1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as Leonard Rice; age 26; born in TN; laborer; head of household.
2. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Medie Rice; age 51; born in TN in Oct 1848; married 28 yrs; farm laborer; head of
household.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as Susan Rice; age 25; born in TN; in household of husband, Leonard A. Rice.
2. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Susannah Rice; age 46; born in TN in Aug 1853; married 28 yrs; 12 children, 9 living;
in household of husband, Ameda Rice.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as William Rice; age 7; born in TN; in household of father, Leonard A. Rice.
2. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Wiliam Rice; age 26; born in TN in Jul 1873; single; coal miner; in household of
father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as John D. Rice; age5; born in TN; in household of father, Leonard A. Rice.
2. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as John D.? Rice; age 25; born in TN in Sep 1874; single; day laborer; in household of
father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as Fannie Rice; age 3; born in TN; in household of father, Leonard A. Rice.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as Albert Rice; age 2; born in TN; in household of father, Leonard A. Rice.
1. 1880 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 4 jun 1880; Page 497A; Family #68/71.
Listed as Cyntha Rice; age 7 mons; born in TN; in household of father, Leonard A. Rice.
2. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Cintha Rice; age 20; born in TN in Nov 1879; single; in household of father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Cornelius Rice; age 11; born in TN in Jan 1889; in household of father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Sarah R. Rice; age 5; born in TN in Feb 1895; in household of father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1900 Census, White Co, TN; District #12; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 247B; Family #181/184.
Listed as Vernetta G. Rice; age 3; born in TN in Apr 1897; in household of father; Ameda Rice.
1. 1900 Census, Wolfe Co, KY; Antioch; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 90A; Family #22/22.
Listed as William H. Sebastian; age 25; born in KY; married less than 1 yr; laborer in saw mill; head
of household.
2. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 173A; Family #147/162.
Listed as W.H. Sebastian; age 36; born in KY; married once for 11 yrs; coal mine foreman; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW i Draft Registration Card #1506; Welch, WV Darft Boad, 12 Sep 1918.
William Henry Sebastian; age 44; born on 20 Oct 1874; living at Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV; coal
operator, Coon Branch Coal Company, Iaeger, WV; nearest relative, Mrs. Julia Sebastian; medium
height with stout build; blue eyes and Black hair.
4. 1920 Census McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1910; Page 237B;
Family #58/60.
Listed as William H. Sebastin; age 45; born in KY; retail merchant; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/15.
Listed as William H. Sebastian; age 56; born in KY; married at 25; coal mine laborer; head of
household.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
William Henry Sebastian; born in 1874; died in 1965; buried here; headstone photo shown; "IN
GODS HANDS";
double grave marker photo shown with wife Julia A. Faulkner Sebastian.
7. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
1. 1900 Census, Wolfe Co, KY; Antioch; taken on 2 Jun 1900; Page 90A; Family #22/22.
Listed as Julia Sebastian; age 17; born in KYin Jun 1881; married less than 1 yr; no children; in
household of husband, William H. Sebastian.
2. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 173A; Family #147/162.
Listed as Janna Sebastian; age 28; born in KY; married once for 11 yrs; 6 children, 4 living; in
household of husband, William H. Sebastian.
3. 1920 Census McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1910; Page 237B;
Family #58/60.
Listed as Julia Sebastin; age 39; born in KY; married; in household of husband, William H.
Sebastian.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/15.
Listed as Julia A. Sebastian; age 48; born in KY; married at 18; in household of husband, William H.
Sebastian.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Julia Faulkner Sebastain; born in 1881; died in 1966; buried here; headstone photo shown; "IN
GODS HANDS";
double grave marker photo shown with husband, william Henry Sebastian
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
"...(died in infantcy)..."
1. 1920 Census McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1910; Page 237B;
Family #58/60.
Listed as Theodore Sebastin; age 1 yr, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William H.
Sebastian
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/15.
Listed as Theodore R. Sebastin; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, William H. Sebastian.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
"...died of cholrea...."
1. "Wyoming Co, WV Heritage", "Clarissa and Amanda Cline" article, page 97.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District , Charter Precinct, taken on 8 Jun 1900,
Page 242A, Family #64.
Listed as Claude H. Garner, age 3, born in WV in Apr 1897, in household of father, David C. Garner.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "David C. Garner and Amanda (Cline) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
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; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
1. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; taken on 26 Apr 1910; Page 173A; Family #147/162.
Listed as Ersie Sebastin; age 8; born in KY; in household of father, William H. Sebastian.
2. 1920 Census McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1910; Page 237B;
Family #58/60.
Listed as Ersie Sebastin; age 18; born in KY; in household of father, William H. Sebastian.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/16.
Listed as Ersa J. Garner; age 28; born in KY; divorced; clerk in dry goods store; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "David C. Garner and Amanda (Cline) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "William Henry Sebastian and
Julia Ann (Faulkner) Sebastian"; Article; Page 236; submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake
Point Circle, Daytona beach, FL 32124.
"...Ersa and William lived in Richmond, Virginia...."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/16.
Listed as William D. Garner; age 6; born in WV; in household of mother, Ersie Sebastian Garner.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "David C. Garner and Amanda (Cline) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B;
Family #14/16.
Listed as Jaqulin D. Garner; age 5; born in WV; in household of mother, Ersie Sebastian Garner.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "David C. Garner and Amanda (Cline) Garner"; Article; Page 148;
submitted by Sandra Lake Lassen, 29 Lake Point Circle, Daytona Beach, FL 32124.
1. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 183A; Family #160/172.
Listed as John Gentry; age 11; born in VA in Jan 1889; in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B; Family #37/37.
Listed as Frank (sic, Fred) J. Gentry; age 21; born in VA; single; boarder; telegraph operator; in household of
future father-in-law, George A. Smith.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4245; Mingo? Co, WV; 5 Jun 1917.
Fred J. Gentry; age 29; born on 30 Jan 1888 in Rocky Mount, VA; living at Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV; telegrapher for
N&W Railroad; dependents, wife and 5 children; tall with slender build; brown eyes and Black hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239A; Family #93/97.
Listed as Frederick J. Gentry; age 32; born in WV; married; telegraph operator; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Fred J. Gentry; age 41; born in VA; married at 21; telegraph operator for N&W Railrod; head of household.
6. Tazewell Co, VA; WW II Draft Registration Card #706.
Fred John Gentry, Sr; age 54; born on 30 Jan 1888 in Rocky Mount, VA; living at 107 Vincil Street, Bluefield, VA;
employed by N&W Railroad at Bluestone, Mercer Co, WV; person who will always know address, George Gentry of
same address.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; taken on 28 Jun 1900; Page 316A; Family #340/340.
Listed as Lilly G. Smith; age 13; born in WV in Jan 1887; in household of father, George A. Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B; Family #37/37.
Listed as Gertrude Smith; age 23; born in WV; divorced; 1 child, 1 living; in household of father, George A. Smith.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239A; Family #93/97.
Listed as Lillie Gentry; age 31; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Frederick J. Gentry.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Gertrude L. Gentry; age 40; born in WV; married at 21; in household of husband, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239A; Family #93/97.
Listed as Josephine Gentry; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Josephine Gentry; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239B; Family #93/97.
Listed as Fredrick Gentry, Jr; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Fred Gentry, Jr.; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
3. US WW II Army EnlistmentRecords, 1938- 1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred J. Gentry, Jr; living in Tazewell Co, VA; enlisted on 19 Feb 1942 at Ft. Thomas KY; 4 yrs high school; single;
70 " tall; 132 lbs.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fred Gentry; born on 16 Apr 1913; died in Mar 1987; last residence, Conaway, Buchanan Co, VA.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239B; Family #93/97.
Listed as Virginia Gentry; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Virginia B. Gentry; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239B; Family #93/97.
Listed as Helen Gentry; age 2 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Helen L. Gentry; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as William D. Gentry; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; taken on 28 Jun 1900; Page 316A; Family #340/340.
Listed as George A. Smith; age 29; born in WV in May 1871; married 10 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B; Family #37/37.
Listed as George A. Smith; age 38; born in WV; married once for 20 yrs; watchman for railroad; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; taken on 28 Jun 1900; Page 316A; Family #340/340.
Listed as Elizabeth B. Smith; age 33; born in WV in Dec 1866; married 10 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household of husband, George A. Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B; Family #37/37.
Listed as Elizabeth B. Smith; age 40; born in WV; married once for 20 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household
of husband, George A. Smith.
1. 1900 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; taken on 28 Jun 1900; Page 316A; Family #340/340.
Listed as Lilly G. Smith; age 13; born in WV in Jan 1887; in household of father, George A. Smith.
2. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B; Family #37/37.
Listed as Gertrude Smith; age 23; born in WV; divorced; 1 child, 1 living; in household of father, George A. Smith.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 6 Feb 1920; Page 239A; Family #93/97.
Listed as Lillie Gentry; age 31; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Frederick J. Gentry.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Sandy District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 162B; Family #16/18.
Listed as Gertrude L. Gentry; age 40; born in WV; married at 21; in household of husband, Frederick J. Gentry.
1. 1910 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Sewell Mtn District; Swell Depot; taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 252B;
Family #37/37.
Listed as Myrtle Smith; age 12 (sic); born in WV; in household of grandfather, George A. Smith.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #236/236.
Listed as Peter S. Gentry; age 34; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
2. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 183A; Family #160/172.
Listed as Peter Gentry; age 51; born in VA in Dec 1848; married 24 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #236/236.
Listed as Nannie Gentry; age 35; born in VA;in household of husband, Peter S. Gentry.
2. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 183A; Family #160/172.
Listed as Norme Gentry; age 21 (sic); born in VA in Dec 1848; married 24 yrs; 7 children, 6 living;
in household of husband, Peter S. Gentry.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #236/236.
Listed as Sallie P. Gentry; age 9; born in VA;in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #236/236.
Listed as Josephine Gentry; age 3; born in VA;in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #236/236.
Listed as Baby (male) Gentry; age 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
2. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 183A; Family #160/172.
Listed as Willie Gentry; age 20; born in VA in May 1880;single; telegraph operator; in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
1. 1900 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 183A; Family #160/172.
Listed as Andrew Gentry; age 16; born in VA in Aug 1883; in household of father, Peter S. Gentry.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #237/237.
Listed as William Gentry; age 55; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Franklin Co, VA; Rocky Mount District; taken on 11 Jun 1880; Page 155C; Family #237/237.
Listed as Elizabeth M. Gentry; age 59; born in VA; in household of husband, William Gentry.
1. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate # 16722; WV Archives Web Site.
Chris Kershaw; age 85 yrs, 11 mons, 21 days; born on 17 Dec 1855 in Leeds, England; married,
husband of Eva May Kershaw, age 69; retired mine foreman; son of Albert and Mary Hodgin Kershaw;
died on 8 Dec 1941 at 704 Bluefield Ave, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from myocarditis; buried on 9 Dec
1941 in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Bluefield, WV; informant, Mrs. Eva Kershaw, Bluefield, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995", McDowell Co, Historical Society,
1995, page 99; "James Wesley Bingham"; article; submitted by Mrs. F.W. Turner, Welch, WV.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Welch; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 112B;
Family #65/83.
Listed as Eva Bingham; age 47; born in VA; married; in household of husband, James W. Bingham.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Warden St; taken on 5 Apr 1930;
Page 251A; Family #69/92.
Listed as Eva Bingham; age 57; born in VA; manager of boarding house; in household of husband,
James W. Bingham.
4. Mercer Co, WV Death Certificate # 6692; WV Archives Web Site.
Eva Garret Bingham Kershaw; age 76 yrs, 1 mon, 24 days; born on 6 Apr 1872 in Alleghaney Co, VA;
widowed; wife of C.H. Kershaw; daughter of Jacob, born in MS, and Betty Taylor, born in Montgomery
Co, VA, Garrett; died on 27 May 1948 at 340 4th Street, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV from throat cancer;
buried on 29 May 1948 in Monte Vista Park, Mercer Co, WV; informant, Ray S. Graham, Bluefield, WV.