1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 119; WV Archives Web Site.
James Zigler; born in 1898 in Madison Co, NC; widowed; Colored; living in Algoma, WV; son of
John and Malissa; married on 13 Mar 1939 in Northfork, WV; Mamie Mans; born in 1903 in Patty(?),
Co, NC; widow; Colored; living at Northfork; daughter of _______.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 119; WV Archives Web Site.
James Zigler; born in 1898 in Madison Co, NC; widowed; Colored; living in Algoma, WV; son of
John and Malissa; married on 13 Mar 1939 in Northfork, WV; Mamie Mans; born in 1903 in Patty(?),
Co, NC; widow; Colored; living at Northfork; daughter of _______.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 8 Apr 1930, Page 192B, Family #110.
Listed as Lee Blankenship, age 18, born in WV, in household of father, Calvin Blankenship.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 340; WV Archives Website.
Frank Wilson; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; married on 3 Apr 1926 at
Maben, WV; Vesta Workman; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 10 May 1910, Page 278B, Family #308.
Listed as Vesta E. Workman, age1 yr, 3 mons, born in WV, in household of grandmother, Mary M.
Cooke Workman.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 340; WV Archives Website.
Frank Wilson; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV; married on 3 Apr 1926 at
Maben, WV; Vesta Workman; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Maben, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Vesta Violet Wilson [Vesta Wilson] [Vesta Violet Workman]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Jan 1909
Birth Place: Pineville WY, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Dec 1998
Father Ray (sic, Roy) B Workman
Mother: Ida V Hash
SSN: 234682278
Notes: Sep 1960: Name listed as VESTA VIOLET WILSON;
08 Jan 1999: Name listed as VESTA WILSON"
1. North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Milton Columbus Caviness
Gender: Male
Race: Colored (Black)
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1918
Birth County: Randolph
Parent1 Name: Jerry M Caviness
Parent2 Name: Corilea Strickland
Roll Number: NCVR_B_C081_66001
Volume: 5
Page: 189"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 385; WV Archives Web Site.
Melton C. Caviness; age 34; born in Seagrove, NC; divorced, Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married
on 28 Nov 1952 in Iaeger, WV; Ida Mae Adams; age 25; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single;
Colored.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1969); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Melton (Milton) Columbus Caviness; age 50; born 7 Aug 1918 in Randolph Co, NC; divorced; Negro;
2 previous marriages; living at Box 401, Iaeger, WV; son of Jerry M. and Corrillar Jane (Strickland)
Caviness; married on 6 May 1969 in Iaeger, WV; Virginia Dare Bates Adams; age 50; born 17 Feb
1919 in Pontoyoc, MS; widow; 2 previous marriages; Negro; living at 12514 Woodside, Cleveland,
OH; daughter of Charlie and Lizzie (Reno) Bates.
4. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Milton Caviness
Race: Black
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1918
Birth Place: Bennett, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Employer: Double Ox Co
Weight: 172
Complexion: Light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: C J Caviness
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Milton Caviness Self (Head)"
5. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melton C Caviness
Birth Year: 1918
Race: Negro, citizen (Black)
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State of Residence: Maryland
County or City: Baltimore City
Enlistment Date: 17 Mar 1941
Enlistment State: Maryland
Enlistment City: Baltimore
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 177"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melton Columbus Caviness
[Melton C Caviness]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1916
Birth Place: Bennett, North Carolina
Death Date: 13 Nov 2004
Father: Jerry Caviness
Mother: Carilla Strickland
SSN: 213166869
Death Certificate Number: 34517090054
Notes: Aug 1938: Name listed as MELTON COLUMBUS CAVINESS;
28 Jan 1999: Name listed as MELTON C CAVINESS"
7. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melton Columbus Caviness
Gender: Male
Race: African American, Not Hispanic (Black)
Age: 86
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1918
Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Residence Zip Code: 44110
Death Date: 13 Nov 2004
Death Hospital: Hospital/Inpatient
Death Place: USA
Filing Date: 18 Nov 2004
Inquest Hospital: Grace or Huron Road or Meridia Huron Hospital
Registrar's Certificate Number: 90054
Father: Caviness
Mother: Strickland
Inquest Questions: Injury at Work?: Unclassifiable; Referred to Coroner?: Unclassifiable; Certifier: Physician; Autopsy Performed?: Unclassifiable; Method of Disposition: Removal from state; Time of Death: 07:43 PM
Education: 3
Military Service: Yes
Military Service Branch: Army
Industry: Occupation Not Classifiable
Occupation: Occupation Not Classifiable"Additional Information Posted by L. Smith
"HURON HOSPITAL (formerly Huron Road Hospital and Meridia Huron Hospital), incorporated on August 6, 1874 and located at 13951 Terrace Road in EAST CLEVELAND, traces its history to the CLEVELAND HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (1856-1917). In 1869, after encountering problems practicing at both St. Vincent de Paul Hospital (see ST. VINCENT CHARITY HEALTH HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER) and the Willson Street Hospital, physicians of HOMEOPATHY bought the Humiston Institute building on the west side for $35,000 and formed the Cleveland Protestant Homeopathic Hospital. ..."
...."In 2011, the Cleveland Clinic announced it was closing Huron Hospital within 90 days. Meanwhile, a much smaller Huron Community Health Center would open on the hospital campus later that year, but would not offer a maternity ward or trauma services..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 385; WV Archives Web Site.
Melton C. Caviness; age 34; born in Seagrove, NC; divorced, Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married
on 28 Nov 1952 in Iaeger, WV; Ida Mae Adams; age 25; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single;
Colored.
.
Calvin aka Rutherford Reliford
1. 1900 Census, Anderson Co, TN; 13th District; taken 6 Jun 1900: Page 166B; Family #170/174.
Listed as Calvin Rutherford; age 15; born in Jun 1884 in TN; driver in coal mine; in household of
mother, Docie E. Whitten Rutherford.
2. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Calvin Rutherford
[Calvin Reliford]
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1905
Marriage Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Carrie White"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 49; WV Archives Website.
Calvin Reliford; age 31; born in Anderson Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Casper
and Docia; married on 15 Feb 1914 in Davy, WV; Bessie Smith; age 21; born in Floyd Co, VA; single;
daughter of Robert and Mollie.
4. 1920 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; East Gulf; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family # 4.
Listed as Calvin Reliford; age 35; born in TN; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registery; Vol #__(1927); Page 174; Line #7; WV Archives Website.
Calni Reliford; age 40; born in TN; married; miner; son of Charles (sic, Casper) and Docia (Whitten)
Reliford; died 6 Mar 1927 at Mohegan , WV due to syphilis; buried 9 Mar 1927 in Big Jenney
Cemetery; informant, W.E. Rich.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Macomb County Cemeterian; 27 May 2019.
" Calvin Reliford
Birth 1887
Tennessee, USA
Death 6 Mar 1927 (aged 39–40)
Mohegan, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Jenny Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199517603"Additional Information Posted:
"Death certificate indexed as "Calni Reliford"
Son of Charles (sic, Casper) and Docie Reliford"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 49; WV Archives Website.
Calvin Reliford; age 31; born in Anderson Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Davy, WV; son of Casper
and Docia; married on 15 Feb 1914 in Davy, WV; Bessie Smith; age 21; born in Floyd Co, VA; single;
daughter of Robert and Mollie.
2. 1920 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; East Gulf; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family # 4.
Listed as Bessie Reliford; age 24; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Calvin Reliford.
1. 1920 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; East Gulf; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family # 4.
Listed as Ralph Reliford; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Calvin Reliford.
1. 1920 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; East Gulf; taken 2 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family # 4.
Listed as Ernest Reliford; age 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Calvin Reliford.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 43; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
William W. Hurley; age 25; born in Damascus, VA; single; living in Princeton, WV; married on 1 Sep
1944 at Princeton, WV; Minnie McPeake; age 21; born in Max Meadows, VA; single; living in
Princeton, WV.
2. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William W Hurley
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1919
Death Date: 28 Apr 1991
SSN: 236221366
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 14 Sep 1944
Discharge Date: 10 Dec 1944
Page number: 1"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by kenneth bowen; 2 Jun 2010; maintained by Emily Kidniff.
"PVT William Washington Hurley
Birth 22 Aug 1919
Damascus, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Apr 1991 (aged 71)
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Elgood Cemetery
Elgood, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 53410131"Additional Information Posted:
"He married his wife, Minnie B. Hurley, on Sept. 1, 1944. He was a private in U. S. Army World War II."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier Rd; taken 30 Apr 1930; Page 226A;
Image 67 of 75; Family #589/606.
Listed as Minnie B. McPeck; age 4 yrs, 10 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Paris McPeake.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1944); Page 43; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
William W. Hurley; age 25; born in Damascus, VA; single; living in Princeton, WV; married on 1 Sep
1944 at Princeton, WV; Minnie McPeake; age 21; born in Max Meadows, VA; single; living in
Princeton, WV.
1. Died at birth.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Harman Baker Search, 8 Sep 2002, submitted by
Trena (_______), trenasmail620@yahoo.com.
Cora Baker; daughter of Harman and Viney Right Baker; married Clayburn "Bud"
Hicks; children: John Lundy, Byrd, Ballard, Raymond Nash, Sylvia, Ethel,
Walter, Manis and Mose.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, taken on 7 May 1930, Page 78B, Family #32.
Listed as Ballard Hicks, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Clayborn Hicks.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #45096; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ballard Hix; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Six, WV; son of Bud and Cora
(Baker) Hix; married on 18 Nov 1939 in North Tazewell, VA; Vicie Baker; age 24; born and living in
Cucumber, WV; single; daughter of Alex and Lou (Brewster) Baker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; E.D. 24-22; taken 15 May 1940; Page 461A;
Image 67 of 68; Household #531.
Listed as Vicie Baker; age 25; born in WV; married (crossed thru, single); 6th grade
education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, George A. Baker.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #45096; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ballard Hix; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Six, WV; son of Bud and Cora
(Baker) Hix; married on 18 Nov 1939 in North Tazewell, VA; Vicie Baker; age 24; born and living in
Cucumber, WV; single; daughter of Alex and Lou (Brewster) Baker.
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #85-010049; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Vicie Eleanor Hicks; age 69; born 24 Sep 1915 in WV; widow of Ballard Hicks; living at PO Box 126;
Cucumber, WV; daughter of George A. and Lou (Brewster) Baker; died 2 mar 1985 in Tazewell
Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA; due to respiratory failure; pneumonia and probable carcinoma of
lung; buried in Baker Cemetery, Big Creek, near War, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Brenda Golby; 21 Aug 2008.
" Vicie Baker Hicks
Birth 24 Sep 1915
Death 2 Mar 1985 (aged 69)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery III
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 29209732"