1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 266B, Family #494.
Listed as Murdie Lockhart, age 6 months, born in Dec 1899 in WV, in household
of father, Michael Lockhart.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 2 May 1910; Page 102B;
Family #146.
Listed as Merida Lockhart; age 11; born in WV; in household of mother, Alice Lester Lockhart.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 13/14 Jan 1920; Page 264B;
Family #252.
Listed as Murdo Lockhart; age 19; born in WV; in household of mother, Alice Lester Lockhart.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 414; WV Archives Web Site.
Mearida Lockhart; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Panther, WV; son of
Mike and Alcy; married on 3 Apr 1921 at Panther, WV; Lilly Bailey; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Melder and Mary.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 392; WV Archives Web Site.
Mardia Lockhart; age 30; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Panther, WV; son of
Mike and Ocia; married on 9 Oct 1930 at Welch, WV; Martha Keene; age 22; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Sherman and Betty.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; Greenbrier Road; E.D. 24-58; taken
25 Jun 1940; Page 1123B; Image 8 of 60; Household #60.
Listed as Meredith Lockhart; age 39; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; constable for McDowell Co, WV; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 015248; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Meredith L. Lockhart; age 68; born 16 Nov 1900 in WV; married; husband of Eddeth Collins
Lockhart; retired miner; SS#234-24-9696; living at Mohawk, WV; son of Michel and Else (Lester)
Lockhart; died 6 Oct 1969 at Mohawk, WV; due to acute coronary thrombosis; buried 9 Oct 1969
in Family Cemetery, Mohawk, WV; informant, Eddeth Lockhart, Mohawk, WV.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Lockhart Stockdale; 12 Sep 2010.
"Meredith L “Merdie” Lockhart
Birth 16 Nov 1900
West Virginia, USA
Death 6 Oct 1969 (aged 68)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Lockhart Family Cemetery
Mohawk, McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. 1900 Census, Nicholas Co, WV, Kentucky District, page 297A, Family #261.
Listed as Alta L. Collins, age 2, born in Jun 1897 in WV, in household
of father, Richard Collins.
1. 1880 Census, Webster Co, WV; Glade District; taken on 18 Jun 1880; Page 412B; Family #140/140.
Listed as Joseph Roberts, age 5, born in WV, in household of father, Gordon Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 298.
Joseph Roberts; age 31; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; farmer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of
Gordon and Piddy; married on 8 Apr 1905 at S.K. Damron's; Ella Damron; age 17; born in KY; single;
daughter of Solemn and Julina.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, page 802.
Sandy River Township, page 013.
Listed as Victoria Stacy, age 3, in household of father, John E. Stacy,
Jr.
1.1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 25 Apr 1910;
Page 190A, Family #132.
Listed as Lyda Robinett, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas
Robinette.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Township, taken on 28 Jun 1900,
Page 257B, Family #326.
Listed as Marion D. Day, age 2, born in Mar 1898 in WV, in household of
father, James Day.
2. Ancestry.com Web Site, James Day search, 2 Jun 2002, sbumitted by
Phil Holden; ptholden@aol.com.
Marion Dewey Day; born on 5 Mar 1898 in McDowell Co, WV; died on 12 May 1928
in McDowell Co, WV; married first, Clarinda Roberts; second Maude Akers;
third, Nona Florence Griffith on 3 Nov 1921 in Louisa, KY; electrocuted while
working in coal mines.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 15 Apr, 1910,
Page 79A, Family #1.
Listed as Dewey M. Day, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, James
Day.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Delayed Birth Certificate #60077; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Jesse King; born 21 May 1894 at Panther, WV; living at Rt 1, Box 24, Iaeger, WV; son of John King,
born in KY, and Josephine Hackney, born in VA ; issued 14 Jun 1956.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3838; 5 Jun 1917.
Jesse King; age 23; born on 21 May 1895 at Panther, WV; living at Panther; junk worker for Sopenski
at Panther; single; medium height and build; brown eyes and brown hair.
3. 1920 census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1920; Page 238A;
Family #55/68.
Listed as Jessie King; age 25; born in WV; married; yard foreman for railroad; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 189B;
Family #364/365.
Listed as Jesse King; age 36; born in WV; married at 23; farmer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 1103A;
Image 41 of 74; Household #354.
Listed as Jesse King; age 46; born in VA; married; 4th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
coal miner; head of household.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 019023; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Jesse J. King; age 70; born 21 May 1894 at Panther, WV; living at Star Route, Iaeger, WV; served in WW 1;
SS# 233-16-0840; son of John and Josephine (Hackney) King; died at home at Ikes Fork, Wyoming Co, WV;
from Carcinoma of pancreas with metastasis; buried 26 Dec 1964 in Roberts Cemetery, Iaeger, WV; informant,
Frances King, Iaeger, WV.
1. 1920 census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1920; Page 238A;
Family #55/68.
Listed as Francis King; age 20; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Jesse King.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 189B;
Family #364/365.
Listed as Francis King; age 31; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Jesse King.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 1103A;
Image 41 of 74; Household #354.
Listed as Frances King; age 41; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, Jesse King.
1. 1920 census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 5 Feb 1920; Page 238A;
Family #55/68.
Listed as Clarence King; age 1 yr, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse King.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 189B;
Family #364/365.
Listed as Joe Glen King; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse King.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 1103A;
Image 41 of 74; Household #354.
Listed as Joe G. King; age 18; born in WV; 2nd grade education; not attending school;lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse King.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 189B;
Family #364/365.
Listed as Mable King; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse King.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12124; WV Archives Web Site.
Mabel Lou King; age 3; born at Iaeger, WV; daughter of Jessie and Frances (Roberts) King; died
19 Sep 1931 from diphteria; buried at 20 Sep 1931 at Johnny Cake
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 1103A;
Image 41 of 74; Household #354.
Listed as Ruth King; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school;lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse King.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 304; WV Archives Web Site.
Billy Oliver Harless; age 22; born and living at North Springs, WV; single; married on 23 Feb 1952 at Welch, WV;
Ruth Marie King; age 17; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Jesse J. and Frances King,
parents of Ruth Marie King.
3. "The Register Herald"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday 18 Dec 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"OCEANA — Ruth Marie King Harless, 72, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at her residence following a sudden illness. "Born Dec. 27, 1934, at Iaeger, she was the daughter of the late Jesse King and Frances Roberts King. "Mrs. Harless was a member of the Oceana Methodist Church; she was also a former employee of the Oceana Medical Center. She loved to paint and crochet, and was crazy about her dog, Zoe. "Mrs. Harless loved her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends. "In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, George King, Joe Glen King and Marvin King; one sister, Lila Murphy; and three infant siblings. "Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Billy Harless of Oceana; two sons, Larry Harless and his wife, Norma, of Hixson, Tenn., and William Harless and his wife, Carol, of Dana, Ky.; one brother, Jesse King of Hanover; two sisters, Sue Blankenship of Statesville, N.C., and Linda Vass of Birmington, Ala.; three grandchildren, Lori Harless Stenger and her husband, Ben, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Rusty McCoy and his wife, Heather, of Virginia, and Eric Harless of Kentucky; two great-grandsons, Jackson and Noah McCoy of Virginia; two very special friends, Betty Roach of Oceana and Loretta Tilley of Oceana; and a host of friends. "A celebration of Ruth’s life will be noon Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, at the Adam Toler Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gerald Kincaid officiating. Ruth will be laid to rest in the Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Page 1103B;
Image 42 of 74; Household #354.
Listed as Lila King, Jr; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Jesse King.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 37; WV Archives Web Site.
George Ronald Vass; age 28; born 20 Nov 1937 at Iaeger, WV; divorced; living at Iaeger, WV;
son of George A. and Charlotte (Lockhart) Vass; married on 19 Mar 1966 at Iaeger, WV; Linda
Gay King; age 23; born 12 Oct1942 at Iaeger, WV; divorced; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of
Jesse J. and Frances (Roberts) King.
1. Kanawha Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1963); Page 53; Line #1367; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Eugene Crouch; age 26; born in Kanawha Co, WV; divorced; living at 1623 Piedmont Rd,
Charleston, WV; married on 19 Aug 1963 in Charlton Heights, Fayette Co, WV; Linda Gay King; age
21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Clinton Apts, Main Street, Charleston, WV.
2. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Linda G King
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: Donald E Crouch
Divorce Date: Jul 1965
Divorce Place: Duval, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 13235"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 37; WV Archives Web Site.
George Ronald Vass; age 28; born 20 Nov 1937 at Iaeger, WV; divorced; living at Iaeger, WV;
son of George A. and Charlotte (Lockhart) Vass; married on 19 Mar 1966 at Iaeger, WV; Linda
Gay King; age 23; born 12 Oct1942 at Iaeger, WV; divorced; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of
Jesse J. and Frances (Roberts) King.