1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Sandy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 60A;
Image 49 of 57; Family #418/436.
Listed as Jamie R. Arnold; age 19; born in VA; single; in household of father, George J. Arnold.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-35; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
594A; Imagr 3 of 57; Household #23.
Listed as Jamie Arnold; age 29; born in VA; single; 2 yrs college education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; public school teacher; in household of father, George J. Arnold.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joan; 14 Jan 2012.
" Suther Whiteford Morrison
Birth 7 Apr 1914
Death 26 Aug 1995 (aged 81)
Burial
Oakwood Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 331; WV Archives Web Site.
Delmos Arnold; age 24; born in Johnson Co, TN; divorced; rail road man; living at Anawalt,
WV; son of Melton and Mary; married on 14 Apr 1934 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Smith; age 21;
born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Arthur and Annie.
2. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy May Arnold
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Delmos C Arnold
Divorce Date: Aug 1966
Divorce Place: Pinellas, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 16357"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Smith Arnold
[Dorothy May Meixner]
[Dorothy Morrison]
[Dorothy Smith Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1916
Birth Place: Anawalt Mcdo, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Apr 1998
Father: Arthur J Smith
Mother: Annie B Hall
SSN: 234326746
Signature on SSN Card: Dorothy Smith Arnold
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Nov 1941: Name listed as DOROTHY SMITH ARNOLD;
Oct 1968: Name listed as DOROTHY MAY MEIXNER;
21 Jan 1976: Name listed as DOROTHY M MORRISON
3. North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Mae Morrison
[Dorothy Mae Smith]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 234326746
Father's Last Name: Smith
Age: 81 Years
Date of Birth: 13 Jun 1916
Residence City: Statesville
Residence County: Iredell
Residence State: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 28677
Education: 11th grade
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1998
Death City: Statesville
Death County: Iredell
Death State: North Carolina
Cause of Death: Other forms of chronic ischemic heart disease: Chronic ischemic heart disease, unspecified
Other Cause of Death: Cardiac dysrhythmias: Cardiac arrest
Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed
Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death
Institution: Residence
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Burial in-state
Recorded Date: 14 Apr 1998
Source Vendor: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Cindy Allman; 23 Oct 2011.
" Dorothy May Morrison Morrison
Birth 4 Jun 1922
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Death 25 Sep 1964 (aged 42)
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Oakwood Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina"
1. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Armstrong
Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1953
Spouse: Charles Degenhardt
Marriage Location: Cook County, IL
Marriage license: {10177EB3-55B7-4F3E-BFE5-0E8FE61A71B6}
File Number: 2295127
Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Harold Barraclough; 21 Mar 2017.
" Charles Fred Degenhardt, Jr
Birth 23 Oct 1927
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death 6 Aug 1995 (aged 67)
Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Mount Emblem Cemetery
Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois"
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Armstrong
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan; E.D. 24-47; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page
Page 910A; Image 15 of 50; Household #132.
Listed as Betty Ann Armstrong; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; absent; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Bessie J. Armstrong.
2. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Armstrong
Marriage Date: 14 Nov 1953
Spouse: Charles Degenhardt
Marriage Location: Cook County, IL
Marriage license: {10177EB3-55B7-4F3E-BFE5-0E8FE61A71B6}
File Number: 2295127
Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Ann Armstrong
[Elizabeth Armstrong Degenhardt]
[Elizabeth Degenhardt]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1934
Birth Place: Powhatan Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 21 Jun 2001
Father: John L Armstrong
Mother: Bessie Jennings
SSN: 234508237
Notes: May 1952: Name listed as ELIZABETH ANN ARMSTRONG;
Jan 1954: Name listed as ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG DEGENHARDT;
27 Jun 2001: Name listed as ELIZABETH A DEGENHARDT"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth A. Degenhardt
SSN: 234-50-8237
Last Residence:
60148 Lombard, Du Page, Illinois, USA
BORN: 5 Mar 1935
Died: 21 Jun 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Harold Barraclough; 21 Mar 2017.
" Elizabeth Ann “Betty Ann” Armstrong Degenhardt
Birth 5 Mar 1935
Powhatan, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 21 Jun 2001 (aged 66)
Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Mount Emblem Cemetery
Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois,"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 102; WV Archives Web Site.
John Arnold; age 34; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; livimg at Iaeger, WV; son of
Daniel and Eliza; married on 24 Jun 1936 in Welch, WV; Sarah Ferguson; age 23; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; Black; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of James and Mamie.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; District 6; Coburn Fork Precinct; taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 58B; Image
34 of 47; Family #279/331.
Listed as Sarah E. Furguson; age 7; born in WV; Black; in household of father, James O. Ferguson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 102; WV Archives Web Site.
John Arnold; age 34; born in Campbell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; livimg at Iaeger, WV; son of
Daniel and Eliza; married on 24 Jun 1936 in Welch, WV; Sarah Ferguson; age 23; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; Black; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of James and Mamie.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sarah Etta Arnold
[Sarah Arnold]
[Sarah Etta Ferguson]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1912
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 27 Oct 2006
Father: James Ferguson
Mother: Mamie Dickernow
SSN: 236605942
Notes: Mar 1956: Name listed as SARAH ETTA ARNOLD;
15 Nov 2006: Name listed as SARAH ARNOLD"
1. 1910 Census, Pulaski Co, VA; Hiawassie Township; taken 23 Apr 1910; Page 58A; Image 13 of 41;
Family #122/124.
Listed as Jeremiah Senter; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Sanders Senter.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Dering, East Keystone Precincts; taken 22
Jan 1920; Page 192B; Image 50 of 54; Family #459/548.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1933); Page 235; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Senter; age 25; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; jeweler; living at Richlands, VA; son of Sanders
and Martha; married on 16 Nov 1933 at Welch, WV; Minnie Wyatt; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
widow; living at Panther, WV; daughter of James and Elgei.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1933); Page 235; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Senter; age 25; born in Pulaski Co, VA; single; jeweler; living at Richlands, VA; son of Sanders
and Martha; married on 16 Nov 1933 at Welch, WV; Minnie Wyatt; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
widow; living at Panther, WV; daughter of James and Elgei.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Arnett; age 22; born in Wise Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in Twin Branch, WV; son of Ed and
Maggie; married on 26 jun 1926 at Welch, WV; Dekota Berger; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; daughter of Russell and Allie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 109; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Arnett; age 22; born in Wise Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living in Twin Branch, WV; son of Ed and
Maggie; married on 26 jun 1926 at Welch, WV; Dekota Berger; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; Black; daughter of Russell and Allie.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dekota Arnett
[Dekota Berger]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 28 May 1909
Birth Place: Marytown, West Virginia
[Marytown|]
Death Date: 27 Nov 1993
Claim Date: 14 Jun 1971
Father: George R Berger
Mother: Allie Unk
SSN: 577325707
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000072919
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 07 Feb 1991: Name listed as DEKOTA ARNETT"
3. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dekota Arnett
Birth Date: 28 May 1909
Death Date: 27 Nov 1993
Gender: Female
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Place of Death: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan"
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Edward Arnett
Race: Black
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Twin Branch, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1927
Residence Place: Helen, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 15 Jan 1945
Employer: Student
Weight: 154
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Ed Arnett
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Charles Edward Arnett Self (Head)"
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 528; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Arnett; age 21; born 14 jan 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Colored; living at Helen, WV;
son of Edgar and Dekota Arnett; married on 27 Jun 1948 at Stotesbury, WV; Edith Mae Fralin; age
17; born 10 Dec 1930 at Stotesbury, WV; living at Stotesbury, WV; daughter og Alex and Myrtle
Fralin.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Edward Arnett
[Charles E Arnette]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1927
Birth Place: Twin Branch, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Aug 1998
Father: Ed Arnett
Mother: Dekata Berger
SSN: 578349081
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Jun 1944: Name listed as CHARLES EDWARD ARNETT;
11 Sep 1998: Name listed as CHARLES E ARNETTE"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 528; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Edward Arnett; age 21; born 14 jan 1927 at Twin Branch, WV; Colored; living at Helen, WV;
son of Edgar and Dekota Arnett; married on 27 Jun 1948 at Stotesbury, WV; Edith Mae Fralin; age
17; born 10 Dec 1930 at Stotesbury, WV; living at Stotesbury, WV; daughter og Alex and Myrtle
Fralin.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorothy Mae Armstrong
[Dorothy M Armstrong]
[Dorothy Mae Hairston]
Gender: Female
Race: Black
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1942
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 9 Apr 1994
Father: Jefferson Hairston
Mother: Louise Campbell
SSN: 381429735
Death Certificate Number: 0823584
Notes: Nov 1959: Name listed as DOROTHY MAE ARMSTRONG;
19 Apr 1994: Name listed as DOROTHY M ARMSTRONG"