1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Will Griffey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1886
Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1912
Marriage Place: Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Father: Harte Griffey
Mother: Marriah Griffey
Spouse: Vetry Faster
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: Thomas Faster
Spouse Mother: Jane Faster
Event Type: Marriage"
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 48B;
Image 37 of 89; Family #159/161.
Listed as William Griffey; age 43; born in NC; married at 25; house plumber; head of household.
3. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willaim Lee Griffey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1885
Birth Place: , North Carolina, United States
Residence Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina
Death Date: 11 Jun 1957
Death Place: Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, USA
Father: Hoton Griffey
Mother: Maria Pilkington
Spouse: Beatrice Foster"
Additional Information: Plumber; mining; SS# 236-10-2878; died from coronary thrombosis.
1. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Will Griffey
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1886
Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1912
Marriage Place: Catawba, North Carolina, USA
Father: Harte Griffey
Mother: Marriah Griffey
Spouse: Vetry Faster
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 19
Spouse Father: Thomas Faster
Spouse Mother: Jane Faster
Event Type: Marriage"
2 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 48B;
Image 37 of 89; Family #159/161.
Listed as Vetry Griffey; age 37; born in NC; married at 18; in household of husband, William L.
Griffey.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery, Belmont, Gaston Co, NC;
submitted by Cheryl and Richard Justice; 1 Dec 2013.
"Beatrice Foster Griffey
BIRTH 14 Feb 1893
North Carolina, USA
DEATH 7 Jul 1963 (aged 70)
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery
Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina"
1 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 48B;
Image 37 of 89; Family #159/161.
Listed as Ruth Griffey; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, William L. Griffey.
1 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 48B;
Image 37 of 89; Family #159/161.
Listed as Paul Griffey; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, William L. Griffey.
1 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken 14 Apr 1930; Page 49A;
Image 38 of 89; Family #159/161.
Listed as Madge Griffey; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, William L. Griffey.
(Listed as a boarder?, sic?)
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jonathan Burnett Allen
Race: Black
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Elbert, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1925
Residence Place: Sabine, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 Apr 1943
Employer: Belle Meade Coal Co
Weight: 192
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Dennis Johnson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Jonathan Burnett Allen Self (Head)"
2. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jonathan B Allen
Birth Year: 1925
Race: Negro, citizen (Black)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 25 Jun 1943
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 56
Weight: 087"
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 361; WV Archives Web Site.
Jonathan Allen; age 19; born in Elbert, WV; single; Colored; living at Sabine, WV; son of
Bernard (sic, Burnett) and Mabel Allen; married on 15 May 1944 at Pineville, WV; Ruby
Meadows; age 15; born and living at Sabine, WV; single; Colored; daughter of Richard and
Bertha (Brown) Meadows.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jonathan Burnett Allen
[Jonathan B Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Elbert McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Aug 1989
Father: Burnett Allen
Mother: Mabel Steel
SSN: 236362229
Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as JONATHAN BURNETT ALLEN;
15 Aug 1989: Name listed as JONATHAN B ALLEN"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jonathan Allen
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1925
Death Date: 10 Aug 1989
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 236362229
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Jun 1943
Release Date 1: 26 Nov 1945"
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jonathan B. Allen
SSN: 236-36-2229
Last Residence:
48211 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
BORN: 27 Mar 1925
Died: 10 Aug 1989
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
7. Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Johnathan B Allen Sr
Birth Date: 27 Mar 1925
Death Date: 10 Aug 1989
Gender: Male
Residence: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Place of Death: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 361; WV Archives Web Site.
Jonathan Allen; age 19; born in Elbert, WV; single; Colored; living at Sabine, WV; son of
Bernard (sic, Burnett) and Mabel Allen; married on 15 May 1944 at Pineville, WV; Ruby
Meadows; age 15; born and living at Sabine, WV; single; Colored; daughter of Richard and
Bertha (Brown) Meadows.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Burnett Allen; age 21; born in NC; single; Black; miner; living at Gary. WV; son of Tom and
Lula; married on 29 Jul 1922 at Welch, WV; Mabel Steele; age 21; born in VA; single; Black;
daughter of John and Nannie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Burnett Allen; age 21; born in NC; single; Black; miner; living at Gary. WV; son of Tom and
Lula; married on 29 Jul 1922 at Welch, WV; Mabel Steele; age 21; born in VA; single; Black;
daughter of John and Nannie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1919); Page 167; WV Archives Web Site.
Elbert C. Thompson; age 21; born in Russell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Landgraff, WV;
son of Thomas and Annie; married on 16 Apr 1919 at Landgraff, WV; Sallie Lou Wilson; age 19;
born in Wythe Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of S.T. and Elizabeth.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 214; WV Archives Web Site.
Elbert Clinton Thompson; age 35; born and living at Landgraff, WV; Colored; divorced; married on
27 Dec 1954 at Landgraff, WV; Nannie Cleo Allen; age 30; born and living at Landgraff, WV; single;
Colored.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1919); Page 167; WV Archives Web Site.
Elbert C. Thompson; age 21; born in Russell Co, VA; single; Black; miner; living at Landgraff, WV;
son of Thomas and Annie; married on 16 Apr 1919 at Landgraff, WV; Sallie Lou Wilson; age 19;
born in Wythe Co, VA; single; Black; daughter of S.T. and Elizabeth.
1. 1910 Census, Buckingham Co, VA; Curdsville District; taken 5 May 1910; page 19A; Image 11 of 28;
Family #181/188.
Listed as Robert Allen; age 50; born in VA; married once for 21 yrs; Black; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Buckingham Co, VA; Curdsville District; taken 5 May 1910; page 19A; Image 11 of 28;
Family #181/188.
Listed as Nannie Allen; age 42; born in VA; married once for 21 yrs; Black; 9 children, 7 living; in
household of husband, Robert Allen.
1. 1910 Census, Buckingham Co, VA; Curdsville District; taken 5 May 1910; page 19A; Image 11 of 28;
Family #181/188.
Listed as Emma Allen; age 18; born in VA; single Black; farm laborer; in household of father, Robert
Allen.
1. 1910 Census, Buckingham Co, VA; Curdsville District; taken 5 May 1910; page 19A; Image 11 of 28;
Family #181/188.
Listed as Irving Allen; age 15; born in VA; single Black; farm laborer; in household of father, Robert
Allen.
1. 1910 Census, Buckingham Co, VA; Curdsville District; taken 5 May 1910; page 19A; Image 11 of 28;
Family #181/188.
Listed as James F. Allen; age 13; born in VA; single Black; farm laborer; in household of father, Robert
Allen.