1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 31 Jan/1 Feb 1920; Page
197B; Image 6 of 16; Family #56/56.
Listed as Robert Artis; age 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas R. Artis.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #50/50.
Listed as Robert E. Artis; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas R. Artis.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 016470; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Lula Mae Artis; age 44; born 14 Jun 1921 at Justice, WV; married; housewife; living at Amonate,
Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of Sherman and Elizabeth (Toler) Woody; died 17 oct 1965 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; from advanced cancer of stomach with metastasis; buried 19 Oct 1965 in Green
Hill Memory Garden, Richlands, Tazewell Co, VA; informant, Robert Artis, Amonate, VA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 011883; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Harry Adderton; age 50; born 15 Jan 1915 at Southmont, NC; married; Negro; miner; served in
WW II; SS #223-10-6276; son of Alex Samuel and Amanda (____) Adderton; died 21 Aug 1965
at Bishop, WV; from mine accident, crushing injury to chest, slate fall; buried 26 Aug 1965 in
Family Cemetery, Southmont, NC; informant, Mrs, Ella Mae Adderton, Bishop, WV
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 016442; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Patrice Alexander; age 7 days; born 9 May 1965 in WV; daughter of Clara Alexander; died 16 May
1965 in the Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; cardio respiratory failure; bured 18 May 1965
in Norwood Cemetery, Kimball, WV; informant, Clara Alexander, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 019193; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Cora J. Alford; age 65; born 14 Nov 1900 in Cumberland Co, VA; widow; Negro; living at Caples,
WV; daughter of unknown father and Viney James; died 26 Nov 1965 at Caples, WV; from a
coronary thrombosis; buried 5 Dec 1965 in Norwood Cemetery, Kimball, WV; informant, Herbert
Evans, Caples, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 89B; Image 21
of 31; Family #183/185.
Listed as Newton Powell; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Powell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 300; WV Archives Web Site.
Newton Powell; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; works for N&W Railway; living at
Avondale, WV; son of Daniel and Elizabeth Powell; married on 16 Oct 1920 at the home of the
bride; Ida Cochran; age 17; born in Russell Co, VA; daughter of Henry and Molissie Cochran.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image
36 of 51; Family #313/318.
Listed as Newton Powell; age 28; born in WV; married at 20; foreman of (RR) section gang; head
of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Newton Powell; age 39; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived at same place
on 1 Apr 1935; railroad section foreman; head of household.
5. WV Death Certificate #'61 003519; WV Archives Web Site.
Newton C. Powell; age 60; born 18 Mar 1901 in WV; married; railroad worker; living at Iaeger, WV;
son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Asbury) Powell; died 21 Mar 1961 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from
heptic coma, Laennec's cirrhosis with garstrointestinal hemorrhage, gastric ulcer, ascites; buried
23 Mar 1961 in Powell Cemetery, Iaeger, WV; informant, Hobart Powell, Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 300; WV Archives Web Site.
Newton Powell; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; works for N&W Railway; living at
Avondale, WV; son of Daniel and Elizabeth Powell; married on 16 Oct 1920 at the home of the
bride; Ida Cochran; age 17; born in Russell Co, VA; daughter of Henry and Molissie Cochran.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image
36 of 51; Family #313/318.
Listed as Ida Powell; age 28; born in VA; married at 20; in household of husband, Newton C.
Powell.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Ida Powell; age 36; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived at same place on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Newton C. Powell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Richard Powell; age 5 mons; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Newton C.
Powell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7998; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Herman Powell; age 1 yr, 7 mons, 9 days; born 22 Oct 1939 at Iaeger, WV; son of Neton
and Ida (Cochran) Powell; died 1 Jun 1941 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from pneumonia, measles,
stomatitis, bilateral otitis media, with intestinal parasites; buried3 Jun 1941 at Lex, WV; informant,
Newton Powell, Iaeger, WV.
1. FindAGrave.com; Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Garland/Iaeger.
Melissa Alice Strouth Cochran; born 26 Jul 1860; died 15 oct 1921; buried here.
"Melissa was the mother of Ida Bell Cochran - Powell who married Newton Cleveland Powell. Melissa
was the wife of Henry J. Cochran."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 25/26 Mar 1920; Page 252A;
Image 34 of 35; Family #354/357.
Listed as Harold Copley; age 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John R. Copley.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 196A;
Image 34 of 35; Family #354/357.
Listed as Harold Copley; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John R. Copley.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Sandy Huff; E.D. 24-57; taken on 2 May
1940; Page 1116B; Image 68 of 74; Household ##573.
Listed as Harold Copley; age 20; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of mother, Minnie Lambert Copley.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010961; WV Archives Web Site.
Harold M. Copley; age 52; born 3 Nov 1919 in WV; married; husband of Ruth Powell; N&W Railway
engineer; SS #233-12-8516; living at Iaeger, WV; son of John and Minnie (Lambert) Copley; died 1
Jun 1972 DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from possible myocardial infarction
4. FindAGrave.com; Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Garland/Iaeger.
Harold Malcolm Copley; born 3 Nov 1919; died 1 Jun 1972; buried here.
"Harold Copley was the husband of Ruth Powell. Ruthis the daughter of Newton Cleveland Powell
and Ida Bell Cochran - Powell."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B; Image
36 of 51; Family #313/318.
Listed as Ruth Powell; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Ruth Powell; age 18; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived at same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Newton C. Powell.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iager, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ruth Marie Powell Copley, 91, passed the evening of
September 27, 2012, at her home in Sandy Huff, near
Iaeger, WV, surrounded by her family.
"Ruth was born September 15, 1921, in Lex, WV, a
daughter of the late Newton C. and Ida B. Cochran
Powell.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death
by her husband, Harold M. Copley, three brothers,
Richard, Hobart, and Tommy Powell, two sisters,
Mildred McKinney and Dorothy Walls, one grandson
James S. Bowen, and a great grandson, Phillip John
Copley.
"Ruth was the proud mother of eight children, five
sons, Ron Copley and wife Mary Frances of
Manassas, VA, Don Copley and wife Angie of
Woodbridge, VA, John Copley and wife Gale of
Bluefield, WV, Tommy Copley and wife Minnie of
Inez, KY, and Michael ?Fred? Copley and wife Donna
of Bluefield, WV; and three daughters, Margaret
Copley Bogle and Sue Copley both of Spotswood, NJ,
and Barbara Deskins and a special son-in-law Marion
Deskins of the home. Ruth is survived by 17
grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 3
great-great grandchildren. Additional survivors
include two brothers, H.C. Powell and wife Beverly of
Centerburg, OH, and Danny Powell and wife Patsy of
Princeton, WV; one sister, Elizabeth ?Libby?
Campbell and husband Ralph of Long Bottom near
Iaeger, WV. She will be remembered by her special
friend and sister-in-law, Frances Copley, of New
Market, MD, and Inez Shrader of Coon Branch near
Iaeger, WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday,
September 30, 2012, at 11 o'clock, with Reverend
Bobby McKinney officiating at the Chapel of Fanning
Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the
Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near
Iaeger, WV..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 87; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Campbell, Jr; age 20; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Riderfield, WV; married on 2 Sep
1955 at Welch, WV; Elizabeth Powell; age 18; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent
of Ralph Adam and Elva Campbell, parents of Ralph Campbell, Jr., and Newt and Ida Powell, parents
of Elizabeth Powell.
2. US Public Records Index, Vo 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ralph Campbell; born 14 Jul 1935; living at PO Box Durbin, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 4 Apr 1940;
Page 19(?)72A; Image 7 of 28; Household #58.
Listed as Elizabeth An Powell; age 2; born in WV; no education; in household of father, Newton C.
Powell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 87; WV Archives Web Site.
Ralph Campbell, Jr; age 20; born at Big Four, WV; single; living at Riderfield, WV; married on 2 Sep
1955 at Welch, WV; Elizabeth Powell; age 18; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent
of Ralph Adam and Elva Campbell, parents of Ralph Campbell, Jr., and Newt and Ida Powell, parents
of Elizabeth Powell.
3. US Public Records Index, Vo 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth A. Campbell; born _______; living at PO Box Durbin, Iaeger, WV 24844.
4. US Public Records Index, Vo 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth Campbell; born 16 Jul 1937; living at General Delivery, Iaeger, WV 24844.
5. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Campbell, 83, of Lincolnton, NC, formerly of Iaeger, WV, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at her home in Lincolnton."Libby was born July 16, 1937, in Iaeger, WV, a daughter of the late Newton C. and Ida Cochran Powell. Libby was a retail clerk at Magic Mart and the last member of her original family.
"In addition to her parents, Libby was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Campbell; one grandson, Anthony Campbell; and her siblings, Ruth, Hobart, H.C., Danny, Dorothy, Mildred, Tommy, and Daniel.
"Survivors include her son, Terry Campbell of Lincolnton, NC; grandson, Daniel Campbell also of Lincolnton; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, October 30, 2020, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Bob McKinney and Reverend Danny Bowles officiating at the Chapel of Fanning funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
"Friends may visit with the family Thursday evening, October 29, 2020, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.
"Services will be held in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines, mask are to be worn by all attending and social distancing is to be practiced with no more than 25 people in attendance.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com"