1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Family #25/25.
Listed as Wade Whitaker; age 6 mons; born in Nov 1899 in WV; in household of father, Jerry Whitaker.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 14 May 1910; Page 210B;
Family #417/431.
Listed as Wade Mc. S. Whitaker; age 10; borni n WV; in household of mother, Rebecca Lou (____)
Whitaker.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, Canebrake; taken on 10 Jan 1920; Page 80A;
Family #268/271.
Listed as Mack Whitaker; age 19; born in WV; single; motorman in coal mine; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B;
Family #304/308.
Listed as Mack Whitaker; age 32; born in WV; married at 28; in household of mother, Rebecca Lou
(____) Whitaker, with wife Cora.
5. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wade Max Whitaker
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: War, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1900
Residence: Avondale, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Southern Coal Corporation
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 3
Next of Kin: Cora Whitaker
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Wade Max Whitaker Self (Head)"
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 012272; WV Archives Web Site.
Wade Mack Whittaker; age 59; born in WV; married; miner; living at Avondale, WV; son of Jerry and
Rebecca (Harman) Whittaker; died on 8 Sep 1959 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV; from
aortic stenosis; buried on 11 Sep 1959 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV. submitted by
Angela Whitaker-Becker; 22 Oct 2012; double headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Wade Max "Mack" Whitaker; born 21 Nov 1900; died 8 Sep 1959; buried here; double headstone
photo show with wife, Cora Wallace Whitaker;
"My Great Uncle Wade "Max" WHITAKER was born on 21 Nov 1899 in West Virginia, USA as the fourth child of Jeremiah M WHITAKER and Rebecca Louise HARMAN. He had three siblings, namely: John Henry, Vergia L., and William Mathias. He died on 8 Sep 1959 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell Co, WV. He was buried on 11 Sep 1959. He married Cora Wallace in 1926."Wade "Max" WHITAKER and Cora WALLACE had the following children:
Jerry Brack WHITAKER 54773028
Madeline WHITAKER
Donald M WHITAKER"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 258B;
Family #304/308.
Listed as Cora Whitaker; age 20; born in KY; married at 14; in household of mother-in-law, Rebecca
Lou (____) Whitaker, with husband, Mack Whitaker.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Cora Whitaker; born on 20 Oct 1909; died on 15 Feb 1993; living at Avondale, McDowell Co, WV at
death.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV. submitted by
B. Walls; 10 Mar 2014.
Cora L. Wallace Whitaker; born 20 Oct 1909; died 15 Feb 1993; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Wade Max Whitaker.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 1 Jun 1880; Page 276D;
Family #32/32.
Listed as John Whitaker; age 35; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 1 Jun 1880; Page 276D;
Family #32/32.
Listed as Nancy Whitaker; age 34; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John Whitaker.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 1 Jun 1880; Page 276D;
Family #32/32.
Listed as James Whitaker; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, John Whitaker.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 1 Jun 1880; Page 276D;
Family #32/32.
Listed as Lilly Whitaker; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, John Whitaker.
1. 1880 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 5 Jun 1880; Page 215B;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Julia A. Reed; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, Augustus Reed.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Family #26/26.
Listed as Julia A. Reed, age 33, born in Feb 1867 in NC, single, in household of mother,
Lucinda Dowell Reed, with child, Ada Reed, age 4, born in Jun 1895.
3. "McDowell Co, WV Queries" E-mail message, Lavon Helms, 30 Jul 2000,
davidlavon@worldnet.att.net
Searching for descendents of Reed Family. Names were Lucinda Dowell Reed
with children Martin, married Rebecca (________); Julia, married first Miles
Redding, second Robert Caldwell; Reona, married George Harman; Nora, married
Frank Whitt; and Maude Morgan, married Robert Altizer.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Hart; age 62; born in Ashe Co, NC; single; living in Welch, WV; son of Robert and Julia;
married on 18 Jan 1902 at Lucinda Morgan's in McDowell Co, WV; Julia Ann Reed; age 38; born
in Wythe Co, VA; single; daughter of Gus and Lucinda.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427A; Family #345/350.
Listed as Thomas Reed; age 40; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as Thomas Reid; age 52; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427A; Family #345/350.
Listed as Margaret Reed; age 42; born in TN; in household of husband, Thomas Reed.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as Margaret Reed; age 52; born in NC; in household of husband, Thomas Reed.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427A; Family #345/350.
Listed as Nancy M. Reed; age 21; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427A; Family #345/350.
Listed as James F. Reed; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as James F. Reed; age 19; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427A; Family #345/350.
Listed as Mary A. Reed; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as Mary A. Reed; age 17; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427B; Family #345/350.
Listed as Orpha M. Reed; age 3; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as Orpha Reed; age 13; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
1. 1850 Census, Iredell Co, NC; taken on 9 Aug 1850; Page 427B; Family #345/350.
Listed as Augustus Reed; age 2; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
2. 1860 Census, Iredell Co, NC; District North of Rocky Creek; Union Grove PO; taken on 21 Sep 1860;
Page 470; Family #797/766.
Listed as Augustus Reed; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas Reed.
3. 1880 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 5 Jun 1880; Page 215B; Family #84/84.
Listed as Augustus Reed; age 30; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
4. 1900 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 300A;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Augustus Reed; age 55; born in Mar 1845 in NC; married 5 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. Ancestry.com Web Site, George Harman Search, 6 Dec 2002, submitted by
Lena Rhea, lenarhea@bellsouth.com.
Augustus Reid; born in Mar 1845 in NC; died on 1 May 1936 at Union Grove,
Iredell Co, NC; son of Thomas and Margaret (_____) Reid; married first Lucinda Dowell;
second, Eliza (_______).
1. 1900 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 300A;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Eliza Reed; age 23; born in May 1877 in NC; married 5 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Augustus Reed.
1. 1900 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 300A;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Lulu Reed; age 9; born in Jul 1890 in NC; in household of father, Augustus Reed.
(I have shown Lulu as daughter of Eliza even though Eliza would have been only 14 at her birth
because Eliza is listed as having two children, Lulu and Paul)
1. 1900 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 27 Jun 1900; Page 300A;
Family #224/224.
Listed as Paul Reed; age 7; born in May 1893 in NC; in household of father, Augustus Reed.
(I have shown Paul as son of Eliza even though Eliza had only been married to Augustus for 5 yrs
because Eliza is listed as having two children, Lulu and Paul)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee McCormick; age 24; born in Carroll Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of William and
Esther; married on 29 Sep 1910 at War, WV; Julia Reed; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Martin and Becky.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4521; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Lee Jno McCormick; age 32; born on 21 Dec 1885; living at War, WV; coal miner for Warrior Coal
Co; nearest relative, Mrs. Julia McCormick, War, WV; medium height and build; blue eyes and brown
hair.
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 Harold And Mona Hagy
McCormick"; article; Page 200; submitted by Melba Jean McCormick Deutsch. PO Box 163,
Warriormine, WV 24894.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 23 Jun 1900, Family #215,
Page 85A.
Listed as Julia Reed, age 5, born in Mar 1895 in WV, in household of father, Martin Reed.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken on 24 May 1910; Page 180B: Image
10 of 21; Family #91/91.
Listed as Julia Reed; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Martin Reed.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 255; WV Archives Web Site.
Lee McCormick; age 24; born in Carroll Co, VA; single; miner; living at War, WV; son of William and
Esther; married on 29 Sep 1910 at War, WV; Julia Reed; age 16; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Martin and Becky.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #17268; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Lee McCormick; Julia Ann McCormick written in; age 55; born at War, WV; married; living at
English, WV; daughter of Martin and Rebecca (Harman) Reed; died on 2 Dec 1950 in Grace Hospital,
Welch, McDowell Co, WV from cervical cancer; buried on 5 Dec 1950 at Grassy Spur, VA.
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 Harold And Mona Hagy
McCormick"; article; Page 200; submitted by Melba Jean McCormick Deutsch. PO Box 163,
Warriormine, WV 24894.
1. 1880 Census, Iredell Co, NC; Union Grove Township; taken on 5 Jun 1880; Page 215B;
Family #84/84.
Listed as Julia A. Reed; age 10; born in NC; in household of father, Augustus Reed.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 4 Jun 1900; Page 74A; Family #26/26.
Listed as Julia A. Reed, age 33, born in Feb 1867 in NC, single, in household of mother,
Lucinda Dowell Reed, with child, Ada Reed, age 4, born in Jun 1895.
3. "McDowell Co, WV Queries" E-mail message, Lavon Helms, 30 Jul 2000,
davidlavon@worldnet.att.net
Searching for descendents of Reed Family. Names were Lucinda Dowell Reed
with children Martin, married Rebecca (________); Julia, married first Miles
Redding, second Robert Caldwell; Reona, married George Harman; Nora, married
Frank Whitt; and Maude Morgan, married Robert Altizer.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
William R. Hart; age 62; born in Ashe Co, NC; single; living in Welch, WV; son of Robert and Julia;
married on 18 Jan 1902 at Lucinda Morgan's in McDowell Co, WV; Julia Ann Reed; age 38; born
in Wythe Co, VA; single; daughter of Gus and Lucinda.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 248C;
Family #315/319.
Listed as Hugh Sparks; age 1 mon; born in VA in May 1880; in household of father, William B.
Sparks.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, page 74A, Family #29.
Listed as Hue Sparks, born in May 1882, in VA, in household of father William Sparks.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 189B;
Family #54/58.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 36; born in VA; married once for 3 yrs; deputy sheriff; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4538; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Hugh Herman Sparks; age 38; born on 14 May 1880; living at War, McDowell Co, WV; farmer;
nearest relative, W.B. Sparks, War, WV; tall with medium build; blue eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines); taken on 26 Jan 1920;
Page 65B; Family #389/391.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 37; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
6. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Hugh Sparks married Nannie Underwood in 1930 in McDowell Co, WV.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 149B;
Family #368/371.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 45; born in VA; married at 45; farmer; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U317; Apr 1942.
Hugh H. Sparks; age 56; born on 13 May 1886 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Warriormines, McDowell
Co, WV; farmer; person who will always know address, Miss Mabel Sparks, Warriormines.
9. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1699; WV Archives Web Site.
Mr. H.H. Sparks (Hugh Herman Sparks handwritten in); age 71; born in May 1878 in VA; married;
living at Warriormines, WV; son of Bill and Sarah (Christian) Sparks; died on 30 Jan 1950 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from "hemorrhage from intrinsic cerebral artery"; buried on 2 Feb
1950 in Sparks Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Mammie Sparks.
10. Ancestry.com Web Site, 21 Sep 2000, Rufus Sparks search, submitted by dorge@inetone.net
William Barlow Sparks, son of Richmond and Sallie Durham Sparks, was born 27
Oct 1860 in NC; died 29 Jul 1920 at Warriormines, WV; married Sarah Marion
Christian, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Harrison Christian.
Hugh Herman Sparks was son of William and Sarah Sparks.
11. "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 and Sarah Christian
Sparks"; Article; Page 241; submitted by Mrs. Carl Sparks; 2041 Burgess Rd, Chester, VA 23831.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 189B;
Family #54/58.
Listed as Laura Sparks; age 20; born in VA; married once for 3 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Hugh H. Sparks.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 189B;
Family #54/58.
Listed as Bert Sparks; age 2; born in VA; in household of father, Hugh H. Sparks.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 189B;
Family #54/58.
Listed as Opal Sparks; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Hugh H. Sparks.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines); taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 65B;
Family #389/391.
Listed as Opal Sparks; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Hugh H. Sparks.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville District; taken on 23 Jun 1880; Page 248C;
Family #315/319.
Listed as Hugh Sparks; age 1 mon; born in VA in May 1880; in household of father, William B.
Sparks.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek District, page 74A, Family #29.
Listed as Hue Sparks, born in May 1882, in VA, in household of father William Sparks.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1910; Page 189B;
Family #54/58.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 36; born in VA; married once for 3 yrs; deputy sheriff; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4538; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Hugh Herman Sparks; age 38; born on 14 May 1880; living at War, McDowell Co, WV; farmer;
nearest relative, W.B. Sparks, War, WV; tall with medium build; blue eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines); taken on 26 Jan 1920;
Page 65B; Family #389/391.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 37; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
6. "WV Marriages, 1853-1970"; McDowell Co, WV; LDS Web Site.
Hugh Sparks married Nannie Underwood in 1930 in McDowell Co, WV.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 149B;
Family #368/371.
Listed as Hugh H. Sparks; age 45; born in VA; married at 45; farmer; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U317; Apr 1942.
Hugh H. Sparks; age 56; born on 13 May 1886 in Tazewell Co, VA; living at Warriormines, McDowell
Co, WV; farmer; person who will always know address, Miss Mabel Sparks, Warriormines.
9. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #1699; WV Archives Web Site.
Mr. H.H. Sparks (Hugh Herman Sparks handwritten in); age 71; born in May 1878 in VA; married;
living at Warriormines, WV; son of Bill and Sarah (Christian) Sparks; died on 30 Jan 1950 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, McDowell Co, WV from "hemorrhage from intrinsic cerebral artery"; buried on 2 Feb
1950 in Sparks Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Mammie Sparks.
10. Ancestry.com Web Site, 21 Sep 2000, Rufus Sparks search, submitted by dorge@inetone.net
William Barlow Sparks, son of Richmond and Sallie Durham Sparks, was born 27
Oct 1860 in NC; died 29 Jul 1920 at Warriormines, WV; married Sarah Marion
Christian, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Harrison Christian.
Hugh Herman Sparks was son of William and Sarah Sparks.
11. "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 and Sarah Christian
Sparks"; Article; Page 241; submitted by Mrs. Carl Sparks; 2041 Burgess Rd, Chester, VA 23831.
Nancy Elizabeth "Nannie" Underwood
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior (mines) Precinct; taken on 27 Jan 1920;
Page 66B; Family #403.
Listed as Nannie Underwood, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, William Underwood.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 149B;
Family #368/371.
Listed as Nannie E. Sparks; age 22; born in WV; married at 22; in household of husband, Hugh H.
Sparks.
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 and Sarah Christian
Sparks"; Article; Page 241; submitted by Mrs. Carl Sparks; 2041 Burgess Rd, Chester, VA 23831.
"His widow, Nancy, and two daughters, Mabel and Ruth, moved to California..."
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 and Sarah Christian
Sparks"; Article; Page 241; submitted by Mrs. Carl Sparks; 2041 Burgess Rd, Chester, VA 23831.
"His widow, Nancy, and two daughters, Mabel and Ruth, moved to California..."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines); taken on 26 Jan 1920; Page 65B;
Family #389/391.
Listed as Raymond Sparks; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Hugh H. Sparks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 149B;
Family #368/371.
Listed as Raymond Sparks; age 19; born in WV; married at 17; in household of father, Hugh H.
Sparks.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 149B;
Family #368/371.
Listed as Arllia Sparks; age 22; born in VA; married at 20; in household of father-in-law, Hugh H.
Sparks.