1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; O'Toole; E.D. 24-9; taken 11 Apr 1940; Page 154B;
Image 20 of 50; Household #156.
Listed as Melvin Arnold; age 13; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melvin Arnold
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Jenkinjones, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1926
Residence Place: Anawalt, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 29 Apr 1944
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Ellen Arnold
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Melvin Arnold Self (Head)
Ellen Arnold Mother"
3. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1945); Page 171; WV Archives Web Site.
Melvin Arnold; age 22; born 29 Apr 1926 at Anawalt, WV; living at Beckley, WV; son of Emmitt and
Ellen Arnold; married on 20 Sep 1945 at Beckley, WV; Earnestine Akers; age 21; born 16 Mar 1924
in Bluefield, WV; living at Beckley, WV; daughter of Garfield and Ollie Mae Akers.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melvin Arnold
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Anawalt Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 23 Feb 1995
Father: Emmitt S Arnold
Mother: Lindy E Musk (sic, Music)
SSN: 236321945
Notes: Sep 1942: Name listed as MELVIN ARNOLD"
5. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Melvin Arnold
Race: White
Age at Death: 68
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1926
Death Date: 23 Feb 1995
Death Place: Hillsborough, Florida, United States"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1945); Page 171; WV Archives Web Site.
Melvin Arnold; age 22; born 29 Apr 1926 at Anawalt, WV; living at Beckley, WV; son of Emmitt and
Ellen Arnold; married on 20 Sep 1945 at Beckley, WV; Earnestine Akers; age 21; born 16 Mar 1924
in Bluefield, WV; living at Beckley, WV; daughter of Garfield and Ollie Mae Akers.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #358111; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Edward Waters; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Harman, Buchanan
Co, VA; son of Treely nathan and Donna Elizabeth (Landreth) Waters; married on 24 Dec 1951 in
Buchanan Co, VA; Evelyn Maria Kiser; age 16; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; student; living in
Grundy, Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of John Marshall and Lucy Katherine (Ratliff) Kiser.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Roy Edward Waters
[Roy E Waters]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1930
Birth Place: Warriormine, West Virginia
Death Date: 14 Feb 2001
Father: Treely N Waters
Mother: Donna E Landreth
SSN: 230348380
Notes: May 1947: Name listed as ROY EDWARD WATERS;
19 May 2001: Name listed as ROY E WATERS"
3. Deleware Co, IN; Death Certificate #004398; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy E. Waters; age 70; born 5 oct 1930 in Warriormine, WV; married; husband of Evelyn Kiser; fitter
for manfacturer; living at 2241 W. 11th Street, Muncie, IN; son of Freely and Donna (Londrith)
Waters; died 14 feb 2001 at his residence; due to coronary artery disease, superventicular
arthymia and diabetes mellitus; buried 17 Feb 2001 in Elm Ridge Cemetery, Muncie, IN; informant,
Evelyn Waters.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #358111; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roy Edward Waters; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Harman, Buchanan
Co, VA; son of Treely nathan and Donna Elizabeth (Landreth) Waters; married on 24 Dec 1951 in
Buchanan Co, VA; Evelyn Maria Kiser; age 16; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; student; living in
Grundy, Buchanan Co, VA; daughter of John Marshall and Lucy Katherine (Ratliff) Kiser.
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lewis Randolph Jones
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 17 May 1917
Residence Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Employer: Norfolk And Western Railway Co
Weight: 143
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Annie Ruth Jones
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Lewis Randolph Jones Self (Head)
Annie Ruth Jones Wife"
2. Roanoke, VA; Death Certificate #3856; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lewis Randolph Jones; age 39; born 17 May 1917 in Roanoke, VA; married; husband of Annie Ruth
W. Jones; pipe fitter for N&W Railway Co; living at Rt #9, Box 286, Roanoke, VA; son of Henry and
Cora (Aliff) Jones; died 25 Feb 1957 in Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, VA; due to cerebral
hemorrhage with hypertension; buried 27 Feb 1957 in Evergreen Cemetery, Roanoke, VA; informant,
E.L. Flinchum, Fincastle, VA.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karen; 1 May 2012.
" Lewis Randolph “Willie” Jones
Birth 17 May 1917
Death 25 May 1957 (aged 40)
Burial
Evergreen Burial Park
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Plot Section 7, Lot 377"
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Anna Ruth Ward
[Anna Ward Jones]
[Annie Jones]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1917
Birth Place: Avendale, West Virginia
[Avondale, West Virginia]
Death Date: 30 Nov 2000
Father: Anthony A Ward
Mother: Emma Armentrout
SSN: 230104184
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as ANNA RUTH WARD;
Apr 1939: Name listed as ANNA WARD JONES;
Oct 1943: Name listed as ANNIE WARD JONES;
07 Dec 2000: Name listed as ANNIE W JONES"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Karen; 1 May 2012.
" Annie Ruth Ward Jones
Birth 5 Nov 1917
Death 30 Nov 2000 (aged 83)
Burial
Evergreen Burial Park
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA "
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage License #29655; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Boyd George Yates; age 21; born in Leckie, WV; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of William
Arthur and Matilda (Holloway) Yates; married on 4 Aug 1939 in Wytheville, VA; Mary Ann Semanco;
age 21; born and living in Elkhorn, WV; single; daughter of Andy and Annie (Mergue) Semanco.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Boyd George Yates
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Leckie, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1918
Residence Place: Elkhorn, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 28 1940
Employer: Upland Co
Weight: 149
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Mary Anne Yates
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Boyd George Yates Self (Head)
Mary Anne Yates Wife"
1. Wythe Co, VA; Marriage License #29655; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Boyd George Yates; age 21; born in Leckie, WV; single; miner; living at Elkhorn, WV; son of William
Arthur and Matilda (Holloway) Yates; married on 4 Aug 1939 in Wytheville, VA; Mary Ann Semanco;
age 21; born and living in Elkhorn, WV; single; daughter of Andy and Annie (Mergue)Semanco.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mary Ann Yates
[Mary Ann Skomski]
[Mary Skomski]
[Mary Ann Semanco]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1919
Birth Place: Elkhorn Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 29 Aug 1992
Father: Andrew Semanco
Mother: Annie Mergue
SSN: 366221351
Notes: Jul 1942: Name listed as MARY ANN YATES;
Sep 1951: Name listed as MARY ANN SKOMSKI;
09 Sep 1992: Name listed as MARY A SKOMSKI"