1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Dan Colopietra; age 19; born in Pageton, WV; single; living at Wilcoe, WV; married on 25 Oct 1947
at Wilcoe, WV; Laurine Helen Allen; age 20; born in Coalwood, WV; single; living at Superior, WV;
with consent of Steve Colopietra, father of Dan Colopietra, and Leona Allen, mother of Laurine
Helen Allen.
2. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Donato Dan Colopietra
BIRTH 4 Aug 1928
Pageton, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH 2 Dec 1964 (aged 36)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia"
3. E-mail; 6 Feb 2022; Nolan Evans.
"...Dan and Laurine had four girls. The page show only the second child, Susan. It had her birthday and "married to" info correct, but Jackson later divorced her to marry his office secretary.
Polly was Dan's eldest, then Susan, then Victoria (Vickie) then Helen (deceased).
Helen married Michael Tolley but Helen died of the same thing that killed her dad, kidney failure. Mike later remarried.Michael's dad was Arnold Douglas Tolley. He had an older sister, Carolyn (never married) and a younger brother, Scott. Arnold's wife Dot died in her 50s from dehydration...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 416; WV Archives Web Site.
Dan Colopietra; age 19; born in Pageton, WV; single; living at Wilcoe, WV; married on 25 Oct 1947
at Wilcoe, WV; Laurine Helen Allen; age 20; born in Coalwood, WV; single; living at Superior, WV;
with consent of Steve Colopietra, father of Dan Colopietra, and Leona Allen, mother of Laurine
Helen Allen.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laurine Helen Allen
[Laurine Helen Colopietra]
[Laurine Colopietra]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1927
Birth Place: Six McDowell, West Virginia
[Six Mcd, West Virginia]
Death Date: 18 Jun 1990
Father: William A Allen
Mother: Leona M McKinney
SSN: 236320625
Notes: Apr 1942: Name listed as LAURINE HELEN ALLEN;
Mar 1960: Name listed as LAURINE HELEN COLOPIETRA;
03 Jun 1993: Name listed as LAURINE H COLOPIETRA"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laurine H. Colopietra
SSN: 236-32-0625
BORN: 17 Apr 1927
Died: 18 Jun 1990
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Laurine Helen Colopietra
Maiden Name: Allen
Birth Date: 1927
Birth Place: Coalwood, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 1990
Cemetery: Woodlawn Memorial Park
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluewell, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: Donato Dan Colopietra
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. E-mail; 6 Feb 2022; Nolan Evans.
"...Dan and Laurine had four girls. The page show only the second child, Susan. It had her birthday and "married to" info correct, but Jackson later divorced her to marry his office secretary.
Polly was Dan's eldest, then Susan, then Victoria (Vickie) then Helen (deceased).
Helen married Michael Tolley but Helen died of the same thing that killed her dad, kidney failure. Mike later remarried.Michael's dad was Arnold Douglas Tolley. He had an older sister, Carolyn (never married) and a younger brother, Scott. Arnold's wife Dot died in her 50s from dehydration...."
1. E-mail; 6 Feb 2022; Nolan Evans.
"...Dan and Laurine had four girls. The page show only the second child, Susan. It had her birthday and "married to" info correct, but Jackson later divorced her to marry his office secretary.
Polly was Dan's eldest, then Susan, then Victoria (Vickie) then Helen (deceased).
Helen married Michael Tolley but Helen died of the same thing that killed her dad, kidney failure. Mike later remarried.Michael's dad was Arnold Douglas Tolley. He had an older sister, Carolyn (never married) and a younger brother, Scott. Arnold's wife Dot died in her 50s from dehydration...."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"Moses Allen
BIRTH 1878
DEATH 1948 (aged 69–70)
BURIAL
White-Allen Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia, USA"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"Nancy Jane White Allen
BIRTH 1878
DEATH 1927 (aged 48–49)
BURIAL
White-Allen Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia"
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Aaron Allen
Race: White
Age: 40
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Carroll, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1901
Residence Place: Superior, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Employer: Lake Superior Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Leona Allen
Household Members:
Name Relationship
William Aaron Allen Self (Head)"
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #9603; WV Archives Web Site.
William Allen; age 58; born 27 Apr 1901 in Short Creek, VA; married; trackman in mines; living at
Superior, WV; SS# 236-07-3280; son of Mose and Nancy Jane (White) Allen; died 31 Jul 1954 in
Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to coronary occlusion; aterio-sclerotic heart disease; hypertension;
buried 3 Aug1954 in Short Creek, VA.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
"William Aaron Allen
BIRTH 28 Apr 1901
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
DEATH 31 Jul 1954 (aged 53)
West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
White-Allen Cemetery
Hillsville, Carroll County, Virginia"
1. 1850 Census, Russell Co, VA; 54th District; taken on 8 Nov 1850; Page 320A; Image 205 of 258;
Family #1385/1385.
Listed as An Infant not named Wrigh; malet; age 3 mons; born in Russell Co, VA; in household of
father, William Wright.
2. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wm. Wright
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1851
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1871
Marriage Place: Wise, Virginia
Father: Wm. Wright
Mother: Caroline Wright
Spouse: Rebecca Green
FHL Film Number: 34394
Reference ID: p 13 cn 9"
3. "Pioneer Recollections of Southwest Virginia", Elihu Jasper Sutherland,
1984, Page 359, by Isabel Louvina Stanley, 6 Jun 1923.
William "Bill" Wright; married Caroline Hill; moved to Morgan Co, KY just
after the Civil War; children: Wilburn, Sank, Greenberry, Jane, Jasper,
Thomas, Noah, Clearcy and Jackson Wright.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Rebecca Green
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1850
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1871
Marriage Place: Wise, Virginia
Father: Wm. Green
Mother: Eliz. Green
Spouse: Wm. Wright
FHL Film Number: 34394
Reference ID: p 13 cn 9"
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as George N. Wright; age 48; born in Sep 1851 in VA; married 36 yrs; farmer; Black; head
of household.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as Amanda Wright; age 45; born in Jan 1855 in VA; married 36 yrs; Black; 8 children; all
living; in household of husband, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as John C. Wright; age 25; born in Oct 1874 in VA; married; 2 yrs; coal miner; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as Richard F. Wright; age 23; born in Jan 1877 in VA; married; 1 yr; coal miner; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as William C. L. Wright; age 21; born in May 1879 in VA; single; coal miner; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as Ida M. C. Wright; age 18; born in Nov 1881 in VA; single; at school; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as Lucy Jane A. Wright; age 14; born in Nov 1886 in VA; single; at school; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as Virginia Wright; age 10; born in Aug 1889 in VA; single; at school; Black;
in household of father, George N. Wright.
1. 1900 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Blackwells Precinct; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 288B;
Image 2 of 18; Family #61/64.
Listed as George N. Wright, Jr; age 6; born in Apr 1894 in VA; Black; in household of father,
George N. Wright.
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth C Zorn
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1927
Address: 2320 Sutherland Rd, Springfield, IL, 62702-3114"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth Cornelia Allen
[Elizabeth Cornelia McCain]
[Elizabeth Zorn]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Sep 1927
Birth Place: Elbert, West Virginia
[Elbert Count??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 26 Jun 1998
Father: Cecil F Allen
Mother: Alma F Light
SSN: 320244044
Notes: Jan 1945: Name listed as ELIZABETH CORNELIA ALLEN;
Jan 1948: Name listed as ELIZABETH CORNELIA MCCAIN;
Jul 1956: Name listed as ELIZABETH CORNELIA ZORN;
02 Jul 1998: Name listed as ELIZABETH C ZORN"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elizabeth C. Zorn
SSN: 320-24-4044
Last Residence:
62702 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
BORN: 1 Sep 1927
Died: 26 Jun 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 337; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald D. Parks; age 25; born in Surry Co, NC; single; clerk; living at Davy, WV; son of William
and Martha; married on 24 Dec 1918 at Davy, WV; Onda L. Watts; age 17; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of William and Eliza.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; Davy Road; ; E.D. 24-35; taken
18 Apr 1940; Page 765A; Image 26 of 57; Household #198.
Listed as Donald D. Parks; age 50; born in NC; married; 4 yrs college education; lived in Iaeger,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; farmer; head of household.
3. Kanawha Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U1313; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Donald Parks; age 52; born 14 Oct 1889 in Mt. Airy, NC; self employed in service station; living at
1340 Washington St, Charleston, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs, Donald Parks, at
same address; 5' 9 1/2" tall; 154 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; ruddy complexion, scar on left cheek.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 019123; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald D. Parks; age 78; born 14 oct 1889 in Mt. Airy, NC; married; businessman; living at Asco,
WV; son of William Parks and unknown mother; died 24 Dec 1967 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV;
due to congestive heart failure; myocardial infarction, diaphragmatis (occurred 22 Oct 19670;
hypertensive vascular disease; buried 28 Dec 1967 in Justice Cemetery, Asco, WV; informant, Mrs.
Onda Parks, Asco, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 337; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald D. Parks; age 25; born in Surry Co, NC; single; clerk; living at Davy, WV; son of William
and Martha; married on 24 Dec 1918 at Davy, WV; Onda L. Watts; age 17; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of William and Eliza.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; Davy Road; ; E.D. 24-35; taken
18 Apr 1940; Page 765A; Image 26 of 57; Household #198.
Listed as Onda L. Parks; age 39; born in NC; married; 9th grade education; lived in Iaeger,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Donald D. Parks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; Davy Road; ; E.D. 24-35; taken
18 Apr 1940; Page 765A; Image 26 of 57; Household #198.
Listed as Mildred L. Parks; age 18; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education;; lived in Iaeger,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Donald D. Parks.
1, North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wm Raymond Parks
Gender: Male
Race: White
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1930
Birth County: Surry
Parent1 Name: D D Parks
Parent2 Name: Onda L Watts
Roll number: NCVR_B_C092_66001
Volume: 16
Page: 855"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco; Davy Road; ; E.D. 24-35; taken
18 Apr 1940; Page 765A; Image 26 of 57; Household #198.
Listed as William R. Parks; age 8; born in NC; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
Iaeger, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Donald D. Parks
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
William Raymond Parks; age 21; born in Mt. Airy, NC; single; living in Davy, WV; married on 12
Aug 1950 at Davy, WV; Barbara Jacquelyn Hubbard; age 16; born in Woolwine, VA; single; living
at Davy, WV; with consent of Edna Hubbard, mother of Barbara Jacquelyn Hubbard.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Raymond Parks
[William Parks]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1930
Birth Place: MT Airy Surr, North Carolina
Death Date: Feb 1977
Father: Donald D Parks
Mother: Onda L Watts
SSN: 232380858
Notes: Mar 1945: Name listed as WILLIAM RAYMOND PARKS;
30 Dec 1987: Name listed as WILLIAM PARKS"
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"William Raymond Parks
BIRTH 1930
DEATH 1977 (aged 46–47)
BURIAL
Offutt AFB Cemetery
Sarpy County, Nebraska"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 159; WV Archives Web Site.
William Raymond Parks; age 21; born in Mt. Airy, NC; single; living in Davy, WV; married on 12
Aug 1950 at Davy, WV; Barbara Jacquelyn Hubbard; age 16; born in Woolwine, VA; single; living
at Davy, WV; with consent of Edna Hubbard, mother of Barbara Jacquelyn Hubbard.