1. NC Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site; Vol #14; Page 169.
Mote Tilley; born 26 Nov 1901 in Caldwell Co, NC; to unlisted father and Ann Tilley; Colored.
2. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Molton Tilley; age 7; born n NC; mulatto; in household of mother, Ann Tilley.
3. Mingo Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #845; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mote Tilley; age 18; born 26 Jul 1900; Negro; living at Cinderella, Mingo Co, WV; coal miner for
Sycamore Caol Co, Cinderella, WV; nearest relative, Ann Horton, Kings Creek, NC; tall with stout
build; dark eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as MoteTilley; age 17; born n NC; single; Black; laborer in lumber mill; in household of
step-father, Ben Horton.
5. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 209A; Image 11 of
13; Family #101/106.
Listed as Mote Tilly; age 29; born in NC; Negro; married at 19; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
6. 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 #109.
Listed as Motelti? Tillie; age 38; born in NC; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Mote Tilley; age 50; born at Lenoir, NC; divorced; Colored; living at Premier, WV; married on 9
Feb 1952 at Thorpe, WV; Hazel Ramey; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; divorced;
living at Premier, WV.
8. NC Death Certificates, 1909-1975; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Mote Tilley; age 73; born 26 Nov 1901 in NC; married; Negro; husband of Hazel Ramey; living at
Rt #1, Box 499E, Lenoir, NC; retired coal miner; son of unknown father and Ann Tilley; died 26
Feb 1975 in the Valdese General Hospital, Valdese, Burke Co, NC; from a pulmonary embolism due
to thrombosis of left leg with gangrene; buried 2 Mar 1975 in Wildwood Cemetery, Caldwell Co,
NC; informant, Hazel Tilley, Lenoir, NC.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Blue Ridge Memorial Park; AKA Wildwood Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC;
submitted by Sandi Danielle; 27 Nov 2013.
Mote Tilley; born 26 Nov 1901 at Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC; died 26 Feb 1975 at Valdese, Burke
Co, NC; Death Certificate shown.
"Mote was the husband of Hazel Ramey-Tilley
"He was born to Sophia Ann
Tilley-Horton and Jules Ferguson..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Mote Tilley; age 50; born at Lenoir, NC; divorced; Colored; living at Premier, WV; married on 9
Feb 1952 at Thorpe, WV; Hazel Ramey; age 32; born in McDowell Co, WV; Colored; divorced;
living at Premier, WV.
1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; in household of mother Elizabeth Tilley.
2. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 36B; Image
8 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 36; born in Sep 1863 in NC; married; Black; 6 children; all living; farmer;
head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Anne Tilley; age 45; born n NC; single; mulatto; 2 children; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Anne Horton; age 60; born n NC; married; Black; in household of husband, Ben Horton.
5. 1930 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 13B; Image
6 of 20; Family #46/47.
Listed as Annie Horton; age 66; born in NC; married at 46; Negro; in household of husband, Ben
Horton.
6. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Ann Horton; age 74; born in 1861 in NC; married; Negro; wife of Ben Horton; daughter of Betsy
Tilley; died 29 May 1935 at Kings Creek, NC; buried 30 May 1935 in Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mount Bethel Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC; submitted by Sandi Danielle;
27 Nov 2013.
Ann Tilley Horton; born in Sep 1862 in Kings Creek (Township), Caldwell Co, NC; died 29 May 1935
in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC; Death Certificate Shown.
""Ann" was the wife of Benjamin
"Ben " Horton (1840) in Kings
Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina."Born Sophia Ann Tilley, she is the
daughter of Elizabeth "Betsey"
Tilley (Dec 1849-1924) of Kings Creek,
Caldwell, North Carolina."She had children with Sidney
Livingston, Wes Moody, and Jules Ferguson"She is the mother of:
"Adeline Tilley-Ferguson (1876-1941)
Lucinda Tilley-Tilley (Sep 1881)
James Tilley (Mar 1884)
Cora Tilley-Ferguson (May 1888-1965)
Jessie Tilley (Aug 1890)
Robert Garnett Tilley (Dec 1892-1961)
Mote Tilley (Nov 1901-1975)
Faye Tilley (1904)"
1. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 3&A; Image
9 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Lucinda Tilley; age 18; born in Sep 1881 in NC; single; Black; 1 child; 1 living; in household
of mother, Ann Tilley.
2. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Synda Tillie; age 68; born in 1882; daughter of Ben and Ann Horton; died 31 Dec 1950 at Lenior,
Caldwell Co, NC.
(Ben was her step-father)
1. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 3&A; Image
9 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as James Tilley; age 15; born in Mar 1885 in NC; Black; in household of mother, Ann Tilley.
1. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 3&A; Image
9 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Jessie Tilley; age 9; born in Aug 1890 in NC; Black; in household of mother, Ann Tilley.
1. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 3&A; Image
9 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Robert Tilley; age 7; born in Dec 1892 in NC; Black; in household of mother, Ann Tilley.
2. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Robert Tilley; age 16; born n NC; mulatto; laborer; in household of mother, Ann Tilley.
3. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Robert Tilley; age 24; born n NC; single; Black; laborer in lumber mill; in household of
step-father, Ben Horton.
1. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Fay Tilley; age 15; born n NC; single; Black; in household of step-father, Ben Horton.
1. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Ben Horton; age 80; born n NC; married; Black; laborer; working out; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 13B; Image
6 of 20; Family #46/47.
Listed as Ben Horton; age 88; born in NC; married at 68; Negro; farm laborer; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; E.D. 14-6; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 72A;
Household #153.
Listed as Ben Horton; age 100; born in NC; widowed; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of step-son-in-law; Larkin Fergueson.
4. Caldwell Co, NC Death Certificate #87; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ben Horton; age 101; born in Aug 183; widowed; Negro; son of unknown parents; died 21 Jan 1941
at Kings Creek, NC; from "Old Age"; no attending doctor; buried 22 Jan 1941 in Bethel Cemetery,
Kings Creek, NC; informant, Jay Ferguson, Kings Creek, NC.
1. 1880 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 599B; Image 10 of 14;
Family #82/88.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 28; born in NC; single; Black; in household of mother Elizabeth Tilley.
2. 1900 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken in 11 Jun 1900; Page 36B; Image
8 of 24; Family #77/80.
Listed as Ann Tilley; age 36; born in Sep 1863 in NC; married; Black; 6 children; all living; farmer;
head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page 45B; Image
12 of 29; Family #101/101
Listed as Anne Tilley; age 45; born n NC; single; mulatto; 2 children; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 39A; Image
13 of 20; Family #122/122.
Listed as Anne Horton; age 60; born n NC; married; Black; in household of husband, Ben Horton.
5. 1930 Census, Caldwell Co, NC; Kings Creek Township; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 13B; Image
6 of 20; Family #46/47.
Listed as Annie Horton; age 66; born in NC; married at 46; Negro; in household of husband, Ben
Horton.
6. North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Ann Horton; age 74; born in 1861 in NC; married; Negro; wife of Ben Horton; daughter of Betsy
Tilley; died 29 May 1935 at Kings Creek, NC; buried 30 May 1935 in Mt. Bethel Cemetery.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mount Bethel Cemetery; Caldwell Co, NC; submitted by Sandi Danielle;
27 Nov 2013.
Ann Tilley Horton; born in Sep 1862 in Kings Creek (Township), Caldwell Co, NC; died 29 May 1935
in Kings Creek, Caldwell Co, NC; Death Certificate Shown.
""Ann" was the wife of Benjamin
"Ben " Horton (1840) in Kings
Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina."Born Sophia Ann Tilley, she is the
daughter of Elizabeth "Betsey"
Tilley (Dec 1849-1924) of Kings Creek,
Caldwell, North Carolina."She had children with Sidney
Livingston, Wes Moody, and Jules Ferguson"She is the mother of:
"Adeline Tilley-Ferguson (1876-1941)
Lucinda Tilley-Tilley (Sep 1881)
James Tilley (Mar 1884)
Cora Tilley-Ferguson (May 1888-1965)
Jessie Tilley (Aug 1890)
Robert Garnett Tilley (Dec 1892-1961)
Mote Tilley (Nov 1901-1975)
Faye Tilley (1904)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Edwards; age 23; born in Wilkes Co, NC; Black; laborer; single; living at Premier, WV; son of
Jack and Mollie; married on 22 May 1918 at Premier, WV; Nora Hairston; age 21; born in Henry
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of ____ and Mary.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page
195B; Image 2 of 16; Family #10/10.
Listed as Joe Tom Edwards; age 23; born in NC; married; Negro; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Joe T. Edwards; age 31; born in NC; married at 21; Negro; tippleman in coal mine; head
of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Joe Edwards; age 39; born in NC; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; tippleman in coal mine; head of household.
5.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Joe Edwards; age 50; born in NC; married; Negro; tippleman in coal mine; head of
household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 009490; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Tom Edwards; age 65 yrs, 7 mons, 16 days; born 20 Nov 1895 at Rhonda, NC; widowed,
miner; living at Premier, WV for past 40 yrs; served in WW I; SS #235-09-5494; son of Stonewall
J. and Mollie Edwards; died 7 Jul 1961 at Premier, WV; from a coronary thrombosis due to
hypertensive coronary vascular disease; buried on 12 Jul 1961 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell,
WV; informant, Garnett Edwards, Premier, WV.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Geraldine Edwards"; Article; Page 141; submitted by Geraldine Gray
Edwards, Havaco, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Edwards; age 23; born in Wilkes Co, NC; Black; laborer; single; living at Premier, WV; son of
Jack and Mollie; married on 22 May 1918 at Premier, WV; Nora Hairston; age 21; born in Henry
Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of ____ and Mary.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page
195B; Image 2 of 16; Family #10/10.
Listed as Norah L. Edwards; age 22; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, Joe
Tom Edwards.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Norah L. Edwards; age 29; born in VA; married at 19; Negro; in household of husband, Joe
Tom Edwards.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Nora Edwards; age 38; born in VA; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joe T. Edwards.
5.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Nora Edwards; age 48; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, Joe T,
Edwards.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Geraldine Edwards"; Article; Page 141; submitted by Geraldine Gray
Edwards, Havaco, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page
195B; Image 2 of 16; Family #10/10.
Listed as Sam Edgar Edwards; age 3; born in VA; married; in household of father, Joe Tom
Edwards.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Garnet Edwards; age 6; born in WV; Negro; no education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Garnet Edwards; age 15; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe T, Edwards.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Helen Edwards; age 2; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father,
Joe T. Edwards.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Helen Edwards; age 12; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe T, Edwards.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Waverly Carter; age 21; born in VA; single; Colored; living at Welch, WV; married on 1 Dec 1942
at Welch, WV; Tessie Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Tessie A. Edwards; age 8; born in VA; Negro; in household of father, Joe Tom Edwards.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Tesie Edwards; age 19; born in WV; Negro; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 218; WV Archives Web Site.
Waverly Carter; age 21; born in VA; single; Colored; living at Welch, WV; married on 1 Dec 1942
at Welch, WV; Tessie Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 20; WV Archives Web Site.
James E.L. Ward; age 21; born at Yukon, WV; single; Colored; living at Welch, WV; married on
19 May 1943 at Welch, WV; Vennie Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single;
Colored; with consent of Nora Edwards, mother of Vennie Edwards and Judge of Circuit Court.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Venie L. Edwards; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe
Tom Edwards.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Venie Edwards; age 14; born in WV; Negro; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 20; WV Archives Web Site.
James E.L. Ward; age 21; born at Yukon, WV; single; Colored; living at Welch, WV; married on
19 May 1943 at Welch, WV; Vennie Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single;
Colored; with consent of Nora Edwards, mother of Vennie Edwards and Judge of Circuit Court.
1. Gregory-Page Funeral Home, Welch, WV' Posted Obit.
"Robert Edward Ward age 74, a life long resident of Roderfield, West Virginia, departed this life late on Monday evening, January 6, 2025 in Welch Community Hospital."Robert was born on March 18, 1950 in Welch, West Virginia and the son of Vennie L. Edwards Ward of Bluefield, West Virginia and the late James E. Ward.
"Robert was a member of (the former) Roderfield Holiness Temple Church. He enjoyed watching television and listening to music. In addition to his father, James Ward, Robert was preceded in death by two of his brothers, David and Raymond Ward.
"Robert is survived by his mother, Mrs. Vennie Ward; his siblings: James A. "Booby" and his wife, Ninette Ward, his caregivers of Roderfield, Rosie N. and her husband, the Reverend Allen Hill of Charleston, West Virginia, Lydia J. and her husband, Warren Parham of Frederick, Maryland, Darrell L. Ward of Bluefield and Carolyn Stuart of Hurricane, West Virginia; a host of uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces and several generations of cousins.
"A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Havaco Temple Baptist Church in Havaco with Reverend Kenneth L. Orr officiating. Entombment will follow in Restlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 6605 New Hope Road in Bluewell, West Virginia. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Robert's Family will serve as both pallbearers and flower bearers.
"Services entrusted to Gregory-Page Funeral Home in Welch. "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 166; WV Archives Web Site.
James Berger; age 26; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Berwind, WV; married on
15 Aug 1943 at Berwind, WV; Nannie Edwards; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; Colored;
living at Welch, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Nancy M. Edwards; age 6; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe Tom Edwards.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Nannie Edwards; age 16; born in WV; Negro; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 166; WV Archives Web Site.
James Berger; age 26; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Berwind, WV; married on
15 Aug 1943 at Berwind, WV; Nannie Edwards; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; Colored;
living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Lloyd Johnson, Jr; age 28; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; married on
4 Jul 1959 at Wilcoe, WV; Betty Jean Edwards; age 24; born and living at Premier, WV; single;
Colored.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Betty Jean Edwards; age 4; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father,
Joe T. Edwards.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Betty Edwards; age 14; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe T, Edwards.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Lloyd Johnson, Jr; age 28; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; Colored; married on
4 Jul 1959 at Wilcoe, WV; Betty Jean Edwards; age 24; born and living at Premier, WV; single;
Colored.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930;
Page 236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #79/79.
Listed as Jackson G.E. Edwards; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Joe
Tom Edwards.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 17 Apr 1940;
E.D.24-40; Page 786B; Image 18 of 36; Household #110.
Listed as Jack Edwards; age 13; born in WV; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 8; WV Archives Web Site.
Jack Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored; married on 13 Dec 1947 at
Welch, WV; Gloria Mae Cornell; age 19; born at Hensley, WV; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV;
with consent of Katie Cornell Welsh, mother of Gloria Mae Cornell.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #139.
Listed as Jack Edwards; age 23; born in WV: married; Negro; company man in coal mne; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 59A;
Image 47 of 57; Family #409/427.
Listed as Gloria M. Cornell; age 2 yrs o mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Cornell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 8; WV Archives Web Site.
Jack Edwards; age 21; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored; married on 13 Dec 1947 at
Welch, WV; Gloria Mae Cornell; age 19; born at Hensley, WV; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV;
with consent of Katie Cornell Welsh, mother of Gloria Mae Cornell.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #139.
Listed as Gloria Edwards; age 21; born in WV: married; Negro; in household of husband, Jack
Edwards.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #139.
Listed as Martine Edwards; age 3; born in WV Negro; in household of father, Jacksnon Edwards.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #139.
Listed as Mildred Edwards; age 1; born in WV; Negro; in household of father, Jacksnon Edwards.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #139.
Listed as ShirleyEdwards;; born in Jan 1950 in WV; Negro; in household of father, Jacksnon Edwards.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 59A;
Image 47 of 57; Family #409/427.
Listed as John Cornell; age 25; born in SC; married at 31 (sic?); laborer in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 59A;
Image 47 of 57; Family #409/427.
Listed as Katie Cornell; age 20; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, John Cornell.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 59A;
Image 47 of 57; Family #409/427.
Listed as Junior Cornell; age 3 yrs o mons; born in WV; in household of father, John Cornell.