1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 19 Apr 1950; Page 115 A;
Family #523/ 543.
Listed as Willie Eldridge; age 18; born in NC; single; Negro; coal loader in cola mine; in household
of father, Buxton Eldridge.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #1667; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Willie Eldridge; age 29; born 3 Jul 1911 at Wilcoe, WV; living at Elbert, WV; employed by New River
and Pocahontas Coal co, Capels, WV; name of person who will always know address, Mrs. Lula
Eldridge, mother, Capels, WV; Negro; 5'6-1/2" tall; 156 lbs; black eyes; black hair; light brown
complexion.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #197.
Listed as William Eldridge; age 38; born in WV; married; Negro; timberman in coal mine; in
household of brother-in-law, George Starling, with wife and 3 children.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #197.
Listed as Forence Eldridge; age 29; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of brother-in-law,
George Starling, with husband and 3 children.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #197.
Listed as Ardenia Eldridge; age 9; born in WV; Negro; in household of uncle by marriage, George
Starling, with parents.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #197.
Listed as Lula M. Eldridge; age 7; born in WV; Negro; in household of uncle by marriage, George
Starling, with parents.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #197.
Listed as Doris G. Eldridge; age 4; born in WV; Negro; in household of uncle by marriage, George
Starling, with parents.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Elliott Pennington; age 59; born in AL; married; Negro; check weighman in coal mine;
head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Myrtie B. Pennington; age 57; born in AL; married; Negro; in household of husband, David
E. Pennington.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Willie May Pennington; age 25; born in AL; never married; Negro; never worked; in
household of father; David E. Pennington.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Tommy Pennington; age 4; born in WV; in household of grand father; David E. Pennington.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Teddy Pennington; age 3; born in WV; in household of grand father; David E. Pennington.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 27; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Ronald Pennington; born in Sep 1949 in WV; in household of grand father; David E.
Pennington.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Clinton Brooks; age 58; born in GA; married; Negro; uable to work; in household of
brother-in-law, David E. Pennington, with wife Jessie Brooks.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate # '68 002992; WV Archives Website.
Clinton Brooks; age 76 yrs, 5 mons; born 5 Sep 1891 in GA; married; husband of Jessie; Negro; coal
miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Paul and Anna Brooks; died 9 Feb 1968 in Pine Lodge Nursing
Home, Beckley, WV; due tomeningococcal meningitis; buried 12 Feb 1968 in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Bluewell, WV; informant, Jessie Brooks, Davy, WV.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #202.
Listed as Jessie Brooks; age 44; born in GA; married; Negro; house cleaning in private home; in
household of brother-in-law, David E. Pennington, with husband, Clinton Brooks.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Will Owens; age 58; born in AL; widowed; Negro; unable to work; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6593; WV Archives Website.
Lillie Owens; age 19 yrs, 9 mons; born 23 Aug 1928 at Gary, WV; Colored; married; wife of Will Owens;
housewife; living at Davy, WV; daughter of Robert and Sallie Peoples; died 23 Apr 1948 at Davy, WV;
due to coronary thrombosis; sudden heart failure; buried 28 Apr 1948 in cemetery at Roderfield, WV;
informant, Will Owens, Davy, WV.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Alfred Owens; age 5; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Will Owens.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Shirley Owens; age 2; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Will Owens.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Peter Valentine; age 38; born in SC; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; diller in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Rosa Valentine; age 36; born in SC; married; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Peter Valentine, Jr.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Rosie Valentine; age 48; born in SC; widow; Negro; in household of Will Owens.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as E. James Valentine; age 17; born in SC; Negro; 8th grade education; in household of
father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Pirre Valentine; age 14; born in WV; Negro; 5th grade education; attending school; in
household of father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Esco Valentine; age 12; born in WV; Negro; 4th grade education; attending school; in
household of father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Dave Valentine; age 6; born in WV; Negro; no education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Davie Valentine; age 16; born in WV; Negro; in household of Will Owens, with mother.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Ralph Valentine; age 5; born in WV; Negro; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Ralph Valentine; age 17; born in WV; Negro; in household of Will Owens, with mother.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Superior; taken 10/11 Apr 1940; Page 826 B; Household #148.
Listed as Genaveve Valentine; age 4; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Peter Valentine, Jr.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #203.
Listed as Genevive Valentine; age 14; born in WV; Negro; in household of Will Owens, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #W 884A; 29 Mar 1946; Ancestry.com Website.
John Fred Collier; age 18; born 24 Mar 1928 in Milburn, WV; living at Davy, WV; unemployed; name
of person who will always know address, Mrs. Ruth Curry, Davy, WV; Negro; 5'7-1/2" tall; 165 lbs;
brown eyes; black hair; dark brown complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 67; WV Archives Website.
John Fred Collier; age 21; born in Milburn, WV; single; Colored; living at Davy, WV; married on 12 Nov
1949 at Gary, WV; Gladys Lorella Murrell; age 22; born in Gary, WV; divorced; Colored; living at Davy,
WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #204.
Listed as John Collier; age 22; born in WV; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 67; WV Archives Website.
John Fred Collier; age 21; born in Milburn, WV; single; Colored; living at Davy, WV; married on 12 Nov
1949 at Gary, WV; Gladys Lorella Murrell; age 22; born in Gary, WV; divorced; Colored; living at Davy,
WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 28; Dwelling #204.
Listed as Meral Collier; age 22; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of husband, John F.
Collier.