1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 2 May 1910, Page 223A, Family #159.
Listed as Wilbert? Goode, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, Charles P. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Saulsville, WV; guardian of G.P. Goode;
married on 27 May 1925 at G.C. McGraw's; Sadie McGraw; age 17; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
daughter of G.C. and Ettie McGraw.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Gilbert Goode; age 27; born in WV; married at 18; public school teacher; head of
household.
4. Internet Website,
http://members.citynet.net/manerva2/saulsville/belcher.html,
Etta was born 3 Jan 1886; married G.C. "Jake" McGraw; children were: Sadie,
married Gilbert Goode; Hattie, married John Meredith; Hettie, married
Herschel Cook; Faye, married Thomas Kelley; and Clarence, married Audrey Price.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; married on 21 Dec
1928 at Mullens, WV; Gay Lambert; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV;
daughter of J.K. and Millie Lambert.
6. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; born on 23 Jun 1903; died in Apr 1971; last residence, Pineville Wyoming Co, WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 007176; WV Archives Website.
Gilbert G. Goode; age 67; born 23 Jun 1903 in WV; married; husband of Edna Gay Lambert;
automobile salesman and teacher; living at Pineville, WV; son of Phillip and Nancy (Tilley) Goode;
died 21 Apr 1971 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from an acute myocardial infarction due to
coronary artery disease with anginal syndrome; buried 24 Apr 1971 in Palm Memorial Gardens,
Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; informant Gay Goode, Pineville, WV
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 3 May 1910, Page 224A, Family #176.
Listed as Gay Lambert, age 6 months, born in WV, in household of grandfather, Johnson Byrd,
with mother, Millie J. Byrd Lambert.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 12/13 Feb 1920, Page 273A,
Family #115.
Listed as Gay Lambert, age 10, born in WV, in household of step-father, Johnson D. Brooks.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Gilbert Goode; age 25; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Glen Fork, WV; married on 21 Dec 1928
at Mullens, WV; Gay Lambert; age 19; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at McGraws, WV; daughter
of J.K. and Millie Lambert.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Gay Goode; age 20; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Gilbert G.
Goode.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edna Goode; born 27 Oct 1909; died in Jan 1985; last residence, Pineville, Wyoming Co, WV;
SS #236-74-8342; card issued in WV in 1963.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Janey Goode; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Gilbert G. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Earic Edwards; age 25; born in Kingston, WV; single; living at Athens, WV; son of George and
Edith Edwards; married on 4 Jun 1951 at Princeton, WV; Joyce Edna Acord; age 21; born at Glen
Fork, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Gilbert and Gay Goode.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Glen Fork Junction; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page
234A; ED 55-11; Image 15 of 38; Family #138/139.
Listed as Janey Goode; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Gilbert G. Goode.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
Earic Edwards; age 25; born in Kingston, WV; single; living at Athens, WV; son of George and
Edith Edwards; married on 4 Jun 1951 at Princeton, WV; Joyce Edna Acord; age 21; born at Glen
Fork, WV; divorced; living at Pineville, WV; daughter of Gilbert and Gay Goode.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 9/10 Feb
1920; Page 203A; Image 1 of 16; Family #162/162.
Listed as John W. Perkey, Jr; age 16; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, John
W. Perkey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
John Perhey (sic, Perkey); age 21; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
John and _______Perhey; married on 12 Jul 1924 at Twin Branch, WV; Esma Williams; age 16;
born in KY; single; daughter of R.L. and Kelly Williams.
(Birthplaces are reversed in this record)
3. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as John W. Perkey, Jr; age 27; born in KY; married at 21; assistant mine foreman in coal
mine; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as John Perkey, Jr; age 37; born in KY; married; 4th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Perkey; born 14 Mar 1903; died in May 1955; SS #235-09-5629; card issued in WV before
1951.
6. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"JOHN W PERKLEY JR MARRIED ESMA WILLIAMS IN 1924 MCDOWELL CO WV HIS LAS NAME
IS MISSPELLED HER NAME IS WAVIE ESMA WILLIAMS HER PARENTS ROBERT L WILLIAMS
AND KELLY A MARTIN 1908-1979"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
John Perhey (sic, Perkey); age 21; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
John and _______Perhey; married on 12 Jul 1924 at Twin Branch, WV; Esma Williams; age 16;
born in KY; single; daughter of R.L. and Kelly Williams.
(Birthplaces are reversed in this record)
2. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Erma W. Perkey; age 21; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, John
Perkey, Jr.
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 #2.
Listed as Erma Perkey; age 31; born in VA; married; 1st yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John Perkey, Jr.
4. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"JOHN W PERKLEY JR MARRIED ESMA WILLIAMS IN 1924 MCDOWELL CO WV HIS LAS NAME
IS MISSPELLED HER NAME IS WAVIE ESMA WILLIAMS HER PARENTS ROBERT L WILLIAMS
AND KELLY A MARTIN 1908-1979"
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Margaret A. Perkey; age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey,
Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Margarett Perkey; age 13; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as John D. Perkey; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as John D. Perkey; age 11; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Joy Fay Perkey; age 7; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Nelson Eddy Perkey; age 2; born in WV; single; no education; in household of father,
John Perkey, Jr.
1. 1940 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 785B; Image 16 of 36; Household #97.
Listed as Vance W. Tesseneer; age 16; born in AL; 3 yrs HS education; lived in Knott Co, KY on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Otto M. Tessner.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Marianna, WV; married on 14 Nov 1942 at
Pineville, WV; Norma Virginia Perkey; age 21 ; born and living at Premier, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 32; born in AL; divorced; living at Premier, WV; married on 30 Jul 1955 at
Roderfield, WV; Goldie Mae Blevins; age 22; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single.
4. "Pocahontas Times"; Marlington, WV; 19 Dec 2002; Newspaper Obit.
"Vance W. Tessner, age 79, of Rt. 92, Marlinton/White Sulphur Springs, died December 11, 2002,
at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital.
"He was born August 21, 1923, in Paris, Alabama, the son of Otto and Lilly Tessner,
"He had been a resident of the Marlinton area for the past ten years. The greater part of his life was spent in Premier. He was a retired coal miner, a member of U.M.W.A. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the SS Simon Newcomb as Gunner's Mate.
"Surviving him are his wife, Goldie Blevins Tessner, of the home; one daughter, Patricia Tessner Coleman, of Marlinton; four sons, Vance (Sonny) Tessner, of Tampa, Florida, Douglas Tessner, of Roanoke, Virginia, Kevin Tessner and Steven Tessner, both of Ashboro, North Carolina; one sister, Judy Tessner Spence, of Meadow; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
"Graveside rites were conducted Friday afternoon by the Rev. Bubby Salvo at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton."
1. 1930 Census, McDowellCo, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 14 Apr 1930;
Page 239B; Image 18 of 35; Family #145/145.
Listed as Norma V. Perkey; age 5 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #2.
Listed as Norma Perkey; age 15; born in WV; single; 2 yr HS education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John Perkey, Jr.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 179; WV Archives Web Site.
Vance W. Tessner; age 21; born in AL; single; living at Marianna, WV; married on 14 Nov 1942 at
Pineville, WV; Norma Virginia Perkey; age 21 ; born and living at Premier, WV.
Greeley Lawrence Leslie Runyon
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #4.
Listed as Lawrence L. Ruyon; age 38; born in KY; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived at Pikeville, KY
on 1 Apr 1935; superintendent of coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 006599; WV Archives Web Site.
Greeley Lawrence Leslie Runyon; age 56; born 7 Aug 1902 at Pinson Fork, KY; married; service
station operator; SS #404-16-8974; living at Bluewell, WV; son of Ira and Judy (Ball) Runyon; died
4 May 1959 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from uremiadue to chronic glomerulonephritis and
hypertension; buried 7 May 1959 in Taylor Cemetery, Stone, KY; informant, Mrs. Dixie Runyon,
Bluewell, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #4.
Listed as Dixie Ruyon; age 33; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived at Pikeville, KY
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lawrence L. Runyon.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Ira Runyon; age 55; born in KY; married at 17; farmer; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Juda Runyon; age 56; born in KY; married at 18; in household of husband, Ira Runyon.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; taken on 17 Apr 1930; page 174A; Image 5 of 97; Family
#54.
Listed as Amos Runyon; age 18; born in KY; in household of father, Ira Runyon.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 210A; Image 19 of 61;
Family #187/189.
Listed as Charley Perkey; age 10 mons; born in Jul 1899 in KY; in household of grandfather, Mack Acord,
with parents.
2. Mingo Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #748; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charley Purkey; age 19; born 13 Jul 1899; living at Messing (sp?, Mingo Co, WV; coal miner for
Crystal Block Coal Co, messings (sp?), Mingo Co, WV; nearest relative, Maxie Purkie, Asdmar(sp?);
Akliekens(sp?); tall with medium build; dark eyes and dark hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1927); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 28; born in Greenup Co, KY; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Abe
and Hattie; married on 19 Oct 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Ethel Johnson; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of Obadious and Mary.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 14 Apr
1930; Page 239A; Family #137/137.
Listed as Charley Perkey; age 30; born in KY; married at 27; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Charles Perkey; age 41; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #14852; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 46; born 13 Jul 1899 at Whitehouse, KY; married; husband of Ethel M. Perkey,
age 42; served in WW I; coal miner for Premier Poca Coal Co; living at Premier, WV; son of Obe and
Hattie (Akers, xic, Acord) Perkey; died 11 Jul 1946 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from chronic rheumatic heart
disease with failure; buried, 14 Jul 1946 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
7. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Charley Purkey; born 13 Jul 1899; died 11 Jul 1946; enlisted 22 oct 1919; honarably discharged
21 Oct 1922; Private 1st Class; Company G; 5th infranty; buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV;
signed by Mrs. Charles Purkey; 18 Jul 1946.
8. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Charles Perkey; born 13 Jul 1899; died 11 Jul 1946; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Ethel Marie Johnston Perkey; "FATHER * MARRIED OCT. 19, 1927".
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #164.
Listed as Ethel Johnson, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Odalus C. Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1927); Page 24; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Perkey; age 28; born in Greenup Co, KY; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Abe
and Hattie; married on 19 Oct 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Ethel Johnson; age 22; born in Wyoming
Co, WV; single; daughter of Obadious and Mary.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 14 Apr
1930; Page 239A; Family #137/137.
Listed as Ethel M. Perkey; age 25; born in WV; married at 22; in houshold of husband, Charles
Perkey.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Ethel Perkey; age 35; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles Perkey.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol __(1952); Page 207; WV Archives Web Site.
Mack D. Jenks; age 52; born in Jackson Co, OH; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
12 Jan 1952 at Roderfield, WV; Ethel Marie Perkey; age 47; born at Trent, WV; widowed; living at
Roderfield, WV.
6. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Ethel Marie Perkey; born 13 Jan 1905; died 16 Jan 1993; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Charles Perkey; "MOTHER * MARRIED OCT. 19, 1927".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782A;
E D # 24-40; Image 3 of 36; Household #5.
Listed as Lenvin Perkey; age 10; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived at same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles Perkey.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 210A; Image 19 of 61;
Family #187/189.
Listed as Abraham Perkey; age 27; born in Mar 1873 in KY; married once for 1 yr; coal miner; in
household of father-in-law, Mack Acord.
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 210A; Image 19 of 61;
Family #187/189.
Listed as Hattie Perkey; age 22; born in Jan 1878 in KY; married once for 1 yr; 1 child; 1 living; in
household of father, Mack Acord, with husband and son.