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. 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.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Sarrah Evans
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Age 19
Birth Date 1880
Birth Place Russell Co. VA
Marriage Date 15 Nov 1899
Marriage Place Russell, Virginia
Father Jno Evans
Spouse H. A. Dickenson
FHL Film Number 33850
Reference ID p 118 line 163 "
2. 1900 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 16 Jun 1900; Page 8B; Image
16 of 39; Family #142/145.
Listed as Bettie Dickenson; age 19; born in Nov 1880 in VA; Black; married 6 mons; in household
of husband, Henry Dickenson.
3. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castelwood Precinct; Dante; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 48A;
Image 3 of 53; Family #23/24.
Listed as Bettie Nunley; age 29; born in VA; mulatta; married twice last time for 5 yrs; 3 children,
1 living; in household of husband, Charles Nunley.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior; taken on 25 Jan 1920; Page 38B;
Image 34 of 47; Family #330/341.
Listed as Bettie Nunley; age 39; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Charles Nunley.
5. 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 #64.
Listed as Betty Nunnaly; age 58; born in VA; married; Negro; 5th grade education; lived in Earling,
Logan co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of Albert Carter, with husband.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7952; WV Archives Web Site.
Betty Nunley; age 65 yrs, 7 mons; born in Nov 1880 in Carsell Woods (sic, Castlewood), Russell Co,
VA; Colored; married; wife of Charles Nunley; living at Havaco, WV; daughter of John and Ella
(Bundly) Evans; died 30 Jun 1945 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from a fractured pelvis and
chrushing injury to chest suffered in an accident at bus terminal, struck by bus; buried 5 Jul 1945
in Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Charlie Nunley, Havaco, WV
1. 1900 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 16 Jun 1900; Page 8B;
Image 16 of 39; Family #142/145.
Listed as Ada Evans; age 3; born in Apr 1897 in VA; Black; in household of step-father, Henry
Dickenson.
2. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castelwood Precinct; Dante; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 48A;
Image 3 of 53; Family #23/24.
Listed as Ada E. Nunley (sic, unknown father); age 13; born in VA; Black; in household of
step-father, Charles Nunley.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784B;
E D # 24-40; Image 10 of 36; Household #60.
Listed as Bruno Karpensky; age 42; born in Poland; married; 2nd grade education; lived in McDowell
Co. WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1681; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Bruno Karpenski; age 48; born 15 Oct 1893 in Russia; living at Premier, WV; employed by Premier
Pocahontas Colleries Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Bruno Karpenski,
Premier, WV; 5'2" tall; 150 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 362; WV Archives Web Site.
Bruno Karpenski; age 54; born in Poland; widowed; living at Premier, WV; married on 18 Nov 1948
at Welch, WV; Barbara Getman; age 54; born in Austria; widow; living at Premier, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8847; WV Archives Web Site.
Bruno Karpenski; age 60; born in Aug 1884 in Poland; married; retired miner; SS #236-05-2408;
living at Junior Poca, WV; son of Frank Karpenski and unknown mother; died 18 Jun 1955 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV from myocardial infarction due to cornory artery disease; previous heart attack
in 1953; buried 20 Jun 1955 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 27 Jun 2014.
Brown (sic, Bruno) Kerpinski; born 15 Oct 1893; died 18 Jun 1955; buried here; grave marker photo
shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1948); Page 362; WV Archives Web Site.
Bruno Karpenski; age 54; born in Poland; widowed; living at Premier, WV; married on 18 Nov 1948
at Welch, WV; Barbara Getman; age 54; born in Austria; widow; living at Premier, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 20; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Hariston; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; living at War, WV;employed by
railroad; son of Pet and Maggie; married on 9 Sep 1933 at War, WV; Annie Smith; age 26; born
in Roanoke, VA; single; Black; living at War, WV; daughter of unlisted parents.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #21.
Listed as Leslie Hairston; age 35; born in WV; married; Negro; 7th grade education; lived at War,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; loader in coal mine; in household of Everett O. Bryson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 20; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Hariston; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; Black; living at War, WV;employed by
railroad; son of Pet and Maggie; married on 9 Sep 1933 at War, WV; Annie Smith; age 26; born
in Roanoke, VA; single; Black; living at War, WV; daughter of unlisted parents.