1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Woodrow W. Slusher, Jr; born 27 Sep 1950; living at 645 Parkdale Dr, Salem, VA 24153 in 1987.
(Strongly believe birth date is wrong. Woodrow would only have been 13 yrs old at first child's
birth)
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Patricia V. Slusher; born 11 Jun 1945; living at 645 Parkdale Dr, Salem, VA 24153 in 1993.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Michael Wilson Slusher; born 1 sep 1963; living at 645 Parkdale Dr, Salem, VA 24153 in 1996.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Christopher E. Slusher; born 24 May 1975; living at 645 Parkdale Dr, Salem, VA 24153.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kenneth M. Vance; born 2 Feb 1951; lived at RR5, PO Box 435, Bluefield, WV 24701 in 1990.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rhonda S. Vance; born 17 Oct 1953; lived at RR5, PO Box 435, Bluefield, WV 24701 in 1985.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #68.
Listed as Charlie Green; age 44; born in VA; married; Negro; 1 yr HS education; lived in Raleigh Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of son, Wilbur Green, with wife.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #503; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Green; age 47 yrs, 6 mons, 10 days; born 4 Jul 1895 at Pocahontas, Tazewell Co, VA;
married; Negro; husband of Mary Green; living at Premier, WV; miner; for Premier Poca Coal Co;
son of Ambus and Sallie (Smith) Green, both born in Tazewell Co, VA; died 14 Jan 1943 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV following a 52 day hospital stay; from perinephritis abcess; buried 17 Jan
1943 in cemetery at Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Jun 2014.
Charlie Green; born 4 Jul 1895; died 14 Jan 1943; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #68.
Listed as Mary Green; age 37; born in OH; married; 6th grade education; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on1 Apr 1935; in household of son, Wilbur Green, with husband.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 009216; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Green; age 50; born 21 Sep 1921 in KY; never married; Negro; SS# 235-30-9563; coal loader;
living at Hemphill, WV; son of Charlie and Mary (____) Green; died 25 May 1972 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to heart failure with diabetes mellitus; buried 31 May 1972 in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant, Rosa Hairston, Hemphill, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1919); Page 80; Line #31; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilbert Green; born 7 Dec 1919; in Big Creek District; McDowell Co, WV; Colored; parents, Charley
and Mary (Hodnett) Green.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #68.
Listed as Wilbur Green; age 21; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in Raleigh Co, WV
on1 Apr 1935; tipple worker in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 1; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilbur Green; age 22; born at Worth, WV; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV; was issued a license
to marry on 20 Mar 1941; Katherine Ramey; age 19; born at Cranecreek, WV; single (sic, married);
Colored; living at Premier, WV; with consent of Ida Wade, aunt and guardian; no return by minister.
(License was voided with arrow pointing to Katherine Ramey's name and words "Voided- Living
husband in Washington, DC" written in)
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wilbert Green
Race: Black
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1919
Birth Place: Indian Ridge, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Premier, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Premier Poca Coal Co
Weight: 152
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Mary Green
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Wilbert Green Self (Head)
Mary Green Mother"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 1; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilbur Green; age 22; born at Worth, WV; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV; was issued a license to
marry on 20 Mar 1941; Katherine Ramey; age 19; born at Cranecreek, WV; single (sic, married); Colored;
living at Premier, WV; with consent of Ida Wade, aunt and guardian; no return by minister.
(License was voided with arrow pointing to Katherine Ramey's name and words "Voided- Living
husband in Washington, DC" written in)
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Darft Registration Card #1856; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Linard Finney; age 23; born 24 May 1894 in Ashland, WV; miner; for Carter Coal Co, Coalwood,
WV; single; African; short with stout build; Black eyes; Black hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 262; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Finney; age 33; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Franklin Co, VA); single; miner; Black;
living at Davy, WV; married on 23 Feb 1928 at Twin Branch, WV; Bessie West; age 29; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of O. and Sarah.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page
44B; Image 18 of 57; Family #151/162.
Listed as Earnest Finney; age 34; born in VA; married at 32; Negro; loader 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 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #69.
Listed as Lundif Finney; age 50; born in VA; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1155; 26 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leonard Earnest Finney; age 51; born 24 May 1890 in VA; living at Premier, WV; employed by
Premier Pocahontas Colleries Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Bessie
Finney, Premier, WV; Negro; 5'8" tall; 225 lbs; brown eyes; Black hair; Black complexion.
6. Wayne Co, WV; Death Certificate #12961; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard E. Finney; age 54 yrs, 4 mons, 23 days; born 24 May 1890 in Rocky Mount, VA; married;
Negro; husband of Bessie Finney, age 47; lived at Premier, WV; served in WW I; son of Leonard
and Lizzie (Dandrige) Finney; died 17 Oct 1944 in the VA Hospital, Huntington, WV; from
coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried at Roderfield, WV.
7. US Headstone Applications for Military Vetras, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leonard E. Finney; Private Co. D, 813th Pioneer, Infantry; served from 19 Jun 1918 to 19 Jul
1919; Serial Number 2938595; born 24 May 1893 (differs from death certificate); died 17 Oot
1944; Christian; buried in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; shipped to E.F. Hopkins,
Roderfield, WV; signed by Bessie Finney, Premier, WV, 17 Nov 1944.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Jun 2014.
Leonard E. Finney; born 24 May 1893; died 17 Oct 1944; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 262; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Finney; age 33; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, Franklin Co, VA); single; miner; Black;
living at Davy, WV; married on 23 Feb 1928 at Twin Branch, WV; Bessie West; age 29; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of O. and Sarah.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page
44B; Image 18 of 57; Family #151/162.
Listed as Bessie L. Finney; age 32; born in VA; married at 30; Negro; in household of husband,
Leonard E. Finney
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #69.
Listed as Bessie L. Finney; age 41; born in VA; married; Negro; 8th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Leonard E. Finney.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
James H. Phillips; age 48; born in VA; widowed; Colored; living at Bluefield, WV; married on 4 Mar
1945 at Premier, WV; Bessie L. Finney; age 47; born in VA; widow; Colored; living at Premier, WV.
5.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #115.
Listed as Bessie Phillips; age 52; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, James H,
Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #69.
Listed as Louise Finney; age 25; born in VA; single; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Leonard E. Finney.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 765A; Image 9 of 10; Household #69.
Listed as Robert Finney; age 24; born in VA; single; Negro; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Leonard E. Finney.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #70.
Listed as Charlie E. Collis; age 29; born in NC; married; 7th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; motor man in coal mine; in household of father, Clarence R. Webb,
with wife and children.
2. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"Phyllis Ann Roberts CHARLES F COLLIS PARENTS WAS J J COLLIS AND SARAH HUGHES
MARRIED 1929 IN TAZEWELL CO VA TO ESSIE PATTON HER PARENTS WAS J C PATTON AND
AMIE TOMINS"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #70.
Listed as Essie Collis; age 28; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father-in-law, Clarence R. Webb, with husband and
children.
2. Facebook Posting; 20 Apr 2020; Phyllis Ann Roberts.
"Phyllis Ann Roberts CHARLES F COLLIS PARENTS WAS J J COLLIS AND SARAH HUGHES
MARRIED 1929 IN TAZEWELL CO VA TO ESSIE PATTON HER PARENTS WAS J C PATTON AND
AMIE TOMINS"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #70.
Listed as Joseph C. Collis; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Clarence R. Webb, with parents.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #70.
Listed as Frank Collis; age 10; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Clarence R. Webb, with parents.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 240; WV Archives Web Site.
W.L. Patton; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of James
and Amy; married on 26 jan 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Hudson; age 21; born in ___; single;
daughter of Deane (sp?) and Sallie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #71.
Listed as W. Lee Patton; age 35; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; truck driver; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; 18/19 Feb 1920;
Page 209A; Image 13 of 16; Family #289/289.
Listed as Silvia G. Hudson; age 6; born in WV; in household of step-father, Williams Adams.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 240; WV Archives Web Site.
W.L. Patton; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of James
and Amy; married on 26 jan 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Sylvia Hudson; age 21; born in ___; single;
daughter of Deane (sp?) and Sallie.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #71.
Listed as Sylvia Patton; age 27; born in VA; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, W. Lee Patton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #71.
Listed as Lowell T. Patton; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, W. Lee Patton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 26 Apr
1940; Page 765B; Image 10 of 10; Household #71.
Listed as Louise Patton; age 2; born in WV; no education; ln household of father, W. Lee Patton.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; ; Vol #__(1913); Page 82; Line 15; WV Archives Web Site.
Doney Hudson; age 25; single; miner; died 13 Sep 1913 at Browns Creek District, Welch, WV from
crushing injuries.
Sarah Catherine "Sallie" Lester
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 119; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill Adams; age 23; born in Wayne Co, WV; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of Erastus and
Rachel; married on 7 Sep 1915 at Wilmore, WV; Sallie Lester; age 23; born in Allaghaney Co, VA;
single; daughter of Ed and Mary.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; 18/19 Feb 1920;
Page 209A; Image 13 of 16; Family #289/289.
Listed as Sally Adams; age 28; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William Adams.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '73 002282; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Sarah Catherine Adams; born on 1 Oct 1891 in VA; widow; SS # 235-52-0396; living at Roderfield,
WV; daughter of Ed and Mary Rachel (Smith) Lester; died on 19 Feb 1973 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; from heart failure; buried on 22 Feb 1973 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Dollie Walters, Roderfield, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Sarah Catherine (Lester) Adams; born on 1 Oct 1895; died in Feb 1973; "w/o William "Bill" Adams";
buried here.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Charles Sturgeon; 22 Jan 2013.
Sarah Catherine "Sallie" Lester Adams; born 1 Oct 1891; died 19 Feb 1973; buried here; headstone
shown.
" Family links:
Spouse:
William Adams (1896 - 1969)*
Children:
William Eddie Adams (1921 - 1992)..."