1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 186A; Image 27 of
70; Family #231/260.
Listed as Clarence E. Jones; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Allen E. Jones.
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 65A; Iamge 39 of 45;
Family #396/363.
Listed as Clarence E. Jones; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Allen E. Jones.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #4353; 16 oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Clarence Edward Jones; age 21; born 22 Feb 1919 at Wilcoe, WV; living at Roderfield, WV; employed
by US Coal and Coke Co, #2 Mine, Wilcoe, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Maida
Almond Jones, wife, Roderfield, WV; 5'7" tall; 160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Edward Jones; age 26; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; divorced; married on 22 Mar 1945
at Welch, WV; Ennis Elizabeth Mathis; age 24; born at Marine, WV; single; living at 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 #105/105.
Listed as Ennis E. Mathews; age 9; born in WV; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
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 #84.
Listed as Ennis Mathis; age 20; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Edward Jones; age 26; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; divorced; married on 22 Mar 1945
at Welch, WV; Ennis Elizabeth Mathis; age 24; born at Marine, WV; single; living at Premier, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 008959; WV Archives Web Site.
Dennis Wayne Jones; age 19; born 5 Feb 1954 in WV; single; never married; unemployed; living at
Kimball, WV; son of Clarence E. and Ennis (Mathis) Jones; died 14 Jun 1973 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to myocaridal insufficency; abnormal disability; chronic alcoholism; buried
17 Jun 1973 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfiled, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 3 Apr 2013.
Dennis Wayne "Bimbo" Jones; born 5 Feb 1954; died 14 Jun 1973; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #56 012942; WV Archives Web Site.
Alice Faye Jones; born 15 Sep 1956 in Welch, WV; daughter of Clarence Edward and Ennis
Elizabeth (Mathis) Jones; died 16 Sep 1956 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
24 week gestation, premature; buried 18 Sep 1956 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, C. E. Jones.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Larry E. Smith; 4 Sep 2016.
Alice Faye Jones; born 15 Sep 1956; died 16 Sep 1956; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1.1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 23 Jan 1920; Page 186A; Image 27 of
70; Family #231/260.
Listed as Clarence E. Jones; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Allen E. Jones.
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 65A; Iamge 39 of 45;
Family #396/363.
Listed as Clarence E. Jones; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Allen E. Jones.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #4353; 16 oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Clarence Edward Jones; age 21; born 22 Feb 1919 at Wilcoe, WV; living at Roderfield, WV; employed
by US Coal and Coke Co, #2 Mine, Wilcoe, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Maida
Almond Jones, wife, Roderfield, WV; 5'7" tall; 160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 303; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Edward Jones; age 26; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; divorced; married on 22 Mar 1945
at Welch, WV; Ennis Elizabeth Mathis; age 24; born at Marine, WV; single; living at Premier, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry French; age 30; born and living at Superior, WV; divorced; married on 4 Oct 1946 at Iaeger,
WV; Victoria Alberta Mathis; age 21; born and living at Prenier, WV; single.
1. 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 Victoria A. Mathews; age 3 yrs 10 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Rebecca
Mathis.
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 #84.
Listed as Alberta Mathis; age 13; born in WV; 8th garde education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry French; age 30; born and living at Superior, WV; divorced; married on 4 Oct 1946 at Iaeger,
WV; Victoria Alberta Mathis; age 21; born and living at Prenier, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 464; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry French; age 30; born and living at Superior, WV; divorced; married on 4 Oct 1946 at Iaeger,
WV; Victoria Alberta Mathis; age 21; born and living at Prenier, WV; single.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764A; Image 7 of 10; Household #52.
Listed as Elizabeth French; age 21; born in WV; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert M. Greer.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764A; Image 7 of 10; Household #52.
Listed as Betty Ann French; age 1; born in WV; no education; in household of grandfather,
Robert M. Greer, with mother, Elizabeth Greer French.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as Charles Young; age 13; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Lloyd Young.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 453 ; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edgar Conners; age 24; born and living at Capels, WV; single; married on 11 Jun 1950 at
Welch, WV; Lois Doan Mathis; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; living at Roderfield, 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 #105/105.
Listed as Lois D. Mathews; age less than 1 mon; born in WV; in household of mother, Rebecca
Mathis.
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 #84.
Listed as Lois Mathis; age 10; born in WV; 4th garde education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 453; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edgar Conners; age 24; born and living at Capels, WV; single; married on 11 Jun 1950 at
Welch, WV; Lois Doan Mathis; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; living at Roderfield, 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 #105/105.
Listed as Roscoe T. Mathews; age 17; born in WV; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
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 #84.
Listed as Roscoe Mathis; age 27; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; tippleman in coal mine; in household of mother, Rebecca Mathis.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Roscoe T. Mathis; age 35; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 10 Jan 1948 at
Premier, WV; Learah B. Phillips; age 29; born at Stewart, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #103.
Listed as Roscoe Mathis; age 37; born in WV; married; car dropper in coal mine; head of household.
5. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roscoe Mathis; born 18 Aug 1912; living at 12130 Beacon Ct, Hudson, FL 34667.
6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; LDS Web Site.
Roscoe T. Mathis; age 78; die 15 Mar 1991 in Pasco Co, FL.
1. Radford, VA;Marriage License #6311; Ancestry.com Website.
Amos Earl Phillips; age 21; born in Bluefield, WV; single; moulder; living at Radford, VA; son of William
A. and Nannie F. (French) Phillips; married on 4 Apr 1941 at Radford, VA; Lerah Bernice Lyons; age
22; born in Stuart, VA; single; living at Radford, VA; daughter of J.C. and Annie (Fain) Lyons.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Roscoe T. Mathis; age 35; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 10 Jan 1948 at
Premier, WV; Learah B. Phillips; age 29; born at Stewart, VA; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #103.
Listed as Lerah Mathis; age 31; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Roscoe Mathis.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lerah L. Mathis; born 5 Jul 1918; living at 12130 Beacon Ct, Hudson, FL 34667.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #103.
Listed as Sharon Mathis; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Roscoe Mathis.
1. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
James Dallas Meadows, Jr; age 22; born 30 Mar 1936 at Hix, Summers Co, WV; single; living at
Rainelle, WV; son of James Dallas and Goldie Ethel Meadows; married on 22 Nov 1958 at Hineton,
WV; Giesserina Savoca; age 22; born 20 Sep 1936; at Premier, WV; single; living at Jamesburg,
Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Salvatore and Marie 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 Gisarina Savoca; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Salvatore
Savoca.
2. Greenbrier Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
James Dallas Meadows, Jr; age 22; born 30 Mar 1936 at Hix, Summers Co, WV; single; living at
Rainelle, WV; son of James Dallas and Goldie Ethel Meadows; married on 22 Nov 1958 at Hineton,
WV; Giesserina Savoca; age 22; born 20 Sep 1936; at Premier, WV; single; living at Jamesburg,
Mercer Co, WV; daughter of Salvatore and Marie Savoca.
1. Summers Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1929); Page 26; Line #64; WV Archives Website.
Dallas J. Meadows; age 20; born and living in Summers Co, WV; single; married on 13 May 1929 in
Summers Co, WV; Golda E. Bragg; age 18; born and living in Summers co, WV; single.
1. Summers Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1929); Page 26; Line #64; WV Archives Website.
Dallas J. Meadows; age 20; born and living in Summers Co, WV; single; married on 13 May 1929 in
Summers Co, WV; Golda E. Bragg; age 18; born and living in Summers co, WV; single.
1. OH Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harlan Ivor Nierman; born 25 Mar 1908 in Lick Township, Jackson Co, OH.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Falls District; Longacre; taken on 6 Jun 1910; Page 67B;
Family #771/775.
Listed as Harlan Nearman; age 2; born in OH; in household of father, Ozark Nierman.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 14/15 Jan 1920; Page 220B;
Family #189/193.
Listed as Hirlan I. Nearman; age 12; born in OH; in household of father, Ozark Nierman.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Book #__(1928); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Harlen Nierman; age 20; born in Jackson Co, OH; single; brakeman; living at Hensley, WV; son of
Ozark and Isabella; married on 14 Dec 1928 at Welch, WV; Mary Canterbury; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Horn and Effie; information given by; Effie Samon,
mother, and Ozark Nierman, father.
5. 1930 Census, Letcher Co, KY; Jenkins; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 88B; Image 14 of 23;
Family #128/135.
Listed as Harlan J. Nierman; age 22 born in OH; married at 20; boarder; coal loader; in household
of James Estep.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787B;
E D # 24-40; Image 14 of 36; Household #85.
Listed as Harlin Nierman; age 32; born in OH; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; brakeman in coal mine; head of household.
7. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harlin Ivor Nierman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1908
Birth Place: Union, Ohio, USA
Residence Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Premier Poca Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Elmer Nierman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harlin Ivor Nierman Self (Head)
Elmer Nierman Wife"
8. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 482; WV Archives Web Site.
Harlen Ivor Nierman; age 35; born 25 Mar 1908 in Jackson Co, OH; living at Pemberton, WV; son
of Ozark and Isabelle Nierman; married 5 Apr 1943 at Beckley, WV; Edna Wilson Mills; age 31;
born 15 Mar 1912 at Galax, VA; living at Pemberton, WV; daughter of Emmett and Mae Wilson.
9. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harlan Nierman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 43
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1943
Divorce Date: 17 Apr 1951
Divorce Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Edna Wilson Nierman
Certificate Number: 1951001976
Number of Children: 0"
(Divorce granted to husband for desertion; she was living in Omaha, NE)
10. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harlin Nierman; born on 25 Mar 1908; died in Jan 1969; last residence, Dayton, Montgomery Co,
OH; SS # 235-09-5541; card issued in WV before 1951.
11. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Harlin Nierman; age 60; born in 1909; widowed; living in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH; died on 2
Jan 1969 in the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH.
12. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by B. Walls; 20 Jul 2013.
" Harlin I Nierman
Birth 25 Mar 1908
Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio, USA
Death 2 Jan 1969 (aged 60)
Ohio, USA
Burial
Mitchell Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 114084127"
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 #85.
Listed as Elmer Nierman; age 30; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Harlan I. Nierman.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harlin Ivor Nierman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 Mar 1908
Birth Place: Union, Ohio, USA
Residence Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Premier Poca Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Elmer Nierman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harlin Ivor Nierman Self (Head)
Elmer Nierman Wife"