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.
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 Arthur C. Roark; age 13; born in May 1884 in NC; in household of father, Isaac S. Roark.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4194; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arthur Roark; age 33; born 30 May 1885; living at Cucumber, WV; track layer for Jetz Smith,
Cucumber, WV; nearest relative, Matilda Roark, Cucumber, WV; medium height and build; blue
eyes and light hair; loss of right eye.
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 Arthur Roark; age 36; born in NC; widowed; coal miner; in household of father, Isaac
Roark.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12081; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Roark; age 45; born in 1886 in NC; widowed; miner; son of Isaac and Emeline (Cornett)
Roark; died 6 Jul 1931 at Kimball, WV; from suppurative peritonitis; no burial information.