1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 87; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard Gray Munsey; age 27; born at Hensonville, VA; single; living at Maitland, WV; married on
3 Dec 1949 at Welch, WV; Beulah Virginia Hale; age 21; born at Havaco, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adlin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7A;
Family #119/131.
Listed as Bula Lee Hale; age 2 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Hale.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havco; E.D. 24-4; taken on 7 May 1940; Page
73A; Image 17 of 30; Household #123.
Listed as Bulah Hale; age 11; born WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas C. Hale.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 87; WV Archives Web Site.
Howard Gray Munsey; age 27; born at Hensonville, VA; single; living at Maitland, WV; married on
3 Dec 1949 at Welch, WV; Beulah Virginia Hale; age 21; born at Havaco, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 105; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude E. Stroupe; age 25; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Walter
and Marion; married on 30 Aug 1932 at Kimball, WV; Ruby Hale; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Clev and Sally.
1. 1920 Census, Mcdowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Caples; taken on 10 Mar 1920; Page 278A;
Image 5 of 14; Family #329/330.
Listed as Ruby Hale; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas C. Hale.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adlin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7A;
Family #119/131.
Listed as Ruby Hale; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Hale.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 105; WV Archives Web Site.
Claude E. Stroupe; age 25; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Walter
and Marion; married on 30 Aug 1932 at Kimball, WV; Ruby Hale; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Clev and Sally.
1. 1920 Census, Mcdowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Caples; taken on 10 Mar 1920; Page 278A;
Image 5 of 14; Family #329/330.
Listed as Sally Hale; age 38; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Thomas C. Hale.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adlin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7A;
Family #119/131.
Listed as Sallie Hale; age 39; born in TN; married at 16; in household of husband, Cleveland Hale.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havco; E.D. 24-4; taken on 7 May 1940; Page
73A; Image 17 of 30; Household #123.
Listed as Sally Hale; age 49; born in TN; married; 1st grade education; lived in same house on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas C. Hale.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 015303; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Sallie Hale; age 85; birthplace unknown; widowed; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of unknown
parents; died 12 Oct 1970 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from arteriosclerotic heart
disease with myocardial failure; buried 15 Oct 1970 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sue Hale Sheppard; 23 Oct 2013.
Sallie Anderson Gooden; born in Jun 1885 in Sullivan Co, TN; died 12 Oct 1970 in Welch, WV; buried here;
no grave marker photo shown.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 3 Dec 2013.
Sallie Hale; born in 1885; died in 1970; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 358; WV Archives Web Site.
Lincoln Hale; age 22; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of George and
Mandy; married on 7 Oct 1929 at Gary, WV; Etta May Hale; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Clev and Sallie.
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Lincoln Hale; born on 2 Feb 1908; died on 28 Oct 1990; SS# 412-07-0169; card issued in TN.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Caples; taken on 10 Mar 1920; Page 278A;
Image 5 of 14; Family #329/330.
Listed as Etta M. Hale; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas C. Hale.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 358; WV Archives Web Site.
Lincoln Hale; age 22; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of George and
Mandy; married on 7 Oct 1929 at Gary, WV; Etta May Hale; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Clev and Sallie.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adlin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7A;
Family #119/131.
Listed as Mrs Etta M. Hale; age 18; born in WV; married at 16; in household of father, Cleveland Hale.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adlin District; Havaco; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 7A;
Family #119/131.
Listed as Eldridge Lee Hale; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Hale.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havco; E.D. 24-4; taken on 7 May 1940; Page
73A; Image 17 of 30; Household #123.
Listed as Eldridge Lee Hale; age 14; born WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Thomas C. Hale.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Eldridge Lee Hale; age 21; born and living at Havaco, WV; single; married on 2 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Mary Jane McBrayer; age 18; born at Marytown, WV; single; living at Caples, WV; with consent
of geneva Lucille Stafford with whom Mary Jane McBrayer has lived for 18 years (mother and father
deceased)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 118; WV Archives Web Site.
Eldridge Lee Hale; age 21; born and living at Havaco, WV; single; married on 2 Feb 1946 at Welch,
WV; Mary Jane McBrayer; age 18; born at Marytown, WV; single; living at Caples, WV; with consent
of geneva Lucille Stafford with whom Mary Jane McBrayer has lived for 18 years (mother and father
deceased)
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 247B; Image 42 of
57; Family #394/401.
Listed as John W. Ball; age 26; born in VA; married once for less tha a year; in household of father,
John T. Ball.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Image 15 of 26; Family #120/120.
Listed as John W. Ball; age 51 (age is significantly different from 1910 Census); born in VA; married;
farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 241A; Image 1 of
51; Family #6/6.
Listed as John Ball; age 64; born in WV; widowed; farmer; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society",
1999. "Frank Ball" Article; Page 164; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw, WV.
"Frank Ball was rthe son of John Wesley and Roxie Blankenship Ball. His brothers were: Bill Ball
Ira Ball. He had one sister, Rachel Ball Smith. Frank married Dude Blankenship, the daughter of
Henry and Okie Blankenship. Frank and Dude had one daughter, Lucy Blankenship."
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Oma Ball Kennedy"; Article; Page 207; submitted by Oma Ball Kennedy,
Btadshaw, WV 24817.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Rachel Ball Smith"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw,
WV 24817,
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Image 15 of 26; Family #120/120.
Listed as Rosenna Ball; age 25; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John W. Ball.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7554; WV Archives Web Site.
Roxie Ball; age 30; born on 28 Feb 1899 at Matney, VA; married; wife of John Ball; daughter of___;
died on 28 Feb 1929 at Bradshaw, McDowell Co, WV from typhoid fever; buried on 2 Mar 1929 on
Woosley Creeek; informant, A.W. Brooks, Dan, WV.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society", 1999.
"Frank Ball" Article; Page 164; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw, WV.
"Frank Ball was rthe son of John Wesley and Roxie Blankenship Ball. His brothers were: Bill Ball and
Ira Ball. He had one sister, Rachel Ball Smith. Frank married Dude Blankenship, the daughter of
Henry and Okie Blankenship. Frank and Dude had one daughter, Lucy Blankenship."
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Oma Ball Kennedy"; Article; Page 207; submitted by Oma Ball Kennedy,
Btadshaw, WV 24817.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Rachel Ball Smith"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw,
WV 24817,
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 241A; Image 1 of
51; Family #6/6.
Listed as Dillie Ball; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Ball.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 247B; Image 42 of
57; Family #394/401.
Listed as John T. Ball; age 80; born in VA; married once for 60 yrs; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 247B; Image 42 of
57; Family #394/401.
Listed as Milla Ball; age 80; born in VA; married once for 60 yrs; 6 children, 5 living; in household of
husband, John T. Ball.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Image 15 of 26; Family #120/120.
Listed as Milla Ball; age 90; born in KY; widow; in household of son, John W. Ball.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 247B; Image 42 of
57; Family #394/401.
Listed as John W. Ball; age 26; born in VA; married once for less tha a year; in household of father,
John T. Ball.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 28 Jan 1920; Page 221A;
Image 15 of 26; Family #120/120.
Listed as John W. Ball; age 51 (age is significantly different from 1910 Census); born in VA; married;
farmer; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 241A; Image 1 of
51; Family #6/6.
Listed as John Ball; age 64; born in WV; widowed; farmer; head of household.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; McDowell Co Historical Society",
1999. "Frank Ball" Article; Page 164; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw, WV.
"Frank Ball was rthe son of John Wesley and Roxie Blankenship Ball. His brothers were: Bill Ball
Ira Ball. He had one sister, Rachel Ball Smith. Frank married Dude Blankenship, the daughter of
Henry and Okie Blankenship. Frank and Dude had one daughter, Lucy Blankenship."
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Oma Ball Kennedy"; Article; Page 207; submitted by Oma Ball Kennedy,
Btadshaw, WV 24817.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Rachel Ball Smith"; Article; Page 243; submitted by Brenda Wood, Bradshaw,
WV 24817,
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 247B; Image 42 of
57; Family #394/401.
Listed as Roxie Ball; age 20; born in VA; married less than a year; no children; in household of
father-in-law, John T. Ball, with husband, John W. Ball.