1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 235B; Image 10 of 35; Family #70/70.
Listed as Eugene R. Fly; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Frank R. Fly.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784B;
E D # 24-40; Image 11 of 36; Household #69.
Listed as Eugene Fly; age 24; born in WV; married; in yr HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; machine operator in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 471; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Eugene Fly; age 26; born at Coalwood, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
7 Sep 1944 at Welch, WV; Maude Dale; age 21; born at Yukon, WV; single; living at War, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Frank Fly; born 3 Dec 1917; died in Jul 1981; last residence, Honaker, Russell Co, VA; last benefit
paid at Leanon, Russell Co, VA; SS #232-12-1946; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 471; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Eugene Fly; age 26; born at Coalwood, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
7 Sep 1944 at Welch, WV; Maude Dale; age 21; born at Yukon, WV; single; living at War, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Frieda Davison; 27 Dec 2013.
"Maude Dale Fly; born 16 Oct 1925 at Jolo, McDowell Co, WV; died 21 Sep 2001 at Honaker, Russell
Co, VA; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; newspaper obit photo shown.
"Mrs. Maude D. Fly; age 75, of Honaker, Virginia, passed away Friday night (September 21, 2001) at
her home.Born October 16, 1925 in Jolo, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Bill and Dorcus
Johnson Dale. She had resided in Honaker area for thirty-nine years and was a former manager of the
Honaker Cannery. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Honaker.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Fly, one infant son, one
step-son, William Gene Fly, and six brothers and sisters.
"Survivors include three daughters, Mary Frances Hess of Honaker, Virginia, Rhonda Lynn Myers of
Bluefield, West virginia and Jeannie Marie Mitchell of Pittsboro, North Carolina; one son, John Leroy Fly
of Marion Texas, one step-son, Roy Fly of Parkersburg, West Virginia; five sisters, Edith June Clanciolo
of Fairview Park, Ohio, Nancy Jo Dale and Linda Sue Smith of Cartersville, Virginia, Sandra Faye Harris
of Honaker, Virginia, and Debroah Lynn Richardson of Caretta, West Virginia; one brother, Johnny Brack
Dale of Beltsville, Virginia; twelve grandchildren and several great-grandchildren survive.
"Funeral services were conducted at 11;00am Tuesday in the Honaker Huneral Chapel, Honaker, Virginia
with the Rev. Chris Musick and Bro. Wade Taylor officating. Internment followed in Roselawn Memorial
Gardens at Princeton, West Virginia..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11653; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Frank Fly, Jr; age abt 10 minutes; born and died 27 Aug 1947 at Bartley, WV; son of Eugene Frank,
born in Coalwood, WV, and Maude (Dale), born in Yukon, WV, Fly, Sr; due to neo-asphyxa; buried 27 Aug
1947 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, E.F. Fly, Bartley, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 18 Dec 2013.
Eugene F. Fly, Jr; born unknown; died 27 Aug 1947; buried here; headstone photo shown; "OUR BELOVED
BABY".
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; taken on 7 Jul 1850; Page 220B; Image 14 of
213; Family #90/90.
Listed as John Brooks, age 18, born in VA, in household of mother, Mary Asbury Brooks.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; Thompson Valley PO; taken on 20 Jul 1860; Page
813; Image 17 of 99; Family #856/841.
Listed as John Brooks; age 28; born in VA; in household of mother, Mary Asbury Brooks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "John Isaac and Rachel Catherine Shinault Brooks" Article; Page 106; submitted by Jane Ellen
Horton, PO Box 218, Raven, VA 24639.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; McDowell County Historical Society;
1995; "John Isaac and Rachel Catherine Shinault Brooks" Article; Page 106; submitted by Jane Ellen
Horton, PO Box 218, Raven, VA 24639.
1. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; Thompson Valley PO; taken on 20 Jul 1860; Page
813; Image 17 of 99; Family #856/841.
Listed as Martha Brooks; age 6; born in VA; in household of grandmother, Mary Asbury Brooks, with
father, John Brooks.
1. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; Thompson Valley PO; taken on 20 Jul 1860; Page
813; Image 17 of 99; Family #856/841.
Listed as Amanda Brooks; age 4; born in VA; in household of grandmother, Mary Asbury Brooks, with
father, John Brooks.
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; taken on 7 Jul 1850; Page 220B; Image 14 of
213; Family #90/90.
Listed as Charles Brooks, age 16, born in VA, in household of mother, Mary Asbury Brooks.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Western District; Thompson Valley PO; taken on 20 Jul 1860; Page
813; Image 17 of 99; Family #856/841.
Listed as Charles Brooks; age 26; born in VA; in household of mother, Mary Asbury Brooks.
3. E-mail fron Jesse bates; 14 Jun 2012.
"...I found a marriage record for Polly’s son Charles Brooks [1834] also. It is in the Annals of
Tazewell County, Vol. II, page 39. He married Elizabeth E. Kinder on 7 Feb 1865 in Tazewell Co...."
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, taken on 6 Jul 1850, Page 219B, Family #69.
Listed as Elizabeth Kinder, age 5, born in VA, in household of father, Joseph Kinder.
2. E-mail fron Jesse bates; 14 Jun 2012.
"...I found a marriage record for Polly’s son Charles Brooks [1834] also. It is in the Annals of
Tazewell County, Vol. II, page 39. He married Elizabeth E. Kinder on 7 Feb 1865 in Tazewell Co...."
1. "The We;ch Daily News"; Saturday; 3 Nov 1928; Page 5.
"HONOR ROLL PREMIER
"The following pupils made the Honor Roll for the month of October, being neither absent, tardy, and
making an average of 90, with nothing below 85.
"FIRST GRADE: Walter Blankenbeckler, Donald Daughtery (sp?), Otho Grimes, Chester Kerns (sp?),
??? Edwards, Nellie ???, Lucille Staley, Myrtle Burnett, Catherine Console, Concettina Fly, Lever
Cecil, Crockett Osborne, Warren Pennington, Howard Shannon...
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 235B; Image 10 of 35; Family #70/70.
Listed as Concettina M. Fly; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Frank R. Fly.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Ellis Greer; born 19 Mar 1916 at Davy, WV; living at Premier, WV; son of Millard and Zellia; was
issued a license to marry on 14 Mar 1938; Concettina Fly; born 1 Aug 1920 at Premier, WV; living
at Premier, WV.
(No return by minister. Do not believe marriage took place. Concettina married John Sherman
Tessner later that year on 24 Dec 1938)
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Mayo River District; taken on 2 Jul 1900; Page 89A; Image 29 of 33;
Family #272/274.
Listed as Mary L. Keaton; age 3 mons; born in in VA; boarder; in household of Delilia Tuggle,
with mother, Mincy F. Keaton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 96; WV Archives Web Site.
G.F. Watson; age 27; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of George
and Melez; married on 17 oct 1916 at Welch, WV; Mary L. Keaton; age 17; born in Patrick Co, VA;
single; daughter of M.F. Avello.(daughter of Mike and Mincy (Avillo) Keaton)
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 235B; Image 10 of 35; Family #70/70.
Listed as Mary L. Fly; age 30; born in VA; married at 18; in household of husband, Frank R. Fly.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16249; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Roy Fly (Mary Liza Fly written in); age 45 yrs, 8 mons, 24 days; born on 29 Feb 1900 at
Hemphill, WV (sic, Patrick Co, VA); married; wife of Frank Roy Fly; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of
Mike and Mincy (Avillo) Keaton; died on 22 Nov 1945 in the Grace Hospital, Welch, WV from a
cerebro vascular accident; buried on 25 Nov 1945 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Txkulbreez; 13 Jul 2011.
Mary Liza Keaton Fly; born on 29 Feb 1900; died on 22 Nov 1945; buried here; headstone photo
shown; personal and death certificate photos also shown; "Mary was born in Patrick Co, VA
to Minsie Keaton and an unknown father".
1. 1900 Census, Patrick Co, VA; Mayo River District; taken on 2 Jul 1900; Page 89A; Image 29 of 33;
Family #272/274.
Listed as Minsie Keaton; age 15; born in May 1885 in VA; single; 1 child, 1 living; boarder;
in household of Delilia Tuggle.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 43; WV Archives Web Site.
Michele Avella; age 37; born in Italy; single; miner; living at Giatto, WV; son of Luther and
Irazia; married on 23 May 1910 at Welch, WV; M. F. Keaton; age 23; born in Patrick Co, VA;
single; daughter of Robert and Jane.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 272B;
Image 24 of 30; Family #221/221.
Listed as Martha (sic) Avilla; age 32; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Mike Avella.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 235A;
Image 9 of 35; Family #69/69.
Listed as Mincey F. Avella; age 45; born in VA; widow, married at 35; head of household.
5. Roane Co, WV; Death Certificate #9692; WV Archives Web Site.
Mincey Avella; age 67; born in 1883 in Critz, VA; widow; housewife; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter
of unknown parents; died 24 Jul 1950 in the Spencer State Hospital, Roane Co, WV following a 3 yrs, 27 day
stay; from Acute pyrgenic parotites, terminal; due to hemiplegia due to cerebral thrombosis; buried 30 July
1950 at Welch (sic).
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 18 Dec 2013.
Mincy Avella; born Jun 22, 1885; died 24 Jul 1950; buried here; grave marker shown; "Mother Of Mary Fly".
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 802.
Big Creek Township, page 021.
Listed as Fielden K. Sparks, age 5, in household of father, John H. Sparks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1896); Page 319; WV Archives Web Site.
F.K. Sparks; age 21; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; farmer; living in McDowell Co, WV; son of
J.H. and Lucy Sparks; married on 19 Aug 1896 at the house of J.H. Sparks; Victoria Shrader; age
20; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of S.A. and Sarah
Shrader.
3. Ancestry.com web site, GEDCOM file 185947, 10 Dec 2000, submitted by
danbetts@home.com
Fielding Kirk Sparks was born on 1 Dec 1874 in Tazewell Co, VA; died in May
1955; married Victoria Shrader.
4. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, taken on 12 Jun 1900, Page
78B, Family #107.
Listed as Kirk Spark, age 24, born in Dec 1875 in VA, farmer, head of
household.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, Kirk Sparks search, 5 May 2002, submitted by
Patricia Christian, hanna@netscope.net.
Fielding Kirk Sparks was born on 1 Dec 1874 in Tazewell Co, VA; died on 19
May 1955 in Tazewell co, VA; married Victoria Shrader.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); E-mail from Patsy McMillian, 21 Jun 2012.
Fieldon Kirk Sparks; married Belle Goodman on 19 Oct 1950 at Tazewell, VA.
7 Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #7569; WV Archives Web Site.
Feldon Kirk Sparks; age 80 yrs, 5 mons, 23 days; born 1 Dec 2874 at Squire, WV; married;
carpenter; living at Squire, WV; son of John and Lucy (Asbury) Sparks; died 24 May 1955 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefiled, WV; from a cerebral hemorrhage; buried 26 May 1955 at Grassy
Spir; informant, Mrs. F.K. Sparks.
1. Information from E-mail; 9 Mar 2011; Patsy L. McMillan to Larry Smith.
Patsy was a daughter of Vanam and Carrie Ellen (Roark) Roark.
2. Information from E-mail; 24 Sep 2001; Patsy L. McMillian to Larry Smith.
"Believe I forgot to send you Mother's Maiden Name. (Mother's Maiden Name is Goodman, Carrie Ellen Goodman Roark.
"Mother was Born 12 July 1919 in Sutherland TN
Mother went to be with the Lord 18 Feb 1970 Bristol TN
Carrie Ellen Goodman Married Vanam Clifton Roark 8 Oct 1938
"Parents of Carrie Goodman Roark are
Walter Lee Goodman B 19 July 1887 Jefferson Co NC
Docia Isabella "Neely" Goodman Born 19 July 1891 Sutherland TN
D 1987 Abingdon, VA ..."
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); E-mail from Patsy McMillian, 21 Jun 2012.
Fieldon Kirk Sparks; married Belle Goodman on 19 Oct 1950 at Tazewell, VA.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #106/106.
Listed as Rayman Pezzato; age 7; twin; born in WV; in household of father, Fillippo Pezzato.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784B;
E D # 24-40; Image 11 of 36; Household #70.
Listed as Raymond Patsy; age 17; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of step-father, Frank Salvucci.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #162.
Listed as Romond Patsy; age 27; born in WV; never married; tippleman in coal mine; in household
of step-father, Frank Salvucci.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 399; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Pezzato; age 30; born at Excelsior, WV; single; living at 7267 Plainview, Detroit, MI;
married on 13 Aug 1953 at Roderfield, WV; Margaret Louise Wright; age 18; born at Keystone,
WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; with consent of James and Lettie Wright, parents of Margaret
Louise Wright.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley, Claren Hollow; E.D. 24-36;
taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #322.
Listed as Margaret Wright; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived at Welch, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James Wright.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 399; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Pezzato; age 30; born at Excelsior, WV; single; living at 7267 Plainview, Detroit, MI;
married on 13 Aug 1953 at Roderfield, WV; Margaret Louise Wright; age 18; born at Keystone,
WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; with consent of James and Lettie Wright, parents of Margaret
Louise Wright.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 002115; WV Archives Web Site.
Margaret Louise Patsey; age 28; born 12 Jul 1935 in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; store employee;
living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of James and Lettie (Green) Wright; died 27 Jan 1964 in Welch
Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to cancer of pancres with metastasis; buried 31 Jan 1964 in
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Lettie G. Christian, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 2 Jun 2012; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Margaret louise Wright Patsey; born 12 Jul 1935; died 27 Jan 1964; buried here; grave marker photo
shown.