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 #72.
Listed as Mark Brunn (sp?); age 36; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; section foreman in coal mine; head of household.
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 #72.
Listed as Luna Brunn (sp?); age 33; born in VA; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mark Brunn (sp?).
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 #73.
Listed as Tom Joyce; age 40; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; electrician in coal mine; head of household.
(Information provided by neighbors)
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 #73.
Listed as Nellie Joyce; age 38; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; school teacher; in household of husband, Thomas Joyce.
(Information provided by neighbors)
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #129; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Calvin Edgar Davis; age 21; born 5 may 1896 at Algoma, WV; living at Keystone, WV; employed by
W.W. Sheets at Keystone, WV; timberman in coal mine; single; no dependents; medium height
and build; blue eyes and dark brown hair.
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 #__(last entry following #74).
Listed as C.E. Davis; age 44; born in WV; married; 5 yrs college education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; barber in barber shop; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-14677; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Calvin Edgar Davis; age 46; born 5 May 1895 at Algoma, WV; living at North Fork, WV; unemployed;
person who will always know address, Nellie Louise Davis, North Fork, WV; 5'10" tall; 165 lbs; blue
eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Calvin Davis; born 5 May 1895; died in Aug 1971; last residence, Northfork, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #235-10-5797; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 013632; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Calvin Edgar Davis; 76; born 5 May 1895 in NC; married; husband of Nellie Lou Holcomb; barber;
SS #235-10-5797; living at Northfork, WV; son of Lee Ander and Victoria (Sheets) Davis; died
8 Aug 1971 in the Bluefield, Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV; from cerebrovascular
accident, recurrent with chronic brain syndrome; burie on 20 Aug 1971 in Roselawn Memorial
Gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Nellie Holcomb; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Newton Holcomb.
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 #__(last entry following #74).
Listed as Nellie Davis; age 26; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Calvin E. Davis.
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 #__(last entry following #74).
Listed as Donald Davis; age 2; born in WV; noeducation; in household of father, Calvin E. Davis.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 403; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Arthur Davis; age 20; born at Northfork, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
25 Aug 1958 at Keystone, WV; Janet Caroll Eshelman; age 16; born in Detroit, MI; single; living at
Northfork, WV; with consent of Calvin and Nellie Lou Davis, parents of Donald Arthur Davis; and
Raymond P. and Jean A. Eshelman, parents of Janet Caroll Eshelman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 403; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Arthur Davis; age 20; born at Northfork, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
25 Aug 1958 at Keystone, WV; Janet Caroll Eshelman; age 16; born in Detroit, MI; single; living at
Northfork, WV; with consent of Calvin and Nellie Lou Davis, parents of Donald Arthur Davis; and
Raymond P. and Jean A. Eshelman, parents of Janet Caroll Eshelman.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Newton Holcomb; age 34; born in TN; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Mattie Holcomb; age 30; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Newton Holcomb.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Gracie Holcomb; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Newton Holcomb.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Lollie Holcomb; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Newton Holcomb.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan Village; taken on 3 Jan 1920; Page
129B; Image 6 of 28; Family #48/48.
Listed as Claude Holcomb; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, Newton Holcomb.
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 #__(last entry following #74).
Listed as Claude Davis; age 8; born in WV; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Calvin E. Davis.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude William Davis; age 25; born in Powhatan, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
14 Dec 1956 at Northfork, WV; Anita Louise Tapia; age 21; born at Holden, WV; single; living at
Northfork, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude William Davis; age 25; born in Powhatan, WV; single; living at Northfork, WV; married on
14 Dec 1956 at Northfork, WV; Anita Louise Tapia; age 21; born at Holden, WV; single; living at
Northfork, WV.