1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 444; WV Archives Website.
Freddie Hiram Queen; age 22; born in McVey, KY; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on
26 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Mary Ellen Belcher; age 22; born and living in Davy, WV; divorced.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #151.
Listed as Fred H. Queen; age 24; born in KY; married; mine enginer helper for coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Family #47/55.
Listed as Mary E. Belcher; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Amos L. Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 450; WV Archives Website.
Rupert R. Sizemore; age 21; born and living in Davy, WV; single; married on 17 Jul 1942 in Welch,
WV; Marry Ellen Belcher; age 17; born and living in Davy, WV; single; with consent of Emma Belcher,
mother of Mary Ellen Belcher.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 444; WV Archives Website.
Freddie Hiram Queen; age 22; born in McVey, KY; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on
26 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Mary Ellen Belcher; age 22; born and living in Davy, WV; divorced.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #151.
Listed as Mary E. Queen; age 24; born in WV; married; office clerk for coal mine; in household of
husband, Freddie H. Queen.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Ellen Queen [Mary Ellen Belcher] [Mary Sizemore] [Mary Queen]
Gender Female
Birth Date 3 Feb 1926
Birth Place Davy McDowel, West Virginia [Dary McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date 9 Sep 2005
Father Amos L Belcher
Mother Emma M Dehart
SSN 236289488
Notes 03 Mar 1975: Name listed as MARY ELLEN QUEEN;
Apr: Name listed as MARY ELLEN BELCHER; :
Name listed as MARY ELLEN SIZEMORE;
20 Sep 2005: Name listed as MARY E QUEEN
6. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Ellen Queen [Mary Ellen Belcher]
Gender Female
Race White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age 79
Birth Date 3 Feb 1926
Residence Place South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code 45680
Death Date 9 Sep 2005
Death Hospital Other/Nursing home
Death Place USA
Filing Date 28 Sep 2005
Inquest Hospital Nursing Home
Registrar's Certificate Number 79547
Father Belcher
Mother Dehart
Inquest Questions Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Injury at Work?: Unclassifiable; Referred to Coroner?: Not Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Time of Death: 06:05 AM
Education 12
Military service No
Industry Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation Occupation Not Classifiable"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 450; WV Archives Website.
Rupert R. Sizemore; age 21; born and living in Davy, WV; single; married on 17 Jul 1942 in Welch,
WV; Marry Ellen Belcher; age 17; born and living in Davy, WV; single; with consent of Emma Belcher,
mother of Mary Ellen Belcher.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Family #47/55.
Listed as Mary E. Belcher; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Amos L. Belcher.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 450; WV Archives Website.
Rupert R. Sizemore; age 21; born and living in Davy, WV; single; married on 17 Jul 1942 in Welch,
WV; Marry Ellen Belcher; age 17; born and living in Davy, WV; single; with consent of Emma Belcher,
mother of Mary Ellen Belcher.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 444; WV Archives Website.
Freddie Hiram Queen; age 22; born in McVey, KY; single; living at Twin Branch, WV; married on
26 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Mary Ellen Belcher; age 22; born and living in Davy, WV; divorced.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #151.
Listed as Mary E. Queen; age 24; born in WV; married; office clerk for coal mine; in household of
husband, Freddie H. Queen.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Ellen Queen [Mary Ellen Belcher] [Mary Sizemore] [Mary Queen]
Gender Female
Birth Date 3 Feb 1926
Birth Place Davy McDowel, West Virginia [Dary McDowel??, West Virginia]
Death Date 9 Sep 2005
Father Amos L Belcher
Mother Emma M Dehart
SSN 236289488
Notes 03 Mar 1975: Name listed as MARY ELLEN QUEEN;
Apr: Name listed as MARY ELLEN BELCHER; :
Name listed as MARY ELLEN SIZEMORE;
20 Sep 2005: Name listed as MARY E QUEEN
6. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mary Ellen Queen [Mary Ellen Belcher]
Gender Female
Race White, Not Hispanic (White)
Age 79
Birth Date 3 Feb 1926
Residence Place South Point, Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code 45680
Death Date 9 Sep 2005
Death Hospital Other/Nursing home
Death Place USA
Filing Date 28 Sep 2005
Inquest Hospital Nursing Home
Registrar's Certificate Number 79547
Father Belcher
Mother Dehart
Inquest Questions Place of Injury: Unspecified Place; Injury at Work?: Unclassifiable; Referred to Coroner?: Not Referred to Coroner; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy Performed?: No Autopsy performed; Method of Disposition: Burial; Time of Death: 06:05 AM
Education 12
Military service No
Industry Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation Occupation Not Classifiable"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 399; WV Archives Website.
George Harris; age 50; born in PA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 10 Dec 1943
in Davy, WV; Louise King; age 37; born in VA; divorced; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #153.
Listed as George Harris; age 54; born in AL; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 124; WV Archives Website.
Walter Leon King age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; living at Layland, WV; married on 4 Jun
1935 in Irquiors, WV; Louise Estelle Brown; age 22; born in Indepdence, VA; Colored; living at Ury, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 399; WV Archives Website.
George Harris; age 50; born in PA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 10 Dec 1943
in Davy, WV; Louise King; age 37; born in VA; divorced; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #153.
Listed as Louise Harris; age 39; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, George Harris.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page
257B; Image 23 of 26; Family #582/586.
Listed as Walter King; age 5; born in WV; Black; in household of father, Robert A. King.
2. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 139A; Image 69 of 105;
Family #576/658.
Listed as Walter King; age 16; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Robert A. King.
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 124; WV Archives Website.
Walter Leon King age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; living at Layland, WV; married on 4 Jun
1935 in Irquiors, WV; Louise Estelle Brown; age 22; born in Indepdence, VA; Colored; living at Ury, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 124; WV Archives Website.
Walter Leon King age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; living at Layland, WV; married on 4 Jun
1935 in Irquiors, WV; Louise Estelle Brown; age 22; born in Indepdence, VA; Colored; living at Ury, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 399; WV Archives Website.
George Harris; age 50; born in PA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 10 Dec 1943
in Davy, WV; Louise King; age 37; born in VA; divorced; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #153.
Listed as Louise Harris; age 39; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, George Harris.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 21; Dwelling #153.
Listed as Donald E. King; age 15; born in WV; Negro; in household of step-father, George Harris.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #153.
Listed as Mary E. King; age 12; born in WV; Negro; in household of step-father, George Harris.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as John Collier; age 6; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
2. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Collier
Gender Male
Marriage Date 11 Aug 1897
Marriage Place Pike, Alabama, USA
Spouse Rosa Riggins
Film Number 001033201"
3. 1900 Census, Pike Co, AL; Dixon; taken 13 Jun 1900; Page 177 A; Family #195/196.
Listed as John Collier; age 26; born in Aug 1873 in AL; married 4 yrs; Black; farmer; head of
household.
4. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as John Collier; age 34; born in AL; married once for 12 yrs; Mullatto; laborer for tobacco
farm; head of household.
5. 1930 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; taken 28 Apr 1930; Page 222 B; Family #556/558.
Listed as John F. Collier; age 55; born in AL; married; Negro; Baptist church minister; head of
household.
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Floyd Collier
Gender Male
Race Black
Birth Date 15 Sep 1874
Birth Place Barbour, Alabama
Father Killis Collier
Mother Smithey Lawrence
SSN 232427850
Notes Jun 1945: Name listed as JOHN FLOYD COLLIER
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10854; WV Archives Website.
John Floyd Collier; age 73 yrs, 19 days; born 15 Aug 1863 (sic 1873) in Brundygee (sic, Brundidge),
AL; married; Colored, mail carrier; living at Davy, WV; son of Kilst and Mittie (Lawrence) Collier, both
born in Brundidge, AL; died 2 Sep 1946 at Davy, WV; due to uremia from prostate hypertrophy,
buried 8 Sep 1946 in cemetery at Roderfield, WV; informant, Moselle Collier, Davy, WV.
1. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Rosa Riggins
Gender Female
Marriage Date 11 Aug 1897
Marriage Place Pike, Alabama, USA
Spouse John Collier
Film Number 001033201"
2. 1900 Census, Pike Co, AL; Dixon; taken 13 Jun 1900; Page 177 A; Family #195/196.
Listed as Rosa Collier; age 24; born in 1876 in AL; married 4 yrs; Black; 2 children, both living. in
household of husband, John F. Collier.
3. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Rose Collier; age 36; born in AL; married once for 12 yrs; 8 children, 6 living; Mullatto; in
household of husband, John F. Collier.
4. 1930 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; taken 28 Apr 1930; Page 222 B; Family #556/558.
Listed as Rosa Collier; age 50; born in AL; married; Negro; in household of husband, John F. Collier.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #154.
Listed as Rose Collier; age 72; born in AL; widow; Negro; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, AL; Dixon; taken 13 Jun 1900; Page 177 A; Family #195/196.
Listed as Annie Collier; age 5; born in Oct 1894 in AL; Black; in household of father, John F. Collier.
2. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Annie Collier; age 14; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F. Collier.
1. 1900 Census, Pike Co, AL; Dixon; taken 13 Jun 1900; Page 177 A; Family #195/196.
Listed as Johnnie May Collier; age 2; born in Oct 1897 in AL; Black; in household of father, John F.
Collier.
2. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as John M. Collier; age 12; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F. Collier.
1. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Elsie Collier; age 8; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F. Collier.
1. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Mosell Collier; age 3; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F. Collier.
1. 1930 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; taken 28 Apr 1930; Page 222 B; Family #556/558.
Listed as James A. Collier; age 18; born in FL; Negro; section laborer for railroad; in household of
father, John F. Collier.
1. 1930 Census; Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; taken 28 Apr 1930; Page 222 B; Family #556/558.
Listed as Clarence Collier; age 15; born in AL; Negro; in household of father, John F. Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Kille Collier; age 32; born in AL; married; farmer; Mulatto; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Smithey Collier; age 28; born in AL; married; Colored; in household of husband, Kille Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Emma G. Collier; age 12; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Jason Collier; age 12; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Thomas Collier; age 8; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Mary F. Collier; age 4; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
1. 1880 Census, Barbour Co, AL; Pea River; taken 1 Jun 1880; Page 364 A; Family #9/10.
Listed as Sarah G. Collier; age 1; born in AL; Colored; in household of father, Kille Collier.
1. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Willie E. Collier; age 5; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F. Collier.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 137; WV Archives Website.
Willie Collier; age 20; born in Pike Col AL; single; Black; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of J.F. and Rosa;
married on 12 Jun 1925 at Welch, WV; Ruth Hamlet; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black;
daughter of Fred and Annie.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #18612; WV Archives Website.
Willie Elmer Collier; age 31 yrs, 6 mons, 6 days; born 30 May 1905 in Brundidge, AL; married; Negro;
husband of Ruth Hamlet; laborer for N&W railroad; living at Davy, WV; son of John and Rosa (Riggins)
Collier; died 6 Dec 1936 at Davy, WV; due to shotgun wound to the head; homicide; buried 11 Dec
1936 at Davy, WV; informant, John Collier, Davy, WV,
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 137; WV Archives Website.
Willie Collier; age 20; born in Pike Col AL; single; Black; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of J.F. and Rosa;
married on 12 Jun 1925 at Welch, WV; Ruth Hamlet; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black;
daughter of Fred and Annie.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #154.
Listed as Joe Collier; age 24; born in WV; never married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; in
household of grandmother, Rosa Riggins Collier.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #154.
Listed as Herbert Collier; age 19; born in WV; never married; Negro; section head for railroad; in
household of grandmother, Rosa Riggins Collier.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #154.
Listed as Rosetta Collier; age 12; born in WV; Negro; in household of grandmother, Rosa Riggins
Collier.
Joseph Thomas "Joe Tom" Collier
1. 1910 Census, Gadsden Co, FL; Havana; taken 13/ 14 May 1910; Page 153 B; Family #650/651.
Listed as Joseph T. Collier; age 1 yr, 6 mons; born in AL; Mullatto; in household of father, John F.
Collier.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card 427; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Joe Tom Collier; age 31; born 6 Sep 1909 in AL; living in Asco, WV; employed by Atlantic Smokeless
Coal Co, Asco, WV; name of person that will always know address, Mrs. Gladys Collier, wife, Asco, WV;
Negro; 5' 9-1/2" tall; 199 lbs; brown eyes; black hair; light brown complexion.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #156.
Listed as Joe T. Collier; age 40; born in AL; married; Negro; mail carrier; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com; Website; submitted by Jacques; 19 Nov 2008; maintained by LJAMES PHILLIPS.
" Joe Tom Collier
Birth 6 Sep 1909
Death 31 Aug 1979 (aged 69)
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Plot Garden of Peace Lot R020 Grave 3
Memorial ID 31559951"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #156.
Listed as Gladys Collier; age 38; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, Joe T. Collier.
2 . FindAGrave.com; Website; submitted by Jacques; 19 Nov 2008; maintained by LJAMES PHILLIPS.
" Gladys Annie Collier
Birth 9 Apr 1912
Death 16 Feb 1981 (aged 68)
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, USA
Plot Garden of Peace Lot R020 Grave 4
Memorial ID 31559949"ยท
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #159
Listed as Robert J. Urps; age 28; born in VA; married; brakeman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 87A;
Image 45 of 48; Family #51/88.
Listed as Janis M. Hurd; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Tony S. Hurd
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken on 5 Apr 1940;
Page 695A; Image 8 of 57; Household #72.
Listed as Janice M. Hurd; age 17; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; library assistant in NYA school library; in household of father, Tony S.
Hurd.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #159
Listed as Janice M. Urps; age 27; born in WV; married; sales clerk in retail store; in household of
husband, Robert J. Urps.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #159
Listed as Estelle E. Urps; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Robert J. Urps.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #160
Listed as Joe Mee; age 76; born in TN; married;; unable to work; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #160
Listed as Nancy Mee; age 72; born in TN; married;; in household of husband, Joseph C. Mee.