1. U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clark, Port
Birth Date: 1889
Birth Place: Augusta MS
City/County: Perry
State: MS
Ethnicity: W"
2. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Porter Clark; age 38; born in MS; married at 27; teamster for hardwood company; head of
household.
3. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Porter Clark; age 50; born in MS; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Port Clark
SSN: 428-14-3855
Last Residence:
39476 Richton, Perry, Mississippi, USA
Born: 19 Nov 1888
Last Benefit: 39476, Richton, Perry, Mississippi, United States of America
Died: Nov 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Port Clark
Birth Date: 19 Nov 1889
Death Date: 7 Nov 1978
SSN: 428143855
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Sep 1917
Release Date 1: 26 Jun 1919"
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 2 Apr 2009.
" Port Clark
Birth 19 Nov 1889
Death 7 Nov 1978 (aged 88)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA "Inscription: "CPL US Army, World War I"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Lucille Clark; age 16; born in Fl; married at 15; in household of husband, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Lucille M.J. Clark; age 36; born in FL; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Porter Clark.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 22 Sep 2011.
" Lucille Gibson Clark
Birth 9 Mar 1904
Death 31 Mar 1995 (aged 91)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Myrtice Clark; age 9; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Myrtie S. Clark; age 19; born in MS; single; 2 yrs HS education; not attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Fred Clark; age 8; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Porter F. Clark; age 18; born in MS; single; 1 yr HS education; not attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; carpenter in furniture shop; in household of father, Porter Clark.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Gene Phillips; 5 Apr 2009
" Porter Fred Clark
Birth 3 Dec 1921
Death 13 May 1980 (aged 58)
Burial
Sunset Cemetery
Richton, Perry County, Mississippi, USA"
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Marlin Clark; age 6; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Marlin G. Clark; age 16; born in MS; single; 8th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. 1930 Census, George Co, MS; Beat #4; taken 21 Apr 1930; Page 268A; Image 17 of 32;
Family #172/172.
Listed as Durby Clark; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in MS; in household of father, Porter Clark.
2. 1940 Census, Perry Co, MS; Beat #1; Richton Road; E.D. 56-1; taken 26 Apr 1940; Page 18A;
Image 37 of 44; Household # 322.
Listed as Durley Jone Clark; age 11; born in MS; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Porter Clark.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
William Joe Roberts; age 19; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Box 24, Iaeger, WV; married on
5 Oct 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Carla Jo Gillespie; age 17; born in Berwind, WV; single; living in Iaeger,
WV; with consent of Oliver and Pauline Roberts, parents of William Joe Roberts; and James and Helen
GIllespie, parents of Carla Jo Gillespie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 85; WV Archives Website.
William Joe Roberts; age 19; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Box 24, Iaeger, WV; married on
5 Oct 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Carla Jo Gillespie; age 17; born in Berwind, WV; single; living in Iaeger,
WV; with consent of Oliver and Pauline Roberts, parents of William Joe Roberts; and James and Helen
GIllespie, parents of Carla Jo Gillespie.
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Daisey; 4 Mar 2016.
" Ellis S. Dotson
Birth 25 May 1906
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 9 Apr 1970 (aged 63)
Grundy, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 158913801"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nannie Mae Dotson [Nannie Dotson] [Nannie Mae Lucas]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1908
Birth Place: Welch McDoul, West Virginia [Welch McDoul|]
Death Date: 27 Dec 1995
Claim Date: 17 Jun 1970
Father:
Edward B Lucas
Mother:
Elsie V Cormell
SSN: 225445759
Notes: May 1970: Name listed as NANNIE MAE DOTSON;
20 May 1970: Name listed as NANNIE DOTSON "
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3922; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Powell; age 22; born 17 Jul 1895 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Iaeger, WV; county road
laborer for Fowler and Co, Iaeger, WV; single; no dependents; medium height and build; brown
eyes and light hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
John Powell; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at iaeger, WV; son of
Robert and Mary; married on 18 Sep 1919 in Iaeger, WV; Rebecca Christian; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J.F. and Minerva.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15011; WV Archives Web Site.
John Powell, age 43 yes, 4 mons, 5 days; born on 17 Jul 1895 in unknown place; married;
husband of Jean Powell; loder in coal mine; living at Keystone, WV; son of Robert and Mary
(Adair) Powell; died 22 Nov 1938 at his home in Keystone, WV; due to carcinoma of
clavical; buried 26 Nov 1938 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Jean Powell, Keystone, WV.
4. United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949; LDS Web Site.
John Powell; Private; E Company; 54th Infantry Div; died 22 Nov 1938; enlisted 10 May 1918;
discharged 17 Jun 1919; buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; signed by Jean Powell,
Keystone, WV; 6 Jan 1939.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site;Iaeger Memorial Cemtery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 22 Dec 2013.
John Powell; born in unlisted; died 22 Nov 1938; buried here; headstone photo shown; "WEST
VIRGINIA * PVT 51 INF. * 6 DIV".
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3922; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Powell; age 22; born 17 Jul 1895 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Iaeger, WV; county road
laborer for Fowler and Co, Iaeger, WV; single; no dependents; medium height and build; brown
eyes and light hair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
John Powell; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at iaeger, WV; son of
Robert and Mary; married on 18 Sep 1919 in Iaeger, WV; Rebecca Christian; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J.F. and Minerva.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15011; WV Archives Web Site.
John Powell, age 43 yes, 4 mons, 5 days; born on 17 Jul 1895 in unknown place; married;
husband of Jean Powell; loder in coal mine; living at Keystone, WV; son of Robert and Mary
(Adair) Powell; died 22 Nov 1938 at his home in Keystone, WV; due to carcinoma of
clavical; buried 26 Nov 1938 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Jean Powell, Keystone, WV.
4. United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949; LDS Web Site.
John Powell; Private; E Company; 54th Infantry Div; died 22 Nov 1938; enlisted 10 May 1918;
discharged 17 Jun 1919; buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; signed by Jean Powell,
Keystone, WV; 6 Jan 1939.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site;Iaeger Memorial Cemtery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 22 Dec 2013.
John Powell; born in unlisted; died 22 Nov 1938; buried here; headstone photo shown; "WEST
VIRGINIA * PVT 51 INF. * 6 DIV".
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 243B, Family #89
Listed as Rebecca Christian, age 1 month, born in Apr 1900 in WV, in
household of father, James Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
John Powell; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at iaeger, WV; son of
Robert and Mary; married on 18 Sep 1919 in Iaeger, WV; Rebecca Christian; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of J.F. and Minerva.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rebecca Asbury
[Rebecca Christian]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1901
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia
[Iaeger|]
Death Date: 6 Aug 2001
Claim Date: 9 Jul 1963
Father: James Franklin Christian
Mother: Mernivil Mullins
SSN: 235321591
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Notes: 10 Apr 2000: Name listed as REBECCA ASBURY"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Paul Belcher
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1932
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1951
Marriage Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Father: George Belcher
Mother: Frances Belcher
Spouse: Joann Patrick
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: Flem Patrick
Spouse Mother: Myrtle Patrick
Event Type: Marriage"
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 18 Mar 2009;
"BIG FOUR — Paul Harrison Belcher, age 77, of Big Four, W.Va. (P.O. Box 1755, Welch, WV 24801), went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning (March 17, 2009) at his residence after a long illness. Born January 6, 1932 in Superior, W.Va., he was the son of the late George Belcher and Frances Marie Kemp Belcher. He was affiliated with the Baptist faith; he was a retired miner from Cannelton Coal Co., Superior, W.Va. after 33 years of service, was a member of the UMWA, was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard after 11 years of service, and was a resident of the Big Four area most of his life."He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, JoAnn Patrick Belcher of the home; his children, Wanda Collins of the home, Pauline Perry and husband David of Roanoke, Va., Paul “Hopsing” Belcher of Kimball, W.Va., Jimmy Ray Belcher of Welch, W.Va., Cathy Church and husband Donald of Welch, W.Va.; one brother, Jerlyn Belcher of Eden, N.C.; three sisters, Elizabeth “Liz” Heaps and husband Norman of Florida, Betty Grogan and husband Fred of Greensboro, N.C., Sadie Watkins of Eden, N.C.; fourteen grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; a special niece, Lisa Cook of Asheville, N.C.; several additional nieces, nephews, and cousins; a special life long friend who was like a brother, Floyd “Cooney” Hendricks of Vivian, W.Va.; and other extended family.
"Funeral services will be held Saturday (March 21, 2009) at 11:30 a.m. at the Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Kimball, W.Va. with the Rev. Helen Moore officiating. Burial will follow at the Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va. Friends may call Friday night from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the Widener Funeral Home, Kimball, W.Va. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers.
"Arrangements by Widener Funeral Home, Kimball, W.Va."
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Joann Patrick
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1932
Marriage Date: 18 Dec 1951
Marriage Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Father: Flem Patrick
Mother: Myrtle Patrick
Spouse:
Paul Belcher
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: George Belcher
Spouse Mother: Frances Belcher
Event Type: Marriage"
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Rev Richard L. Gray"; Article; Page 153; submitted by Richard L. Gray,
Havaco, WV .
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 434; WV Archives Website.
William D. Baldwin; age 23; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 23 Apr
1947 at Davy, WV; Mary Ann Meade; age 22; born and living at Davy, WV; single;
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 434; WV Archives Website.
William D. Baldwin; age 23; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 23 Apr
1947 at Davy, WV; Mary Ann Meade; age 22; born and living at Davy, WV; single;