1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 209A; Image
31 of 33; Family #456/489.
Listed as James (sic,John) H. Scott; age 40; born in VA; Black; married once for 15 yrs; coal miner;
head of household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 5/6 Feb 1920; Page 201A;
Image 13 of 16; Family #133/133.
Listed as John H. Scott; age 35; born in VA; married; Black; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
(There is also listed a Carrie Thompson; age 22; single; boarder; Black; laundress for private family
listed in this household. Could this have been Lena Mae Scott's mother/)
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #148/148.
Listed as John H. Scott; age 59; born in VA; married at 33; Negro; tippleman outside coal mine;
head of household.
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 #32.
Listed as J.H. Scott; age 70; born in VA; married; Negro; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; on relief (marked thru); head of household.
5. McDowell co, WV; Death Certificate #7072; WV Archives Web Site.
John Scott; age 82; born 15 Aug 1863 in Farmsville, VA; Colored; retired miner; married; living at
Premier, WV; son of Henry Scott and unknown mother; died 9 Jun 1946 in the Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; from cardio renal vascular disease; buried 12 Jun 1946 at Roderfield, WV;
informant, Mrs. Carely Stately, Premier, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 209A; Image
31 of 33; Family #456/489.
Listed as Martha Scott; age 45; born in VA; Black; married once for 15 yrs; no children; in
household of husband, John H. Scott.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 5/6 Feb 1920; Page 201A;
Image 13 of 16; Family #133/133.
Listed as Martha Scott; age 35; born in VA; married; Black; in household of husband, John H. Scott.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #148/148.
Listed as Martha Scott; age 69; born in VA; Black; married at 43; in household of husband, John
H. Scott.
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 #32.
Listed as Martha Scott; age 80; born in VA; married; Negro; no education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, J.H. Scott.
5.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Martha Scott; age 92; born in VA; widow; Negro; in household of son-in-law, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1. NC Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site; Wilkes Co, NC; Birth Records; Vol 36; Page 91.
Calvin Taft Gwyn; born 14 Feb 1911 in Edwards Township, Wilkes Co, NC; Colored; parents, Robert
Benjamin and Samantha (Fletcher) Gwyn.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Edwards Township; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 60A; Image 35 of 35;
Family #323/323.
Listed as Carrold Gwyn; age 9; born in NC; Black; in household of father, Robert B. Gwyn.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin Gwyn; age 24; born in Wilkes Co, NC; Black; single; laborer; living at Premier, WV; son of
Robert and Samantha; married on 11 Jul 1935 at Welch, WV; Lena Mae Scott; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; living at Premier, WV; (adopted) daughter of John and Martha.
4.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 18 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Calvin Gwyn; age 39; born in NC; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
hosehold.
5. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Calvin Taft Gwyn; age 74; born 14 Feb 1911; widowed; Black; living at Rt #1, Box 88, Roaring
River, NC; polishing mirrors; son of Robert and Samantha (Fletcher) Gwyn; buried 21 Nov 1985 in
Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co, NC.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 5/6 Feb 1920; Page 201A;
Image 13 of 16; Family #133/133.
Listed as Lena Scott; age 4; born in WV; Black; in household of father?, John H. Scott.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #148/148.
Listed as Lena M. Scott; age 13; born in WV; Black; adopted; in household of adoptive father,
John H. Scott.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Calvin Gwyn; age 24; born in Wilkes Co, NC; Black; single; laborer; living at Premier, WV; son of
Robert and Samantha; married on 11 Jul 1935 at Welch, WV; Lena Mae Scott; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; living at Premier, WV; (adopted) daughter of John and Martha.
4.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Lena Gwyn; age 34; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of husband, Calvin T. Gwyn.
5. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lena Gwyn; born 11 Jan 1916; died in Nov 1984; last residence, Wilkes Co, NC; SS #242-74-8706;
card issued in NC.
6. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Lena Scott Gwyn; age 68; born 11 Jan 1916 in McDowell Co, WV; married; Black; wife of Calvin
Gwyn; living at Roaring River, NC; (adopted) daughter of John and Martha Scott; died 7 Nov 1984
at Elkin, Surry Co, NC; buried 10 Nov 1984 in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co,
NC.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Lucille Gwyn; age 14; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Calvin Gwyn, Jr; age 13; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Mary A. Gwyn; age 10; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Robert Gwyn; age 9; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as James Gwyn; age 7; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Gloria Gwyn; age 3; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Louise Gwyn; age 1; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #133.
Listed as Brenda Gwyn; born in Nov 1949 in WV; Negro; in household of father, Calvin T. Gwyn.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 289; WV Archives Web Site.
John Claxton; age 24; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in McDowell Co, WV;
son of Tom and Fannie; married on 1 Apr 1905 at Welch, WV; Annir Smith; age 22; born at
Christiansburg, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ned and Emma.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Arlington/Greenbrier; taken on 16/17 May 1910;
Page 47A; Image 34 of 39; Family #23/23.
Listed as John Claxton; age 35; born in VA; married once for 8 (sic, 5) yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1322; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John West Claxton; age 37; born 28 Dec 1880; Negro; living at Northfork, WV; constable for
McDowell Co, WV at Welch, WV; nearest relative, Annie Claxton, Northfork, WV; medium height
and build; Black eyes and Black hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 188A;
Image 1 of 50; Family #4/4.
Listed as John Claxton; age 37; born in VA; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17293; WV Archives Web Site.
John Claxton; age abt 45; born in 1880 in VA; miner for Ashland Coal and Coke Co; Colored; married;
husband of Annie Edwards(sic?, Smith?); son of John (sic, Tom) and unknown mother Claxton; died
25 Dec 1926 from perforation of lungs by gunshot and injury to spinal cord by pistol wound; buried
31 Dec 1926 at Charleston, WV; informant, T.N. Edwards, River View, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 289; WV Archives Web Site.
John Claxton; age 24; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in McDowell Co, WV;
son of Tom and Fannie; married on 1 Apr 1905 at Welch, WV; Annir Smith; age 22; born at
Christiansburg, VA; single; Black; daughter of Ned and Emma.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Arlington/Greenbrier; taken on 16/17 May 1910;
Page 47A; Image 34 of 39; Family #23/23.
Listed as Anna Claxton; age 21; born in VA; married once for 8 (sic, 5) yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in
household of husband, John W. Claxton.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 188A;
Image 1 of 50; Family #4/4.
Listed as Annie Claxton; age 29; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John W. Claxton.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 21 Apr 1930; page 53A;
Image 33 of 56; Family #6/7.
Listed as Ana Claxton; age 41; born in VA; widow; Negro; housework; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #32.
Listed as Annie Claxton; age 50; born in VA; widow; Negro; no education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of John H. Scott.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death certificate #7265; WV Archives Web Site.
Ann Gwyn Claxton; age 65; born in Christiansburg, VA; widow of John Claxton; Colored; retired;
living at Premier, WV; daughter of Ned and Anna (sic, Emma) Smith; died 17 Jun 1944 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from pulmonary TB; buried 21 Jun 1944 in cemetery at Premier, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
R.D. Dalton; age 23; born in NC; Black; single; miner; living at Ashland, WV; son of Granville and
Lula; married on 30 May 1925 at Crumpler, WV; Fannie Claxton; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; daughter of John and Annie.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Arlington/Greenbrier; taken on 16/17 May 1910;
Page 47A; Image 34 of 39; Family #23/23.
Listed as Anna Mae Claxton; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Claxton.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 188A;
Image 1 of 50; Family #4/4.
Listed as Fannie Claxton; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Claxton.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 52; WV Archives Web Site.
R.D. Dalton; age 23; born in NC; Black; single; miner; living at Ashland, WV; son of Granville and
Lula; married on 30 May 1925 at Crumpler, WV; Fannie Claxton; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; daughter of John and Annie.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 21 Apr 1930; page 53A;
Image 33 of 56; Family #6/7.
Listed as Fannie Dalton; age 27; born in WV; Negro; widow; in household of mother, Anna Smith
Claxton.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Crumpler; taken on 21 Apr 1930; page 53A;
Image 33 of 56; Family #6/7.
Listed as John R. Dalton; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of grandmother,
Anna Smith Claxton, with mother Fannie Claxton Dalton.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #32.
Listed as Johnie Dalton; age 14; born in WV; Negro; 10th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; son (sic, grandson) of lodger, Annie Claxton; in household of John H. Scott.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #147/147.
Listed as Mary Garner; age 76; born in VA; Negro; widow; married at 28 in household of son-in-law,
Mat Stanfield.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #33.
Listed as Mary Garner; age 88; born in VA; widow; Negro; no education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; mother-in-law; in household of son-in-law, Mat Stanfield.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4191; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Garner; age 98 yrs, 5 mons; born 15 Oct 1846 in Halifax Co, VA; widow of John Garner; Black;
living at Premier, WV for past 24 yrs; daughter of Albert and Reggie (Bruff) Allen; died 15 Mar 1945
at Premier, WV; from apoplexy due to blood clot on brain; buried 21 Mar 1945 at Woadsdale (sic,
Woodsdale), NC; informant, Elizabeth Standfield, Premier, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Person Co, NC; Holloways Township; taken on 21 Feb 1920; Page 16B; Image 32 of
32; Family #297/298.
Listed as Mat Stanfield; age 50; born in NC; married; farm laborer; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #147/147.
Listed as Mat Stanfield; age 59; born in NC; married at 40; Negro; teamster outside coal mine;
head of household.
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 #33.
Listed as Mat Stanfield; age 70; born in VA; married; Negro; 3rd garde education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; car man in coal mine; head of household.
4. Person Co, NC; Death Certificate #4153; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Matt James Stanfield; age 84; born in Aug 1869 in NC; widowed; miner; Negro; living at Rt #2,
Box 13; Woodsdale, NC; son of Green and Monna (Newman) Stanfield; died 6 Feb 1954 in Person
Co Memorial Hospital, Roxboro, NC; from hydronephronis, bilateral, uremia due to benign prostatic
hypertrophy; buried 9 Feb 1954 in Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Woodsdale, NC; informant,
Louise Stanfield, Rt 2, Box 13, Woodsdale, NC.
1. 1920 Census, Person Co, NC; Holloways Township; taken on 21 Feb 1920; Page 16B; Image 32 of
32; Family #297/298.
Listed as Elizabeth Stanfield; age 38; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Mat Stanfield.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #147/147.
Listed as Elizabeth Stanfield; age 47; born in VA; married at 28; Negro; in household of husband,
Mat Stanfield.
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 #33.
Listed as Elizabeth Stanfield; age 54; born in VA; married; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mat Stanfield.
1. Person Co, NC; death Certificate #124; NC Deaths, 1906-1930; LDS Web Site.
Jack Stanfield; age 3; son of Mat and Elizabeth (Easter) Stanfield; died 10 Sep 1923 in Holloway
Township, Person Co, NC from diphiteria; buried 11 Sep 1923 in Mayo Chapel Cemetery, Person Co,
NC.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 294; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Shanon; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; construction laborer; living at
Premier, WV; son of Tom and Kate; married on 30 Jul 1933 at Premier, WV; Lucy Mae Stanfield;
age 21; born in ____; single; Black; (adoptive) daughter of Mat and Elizabeth.
1. 1920 Census, Person Co, NC; Holloways Township; taken on 21 Feb 1920; Page 16B; Image 32 of
32; Family #297/298.
Listed as Lucy Stanfield; age 4; born in NC; niece; in household of uncle, Mat Stanfield.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 15 Apr
1930; Page 240A; Image 19 of 35; Family #147/147.
Listed as Lucy M. Stanfield; age 14; born in NC; Negro; in household of adoptive father, Mat
Stanfield.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 294; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Shanon; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; construction laborer; living at
Premier, WV; son of Tom and Kate; married on 30 Jul 1933 at Premier, WV; Lucy Mae Stanfield;
age 21; born in ____; single; Black; (adoptive) daughter of Mat and Elizabeth.