1. 1920 Census, Wythe Co, VA; Lead Mine's District; taken 3rd Feb 1920; Page 122 A;
Family #357/358.
Listed as Richard Barrett; age 6; born in VA; black; in household of grandparents, Charles and
Nannie Barrett.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 17 Apr 1930; Page 142 B;
Family #368/498.
Listed as Richard Barrett; age 17; born in VA; single; Negro; trackman in coal mine; in household
of uncle, Perry Barrett.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
Richard Barrett; age 23; born in Ivanhoe, VA; single; colored; miner; living at Eckman. WV; son of
Charles and Nannie (sic these are his grandparents); married on 22 Aug 1936 in Welch, WV; Hazel
Finey; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; colored; daughter of Agnes and Zack.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Eckman; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 832 B; Household #54.
Listed as Richard Barrett; age 25; born in VA; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Richard Barrett
Gender Male
Race Black
Age 27
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 3 Mar 1913
Birth Place Ivanhoe, Virginia, USA
Residence Place Eckman, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Eckman, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer Pocahontas Fuel Company
Height 5 11
Weight 158
Complexion Light Brown
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Brown
Next of Kin Hazel Barrett
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Richard Barrett Self (Head)
Hazel Barrett Wiife"
6. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Richard Barrett; age 37; born in VA; married; Negro; coal miner; head of household.
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Richard Barrett
Social Security Number 236-05-7095
Birth Date 3 Mar 1913
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State West Virginia
Last Residence 22207, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Death Date Nov 1979"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
Richard Barrett; age 23; born in Ivanhoe, VA; single; colored; miner; living at Eckman. WV; son of
Charles and Nannie (sic these are his grandparents); married on 22 Aug 1936 in Welch, WV; Hazel
Finey; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; colored; daughter of Agnes and Zack.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Eckman; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 832 B; Household #54.
Listed as Hazel Barrett; age 25; born in WV; married; Negro; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Richard Barrett.
3. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Hazel L. Barrett; age 35; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of husband, Richard
Barrett.
4. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Hazel Barrett [Hazel Finney]
Gender Female
Race Black
Death Age 69
Birth Date 26 Apr 1912
Death Date 30 Apr 1981
Death Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 1 May 1981
Father Zack Finney
Mother Agnes Austin
Spouse Richard Barrett
Certificate Number 1981013963
Military Status None"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Eckman; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 832 B; Household #54.
Listed as Shirley E. Barrett; age 2; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
2. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Shirley E. Barrett; age 12; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Eckman; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 832 B; Household #54.
Listed as Richard Barrett, Jr; age 10 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard
Barrett.
2. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Richard Barrett. Jr; age 10; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Loretta G. Barrett; age 9; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as James P. Barrett; age 4; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Silvia A. Barrett; age 2; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Charles M. Barrett; born in Nov 1949 in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
1. 1950 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Pocahontas; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Melvin M. Barrett; age 7; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Richard Barrett.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Melvin Lewis Barrett
Gender Male
Race Black
Marriage Age 24
Birth Date abt 1943
Marriage Registration Place Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 25 Jul 1967
Marriage Place Vienna, Virginia, USA
Father Richard Barrett
Mother Hazel Finney
Spouse Mildred Myers Gaskins
Certificate Number 1967025064"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mildred Myers Gaskins
Gender Female
Race Black
Marriage Age 25
Birth Date abt 1942
Marriage Registration Place Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 25 Jul 1967
Marriage Place Vienna, Virginia, USA
Father George William Myers
Mother Jane Rector
Spouse Melvin Lewis Barrett
Certificate Number 1967025064"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "James R. Wagoner"; Article;
Page 258; submitted by Hazel Wagoner, Box 54, English, WV 24832.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvey Hagerman; age 19; born in WV; single; living at Jolo, WV; married on 26 Aug 1941 at Welch,
WV; Beatrice Keene; age 20; born in VA; single; living at Jolo, WV; with consent of Whitt Hagerman,
father of Harvey Hagerman, and Oliver Keene, father of Beatrice Keene.