1. McDowell Co, WV: WW I Draft Registration Card #1603; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Spence; age 44; born 9 Jun 1874; living at Coalwood, WV; timberman for Carter Coal
Company, Coalwood, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Mollie Spence, Coalwood, WV; medium height
and build; brown eyes and Black hair.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as John Spence; age 55; born in OH; married at 22; farmer; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page
257A; Image 3 of 22; Household #19.
Listed as John Spence; age 68; born in VA(?); married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; no losted occupation; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 003702; WV Archives Web Site.
John B. Spence; age 93; born 9 Jun 1873 (sic, 1874) in VA (sic, OH); widowed; timberman; living
at Iaeger, WV; SS #234-32-6294; son of unknown parents; died 26 Feb 1966 at Iaeger, WV;
from an acute coronary thrombosis; buried 28 Feb 1966 in Waldron Cemetery, Bartley, WV;
informant, Lewis Spence, Caretta, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lynn Delp; 7 May 2008.
"John B. Spence
Birth 9 Jun 1873
Death 26 Feb 1966 (aged 92)
Burial
Lester/Waldron Cemetery
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 26662724"
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, page 86B, Family #242.
Listed as Molly Lambert, age 18, born in Jan 1882 in WV, in household of
mother, Lucinda Mullins Lambert.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Mollie Spence; age 52; born in WV; married at 20; in household of husband, John
Spence.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page
257A; Image 3 of 22; Household #19.
Listed as Mollie Spence; age 60; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John B. Spence.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'60 009719; WV Archives Web Site.
Molly, Mrs. John Spence, Spence; age 73; born in Jan 1883 in WV; married; housewife; living at
Iaeger, WV; daughter of Phil and Cynda (Mullins) Lambert; died 10 Jul 1960 in Grace Hospital,
Welch, WV; from a cerebral thrombosis due to cerebral arterioscleriosis; buried 12 Jul 1960 in
Waldron Cemetery, Bartley, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lynn Delp; 7 May 2008.
" Mollie Lambert Spence
Birth 29 Jan 1884
Death 10 Jul 1960 (aged 76)
Burial
Lester/Waldron Cemetery
Bartley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 26662706 "
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Everett Spence; age 22; born in WV; public works; in household of father, John Spence.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Thomas Spence; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John Spence.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as James Spence; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John Spence.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-14; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page
257A; Image 3 of 22; Household #19.
Listed as James Spence; age 22; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John B. Spence.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 250; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Garlie; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of W.D. and
Mazie; married on 15 Feb 1928 at Coalwood, WV; Hazel Spence; age 21; born in _____; single;
daughter of John and Mollie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Frank Garlie; age 22; born in WV; married at 20; public works; in household of
father-in-law, John Spence, with wife and child.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 24 Sep 2017.
" Frank Garlic
Birth 30 Jul 1907
Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 15 Jul 1943 (aged 35)
Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183696495"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 250; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Garlie; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of W.D. and
Mazie; married on 15 Feb 1928 at Coalwood, WV; Hazel Spence; age 21; born in _____; single;
daughter of John and Mollie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Hazel Spence (sic, Garlic); age 18; born in WV; married; in household of father, John
Spence, with husband and child.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 6 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #104.
Listed as Mazie Garlic; age 37; born in WV; widow; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 448; WV Archives Web Site.
John Taylor; age 58; born in Pike Co, KY; widowed; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 22 Dec 1952
at Lex, WV; Hazel L. Garlic; age 38; born in Coalwood, WV; widow; living at Bradshaw, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartlett (sic, Bartley); taken on 1 May 1930;
Page 75A; Image 88 of 89; Family #2/2.
Listed as Cleo Garlie; age 1 yr, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of grandfather, John Spence,
with parents.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 208; WV Archives Web Site.
Franklin Deleno Payne; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married; on 9
Dec 1956 in Welch, WV; Ivory Marlene Day; age 19; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; with consent
of Bougle and Rachel Louisa Day, parents of Ivory Marlene Day.
2. Craven-Shires Funeral Home, Bluewell, WV; Posted Obit.
"Franklin D. Payne passed away Thursday, August 1, at the age of 84 after living a full and happy life in spite of his recent battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Growing up in Bradshaw, WV, he attended Iaeger High School where he met his wife, Marlene, and played sports year-round as a member of the football, baseball and basketball teams. Franklin graduated from Iaeger Class of 1954 and he went on to attend Marshall University."After serving in the U.S. Army, Frank pursued a career of more than 30 years in accounting management that took him with his family to Ohio and Western New York. He retired to South Carolina with Marlene to enjoy the outdoors and his passions living at the lake. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Ninety-Six. Frank created a trail of friends along the way providing many memories, stories and lasting friendships that he shared with others up until his last days.
"He is survived by Marlene Day, his loving wife of 62 years, and daughter, Vicki Morgan, and her husband Gary Morgan. He was pre-deceased by his parents John D. and Mattie Payne of Bradshaw, WV.
"Throughout life, Frank has been a kind, loving, giving, and supportive spouse, father, father-in-law, uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many who will love him and cherish his memory. There will always be joy and laughter in our thoughts and memories of Frank.
"A service and celebration of life will be held at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home, 3431 Coal Heritage Road, Bluefield, WV 24701. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, with his funeral service following at 12 p.m. in the chapel. Rev. Donald Compton presiding. Franklin will be laid to rest in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
"In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today."
1. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Bluefield, WV, Friday December 16, 2004, newspaper obit.
Lois Jean Day; born on 31 Aug 1934 at Jolo, McDowell Co, WV; died on 16 Dec 2004 at a Bluefield
hospital; daughter of Bougle and Rachel Perkins Day; wife of Billy B. Pauley ,deceased; children:
Ivory Jo Ann, David B. and Steven Ray Pauley; siblings: Marlene Day Payne and Yvonne Day.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 208; WV Archives Web Site.
Franklin Deleno Payne; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married; on 9
Dec 1956 in Welch, WV; Ivory Marlene Day; age 19; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; with consent
of Bougle and Rachel Louisa Day, parents of Ivory Marlene Day.
1. US Public Records Index, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
William E. Payne; born 30 Sep 1910; living at PO Box 247, Bradshaw, WV on 1 Jan 1998.
(He died in 1982, probably widow did no change address)
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Lone Oak Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Mary Fry
Stevens; 22 Mar 2010.
William E. Payne; born 30 Sep 1910; died 18 Jul 1982; buried here; double headstone shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9/10 Jan 1920; Page
214B; Image 2 of 26; Family #9/9.
Listed as Malisa Perkins; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Charles M. Perkins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 243A, Family #36.
Listed as Malissa Perkins, age 18, born in VA, in household of father, Milburn Perkins.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Lone Oak Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Mary Fry
Stevens; 22 Mar 2010.
Malisia Perkins Payne; born 17 May 1912; died 17 Jun 2001; buried here; double headstone shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9/10 Jan 1920; Page
214B; Image 2 of 26; Family #9/9.
Listed as Murtie Perkins; age 3 yrs, 9 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Charles M. Perkins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 243A, Family #36.
Listed as Myrtie Perkins, age 13, born in VA, in household of father, Milburn Perkins.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 29; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Buchanan; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Bartley, WV; son of
C.A. and Elain (sp?); married on 21 Sep 1934 at Bradshaw, WV; Myrtle Perkins; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of C.M. and Julia.
4. Russell Co, VA: Marriage License #10867; Ancestry.com Website.
Johnny Scott Doyle; age 33; born in Dungannon, VA; divorced; one previous marriage; living at St.
Paul, VA; son of Charlie and Bessie (Powers) Doyle; married on 8 Apr 1953 in Russell Co, VA; Myrtle
Buchanan, maiden name, Perkins; age 36; born at Bradshaw, WV; divorced; one previous marriage;
restaurant operator, living at St. Paul, VA; daughter of C.M. and Julia (VanDyke) Perkins.
5. Newport News; Marriage License #23191; Ancestry.com Website.
Ira Romer Perry; age 53; born in Huntington, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; carpenter for
Hampton Institute; living at 3905 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA; son of Virgil and Ida (Adkins) Perry;
married on 16 Aug 1963 in Hampton, VA; Myrtle Lee Doyle; maiden name, Perkins; age 47;
divorced; this is her 3rd marriage; born at Bradshaw, WV; unemployed; living at 3807 Huntington
Ave, Newport News, VA; daughter of Charlie Milburn and Julia (VanDyke) Perkins.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield (sic, Iaeger Memorial) Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co,
WV; submitted by Piper; submitted by 15 Feb 2014.
"Myrtle Buchanan Doyle Summerlin
"October 07, 2007
"NEWPORT NEWS — Myrtle Buchanan Doyle Summerlin of Newport News died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, at Sentara CarePlex.
"Born Sept. 16, 1916, in Jolo, W.Va., she was the daughter of Charles M. Perkins and Julia Van Dyke Perkins. She had been a resident of the Peninsula for 40 years."Ms. Summerlin was the manager of the Betty Lewis Bread Box and Yoder's Dairy store on Todds Lane for a number of years. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
"Ms. Summerlin was predeceased by two sons, Richard L. Buchanan of Hampton, and Earl E. Buchanan of Maryland. She is survived by one sister, Rachael Day of Jolo, W.Va.; one son, John S. Doyle Jr. of Newport News; eight grandchildren, Earl E. Buchanan of Northeast, Md., Richard L. Buchanan of Elkton, Md., Charlotte Bellere of Newington, Conn., Sherry Buchanan of Northeast, Md., Robert M. Buchanan of South Riding, Jeffrey L. Buchanan of Danville, John S. Doyle III of Williamsburg, and Katherine Doyle of Hampton; 10 great-grandchildren and one great- great-grandchild.
"A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the community room at Berkeley Village..."
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, taken on 31 Aug 1850, Page 278A, Family #857.
Listed as William Keen, age 6, born in VA, in household of father, William Keen.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Keen search, 1 Feb 2003, submitted by
Unknown.
William Keen; born in 1800 (sic, 1805) in Russell Co, VA; died in 1879 (sic, aft 1880)
in Buchanan Co, VA; son of William and Rebecca Jackson Keen; married Nancy McGlothin.
Son, William Keen; born abt 1844; married Julia Vandyke, daughter of William and Catherine
Vandyke.
3. 1860 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy P.O., taken on 13 Jul 1860, Page 776, Family #130.
Listed as William Keene, age 16, born in VA, in household of father, William Keen.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 220A; Image 17 of
32; Family #156/158.
Listed as Julia Perkins; age 32; born in Jul 1871 in VA; married 5 yrs; 3 children, all living; in
household of husband, Charles M. Perkins.
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 94A; Image 7 of 40;
Family #60/60.
Listed as Julia Perkins; age 39; born in VA; married twice, last time for 15 yrs; 9 children, all living;
in household of husband, Charles M. Perkins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 9/10 Jan 1920; Page
214B; Image 2 of 26; Family #9/9.
Listed as Julia Perkins; age 48; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Charles M. Perkins.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 4 Apr 1930, Page 243A, Family #36.
Listed as Julia Perkins, age 60, born in VA, married at 22, in household of husband, Milburn
Perkins.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 7 May 1940; Page
1233A; Image 103 of 132; Household #805.
Listed as Julia Perkins; age 70; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles M. Perkins.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #3047; Ancestry.com Website.
Julia Perkins; age 96; born 11 Mar 1868 in VA; widow; living in North Tazewell, VA; daughter of Will
and Katie (Keen) VanDyke; died 25 Jan 1965 at home; due to cerebral hemorrhage with
generalized arterocosclerosis; buried in Lone Oak Cemetery, Jolo, WV; informant, Rachel Day.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Lone Oak Cemetery, Jolo, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Walter Jenny;
26 Sep 2007.
Julia Perkins; born 11 Mar 1868; died 25 Jan 1965; buried here; gravestone shown.
7. Ancestry.com Web Site, William Keen search, 1 Feb 2003, submitted by
Unknown.
William Keen; born in 1800 (sic, 1805) in Russell Co, VA; died in 1879 (sic, aft 1880)
in Buchanan Co, VA; son of William and Rebecca Jackson Keen; married Nancy McGlothin.
Son, William Keen; born abt 1844; married Julia VanDyke, daughter of William and Catherine
VanDyke.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 220A; Image 17 of
32; Family #156/158.
Listed as Ethel Perkins; age 3; born in Mar 1897 in VA; in household of father, Charles M.
Perkins.
2. 1910 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Garden District; taken on 21 Apr 1910; Page 94A; Image 7 of 40;
Family #60/60.
Listed as Ethel Perkins; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, Charles M. Perkins.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Noah Stewart Cemetery, Buchanan Co, VA; submitted by
Vernon Miller; 16 Sep 2011.
Ethel G. Perkins Mullins; born 27 Feb 1898; died 21 Feb 1990; buried here; picture; gravestone
and obit shown.
"Ethel G. Keene, 91, of Whitewood,
died Feb. 21 at the home of
her granddaughter, Mrs. Carl
Wlmmer on Compton Mountain
nearWhltewood.
She was born In Grundy and
was a daughter of the late Preacher
Milburn and Julie Vandyke
Perkins, both Buchanan County
natives.
She was a lifelong resident of
the Whitewood area and was a
member of the Flatwoods
Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by
her husband. Lewis Keene, one
daughter, four sons, one grandson,
one great-granddaughter,
five sisters and three brothers.
Survivors: daughters, Macie
Stewart of Job. WV, JoAnn Mullins
of Palatka, FL; sons, Carl
Keene of Pilgrim Knob, Leonard
Keene of Pounding Mill, Jack
Keene of Grundy; sisters, Alta
Wimmer of Whitewood, Eva Mullins
of Tazewell, Melissa Payne of
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Rachael Day
of Jolo, WV, Myrtle Summerline
of Newport News; 21 grandchildren;
42 great-grandchildren;
a n d 27 g r e a t - g r e a t -
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. at the Maple
Grove Church of Christ on State
Line Ridge near Whitewood with
Preacher Michael Trent, Preacher
Clarence Herron, Preacher
Ervin Stewart and Evangelist
P.L. Keene officiating.
Interment followed in the Noah
Stewart Cemetery on Keene
Ridge near Whitewood...."