1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Lillard Price; age 13; born in NC in Jun 1886; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
2. Ashe Co, NC; WW I Draft Registration Card #__; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lillard Price; licving at Lansing, NC; born 18 Jun 1887 in NC; farmer; married; dependent wife and
____child(ren); medium height and build; blue eyes and dark brown hair.
(Image cut-off on right side of front of card. Birth date given by transcription by third party)
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Mar 1920; Page 139B; Image 24 of 36;
Family #224/224.
Listed as John L. Price; age 32; born in NC; married; retail store merchant; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5448; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Price; age 39 yrs, 8 mons, 19 days; born 22 Jun 1886 in NC; married; barber; son of T.J. and
Ally (Lewis) Price; died 11 Mar 1926 at Leckie, WV from "killed by revolver bullet"; buried 14 Apr
1926 at Lansing, NC; informant, T.C. Taylor. (No mention if homicide or suicide)
5. 10 Jul 2012 Personal account of Ida C. Elledge Smith who knew daughters, Wenifred and Logene
Prce; their father John Lillard Price was stabbed at the Spice Creek Inn, a local beer joint, near
Roderfield, WV. He must have survived to go on and be killed later in 1926.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 68A; Image 23 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Mary A. Pennington; age 9; born in NC in May 1891; in household of father, Marshall
Pennington.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Mar 1920; Page 139B; Image 24 of
36; Family #224/224.
Listed as Mary A. Price; age 27; born in NC; married; in household of husband, John L. Price
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1929); Page 3; WV Archives Web Site.
Oliver Williams; age 19; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Robert
and Kellie Williams; married on 20 May 1929 at Roderfield, WV; Mary Price; age 35; born in Ashe
Co, NC; widow; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Marshall and Mary Pennington.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page
240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #154/154.
Listed as Mary A. Williams; age 36; born in NC; married at 35; in household of husband, Oliver J.
Williams.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #12.
Listed as Mary Williams; age 48; born in WV; widow; 7th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son-in-law, Alden G. Perdue.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #109.
Listed as Mary Williams;; age 58; born in NC; widowed; in household of son-in-law; Alden Perdue.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 017559; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Alice Williams; age 68; born 4 May 1890 in Ashe Co, NC; widow; living at Premier, WV;
daughter of Marsh and Mary Pennington; died 3 Dec 1958 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from
rupture intrincic cerebral vessel due to hypertensive vascular disease; buried 5 Dec 1958 in
Roselawn Gardens, Princeton, WV; informant, Mrs. Logaen Perdue, Premier, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Mar 1920; Page 139B; Image 24 of 36;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Earl Price; age 9; born in NC; in household of father, John L. Price
1. Ashe Co, NC; Death Certificate #78; NC Deaths, 1906-1930; LDS Web Site.
Hoyt Elwood Price; age 5 mons, 26 days; born 9 Sep 1915 at Lansing, Ashe Co, NC; died 5 Mar
1916 at Lansing, Ashe Co, NC; son of J. Lillard and Mary (Pennington) Price, both born in Ashe Co,
NC; buried 6 Mar 1916. (Could not read cause of death).
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 4 Mar 1920; Page 139B; Image 24 of 36;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Winifred Price; age 1 yr 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Price
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page
240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #154/154.
Listed as Wenfred L. Price; age 11; born in WV; in household of step-father, Oliver J. Williams.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 67B; Image 22 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Marshall Pennington; age 46; born in NC in June 1853; married 24 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 67B; Image 22 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Mary C. Pennington; age 46; born in NC in Oct 1853; married 24 yrs; 8 children, 7 living;
in household of husband, Marshall Pennington.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 68A; Image 23 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Martha E. Pennington; age 22; born in NC in Nov 1877; in household of father, Marshall
Pennington.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 68A; Image 23 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Nancy C. Pennington; age 19; born in NC in Feb 1881; in household of father, Marshall
Pennington.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 68A; Image 23 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Mandy C. Pennington; age 12; born in NC in Oct 1887; in household of father, Marshall
Pennington.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Helton Township; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 68A; Image 23 of 24;
Family #193/204.
Listed as Cessie M. Pennington; age 1; born in NC in Sep 1898; in household of father, Marshall
Pennington.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Thomas Price; age 39; born in NC in Mar 1861; married 2 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Alice Price; age 31; born in NC in Jul 1868; married 2 yrs; 8 children, all living; in household
of husband, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Cora Price; age 15; born in NC in Jun 1884; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Birtha Price; age 15; born in NC in Jun 1884; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Elwood Price; age 12; born in NC in Jan 1888; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Cisaro Price; age 10; born in NC in Nov 1889; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Leroy (female) Price; age 8; born in NC in Jul 1891; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Louisa Price; age 7; born in NC in Mar 1893; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Bernice Price; age 2; born in NC in May 1898; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Piney Creek Township; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 186A; Image 11
of 18; Family #151/157.
Listed as Eula Price; age 2 mobs; born in NC in Mar 1900; in household of father, Thomas J. Price.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 5 Feb 1920; Page 200B;
Family #122/123.
Listed as Preston Williams; age 3 yrs, 0 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Robert L.
Williams.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page
239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #143/143.
Listed as A.V. Williams; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Robert L. Williams.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #3.
Listed as A.V. Preston Williams; age 23; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived at same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert L. Williams.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 398; WV Archives Web Site.
A.V. Williams; age 25; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 30 Jun 1942 at Iaeger,
WV; Gertrude Massey; age 19; born in PA; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of Walter
Massey, father of Gertrude Massey.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #98.
Listed as A.V. Williams; age 33; born in WV; married; machine man in coal mine; head of
household.
6. WW II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945; McDowell Co, WC; Page 779; Ancestry.com Web
Site.
A.V. Preston Williams; born 28 Sep 1918; Sargent, US Army; entered service, 13 Oct 1942; served
at Camp Atterbury, IN; Europe; wounded in action; awarded Purple Heart; attended Welch HS;
protestant; son of M/M Robert L. Williams; husband of Mrs. Gertrude Massey Williams, Premier, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 398; WV Archives Web Site.
A.V. Williams; age 25; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 30 Jun 1942 at Iaeger,
WV; Gertrude Massey; age 19; born in PA; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of Walter
Massey, father of Gertrude Massey.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #98.
Listed as Gertrude Williams; age 26; born in PA; married; in household of husband, A.V. Williams.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #98.
Listed as Annetta J. Williams; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, A.V. Williams.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #98.
Listed as Linda K. Williams; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, A.V. Williams.
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Hartwell E. McBryer
Gender Male
Marriage Date 26 Feb 1864
Marriage Place Carter, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Elizabeth Hall
Film Number 001759301"
1. Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Elizabeth Hall
Gender Female
Marriage Date 26 Feb 1864
Marriage Place Carter, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Hartwell E. McBryer
Film Number 001759301"
1. McDowell Co, WV Birth Registry; Vol #__(1906); Browns Creek District; Page 140; Line 14;
WV Archives Web Site.
John Edgar McBrayer; born 12 Oct 1906 at Twin Branch, WV; son of William McBrayer and Mary
Hielwig
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 54B;
Image 38 of 57; Family #327/342.
Listed as Edgar McBrayer; age 33; born in WV; single; in household of father, William McBrayer.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Edgar McBrayer; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
William and Jane; married on 24 Jul 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Virginia Wellman, age 21; born in
Louisa, KY; single; daughter of Barney and Mary.
1. Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Virginia Wellman
Date of Birth 24 Feb 1912
Birth Place Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name Rosa Lemaster
Volume Number 21
Certificate Number 8310
Volume Year 1912"
2. 1920 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; District 8; Louisa; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 137 B;
Family #192/203.
Listed as Virginia Wellman; age 8; born in KY; single; student; in household of father, B.C. Welman.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Marytown; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 54 A; Family #225/340.
Listed as Virginia M. Wellman; age 18; born in KY; single; in household of father, Barney Wellman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Edgar McBrayer; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
William and Jane; married on 24 Jul 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Virginia Wellman, age 21; born in
Louisa, KY; single; daughter of Barney and Mary.
1. "The Big Sandy News"; Louisa, KY; Friday; 25 Nov 1910; Page 5; Newspapers.com Website.
"Married, at the home of the bride on Sunday last, by the Rev.G.M. Copley, Miss Rosa Lemaster
and Barney Wellman, of this place."
2. Lawrence Co, KY; WW I; Draft Registration Card #1181; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Website.
Barnie Wellman; age 32; born 6 Dec 1885; living at Louisa, Lawrence Co, KY; miner; employed
by J.B.B. Coal Co, Twin Branch, WV; nearest relative, Sose Wellman; medium height and build;
brown eyes and black hair; "eyes bad".
3. 1920 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; District 8; Louisa; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 137 B;
Family #192/203.
Listed as B.C. Wellman; age 36; born in WV; married; laborer; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Marytown; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 54 A; Family #225/340.
Listed as Barney Wellman; age 43; born in KY; married at 23; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Butler District; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 40 A; Household #214.
Listed as Barney Wellman; age 54; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
6. Wayne Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-524; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Barnie Wellman; age 56; born 6 Dec 1885 in Wayne Co, WV; living at Fort Gay, WV; name of person
who will always know address, Dave Wheeler, Fort Gay, WV; not working; 5'5" tall; 125 lbs; blue eyes;
black hair; sallow complexion.
7. Wayne Cop, WV; Death Certificate #14238; WV Archives Website.
Byron Calvin Wellman; age 58 yrs, 11 mons, 2 days; born 6 Dec 1885 in Salt Petre, WV; married;
husband of Rose E. Wellman, age 62; coal miner; living at Rt #1, Fort Gay, WV; son of Albert and
Rachel (Jarrels) Wellman; died 8 Nov 1944 at his home; due to cardiac dropsey; buried 11 Nov
1944 in Wellman Cemetery, R #1, Fort Gay, WV; informant, Mrs. Ed McBrayer, Killarney, WV.
1. "The Big Sandy News"; Louisa, KY; Friday; 25 Nov 1910; Page 5; Newspapers.com Website.
"Married, at the home of the bride on Sunday last, by the Rev.G.M. Copley, Miss Rosa Lemaster
and Barney Wellman, of this place."
2. 1920 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; District 8; Louisa; taken 12 Jan 1920; Page 137 B;
Family #192/203.
Listed as Rosie Wellman; age 38; born in KY; married; in household of husband, B/C. Wellman.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Marytown; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 54 A; Family #225/340.
Listed as Rosella Wellman; age 49; born in KY; married at 29; in household of husband, Barney
Wellman.
4. 1940 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Butler District; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 40 A; Household #214.
Listed as Rose Wellman; age 59; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Barney Wellman.
1. Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Rhodes
Marriage Age 22
Birth Date abt 1837
Residence Date Abt 1859
Residence Place Greenup
Marriage Date 15 Oct 1859
Marriage Place Kentucky, USA
Marriage Registration Date 1859
Marriage Registration Place Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Name Elizabeth Allison"
1. Kentucky, U.S., Marriage Records, 1852-1914; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Elizabeth Allison
Marriage Age 17
Birth Date abt 1842
Residence Date Abt 1859
Residence Place Greenup
Marriage Date 15 Oct 1859
Marriage Place Kentucky, USA
Marriage Registration Date 1859
Marriage Registration Place Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Spouse Name Thomas Rhodes"
1. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958; LDS Web Site.
D.P. Nunimaker; married Nancy C. Winfaugh on 12 Oct 1871 in Jackson Co, OH.
2. 1880 Census, Jackson Co, OH; Washington Township; taken on 3 Jun 1880; Page 223D; Image
4 of 29; Family #25/29.
Listed as David Nunnmaker; age 33; born in OH; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958; LDS Web Site.
D.P. Nunimaker; married Nancy C. Winfaugh on 12 Oct 1871 in Jackson Co, OH.
2. 1880 Census, Jackson Co, OH; Washington Township; taken on 3 Jun 1880; Page 223D; Image
4 of 29; Family #25/29.
Listed as Nannie Nunnmaker; age 31; born in OH; married; in household of husband, David
Nunamaker.