18; born in OH; single; living
at Yolyn; daughter of Sebe and Mary (Plaster) Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 327; WV Archives Web Site.
Arrington Price; age 72; born 7 Jul 1892 in Wilcox Co, AL; divorced; one previous marriage; Negro;
living at Box 431, Iaeger, WV; son of Jerry and Matilda (Roberts) Price; married on 10 May 1965 at
Welch, WV; Elizabeth Johnson Brooks; age 46; born 2 Jul 1918 in Cincinnati, OH; divorced; one
previous marriage; Negro; living at Box 431, Iaeger, WV; daughter of unknown father and Mary
Pleasant (sic, Plaster).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 370; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvin Clark Porterfield; age 23; born 14 May 1942 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at 1417 Campbell Ave, Roanoke, VA; son of Herbert (deceased) and Cordelia (Mitchem)
Porterfield; married on 3 Jul 1965 at Powhatan, WV; Carol Sue Moore; age 18; born 23 Feb 1947 in
Kimball, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Woodson and Rachel
(Arnold) Moore; with consent of Woodson and Rachel Moore, parents of Carol Sue Moore.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 370; WV Archives Web Site.
Alvin Clark Porterfield; age 23; born 14 May 1942 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at 1417 Campbell Ave, Roanoke, VA; son of Herbert (deceased) and Cordelia (Mitchem)
Porterfield; married on 3 Jul 1965 at Powhatan, WV; Carol Sue Moore; age 18; born 23 Feb 1947 in
Kimball, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Woodson and Rachel
(Arnold) Moore; with consent of Woodson and Rachel Moore, parents of Carol Sue Moore.
1. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Woodson Moore
Race: White
Age: 41
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1900
Birth Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Superior, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Superior, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Lake Superior Coal Company
Height: 6
Weight: 177
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Rachel Moore
Household Members: 1"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Lee Potter; age 18; born5 Dec 1946 in War, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Premier, WV; son of Alvery and Raney (Charles) Potter; married on 10 Apr 1965 at Roderfield, WV;
Shelia Elizabeth Bennett; age 17; born 6 Aug 1947 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Premier, WV; daughter of Glenn and Bertha (Sizemore) Bennett; with consent of Alvery and
Raney Potter, parents of Donald Lee Potter; and Glenn and Bertha Bennett, parents of Shelia
Elizabeth Bennett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Lee Potter; age 18; born5 Dec 1946 in War, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Premier, WV; son of Alvery and Raney (Charles) Potter; married on 10 Apr 1965 at Roderfield, WV;
Shelia Elizabeth Bennett; age 17; born 6 Aug 1947 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Premier, WV; daughter of Glenn and Bertha (Sizemore) Bennett; with consent of Alvery and
Raney Potter, parents of Donald Lee Potter; and Glenn and Bertha Bennett, parents of Shelia
Elizabeth Bennett.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #76-031300; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Theodore Rakes; age 36; born 23 Apr 1940 in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage;
2 yrs HS education; living at Box 144, Hemphill, WV; son of Charles Ellis and Sarah (Roberts) Rakes;
married on 17 Jul 1976 in Lebanon, VA; Shelia Elizabeth Potter; maiden name Bennett; age 28; born
6 Aug 1947 in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; 1 yr HS education; living at Box
54, Hemphill, WV; daughter of Glynn Allen and Bertha (Sizemore) Bennett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Glenn Bennett; age 23; born in Havaco, WV; single; living in Vivian, WV; married on 24 Aug 1943 at
Kimball, WV; Bertha Sizemore; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Vivian, WV; with
consent of Wiley Sizemore, father of Bertha Sizemore.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; E.D. 24-45; taken on 16 Apr 1940;
Page 881A; Image 31 of 34; Household #273.
Listed as Bertha Sizemore; age 15 (sic?); born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
Wyoming Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wiley W. Sizemore.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
Glenn Bennett; age 23; born in Havaco, WV; single; living in Vivian, WV; married on 24 Aug 1943 at
Kimball, WV; Bertha Sizemore; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Vivian, WV; with
consent of Wiley Sizemore, father of Bertha Sizemore.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 007590; WV Archives Website.
Bertha Mary Bennett; age 45; born in Jul 1926; in WV; widow; housewife; living at Rt 16, Star Route,
Wyoming Co, WV; daughter of Wiley and Elizabeth (Sizemore) Sizemore; died 28 Apr 1972 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; due to myocardial infarction with diabetes mellitis; buried 1 May 1972 in Green
Cemetery, Wyoming Co, WV.