1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
J.L. Warren; age 36; born in Green Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Elbert, WV; son of W.N. and
Mary; married on 21 Dec 1933 at Wilcoe, WV; Katherine Arnold; age 25; born in TN; divorced; living
at Elbert, WV; daughter of John and Annie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-7; taken 6 May 1940; Page 141A;
Image 5 of 28; Household #31.
Listed as Jess Warren; age 43; born in TN; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; E.D. 24-7; taken 6 May 1940; Page 141A;
Image 5 of 28; Household #31.
Listed as Bernice Warren; age 18; born in TN; single; 3 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jess L. Warren.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 012651; WV Archives Website.
John W. Spriggs; age 90; born 11 Sep 1881 in VA; widowed; husband of Annie C. Spriggs, deceased;
retired outside boss for US Steel Corp; SS#235-09-1228; living at Elbert, WV; son of Andrew and
Americus Spriggs; died 5 Aug 1972 in Stevens Clinic Hospital, Welch, WV; due to thrombosis
intrinsic cerebral vessel with generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 9 Aug 1972 in Knollkerg Cemetery,
Abingdon, VA; informant, John W. Spriggs, Abingdon, VA.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by James Archer, 14 Feb 2012.
" John Washington Spriggs
Birth 11 Sep 1881
Death 5 Aug 1972 (aged 90)
Burial Knollkreg Memorial Park
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 84992266"
1, McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7607; WV Archives Website.
Anna Cleo Spriggs; age 67; born 21 Dec 1884 in Lodi, VA; married; living at Elbert, WV; daughter of
Davis and Sally (Lindsey) Widner; died 2 May 1952 in Welch Wmergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due
to Paget's Disease of skin of face; buried 5 May 1952 in Knoll Craig (sic, Kollkreg) Cemetery,
Abingdon, VA; informant, J.W. Spriggs.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by James Archer, 14 Feb 2012.
" Annie Cleo Widener Spriggs
Birth 21 Dec 1884
Lodi, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 May 1952 (aged 67)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Knollkreg Memorial Park
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 84992282"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #69 027494; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Alexander Smith; age 26; born in VA; Negro; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at 215 Second Street, Pulaski, VA; son of Robert Lee and Agnes Mae (Miller)
Smith, Sr; married on 12 Jul 1969 in Pearisburg, VA; Shirley Jean Hopkins; maiden name Arnold;
age 26; born in WV; Negro; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; living at General Delivery, Princeton,
WV; daughter of Thomas and Wilma Inez (Bullock) Arnold.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #69 027494; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Alexander Smith; age 26; born in VA; Negro; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at 215 Second Street, Pulaski, VA; son of Robert Lee and Agnes Mae (Miller)
Smith, Sr; married on 12 Jul 1969 in Pearisburg, VA; Shirley Jean Hopkins; maiden name Arnold;
age 26; born in WV; Negro; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; living at General Delivery, Princeton,
WV; daughter of Thomas and Wilma Inez (Bullock) Arnold.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Shirley Jean Arnold
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1980
Marriage Place: Radford, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Arnold
Mother: Wilma Inez Bullock
Spouse: William Henry Matthews "
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #69 027494; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Richard Alexander Smith; age 26; born in VA; Negro; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at 215 Second Street, Pulaski, VA; son of Robert Lee and Agnes Mae (Miller)
Smith, Sr; married on 12 Jul 1969 in Pearisburg, VA; Shirley Jean Hopkins; maiden name Arnold;
age 26; born in WV; Negro; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; living at General Delivery, Princeton,
WV; daughter of Thomas and Wilma Inez (Bullock) Arnold.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Shirley Jean Arnold
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1945
Marriage Registration Place: Pulaski, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1980
Marriage Place: Radford, Virginia, USA
Father: Thomas Arnold
Mother: Wilma Inez Bullock
Spouse: William Henry Matthews "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Thomas Arnold; age 44; born in VA; married; Negro; 4th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Myrtle Arnold; age 42; born in VA; married; Negro; 2nd grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas R. Arnold, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Georgia Arnold; age 29; born in WV; Negro; single; 2nd grade education; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; housekeeper in private home; in household of father, Thomas R.
Arnold, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Juanita Arnold; age 23; born in WV; Negro; single; 7th grade education; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas R. Arnold, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Garland Arnold; age 18; born in WV; Negro; single; 1 yr HS education; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas R. Arnold, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Ophelia Arnold; age 17; born in WV; Negro; single; 7th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas R. Arnold, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren, Hensly Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #326.
Listed as Robert Arnold; age 12; born in WV; Negro; single; 4th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas R. Arnold, Sr.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Howard Arnold
[Robert Charles Arnold]
[Robert Arnold]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 30 Apr 1928
Birth Place: Big Sandy Mc, West Virginia
[Roderfield M??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 3 May 1998
Claim Date: 1 Jun 1976
Father: Thomas Arnold
Mother: Myrtle Thomas
SSN: 235381088
Notes: May 1943: Name listed as ROBERT HOWARD ARNOLD; 1950: Name listed as ROBERT CHARLES ARNOLD; 19 May 1976: Name listed as ROBERT C ARNOLD"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Arnold
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1927
Death Date: 3 May 1998
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 235381088
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Feb 1946
Release Date 1: 23 Jul 1947"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert C. Arnold
SSN: 235-38-1088
Last Residence:
15059 Midland, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
BORN: 30 Apr 1927
Died: 3 May 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
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 Emmett Arnold; age 37; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
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 Ellen Arnold; age 36; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Emmet S. Arnold.
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 Robert Arnold; age 17; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Robert Jackson Arnold
[Robert Arnold]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1923
Birth Place: Anawalt Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: Jan 1985
Father: Emmet S Arnold
Mother: Ellen L Music
SSN: 236221635
Notes: Jan 1941: Name listed as ROBERT JACKSON ARNOLD;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as ROBERT ARNOLD"
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 Vergie M. Arnold; age 10; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.
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 Charles Arnold; age 6; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.
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 Georgie Arnold; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.
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 Marie J. Arnold; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Emmet S. Arnold.