1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as John H. Luke; age 2; born in PA; in household of father, Thomas Luke.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1896); Page 138.
Harvey Luke; age 22; born in North Cumberland (sic, Northumberland), PA; single; miner; living in
McDowell Co, WV; son of Thomas and Jane; married on 5 dec 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; Mattie
Miles; age 18; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of James
and Otave Anne.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 188B; Image 9 of
46; Family #83/84.
Listed as Henry H. Luke; age 22; born in Mar 1878 in PA; married 4 yrs; both parents born in
England; coal miner; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; 2012 Queries; Doris Baldwin; Posted 8 Aug 2012.
"I am looking for Martha "Mattie" Miles Luke Barber. Mattie died on Nov. 30th, 1918 in the Browns
Creek District Kimball WV.
"Will you help me find her grave please?"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1896); Page 138.
Harvey Luke; age 22; born in North Cumberland (sic, Northumberland), PA; single; miner; living in
McDowell Co, WV; son of Thomas and Jane; married on 5 dec 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; Mattie
Miles; age 18; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of James
and Otave Anne.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 188B; Image 9 of
46; Family #83/84.
Listed as Mattie A. Luke; age 22; born in Apr 1878 in VA; married 4 yrs; 2 children, 1 living; in
household of husband, Henry H. Luke.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 133A; Image
21 of 77; Family #189.
Listed as Martha Barbour; age 31; born in VA; married once (sic?) for 9 yrs; in household of
husband, Babe Barber.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4628; WV Archives Web Site.
Mattie Barber; age 40; born in 1918 (sic, this was her death year) in VA; married; housewife;
daughter of unlisted parents; died 30 Nov 1918 at Vivian, WV; from broncho pneumonia; with
influenza; no burial information; informant, J. C. Killey, MD, Vivian, WV.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Thomas Luke; age 42; born in England; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Jane Luke; age 40; born in England; married; keeping house; in household of husband,
Thomas Luke.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Joseph Luke; age 18; born in England; laborer in coal mine; in household of father,
Thomas Luke.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Mary J. Luke; age 15; born in England; at home; in household of father, Thomas Luke.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Thomas H. Luke; age 10; born in PA; slate picker; in household of father, Thomas Luke.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 175D;
Image 48 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Agnes H. Luke; age 5; born in PA; in household of father, Thomas Luke.
1. 1880 Census, Northumberland Co, PA; Shamokin Borough; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 176A;
Image 49 of 49; Family #358/400.
Listed as Edith Luke; age 3 mons; born in PA; in household of father, Thomas Luke.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 13? May 1910; Page 276A; Image 3
of 21; Family #18/18.
Listed as James H. Miles; age 63 (sic, 53); born in VA; married once for 38 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle Village; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 137B;
Image 21 of 28; Family #236/236.
Listed as James H. Miles; age 64; born in VA; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 13? May 1910; Page 276A; Image 3
of 21; Family #18/18.
Listed as Octavia Miles; age 57 (sic, 47); born in VA; married once for 38 yrs; 10 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, James H. Miles.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle Village; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 137B;
Image 21 of 28; Family #236/236.
Listed as Ocdave Miles; age 57; born in VA; married; in household of husband, James H. Miles.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle Village; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 137B;
Image 21 of 28; Family #236/236.
Listed as Bessie Miles; age 30; born in VA; widow; in household of father, James H. Miles.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 13? May 1910; Page 276A; Image 3
of 21; Family #18/18.
Listed as Oscar Miles; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Miles.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Kyle Village; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 137B;
Image 21 of 28; Family #236/236.
Listed as Oscar R. Miles; age 26; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, James H.
Miles.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 133A; Image
21 of 77; Family #189.
Listed as David Barbour; age 30; born in VA; married once (sic?) for 9 yrs; foreman in coal mine;
head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4629; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 38; born 20 Dec 1879; living at Kimball, WV; fire boss for Peerless C & C Co,
Vivian, WV; nearest relative, Mattie Barber, wife, Kimball, WV; short with stout build; brown eyes
and Black hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 38; born in Pennsylvania Co, VA; widowed; fire boss; living at Kimball, WV; son
of unlisted parents; married on 1 Mar 1919 at Welch, WV; Pearl Lawson; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Hugh and Veney.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 40; born in VA; married; fire boss in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 50; born in VA; married at 39; foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
6. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 60; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; no occupation; head of household.
7. Mercer Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1503; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 62; born 20 Dec 1879 in Pennsylvania Co, VA; living at Flat Top, Mercer Co,
WV; person who will always know address, Pearl Barber, Flat Top, WV; 5'7" tall; 150 lbs; brown
eyes; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
8. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #17508; WV Archives Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 63; born 20 Dec 1880 (sic, 1879); in VA; married; husband of Pearl Lawson;
living at Flat Top, WV; coal miner; son of John and Nancy Barber; died 28 Oct 1943 in the
Princeton Memorial Hospital, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; from arteriosclerosis in both legs, due to
embolism; buried 31 oct 1943 in Tom Lilly Cemetery, Ghent, Raleigh Co, WV; informant, Mrs. C.E.
Austin, Portsmouth, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; 2012 Queries; Doris Baldwin; Posted 8 Aug 2012.
"I am looking for Martha "Mattie" Miles Luke Barber. Mattie died on Nov. 30th, 1918 in the Browns
Creek District Kimball WV.
"Will you help me find her grave please?"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1896); Page 138.
Harvey Luke; age 22; born in North Cumberland (sic, Northumberland), PA; single; miner; living in
McDowell Co, WV; son of Thomas and Jane; married on 5 dec 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; Mattie
Miles; age 18; born in Montgomery Co, VA; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of James
and Otave Anne.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken on 6 Jun 1900; Page 188B; Image 9 of
46; Family #83/84.
Listed as Mattie A. Luke; age 22; born in Apr 1878 in VA; married 4 yrs; 2 children, 1 living; in
household of husband, Henry H. Luke.
4. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 133A; Image
21 of 77; Family #189.
Listed as Martha Barbour; age 31; born in VA; married once (sic?) for 9 yrs; in household of
husband, Babe Barber.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4628; WV Archives Web Site.
Mattie Barber; age 40; born in 1918 (sic, this was her death year) in VA; married; housewife;
daughter of unlisted parents; died 30 Nov 1918 at Vivian, WV; from broncho pneumonia; with
influenza; no burial information; informant, J. C. Killey, MD, Vivian, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Laura Barber; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Laura L. Barber; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 133A; Image
21 of 77; Family #189.
Listed as David Barbour; age 30; born in VA; married once (sic?) for 9 yrs; foreman in coal mine;
head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4629; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 38; born 20 Dec 1879; living at Kimball, WV; fire boss for Peerless C & C Co,
Vivian, WV; nearest relative, Mattie Barber, wife, Kimball, WV; short with stout build; brown eyes
and Black hair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 38; born in Pennsylvania Co, VA; widowed; fire boss; living at Kimball, WV; son
of unlisted parents; married on 1 Mar 1919 at Welch, WV; Pearl Lawson; age 17; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Hugh and Veney.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 40; born in VA; married; fire boss in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 50; born in VA; married at 39; foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
6. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Babe Barber; age 60; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; no occupation; head of household.
7. Mercer Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1503; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 62; born 20 Dec 1879 in Pennsylvania Co, VA; living at Flat Top, Mercer Co,
WV; person who will always know address, Pearl Barber, Flat Top, WV; 5'7" tall; 150 lbs; brown
eyes; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
8. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #17508; WV Archives Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 63; born 20 Dec 1880 (sic, 1879); in VA; married; husband of Pearl Lawson;
living at Flat Top, WV; coal miner; son of John and Nancy Barber; died 28 Oct 1943 in the
Princeton Memorial Hospital, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; from arteriosclerosis in both legs, due to
embolism; buried 31 oct 1943 in Tom Lilly Cemetery, Ghent, Raleigh Co, WV; informant, Mrs. C.E.
Austin, Portsmouth, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 46; WV Archives Web Site.
Babe Barber; age 38; born in Pennsylvania Co, VA; widowed; fire boss; living at Kimball, WV; son
of unlisted parents; married on 1 Mar 1919 at Welch, WV; Pearl Lawson; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Hugh and Veney.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Pearl Barber; age 19; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Babe Barber.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Pearl Barber; age 30; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Babe Barber.
4. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Pearl Barber; age 36; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Babe Barber.
5. Fayette Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 003152; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Pearl Etry Barber; age 65; born 23 Dec 1901 in McDowell Co, WV; widow; living at Flat Top, WV;
domestic; daughter of Hugh and Louvina (Gilbert) Lawson; died 24 Feb 1966 in the Fayetteville
Nursing Home, Fayetteville, WV; from myocardial insufficency; coronary sclerosis with diabetes
melities and gangerne; buried 27 Feb 1966 in Tom Lilly Cemetery, Flat Top, WV; informant, Mrs.
C.E. Austin, Portsmouth, VA.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Carl E. Barber; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Carl Barber; age 19; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; lumberman in saw mill; in household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Albert W. Barber; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Albert Barber; age 17; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; lumberman, timber cutter; in household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Roy E. Barber; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Roy Barber; age 16; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as James W. Barber; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as James Barber; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Joseph Barber; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in
household of father, Babe Barber.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 133A; Image
21 of 77; Family #189.
Listed as Frank Barbour; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Frank Barber; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Frank Barber; age 22; born in WV; single; laborer, odd jobs; in household of father, Babe
Barber.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 30; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Barber; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of Babe
and ____; married on 7 Feb 1933 at Kimball, WV; Irene Presley; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Cloe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 30; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Barber; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of Babe
and ____; married on 7 Feb 1933 at Kimball, WV; Irene Presley; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of George and Cloe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Nixon; age 24; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Vivian, WV; son of Henry and
Lucy; married on 6 Oct 1926 at Roderfield, WV; Rachel Barber; age 21 (sic, 15); born in Wise Co,
VA (sic, McDowell Co, WV); single; daughter of Babe and Pearl.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek; Peerless Coal and Coke #2;
taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 39B; Image 24 of 29; Family #246/260.
Listed as Rachel Barber; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Nixon; age 24; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Vivian, WV; son of Henry and
Lucy; married on 6 Oct 1926 at Roderfield, WV; Rachel Barber; age 21 (sic, 15); born in Wise Co,
VA (sic, McDowell Co, WV); single; daughter of Babe and Pearl.
3. "The Free Press'; Kinston, NC; 27 Jan 1903; Newspaper Obit.
"PINK HILL - Rachel Edith Nixon, 92, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was born Sept. 6, 1910 in Bottom Creek, W.Va., and died at home at 199 N.C. 11 E., Pink Hill, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, after a long period of illness. Mrs. Nixon was a member of the Church of God Prophecy for 72 years, and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 379 of Albertson for 23 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Henry Nixon; one son, Harold Nixon; one daughter, Martha Card; seven brothers, Jesse Luke, Frank Barber, Carl Barber, Albert Barber, Roy Barber,"James Barber and Joseph Barber; three sisters, Lucille Barber, Elizabeth Austin, and Lucy Smith; her father Albert "Babe" Barber; mother, Mattie Miles Luke Barber; and stepmother, Pearl Lawson Barber. She is survived by one son, Cecil Nixon and wife Linda of Pataskala, Ohio; two daughters, Dorothy Jones of Albertson, and Jean Grady and husband Rajah of Pink Hill; four sisters, Louise Lilly of Beckley, W.Va., Alma Lee Farley and husband Wilson of Bluefield, Va., Betty McCann and husband Bill of Bluefield, Va., and Shirley Elkins and husband Bob of Beckley, W.Va.; one brother, Jack Barber and wife Gloria of Ghent, W.Va.; five granddaughters Brenda Krause of Robertsonville, N.C., Linda Vyas of Tracy, Calif., Kay Culbertson of Portsmouth, N.H., Connie Dail of Seven Springs, N.C., and Christy Gaul of Seven Springs, N.C.; four grandsons, Cecil Nixon Jr. of Titusville, Fla., Gary Nixon of Cape Canaveral, Fla., Paul Baker of Acworth, Ga., and Curtis Hollingsworth of Seven Springs, N.C.; one step-grandson, David Grady of Harmony, Maine; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She will be buried in Oak Ridge Memorial
"Park in Pink Hill, N.C., following the funeral service in Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2003..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Vivian; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 182B;
Image 54 of 73; Family #459/504.
Listed as Lucy H. Barber; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Babe Barber.
2. 1940 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Flat Top; E.D. 28-36; taken on 25 Apr 1940;
Page 572B; Image 19 of 33; Household #138.
Listed as Lucie Barber; age 14; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Babe Barber.