1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 787A;
E D # 24-40; Image 13 of 36; Household #80.
Listed as Harlin Nierman; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father,Tamplin
Nierman.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #167.
Listed as Harlan E. Nerman; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Tamplin Neirman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
Harlin Eugene Nierman; age 20; born and living in Premier, WV; married on 26 Dec 1957 at Davy,
WV; Edna Mae Burks; age 17; born and living at Maitland, WV; with consent of Tamplin E. and
Lucille Nierman, parents of Harlin Eugene Nierman; and George E. and Dora Belle Burks, parents of
Edna Mae Burks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 176; WV Archives Web Site.
Harlin Eugene Nierman; age 20; born and living in Premier, WV; married on 26 Dec 1957 at Davy,
WV; Edna Mae Burks; age 17; born and living at Maitland, WV; with consent of Tamplin E. and
Lucille Nierman, parents of Harlin Eugene Nierman; and George E. and Dora Belle Burks, parents of
Edna Mae Burks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 301; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold Junior Hughes; age 18; born 26 Jan 1947 at Hensley, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Hensley, WV; son of Walter and Mary (Church) Hughes; married on 31 Mar 1965 at Davy, WV;
Judy Lou Burks; age 16; born 26 Oct 1948 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Hensley, WV; daughter of George Edward and Dora (Belcher) Burks; with comsent of Walter and
Mary Ellen Hughes, parents of Harold Junior Hughes, and G.E. abd Dora Bell Burks; parents of
Judy Lou Burks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 301; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold Junior Hughes; age 18; born 26 Jan 1947 at Hensley, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Hensley, WV; son of Walter and Mary (Church) Hughes; married on 31 Mar 1965 at Davy, WV;
Judy Lou Burks; age 16; born 26 Oct 1948 in Big Four, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at
Hensley, WV; daughter of George Edward and Dora (Belcher) Burks; with comsent of Walter and
Mary Ellen Hughes, parents of Harold Junior Hughes, and G.E. abd Dora Bell Burks; parents of
Judy Lou Burks.
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. 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.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edna Wilson Nierman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1943
Divorce Date: 17 Apr 1951
Divorce Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Harlan Nierman
Certificate Number: 1951001976
Number of Children: 0"
1. 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.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Edna Wilson Nierman
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 39
Birth Date: abt 1912
Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1943
Divorce Date: 17 Apr 1951
Divorce Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Harlan Nierman
Certificate Number: 1951001976
Number of Children: 0"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 235B; Image 10 of 35; Family #73/73.
Listed as Nicki Brescia; age 34; born in Italy; married at 32; immigrated to US in 1928; alien;
Blacksmith for coal mine; 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 #86.
Listed as Nick Bresia; age 42; born in Italy; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; Blacksmith for coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Card #U-96; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nicola Brescia; age 46; born 1 Jan 1898 in Gurrdalla, Italy; living at Premier, WV; employed by
Premier Pocahontas Colleries Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Maria
Antonia Berscia, Premier, WV; 5'8" tall; 148 lbs; brown eyes, Black hair; dark complexion.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 9 Apr
1930; Page 235B; Image 10 of 35; Family #73/73.
Listed as Maria Breacia; age 19; born in Italy; married at 17; immigrated to US in 1929; alien;
in household of husband, Nicholas Breacia.
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 #86.
Listed as Mary Bresia; age 28; born in Italy; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Nick Breacia.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mack Austin
Gender Male
Race White
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1892
Marriage Date 29 Oct 1914
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Ottie (sic, Etta) Richardson
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 20
Event Type Marriage"
2. Ashe Co, NC; WW I; Draft Registration Card #1002; 5 Jun 1917; LDS Web Site.
John Mc Austin; age 25; born 29 Dec 1891 in Scottsville, NC; living at RFD 2, Laurel Springs, NC;
farmer; married; dependent wife and one child; disability doubetuse (sp?); tall with slender build;
brown eyes and Black hair.
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 #87.
Listed as J. Mac Austin; age 48; born in NC; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; tipple boss in coal mine; head of household.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #46.
Listed as Mack Austin; age 57; born in NC; widowed; dumps coal in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1957); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site
via LDS Web Site.
John Mack Austin; age 65; born in Dec 1891 at Scottsville, NC; widowed; retired miner; living at
Premier, WV; SS #235-09-5533; son of Frank and Clementine (Church) Austin; died 18 Jul 1957
in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from decompensated chronic corpulmonale with extensive
pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema; buried 21 Jul 1957 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield,
WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by, B. Walls; 1 Aug 2014.
Mack Austin; born 29 Dec 1891; died 18 Jul 1957; buried here; headstone shown.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ottie Richardson
Gender Female
Race White
Age 20
Birth Year abt 1894
Marriage Date 29 Oct 1914
Marriage Place Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Mack Austin
Spouse Gender Male
Spouse Race White
Spouse Age 22
Event Type Marriage"
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 #87.
Listed as Etta Austin; age 46; born in NC; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, J. Mac Austin.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1601; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Mrs Mack Austin, Etta; age 51 yrs, 1 mon, 29 days; born 24 Nov 1892 in Garyson Co, VAl married;
wife of J.M. Austin, age 53; housewife; living at Premier, WV; daughter of John A, and Kattie
(Johnson) Richardson, both born in Ashe Co, NC; died 22 Jan 1945 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
from heart failure due to rheumatic endoronditis; buried 26 Jan 1945 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield,
WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by, B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Mrs. Etta Austin; born 24 Nov 1893 (1892 per death certificate); died 22 Jan 1945; buried here;
headstone shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death certificate #10256; WV Archives Web Site.
John Frank Austin; age 5 yrs, 3 mons; born in May 1920 in NC; living at Premier, WV; son of J.M.
and Etta (Richardson) Austin; died 25 Aug 1925 at Welch, WV from peritonitis; buried 27 Aug
1925 at West Jefferson, NC; informant, J.M. Austin, Premier, WV.
1. Tennesse Marriages, 1790-1950; LDS Web Site.
I.N. Bean married Mary L. Knox on 10 May 1909 in Hawkins Co, TN.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #3349; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Immer newton Bean; age 39; born 2 May 1879; living at Twin Branch, WV; mining machine
repairman for J.B.B. Coal Co, Twin Branch, WV; nearest relative, Mary Lou Bean, Twin Branch, WV;
tall with slender build; blue eyes and brown hair.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #89.
Listed as I.N. Bean; age 60; born in TN; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; pump man in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-315; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Immer Newton Bean; age 62; born 2 May 1879 at Rodgersville, TN; living at Premier, WV;
employed by Premier Pocahontas Coal Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address,
Mary Lue Bean, Premier, WV; 5' 11 1/2" tall; 135 lbs; blue eyes; Black hair; ruddy complexion.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5777; WV Archives Web Site.
I.N. Bean, Immer Newton Bean written in; age 67 yrs, 16 days; born 2 May 1879 at Rodgersville,
TN; married; husband of Mary Lula Knox, age 56; living at Premier, WV; employed by Premier Poca
Coal Co; son of Columbus Bean and unknown mother; died 18 May 1946 in Grrace Hospital, Welch,
WV; from carcinoma of prostate with myocardial degeneration; buried 20 May 1946 in Shady
Grove Cemetery, Rodgersville, TN.
1. Tennesse Marriages, 1790-1950; LDS Web Site.
I.N. Bean married Mary L. Knox on 10 May 1909 in Hawkins Co, TN.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #89.
Listed as Mary Lou Bean; age 50; born in TN; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Immer N. Bean.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Mary Bean; age 63; born in TN; widow; in household of son, William Howard Bean.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #89.
Listed as Opal Bean; age 16; born in WV; 3 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Immer N. Bean.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #89.
Listed as Howard Bean; age 18; born in WV; 3 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1
Apr 1935; in household of father, Immer N. Bean.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #47.
Listed as Howard Bean; age 27; born in TN; never married; retail butcher for coal mine (company
store?); head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 465; WV Archives Web Site.
William Howard Bean; age 28; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; married on
12 Jun 1950 at Bluefield, WV; Juanita Carmen Blankenship; age 20; born at Niday, VA; single; living
at Roderfield, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; E.D. 24-40; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Page 791B; Image 22 of 36; Household #142.
Listed as Juanita Blankenship; age 10; born in VA; 3rd grade education; attending school;
lived in Bland Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Alfred Blankenship.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 465; WV Archives Web Site.
William Howard Bean; age 28; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; married on
12 Jun 1950 at Bluefield, WV; Juanita Carmen Blankenship; age 20; born at Niday, VA; single; living
at Roderfield, WV.
1. Tennessee marriages, 1796-1950; LDS Web Site.
G. Frank Burnett married Victoria Harmon on 8 Sep 1918 at Blountville, Sullivan Co, TN.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1159; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.cim Web Site.
George Franklin Burnett; age 20; born 22 Nov 1897; living at War, WV; laborer for Tift
Construction Co, Saltville, Smyth Co, VA; nearest relative, Mrs. Nannie H. Burnett, War, WV;
tall with medium build; brown eyes and brown hair.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek District; Premier; Page 236A; Image 11 of 35;
Family #84/84.
Listed as George F. Burnett; age 32; born in VA; married at 20; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #90.
Listed as G.F. Burnette; age 42; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #155.
Listed as George F. Burnett; age 52; born in VA; married; itppleman in coal mine; head of
household.
Nancy Victoria "Nannie" Harman
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 29/30 Apr 1910; Page 101A; Family #181.
Listed as Nancy V. Harman; age 9; born in VA; in household of father,Thomas M. Harman.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 63A; Family #345.
Listed as Nannie Harman; age 19; born in WV; married; in household of father,Thomas M. Harman.
3. Tennessee marriages, 1796-1950; LDS Web Site.
G. Frank Burnett married Victoria Harmon on 8 Sep 1918 at Blountville, Sullivan Co, TN.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek District; Premier; Page 236A; Image 11 of 35;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Nannie V. Burnett; age 29; born in VA; married at 17; in household of husband, George
F. Burnett.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 788A;
E D # 24-40; Image 15 of 36; Household #90.
Listed as N.V. Burnette; age 39; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George F. Burnett.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #155.
Listed as Nannie V. Burnett; age 49; born in VA; married; in husehold of husband, George F. Burnett.