1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Switchback; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 258B;
Image 22 of 24; Family #215/215.
Listed as Ernest Perdue; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph V. Perdue.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Maybeury-Balow; E.D. 24-48; taken on 11 Apr
1940; Page 341B; Image 28 of 30; Household #252.
Listed as Ernest Perdue; age 18; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; not attending school;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; in household of father, Joseph V. Perdue.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 45; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Perdue; age 21; born in Maybeury, WV; single; living at pageton, WV; married on 3 May 1941
at Leckie, WV; Lena Sexton; age 19; born in Thorpe, WV; single; living in Pageton, WV; with consent
of Sarah Sexton, mother of Lena Sexton.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-200; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest Ray Perdue
[Ernest R Perdue]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1921
Birth Place: Maybeury, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Feb 2006
Father: Joseph V Perdue
Mother: Geneva M Preuitt
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as ERNEST RAY PERDUE; 01 Mar 2006: Name listed as ERNEST R
PERDUE"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest Perdue
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1921
Death Date: 18 Feb 2006
Cause of Death: Natural
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 May 1944
Release Date 1: 3 Oct 1944"
6. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest R Perdue
Service Info.: S2 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1921
Death Date: 18 Feb 2006
Cemetery: Dickinson County Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Address: Iron Mountain, MI 49801"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Dickinson County Memorial Gardens; Iron Mountain, Dickinson Co, MI; submitted by
Bill Schaefer; 19 Apr 2010.
Ernest R. perdue; born 9 Sep 1921; died 18 feb 2006; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "S2 US NAVY WORLD
WAR II'.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 45; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Perdue; age 21; born in Maybeury, WV; single; living at pageton, WV; married on 3 May 1941
at Leckie, WV; Lena Sexton; age 19; born in Thorpe, WV; single; living in Pageton, WV; with consent
of Sarah Sexton, mother of Lena Sexton.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Dickinson County Memorial Gardens; Iron Mountain, Dickinson Co, MI; submitted by
Bill Schaefer; 19 Apr 2010.
Lena M. Perdue; born 14 Aug 1921; died 2 Sep 2008; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ila Kate Blankenship
McGuinness"; Article; Page 201; submitted by Kate McGuinness, PO Box 480, Columbia, NC 27925.
1."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ila Kate Blankenship
McGuinness"; Article; Page 201; submitted by Kate McGuinness, PO Box 480, Columbia, NC 27925.
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John Henry Dotson
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1915
Birth Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1915062128
Father: Wm Calvin Dotson
Mother: Mary Archer"
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: John H Dotson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Father: Calvin Dotson
Mother: Mary Ford
Spouse: Pauline Mosier
Certificate Number: 1940016662"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Tweety; 8 Jul 2015.
" John Henry Dotson
Birth 1915
Rock, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1946 (aged 30–31)
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 148875155"Additional Information Posted:
"PARENTS: William Calvin Dotson / Nellie Mae Teasley"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Pauline Mosier
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1940
Marriage Place: Wise, Virginia, USA
Father: Marion L Mosier
Mother: Bessie Trussley
Spouse: John H Dotson
Certificate Number: 1940016662"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy C Dotson
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1926
Address: 240 RR 1 Box
Residence Place: Williamson, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25661"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Roy Charles Dotson [Roy C Dotson]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1926
Birth Place: Thacker Ming, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Aug 2007
Father:
Doffy Dotson
Mother:
Malda Farley
SSN: 236368177
Signature on SSN Card: Charles Dotson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as ROY CHARLES DOTSON;
09 Aug 2007: Name listed as ROY C DOTSON"
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Goldie Dotson
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1929
Address: 240 RR 1 Box
Residence Place: Williamson, West Virginia, USA
Zip Code: 25661"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Golda Maxine Barker [Golda Maxine Dotson] [Golda Dotson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 18 Jul 2006
Father:
Fitchue B Barker
Mother:
Viola M Richardson
SSN: 232349361
Signature on SSN Card: Maxine Barker
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Aug 1944: Name listed as GOLDA MAXINE BARKER;
Apr 1968: Name listed as GOLDA MAXINE DOTSON;
01 Aug 2006: Name listed as GOLDA M DOTSON"