1. Radford, VA;Marriage License #6311; Ancestry.com Website.
Amos Earl Phillips; age 21; born in Bluefield, WV; single; moulder; living at Radford, VA; son of William
A. and Nannie F. (French) Phillips; married on 4 Apr 1941 at Radford, VA; Lerah Bernice Lyons; age
22; born in Stuart, VA; single; living at Radford, VA; daughter of J.C. and Annie (Fain) Lyons.
1. Radford, VA;Marriage License #6311; Ancestry.com Website.
Amos Earl Phillips; age 21; born in Bluefield, WV; single; moulder; living at Radford, VA; son of William
A. and Nannie F. (French) Phillips; married on 4 Apr 1941 at Radford, VA; Lerah Bernice Lyons; age
22; born in Stuart, VA; single; living at Radford, VA; daughter of J.C. and Annie (Fain) Lyons.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 83; WV Archives Web Site.
Roscoe T. Mathis; age 35; born and living at Premier, WV; single; married on 10 Jan 1948 at
Premier, WV; Learah B. Phillips; age 29; born at Stewart, VA; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #103.
Listed as Lerah Mathis; age 31; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Roscoe Mathis.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lerah L. Mathis; born 5 Jul 1918; living at 12130 Beacon Ct, Hudson, FL 34667.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #103.
Listed as Richard Phillips; age 7; born in WV; in household of step-father, Roscoe Mathis.
1. 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 Amos Wooten; age 20; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of brother-in-law, Joseph Craig.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); WV Archives Website.
Amos D. Wooten; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Premier, WV' married on 3 Oct 1941
in Davy, WV; Marie Meredith; age 18; born in TN; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of
Florida Meredith, mother of Marie Meredith.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #105.
Listed as Amos D. Wooten; age 28; born in WV; married; check weighman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); WV Archives Website.
Amos D. Wooten; age 21; born in Hensley, WV; single; living at Premier, WV' married on 3 Oct 1941
in Davy, WV; Marie Meredith; age 18; born in TN; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of
Florida Meredith, mother of Marie Meredith.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #105.
Listed as Marie Wooten; age 26; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Amos D. Wooten.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #105.
Listed as Sandra Wooten; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Amos D. Wooten.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #105.
Listed as Sammie Wooten; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Amos D. Wooten.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #105.
Listed as Patricia Wooten; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Amos D. Wooten.
Granville Jackson "Jack" Bragg
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #26.
Listed as G. J. Bragg; age 57; born in VA; widowed; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; tipple foreman at coal mine; head of household.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #108.
Listed as Granville Bragg; age 67; born in VA; widowed; no listed occupation; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8324; WV Archives Web Site.
Granville Jackson Bragg; age 71; born 27 Mar 1884 in Fluvanna Co, VA; widowed; retired tipple
foreman; SS #235-09-5495; living at Premier, WV; son of John and Martha Bragg; died 5 Jun 1954
in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV from myocarditis; buried 7 Jun 1954 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery; informant, Otha J. Bragg.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Dec 2013.
Granville J. "Jack" Bragg; born 27 Mar 1883; died 5 Jun 1954; headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #26.
Listed as Emma Deskins; age 23; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; hired housekeeper; in household of Granville J. Bragg.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #108.
Listed as emma Deskins; age 33; born in WV; partner; housekeeper; in household of Granville Bragg.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Leonard Moody; age 39; born at Skygusty, WV; widowed; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
1 Jan 1955 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Jean Deskins; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living
art Premier, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com
Emma J. Deskins; born 12 Mar 1917; died 16 Sep 1996; last residence, Welch, WV;
SS#232-46-0511; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Julius Hopper Spriggs
Gender Male
Birth Date 10 Jan 1893
Birth Place Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Jesse Spriggs"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Julius Spriggs; age 57; born in NC; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
3. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Julius H Spriggs
Gender Male
Birth Date 10 Jan 1892
Birth Place North Carolina, United States of America
Death Date 27 Sep 1962
Cemetery Highland Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Has Bio? N"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Ester Spriggs; age 24; born in TN; married; Negro; in household of husband, Julius Spriggs.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Julius V. Spriggs; age 4; born in VA; Negro; in household of father, Julius Spriggs.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Rebecca Spriggs; age 2; born in WV: Negro; in household of father, Julius Spriggs.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as James S. Spriggs;; born in Jan 1950 in WV: Negro; in household of father, Julius Spriggs.
1. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Julius Hopper Spriggs
Gender Male
Birth Date 10 Jan 1893
Birth Place Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Military Draft Date 1942
Next of Kin Jesse Spriggs"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Julius Spriggs; age 57; born in NC; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
3. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Julius H Spriggs
Gender Male
Birth Date 10 Jan 1892
Birth Place North Carolina, United States of America
Death Date 27 Sep 1962
Cemetery Highland Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
Has Bio? N"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Clay Spriggs; age 22; born in VA; married; Negro; coal loaderin coal mine; in household
of father Julius Spriggs, with wife..
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Pearl M. Spriggs; age 22; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of fathe-in-law,
Julius Spriggs; with husband.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Jessie Spriggs; age 55; born in VA; married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; in household
of brother, Julius Spriggs; with wife.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #113.
Listed as Nellie Spriggs; age 45; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of brother-in-law, Julius
Spriggs; with husband
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 269; WV Archives Website.
Charles C. Romans; born 1 Aug 1892 in Marion, VA; living at Hensley, WV; son of William and Mary;
marred on 2 Oct 1937 at Welch, WV; Della Shorts; borm 2 Aug 1899 in Saltville, VA; living at Hensley,
WV; daughter of James and Hannah.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #114.
Listed as Charlles Romans; age 57; born in VA; married; section foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 269; WV Archives Website.
Charles C. Romans; born 1 Aug 1892 in Marion, VA; living at Hensley, WV; son of William and Mary;
marred on 2 Oct 1937 at Welch, WV; Della Shorts; borm 2 Aug 1899 in Saltville, VA; living at Hensley,
WV; daughter of James and Hannah.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #114.
Listed as Della Romans; age 55; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Charles C. Romans.