1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 252B, Family #239.
Listed as Jacob Kenady, age 7, born in Feb 1893 in WV, in household of father, David Kenaday.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 23 Apr 1910; Page 68B;
Image 8 of 28; Family #62/62.
Listed as Jake Kennedy; age 17; born in WV; farm laborer; in household of father Daniel Kennedy.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Jacob Kennedy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Lex, WV; son of D. and
Victoria; married on 11 Nov 1915 at the home of the bride; Sitha Rowe; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Stephen and Vicy.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2522; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jacob E. Kennedy; age 24; born 23 Feb 1893 on Woosley Creek, WV; farmer; living at Dan, WV;
married; dependent wife and 1 child; medium height with stout build; grey eyes and dark brown hair;
one arm broken and crippled ankle.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 389; WV Archives Web Site.
J. E. Kennedy; age 39; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; farmer; living in Bradshaw, WV; son of D.
and Victoria was issued a license to marry on 28 Aug 1933 in McDowell Co, WV; no return by
minister; Eva Payne; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Irvin and Rhoda.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-742; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Jacob Edward Kennedy; age 50; born in Bradshaw, WV; living at Bradshaw, WV; works on own farm;
person who will always know address, Eva Kennedy, Bradshaw, WV; 6'0"' 170 lbs; blue eyes; gray
hair; sallow complexion; scar on left forehead.
7. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #8314; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jacob Edward Kennedy; age 57; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; one previous marriage;
farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Daniel and Victoria (Evans) Kennedy; married on 26 Apr 1950
in Grundy, VA; Eva Payne; age 37; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; never married; living at
Paynesville, WV; daughter of Ervin and Rhoda (Mullins) Payne.
8. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #15511; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jacob Edward Kennedy; age 72; born 23 Feb 1892 in WV; married; miner; living at Box 463,
Bradshaw, WV; son of Daniel and Victoria (Evans) Kennedy; died 7 May 1965 in Jeffersonville
Hospital, Tazewell, VA; due to coronary occlusion; with generalized arteriosclerosis, and coronary
insufficiency; buried in Rowe Cemetery, Paynesville, WV; informant, Eva Kennedy.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 3 May 1910, Page 90A, Family #191.
Listed as Cythe Rowe, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Stephen Rowe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Jacob Kennedy; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Lex, WV; son of D. and
Victoria; married on 11 Nov 1915 at the home of the bride; Sitha Rowe; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Stephen and Vicy.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Keystone; Railroad Street; taken 7 Jan 1920;
Page 173B; Image 14 of 54; Family #172/202.
Listed as Isreal Lee; age 55; born in VA; married; Black; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; Railrod Avenue; taken 8 Apr 1930;
Page 10B; Image 20 of 39; Family #221/222.
Listed as Isreal Lee; age 65; born in VA; married at 40; Negro; no occupation; in household of son,
Elwood Lee, with wife, Mollie.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6773; WV Archives Web Site.
Isrel Lee; age 68 yrs, 3 mons, born 15 Mar 1970 in Charlottesville, VA; married; Colored; unemployed;
living at Keystone, WV; son of Aaron and ____ Lee; died 15 May 1938 in Keystone, WV; due to
myocarditis with chronic nephritis; buried 18 May 1938 in Kimball, WV; informant Elbert Lee, Keystone.
WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Kenneth Bowen; 22 Oct 2015.
" Isreal Lee
Birth 15 Mar 1870
Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA
Death 15 May 1938 (aged 68)
Keystone, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Norwood Cemetery
Kimball, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Keystone; Railroad Street; taken 7 Jan 1920;
Page 173B; Image 14 of 54; Family #172/202.
Listed as Mollie L. Lee; age 39; born in VA; married; Black; in household of husband, Israel Lee.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; Railrod Avenue; taken 8 Apr 1930;
Page 10B; Image 20 of 39; Family #221/222.
Listed as Mollie Lee; age 46; born in VA; married at 31; Negro; in household of son, Elwood Lee,
with husband, Israel Lee.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3064; WV Archives Web Site.
Mollie Lee; age 69 yrs, 10 mons, 11 days; born 5 May 1877 in Wythe Co, VA; widow of Israel Lee;
Colored; living at Keystone, WV; housewife; owns home; daughter of John and unknown mother Brown;
died 16 Mar 1947 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cerebral hemorrhage; hypertension and
generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 20 Mar 1947 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, WV; informant,
Elbert Lee, Keystone, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Keystone; Railroad Street; taken 7 Jan
920; Page 173B; Image 14 of 54; Family #172/202.
Listed as Gurney Lee; age 4 yrs 6 mons; born in WV; Black; in household of father, Israel Lee.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Keystone; Railrod Avenue; taken 8 Apr
1930; Page 10B; Image 20 of 39; Family #221/222.
Listed as Gernest Lee; age 15; born in WV; Negro; in household of brother, Elwood Lee, with
parents.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gurnest Willis Lee
Race: Black
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Keystone, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 9 Apr 1917
Residence Place: Keystone, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 184
Complexion: Black
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Molly Lee
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Gurnest Willis Lee Self (Head)
Molly Lee Mother"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gurnest Lee Willis
[Guernest Willis Lee]
[Guernest Lee]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 9 Jan 1915
Birth Place: Keystone Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 15 Feb 1996
Father: Isarel Lee
Mother: Mollie Brown
SSN: 235885447
Notes: Apr 1969: Name listed as GURNEST LEE WILLIS;
30 Jun 1975: Name listed as GUERNEST WILLIS LEE;
28 Mar 1996: Name listed as GUERNEST LEE"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Guernest Lee
SSN: 235-88-5447
Last Residence:
24868 Northfork, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Born: 12 Apr 1915
Died: 15 Feb 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1969)"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24848; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer Pettus; age 23; born in Coalwood, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Marsh
and Etta (Wrenn) Pettus; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA; Nadine Munsey; age 22; born in
Ieager, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie (Taylor) Munsey.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elmar Garland Pettus
[Elmer Garland Pettus]
[Elmer Pettus]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 May 1915
Birth Place: Coalwood Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 25 Apr 1999
Father: Morris P Pettus
Mother: Etta Renn
SSN: 236102620
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as ELMAR GARLAND PETTUS;
10 Mar 1995: Name listed as ELMER GARLAND PETTUS;
29 Apr 1999: Name listed as ELMER G PETTUS"
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening, 29 Jul 2019; Page 2.
"Echoes of the Past"
"Fifty Years Ago"
"Has Fifth Birthday - Lynne Pettus is five years old today. She is the daughter of Mrs. Harold Cline of
Iaeger and Jim Pettus (of) Bartley. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Newberry of Iaeger, and
Mrs. Nadine Perdue of Bartley and Elmer Pettus of Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Morris Pettus of Coalwood is
here (sic, her) great-grandmother."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 8 Mar 1920, Page 245A,
Family #209.
Listed as Nadine Muncy, age 8 months, born in WV, in household of father, William Muncy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr 1930, Page 260A,
Family #343.
Listed as Nadine Muncy, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, William Muncy.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24848; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elmer Pettus; age 23; born in Coalwood, WV; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV; son of Marsh
and Etta (Wrenn) Pettus; married on 21 Jul 1939 in Tazewell, VA; Nadine Munsey; age 22; born in
Ieager, WV; single; living in Coalwood, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie (Taylor) Munsey.
4. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #9310; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Robert Everett Perdue; age 33; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; coal
miner; living at English, WV; son of Sidney and Alice Vivian (Yates) Perdue; married on 13 Apr 1963
in Grundy, VA; Nadine Virginia Pettus; maiden name Muncy; age 42; born in McDowell Co, WV;
divorced; one previous marriage; teacher; living in Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Willie and Maggie
(Taylor) Muncy.
5. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; Monday Evening, 29 Jul 2019; Page 2.
"Echoes of the Past"
"Fifty Years Ago"
"Has Fifth Birthday - Lynne Pettus is five years old today. She is the daughter of Mrs. Harold Cline of
Iaeger and Jim Pettus (of) Bartley. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Newberry of Iaeger, and
Mrs. Nadine Perdue of Bartley and Elmer Pettus of Baltimore, MD. Mrs. Morris Pettus of Coalwood is
here (sic, her) great-grandmother."
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nadine Muncy Pettus
[Nadine Pettus Perdue]
[Nadine Perdue]
[Nadine Muncy Muncy ]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Mar 1919
Birth Place: Iaeger, West Virginia
[Iaeger McDow??, West Virginia ]
Death Date: 6 Dec 2002
Father: Willie Muncy
Mother: Maggie Taylor
SSN: 234247992
Notes: Dec 1939: Name listed as NADINE MUNCY PETTUS;
May 1963: Name listed as NADINE PETTUS PERDUE;
25 Oct 1988: Name listed as NADINE P PERDUE"