1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 389; WV Archives Website.
J.E. Lane; age 21; bron in Greenbrier Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Kimball, WV; son of J.W. and
Charlotte; married on 19 Jun 1913 at Kimball, WV; Mary E. Green; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Simon and Melissa.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 4 Feb 1920; Page 142B; Image 2 of
4; Family #530/621.
Listed as Ellis Lane; age 30; born in WV; married; farmer; head of household.
4. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Ellis Lane
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Birth Date: abt 1901
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: J W Lane
Mother: Charlotte Milan
Spouse: Esther England
Certificate Number: 1939052503"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by D. Baker; 6 Feb 2009.
" James Ellis Lane
Birth 1892
Death 1968 (aged 75–76)
Burial
Salkum Cemetery
Salkum, Lewis County, Washington, USA
Memorial ID 33581587"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 24 Apr 1930; Page 218A;
Family #446/463.
Listed as Ester England; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Edward England.
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Esther England
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1916
Marriage Registration Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1939
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Father: Ed England
Mother: Ethel England
Spouse: James Ellis Lane
Certificate Number: 1939052503"
1. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nathan Chester Guess; born 17 Mar 1893 in Wise Co, VA; son of David James , age 21; miner; born
in Russell Co, VA and Laura Ann Whited; age 18; born in Tazewell Co, VA; who were married 18 Dec
1890 in Russell Co, VA; issued 27 Mar 1950.
2. 1900 Census, Russell Co, VA; Swords Creek Precinct; taken 12 Jun 1900; Page 150B; Image 24 of
42; Family #218/218.
Listed as Nathaniel Guess; age 7; born in Mar 1893 in VA; in household of father, David J. Guess.
3. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken 20 Apr 1910; page 244A; Image 13 of
58; Family #116/116.
Listed as Nathan Guess; age 17; born in VA; miner; in household of father David J. Guess.
4. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Nathan Guess
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1893
Marriage Date: 1 May 1913
Marriage Place: Raven, Tazewell, Virginia
Father: Dave
Mother: Laura
Spouse: Louisa Mcghee
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P219 L98"
5. Tazewell Co, VA; WW I Draft registration Card #347; taken 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nathan C. Guess; age 24; born 17 Mar 1893 in Swords Creek, VA; coal miner for Carter Red Colliers
Co, Raven, VA; living at Raven, VA; married; dependent wife; short with slender build; brown eyes
and brown hair.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of
21; Family #75/75.
Listed as Nathan Guess; age 37; born in VA; married at 20; trackman in coal mine; head of
household.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; E.D. 24-9; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 157B;
Image 6 of 50; Household #41.
Listed as Nathan Guess; age 47; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 16 Jul 2011; maintained by Heather Guess.
" Nathan Chester Guess, Sr
Birth 17 Mar 1893
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 11 Mar 1988 (aged 94)
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73462990"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Louisa Mcghee
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Birth Date: 1896
Marriage Date: 1 May 1913
Marriage Place: Raven, Tazewell, Virginia
Father: John
Mother: Nuvie
Spouse: Nathan Guess
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P219 L98"
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of
21; Family #75/75.
Listed as Louise Guess; age 34; born in VA; married at 17; in household of husband, Nathan C.
Guess, Sr.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; E.D. 24-9; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 157B;
Image 6 of 50; Household #41.
Listed as Louise Guess; age 43; born in VA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Nathan C. Guess, Sr.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by F. Hylton; 16 Jul 2011; maintained by Heather Guess.
" Francis Louise McGhee Guess
Birth 15 Jul 1896
Virginia, USA
Death Mar 1982 (aged 85)
Maybeury, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 73463108"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 143A; Image 9 of
21; Family #75/75.
Listed as Juanita Guess; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Nathan C. Guess, Sr.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; E.D. 24-9; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 157B;
Image 6 of 50; Household #41.
Listed as Juanita Guess; age 19; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; not attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Nathan C. Guess, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; E.D. 24-9; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 157B;
Image 6 of 50; Household #41.
Listed as Ruby Guess; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Nathan C. Guess, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Pageton; E.D. 24-9; taken 4 Apr 1940; Page 157B;
Image 6 of 50; Household #41.
Listed as Joan Guess; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Nathan C. Guess, Sr.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 6B;
Family #104/105.
Listed as Burlin Smith; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Noah K. Smith.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 153B; Family #46/50.
Listed as Burlin Smith; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Noah K. Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 119; WV Archives Web Site.
Berlin Smith; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of Noan and
Elizabeth; married on 12 Apr 1933 at War, WV; Elizabeth Hagerman; age 22; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Harve and Dollie.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; E.D. 24-20; taken 30 Apr 1940; Page
393A; Image 45 of 62; Household #361.
Listed as Berlin Smith; age 29; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived at same place on
1 Apr 1935; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
5. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Berlin Matthew Smith [Berlin Smith]
Birth Date: 4 May 1911
Residence Date: 1993
Address: PO Box 887
Residence: Tazewell, VA
Postal Code: 24651-0887
Second Residence Date: 1993
Second Phone Number: 988-5551
Second Address: PO Box 887
Second Residence: Tazewell, VA
Second Postal Code: 24651-0887
Third Residence Date: 1993
Third Address: PO Box 546
Third Residence: North Tazewell, VA
Third Postal Code: 24630-0546
Fourth Residence Date: 1993
Fourth Phone Number: 988-5551
Fourth Address: PO Box 546
Fourth Residence: North Tazewell, VA
Fourth Postal Code: 24630-0546"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Berlin Smith
Social Security Number: 233-07-6700
Birth Date: 4 May 1911
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: West Virginia
Last Residence: 24630, North Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 26 Sep 1993"
5. Tazewell Co, VA; Death Certificate #93-037541; Ancestry.com Website.
Berlin Smith; age 82; born 4 May 1911 at English, WV; married; husband of Celia Smith; coal miner;
living at PO Box 546, North Tazewell, VA; son of Noah and Nancy Elizabeth (Boldens, sic, Baldwin)
Smith; died 26 Sep 1993 in the Tazewell Community Hospital, Tazewell, VA; due to congestive heart
failure; pneumoconiosis; buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, VA; informant, wife,
Celia Smith.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Celia Ellen Brown [Celia Brown Smith] [Celia Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1928
Birth Place: Whitewood Bu, Virginia [Whitewood, Virginia]
Death Date: 29 Jun 2004
Father:
William C Brown
Mother:
Maggie Craft
SSN: 225324027
Notes: Mar 1945: Name listed as CELIA ELLEN BROWN;
Feb 1950: Name listed as CELIA BROWN SMITH;
Feb 1963: Name listed as CELIA ELLEN SMITH;
07 Jul 2004: Name listed as CELIA E SMITH"
2. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current: Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Celia Ellen Smith
Gender: Female
Death Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1928
Birth Place: Buchanan County, Virginia
Residence Place: North Tazewell, Virginia
Death Date: 29 Jun 2004
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Parents: Clinton Brown; Maggie Baldwin Brown "
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; "McDonald Lowe, Miner"; article;
Page 197; submitted by Mrs. Emily Vern Lowe, Rt 4; Box 1039, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #66 032774; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Lowe; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Bartley, WV; son of McDonald and Emily (Erick, sic, Irick) Lowe; married on 24 Sep 1966
in Grundy, VA; Dovie Ellen Smith; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage;
unemployed; living at English, WV; daughter of Berlin and Celia Ellen (Brown) Smith.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #66 032774; Ancestry.com Website.
Donald Ray Lowe; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; unemployed;
living at Bartley, WV; son of McDonald and Emily (Erick, sic, Irick) Lowe; married on 24 Sep 1966
in Grundy, VA; Dovie Ellen Smith; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage;
unemployed; living at English, WV; daughter of Berlin and Celia Ellen (Brown) Smith.
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; "McDonald Lowe, Miner"; article;
Page 197; submitted by Mrs. Emily Vern Lowe, Rt 4; Box 1039, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
1. Arlington Co, VA; Marriage License #66 003816; Ancestry,com Website.
Michael Anthony Nicolay; age 23; born in Los Angeles, CA; single; no previous marriage; works for
Western Electric; living at 1312 S. Taylor St, Arlington, VA; son of Albert Adolph and Elaine (Coulter)
Nicolay; married on 26 Feb 1966 in Alexandria, VA; Mona Lou Lowe; age 24; born in Bartley, WV;
single; no previous marriage; information supervisor for C &P (Telephone?); living at 1038 S.
Fredrick St, Arlington, VA; daughter of Donald and Emily Vern (Irick) Lowe.
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; "McDonald Lowe, Miner"; article;
Page 197; submitted by Mrs. Emily Vern Lowe, Rt 4; Box 1039, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
2. Arlington Co, VA; Marriage License #66 003816; Ancestry,com Website.
Michael Anthony Nicolay; age 23; born in Los Angeles, CA; single; no previous marriage; works for
Western Electric; living at 1312 S. Taylor St, Arlington, VA; son of Albert Adolph and Elaine (Coulter)
Nicolay; married on 26 Feb 1966 in Alexandria, VA; Mona Lou Lowe; age 24; born in Bartley, WV;
single; no previous marriage; information supervisor for C &P (Telephone?); living at 1038 S.
Fredrick St, Arlington, VA; daughter of Donald and Emily Vern (Irick) Lowe.
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; "McDonald Lowe, Miner"; article;
Page 197; submitted by Mrs. Emily Vern Lowe, Rt 4; Box 1039, Orangeburg, SC 29115.
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; "McDonald Lowe, Miner"; article;
Page 197; submitted by Mrs. Emily Vern Lowe, Rt 4; Box 1039, Orangeburg, SC 29115.