McDowell and Wyoming Co, WV Families

Notes


Cecil Linzy Runyon

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 16 Jan 1920; Page 116B;
Family # 136/164.
Listed as Cecil Runyon; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, William Runyon.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Cecil Runyons; born 10 Jan 1917 at Welch, WV; living at Welch, WV; son of William and Polly;
married on 22 May 1938 at Premier, WV; Myrtle Burnette; born 22 Mar 1922 at War, WV; living
at Premier, WV; daughter of Frank and Nannie.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cecil Linzy Runyon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1916
Residence Place: Welch, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Coca Cola Bottling Co
Weight: 171
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Myrtle Runyon
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Cecil Linzy Runyon Self (Head)
Myrtle Runyon Wife"
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cecil L. Runyon; born 10 Jan 1916; died 15 Aug 1992; last residence, True, Summers Co, WV;
SS #233-12-8344; card issued in WV before 1951.


Myrtle Marie Burnett

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; Page 236A; Image 11 of 35;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Myrtle M. Burnett; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George F. Burnett.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 156; WV Archives Web Site.
Cecil Runyons; born 10 Jan 1917 at Welch, WV; living at Welch, WV; son of William and Polly;
married on 22 May 1938 at Premier, WV; Myrtle Burnette; born 22 Mar 1922 at War, WV; living
at Premier, WV; daughter of Frank and Nannie.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 383; WV Archives Web Site.
John Clayborne Compton; age 62; born in Floyd Co, VA; divorced; living at 419 McDowell St, Welch,
WV; married on 10 Aug 1958 at Welch, WV; Myrtle Marie Runyon; age 36; born in War, WV; divorced;
living at Welch, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Myrtle Burnette Runyon
[Myrtle Runyon Compton]
[Myrtle Compton]
[Myrtle Burnette Burnette]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1922
Birth Place: War McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Aug 2006
Father: George F Burnette
Mother: Nannie V Harmon
SSN: 236220943
Notes: Dec 1940: Name listed as MYRTLE BURNETTE RUNYON;
Sep 1958: Name listed as MYRTLE RUNYON COMPTON;
23 Aug 2006: Name listed as MYRTLE COMPTON"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Myrtle Compton
Last Residence:
24801 Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia
Born: 27 Mar 1922
Died: 16 Aug 2006
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"


Carl Clifton Sturgill

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 147; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Clifton Sturgill; age 24; born in VA; single; living at princeton, WV; married on 4 Feb 1946 at
Welch, WV; Eula Therese Burnett; age 16; born ar War, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; with
consent of Nannie Victoria Burnett, mother of Eula Theresa Burnett.


Eula Theresa Burnett

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns creek District; Premier; Page 236A; Image 11 of 35;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Eula T. Burnett; age 1 yr, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George F. Burnett.
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 #90.
Listed as Thersa Burnette; age 11; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George F. Burnett.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 147; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl Clifton Sturgill; age 24; born in VA; single; living at princeton, WV; married on 4 Feb 1946 at
Welch, WV; Eula Therese Burnett; age 16; born ar War, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; with
consent of Nannie Victoria Burnett, mother of Eula Theresa Burnett.


William M. Sheets

1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1916); Page 95; Line 11; WV Archives Web Site.
William Sheets; age 35; born in NC; single; living at Widemouth, WV; married on 27 Jul 1916 in
Mercer Co, WV; Lillie Richardson; age 23; born in NCl single; living at Widemouth, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 195B;
Image 2 of 16; Family #13/13.
Listed as William Sheets; age 43; born in NC; married; coal miner; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #674; WV Archives Web Site.
William Sheet; age 47; born in NC; married; coal miner; employed by Premier Poca Coal Co,
Premier, WV; son of unknown parents; died 11 Jan 1926 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; heart
problems; buried 13 Jan 1926 at West Jefferson, NC; informant, Mack Austin, Premier, WV.


Lillie V. Richardson

1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1916); Page 95; Line 11; WV Archives Web Site.
William Sheets; age 35; born in NC; single; living at Widemouth, WV; married on 27 Jul 1916 in
Mercer Co, WV; Lillie Richardson; age 23; born in NCl single; living at Widemouth, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 195B;
Image 2 of 16; Family #13/13.
Listed as Lillie Sheets; age 28; born in VA; married; in household of husband, William M. Sheets.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #76/76.
Listed as Lillie V. Sheets; age 38; born in VA; widow; married at 23; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10051; WV Archives Web Site.
Lilly Sheets; age 51; born in 1882 at Crumpler, NC; widow; daughter of unknown parents; died
13 Aug 1933 at Welch, WV from TB; buried 14 Aug 1933 at Bluefield, WV; informant, R.L.
Chrisley, Welch, WV.


Zeb Elmer Sheets

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 195B;
Image 2 of 16; Family #13/13.
Listed as Zeb Elmer Sheets; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Sheets.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #76/76.
Listed as Zeb E. Sheets; age 15; born in NC; in household of mother, Lillie V. Sheets.


Maggie L. Sheets

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 195B;
Image 2 of 16; Family #13/13.
Listed as Maggie Sheets; age 2 yrs, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Sheets.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #76/76.
Listed as Margie L. Sheets; age 12; born in WV; in household of mother, Lillie V. Sheets.


Mary Etta Sheets

1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 195B;
Image 2 of 16; Family #13/13.
Listed as Mary Etta Sheets; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William M. Sheets.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #76/76.
Listed as Mary E. Sheets; age 10; born in WV; in household of mother, Lillie V. Sheets.


Paul S. Sheets

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #76/76.
Listed as Paul S. Sheets; age 8; born in WV; in household of mother, Lillie V. Sheets.
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 Paul Sheets; age 18; born in WV; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of uncle, J. Mac Austin.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #46.
Listed as Paul Sheets; age 28; born in WV; single; brakeman in coal mine; in household of uncle,
John Mack Austin.


Henry Harlen Jenks Sr

1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 15 Apr 1930, Page 207B,
Family #259.
Listed as Henry Jenks, age 17, born in WV, in household of father, Charles Jenks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 369; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Jenks; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
Tod and Laura; married on 21 Aug 1933 at Welch, WV; Ina Mae Stapleton; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John and Georgia.
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 #91.
Listed as Henry Jenks; age 26; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #4430; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Harlan Jenks, Sr; age 40; born on 23 Jan 1914 at Flanagan, WV: married; coal miner;
son of Charles and Laura Kelly Jenks; died on 27 Mar 1954 at Welch, McDowell Co,
WV of heart problems; buried on 30 Mar 1954 at Hensley, WV; informant, Mrs. Iva Mae Jenks.


Iva Mae Stapleton

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #))(1933); Page 369; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry Jenks; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of
Tod and Laura; married on 21 Aug 1933 at Welch, WV; Iva Mae Stapleton; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John and Georgia.
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 #91.
Listed as Iva Jenks; age 26; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Henry H. Jenks.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Bill Norton Family"; Article;
Page 214; submitted by Anita Norton Hughes, Sunbury, OH.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010970; WV Archives Website.
Iva Jenks; age 58; born 17 Apr 1914 in WV; widow; custodian of school building; SS# 232-58-3580;
living at Big Sandy, WV; daughter of John and Georgia (Hampton) Stapleton; died 25 Jun 1972 in
Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary occlusion with diabetes mellitus;
buried 28 Jun 1972 in Mitchell Cemetery, Hensley, WV.


Henry Harlin Jenks Jr

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 #91.
Listed as Henry Jenks; age 6; born in WV; no education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Henry H. Jenks, Sr.


Janet Jenks

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 #91.
Listed as Janet Jenks; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Henry H. Jenks, Sr.


Charles Edward Stapleton

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Stapleton; age 18; born at War Eagle, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV;
married on 6 Aug 1953 at Premier, WV; Josephine Burnett; age 16; born and living at Premier,
WV; single; with consent of Emery and Sarah Stapleton, parents of Charles Edward Stapleton;
and Tom and Sarah Burnett; parents of Josephine Burnett.


Josephine Burnett

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 #92.
Listed as Josephine Burnett; age 2; born in WV; no education; lin household of father, Thomas E.
Burnett.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 11 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #152.
Listed as Josephine Burnett; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas E. Burnett.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Stapleton; age 18; born at War Eagle, WV; single; living at Twin Branch, WV;
married on 6 Aug 1953 at Premier, WV; Josephine Burnett; age 16; born and living at Premier,
WV; single; with consent of Emery and Sarah Stapleton, parents of Charles Edward Stapleton;
and Tom and Sarah Burnett; parents of Josephine Burnett.


Thomas "Tom" Chambers

1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on _____1930; Page 223A; Image 25
of 32; Family #268/285.
Listed as Thomas Chambers; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, James F. Chambers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Chambers; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son
of John and Roxie Chambers; married on 16 Dec 1929 at Eckman, WV; Emma Shepard; age 18;
born in Jackson OH, OH; single; daughter of C.D. and Emma Shepard.
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 #94.
Listed as Tom Chambers; age 32; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 18; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Tom Chambers; age 41; born in WV; married; brakeman in coal mine; head of household.


Emma Shepherd

1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 135; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Chambers; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son
of John and Roxie Chambers; married on 16 Dec 1929 at Eckman, WV; Emma Shepard; age 18;
born in Jackson OH, OH; single; daughter of C.D. and Emma Shepard.
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 #94.
Listed as Emma Chambers; age 29; born in OH; married; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas Chambers.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Emma Chambers; age 37; born in OH; married; in household of husband, Thomas
Chambers.


Donald Chambers

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 #94.
Listed as Donald Chambers; age 3; born in WV; married; no education; in household of father,
Thomas Chambers.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Donald Chambers; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Chambers.


Charles Chambers

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Charles Chambers; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Chambers.


Ralph Chambers

1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Ralph Chambers; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Chambers.


Elliott Eugene Carbaugh Sr

1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Carbaugh; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Elliot and Lena
Carbaugh; married on 6 Jan 1953 at Baileysville, WV; Gracie Cleo Chambers; age 18; born at
Prenier, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Tom and Emma Chambers.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Patty Greene; 10 Aug 2017.
" Elliott Eugene “Gene” Carbaugh, Sr
Birth 1934
Virginia, USA
Death 26 Jan 1987 (aged 52–53)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"

Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Elmer Elliott Carbaugh (1905-1999) & Lena Belle Rogers-Carbaugh (1907-1997).

"Brother of Maybell Carbaugh (1929-1929), Dorothy V. Carbaugh-Morgan (1929-2014), Vivian Carbaugh-Riffe-Bailey (B. 1932), Elmer Eugene Carbaugh Sr. (1934-1987), Nancy A. Carbaugh (1937-1938), Clara Mae Carbaugh-Ingram (1939-2017), and Dolly Lee Carbaugh (1943-2016).

"Married to Gracie Cleo Chambers-Carbaugh (1934-2012) on January 6, 1953 in Baileysville, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1953, Page 268, Application Date: January 3, 1953).

"Father of Elliott Eugene Carbaugh Jr. (1953-1953), Wayne Carbaugh, Thomas Elliot Carbaugh, and Debra Lynn Carbaugh-Ivy.

"Elliot Eugene Carbaugh Sr., 55, of Welch, died Monday at a Welch hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Douglas Mortuary, Welch.

"SOURCE: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper Archives, Tuesday, January 27, 1987."


Gracie Cleo Chambers

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 #94.
Listed as Gracie Chambers; age 6; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas Chambers.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19; Dwelling #130.
Listed as Gracie Chambers; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Chambers.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Eugene Carbaugh; age 21; born in VA; single; living at Baileysville, WV; son of Elliot and Lena
Carbaugh; married on 6 Jan 1953 at Baileysville, WV; Gracie Cleo Chambers; age 18; born at
Prenier, WV; single; living at Baileysville, WV; daughter of Tom and Emma Chambers.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kathy Swartzfager Scott; 7 Nov 2012.
" Gracie Cleo Chambers Carbaugh
Birth 3 Apr 1934
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 5 Nov 2012 (aged 78)
Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA"

Additional Information Posted:
"BUCYRUS: Gracie Cleo Carbaugh, 78 of Bucyrus passed away on November 5, 2012 in her residence at Kettle Run after a lengthy illness. She was born April 3, 1934 in Premier, West Virginia to the late Rhuban and Emma (Shepard) Chambers. On January 6, 1953 she married Elliot Eugene Carbaugh who preceded her in death.

"Surviving are her children, Linda Jean (Wayne) Carbaugh of Bluefield West Virginia, Thomas Elliot (Delores) Carbaugh, and Debra Lynn (Kenneth) Ivy of Bucyrus; three grandchildren, Jamie (Heather) Carbaugh, Domenica Morgan, Kristen Carbaugh; two great-grandchildren, Kyrha and Joie; her brothers, Donald (Carol) Chambers of Tampa, Florida, Charles Chambers, Ralph (Jean) Chambers both of Bucyrus. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Harless Chambers; and an infant son, Eugene.

"Gracie moved to Bucyrus in 1998 where she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God.

"The family will receive friends on Thursday from 2-5 in the Munz-Pirnstill Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday at 11 am in the Church of God on Woodlawn Ave. with Rev. Ernest Surgener officiating, friends may call one hour prior to services. Graveside Services for Gracie will be held on Saturday at 1:30 pm in the Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell West Virginia.

"The family has requested memorials be made to the Church of God through the funeral home.

"Published in the Telegraph-Forum on November 7, 2012"


Otto M. Tessner

1. 1900 Census, Marion Co, AL; Goddard District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 193B; Image 24 of
36; Family 210/211.
Listed as Otto M. Tessneer; age 1, born in Feb 1899 in AL; in household of father, John L.
Tessner.
2. Jefferson Co, AL; WWI Draft Registration Card #307; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Otto Tessneer; age 19; born 22 Feb 1898; living at Morris, Jefferson Co, AL; miner; employed by
A.P. Thornton, Morris, AL; nearest relative, J.L. Tessneer; short with medium build; gray eyes and
light hair.
3. 1920 Census, Jefferson Co, AL; taken on 19 Jan 1920; Page 212A; Image 15 of 33;
Family #192/201.
Listed as Otto M. Tessneer; age 20; born in AL;coal miner; in household of father, John L.
Tessner.
4. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957; LDS Web Site.
Otto W. Tessneer; age 24; born in 1899; single; married on 3 Mar 1923 in Birmingham, Jefferson
Co, AL; Lillie Hays; age 18; born in 1908; single.
5. 1940 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 785B; Image 16 of 36; Household #97.
Listed as Otto W. Tesseneer; age 40; born in AL; 7th grade education; lived in Knott Co, KY on
1 Apr 1935; machine operator, head of household.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #11.
Listed as Auto Tesner; age 51; born in AL; married; cutting machine operator in coal mine; head
of household.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Otto Tessner; born 22 Feb 1898; died in Dec 1980; last residence, Premier, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #232-12-6765; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.


Lillie I Hayes

1. Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957; LDS Web Site.
Otto W. Tessneer; age 24; born in 1899; single; married on 3 Mar 1923 in Birmingham, Jefferson
Co, AL; Lillie Hays; age 18; born in 1908; single.
2. 1940 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 785B; Image 16 of 36; Household #97.
Listed as Lillie Tesseneer; age 30; born in AL; 7th grade education; lived in Knott Co, KY on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Otto M. Tessner.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 13 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 75; Dwelling #11.
Listed as Lillian Tesner; age 42; born in AL; married; retail department store clerk; in household of
husband, Otto M. Tessner.
4. Social Security Death index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lillie I Tessner; born 27 Sep 1908; died 4 Oct 1990; last residence, Premier, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #235-36-7617; card issued in WV before 1951.