1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Red Jacket; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #140/140.
Listed as Wallace J. Varney; age 25; born in WV; married at 18; delivery man for grocery store;
head of household.
2. Florida Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wallace Jennings Varney; born on 19 Feb 1905; died on 28 Nov 1979 in Pinellas Co, FL.
1. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Big Creek No. 10 District; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 100B;
Family #161/164.
Listed as Goldie Smith; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd Smith.
2. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Creek Precinct; taken on 8 Jan 1920; Page 9B; Family #200/200.
Listed as Goldie Smith; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Floyd Smith.
3. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Red Jacket; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #140/140.
Listed as Goldie Varney; age 22; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Wallace J.
Varney.
4. Social security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Goldie Varney; born on 7 Jun 1907; died in Apr 1999; living at Clearwater, Pinellas Co, FL at death.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Red Jacket; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #140/140.
Listed as Ted Varney; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace J. Varney.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Red Jacket; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 255B;
Family #140/140.
Listed as John B. Varney; age 1 yr, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Wallace J. Varney.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Alfra A. Banfield; age 5; born in (no state listed); in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Alfred Banfield; age 14; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
3. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #384/418.
Listed as Alfred Banfield; age 26; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Alen Bandfield; age 48; born in Jun 1851 in KY; married 28 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Delorme; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 138B;
Family #346/355.
Listed as Albert Banfield; age 72; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. Mingo Co, WV Death Certificate #9106; WV Archives Web Site.
Al Banfield; age 85 yrs, 0 mos; 27 days; born on 18 Jun 1842 in KY; widowed; no occupation; son of
Thomas and Becky (Grant) Banfield; died on 15 Jul 1927 at Chattaroy, Mingo Co, WV from
emphysemia, asthma; buried on 17 Jul 1927 at Chattaroy, WV; informant, T.H. Banfield, Williamson,
WV. (Age stated is in error)
1. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #384/418.
Listed as Nancy Banfield; age 26; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Alfred A. Banfield.
2. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Nancy Bandfield; age 48; born in Jun 1851 in KY; married 28 yrs; 7 children, 6 living;
in household of husband, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #384/418.
Listed as Mattie Banfield; age 4; born in KY; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
2. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Mattie Banfield; age23; born in KY in Aug 1876; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #384/418.
Listed as Albert Banfield; age 2; born in KY; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as John Banfield; age 7; born in KY in Sep 1892; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Robert Banfield; age 5; born in KY in Jul 1894; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Thomas Banfield; age 38; born in KY; day laborer; head of household.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Thomas Banfield; age 48; born in KY; teamster; head of household.
3. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Thomas Banfield; age 58; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Ailsa Banfield; age 29; born in VA; in household of husband, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Alica A. Banfield; age 42; born in KY; in household of husband, Thomas R. Banfield.
3. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Ailsy Banfield; age 54; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as James T. Banfield; age 13; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as William G. Banfield; age 9; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as William Banfield; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Caroline Banfield; age 7; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Caroline Banfield; age 16; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Ephrem Banfield; age 3; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Stephen Banfield; age 12; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Harry Banfield; age 1 mon; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Henry Banfield; age 10; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
3. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Henry Banfield; age 20; born in KY; coal miner; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Ellen Banfield; age 4; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Ellen Banfield; age 15; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Leander Banfield; age 1; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Leander Banfield; age 12; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #383/417.
Listed as Lucy Banfield; age 9; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
1. 1860 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Lymporter? PO; taken on 2 Aug 1860; Page 802; Family #699/717.
Listed as Alfra A. Banfield; age 5; born in (no state listed); in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
2. 1870 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Hunnawell? Furnace PO; taken on 15 Jul 1870; Page 116A;
Family #66/64.
Listed as Alfred Banfield; age 14; born in KY; in household of father, Thomas R. Banfield.
3. 1880 Census, Athen Co, OH; York Township; taken on 21 Jun 1880; Page 272A; Family #384/418.
Listed as Alfred Banfield; age 26; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Alen Bandfield; age 48; born in Jun 1851 in KY; married 28 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
5. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Delorme; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 138B;
Family #346/355.
Listed as Albert Banfield; age 72; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. Mingo Co, WV Death Certificate #9106; WV Archives Web Site.
Al Banfield; age 85 yrs, 0 mos; 27 days; born on 18 Jun 1842 in KY; widowed; no occupation; son of
Thomas and Becky (Grant) Banfield; died on 15 Jul 1927 at Chattaroy, Mingo Co, WV from
emphysemia, asthma; buried on 17 Jul 1927 at Chattaroy, WV; informant, T.H. Banfield, Williamson,
WV. (Age stated is in error)
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Delorme; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 138B;
Family #346/355.
Listed as Bettie Banfield; age 48; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 171B;
Family #265/267.
Listed as Franky Banfield; age 10; born in KY in Jul 1889; in household of father, Alfred A. Banfield.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Freeburn Precinct; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 169B; Family #176/180.
Listed as Frank L. Banfield; age 20; born in KY; married less than 1 yr; coal miner; head of household.
3. Pike Co, KY; WW I Draft registration Card #____; Pike Co Draft Board; 5 Jun 1917.
Frank Banfield; born on 8 Jul 1889 at Whitehouse, KY; living at Alfex, KY; mier for Lecky Colleriers Co,
Aflex, KY; married; "one hand off"; tall with medium build; Black eyes and Black hair; "one hand".
1. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; Freeburn Precinct; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 169B; Family #176/180.
Listed as Lilly Banfield; age 17; born in KY; married less than 1 yr; no children, in household of
husband, Frank L. Banfield.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Delorme; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 138B;
Family #346/355.
Listed as Bettie Banfield; age 48; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Delorme; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 138B;
Family #346/355.
Listed as Gus Starr; age 16; born in WV; in household of step-father, Alfred A. Banfield.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 172A; Image
18 of 26; Family #271/273.
Listed as John Fanin; age 5; born in KY; in household of father, William Fannin.
2. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; Peach Orchard Precinct; taken on 22 Jun 1900; Page 172A; Image
18 of 26; Family #271/273.
Listed as John Fanin; age 25; born in May 1875 in KY; married 1 yr; coal miner; head of household.
3. Pike Co, KY; WW I Draft Registration Card #4866; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site
John S. Fannin; born on 9 May 1875; living at Hardy, Pike Co, KY; employed by Pond Creek Coal Co,
Hardy, KY; nearest relative, Belle Fannin, Hardy, KY; medium height and build; brown eyes and Black
hair.
4. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920: Page 8B; Image 16 of 59;
Family #184/184.
Listed as John S. Fannin; age 43; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16961; WV Archives Web Site.
John Fanin; age 68; born in 1865 in Martin Co, KY; married; husband of Pearl Fanin, age 36;
timberman; SS # 233-20-0713; son of Bill Fanin and unknown mother; died on 13 Mar 1943; head
chest crushed from accident while walking on highway at Iaeger, WV; buried on 18 Mar 1943 in
Sandy Huff Cemetery, Iaeger, WV; informant, Charles Fanin, Panther, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920: Page 8B; Image 16 of 59;
Family #184/184.
Listed as Belle Fannin; age 30; born in KY; married; in household of husband, John S. Fannin.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920: Page 8B; Image 16 of 59;
Family #184/184.
Listed as Charles Fannin; age 8; born in KY; in household of father, John S. Fannin.
1, KY Birth Index, 1911-1999; Vol #5 (1914); Certificate #2269 Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ballard Fannin; born on 11 Jan 1914 in Floyd Co, KY; mother, Bell Childers.
2.1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920: Page 8B; Image 16 of 59;
Family #184/184.
Listed as Ballard Fannin; age 5; born in KY; in household of father, John S. Fannin.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ballard Fannin; born on 11 Jan 1914; died on 2 Feb 1988; last residence, Elkton, Cecil Co, MD;
card issued in WV befor 1951.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; Pond Precinct; taken on 7 Jan 1920: Page 8B; Image 16 of 59;
Family #184/184.
Listed as Wilson Fannin; age 11 mons; born in KY; in household of father, John S. Fannin.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
O.B. Watkins; age 25; born in Calhoun Co, AL; single, miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Joe and Ida; married on
20 Aug 1916 at Welch, WV; Clara Smith; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Winfield and
Hannah.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2988; 5 Jun 1917.
Ossie Watkins; age 27; born on 6 Aug 1889 in Anniston, AL; living at Davy, WV; miner for Superior
Pocahontas Coal Co, Davy, WV; married; dependent wife and child; short with slender build; blue
eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 228B;
Family #15/15.
Listed as Ossie Watkins; age 30; born in AL; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, Clay Co, AL; Ashland; Bowden Grove; E.D. 14-8; taken on 10 Apr 1940; Page 96A; Image 17 of
36; Household #138.
Listed as Ossie Watkins; age 51; born in AL; single; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
no listed occupation; head of single person household.
5. Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ocie Vinson Watkins
Event Date 13 Aug 1942
Event Place Ashland, Clay, Alabama
Gender Male
Race (Original) White
Race White
Age (Original) 52y 8d
Birth Date (Original) 05 Aug 1889
Birthplace Anniston, Alabama
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Name J.T. Watkins
Father's Birthplace South Carolina
Mother's Name Ida Singleton
Mother's Birthplace Cleburne Co., Alabama
Occupation Coal Miner
Address Route # 2
Residence Place Ashland Rurall, Clay, Alabama
Cemetery Concord
Burial Place Ashland, Clay, Alabama
Burial Date 14 Aug 1942
Informant's Name (Original) X..."
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 155B, Family 107.
Listed as Clara Smith, age 6, born in Mar 1894, in WV, in household of father, William Winfield Smith.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 197B;
Family #242/255.
Listed as Clara Smith; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, William W. Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 373; WV Archives Web Site.
O.B. Watkins; age 25; born in Calhoun Co, AL; single, miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of Joe and Ida; married on
20 Aug 1916 at Welch, WV; Clara Smith; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Winfield and
Hannah.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 228B;
Family #15/15.
Listed as Clara Watkins; age 30; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Ossie Watkins.
5. Roane Co, WV; Death Certificate #11854; WV Archives Web Site.
Clara Smith; age 48; born in ___; married; housewife; daughter of unknown parents; died 20 Aug 1933 in Spencer
State Hospital, Spencer, Roane Co, WV; due to streptococcic infection of right leg; in hospital from 24 Jun 1933 to
death; buried 25 Sep 1933 at Morgantown, WV.
6. E-mail; 16 Jun 2016; Trina Smith davis.
"My name is Trina Smith Davis and I recently have been looking at your website. I want to give you some much needed clarification on my Smith family side that needs correcting. My Great grandmother is Clara Evelyn Smith who is the daughter of William Winfield Smith. She is enumerated on the 1920 census at Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife. My great grandmother Clara age 30 is listed as living with Ossie (not Ozzie) Watkins, James Watkins age 9, Beatrice Smith (Clara's sister) age 14, Ed (Edward) Smith age 11 and Oliver Watkins (Ossie's Brother) age 32.
"Ossie also spelled Ocie, Ocio was born and is buried in Alabama as is his brother Oliver Watkins. Ocie died without remarrying. My great grandmother began using her maiden name and also changed my grandfathers name to James Smith. From what my father James Smith, Jr. told me many years ago was that Ocie Watkins abandoned Clara and James sometime after 1920 and went back to Alabama with his brother.
"Where Winfield Smith (Clara's father) went or is buried is unknown but he also had more children: Sissy, Mary Ruby who married a Lewis by his 1st wife Mary (sic, Hannah) Stanley, then two more children Glen Smith (US Navy) and Lucille Smith who married a Keyser and their mothers name was Martha (sic, Mary McCoy) whose last name is not known.
"My grandfather James "Red" Smith is buried in Beckley, WV where I live. Aunt Bea, Aunt Mary Ruby and Uncle Ed along with Mary's husband Harry are all buried on Pemberton Mountain just outside of Coal City. I believe Clara to be buried in Morgantown, WV. From what little my Dad knew about his grandma was that she worked in a circus and traveled with a trapeze troop and died in 1933.
"As for my grandpa James "Red" Smith, he worked in the mines in Welch (my Dad at times would go with him to the camps) and I have a picture of him at Winding Gulf Mine with other family members on the Meadows side...."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 123A;
Family #246/305.
Listed as Charles Barber; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Henry P. Barbour.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Lake Superior; taken on 24 Apr 1930;
Page 191B; Family #630/685.
Listed as Charlie Barber; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Henry P. Barbour.
3. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #7368; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Brooks Barber; age 26; born on 24 Nov 1917 at Welch, WV; married; husband of Mary Barber;
mine supply man; living at Welch, WV; son of Paris and Maggie (Blankenship) Barber; died on 7 Jun
1943 at Havaco, McDowell Co, WV from electrocution in mine; buried on 9 Jun 1943 in Toms Mtn
Cemetery, Welch, WV; informant, Purcell Barber (brother).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-7; taken on 13 May 1940; Page 148A;
Image 19 of 28; Household #133.
Listed as Mary Zold; age 21; born in Hungary; single; 6th grade education; naturalized; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; miner; head of household.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 23 Jun 2014.
Charles Dan Barber; born 3 Dec 1941; died 27 Apr 1961; buried here; headstone photo shown.