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.
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 Joe W. L. Edwards; age 1 yr, 1 mon; 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 Walter Edwards; age 11; born in WV; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joe T. Edwards.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Walter Edwards; age 21; born in WV; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; in household
of father, Joe T, Edwards, with wife.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 210; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Walter Lee Edwards; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored; married on 6 Feb
1950 at Kimball, WV; Lois Ceasor; age 21; born in Birmingham, AL; single; Colored; living at Kimball,
WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 210; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Walter Lee Edwards; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; Colored; married on 6 Feb
1950 at Kimball, WV; Lois Ceasor; age 21; born in Birmingham, AL; single; Colored; living at Kimball,
WV.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 19 Dwelling #137.
Listed as Deloris Edwards; age 17; born in AL; married; Negro; in household of father-in-law, Joe T,
Edwards, with husband.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Marvin C. Martin; age 37; born in NC; married at 25; Negro; trackman in coal mine; head
of household.
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 #111.
Listed as Marvin Martin; age 40; born in NC; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Lottie Martin; age 25; born in NC; married at 13; Negro; in householf of husband, Marvin
C. Martin.
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 #111.
Listed as Lottie Martin; age 34; born in NC; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in houshold of husband, Marvin C. Martin.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Hallie M. Martin; age 8; born in NC; Negro; in householf of father, Marvin C. Martin.
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 #111.
Listed as Hallie Martin; age 16; born in NC; Negro; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in houshold of father, Marvin C. Martin.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Mattie L. Martin; age 6; born in WV; Negro; in householf of father, Marvin C. Martin.
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 #111.
Listed as Mattie Martin; age 15; born in WV; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in houshold of father, Marvin C. Martin.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown's Creek District; Premier; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
236A; Image 11 of 35; Family #80/80.
Listed as Lollie W. Martin; age 4 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; Negro; in householf of father, Marvin C.
Martin.
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 #111.
Listed as Lollie Martin; age 13; born in NC; Negro; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in houshold of father, Marvin C. Martin.
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 #111.
Listed as Ella Martin; age 5; born in NC; Negro; no education; in houshold of father, Marvin C. Martin.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #276; 6 Jun 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Amos Martin; age 21; born in May 1897 at Rhonda, NC; living at Thorpe, WV; employed by
US Coal & Coke Co, Thorpe, WV; Negro; nearest relative, Robert Martin, Rhonda, NC; tall
with medium build; Black eyes and dark hair.
2. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; New Castle District; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 160B; Image
18 of 29; Family #161/162.
Listed as Amos Martin; age 24; born in NC; married; mulatto; railroad laborer; head of household.
3. 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 #112.
Listed as Amos Martin; age 42; born in NC; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; machine helper in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; New Castle District; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 160B; Image
18 of 29; Family #161/162.
Listed as Lizzie Martin; age 19; born in NC; married; mullato; in household of husband, Amos Martin.
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 #112.
Listed as Lizzie Martin; age 38; born in NC; married; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Amos Martin.
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 #113.
Listed as Willie Waner; age 24; born in NC; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
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 #113.
Listed as Luna Waner; age 27; born in NC; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; lin household of husband, Willie Waner.
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 #113.
Listed as Harry Cousin; age 41; born in VA; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; loader in coal mine; in household of Willie Waner, with wife and
child.
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 #113.
Listed as Gertrude Cousin; age 24; born in WV; married; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of Willie Waner, with husband and child.
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 #113.
Listed as Reuier Cousin; age 4; born in WV; Negro; no education; lodger; in household of Willie
Waner, with parents
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 #114.
Listed as Will Porter; age 40; born in AL; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in Floyd Co,
KY on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-305; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Will (None) Porter; age 46; born 19 Feb 1896 in Sumter Co, AL; living at Premier, WV; employed
by Premier Pocahontas Colleries Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Ollie
Porter, York, AL; Negro; 5'6" tall; 140 lbs; brown eyes and Black hair; Black complexion.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 434; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Porter; age 62; born in York, AL; widowed; Colored; living at Litwar, WV; married on 5 Jun
1957 at Iaeger, WV; Alice Jones; age 38; born in Marion, AL; divorced; Colored; living at Iaeger,
WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 004004; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Will Porter; age 74; born 19 Feb 1896 in AL; married; husband of Alice Jones; coal loader;
SS# 235-09-5614; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Ollie and Tish (Cox) Porter; died 21 Mar 1973
in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from pneumonia due to prostate cancer; buried
25 Mar 1973 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Alice Porter; Iaeger, WV.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Will Porter; born 18 Oct 1894; died in Mar 1973; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #235-09-5641; card issued in WV before 1951.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by B. Walls; 8 Mar 2016.
" Will Porter
Birth 10 Oct 1899
Death 21 Mar 1973 (aged 73)
Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Plot H 596"Additional Information Posted:
Photo of page 83 of burial ledger with following record of information
"3-25 Porter, Mr Will H metal 596 (marked thru)
page Roderfied stone"
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 #114.
Listed as Agnes Porter; age 30; born in AL; married; Negro; 6th grade grade education; lived in
Floyd Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Will Porter.
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 #114.
Listed as Harrison Saylers; age 47; born in VA; married; Negro; 4th grade grade education; lived in
Jefferson Co, OH on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of, Will Porter, with wife.
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 #114.
Listed as Bertha Saylers; age 36; born in SC; married; Negro; 4th grade grade education; lived in
Jefferson Co, OH on 1 Apr 1935; in household of, Will Porter, with husband.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Lee Woods; age 27; born 6 Jun 1910 at Ashland, WV; Colored; living at Mead, WV; son of
John and Nannie Woods; married on 31 Jul 1937 at Beckley, WV; Vernell Lee Mitchell; age 21; born
5 Sep 1915 at Pamplin, VA; Colored; daughter of Thomas and Alice Mitchell.
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 #115.
Listed as Alonzo Woods; age 29; born in WV; married; Negro; 7th grade grade education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; brakeman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Prince Edward Co, VA; Buffalo District; taken on 18 Feb 1920; Page 36B; Image
20 of 33; Family #160/160.
Listed as Vernell Mitchell; age 2; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Thomas Mitchell.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Alonzo Lee Woods; age 27; born 6 Jun 1910 at Ashland, WV; Colored; living at Mead, WV; son of
John and Nannie Woods; married on 31 Jul 1937 at Beckley, WV; Vernell Lee Mitchell; age 21; born
5 Sep 1915 at Pamplin, VA; Colored; daughter of Thomas and Alice Mitchell.
3. 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 #115.
Listed as Vernal Woods; age 21; born in VA; married; Negro; 7th grade grade education; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Alonzo Woods.
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 #115.
Listed as Lawrence Woods, Jr; age 2; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father,
Alonzo Woods.
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 #115.
Listed as Flora Lee Woods; age 5 mons; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father,
Alonzo Woods.