1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Frank Facello; age 47; born in Italy; married; naturalized; 3rd grade education; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; brakeman; head of household.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 524; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Facello; age 67; born 6 May 1894 in Guardsvalle, Italy; living at MacArthur, WV; son of Joseph
and Catherine Facello; married on 18 Feb 1961 at MacArthur, WV; Ollivene Lovelace; age 64; born
19 Mar 1897 at Premier, WV; living at MacArthur, WV; daughter of Wiley and Callie Lovelace.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Ollivene Facello; age 36; born in NC; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Frank Facello.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 524; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Facello; age 67; born 6 May 1894 in Guardsvalle, Italy; living at MacArthur, WV; son of Joseph
and Catherine Facello; married on 18 Feb 1961 at MacArthur, WV; Ollivene Lovelace; age 64; born
19 Mar 1897 at Premier, WV; living at MacArthur, WV; daughter of Wiley and Callie Lovelace.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Elizabeth Facello; age 17; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Frank Facello.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Frances Facello; age 14; born in WV; 7th garde education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Frank Facello.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Lena Facello; age 13; born in WV; 6th garde education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Frank Facello.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Angelina Facello; age 6; born in WV; 1st garde education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Frank Facello.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Joe Facello; age 17; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Frank Facello.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 161; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Facello; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 23 Dec 1944 at the Sacred
Hearts Rectory, Powhatan, WV; Anna Patsey; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #157.
Listed as Joseph Facello; age 26; born in WV; married; coal loader in coal mine; head of household
Angelena Pezzatto "Ann" Patsey
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 Anglena Pezzato; age 5; 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 Angelina Patsy; age 15; born in WV; 3 hrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of step-father, Frank Salvucci.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 161; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Facello; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 23 Dec 1944 at the Sacred
Hearts Rectory, Powhatan, WV; Anna Patsey; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #157.
Listed as Ann Facello; age 24; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Joseph Facello.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #157.
Listed as Joseph Facello, Jr; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Facello.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Frank Facello; age 47; born in Italy; married; naturalized; 3rd grade education; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; brakeman; head of household.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 524; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Facello; age 67; born 6 May 1894 in Guardsvalle, Italy; living at MacArthur, WV; son of Joseph
and Catherine Facello; married on 18 Feb 1961 at MacArthur, WV; Ollivene Lovelace; age 64; born
19 Mar 1897 at Premier, WV; living at MacArthur, WV; daughter of Wiley and Callie Lovelace.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #79.
Listed as Ollivene Facello; age 36; born in NC; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Frank Facello.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 524; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Facello; age 67; born 6 May 1894 in Guardsvalle, Italy; living at MacArthur, WV; son of Joseph
and Catherine Facello; married on 18 Feb 1961 at MacArthur, WV; Ollivene Lovelace; age 64; born
19 Mar 1897 at Premier, WV; living at MacArthur, WV; daughter of Wiley and Callie Lovelace.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #16265; WV Archives Web Site.
James facello; age 49; born 27 Sep 1902 in Italy; married; miner; living at Mt. Hope, WV; son of
Joseph and Kathryn Bova Facello; died 20 Dec 1951 in Oswald Mines, Oswald, Raleigh Co, WV from
a slate fall; crushed chest; buried 23 Dec 1951 in Highlawn Memorial Park; informant, Golda Facello,
Mt. Hope, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #61' 008478; WV Archives Web Site.
Goldie Facello; age 47; born 14 jan 1914; in WV; wodow; living at Mt. Hope, WV; domestic;
daughter of John and Callie (Hart) Lovelace; died 20 Jun 1961 at Mt. Hope, WV; from myrocardal
infraction diue to hypertenvive cardiovascular disease; buried 22 Jun 1961 in Highlawn Memorial
Park, Oak Hill, WV; informant, Enest Facello, Bradley, WV.
1. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; 10 Jan 2008; Newspaper Obit.
"BALTIMORE — Bobby Ray Facello, 67, of Baltimore, Md., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, following a long illness."Born April 2, 1940, at Maple Fork, he was the son of the late James and Goldie Lovelace Facello.
"Bobby was retired from Bethlehem Steel in Baltimore. He was an active member of Peninsula Baptist Church.
"In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ernest, Henry, Ronald and Kenny Facello; and a sister Clara Facello.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Shirley Steele Facello; a son, Dr. Michael Facello and his wife, Denise, and a grandson, Joshua, all of Raleigh, N.C.; five brothers, Frank and Wayne Facello, both of Maple Fork, and Roger, Johnnie and Charles Facello, all of Baltimore; and two sisters, JoAnn Mira of Oak Hill and Phyllis Kinder of Norfolk, Va.
"Funeral service was 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Connelly Funeral Home, Essex, Md.
"Submitted by Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #107/107.
Listed as Salvatore Savoca; age 35; born in Italy; married at 33; immigrated to US in 1927;
naturalized; coal miner; head of household
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Salvatore Savoca; age 45; born in Italy; married; no education; lived in Italy on 1 Apr
1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #107/107.
Listed as Mary Savoca; age 21; born in Italy; married at 19; immigrated to US in 1927; alien;
in household of husband, Salvatore Savoca.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Marie Savoca; age 32; born in Italy; married; 2nd grade education; lived in Italy on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Salvatore Savoca.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #107/107.
Listed as Fioretlo Savoca; age 1 yr 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Salvatore Savoca.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11399; WV Archives Web Site.
Ferrell Savoca; age 4 yrs, 9 mons, 21 days; born 29 Nov 1928 at Premier, WV; living at Premier,
WV; son of Salvadore (sic, Salvatore) and Marie (Grzanello) Savoca; died 20 Sep 1933 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from diptheria, nasal type; buried 22 Sep 1933 at Thorpe, WV; informant,
Salvatore Savoca, Premier, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #107/107.
Listed as Domenice Savoca; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Salvatore Aavaco.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1930); Page 191; Line 8; WV Archives Web Site.
Domenica Savaco; age 10 mons, 28 days; born 19 Mar 1930; daughter of Savalo and Marie
(Rigavello) Savoca; died 16 Feb 1931 at Premier, WV; from acute colitis; buried 17 Feb 1930
at Thorpe, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Nellie Savaco; age 8; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Salvatore Savoca.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Santina Savoca; age 5; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Salvatore Savaco.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Ollando Savaco; age 1; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Salvatore
Savoca.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #83.
Listed as Domenica Savoca; age 70; born in Italy; widow; no education; lived in Italy on 1 Apr
1935; in household of son, Salvatore Savoca.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10102; WV Archives Web Site.
Domenica Norella Savaca; age 83; born 20 Feb 1870 in Italy; widow; living at Welch, WV;
daughter of Antonino and Maria (Stracuzzi) Spadaro; died 31 Jul 1953 in Grace Hospital, Welch,
WV; from a cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis; buried 3 Aug 1953 in Iaeger Memorial;
informant, Salvatore Savoca.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17193; WV Archives Web Site; via LDS Web Site.
Carmello Savoca; age 43 yrs, 3 mons, 5 days; born 21 Sep 1892 in Italy; married; miner; living at
Premier, WV; son of Falipo and Domenica (Spararo) Savoca; died 31 Dec 1935 at premier, WV;
from chrushing injuries in slate fall; buried 2 Jan 1936 at Thorpe; informant, Slvatora Savoca,
brother, Premier, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Marion District; Bonham's Voting Precinct; taken on 27 Jun 1900;
Page 40B; Image 28 of 29; Family #256/259.
Listed as Rebecca E. Mahaffey; age 8; born in NC in Apr 1892; in household of father, Hiram F.
Mahaffey.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 12 Apr
1930; Page 237B; Image 14 of 35; Family #105/105.
listed as Rebecca E. Mathews; age 39; born in NC; widow; married at 18; boarding house keeper
for coal mine; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #84.
Listed as Rebecca Mathis; age 49; born in NC; widow; 4th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 013517; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Rebecca E. Mathis; age 80; born in NC; widow; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Hiram F. and
Rebecca (Hutchinson) Mahaffey; died 5 Sep 1971 at Premier, WV from an acute coronary
thrombosis; buried 8 Sep 1971 in Iager Memoral Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Rebecca E. Mathis; born 23 Apr 1891; died 5 sep 1971; buried here; headstone photo shown.