1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 159; WV Archives Website.
Randy Ray; age 22; born in Cincinnatti, OH; single; living at Marytown, WV; married on 2 Nov 1942 in
Welch, WV; Jean Joyce Rhodes; age 21; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #59.
Listed as Randy Ray, Sr,; age 29; born in OH; married; motorman in coal mine; in household of
brother-in-law, David A. McFann, with wife and child.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 37B;
Image 4 of 58; Family #30/35.
Listed as Joyce G. Rhoades; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R.
Rhodes.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 726A; Image 11 of 48; Household #100.
Listed as Jean Rhodes; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles R. Rhodes..
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1942); Page 159; WV Archives Website.
Randy Ray; age 22; born in Cincinnatti, OH; single; living at Marytown, WV; married on 2 Nov 1942 in
Welch, WV; Jean Joyce Rhodes; age 21; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Davy, WV.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #59.
Listed as Jean Ray; age 24; born in WV; married; in household of brother-in-law, David A. McFann,
with husband and child.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 8; Dwelling #59.
Listed as Randy Ray. Jr; age 5; born in WV; in household of uncle, David A. McFann, with parents.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 9; Dwelling #59.
Listed as Rockie D. Ray; born in Feb 1950 in WV; in household of uncle, David A. McFann, with
parents.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #69.
Listed as J.C. Foster; age 37; born in AL; married; breakman in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #69.
Listed as Bernice Foster; age 30; born in GA; married; in household of husband, J.C. Foster.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 10; Dwelling #69.
Listed as Wayne Foster; born in Nov 1949 in WV; in household of father, J.C. Foster.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 217A; Image
9 of 17; Family #126/129.
Listed as Ray Wooten; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Charles L. Wooten.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 25 Apr 1940; Page 761B;
E D # 24-38; Image 2 of 10; Household #9.
Listed as Ray Wooten; age 21; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; janitor in school house; in household of brother-in-law, Joseph Craig.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #76.
Listed as Ray R. Wooten; age 31; born in KY; married; coal dump in coal mine; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Bones; 26 Feb 2009.
" Ray Rice Wooten
Birth 10 Mar 1919
Death 20 May 1999 (aged 80)
Burial Highland Memory Gardens
Mount Washington, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
Memorial ID 34213104"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #76.
Listed as Thelma Wooten; age 23; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Ray R. Wooten.
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thelma H. Wooten
Social Security Number 404-20-3321
Birth Date 13 May 1926
Issue year Before 1951
Issue State Kentucky
Last Residence 40299, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Death Date 28 Nov 2009"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #76.
Listed as Rebecca Wooten; age 2; born in TN; in household of father, Ray R. Wooten.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 62A; Family #165/167.
Listed as John J. Scott; age 10; born in KY; in household of father, Carl Scott.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #81.
Listed as John J. Scott; age 29; born in KY; married; assistant company store manager for coal
mine; head of household.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name John Junior Scott [John J Scott]
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 8 Jul 1920
Birth Place Hardy, Kentucky
Death Date 11 Apr 2002
Father Carl Scott
Mother Pearl Scott
SSN 233241806
Death Certificate Number 721 FROM RIDOUTS CHAPEL
Notes Jun 1938: Name listed as JOHN JUNIOR SCOTT;
23 Apr 2002: Name listed as JOHN J SCOTT"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Essex; 19 Nov 2013.
" John J. Scott
Birth 1920
Death 2002 (aged 81–82)
Burial Elmwood Cemetery
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Memorial ID 120528094"·
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #81.
Listed as Elaine Scott; age 28; born in KY; married; in household of husband, John J. Scott.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Elaine Wallace Scott [Elaine W Scott] [Elaine Wallace Wallace]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 8 Feb 1922
Birth Place Praise Pike, Kentucky
Death Date 25 Jun 1993
Father Dewey Wallace
Mother Rosa Belcher
SSN 407285901
Death Certificate Number SSA 721 RIDOUTS
Notes Feb 1943: Name listed as ELAINE WALLACE SCOTT;
09 Jul 1993: Name listed as ELAINE W SCOTT"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Essex; 19 Nov 2013.
" Elaine W. Scott
Birth 1921
Death 1993 (aged 71–72)
Burial Elmwood Cemetery
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Memorial ID 120528117"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #81.
Listed as Ronald Scott; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John J. Scott.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #81.
Listed as Donald Scott; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John J. Scott.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 62A; Family #165/167.
Listed as Carl Scott; age 30; born in KY; married once at 17; clerk in company store; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 62A; Family #165/167.
Listed as Pearl Scott; age 31; born in KY; married once at 18; in household of husband, Carl Scott.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 62A; Family #165/167.
Listed as Charles W. Scott; age 5; born in KY; in household of father, Carl Scott.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #81
Listed as Charles Scott; age 25; born in KY; never married; canteen manager in company store of
coal company; in household of brother, John J. Scott.
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 62A; Family #165/167.
Listed as Helen Scott; age 3; born in KY; in household of father, Carl Scott.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Luther Washington; age 46; born in VA; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '60 008351; WV Archives Website.
Luther Washington; age 69; born in Manassas, VA; married; Colored; miner; SS#232-14-9011; living
at Premier, WV; son of unknown parents; died 9 Jun 1960 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
arteriosclerotic heart disease, with sudden stop; buried 13 Jun 1960 in Family Cemetery, Manassas,
Prince William Co, VA; informant, Gertrude Washington, Premier, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Puriton; taken 24 Apr 1930; Page #91B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Gertrude Hayes; age 24; born in NC; married; Negro; boarder in household of Peter
Jackson, with husband, John Hayes and two children.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Gertrude Washington; age 40; born in NC; married; Negro; in household of husband,
Luther Washington.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Puriton; taken 24 Apr 1930; Page #91B; Family #124/124.
Listed as John Hayes; age 32; born in NC; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; boarder in
household of Peter Jackson, with wife, Gertrude Hayes and two children.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Puriton; taken 24 Apr 1930; Page #91B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Gertrude Hayes; age 24; born in NC; married; Negro; boarder in household of Peter
Jackson, with husband, John Hayes and two children.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Gertrude Washington; age 40; born in NC; married; Negro; in household of husband,
Luther Washington.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Puriton; taken 24 Apr 1930; Page #91B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Joseph Hayes; age 6; born in NC; Negro; boarder in household of Peter Jackson, with
parents.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Puriton; taken 24 Apr 1930; Page #91B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Buhle Hayes; age 4; born in NC; Negro; boarder in household of Peter Jackson, with
parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 141; WV Archives Website.
Bud Hayes; age 21; born in Madison, NC; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV; married on 7 Feb
1948 at Big Sandy, WV; Buby Mae Tilley; age 21; born in Millburn, WV; single; Colored; living in Welch,
WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Bud Hayes; age 24; born in NC; married; Negro; living in household of step-father-in-law,
Luther Washington, with wife, Ruby Mae (Tilley) Hayes.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 141; WV Archives Website.
Bud Hayes; age 21; born in Madison, NC; single; Colored; living at Premier, WV; married on 7 Feb
1948 at Big Sandy, WV; Buby Mae Tilley; age 21; born in Millburn, WV; single; Colored; living in Welch,
WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 12; Dwelling #88.
Listed as Ruby Hayes; age 25; born in WV; married; Negro; living in household of step-father-in-law,
Luther Washington, with husband, Bud Hayes.
1. 1920 Cenus, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 257A;
Family #591/575.
Listed as John Hughes; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Frank L. Hughes.
2. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; State Road 8; taken on 8 Apr
1930; Page 48B; Family #226/241.
Listed as John W. Hughes; age 19; born in WV; single; in household of father, Frank T. Hughes.
3. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1938); Page 71; Line #5; WV Archives Website.
John Walton Hughes; age 27; born and living at Davy, WV; single; miner; son of Frank and Lodosea;
married on 29 Oct 1938 at Pax, WV; Josephine Humphrey; age 18; born and living in Pax, WV; single;
daughter of G.M. and Jane.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "The Mack Hughes Family";
Article; Page 174; submitted by Anita Hughes, Davy, WV.
1. Fayette Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1938); Page 71; Line #5; WV Archives Website.
John Walton Hughes; age 27; born and living at Davy, WV; single; miner; son of Frank and Lodosea;
married on 29 Oct 1938 at Pax, WV; Josephine Humphrey; age 18; born and living in Pax, WV; single;
daughter of G.M. and Jane.
1. "Welch W.Va. to Davy, W.Va." Facebook Posting. Sep 11. 2023; by Tom Hughes.
"My dad, John Hughes, was born in Twin Branch. My Uncle Mack Hughes lived up Hensley Holler so did my Aunt Blanch Church. Imagine I still have cousins down there."