1. 1910 Census, Roanoke Co, VA; Big Lick District; taken on 12 May 1910; Page 43B; Image 39 of 56;
Family #301/320.
Listed as Joseph Craig; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, Vernon O. Craig.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 3 Feb 1920; Page 199A;
Image 9 of 16; Family #87/87.
Listed as Joseph Craig; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Arthur Craig.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Craig; age 19; born in Bedford Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Otha and
Minnie; married on 5 Jan 1929 at Roderfield, WV; Hazel Wooten; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of C.L. and Lilley.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 223A; Image
61 of 75; Family #547/564.
Listed as Joe Cregg; age 20; born in VA; married at 18; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761B;
E D # 24-38; Image 2 of 10; Household #9.
Listed as Joe Craig; age 31; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 2; Dwelling #12.
Listed as Joe Craig; age 40; born in VA; married; pumpman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 217A; Image
9 of 17; Family #126/129.
Listed as Hazel Wooten; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Wooten.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 152; WV Archives Web Site.
Joe Craig; age 19; born in Bedford Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Otha and
Minnie; married on 5 Jan 1929 at Roderfield, WV; Hazel Wooten; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of C.L. and Lilley.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 223A; Image
61 of 75; Family #547/564.
Listed as Hazel Cregg; age 19; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, Joseph Craig.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761B;
E D # 24-38; Image 2 of 10; Household #9.
Listed as Hazel Craig; age 29; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Joseph Craig.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 2; Dwelling #12.
Listed as Hazel Craig; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Joseph Craig.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 223A; Image
61 of 75; Family #547/564.
Listed as Betty L. Cregg; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Craig.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 2; Dwelling #12.
Listed as Tommie Craig; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Craig.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 22; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Watson; age 45; born at Pottsville, PA; widowed; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
Stewart and Jennie Watson; married on 10 May 1925 at Premier, WV; C.E. Shearne (sic, Shearl);
age 44; born in VA; widow; daughter of ______.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 196A; Image
7 of 75; Family #60/61.
Listed as Samuel Watson; age 49; born in PA; married at 44; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761B;
E D # 24-38; Image 2 of 10; Household #10.
Listed as Sam Watson; age 66; born in PA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #13440; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel Watson; age 73 yrs, 6 mons, 19 days; born 18 Mar 1875 at Pottsville, PA; married;
husband of Cosby Shearl Watson, age 73; retired miner; SS #235-09-5624; living at Big Four,
WV; son of unknown parents; died 7 Oct 1948 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; from
acute heart failure; DOA; buried 10 Oct 1948 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, T.J.
Osborn, Big Four, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Mar 2014.
Samuel Watson; born 18 Mar 1873; died 7 Oct 1948; buried here; headstone photo shown; death
certificate posted.
1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940; LDS Web Site.
James Shearl; age 21; born in Scott Co, VA; single; son of Frank and Elizabeth Shearl; married on
11 Feb 1892 in Russell Co, VA; Cosby E. Ashby; age 19; born in Russell Co, VA; single; daughter
of Joseph and Martha Ashby.
2. 1900 Census, Dickenson Co, VA; Ervington District; taken on 15 Jun 1900; Page 40B; Image 20 of
28; Family #166/168.
Listed as Causby E. Shearl; age 24; born in Apr 1876 in VA; married 8 yrs; 4 children; all living;
in household of husband, James H. Shearl.
3. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10/11 May 1910; Page 293A; Image 27
of 34; Family #246/255.
Listed as Osby Sherill; age 36; born in VA; married once for 18 yrs; 6 children; all living; in household
of husband, James H. Shearl.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken 8 Jan 1920; Page 51A; Image 11 of
41; Family #105/107.
Listed as Cosby Shearl; age 43; born in VA; widow; in household of daughter, Della F. Lee.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 22; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Watson; age 45; born at Pottsville, PA; widowed; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of
Stewart and Jennie Watson; married on 10 May 1925 at Premier, WV; C.E. Shearne (sic, Shearl);
age 44; born in VA; widow; daughter of ______.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 196A; Image
7 of 75; Family #60/61.
Listed as Cosby Watson; age 49; born in VA; married at 44; in household of husband, Samuel
Watson.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761B;
E D # 24-38; Image 2 of 10; Household #10.
Listed as Cosby Watson; age 6; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Samuel Watson.
8. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #11823; WV Archives Web Site.
Causby Watson; age 79; born in Dickenson Co, VA; widowed; retired; living at Caples, WV; daughter
of Logan and Martha (Puckett) Ashby; died 22 Sep 1952 in Beaver Pond District, Mercer Co, WV; due
to crebral hemorrjage; buried 24 Sep 1952 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, Walter Shearl.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Conservative Patriot; 5 Aug 2016.
Cosby Ethel Ashby Shear Watson; born 1873 in Russell Co, VA; died 22 Sep 1952 in Mercer Co, WV;
buried here; no grave marker photo shown; death certificate posted;
"Daughter of Joseph Logan Asby and Martha Puckett Ashby. First married James H. Shearl (1871 - 1920) on 11 Feb 1892 in Russell County VA. Parents of: Louisa D. Shearl (1890 – ?), Mrs. Della Lee Frances Shearl Osborne (1892 – 1989), Connie Shearl (1895 – 1915), Ora S Shearl (1895 – 1933), Bessie Lee Shearl (1900 – 1977), Walter Shearl (1903 – 1980), and Jarva Okey Shearl (1913 – 1944). She then married Samuel Watson (1873 - 1948). "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek Disrict; Premier Mining Village; taken on 11 Aug
1930; Page 236B; Image 12 of 35; Family #91/91.
Listed as James P. Stone; age 82; born in NC; widowed; married at 22; in household of son,
Robert J. Stone.
1. 1910 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pembroke District; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 189A; Image 29 of
36; Family #257/257.
Listed as John Lucas; age 42; born in VA; married once for 15 yrs; railroad laborer; head of
household.
1. 1910 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pembroke District; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 189A; Image 29 of
36; Family #257/257.
Listed as Maggie Lucas; age 35; born in VA; married once for 15 yrs; 11 children, 3 living; in
household of husband, John Lucas.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 5 Apr
1930; Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #45/45.
Listed as Maggie G. Lucas; age 55; born in VA; widow; marrid at 15; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pembroke District; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 189A; Image 29 of
36; Family #257/257.
Listed as Mary Lucas; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, John Lucas.
1. 1910 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pembroke District; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 189A; Image 29 of
36; Family #257/257.
Listed as Vrancy? Lucas; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, John Lucas.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4853; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Quincy Lucas; age 19; born Aug 23 in WV; single; motorman for Premier Pocahontas Coal Co;
son of John L. and Maggie (Blankenship) Lucas; died 9 Apr 1924 at Premier, WV; due to crushing
injuries from mine car accident; buried 12 Apr 1924 at Premier, WV; informant, Maggie Lucas,
Premier, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kenneth Bowen; 24 May 2012.
"Fred Quincy Lucas
Birth 23 Jul 1904
West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Apr 1924 (aged 19)
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 5 Apr
1930; Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #44/44.
Listed as Clayethe? T. Lucas; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Lucas.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-38; Image 1 of 10; Household #2.
Listed as Therman Lucas; age 19; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lacy Lucas.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 210; WV Archives Web Site.
Thurmond Lucas; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 28 Nov 1942 at
Welch, WV; Evvey Thomas; age 17; born and living at Premier, WV; single; with consent of
Sarah Thomas, mother of Evvay Thomas.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #26.
Listed as Thurman Lucas; age 29; born in WV; married; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 210; WV Archives Web Site.
Thurmond Lucas; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 28 Nov 1942 at
Welch, WV; Evvey Thomas; age 17; born and living at Premier, WV; single; with consent of
Sarah Thomas, mother of Evvay Thomas.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #26.
Listed as Evvey Lucas; age 24; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Thurmond C. Lucas.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #26.
Listed as Douglas Lucas; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Thurmond C. Lucas.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 1 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 4; Dwelling #26.
Listed as Sharan Lucas; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Thurmond C. Lucas.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Mining Village; taken on 5 Apr
1930; Page 233B; Image 6 of 35; Family #44/44.
Listed as Earl R. Lucas; age 3 yrs, ? mons; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Lucas.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-38; Image 1 of 10; Household #2.
Listed as Raymond Lucas; age 13; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Lacy Lucas.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 275; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Raymond Lucas; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
23 Feb 1947 at Iaeger, WV; Brady Jean St. John; age 21; born at Hemphill, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 275; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Raymond Lucas; age 21; born in Premier, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on
23 Feb 1947 at Iaeger, WV; Brady Jean St. John; age 21; born at Hemphill, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 321; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis H. Brady; age 20; born in Morristown, TN; single; living at Maitland, WV; married on 26 Oct
1952 at Roderfield, WV; Zelma Mae Lucas; age 18; born at Premier, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Sam and Kate Brady, parents of Curtis H. Brady and Tamsey
Wheeler, mother of Zelma Mae Lucas, father deceased.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-38; Image 1 of 10; Household #2.
Listed as Zelma Lucas; age 6; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Lacy Lucas.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 321; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis H. Brady; age 20; born in Morristown, TN; single; living at Maitland, WV; married on 26 Oct
1952 at Roderfield, WV; Zelma Mae Lucas; age 18; born at Premier, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Sam and Kate Brady, parents of Curtis H. Brady and Tamsey
Wheeler, mother of Zelma Mae Lucas, father deceased.
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 William? Mahaffey; age 42; born in NC in Jul 1857; married 19 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 166A;
Image 1 of 19; Family #98/98.
Listed as H.F. Mahaffey; age 56; born in NC; married once for 29 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
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 Rebecca Mahaffey; age 38; born in NC in May 1862; married 19 yrs; 9 children, all living;
in household of husband, Hiram F. Mahaffey.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 166A;
Image 1 of 19; Family #98/98.
Listed as Rebecca E. Mahaffey; age 48; born in NC; married once for 29 yrs; 12 children, all living;
in household of husband, H. France Mahaffey.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page
264A; Image 9 of 30; Family #83/83.
Listed as Rebecca E. Mahaffey; age 57; born in NC; widow; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9542; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Rebecca Evelyn Mahaffey; age 76 yrs, 15 days; born 22 May 1862 in Wilkes Co, NC; widow; wife
of Hiram Francis Mahaffey; living at Premier, WV; daughter of John and Sydney (Brown)
Hutchinson; died 9 Jun 1938 at Premier, WV; from generalized arterisclerosis with chronic intestitial
nephritis and myocarditis; buried 12 Jun 1938 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Harley Mahaffey,
Premier, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Mar 2014.
Rebecca E. Mahaffey; born 22 May 1862; died 9 Jun 1938; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"THE STRIFE IS OVER, THE BATTLE DONE, THE VICTORY OF LIFE IS WON",
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 Mattie B. Mahaffey; age 12; born in NC in May 1888; in household of father, Hiram F.
Mahaffey.
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 Lonnia I. Mahaffey; age 6; born in NC in Apr 1894; in household of father, Hiram F.
Mahaffey.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 166A;
Image 1 of 19; Family #98/98.
Listed as Lona I. Mahaffey; age 17; born in NC; single; in household of father, H. France Mahaffey.
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 James W. Mahaffey; age 18; born in NC in Dec 1881; in household of father, Hiram F.
Mahaffey.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 28 Apr 1910; Page 166A;
Image 1 of 19; Family #98/98.
Listed as J.W. Mahaffey; age 28; born in NC; single; trackman in coal mine; in household of father,
H. France Mahaffey.
3. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: J W Mahaffey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1880
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1914
Marriage Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Hessie May Richardson
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Event Type: Marriage "
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12757; WV Archives Web Site.
James William Mahaffey; age 47 yrs, 8 mons, 16 days; born 21 Dec 1881 in NC; married; husband
of Hessie Richardson; miner; son of H.F. and Rebecca (Hutchinson) Mahaffey; died 7 Sep 1929 at
Premier, WV; from auto accident; buried 10 Sep 1929 at Mohegan, WV; informant, H.M. Mahaffey.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mohegan Cemetery, Mohegan, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
C.D. Bird; 26 Oct 2017.
James William Mahaffey; born 21 Dec 1881 in Rockingham Co, NC; died 7 Sep 1929 in Premier, WV;
buried here; no grave marker phot shown.
"
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hessie May Richardson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1895
Marriage Date: 23 Dec 1914
Marriage Place: Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: J W Mahaffey
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 34
Event Type: Marriage"
2. 1930 Census, Burke Co, NC; Morganton Township; NC Hospital for the Insane; taken Apr 5, 1930;
Page 262A; Image 9 of 44.
Listed as Hessie Mahaffey; age 33; born in NC; widow; inmate.
3. Rockingham Co, NC; Death Certificate #27161; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hessie Richardson Mahaffey
[Hessie Richardson Richardson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 77
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1896
Birth Place: , North Carolina, United States
Residence Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia
Death Date: 13 Jul 1973
Death Place: Eden, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Father: Luther Smith Richardson
Mother: Mary Jane Harris "
1. NC Birth Index, 1800-2000; LDS Web Site; Vol #9; Page 117.
Evelyn Mahaffey; born 7 Oct 1915 in Rockingham Co, NC; parents, James William and Hessie
(Richardson) Mahaffey.