1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #6.
Listed as Evelyn Smith; age 39; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Smith.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #6.
Listed as Ruth Smith (sic); age 16; born in WV; 8th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, James Smith.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #6.
Listed as Dorothy Smith (sic); age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, James Smith.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #6.
Listed as James Smith; age 29; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #6.
Listed as Evelyn Smith; age 39; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Smith.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #7.
Listed as William Marten; age 36; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in Welch, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #7.
Listed as Ella Marten; age 29; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in Welch, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William Martin.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #7.
Listed as Lillian Marten; age 6; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William Martin.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #8.
Listed as James Parker; age 70; born in TN; married; no education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; no occupation listed; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3212; WV Archives Web Site.
James Parker; age 92 yrs, 8 mons, 1 day; born 8 Jun 1863 (sic, 1973) in NC; married; retired coal miner;
living at Capels, WV; son of unknown parents; died 9 Feb 1956 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
from a massive cerebral hemorrhage; buried 11 Feb 1956 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, Clyde
Parker.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
James Parker; born 8 Jun 1973; died 9 Feb 1956; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #8.
Listed as Elma Parker; age 42; born in TN; married; 3rd grade education; in household of husband,
James Parker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #8.
Listed as Fred Parker; age 13; born in __; 3rd grade education; not attending school; in
household of father, James Parker.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Parker; age 30; born and living at Capels, WV; single; married on 21 Jan 1956 at Capels, WV;
Eva Lou Carter; age 35; born in VA; widow; living at Capels, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Parker; age 30; born and living at Capels, WV; single; married on 21 Jan 1956 at Capels, WV;
Eva Lou Carter; age 35; born in VA; widow; living at Capels, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Parker; age 30; born and living at Capels, WV; single; married on 21 Jan 1956 at Capels, WV;
Eva Lou Carter; age 35; born in VA; widow; living at Capels, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #8.
Listed as Clyde Parker; age 18; born in TN; married; 1st grade education; in household of father,
James Parker.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 499; WV Archives Web Site.
Clyde Parker; age 23; born in Johnson City, TN; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 11
Sep 1944 at Capels, WV; Retha Walker; age 18; born and living at Davy, WV; with consent of
Thomas H.S. Curd.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 382; WV Archives Web Site.
Clyde Homer Parker; age 43; born 26 Jul 1921 in Mountain City, TN; divorced; one previous
marriage; living at 1306 Dena St, Chesapeake, VA; son of James and Thelma (Lyles) Parker;
married on 11 Sep 1944 at Davy, WV; Ruth Jeanell Jackson Blankenship; age 31; born 29 Aug
1933 at McComas, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Joseph
R, and Odell (Bowers) Jackson.
4. Norfolk, VA; Divorce Decree #136; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Homer Parker; born in 1921 in Mountain City, TN; this was his 1st marriage; forman in
shipyard; living at 1306 Dena St, Chesapeake, VA; granted a divorce on 11 Jan 1965; from Retha M.
Walker; born 26 Jan 1927 in Stacy, VA; this was her 1st marriage; tavern waitress; living at 1806
Omohundro Ave, Norfolk, VA; for willful deseration; married 11 Sep 1944 at Capels, WV; seperated
25 Jul 1963.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 71B;
Family #122/125.
Listed as Retha Walker; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of adoptive father, Estil F.
Walker.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; Page 700A; Image
16 of 57; Household #155.
Listed as Retha Walker; age 13 born in VA; 5th grade education; attending school; adopted;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of adoptive father, Estill F. Walker.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 499; WV Archives Web Site.
Clyde Parker; age 23; born in Johnson City, TN; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 11
Sep 1944 at Capels, WV; Retha Walker; age 18; born and living at Davy, WV; with consent of
Thomas H.S. Curd.
4. Norfolk, VA; Divorce Decree #136; Ancestry.com Website.
Clyde Homer Parker; born in 1921 in Mountain City, TN; this was his 1st marriage; forman in
shipyard; living at 1306 Dena St, Chesapeake, VA; granted a divorce on 11 Jan 1965; from Retha M.
Walker; born 26 Jan 1927 in Stacy, VA; this was her 1st marriage; tavern waitress; living at 1806
Omohundro Ave, Norfolk, VA; for willful deseration; married 11 Sep 1944 at Capels, WV; seperated
25 Jul 1963.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Retha Marie Walker [Retha Marie Parker] [Retha Ashlin] [Retha Parker]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1927
Birth Place: Stacy Buchan, Virginia [Stacy, Virginia]
Death Date: 22 Jun 2007
Father:
[No Name]
Mother:
Artie Walker
SSN: 235380580
Notes: May 1943: Name listed as RETHA MARIE WALKER;
Jan 1953: Name listed as RETHA MARIE PARKER;
Apr 1972: Name listed as RETHA PARKER ASHLIN;
30 Jun 2007: Name listed as RETHA M PARKER"
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Retha M. Parker
Social Security Number: 235-38-0580
Birth Date: 26 Jan 1927
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 23505, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Last Benefit: 23324, Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 22 Jun 2007"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #9.
Listed as Lawson Sloan; age 30; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in Buchanan Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; works for W.P.A.; head of household.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lawson Slone; born 28 May 1909; died in Mar 1974; last residence, Mingo Co, WV;
SS#228-09-1943.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #9.
Listed as Olivene Sloan; age 31; born in WV; married; 9th grade education; lived in Buchanan Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lawson Sloan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #9.
Listed as Olivene Sloan; age 31; born in WV; married; 9th grade education; lived in Buchanan Co,
VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lawson Sloan.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744A; Image 1 of 36; Household #9.
Listed as Marionette Webb; age 13; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived
in Buchanan Co, VA on 1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Lawson Sloan.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 21 Apr 1910, Page 239A,
Family #61.
Listed as Lacy Walker (sic, Harvey), age 5, born in WV, in household of step-father, Charles P.
Walker.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 2/3 Jan 1920, Page 204A,
Family #7.
Listed as Lacy Harvey, age 14, born in WV, in household of step-father, Charles P. Walker.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
Lacy Harvey; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
Charles and Gusta Walker; married on 22 Aug 1927 at Capels; Josephine Barlow; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.A. and Cora Barlow.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744B; Image 2 of 36; Household #10.
Listed as Lacey Harvey; age 35; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Lacy Harvey; age 45; born in WV; married; coal loader in coal mine. head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 24 Sep 2017.
" Lacy Harvey
Birth 26 Feb 1905
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Dec 1975 (aged 70)
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183697066 "
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
Lacy Harvey; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
Charles and Gusta Walker; married on 22 Aug 1927 at Capels; Josephine Barlow; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of D.A. and Cora Barlow.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744B; Image 2 of 36; Household #10.
Listed as josephine Harvey; age 29; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lacy Harvey.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Josephine Harvey; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Lacy Harvey.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by B. Walls; 24 Sep 2017.
" Josephine Lucille Barlow Harvey
Birth 21 Apr 1911
Hensley, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Mar 1988 (aged 76)
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 183696963"
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by kenneth bowen; 3 Jul 2010; maintained by Della Lilly.
" Wanda Lee Harvey
Birth 24 May 1928
West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Jun 1930 (aged 2)
Twin Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Twin Branch Cemetery
Twin Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 54424210"Additional Information Posted:
" Wanda Lee Harvey
Birth 24 May 1928
West Virginia, USA
Death 17 Jun 1930 (aged 2)
Twin Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Twin Branch Cemetery
Twin Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 54424210"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744B; Image 2 of 36; Household #10.
Listed as Howard Harvey; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as James H. Harvey; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 21 Apr
1940; Page 744B; Image 2 of 36; Household #10.
Listed as Agnes Harvey; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Agnes G. Harvey; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Iris L. Harvey; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Charles L.Harvey; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Mohegan; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Nimber 9; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Irma M. Harvey; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Lacy Harvey.