Clarence Franklin Delano Paynter
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 #5.
Listed as Frankie Painter; age 6; born in VA; no education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Paul S. Paynter.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Franklin Delano Painter; age 18; born at Gary, WV; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on
7 Dec 1950 at Capels, WV; Elizabeth Ann Hicks; age 16; born at Caretta, WV; single; living at
Mohegan, WV; with consent of P.S. Painter, father of Franklin Delano Painter and Martha Hicks,
mother of Elizabeth Ann Hicks.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Franklin Delano Painter; age 22; born at Gary, WV; widowed; living at Roderfield, WV;
married on 18 Dec 1955 at Welch, WV; Imogene Helen Fagan; age 21; born in KY; single;
living at Welch, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Franklin Delano Painter; age 22; born at Gary, WV; widowed; living at Roderfield, WV;
married on 18 Dec 1955 at Welch, WV; Imogene Helen Fagan; age 21; born in KY; single;
living at Welch, 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 #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.