1. 1920 Census, Allegany Co, MD; Frostburg; taken on 26/27 Jan 1920; Page 251B; Image 22 of 38;
Family #240/253.
Listed as Doris I. Mather; age 5 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William Mather.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 250A;
Image 7 of 21; Family #47/68.
Listed as Doris Mather; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, William Mather.
3. 1940 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Kilsyth; E.D. 10-25; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 561B; Image 10 of 66; Household #90.
Listed as Dorris Wood; age 26; born in WV; married; 4 yr HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William T. Mather, with child.
1. 1940 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Fayetteville District; Kilsyth; E.D. 10-25; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 561B; Image 10 of 66; Household #90.
Listed as Charles W. Wood; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, William T. Mather, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 252; WV Archives Web Site.
Beverly Franklin Cheatham; born 3 Jan 1918 in Concord, VA; living at Premier, WV; son of Walter
and Sallie; married on 1 Aug 1938 at Welch, WV; Clara Bell Robison; born 16 Dec 1912 at Oliver
Springs, NC; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Albert and Charlotte.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #57.
Listed as Beverly F. Cheatham; age 30; born in VA; 5 yrs college education; lived at Killarney, Raleigh
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; bookkeeper for coal company; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 252; WV Archives Web Site.
Beverly Franklin Cheatham; born 3 Jan 1918 in Concord, VA; living at Premier, WV; son of Walter
and Sallie; married on 1 Aug 1938 at Welch, WV; Clara Bell Robison; born 16 Dec 1912 at Oliver
Springs, NC; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Albert and Charlotte.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #57.
Listed as Clara Bell Cheatham; age 27; born in TN; 3 yrs college education; lived at Killarney, Raleigh
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Beverly F. Cheatham.
1. 1910 Census, Washington Co, VA; Abingdon District; taken on 4 May 1910; Page 153A; Image 33 of
64; Family #251/253.
Listed as King R. Richardson; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas C. Richardson.
2. 1920 Census, Clark Co, ID; Dubois Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page 181A; Image 3 of 15; Family
#27/27.
Listed as King R. Richardson; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Thomas C. Richardson.
3. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1928); Page 150; Line 2; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Richardson; age 22; born in Adington (sic, Abingdon); single; miner; living at Morganette; son
of T.C. and Ella; married on 15 Jan 1928 at Besoco, WV; Lauretta Mae White; age 22; born at
Beckley; single; living at Morganette; daughter of Emmett and Louise.
4. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Fireco; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 77A;
Image 21 of 41; Family #26/26.
Listed as Ray K. Richardson; age 23; born in VA; married at 20; motorman in coal mine; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #58.
Listed as Ray Richardson; age 33; born in VA; 1 yr HS education; lived at Anjean,
Greenbrier Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; motorman for coal company; head of household.
6. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #110.
Listed as King Ray Richardson; age 43; born in VA; married; mine foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1928); Page 150; Line 2; WV Archives Web Site.
Ray Richardson; age 22; born in Adington (sic, Abingdon); single; miner; living at Morganette; son
of T.C. and Ella; married on 15 Jan 1928 at Besoco, WV; Lauretta Mae White; age 22; born at
Beckley; single; living at Morganette; daughter of Emmett and Louise.
2. 1930 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Shady Spring District; Fireco; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 77A;
Image 21 of 41; Family #26/26.
Listed as Lauretta M. Richardson; age 16; born in WV; married at 14; in household of husband,
Ray K. Richardson.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #58.
Listed as Lauretta Richardson; age 26; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived at Anjean,
Greenbrier Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Ray Richardson.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #110.
Listed as Loretta M. Richardson; age 36; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Ray
Kingfred Richardson.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #58.
Listed as Phyllis Jean Richardson; age 7; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived at Anjean,
Greenbrier Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ray Richardson.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #58.
Listed as Ronald Ray Richardson; age 1; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Ray
Richardson.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #110.
Listed as Ronald Richardson; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Ray Kingfred Richardson.
1. 1910 Census, Chatham Co, NC; Cape Fear Township; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 68A; Image 24
of 34; Family #210/210.
Listed as Sion Ragland; age 7; born in NC; Black; adopted son; in household of Della Judd.
2. McDowell Co. WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Sion Ragland; age 24; born in Raleigh, NC; single; Black; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of Marshall
and Maronia Ragland; married on 14 May 1927 at Welch, WV; Beulah Clay; age 21; born in Knoxville,
TN; single; daughter of "Shorty" and Carrie Clay.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #233/235.
Listed as Son Regland; age 27; born in NC; married at 24; Negro; motor man in coal mine; head of
household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #60.
Listed as Sion Ragland; age 36; born in NC; married; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in Yukon,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; runs motor in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co. WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Sion Ragland; age 24; born in Raleigh, NC; single; Black; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of Marshall
and Maronia Ragland; married on 14 May 1927 at Welch, WV; Beulah Clay; age 21; born in Knoxville,
TN; single; daughter of Shorty and Carrie Clay.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #233/235.
Listed as Beulah Regland; age 19; born in TN; married at 17; Negro; in household of husband,
Sion Ragland.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #60.
Listed as Beulah Ragland; age 30; born in TN; married; Negro; 5th grade education; lived at Yukon,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Sion Ragland.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2217; WV Archives Web Site.
Dorothy Lee Ragland; age 13 days; born 28 Dec 1930 at Yukon, WV; Colored; daughter of Sion
and Beulah (Clay) Ragland; died 10 Jan 1931 at Yukon, WV; premature; no burial information;
informant, Sion Ragland, Yukon, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #60.
Listed as Joe Ragland; age 1; born in WV; Negro; no education; in household of father, Sion Ragland.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #1.
Listed as Ronald Abbott; age 6; born in WV; single; no education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Bernard E. Abbott.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #78.
Listed as Ronald Abbott; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Bernard Abbott.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Frankllin Abbott; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 11 Apr 1956
at Welch, WV; Betty Jo Ricahardson; age 19; born at Anjean, WV; single; living at Premier, WV;
with consent of Ray and Lauretta Richardson, parents of Betty Jo Richardson.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ronald Franklin Abbott
[Ronald F Abbott]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1934
Birth Place: Premier Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 26 Sep 2007
Father: Bernard E Abbott
Mother: Kelley R Williams
SSN: 232527884
Notes: Dec 1950: Name listed as RONALD FRANKLIN ABBOTT;
10 Oct 2007: Name listed as RONALD F ABBOTT"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 764B; Image 8 of 10; Household #58.
Listed as Betty Jo Richardson; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Ray
Richardson.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 74; Dwelling #110.
Listed as Betty Jo Richardson; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Ray Kingfred Richardson.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Frankllin Abbott; age 22; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 11 Apr 1956
at Welch, WV; Betty Jo Ricahardson; age 19; born at Anjean, WV; single; living at Premier, WV;
with consent of Ray and Lauretta Richardson, parents of Betty Jo Richardson.
1. 1870 Census. Chatham Co, NC; Cape Fear Township; taken on 5 Jul 1870; Page 26A; Image 15
of 58; Family #115/115.
Listed as Marshal Ragland; age 18; born in NC; farm hand, Black; in household of Sarah Ragland, age 60.
(Many Ragland families in adjacent households)
2. Chatham Co, NC; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1895); Page __; LDS Web Site.
Marshall Ragland; age 38; Colored; son of Isabella Ragland; married on 2 Jan 1895 in Cape Fear
Township; Maroney Hooker; age 25; Colored; daughter of Edmund and Caroline Hooker; by G.W.
Flack, minister.
3. 1900 Census, Chatham Co, NC; Cape Fear Township; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 62B; Image 10
of 28; Family #93/93.
Listed as Marshall Ragland; age 47; born in Jul 1852 in NC; married 4 yrs; Black; farmer; head of
household.
1. Chatham Co, NC; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1895); Page __; LDS Web Site.
Marshall Ragland; age 38; Colored; son of Isabella Ragland; married on 2 Jan 1895 in Cape Fear
Township; Maroney Hooker; age 25; Colored; daughter of Edmund and Caroline Hooker; by G.W.
Flack, minister.
2. 1900 Census, Chatham Co, NC; Cape Fear Township; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 62B; Image 10
of 28; Family #93/93.
Listed as Maronie Ragland; age 31; born in Nov 1868 in NC; married 4 yrs; Black; 4 children, 3 living;
in household of husband, Marshall Ragland.
1. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Index to Delayed Births, Chatham Co, NC; Vol #9; Page 506;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Ragland; born 18 Mar 1899 in Chatham Co, NC.
2. 1900 Census, Chatham Co, NC; Cape Fear Township; taken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 62B; Image 10
of 28; Family #93/93.
Listed as George A. Ragland; age 1; born in Mar 1899 in NC; Black; in household of father, Marshall
Ragland.
(Twin of Anna)
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #233/235.
Listed as George Regland; age 33; born in NC; single; Negro; brakeman in coal mine; in household
of brother, Sion Ragland.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #235/237.
Listed as Charlie Clay; age 45; born in GA; married at 23; Negro; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #536; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Charles Clay; age 58; born in Amercus, GA; married; Colored; husband of Carrie Clay; coal loader for
Susan Pocahontas Coal Co, living at Warrior, WV; son of Aaron Williams and Victoria English (was he
adopted?); died 14 Jan 1939 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to a cerebral hemorrhage; buried
17 Jan 1939 at Excelsior, WV; informant, Carrie Clay, War, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #235/237.
Listed as Carrie Clay; age 40; born in TN; married at __; Negro; in household of husband, Charles
Clay.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14470; WV Archives Web Site.
Carrie Clay; age 62; born in 1890 in TN; widow; Colored; living at War, WV; daughter of John and Mary
Hendrick; died 23 Jul 1952 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to a massive pulmonary infarction in left
leg with congestive heart failure.; burial 27 Jul 1952 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mercer Co, WV; informant,
Paul Lee.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #235/237.
Listed as Flora Clay; age 17; born in KY; single; Negro; in household of father, Charles Clay.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #235/237.
Listed as Pearl Clay; age 10; born in KY; Negro; in household of father, Charles Clay.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 100B;
Image 29 of 29; Family #235/237.
Listed as Bessie Clay; age 5; born in KY; Negro; in household of father, Charles Clay.