1. "The We;ch Daily News"; Staurday; 3 Nov 1928; Page 5.
"HONOE ROLL PREMIER
"The following pupils made the Honor Roll for the month of October, being neither absent, tardy, and
making an average of 90, with nothing below 85.
"FIRST GRADE: Walter Blankenbeckler, Donald Daughtery (sp?), Otho Grimes, Chester Kerns (sp?),
??? Edwards, Nellie ???, Lucille Staley, Myrtle Burnett, Catherine Console, Concettina Fly, Lever
Cecil, Crockett Osborne, Warren Pennington, Howard Shannon...
2.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 235A; Image 9 of
36; Family #67/67.
Listed as Ortho R. Grimes; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Standard L. Grimes.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784B;
E D # 24-40; Image 10 of 36; Household #59.
Listed as Otha Grimes; age 19; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; clerk in company store; in household of father, Standard L. Grimes.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 258; WV Archives Website.
Otho Grimes; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; married on 30 Apr 1942 at
Premier, WV; Mary Kennedy; age 22; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Premier, WV.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 7; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Otha Grimes; age 29; born in WV; married; odd jobs for coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville, Bradshaw-Grundy Road; E.D. 24-58;
taken on 2 Aug 1940; Page 1139A; Image 37 of 60; Household #271.
Listed as Mary Kennedy; age 20; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Daniel Kennedy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 258; WV Archives Website.
Otho Grimes; age 22; born in Welch, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; married on 30 Apr 1942 at
Premier, WV; Mary Kennedy; age 22; born in Grundy, VA; single; living at Premier, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Mary K. Grimes; age 30; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Otho Ray Grimes.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #51.
Listed as Pamela Grimes; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Otho Ray Grimes.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #52.
Listed as William E. Wheeler; age 51; born in KY; married; mine superintendent; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #52.
Listed as Helena Wheeler; age 40; born in KY; married; in household of husband, William E. Wheeler.
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name William H. Duff
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 24 Mar 1893
Birth Place Wallins Creek, Virginia, USA
Father Samuel H. Duff
Mother Margaret E. Duff"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #53.
Listed as William H. Duff; age 57; born in VA; married; store manager for coal company; head of
household.
3. "Bristol Herald Courier"; bristo, TN; Thursday; 7 Jun 1973; Page 2; Newspapers.com Website.
"William H. Duff
"Kingsport, Tenn.--- William Howard Duff, 80, died Wednesday in Holston Valley Community
Hospital after a long illness.
" He was a former resident of Premier, W,Va., but lived in Kingsport for the past 11 years. He was a retired postmaster and store manager and was a member of the Methodist Church.
"Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Daisy Duff, Kingsport; two sons, Robert L. Duff and James S. Duff, both
of Kingsport.
"Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va., is in charge of arrangements."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #53.
Listed as Daisy Mae Duff; age 53; born in VA; married; in household of husband, William H. Duff.
1. Russell Co, VA; Birth Certificate #33271; Ancestry.com Website.
James Samuel Duff; born 16 Jul 1917 in Dante, Castlewood District, Russell Co, VA; son of William
Howard Duff; age 24; born in VA; store clerk; living at Dante, VA; and Daisy Phillips; age 20; born in
VA; housewife; living in Dante, VA; this was their first child.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #53.
Listed as James Duff; age 32; born in VA; never married; coal inspector in coal mine; in household
of father, William H. Duff.
1. Henry Co, VA; Delayed Birth Certificate #943; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Herman Joyce; born 7 Apr 1909 in Spencer, VA; son of Van David Joyce; age 25; born in
Spencer, VA; farmer; and Ollie Boaze; age 24; born in Stokes Co, NC; married 12 Nov 1905 in
Spencer, VA; signed by Ollie Joyce, PO Box 921, Boca Raton, FL; 5 Nov 1956.
2. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Tom Joyce
Gender Male
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date abt 1909
Marriage Date 27 Feb 1932
Marriage Place Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father V D Joyce
Mother Ollie Joyce
Spouse Ruth Gilly
Film Number 001574150"
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #5; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Tom Joyce; age 31; born 7 Apr 1909 in Spencer, VA; living at Premier, WV; employed by Premier
Pocahontas Colleries; Premier, WV; name of person who will always know address, Ida Joyce, wife,
Premier, WV; 5'9-1/2" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Tom Joyce; age 40; born in VA; married; shop foreman for coal mine; head of household.
1. E-mail Message, 21 Aug 2003, Fay Horn Beck, daughter of James Alva and Bertha Yates Horn.
Ida Ora Horn; born on 6 Nov 1910; died on 6 Dec 1999.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Paynesville; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page
228A; Image 3 of 16; Family #251/253.
Listed as Ida O. Horn; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Horn.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, Bradshaw/Paynesville Road, taken on 25 Apr
1930, Page 216B, Family #255.
Listed as Ida Ora Horn, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, James H. Horn.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Ida Joyce; age 37; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Thomas Joyce.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ida Horne Joyce [Ida Joyce] [Ida Horne Horne]
Gender Female
Birth Date 6 Nov 1910
Birth Place Paynesville, West Virginia
Death Date 6 Dec 1999
Father James H Horne
Mother Mary Lester
SSN 233745890
Notes Aug 1963: Name listed as IDA HORNE JOYCE;
09 Dec 1999: Name listed as IDA JOYCE "
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Jimmie Joyce; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Joyce.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Tommie Joyce; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas Joyce.
1. Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Mr. George P. Evans Jr.
Gender Male
School Marshall College
Marriage Date 16 Apr 1948
Parents George P. Evans
Spouse Betty Lou Faris"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #56.
Listed as George P. Evans; age 31; born in WV; married; MD for coal mine; head of household.
3, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name George Phillips Evans Jr [George P Evans Jr]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 19 May 1918
Birth Place Hinton, West Virginia
Death Date 2 May 2002
Father George P Evans
Mother Virginia Burke
SSN 234169066
Notes Aug 1937: Name listed as GEORGE PHILLIPS EVANS JR;
09 May 2002: Name listed as GEORGE P EVANS"
1. Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Miss Betty Lou Faris
Gender Female
Residence Date Abt 1948
Residence Place Des Moines
Employer Solar Aircraft Co
School State University of Iowa
Marriage Date 16 Apr 1948
Father Cloyce C. Faris
Mother Faris
Spouse George P. Evans"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #56.
Listed as Betty L. Evans; age 23; born in IA; married; in household of husband; George P, Evans, Jr.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #56.
Listed as Evan C. Evans; born in Jan 1950 in WV; in household of father, George P, Evans, Jr.
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Wilson Davis Harvey
Birth Date 25 May 1917
Birth Place Campbell, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number 1917020188
Father Travis Baxter Harvey
Mother Beulah Esther Lee"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 268; WV Archives Website.
Wilson Davis Harvey; age 27; born at Concord Depot, VA; single; living in Lynchburg, VA; married on
31 May 1944in Welch, WV; Mary Elizabeth Runyan (sic, Runyon); age 20; born in Huddy, Ky; single;
living at Premier, WV; with consent of Dixie Runyan; mother of Mary Elizabeth Runyan.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #57.
Listed as Wilson D. Harvey; age 32; born in VA; married; purchasing agent for coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page 761A;
E D # 24-40; Image 1 of 36; Household #4.
Listed as Mary Elizabeth Ruyon; age 16; born in KY; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived at Pikeville, KY
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Lawrence L. Runyon.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 268; WV Archives Website.
Wilson Davis Harvey; age 27; born at Concord Depot, VA; single; living in Lynchburg, VA; married on
31 May 1944in Welch, WV; Mary Elizabeth Runyan (sic, Runyon); age 20; born in Huddy, Ky; single;
living at Premier, WV; with consent of Dixie Runyan; mother of Mary Elizabeth Runyan.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #57.
Listed as Mary E. Harvey; age 26; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Wilson D. Harvey.
1. Campbell Co, VA; Falling River District; Birth Certificate #47731; Ancestry.com Website.
William Baxter Harvey; born 22 Oct 1915; son of Trvis Baxter Harvey; age 32; born in Campbell Co,
VA; farmer; living at Spring Mills, VA and Beulah Esther Lee; age 24; born in Campbell Co, VA;
housewife; living at Spring Mills, VA; they are married.
2. "The Park City Daily News"; Bowling Green, KY; Sunday; 21 Nov 1943; Page 12; Newspapers.com
Website.
"Vaughn--Harvey
"Marriage Announced
"The marriage of Miss Olivia Vaughn, son (sic, daughter) of Mr.and Mrs. Clayton J. Vaughn of Greensburg, Ky,, to William Baxter Harvey, son of T.B. Harvey of Lynchburg, Va., took place in
Greensburg on September 18, according to announcement reveived here.
"Mrs. Harvey received her A.B. degree from Western Kentucky Teachers college in 1941."
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #58.
Listed as William B. Harvey; age 34; born in VA; married; payroll clerk for coal mine; head of
household.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name William Baxter Harvey [William B Harvey]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 21 Oct 1915
Birth Place Concord, Virginia
Death Date 18 Aug 1988
Father Travis B Harvey
Mother Beulah E Lee
SSN 233074874
Notes Dec 1936: Name listed as WILLIAM BAXTER HARVEY;
30 Aug 1988: Name listed as WILLIAM B HARVEY"
1. "The Park City Daily News"; Bowling Green, KY; Sunday; 21 Nov 1943; Page 12; Newspapers.com
Website.
"Vaughn--Harvey
"Marriage Announced
"The marriage of Miss Olivia Vaughn, son (sic, daughter) of Mr.and Mrs. Clayton J. Vaughn of Greensburg, Ky,, to William Baxter Harvey, son of T.B. Harvey of Lynchburg, Va., took place in
Greensburg on September 18, according to announcement reveived here.
"Mrs. Harvey received her A.B. degree from Western Kentucky Teachers college in 1941."
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #58.
Listed as Olivia V. Harvey; age 32; born in VA; married; in household of husband, William B. Harvey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #58.
Listed as Richard B. Harvey; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, William B. Harvey.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #58.
Listed as William C. Harvey; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, William B. Harvey.