1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; East of Iron Railroad; taken 1 Jun 1900;
Page 26B; Image 2 of 33; Family #13/13.
Listed as Joseph French; age 60; born in Mar 1840 in OH; widowed; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1910 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; taken 25/26 Apr 1910; Page 169B; Image 18
of 31; Family #175/175.
Listed as Joseph French; age 69; born in OH; widowed; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; East of Iron Railroad; taken 1 Jun 1900;
Page 26B; Image 2 of 33; Family #13/13.
Listed as Sherman French; age 18; born in Jun 1881 in OH; coal miner; in household of father,
Joseph French.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; East of Iron Railroad; taken 1 Jun 1900;
Page 26B; Image 2 of 33; Family #13/13.
Listed as Laura French; age 14; born in Mar 1886 in OH; at school; in household of father,
Joseph French.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; East of Iron Railroad; taken 1 Jun 1900;
Page 26B; Image 2 of 33; Family #13/13.
Listed as Jessie French; age 6; born in Sep 1893 in OH; in household of father, Joseph French.
2. 1910 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; taken 25/26 Apr 1910; Page 169B; Image 18
of 31; Family #175/175.
Listed as Jessie French; age 18; born in OH; single; in household of father, Joseph French.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; East of Iron Railroad; taken 1 Jun 1900;
Page 26B; Image 2 of 33; Family #13/13.
Listed as Earnie French; age 9; born in Apr 1891 in OH; in household of father, Joseph French.
2. 1910 Census, Lawrence Co, OH; Elizabeth Township; taken 25/26 Apr 1910; Page 169B; Image 18
of 31; Family #175/175.
Listed as Earnest French; age 20; born in OH; single; lime(stone) miner; in household of father,
Joseph French.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
Earnest French; age 24; born in Lawrence Co, OH; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
Joseph and Francis; married on 27 Nov 1915 at Joseph Halls' ,minister, house; Lela Roberts, age
21; born in Boyd Co, KY (sic, Jellico, Campbell Co, TN); single; daughter of E.J. and Barbara.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 54B;
Image 38 of 58; Family #328/343.
Listed as Earnest French; age 38; born in OH; married at 23; cutting machine operator in coal mine;
head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-1998; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earnest French (no middle name); age 54; born on 4 Sep 1889 in Lawrence Co, OH; living at
Marytown, WV; empolyed by Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co, Inc, Hemphille, WV; person who will
always know address, Mr. Lela French, Marytown, WV; 5' 11" tall; 150 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair;
light complexion; "end off ring finger on right hand".
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 310; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest French; age 63; born in Lawrence Co, OH; widowed; living at Marytown, WV; married on 1
Mar 1952 at Northfork, WV; Mary Muncy; age 59; born at Paynesville, WV; widow; living at Hemphill,
WV.
7. Fayette Co, WV; Death Certificate #5668; WV Archives Web Site.
Earenest French; age 67; born on 5 Sep 1888 at Pedro, OH; married; coal miner; living at Princeton.
WV; son of Joe and Fanny (Bayles) French; died on 25 Apr 1955 in Laid Memprial Hospital,
Montgomery, Fayette Co, WV from carcinoma of pancreas with multiple metastasis; buried on 27
Apr 1955 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Mary French.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 310; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest French; age 63; born in Lawrence Co, OH; widowed; living at Marytown, WV; married on 1 Mar
1952 at Northfork, WV; Mary Muncy; age 59; born at paynesville, WV; widow; living at Hemphill, WV.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 1; taken on _____; Page 201A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #122/123.
Listed as William A. Frits; age 5; born in TN in Dec 1894; in household of mother, Sallie Gentry
Fritz.
2. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Marriage License #817; LDS Web Site.
William Fritts married Alta Taylor on 7 Aug 1915 in Johnson Co, TN.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4267; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Fonzie Fritz; age 24; born on 15 Nov 1893 at Laurel Bloomery, TN; living at Berwind, WV;
track layer in mine for N.R. Pocahontas Coal Co, Berwind, WV; married; dependent wife and child;
medium height with slender build; gray eyes and light hair.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-434; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Oscar Fritz; age 45; born on 15 Nov 1896 (sic, 1893) at Laurel Bloomery, TN; employed by
Jacobs Fork Coal Co, Squire, WV; person who will always know address, Mr. J. T. Linkous, friend;
5'11" tall; 150 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion; scar on left hand.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8714; WV Archives Web Site.
William Oscar Fritz; age 49 yrs, 7 mons, 18 days; born on 15 Nov 1893 in Mountain City, TN; married;
husband of Alta Taylor; miner; living at War, WV; died on 3 Jul 1943 at Bartley, WV from crushing
injury to head, coal mine accident at Raysal, WV; buried on 6 Jul 1943 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Alta Fritz, War, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Lena Pearson; 19 Feb 2007.
William Oscar Fritz; born 15 Nov 1893 in Johnson Co, TN; died 3 Jul 1943 at Bartley, McDowell Co,
WV; buried here; no grave marker photo shown; "Son of Sallie Gentry Fritz, Husband of Alta Taylor Fritz".
1. Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950; Marriage License #817; LDS Web Site.
William Fritts married Alta Taylor on 7 Aug 1915 in Johnson Co, TN.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 1; taken on _____; Page 201A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #122/123.
Listed as Sallie Frits; age 39; born in TN in Aug 1860; single; 4 children, all living; farm laborer, head
of household.
2. Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950; LDS Web Site.
W.A. Osborn married Sallie Fritz on 29 Nov 1900 in Johnson Co, TN.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 1; taken on _____; Page 201A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #122/123.
Listed as Burson Frits; age 9; born in TN in Jan 1891; in household of mother, Sallie Gentry Fritz.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 1; taken on _____; Page 201A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #122/123.
Listed as Dayton C. Frits; age 3; born in TN in Aug 1896; in household of mother, Sallie Gentry Fritz.
1. 1900 Census, Johnson Co, TN; Civil District 1; taken on _____; Page 201A; Image 13 of 25;
Family #122/123.
Listed as Bessie A. Frits; age 3 mons; born in TN in Feb 1900; in household of mother, Sallie Gentry
Fritz.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Deal; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Warriormines, WV; son of James
W. and Mae; married on 27 Aug 1936 at War, WV; Myrtle Fritz; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of William and Alta.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Deal; age 23; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Warriormines, WV; son of James
W. and Mae; married on 27 Aug 1936 at War, WV; Myrtle Fritz; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of William and Alta.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as John H. Gardner; age 33; born in NC; married at 19; brakeman for railroad; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1154B;
Image 10 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as J.H. Gardner; age 44; born in NC; married; 4th grade education; lived in Mercer Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; conductor on railroad; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '58 016504; WV Archives Web Site.
John Herny Gardner; age 62 yrs, 5 mons, 3 days; born on 17 Jul 1896 in Mt Airy, NC; married;
railroad conductor; living in Iaeger, WV; son of John W. and Susan A. (Lovins) Gardner; died on 21
Dec 1958 at Iaeger, WV from cardiac disease; buried on 24 Dec 1958 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Carrie Gardner.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Victoria Taylor-True; 27 Jan 2011..
John Henry Gardner, Sr; born 17 Jul 1896, in Surry Co, NC;died 21 Dec 1958, in Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
buried here; "married Carrie Elizabeth Smith 6 Jun 1915 in Mount Airy, NC, He was a railroad conductor";
no grave marker photo show; death certificate shown..
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Carrie E. Gardner; age 32; born in NC; married at 17; in household of husband, John H. Gardner.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1154B;
Image 10 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as Carrie Gardner; age 42; born in NC; married; 9th grade education; lived in Mercer Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John H. Gardner.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Dennison Gardner; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1154B;
Image 10 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as Dennison Gardner; age 23; born in WV; single; 9th grade education; lived in Mercer Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Lillian Gardner; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1154B;
Image 10 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as Vivian Gardner; age 19; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in Mercer Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as John H. Gardner, Jr; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1155A;
Image 11 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as John Gardner, Jr; age 18; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived in Mercer Co, WV on
1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Frank Gardner; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1155A;
Image 11 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as Frank Gardner; age 17; born in WV; single; 10th grade education; attending school; lived in
Mercer Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 279B; Image 24 of 42;
Family #199/199.
Listed as Earnest Gardner; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 11 Apr 1940; Page 1155A;
Image 11 of 64; Household #81.
Listed as Oliver Gardner; age 7; born in WV; single; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
Mercer Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John H. Gardner.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; no memorial; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
David Allen Gillespie; born 27 May 1971; (no death date); double headstone photo shown with
wife, Angie Marie (Muncy) Gillespie.; "SON HUSBAND BROTHER FRIEND";
PARENTS OF CHARLES AND MATTHEW"; "DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHEDTH ME-
PHIL. 4 13".
1. Bluefield Dailey Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 25 Oct 2009; Newspaper Obit.
"Angie M. Gillespie, age 35, of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Princeton Community Hospital. Born on September 27, 1974 in Welch, she was a daughter of Douglas and Martha West Muncy of Roderfield. She had been a resident of Bluefield for 11 years and was a member of the Deliverance Temple Church in Brushfork. She was active with the area little league baseball and with the Boy Scouts of America. Survivors include husband, David A. Gillespie of the home; two children, Cheyenne Gillespie of the home, Matthew Gillespie of the home; sister, Joy Belcher and husband Kevin of Roderfield; brother-in-law, Doug Gillespie and wife Angie of Welch; father-in-law, Robert Gillespie and wife Phyliss of Marion, Va.; mother-in-law, Carolyn Gillespie of Kimball; three nephews, Derrek Gillespie of Welch, Kevin Belcher of Roderfield, Kaleb Belcher of Roderfield; one niece, Katelyn Gillespie of Welch.Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:00 noon at the Deliverance Temple in Brushfork with the Rev. David Kirby and the Rev. Russell King officiating. Burial will follow at Iaeger Memorial Gardens in Roderfield..."
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
Angie Marie Gillespie; born 27 Sep 1974; died 22 Oct 2009; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, David Allen Gillespie.; funeral home marker photo also shown; "DAUGHTER WIFE SISTER FRIEND";
PARENTS OF CHARLES AND MATTHEW"; "DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH STRENGTHEDTH ME-
PHIL. 4 13".