1. 1940 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; E.D. 14-2; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 67B;
Image 66 of 80; Household #313.
Listed as Thomas G. Allen; age 20; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in Mingo Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; timberman in mine; in household of brother, Joseph E. Allen.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Graham Allen
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Isaban, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1920
Residence Place: Keen Mountain, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1941
Employer: Red Jacket Coal Corp
Weight: 160
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 68
Next of Kin: Joe E Allen
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Graham Allen Self (Head)"
3. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas G Allen
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia
County or City: Buchanan
Enlistment Date: 6 May 1941
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Roanoke
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 146"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Graham Allen
[Thomas G Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1920
Birth Place: Isaban, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Feb 1989
Father: Lewis Allen
Mother: Elzora Cook
SSN: 234222009
Notes: May 1939: Name listed as THOMAS GRAHAM ALLEN;
28 Feb 1989: Name listed as THOMAS G ALLEN"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Allen
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1920
Death Date: 17 Feb 1989
SSN: 234222009
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 May 1941
Release Date 1: 13 Sep 1945"
6. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas G Allen
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1920
Death Date: 17 Feb 1989
Gender: Male
Residence: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan
Place of Death: Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan"
7. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas G Allen
Birth Date: 1920
Death Date: 1989
Cemetery: Lenawee Hills Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Thelma Vance Allen
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 22 Mar 1920, Page 250B, Family #307.
Listed as Thelma Vance, age 2 yrs 2? months, born in WV, in household of father, Richard Vance
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 16 Apr 1930, Page 189A, Family #353.
Listed as Thelma Vance, age 13, born in WV, in household of father, Richard Vance.
3. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thelma Vance Allen
Birth Date: 1918
Birth Place: United States of America
Death Date: 15 May 2014
Death Place: Ohio, United States of America
Cemetery: Lenawee Hills Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Thomas G Allen
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry W Haywood
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1934
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1952
Marriage Place: Franklin, Ohio, USA
Father: Henry Haywood
Mother: Velma Lee Evans
Spouse: Ginger B Allen"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ginger B Allen
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1934
Marriage Date: 22 Apr 1952
Marriage Place: Franklin, Ohio, USA
Father: Robert Allen
Mother: Elizabeth G Dunnings
Spouse: Henry W Haywood"
1. Cabell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; "Colored"; Vol #__(1933); Page 3; Line #7; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Allen; age 22; born in Cabell Co, WV; married on 2 Nov 1933 in Huntington, WV; Miss
Elizabeth Dunnings; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV.
1. Cabell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; "Colored"; Vol #__(1933); Page 3; Line #7; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Allen; age 22; born in Cabell Co, WV; married on 2 Nov 1933 in Huntington, WV; Miss
Elizabeth Dunnings; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Dunnings Allen
[Elizabeth Gertrude Allen]
[Elizabeth Allen]
[Elizabeth Dunnings Dunnings]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1919
Birth Place: McDowell CO, West Virginia
[Throbe, West Virginia]
Death Date: 12 Apr 2004
Father: John Dunnings
Mother: Elvie Torain
SSN: 233221767
Notes: Feb 1938: Name listed as ELIZABETH DUNNINGS ALLEN;
Jan 1944: Name listed as ELIZABETH GERTRUDE ALLEN;
23 Apr 2004: Name listed as ELIZABETH G ALLEN"
3. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Gertrude Allen
[Elizabeth Gertrude Dunnings]
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1918
Gender: Female
Race: African American (Black)
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence Place: Columbus (Pt), Franklin, Ohio, United States
Residence Zip Code: 43203
Death Date: 12 Apr 2004
Death Time: 10:17 PM
Hospital of Death: Kettering Hospital
Death Place: Ohio, USA
Certificate: 32326
Age at Death: 86
Registrar's Certificate Number: 003163
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner
Autopsy: No Autopsy performed
Method of Disposition: Burial
Filing Date: 29 Apr 2004
Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient
Injury at Work: Unclassifiable
Father's Surname: Dunnings
Mother's Maiden Name: Torain
Marital Status: Widowed
Education: 10
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Industry of Decedent: Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation of Decedent: Occupation Not Classifiable
Census Tract: 9999
Primary Registration District: 2501"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 23; Line #1; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 24; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 28 Jul 1923
at Princeton, WV; Florence Mitchem; age 22; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Kimball; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 32B;
Image 24 of 30; Family #236/267.
Listed as Ray Spence; age 29; born in VA; married at 23; auto mechanic in garage; head of household.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 79; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; both in Smyth Co, VA; living at Mullins, WV; son of Jim and Nannie Spence;
married on 30 Sep 1933 at Kimball, WV; Helen Carl Brown; age 23; born in Wythe Co, VA; living at Mullins,
WV; daughter of Myrtle Brown Wolford.
4. Tazewell Co, VA; Divorce Certificate #33-002048; Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 32; auto mechanic; living at Yards, VA; was granted a divorce from Florence
Mitchem Spence, nee Florence Mitchem; age 31; last known address, Williamson, WV; married 1 Aug
1925 (sic, 28 Jul 1923) at Princeton, WV; for cause of Adultery and infidelity; granted 4 Dec 1933.
5. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 45; born in Chatham Hill, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 8 Dec 1945
at Gary, WV; Mary Hazel Sartin; age 32; born in Kermit, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 005362; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 67; born 28 Oct 1899 in Chatham Hill, VA; married; auto mechanic for shool
board; living at 453 Stewart St, Welch, WV; son of James Newton and Nannie Katherine (Wilson) Spence;
died 1 Apr 1967 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to terminal bronco-pneuomnia; with CVA; histal hernia
of stomach; buried 4 Apr 1967; in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 8 Dec 2013.
Ray Spence; born 28 Oct 1899; died 1 Apr 1967; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE BUT NOT
FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 401; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Ray Spence; age 45; born in Chatham Hill, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married on 8 Dec 1945
at Gary, WV; Mary Hazel Sartin; age 32; born in Kermit, WV; single; living at Welch, WV.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ivan Ira Stuart
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 May 1974
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: Ivan Ira Stuart
Mother: Dorothy May Hairston
Spouse: Carolyn Claudetta Allen"
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Carolyn Claudetta Allen
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 26
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1947
Marriage Registration Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 May 1974
Marriage Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Father: John Henry Allen
Mother: Lucille Martin
Spouse: Ivan Ira Stuart"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Irvin Allen; age 22; born in Prince Edwards Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Robert
and Nannie; married on 9 Jan 1918 at Bramwell, Mercer Co, WV; Edna Thornton; age 21; born in Prince
Edward Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Lizzie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Irvin Allen; age 46; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 375; WV Archives Web Site.
Irvin Allen; age 22; born in Prince Edwards Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Robert
and Nannie; married on 9 Jan 1918 at Bramwell, Mercer Co, WV; Edna Thornton; age 21; born in Prince
Edward Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ed and Lizzie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Edna Allen; age 36; born in NY; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Irving Allen.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Nellie Allen; age 17; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; Negro; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Irving Allen.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken 1 May 1940; Page
58B; Image 8 of 30; Household #56.
Listed as Cornell Allen; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Irving Allen.