1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #96.
Listed as George Janney; age 58; born in KY; married; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; janitor in school; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 008506; WV Archives Web Site.
George Lee Janney; age 81; born 6 Nov 1882 in KY; widowed; living at Davy, WV; son of Flem and
Sarah (Johnson) Janney; died 7 Jun 1964 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from carcinoma of right lung
with metastases; buried 10 Jun 1964 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 16 Mar 2014.
George Lee Janney, Sr; born 6 Nov 1882; died 7 Jun 1964; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown; "HUSBAND".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #96.
Listed as Elizabeth Janney; age 48; born in WV; married; 1st grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George Janney.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15128; WV Archives Web Site.
Martha Elizabeth Janney; age 64; born 16 Jan 1890 in Wayne Co, WV; married; housewife; living at
Davy, WV; daughter of unknown parents; died 12 Dec 1954 in Garce Hospital, Welch, WV; due to a
cerebral thrombosis; buried 14 Feb (sic, Dec) 1954 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 16 Mar 2014.
Elizabeth Janney; born in 1891; died in 1954; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos shown;
"WIFE".
4. Fanning Funeral Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Stella Janney Camp, age 95, went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 23, 2015, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late George Lee Janney and Martha Elizabeth Porter Janney in Mohegan, W.Va. She was a devoted housewife and knew the Lord as her Savior...."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #96.
Listed as John Janney; age 21; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for C.C.C.; in household of father, George Janney.
2. Wayne Co, WV; Death Certificate #7984; WV Archives Web Site.
John Janney; age 24 yrs, 6 mons, 14 days; born 23 Nov 1918 at Mohegan, WV; single; living at
Mohegan, WV; SS#234-22-0845; son of George L. and Martha Elizabeth (Porter) Janney; died
7 Jun 1943 in the VA Hospital, Huntington, Wayne Co, WV; due to myelogenous leukemia with
intestial hemorrhage; boby removed 8 Jun 1943; buried at Mohegan (sic, Iaeger Memorial), WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
John Janney; born 23 Nov 1918; died 7 Jun 1943; buried here; grave marker photo shown; death certificate
posted.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #96.
Listed as Paul Janney; age 16; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, George Janney.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #96.
Listed as Charles Janney; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending schol; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George Janney.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
H.G. Sparks; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; electrician; living at Ashland, WV; son
of J.L. and ____; married on 2 Feb 1923 at Ashland, WV; Ella J. Eanes; age 22; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of U.L. and M.R.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
H.G. Sparks; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; electrician; living at Ashland, WV; son
of J.L. and ____; married on 2 Feb 1923 at Ashland, WV; Ella J. Eanes; age 22; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of U.L. and M.R.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Ella Sparks; age 38; born in WV; widow; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Beuford Sparks; age 16; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Ella Eanes Sparks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry;Vol #__(1956); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Beuford Edwin Sparks; age 34; born 2 Jun 1922 at Ashland, WV; never married; welder; served
in armed forces; living at Welch, WV; son of Greely and Ella (Eans) Sparks; died 26 Aug 1956 in
Essex, Baltimore Co, MD; from a coronary occlusion; buried 2 Sep 1956 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Elizabeth Sparks; age 14; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Ella Eanes Sparks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Billy Sparks; age 10; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Ella Eanes Sparks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Joe Sparks; age 4; born in WV; in household of mother, Ella Eanes Sparks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #98.
Listed as Junior Sparks; age 9; born in KY; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Ella Eanes Sparks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
Greely Sparks; age 23; born in Majestic, KY; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 6 Feb
1954 at Hanover, WV; Ruth Elizabeth Phillips; age 16; born at Elkhorn, WV; single; living at
Mohagen, WV; with consent of Bonnie Phippips, mother of Ruth Elizabeth Phillips.
3. US Veterans Gravesites, 1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Greely Sparks; born 14 Sep 1930; died 10 Sep 2000; US Navy, Korea; buried in Owensville
Cemetery, Owensville, IN.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 174; WV Archives Web Site.
Greely Sparks; age 23; born in Majestic, KY; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on 6 Feb
1954 at Hanover, WV; Ruth Elizabeth Phillips; age 16; born at Elkhorn, WV; single; living at
Mohagen, WV; with consent of Bonnie Phippips, mother of Ruth Elizabeth Phillips.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #100.
Listed as Isaac Sloan; age 70; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; timber laborer; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #100.
Listed as Nancy Sloan; age 64; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Isaac Sloan.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 122; WV Archives Website.
S.P. Blair; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of Tom and
Nancy; married on 8 Jun 1937 in Caples, WV; Ella Mae Williams; age 19; born in Jackson Co, OH;
divorced; living at Mohegan, WV; daughter of Henry and Lucinda.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #100.
Listed as Pat Blair; age 34; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father-in-law, Isaac Sloan.
3. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: St Patrick Blair
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 34
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1905
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Hamlin, Tripp, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Tripp, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Height: 5 6
Weight: 164
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Ella May Blair
Household Members Age Relationship
St Patrick Blair 35 Self (Head)
Ella May Blair Wife"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 122; WV Archives Website.
S.P. Blair; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of Tom and
Nancy; married on 8 Jun 1937 in Caples, WV; Ella Mae Williams; age 19; born in Jackson Co, OH;
divorced; living at Mohegan, WV; daughter of Henry and Lucinda.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 13 of 35; Household #100.
Listed as Ella Mae Blair; age 21; born in OH; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Sloan, with husband and child.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 12A; Image 23 of
26; Family #218/229.
Listed as James B. Roark; age 17; born in TN; in household of father, Avery H. Roark.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #101.
Listed as James Roark; age 26; born in TN; married; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1940); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
James V. Roark; age 26 yrs, 9 mons, 6 days; born in Mountain City, TN; miner; son of Andrew and
Aver (Church) Payne; died 14 Jul 1940 in McDowell Co, WV; from a gunshot wound of right chest;
consort of Cecil Spears; informant, Frank Church.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #101.
Listed as Cecil Roark; age 26; born in VA; married; 2nd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James Roark.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Rillie A. Roark; age 18; born in Jan 1882 in NC; single; in household of father, Isaac S.
Roark.
2. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 206B; Image 8
of 40; Family #63/63.
Listed as Rilda Roark; age 27; born in NC; single; 3 children, all living; in household of father, Isaac
Roark.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Rildah Roark; age 37; born in NC; divorced; in household of father, Isaac Roark.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #101.
Listed as Rillie Roark; age 59; born in NC; single; 4th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of James Roark.
5. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 007442; WV Archives Web Site.
Rillie Roark; age 80; born 28 Jan 1881 in NC; widow; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Isaac
and ______Roark; died 18 Jun 1961 in the Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, WV; from
a cerebral vascular accident due to arteriosclerosis cerebri; buried 20 Jun 1961 in Rock House
Mountain Cemetery, Kimball, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 206B; Image 8
of 40; Family #63/63.
Listed as Alma Roark; age 3; born in NC; in household of grandfather, Isaac Roark, with mother.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Alma Roark; age 12; born in NC; in household of grandfather, Isaac Roark.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Clarence Roark; age 9; born in NC; in household of grandfather, Isaac Roark.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 18 Apr
1940; Page 743B; Image 14 of 35; Household #101.
Listed as Clarence Roark; age 29; born in NC; single; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; lodger; in household of James Roark.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 016578; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence William Roark; age 47; born 9 Nov 1910 at Ashland, NC (sic, Johnson Co, TN or Ashe
Co, NC); never married; coal miner; served in WWII; living at Kimball, WV; son of William (sic)
Roark and Rillie Roark; died 15 Dec 1957 at Kimball, WV; from burns of entire body; house burned;
buried 17 Dec 1957 in Rock House Mtn; Kimball, WV; informant, Clifford B. Roark, Kimball, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Pauline Roark; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in TN; in household of grandfather, Isaac Roark.
with mother.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1855; WV Archives Web Site.
Pauline Roark; age 4 yrs, 8 mons, 15 days; born 23 Jul 1915 in Johnson Co, TN; daughter of
Bige Doss and Rillie Roark; died 8 Apr 1920 at Cucumber, WV; from meningitis due to typhoid
fever; buried 9 Apr 1920 at Cucumber, WV; informant, Rillie Roark, Cucumber, WV.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618B;
Image 18 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as I.S. Roark; age 18; born in NC; married; in household of father, Calvin Roark.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Isaac Roark; age 38; born in Mar 1862 in NC; married 21 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 206B; Image 8
of 40; Family #63/63.
Listed as Isaac Roark; age 48; born in NC; married once for 30 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Isaacer Roark; age 57; born in NC; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 152A;
Image 63 of 68; Family #563/705.
Listed as Isaac Roark; age 67; born in NC; widowed; farm laborer; in household of grandson,
Roby H. Lambert.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1932); Page 178; Browns Creek District; Line #14;
WV Archives Web Site.
Isaac Roark; age 69; born in 1863 in NC; married (sic?); miner; son of Calvin and Linda (Lucas)
Roark; died 25 Oct 1932 at Kimball, WV; from a cerebral hemorrhage due to myrocarditis; buried
27 oct 1932; informant, Clifford Roark.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618B;
Image 18 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as Emeline Roark; age 18; born in NC; married; in household of father-in-law, Calvin Roark.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Emma Roark; age 37; born in Jul 1862 in NC; married 21 yrs; 7 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, Isaac S. Roark.
3. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 206B; Image 8
of 40; Family #63/63.
Listed as Emmaline Roark; age 45; born in NC; married once for 30 yrs; 7 children, 6 living; in
household of husband, Isaac Roark.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 19 Feb 1920; Page 104B; Image
32 of 38; Family #279/280.
Listed as Emaline Roark; age 57; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Isaac Roark.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death certificate #1856; WV Archives Web Site.
Emmeline Cornett Roark; age 63 yrs, 0 mons, 5 days; born 18 Feb 1863 in Ashe Co, NC; married;
housewife; daughter of Wesley and Sallie (Lewis) Roark; died 23 Feb 1920 at Cucumber, WV;
from typhoid fever; buried 25 Feb 1920 in cemetery at Cumber, WV; informant, John Roark.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Myrtie G. Roark; age 10; born in Jan 1890 in NC; in household of father, Isaac S. Roark.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Rosanna Roark; age 17; born in Jun 1892 in NC; in household of father, Isaac S. Roark.
1. "New River Notes"; Ashe Co, NC Marriages, 1801-1872; www.newriver notes.com.
Calvin Roark married on 24 Oct 1854 Melinda Lewis; Absalom Roark, bondsman; C.H. Johnson,
administrator.
2. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618A;
Image 17 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as Calvin Roark; age 44; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
1. "New River Notes"; Ashe Co, NC Marriages, 1801-1872; www.newriver notes.com.
Calvin Roark married on 24 Oct 1854 Melinda Lewis; Absalom Roark, bondsman; C.H. Johnson,
administrator.
2. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618B;
Image 18 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as E.M. Roark; age 41; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Calvin Roark.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618B;
Image 18 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as R.M. Roark; age 22; born in NC; single; in household of father, Calvin Roark.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 18/19 Jun 1880; Page 618B;
Image 18 of 25; Family #164/166.
Listed as N.E. Roark; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, Calvin Roark.
1. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; North Fork Township; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 109B; Image 2 of
3; Family #15/16.
Listed as Cora E. Roark; age 16; born in Nov 1883 in NC; single; in household of father, Isaac S.
Roark.