1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huff Creek District, Page 258A, Family #142.
Listed as Jessie Riffe, age 9, born in WV, in household of father, David Riffe.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huff Creek District, taken on 3/5 Jan 1920, Page 217A, Family #21.
Listed as Jesse J. Riffe, age 19, born in WV, in household of father, David Riffe
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse J. Riffe; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of David and
Martha; married on 12 Dec 1922 at Welch, WV; Sarah M. Lockhart; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Larkin and Fannie.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huff Creek District, taken on 6 Apr 1930, Page 167A, Family #30.
Listed as Jesse Riffe, age 15 (sic, 29), born in WV, married at 17, in household of father, David Riffe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 287; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse J. Riffe; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of David and
Martha; married on 12 Dec 1922 at Welch, WV; Sarah M. Lockhart; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Larkin and Fannie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 270; WV Archives Web Site.
William Evans Addair; age 21; born at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 24 Sep
1950 at Bradshaw, WV; Minnie Marie Riffe; age 18; born at Lex, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of J.J. Riffe, father of Minnie Marie Riffe.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Garland; E.D. 24-60; Taken on 12 Apr 1940;
Page 1194B; Image 26 of 132; Household #201.
Listed as Minnie M. Riffe; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jesse Riffe.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 270; WV Archives Web Site.
William Evans Addair; age 21; born at Iaeger, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 24 Sep
1950 at Bradshaw, WV; Minnie Marie Riffe; age 18; born at Lex, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of J.J. Riffe, father of Minnie Marie Riffe.
3. Alexandria, VA; Marriage License #9904; Ancestry.com Web Site,
Gerald H. Pierce; age 34; born in Irwin, PA; divorced; one previous marriage; machinist; living at
124 W. Lee St,, Alexandria, VA; son of Russell and Luella (Springer)_____ (sic? Peirce?) married
on 21 May 1961 in Alexandria, VA; Minnie M. Addair; maiden name Riffe; age 28; born in Lex,
WV; divorced; one previous marrage; clerk; living at 1007 Duke St, Alexandria, VA; daughter of
Jessie and Pearl (Blankenship)_____ (Riffe).
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Minnie Marie Addair
[Minnie Marie Pierce]
[Minnie Pierce]
[Minnie Marie Riffe]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1932
Birth Place: Grapevine Mc, West Virginia
[Lex McDowell, West Virginia]
Death Date: 5 Jun 2006
Father: Jessie J Riffe
Mother: Pearl O Blankenship
SSN: 236546335
Notes: Aug 1952: Name listed as MINNIE MARIE ADDAIR;
Jun 1961: Name listed as MINNIE MARIE PIERCE;
30 Jun 2005: Name listed as MINNIE M PIERCE"
5. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Minnie Pierce
Maiden Name: Riffe
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1932
Birth Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 5 Jun 2006
Death Place: Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Riffe Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1950); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Baby Addair; born and died on 30 Dec 1950 at Welch, stillborn; infant of William Evans and Minnie
(Riffe) Addair.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1952); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Baby Girl Addair; born and died on 25 Kul 1952 at Roderfield, WV, stillborn; infant of William and
Minnie Marie (Riffe) Addair.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 413 Lawson Street; taken on 9 Jan
1920; Page 172A; Family #49/59.
Listed as Lewis D. Bowen; age 29; born in VA; married; railroad clerk; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 450 Fourth Street; taken on 11 Apr
1930; Page 26B; Family #289/353.
Listed as L. D. Bowen; age 40; born in VA; married at 22; freight depot clerk; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 413 Lawson Street; taken on 9 Jan
1920; Page 172A; Family #49/59.
Listed as Jenny D.Bowen; age 23; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Lewis D. Bowen.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 450 Fourth Street; taken on 11 Apr
1930; Page 26B; Family #289/353.
Listed as Virginia Bowen; age 33; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, Lewis D.
Bowen.
1. 1920 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 413 Lawson Street; taken on 9 Jan
1920; Page 172A; Family #49/59.
Listed as Bernice B. Bowen; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Lewis D. Bowen.
2. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 450 Fourth Street; taken on 11 Apr
1930; Page 26B; Family #289/353.
Listed as Bernice Bowen; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Lewis D. Bowen.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 450 Fourth Street; taken on 11 Apr
1930; Page 26B; Family #289/353.
Listed as Harold Bowen; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis D. Bowen.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 010470; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Harold Breen Bowen; age 43; born 18 Sep 1920 in Bluefield, WV; never married; truck driver;
SS# 234-32-6527; served in WW II; living at Beartown, WV; son of Lewis and Virginia (Davidson)
Bowen; died 17 Jul 1964 in the VA Hospital, Beckley, WV; from broncho-pneumonia; respiratory
insufficiency due to cor pulmonale; buried 19 Jul 1964 in Iager Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B.Walls;
1 Dec 2013.
Harold Breen Bowen; born 18 Sep 1920; died 17 Jul 1964; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "WEST
VIRGINIA PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II".
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Beaver Pond District; Bluefield; 450 Fourth Street; taken on 11 Apr
1930; Page 26B; Family #289/353.
Listed as Dan Bowen; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Lewis D. Bowen.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
Danielo Osberto "Danny" Fuentes
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
Virginia Ellen "Ginger' Addair
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 309; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Edwin Addair; age 19; born in Raysal, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married on 12 Feb
1957 in Beartown, WV; Dawn Jean Lowery; age 18; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; with
consent of Tom L. and Hazel Addair, parents of Luther Edwin Addair; and Henry and Margaret
Lowery; parents of Dawn Jean Lowery.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 171; "Juanita Kay Addair Brackett" article; submitted by Kay Addair
Brackett, 1505 South Pollard St, Arlington, VA
3. "The Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 30 Jun 2009; Newspaper Obit.
"GRAPEVINE — Luther Edwin "Shag" " Doodle" Addair, 72, of Grapevine, W.Va., died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his residence.Shag was born March 11, 1937 at Grapevine, W.Va., a son of the late Thomas L. and Hazel (Toy) Addair. He was of the Pentecostal Faith and a member of the Church of God at Garland. Shag was a member of the UMWA for 32 years and recently retired from the Litwar Processing Plant in Litwar, W.Va. He truly loved to fish with his son-in-law and loved the sport of racing. Shag was an avid Redskins Fan and an avid Cubs Fan. He carried the chains for the Iaeger Cubs for 32 years, missing only six home games. Also, Shag was a Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America, Troup 600 in Alexandria, Va., earning the rank of Order of the Arrow.In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother-in-law, Robert Brackett; a newborn granddaughter, Patricia Addair; and his father and mother-in-law, Henry and Margaret Lowery.Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Dawn Jean Lowery Addair of the home; three sons, Luther E. Addair, Jr. and wife Dian of Christian Bend, Tenn., Larry (Lizzard) Addair and wife Hazel of Grapevine, W.Va., and Richard Alan Addair of Grapevine and his companion Jill Lester of Panther; one daughter, Judith Kay Addair Bowen and husband Scott of Church Hill, Tenn.; two brothers, Teddy Addair and wife Gertrude of Pilgrims Knob, Va. and Danny Addair and wife Lynn of Manhattan, Kan.; five sisters, Kay Addair Brackett of Arlington, Va., Peggy Phillips and husband Carl of Abingdon, Va., Ginger Fuentes and husband Danny of Rockville, Md., Teresa Starr of Alexandria, Va. and Alice Addair of Pilgrims Knob, Va.; ten grandchildren, Luther Addair and wife Tina of Tennessee, Miss Misty Addair Johnson of Virginia, Ms. Laura Kay Addair Garlic and husband Bill of Bradshaw, Richard (Rick) Addair and companion Shannon Moore both of Roanoke, Va., Mrs. Billie Dian Addair Phillips and husband Jonathan of Tennessee, Ms. Betsy Dawn Addair of Grapevine and companion Ricky Garlic of Bradshaw, Ms. Bobbi Sue Addair of Grapevine, Ms. Jaclyn Bowen of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. Kyla Cline Baker and husband Rodney of Iaeger, and Karissa Cline of Panther; twelve great-grandchildren, Emily Walker, Sophia, Lucy, and Alice Addair of Tennessee, Anthony and Miah Johnson of Virginia, Avari Garlic of Bradshaw, Jacob Phillips of Tennessee, Hayden Martin of Roanoke, Sierra and Ricky (Rooster) Garlic of Grapevine, and Trenton Baker of Iaeger; five sisters-in-law, Johnnie Stanley and husband Jimmy of Avondale, Georgia Cook of Petersburg, Va., Shelia Payne and husband Larry of Manassas, Va., Grace Campbell and husband Gary of Eagle Springs, N.C., Susie Puckett and husband Bobby of Tazewell, Va.; five brothers-in-law, Danny Lowery and wife Resi of Elbert, W.Va., Henry Lowery and wife Sherry of Amma, W.Va., Jimmy (Bebo) Lowery and wife Mary of Iaeger, Bobby Lowery and wife Pamela of Roanoke, Va., and Dale Lowery of Wilmington, N.C.; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews that he deeply cherished. Mr. Addair never met a stranger and touched the hearts of many people.Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 1 o'clock with the Reverend Johnnie Stanley and the Reverend Pastor Kenny Green officiating at the Garland Church of the Living God at Garland, W.Va. Burial will follow in the Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 309; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Edwin Addair; age 19; born in Raysal, WV; single; living in Bradshaw, WV; married on 12 Feb
1957 in Beartown, WV; Dawn Jean Lowery; age 18; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; with
consent of Tom L. and Hazel Addair, parents of Luther Edwin Addair; and Henry and Margaret
Lowery; parents of Dawn Jean Lowery.