1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 20; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Hariston; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; living at War, WV;employed by
railroad; son of Pet and Maggie; married on 9 Sep 1933 at War, WV; Annie Smith; age 26; born
in Roanoke, VA; single; Black; living at War, WV; daughter of unlisted parents.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #21.
Listed as Leslie Hairston; age 35; born in WV; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived at War,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; loader in coal mine; in household of Everett O. Bryson.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #21.
Listed as Ceola Hairston; age 23; born in NC; married; Negro; 1 yr HS education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of Everett O. Bryson, with husband, Leslie Hairston.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 114; Line #23; WV Archives Web Site.
John Purkey; age 21; born and living in Johnson Co, KY; married on 11 Sep 1900 in Mingo Co,
WV; Maggie Musick; age 18; born and living in Johnson Co, KY.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3604; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Wiley Perkey; age 42; born 26 Jul 1876; living at Premier, WV; coal miner for Premier Poca
Colleries, Premier, WV; nearest relative, Maggie Perkey, Premier, WV; medium height and build;
brown eyes and dark brown hair.
3. 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; age 42; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mine Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240B; Image 20 of 35; Family #164/164.
Listed as John W. Perkey, Sr; age 53; born in KY; married at 23; trackman in coal mine; head of
household.
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 #22.
Listed as J.W. Perkey, Sr; age 63; born in KY; widowed; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in mine; head of household.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1900); Page 114; Line #23; WV Archives Web Site.
John Purkey; age 21; born and living in Johnson Co, KY; married on 11 Sep 1900 in Mingo Co,
WV; Maggie Musick; age 18; born and living in Johnson Co, KY.
2. 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 Maggie Perkey; age 33; born in KY; married; in household of husband, John W. Perkey.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mine Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240B; Image 20 of 35; Family #164/164.
Listed as Maggie Perkey; age 45; born in KY; married at 16; in household of husband, John W.
Perkey.
4. District of Columbia; Death Certificate #48164; Health Dept Permit Office; LDS Web Site.
Maggie Perkey; age 68; born 10 May 1884 in KY; usual residence, Premier, WV; married;
wife of John W. Perkey; housewife; daughter of Abe and unknown mother Music; died 2 Mar
1953 in Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, KY after 9 yr stay; from carcinoma; buried 5 Mar 1953
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Colmar Manor, Prince Georges Co, MD; informant, Theodore Perkey, son
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 Teddy Perkey; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Perkey.
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 Robert Perkey; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Perkey.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mine Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240B; Image 20 of 35; Family #164/164.
Listed as Robert P. Perkey; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Perkey.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mine Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240B; Image 20 of 35; Family #164/164.
Listed as Thomas H. Perkey; age 4 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John W.
Perkey.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mine Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240B; Image 20 of 35; Family #164/164.
Listed as Gilbert J. Perkey; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John W.
Perkey.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on _____1930; Page 223A; Image 25
of 32; Family #268/285.
Listed as Luther Chambers; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Chambers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); WV Archives Web Site.
Robert L. Chambers; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son
of John and Roxie; married on 25 Aug 1928 at Welch, WV; Mary Perkey; age 18; born in Johnson
Co, KY; single; daughter of John and Aggie (sic, Maggie); with consent of father, John W. Perkey.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 13; Dwelling #86.
Listed as Robert L. Chambers; age 44; born in WV; married; private home carpenter; in household
of mother, Roxie A. Wiles Chambers.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 005365; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Robert Luther Chambers; age 61; born 13 Aug 1904 at Hemphill, WV; married; barber;
SS#233-14-5866; living at Welch, WV; son of John and Roxie (Wiles) Chambers; died 21 Apr 1966
at Welch, WV; from an acute coronary thrombosis; buried 23 Apr 1966 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Helen Chambers, Welch.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Robert L. Chambers; born 13 Aug 1904; died 21 Apr 1966; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"VIRGINIA PFC 7 PORT HQ TC WORLD WARD II".
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 Mary E. Perkey; age 7; born in KY; in household of father, John W. Perkey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); WV Archives Web Site.
Robert L. Chambers; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son
of John and Roxie; married on 25 Aug 1928 at Welch, WV; Mary Perkey; age 18; born in Johnson
Co, KY; single; daughter of John and Aggie (sic, Maggie); with consent of father, John W. Perkey.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15182; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Chambers; age 18 yrs, 3 mons, 5 days; born 26 Jul 1913 at Van Lear, KY;
married; wife of Robert L. Chambers; housewife; living at Ashland, WV; daughter of John and
Maggie (Music) Perkey; died 1 Nov 1931 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV fro, puerperal sepsis; buried
3 Nov 1931 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Robert L. Chambers, Ashland, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #22.
Listed as Eva Fraizer; age 21; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; hired housekeeper; in household of John W. Perkey.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #22.
Listed as Viola Fraizer; age 3; born in WV; no education; daughter of Eva Fraizer; in household of
John W. Perkey.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 5 of 36; Household #23.
Listed as Owens Dobbins; age 34; born in NC; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in mine; head of household.
2. Wilkes Co, NC; Death Certificate #19470; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Owens Spencer Dobbins; age 44 yrs, 3 mons, 20 days; born 10 Apr 1906 in Wilkes Co, NC; Negro;
married; laborer for Chatham Mfg Co; living at Roaring River, NC; son of Augustus and Sallie
(Clements) Dobbins; died 31 Jul 1950 in rural Edwards (Township), Wilkes Co, NC; from cardiac
infarction; buried 2 Aug 1950 in Mt Holly Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC; informant, Susie
Dobbins, Roaring River, NC.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 5 of 36; Household #23.
Listed as Susie Dobbins; age 32; born in NC; married; Negro; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Owens S. Dobbins.
1. NC Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site.
Lucy Alease Dobbins; born in 1932 in Wilkes Co, NC to Owens Dobbins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 5 of 36; Household #23.
Listed as Alease Dobbins; age 7; born in NC; Negro; 2nd grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Owens S. Dobbins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #23.
Listed as Owens Dobbins, Jr; age 6; born in NC; Negro; 1st grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Owens S. Dobbins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #23.
Listed as Augustus Dobbins; age 2; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father,
Owens S. Dobbins.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Carl Hunt; age 11; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
2. Wilkes Co, NC; WW I Draft Registration Card #2809; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Robert Hunt; age 19; born 4 Jun 1899; living at Roaring River, Wilkes Co, NC; Negro; filler and
stripper for American Steel and Wire Co, Babback, Alleghany Co, PA; nearest relative, Charles
Hunt Roaring River, NC; medium height and build; brown eyes and Black hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 88; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Hunt; age 27; born in Wilkes Co, WV; single; Black; laborer; living at Premier, WV; son of
Charlie and Jennie; married on 15 Jun 1926 at Welch, WV; Magnolia Benton; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Scott and Dora.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #24.
Listed as Carl R. Hunt; age 40; born in NC; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; bone picker at coal mine; head of household.
5. Wilkes Co, NC; Draft Registration Card #T-622; Young Men; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Web
Site. Carl Robert Hunt; age 42; born 4 Jun 1899 in Wilkes Co, NC; living at Poplar Springs, Roaring
River, NC; person who will always know address; Raymond Hunt, Roaring River, WV; employed by
Chatham Mfg. Co, Elkin, Surry Co, NC; Negro; 5'9" tall; 162 lbs; browneyes; gray hair; dark brown
complexion.
6. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Carl Robert Hunt; born in 4 Jun1899 in Wilkes Co, NC; married; Black; farmer; living at Roaring
River, NC; husband of Magnolia Benton; son of Charles C. and Virginia (Darnell) Hunt; died 15 Jun
1986; buried 19 Jun 1986 in Popular Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Roaring River, NC.
(Poplar Springs Baptist Church is located at 3246 White Plains Road, Roaring River, NC 28669)
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Upland; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 113B;
Image 4 of 29; Family #44/44.
Listed as Magnolia Benton; age 11; born in WV; Black; in household of father, Scott S. Benton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 88; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Hunt; age 27; born in Wilkes Co, WV; single; Black; laborer; living at Premier, WV; son of
Charlie and Jennie; married on 15 Jun 1926 at Welch, WV; Magnolia Benton; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Scott and Dora.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #24.
Listed as Magnolia Hunt; age 31; born in WV; married; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Carl Hunt.
4. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Magnolia B. Hunt; born 14 Jun 1908; died in Sep 1995; last residence, Wilkes Co, NC;
SS #237-80-7449; card issued in NC.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #24.
Listed as Kenneth Hunt; age 10; born in NC; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Carl Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Charles C. Hunt; age 46; born in NC; mulatto; widowed; farmer; head of household.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; 15 Jan 1920; Pag 69A; Image 17 of 26;
Family#146/146.
Listed as Charlie C. Hunt; age 53; born in NC; widowed; Black; farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #78/78.
Listed as Charley C. Hunt; age 63; born in NC; widowed; married at 23; brick mason in coal mine;
head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Minnie Hunt; age 21; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Bessie Hunt; age 18; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Weaver Hunt; age 17; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Raymon Hunt; age 15; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Isadore Hunt; age 14; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Lee Hunt; age 8; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Travis R. Hunt; age 6; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Clyde Hunt; age 5; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; 15 Jan 1920; Pag 69A; Image 17 of 26;
Family#146/146.
Listed as Clide Hunt; age 14; born in NC; Black; single; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Norman Hunt; age 4; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; 15 Jan 1920; Pag 69A; Image 17 of 26;
Family#146/146.
Listed as Norman Hunt; age 13; born in NC; Black; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #78/78.
Listed as Norman L. Hunt; age 24; born in NC; single; tippleman in coal mine; in household of
father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 262B; Image 8 of
29; Family #76/76.
Listed as Susie K. Hunt; age 2; born in NC; mulatto; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; 15 Jan 1920; Pag 69A; Image 17 of 26;
Family#146/146.
Listed as Susie Hunt; age 11; born in NC; Black; in household of father, Charles C. Hunt.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Upland; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 113B;
Image 4 of 29; Family #44/44.
Listed as Scott E. Benton; age 38; born in VA; widowed; Black; laborer at coal tipple; head of
household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4890; WV Archives Web Site.
Scott Benton; age 65; born at Ruffin, NC; Colored; widowed; living at Upland, McDowell Co, WV;
son of unknown parents; died 5 Apr 1942 at Welch, WV; from cerebral hemorrhage; buried 8 Apr
1942 at Bluewell, WV; informant, Lloyd Benton, Upland, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Upland; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 113B;
Image 4 of 29; Family #44/44.
Listed as Lloyd V. Benton; age 13; born in WV; Black; in household of father, Scott S. Benton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '70 003960; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lloyd S. Benton; age 63; born 28 Jul 1906 in McDowell Co, WV; never married; Black; living at
Powhatan, WV; retired miner; SS #233-09-9212; son of Scott and Dora (Lawson) Benton; died
15 Mar 1970 at Powhatan, WV from an acute coronary thrombosis; buried 18 Mar 1970 in Oak
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Magnolia B. Hunt, Rt 1, Box 35; Roaring River, NC.