1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1909); Page 132; Line 146; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred F. Paulitch; age 27; born in PA; single; miner; living at Stuart, WV; son of Andrew and
Marguerte; married on 30 Oct 1909 at Stuart, WV; Ada Porter; age 19; born in VA; single; living
at Stuart, WV; daughter of Samuel and Maggie.
1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1909); Page 132; Line 146; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred F. Paulitch; age 27; born in PA; single; miner; living at Stuart, WV; son of Andrew and
Marguerte; married on 30 Oct 1909 at Stuart, WV; Ada Porter; age 19; born in VA; single; living
at Stuart, WV; daughter of Samuel and Maggie.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B;
Image 4 of 13; Family #379/408.
Listed as Ada Paulitch; age 29; born in VA; widow; in household of sister, Lelia Porter Smith Farmer.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B;
Image 4 of 13; Family #379/408.
Listed as Sterling Farmer; age 5 yrs 1 mon; born in WV; in household of mother, Lelia Porter Smith
Farmer.
2. 1930 Census; Taylor Co, WV; Court House District; WV Industrial School for Boys; Fairmont and
Beverly Pike; taken 16 Apr 1930; Page 44A; Image 5 of 9.
Listed as Sterling A. Farmer; age 15; born in WV; inmate.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 786A; Image 17 of 36; Household #106.
Listed as Sterling Farmer; age 25; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of uncle (by marriage), Nathan B. Ash.
4. US Army WW II Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sterling A. Farmer; born in 1914 in WV; single, without dependents; living in Eddy Co, NM;
enlisted on 1 Aug 1941 at Santa Fe, NM in the Air Corps as a Private; 3 yrs of HS; semi-skilled
miner; 6' 1", 134 lbs.
5. Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2100; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sterling A. Farmer; married Linnie Mae Hughlett in 1946 in Eddy Co, NM.
6. US City Directories, 1821-1989; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sterling A. Farmer; agent; spouse, Linnie M. Farmer; liviing at N 2nd Street, Carlsbad, NM in 1958.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkins District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B;
Image 4 of 13; Family #379/408.
Listed as John Smith; age 14; born in WV; in household of mother, Lelia Porter Smith Farmer.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 190; WV Archives Web Site.
John Smith; age 22; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; store clerk; living at Havaco, WV; son of Ed
and Lelia; married on 11 Apr 1923 at Welch, WV; Mabel Nichols; age 21; born in TN; single;
daughter of Vom and Ida B.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as John L. Smith; age 24; born in WV; married at 17; automobile mechanic; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B; Image
4 of 13; Family #381/410.
Listed as Mabel Nickles; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, William W. Nichols.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 190; WV Archives Web Site.
John Smith; age 22; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; store clerk; living at Havaco, WV; son of Ed
and Lelia; married on 11 Apr 1923 at Welch, WV; Mabel Nichols; age 21; born in TN; single;
daughter of Vom and Ida B.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as Mabel G. Smith; age 24; born in TN; married at 17; in household of husband, John L.
Smith.
4. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mabel Grace Smith; age 83; born 26 Apr 1903; died 6 Nov 1986 in Pinellas Co, FL.
5. FindAGrave.com; Sunnyside Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Co, FL.
Mabel Grace Smith; born in 1903; died in 1986; buried here.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as Lucille R. Smith; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Smith.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as Rodney G. Smith; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Smith.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B; Image
4 of 13; Family #381/410.
Listed as William W. Nickles; age 64; born in VA; married; Blacksmith for coal company; head of
household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
William Worth Nichols; born 19 Sep 1856; died 24 Jun 1931 in Davy, WV; buried here; double headstone
photo shown with wife Ida B. Wilson Nichols..
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B; Image
4 of 13; Family #381/410.
Listed as Ida B. Nickles; age 45; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William W. Nichols.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as Ida B. Nichols; age 63; born in WV; widow; married at 32; in household of son-in-law,
John L. Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #13595; WV Archives Web Site.
Ida B. Nichols; age 65 yrs, 1 mon, 3 days; born 3 Sep 1866 at Charleston, WV; widow; house
keeper; daughter of Moses and Martha Wilson, both born at Middlesboro, VA; died 6 Oct 1931
at Welch, WV; from a strangulated ventral hernia due to chronic intestitial nephritis; following
resection of bowel surgery on 3 Oct 1931; buried 8 Oct 1931 at Roderfield, WV; informant,
R.E.L. Wilson, Welch, WV
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 16 Dec 2013.
Ida B. Nichols; born 7 Sep 1866; died 6 Oct 1931; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, William W. Nichols.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 167B; Image
4 of 13; Family #381/410.
Listed as Frank Nickles; age 25; born in VA; single; coal miner; in household of father, William W.
Nichols.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Ward #2; taken on 3 Apr 1930;
Page 241B; Image 54 of 59; Family #38.
Listed as Donald R. Smith; age 3 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Smith.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Rex Smith; age 26; born at Havaco, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 28 Feb
1953 at Welch, WV; Patricia Ann Parrish; age 23; born and living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 84; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Rex Smith; age 26; born at Havaco, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 28 Feb
1953 at Welch, WV; Patricia Ann Parrish; age 23; born and living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 78; WV Archives Web Site.
John Workman; age 34; born in Martin Co, KY; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Joe
and Mary; was issued a license to marry on 20 Sep 1909 in McDowell Co, WV; Ellen Mahaffey; age
25; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; daughter of H.F. and R.E. (No return by minister)
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 196B; Iamge 4 of 16; Family #39/39.
Listed as John Workman; age 51; born in KY; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 5 Apr 1930;
Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #40/40.
Listed as John Workman; age 66; born in KY; married at 46; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 786A; Image 17 of 36; Household #107.
Listed as Johnie Workman; age 70; born in KY; married; 2nd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; old age assistance (marked thru); in household of son-in-law, Kennard Ratliff.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17226; WV Archives Web Site.
John Lewis Workman; age 83; born in KY; widowed; retired; living at Premier, WV; son of
unknown parents; died 17 Dec 1949 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease
with failure; generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 20 Dec 1949 in Iaeger Memorial.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Mar 2014.
John L. Workman; born in 1866 (sic, 1864); died in 1949 (sic, 1950); buried here; headstone photo
shown; "SWEETLY RESTING".
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 Lula E. Mahaffey; age 16; born in NC in Mar 1884; in household of father, Hiram F.
Mahaffey.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 78; WV Archives Web Site.
John Workman; age 34; born in Martin Co, KY; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Joe
and Mary; was issued a license to marry on 20 Sep 1909 in McDowell Co, WV; Ellen Mahaffey; age
25; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; daughter of H.F. and R.E. (No return by minister)
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 196B; Iamge 4 of 16; Family #39/39.
Listed as Ella L. Workman; age 36; born in NC; married; in household of husband, John Workman.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 5 Apr 1930;
Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #40/40.
Listed as Ella Workman; age 46; born in NC; married at 26; in household of husband, John
Workman.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 786A; Image 17 of 36; Household #107.
Listed as Ella Workman; age 56; born in NC; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son-in-law, Kennard Ratliff.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
Loueller Workman; born 17 Mar 1876; died 29 Mar 1970; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 196B; Iamge 4 of 16; Family #39/39.
Listed as John Workman, Jr; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John Workman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 5 Apr 1930;
Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #40/40.
Listed as John B. Workman, Jr; age 19; born in WV; coal miner; in household of father, John
Workman.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 30/31 Jan 1920;
Page 196B; Iamge 4 of 16; Family #39/39.
Listed as Robert L. Workman; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John Workman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 5 Apr 1930;
Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #40/40.
Listed as Robert L. Workman; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John Workman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken 5 Apr 1930;
Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #40/40.
Listed as Edward F. Workman; age 4 yrs 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, John Workman.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 786A; Image 17 of 36; Household #107.
Listed as Ed Workman; age 14; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of brother-in-law, Kennard Ratliff.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ed Workman
[Francis Ed Workman]
[Francis Workman]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1926
Birth Place: Parson Logan, West Virginia
[Logan, West Virginia]
Death Date: 14 Mar 2006
Father: John L Workman
Mother: Luella Mahaffey
SSN: 235368833
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as ED WORKMAN; Jun 1974: Name listed as FRANCIS ED WORKMAN; 04 Oct 1982: Name listed as ED F WORKMAN;
22 Mar 2006: Name listed as FRANCIS E WORKMAN"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Ratliff; age 19; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
G.T. and A.C.; married on 27 Jan 1908 at Coalwood, WV; Mary Arrington; age 17; born in KY; single;
daughter of L. W. and Margaret.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as Charles V. Ratliff; age 41; born in WV; married at 19; coal miner; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Ratliff; age 19; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Coalwood, WV; son of
G.T. and A.C.; married on 27 Jan 1908 at Coalwood, WV; Mary Arrington; age 17; born in KY; single;
daughter of L. W. and Margaret.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as Mary E. Ratliff; age 38; born in KY; married at 16; in household of husband, Charles V.
Ratliff.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as Loren V. Ratliff; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Charles V. Ratliff.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7413; WV Archives Web Site.
Loran Vernon Ratliff; age 32 yrs, 4 mons, 8 days; born 30 Dec 1910 at Coalwood, WV; widowed;
miner; SS#232-18-6731; living at Havaco, WV; son of Charles and Mary (Arrington) Ratliff; died
8 May 1943 at Welch, WV; due to brain hemorrhage; buried 11 May 1943 in iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Charles Ratliff, Welch, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Pamela Jenkins; 29 Jun 2015.
Loren Vernon Ratliff; born 30 dec 1910; died 8 May 1943; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pamela Jenkins; 29 Jun 2015.
" Margaret Calrarina Ratliff
Birth 3 Feb 1918
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Jul 1921 (aged 3)
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Premier Cemetery
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as George L. Ratliff; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Charles V. Ratliff.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 15 Apr 1940; E.D.24-40;
Page 786A; Image 17 of 36; Household #107.
Listed as George Ratliff; age 20; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; new worker; in household of brother, Kennard Ratliff.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by B. Walls; 20 Jul 2013.
" George Lewis Ratliff
Birth 6 Feb 1920
Death 4 Aug 1971 (aged 51)
Burial
Mitchell Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as Ethan Ratliff; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Charles V. Ratliff.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by CWGC/ABMC; 8 Aug 2010.
"PFC Ethan Ratliff
Birth 2 Jan 1924
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 27 Jul 1944 (aged 20)
Burial
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1929) Page 178; Lin #13; WV Archives Web Site.
Kamey Ratliff; age 3 yrs, 9 mons, 1 day; born 6 Apr 1925 in WV; son of Charles and Mary Annie;
died 6 Mar 1929 in Premier, WV; due to flu; buried 8 Mar 1929 at Premier, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Pamelia Jenkins; 29 Jun 2015.
" Kamey Ratliff
Birth 6 Apr 1925
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 7 Mar 1929 (aged 3)
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Premier Cemetery
Premier, McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 234B; Image 8 of 35; Family #54/54.
Listed as Harry W. Ratliff; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles V. Ratliff.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Harrison Stacy; age 34; born in VA; married once for 18 yrs; laborer in lumber mill; head
of household.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Harrison Stacy; age 45; born in VA; married; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Jane Stacy; age 33; born in VA; married once for 18 yrs; 7 children, all living; in household
of husband, Harrison Stacy.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Jane Stacy; age 35; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as George Stacy; age 17; born in VA; laborer in lumber mill; in household of father, Harrison
Stacy.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Lummie Stacy; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Willie Stacy; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Jullie Stacy; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Julia Stacy; age 16 (sic, 20); born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 4 May 1972; Page 172A; Image 29 of
66; Family #245/245.
Listed as Lucy Stacy; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
2. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Lucy Stacy; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Ella Stacy; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District.
Listed as Louvis Stacy; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Harrison Stacy.