1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name James Clifton Dillard
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1928
Marriage Registration Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 22 Jul 1950
Marriage Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father Jessie Dillard
Mother Winnie Blunt
Spouse Dorothy Marie James
Certificate Number 1950017608"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull War Branch; E.D. 24-57; taken on
16 Apr 1940; Page 1100A; Image 35 of 74; Household #303.
Listed as Dorothy James; age 9; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Richard W. James.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Dorothy Marie James
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date abt 1929
Marriage Registration Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 22 Jul 1950
Marriage Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Father Richard James
Mother Virginia Burnette
Spouse James Clifton Dillard
Certificate Number 1950017608"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Everett Kennedy; age 27; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Caretta, WV; son of John
and Angeline; married on 17 Oct 1936 at Welch, WV; Ruby Allerson; age 34; born in Russell Co, VA;
living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Noah and Louise.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 007211; WV Archives Website.
Albert E. Kennedy; age 59; born 23 Nov 1911 in WV; widowed; coal truck driver; served in WW II;
SS# 232-12-3808; living at Welch, WV; son of John Henry and Angeline (Poe) Kennedy; died 27 May
1971 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to congentive heart failure with broncho
pneumonia; cremated 1 Jun 1971 at Keyser-Bryant Crematorium, Beckley, WV; informant, Eugene
Kenedy, Caretta, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 157; WV Archives Website.
Everett Kennedy; age 27; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; truck driver; living at Caretta, WV; son of John
and Angeline; married on 17 Oct 1936 at Welch, WV; Ruby Allerson; age 34; born in Russell Co, VA;
living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Noah and Louise.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 002398; WV Archives Website.
Robert T. Johnson; age 58; born 13 Sep 1913 in WV; married; husband of Louise Butler; construction
contractor; SS# 227-26-4525; living at Welch, WV; son of Grover C. and Essie (Bailey) Johnson; died
25 Jan 1972 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to lung cancer; buried 27 Jan 1972 in
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Charles S. Justus; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; barber; living at Dotson, WV; son of Floyd and
Lillian; married on 14 Jan 1927 at Panther, WV; Amy Lester; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of James and Dicie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 14; WV Archives Website.
Charles S. Justus; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; barber; living at Dotson, WV; son of Floyd and
Lillian; married on 14 Jan 1927 at Panther, WV; Amy Lester; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of James and Dicie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #-- (1927); Page 181; WV Archives Website.
Andrew Jackson Lester; age 34; born in Buchanan Co, VA; divorced; farmer; living at Mohawk, WV;
son of Calvin and ______ Lester; married on 14 Jan 1927 at Panther, WV; Amy Elizabeth Lester; age
23; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; daughter of James and Dicie Lester.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Wyoming Precinct; taken 10 Jul 1940;
Page 1130B; Household #161.
Listed as Amy E. Lester; age 36; born in WV; married; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; 6th grade
education; in household of husband, Andrew J. Lester.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 007213; WV Archives Website.
Amy Lester; age 68; born in Nov 1903 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Mohawk, WV; daughter of
James and Dicey (Stacy) Lester; died 6 May 1971 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
cerebral thrombosis with congestive heart failure; buried 9 May 1971 in Lester Cemetery, Mohawk,
WV.
1. South Carolina, U.S., Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Name Amos McCormick
Gender Male
Marriage Age 21
Birth Year 1907
Marriage Date 26 Dec 1928
Marriage Place Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Spouse Annie Mae Buchanon"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 007214; WV Archives Website.
Amos D. McCormick; age 65; born 21 Jan 1906 in NC; married; husband of Annie Mae Buchanon;
belt operator in coal mine; Negro; living at 102 Oak St, Welch, WV; son of William and Mary L.
(Marshall) McCormick; died 14 May 1971; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary
thrombosis; buried 18 May 1971 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Annie M.
McCormick, Welch, WV.
1. South Carolina, U.S., Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951; Ancestry.com
Website.
"Name Annie Mae Buchanon
Gender Female
Marriage Age 19
Birth Year 1909
Marriage Date 26 Dec 1928
Marriage Place Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Spouse Amos McCormick"