1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Keystone; taken 10 Apr 1930; Page 14A; Family #278/310.
Listed as Maude Evans; age 49; born in WV; widow; Negro; maid for private family; head of
houdehold.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6095; WV Archives Website.
Maude Alice Evans; age 81 yrs, 11 mons, 16 days; born 8 May 1863 in Chilhowie, VA; widow. Colored;
living at Keystone, WV; daughter of unknown parents; died 24 Apr 1955 in Welch Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to hupostatic pneumonia following fracture of left side hip joint; with senility; buried
27 Apr 1955 in Oak Grove Cemetery; informant, Blaine Evans, son.
1. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Isaac Hays
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Date abt 1908
Marriage Date 22 Jul 1929
Marriage Place Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Spouse Avice Burks
Film Number 002408938"
2. McDowell Co, WV: WW II: Draft Registration Card #1382; 16 Oct 1940; Ancestry.com Website.
Isaac Manul Hayes; age 30; born 26 Dec 1909 in Warrior, AL; living at Premier, WV; employed by
Premier Pocahontas Colleries Coal Co; Premier, WV; name of person who will always know address
Avice Hayes, wife; 5'7" tall; 140 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #60.
Listed as Issac Hays; age 40; born in AL; married; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Jul 2014.
Isaac M. Hayes; born 26 Dec 1909; died 5 Jul 1960; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Avice Burks
Gender Female
Age 18
Birth Date abt 1911
Marriage Date 22 Jul 1929
Marriage Place Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Spouse Isaac Hays
Film Number 002408938"
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72;
Dwelling #60.
Listed as Avics Hays; age 37; born in AL; married; in household of husband, Isaac M. Hayes.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 460; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed H. Mahaffey; age 65; born 13 Jul 1900 in Chilhowie, VA; widow; living at Sophia, WV; son of
Francis and Rebecca (Hutchinson) Mahaffey; married on 9 Nov 1965 at Premier, WV; Avice Maebell
Hayes; age 52; born 28 Nov 1912 at Rockford, AL; widow; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Ira
and Elizabeth (Kelly) Burks.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 018516; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Avice Mahaffey; age 56; born 28 Nov 1912 in AL; married; wife of Vance Hayes, Sen (marked thru
and Edd Mahaffey written in) ; housewife; living at Premier, WV; SS # 234-72-6749; daughter of
Ira A. and Elizabeth (Kelly) Burks; died 18 Dec 1968 in Doctors memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from
an acute coronary occlusion due to hypertensive arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried 21 Dec 1968
in Iaeger memorial, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 31 May 2012; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Avice M. Burks Mahaffey; born 28 Nov 1912; died 18 Dec 1968; buried here; headstone photo
shown;
"ASLEEP IN JESUS".
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #60.
Listed as Jarome Hays; age 18; born in AL; in household of father, Isaac M. Hayes.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #60.
Listed as Jerry Hays; age 16; born in AL; in household of father, Isaac M. Hayes.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #60.
Listed as Vance Hays; age 14; born in AL; in household of father, Isaac M. Hayes.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #60.
Listed as Temothy Hays; age 9; born in AL; in household of father, Isaac M. Hayes.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 143; WV Archives Website,
Joseph Mack Quesenberry, Jr; age 25; born and living at Coalwood, WV; single; married on 27 Mar
1949 at Coalwood, WV; Nancy Helen Peery; age 19; born in Maybeury, WV; single; living in Coalwood,
WV; with consent of Mrs. C. J. Peery, mother of Nancy Helen Peery.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #136.
Listed as Joseph M. Quesenberry, Jr; age 26; born in WV; married; transit man in coal mine; head
of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 143; WV Archives Website,
Joseph Mack Quesenberry, Jr; age 25; born and living at Coalwood, WV; single; married on 27 Mar
1949 at Coalwood, WV; Nancy Helen Peery; age 19; born in Maybeury, WV; single; living in Coalwood,
WV; with consent of Mrs. C. J. Peery, mother of Nancy Helen Peery.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #136.
Listed as Nancy Quesenberry; age 19; born in WV; married;in household of husband, Joseph M.
Quesenberry.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #74.
Listed as John Bingham; age 54; born in KY; married; electrician in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #74.
Listed as Sallie Bingham; age 53; born in KY; married; in household of husband, John Bingham.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6550; WV Archives Website.
Nathan T. Martin; age 44; born 10 Mar 1904 at Roaring River, NC; married; miner; Colored; living at
Premier, WV; son of James and Ada Martin; died 8 Apr 1948 in Grace Hosptal, Welch, WVl due to
carcinoma of rectum with metastases; buried 12 Apr 1948 in Cemetery, Roaring River, NC.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Coy O. York; 13 Sep 2012; maintained by Merlin.
" Nathan Therman Martin Sr.
Birth 10 Apr 1903
Death 8 Apr 1948 (aged 44)
Burial Poplar Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 97004551"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #177.
Listed as Effie B. Martin; age 51; born in NC; widow; Negro; in household of son, Nathan T. Martin, Jr.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Coy O. York; 13 Sep 2012; maintained by Merlin.
" Effie H. Martin
Birth 17 Nov 1898
Death 11 Apr 1988 (aged 89)
Burial Poplar Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
Roaring River, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 97005401"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #177.
Listed as Narthin Martin; age 23; born in NC; never married; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Nathan Thurman Martin Jr [Nathan Martin Jr]
Gender Male
Race Black
Birth Date 17 Feb 1927
Birth Place Roaring River, North Carolina [Roaring Rive, North Carolina]
Death Date 24 Aug 2005
Father Nathan T Martin
Mother Effie B Hunt
SSN 235380099
Notes May 1943: Name listed as NATHAN THURMAN MARTIN JR;
14 Jul 1999: Name listed as NATHAN THURMAN MARTIN;
26 Oct 2001: Name listed as NATHAN THURMON MARTIN;
01 Sep 2005: Name listed as NATHAN MARTIN"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 4 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 72; Dwelling #177.
Listed as George Martin; age 15; born in WV; Negro; in household of brother, Nathan T. Martin, Jr.
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Jas H Martin
Gender Male
Race Col
Age 36
Birth Year abt 1871
Marriage Date 13 Nov 1907
Marriage Place Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Ada Adams
Spouse Gender Female
Spouse Race Col
Spouse Age 22
Event Type Marriage"
2. North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name James Henry Martin
Gender Male
Race Black
Age 78
Birth Date 15 Sep 1875
Birth Place Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Residence Place Ro River, Wilkes, North Carolina
Death Date 9 May 1954
Death Place Edwards, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mother Mary Martin"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ada Adams
Gender Female
Race Col
Age 22
Birth Year abt 1885
Marriage Date 13 Nov 1907
Marriage Place Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Spouse Jas H Martin
Spouse Gender Male
Spouse Race Col
Spouse Age 36
Event Type Marriage"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 782B;
E D # 24-40; Image 4 of 36; Household #20.
Listed as Frank McGhee; age 21; born in WV; Negro; 1 yr HS education; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Bennie McGhee.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #180.
Listed as Frank McGhee; age 31; born in WV; married; Negro; breakman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #180.
Listed as Mary McGhee; age 27; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of husband, Frank
McGhee.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card 278; no date; Ancestry.com Website.
John Thomas Spriggs; age 32; born 6 Apr 1908 at Big Stone Gap, VA; living at Premier, WV;
employed at central service ststion, Bradshaw, WV; name of person who will always know address,
Mary L. Spriggs, mother, Tazewell Co, VA; Negro; 5' 11-1/2" tall; 165 lbs; Black eyes; Black hair; dark
complexion.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #112.
Listed as John T. Spriggs; age 42; born in VA; married; Negro; breakman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #112.
Listed as Katy M. Spriggs; age 27; born in WV; married; Negro; in household of husband, John T.
Spriggs.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #182.
Listed as John D. Spriggs; age 41; born in VA; married; Negro; unemployed; head of household
2. "Bristol Herald Courier"; Bristol TN; Sunday, 17 Aug 1958; Page 2; Newspapers.com Website.
"John Spriggs
"John Spriggs of 911 Maple Street dieid (sic) unexpectedly at his residence yesterday.
"A native of Big Stone Gap, Va,, he was a veteran of World War II.
"Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ollie Spriggs; a son, Josh Lee Spriggs; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille
Horton and Mrs. Alice Spriggs both of Bristol; four brothers, Frank Spriggs of Hickory, N.C.; Thomas Spriggs of Cleveland, Ohia (sic), and James and Julius Spriggs , both of Premier, W.Va., and several nieces and nephews.
"Gillespie-Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #182.
Listed as Ollie Spriggs; age 45; born in VA; married; Negro; in household of husband, John D.
Spriggs.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 12 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #182.
Listed as Josh Lee Spriggs; age 4; born in TN; Negro; in household of father, John D.Spriggs.