1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Mary Elizabeth Pilson
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 17
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1952
Marriage Registration Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1970
Marriage Place: Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Father: Gordon Lee Pilson
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Houchins
Spouse: Herbert Mcdaniels Norman
Certificate Number: 1970027892"Additional Information Given: She was living at Box 114, Maybeury, McDowell Co, WV.
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; "Roy Lee Milam, Miner"; Article;
Page 203; submitted by Birdie M. Beavers, 100 Maple Ave,, Welch, WV.
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; "Roy Lee Milam, Miner"; Article;
Page 203; submitted by Birdie M. Beavers, 100 Maple Ave,, Welch, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 221A;
Family #320/321.
Listed as Luther Roberts; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Harvey Roberts.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; E.D.24-58; taken on 10 August
1940; Page 1144B; Image 50 of 60; Household #366.
Listed as Luther Roberts; age 15; born in WV; 4th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harvey Roberts.
3. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Luther Roberts
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1924
Birth Place: Rockridge, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Rockridge, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 26 Dec 1942
Registration Place: Rockridge, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 130
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Hannah Roberts
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Luther Roberts Self (Head)
Hannah Roberts Mother"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012649; WV Archives Website.
Luther Roberts; age 47; born 7 Dec 1924 in WV; divorced; retired coal miner; SS#233-10-5478;
living at Roderfield, WV; son of Henry and Hannah (Kennedy) Roberts; died 21 Aug 1972 in Doctors
Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to carcinoma of the lung; buried 24 Aug 1972 in Horne
Cemetery near Bradshaw, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Collinsridge Cemetery, Rockridge, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
tyflowers; May 2011.
Luther Roberts; born 7 Dec 1924; died 21 Aug 1972; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181; "Rosie Horn Roberts Cooper"; article; submitted by Dorothy
Horn, Box 69, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rosie Horn Roberts
[Rosie Cooper]
[Rosie Horn Horn]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1931
Birth Place: Lex McDowll, West Virginia
[Lex, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Mar 1996
Father: John H Horn
Mother: Georgie Muncy
SSN: 236706596
Notes: Oct 1962: Name listed as ROSIE HORN ROBERTS;
10 Dec 1981: Name listed as ROSIE COOPER"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by tyFlowers; 16 May 2011.
" Rosie Horn Roberts Cooper
Birth 16 Apr 1931
Rockridge, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Mar 1996 (aged 64)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Horn Cemetery on Brushy Fork Ridge
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA "
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Pages 181; "Rosie Horn Roberts Cooper"; article; submitted by Dorothy
Horn, Box 69, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 338; WV Archives Website.
Everett Eugene Watts; age 18; born 20 Jan 1947 at Bartley WV; no previous marriage; living at
Kopperston, WV; son of Everett and Carrie (Lester) Watts; married on 16 Jan 1966 in Kopperston,
WV; Liselotte Kinz; age 18; born 30 Sep 1947 in Germany; no previous marriage; living in
Schaafheim, Germany; daughter of George and Katharina (Rvimm) Kinz.
2. California, U.S., Divorce Index, 1966-1984; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Everett E Watts
Spouse Name: Lisalott Kinz
Location: Monterey
Date: Jan 1967"
3. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #70 013448; Ancestry.com Website.
Everett Eugene Watts; age 23; born 20 Jan 1947 in WV; single; this is his 1st (sic, 2nd) marriage; 4
yrs HS education; living at Kopperston, WV; son of Everett and Carrie (Lester) Watts; married on 12
May 1970 in Woodbridge, VA; Janette Marie McDonald; age 24; born 15 Mar 1946 in VA; single; this
is her 1st marriage; 4 yrs HS education; living at 44 South Gordon St, Alexandria, VA; daughter of
Edward S. and Mary M. (Yahraes) McDonald.
4. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Everett Eugene Watts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 24
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1947
Marriage Date: 12 May 1970
Divorce Date: 13 Jan 1972
Divorce Place: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Janette Marie McDonald
Certificate Number: 1972000015
Number of Children: 0"
5. Evans-Calfee Funeral Home; Oceana, WV; Posted Obit.
"Everett Eugene “Squeak” Watts, 73, of Chapin, SC, formerly of Kopperston, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Columbia, SC."Born January 20, 1947 in Bartley, WV, he was the son of the late Everett Watts and Carrie Lester Watts.
"Everett was a proud veteran of the US Army and a Vietnam Veteran, where he earned a Purple Heart.
"Everett lived in Kopperston for over twenty-four years. He enjoyed coaching t-ball and volunteered to help maintain the ball fields. He was always very involved with the community and children. He was known to his neighbors as a person with a humble heart.
"He spent fifteen years working for Eastern Coal and was a member of the mine rescue team. After leaving Eastern, he and his wife moved to live on Lake Murray in Chapin, SC. where he loved to go fishing, water ski and ride jet skis.
"He enjoyed taking care of his home and took great pride in the work he did. His favorite pastime was working along side his grandson on his 1976 Corvette Stingray, which they lovingly referred to as their baby.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie and Dorothy and two brothers, Robert and Frank.
"Everett is survived by his loving wife of forty-one years, Drema Edwards Watts, his son, Everett E. “Gene” Watts II and grandson, Benjamin Aldan Watts, both of whom were his pride and joy. He is also survived by his sister, Roberta Hurman and a host of nieces and nephews."
1. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Drema Diane Watts [Drema Watts]
Birth Date: 28 Jan 1959
Residence Date: 1984
Phone Number: 682-6630
Address: PO Box 84
Residence: Kopperston, WV
Postal Code: 24854-0084
Second Residence Date: 1995
Second Phone Number: 682-6630
Second Address: PO Box 1815
Second Residence:
Second Postal Code: 24870-1815
Third Phone Number: 682-6630
Third Address: General Delivery
Third Residence: Kopperston, WV
Third Postal Code: 24854-9999"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 180B; Family #17/20.
Listed as Marion E. Tiller; age 2; born in WV; in houshold of father, Sherman G. Tiller.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
"...Alvis married Patricia from Texas..."
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
"...from Texas..."
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Pigg River District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 115A; Image 4 of
21; Family #21/22.
Listed as William C. Oatneal; age 9; born in Mar 1891 in VA; in household of father, Jacob Oatneal.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence oatneal; age 24; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; single; miner; Black; living at Thorpe, WV;
son of Jake and Mollie: married on 24 Dec 1916 at War, WV; Venese Brandon; age 21; born in
NC; single; Black; daughter of John and Alice.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I; Draft Registration Card #667; LDS Web Site.
Clarence Oatneal; age 25; born 1 Mar 1891 in Gretna, VA; living at Thorpe, WV; coal miner;
employed by United States Coal & Coke Co at Thope, WV; married; Negro; dependent wife; tall with
medium build; dark eyes and dark hair.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley, WV; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 73A;
Image 86 of 91; Family #84/84.
Listed as Clarence Oatneal; age 40 born in VA; married at 22; Negro; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2185; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Oatneal; age 49; born in Gretna, VA; miner; living at Bartley, WV; Colored; married; husband
of Florence L. Oatneal; son of Jacob and Mollie (Finnie) Oatneal; died 10 Jan 1940 at Bartley, WV;
due to mine explosion; buried 16 Jan 1940 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Florence L. Oatneal,
Bartley, WV.
6. United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949; LDS Web Site.
Clarence Oatneal; enlisted 29 Oct 1917; discharged 6 Jun 1919; Serial # 193949; Pvt. 1st Cl, Co C,
506 Engineers; buried at Roderfield, WV; signed by Mrs. Florence Oatneal, 19 Jan 1940; Bartley,
WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 16 Oct 2012; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Clarence Oatneal; born 1891 in Gretna, Pittsylvania Co, VA; died 10 Jan 1940 at Bartley, WV; buried
here; headstone photo shown; "WEST VIRGINIA * PVT. 1CVL. 505 ENGRS".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 268; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence oatneal; age 24; born in Pittsylvania Co, VA; single; miner; Black; living at Thorpe, WV;
son of Jake and Mollie: married on 24 dec 1916 at War, WV; Venese Brandon; age 21; born in
NC; single; Black; daughter of John and Alice.