1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 29 Jul 2011.
"Sheila Lee Atwell Allen
Birth 16 Sep 1953
Death 16 Apr 1989 (aged 35)
Burial
Gilbert Day Cemetery
Bearwallow, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74127673"
1. 1910 Census, John Co, TN; District #1; taken 9 May 1910; Page 19A; Family #337/343.
Listed as Governor S. Hudson (sic, Hodson); age 27; born in NC; married once for 6 yrs; laborer in
lath mill; head of household,
2. Wyoming Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #1376; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Website.
Governor Swain Hodson; age 36; born 11 Jan 1882; living in Maben, WV; timberman for W.M. Ritter
Lumber Co, Maben, WV; nearest relative, Evelyn Hodson; Maben, WV; medium height and build;
Black eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 29 Jan 1920; Page 285A;
Family #163/172.
Listed as G.L. Hodson; age 38; born in NC; married; laborer for lumber company; head of
household.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 9 Apr 1930; Page 272B;
Family #70/70.
Listed as Swain G. Hodson; age 48; born in NC; married at 21; laborer in planing mill
5. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-14; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page
379B; Household #31.
Listed as Governor Swain Hodson; age 58; born in NC; married; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; works in planing mill manufacturing lumber; head of household.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #11513; WV Archives Website.
Governor Swain Hodson; age 59 yrs, 6 mons, 29 yrs; born 11 Jan 1882 in Ashe Co, NC; married;
husband of Josephine Dockery, age 56; lumberman; living at Maben, WV; son of unknown parents;
died due to heart attack; found dead in woods; buried 12 Aug 1941 in Maben, WV; informant, Lee
Hodson, Maben, WV.
1. 1910 Census, John Co, TN; District #1; taken 9 May 1910; Page 19A; Family #337/343.
Listed as Eviline H. Hudson (sic, Hodson); age 24; born in NC; married once for 6 yrs; 3 children, all
living; in household of husband, Governor S. Hodson.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 29 Jan 1920; Page 285A;
Family #163/172.
Listed as Annie (sic) Hodson; age 34; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Governor S.
Hodson.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 9 Apr 1930; Page 272B;
Family #70/70.
Listed as Evelyn Hodson; age 44; born in NC; married at 18; in household of husband, Governor S.
Hodson.
4. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-14; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page
379B; Household #31.
Listed as Evelyn Hodson; age 55; born in NC; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Governor S. Hodson.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 29 Jan 1920; Page 285A;
Family #163/172.
Listed as Clifford Hodson; age 11 mons; born in WV; single; in household of father, Governor S.
Hodson
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; taken 9 Apr 1930; Page 272B;
Family #70/70.
Listed as Clifford A.Hodson; age 11; born in WV; single; in household of father, Governor S. Hodson.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; Maben; E.D. 55-14; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page
379B; Household #31.
Listed as Clifford Hodson; age 21; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; works in planing mill; manufacturing lumber; in household of father, Governor S.
Hodson.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Albert Powell [Albert Church Powell]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Jun 1936
Birth Place: Taeger McDow, West Virginia [Lex McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 May 1989
Father:
Roy S Powell
Mother:
Mary A Horn
SSN: 233568198
Death Certificate Number: 006759
Notes: Apr 1953: Name listed as ALBERT POWELL;
Aug 1966: Name listed as ALBERT CHURCH POWELL;
15 Mar 1994: Name listed as ALBERT C POWELL"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lilly M Powell [Lilly M Stanley]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1936
Birth Place: Lex McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Mar 2004
Father: Bill Stanley
Mother: Mary L Kennedy
SSN: 235154016
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Relationship of Signature: Not signed, SSA prepared.
Notes: 30 Mar 1979: Name listed as LILLY M POWELL"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Ellison Lee Koger
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Marriage Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1936
Marriage Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Father: Ben Koger
Mother: Bertha Watkins
Spouse: Mary Onie Shelton
Certificate Number: 1936007696"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Onie Shelton
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Marriage Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Registration Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1936
Marriage Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Father: Thos Shelton
Mother: Kate Wade
Spouse: Ellison Lee Koger
Certificate Number: 1936007696"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 426; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Green Blackshire Johnson; age 60; born in Bartow, GA; single; Colored; living at Welch, WV;
married on 24 Jun 1957 at Hemphill, WV; Mary Onie Koger; age 40; born in Henry Co, VA; widow;
Colored; living at Welch, WV.