1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 13A; Image 25 of 26;
Family #231/234.
Listed as Mikes Pinter; age 56; born in Vienna, Austria; married at 20; immigranted to US in 1902;
farmer; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D.24-4; Taken on 12 May 1940; Page
76B; Image 28 of 30; Household #216.
Listed as Mike Pinter; age 66; born in Italy; 7th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
2012; no reported occupation; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10066; WV Archives Web Site.
Mike Pinter; age 69 yrs, 10 mons, 26 days; born 29 Sep 1873 in Austria; widowed; living at Wilcoe,
WV; son of unknown parents; died 24 Aug 1943 at Wilcoe, WV; from pilmonary hemorrhage;
buried 27 Aug 1943 on Scott Mtn, Wilcoe, WV; informant, Mrs. Mary Elliott, Wilcoe, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 13A; Image 25 of 26;
Family #231/234.
Listed as Hannah Pinter; age 54; born in PA; married at 19; in household of husband, Mike Pinter.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D.24-4; Taken on 12 May 1940; Page
76B; Image 28 of 30; Household #216.
Listed as Hannah Pinter; age 65; born in PA; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Mike Pinter.
3. McDowell Co, WV: Death Certificate #3203; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs Mike Pinter, Hannah; age 65 yrs, 26 days; born 4 Mar 1878 in Snow Shoe, PA; married; wife of
Mike Pinter, age 67; living at Wilcoe, WV; daughter of unknown parents; died 30 Mar 1943 in
Grace Hospital. Welch, WV; from terminal bronchopneumonia with heart disease and heart failure;
buried 2 Apr 1942(sic, 1943) on Scott Mtn, Wilcoe, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 43; WV Archives Web Site.
Nathan Blevins; age 20; born at Bartley, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 18 Aug 1960
at Raysal, WV; Edna Lorene Hagerman; age 16; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; with consent
of Robert and Elma Blevins, parents of Nathan Blevins, and John and Victoria Hagerman,
parents of Edna Lorene Hagerman.
2. Social security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Nathan Blevins; born 16 Apr 1940 at Bartley, WV; SS# 235-62-7658; died 12 Mar 1992; card
issued in WV in 1956.
1. McDowell Co, WV Marriage Records; Vol #__(1960); Page 43; WV Archives Web Site.
Nathan Blevins; age 20; born at Bartley, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 18 Aug 1960
at Raysal, WV; Edna Lorene Hagerman; age 16; born and living at Jolo, WV; single; with consent
of Robert and Elma Blevins, parents of Nathan Blevins, and John and Victoria
Hagerman, parents of Edna Lorene Hagerman.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Lorene E. Blevins, 68, of Raysal, WV, died Thursday,
July 5, 2012, at Welch Community Hospital after a
long illness.
"Lorene was born on February 2, 1944, in Jolo, WV, a
daughter of the late John and Victoria Hagerman. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her loving husband, Nathan Blevins, two brothers,
Roy Hagerman and Ralph Hagerman, and one sister,
Glenna Hagerman Mitchell.
"Survivors include her three children to whom she
devoted her life; two sons, Ron Blevins and wife Trish
of Kimball, WV, and Nathan Blevins, Jr. of Welch,
WV; and one daughter, Nancy Johnson and husband
Keith of Bluefield, WV; five grandchildren, Kathy
Blevins Robbins, Brittany Blevins, Charles Blevins,
Caleb Blevins and Corie Blevins; two step
grandchildren, Heather Goins and Justin Porterfield;
six great grandchildren; and a host of nephews,
nieces, family and friends.
"A celebration of life service is scheduled for Sunday,
July 8, 2012, at 12 noon with Pastor Charles Rose
officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in
Iaeger, WV. After services, following the wishes of
the deceased, her body will be cremated..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
John Plummer; age 29; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Sandy Huff, WV; son of
unlisted parents; married on 5 Mar 1924 at Sandy Huff, WV; Bell Rose; age 19; born in Smyth Co,
VA; single; daughter of Elisha and Polly.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10487; WV Archives Web Site.
John Plummer; age 42; born in VA; married; husband of Tilda Plummer; coal loader; living at Iaeger,
WV; son of James and Jeniva Plummer; died 17 Jul 1936 at Ieager, WV; from shot in right hip and
left leg; homicide; buried 20 Jul 1936 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Luther Plummer, English, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield Cemetery (Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV);
submitted by Chris Ann; 26 Aug 2008.
John Fielder Plummer; born in 1895; died 17 Jul 1936 at Iaeger, WV; buried here; photos shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1910; Page 79B; Family #10.
Listed as Matilda Rose; age 4; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary J. Steel Rose.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; takern on 24 Mar 1920; Page 251A;
Family #320.
Listed as Tilda Lester; age 14; born in WV; in household of mother, Mary Steel Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 264; WV Archives Web Site.
John Plummer; age 29; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Sandy Huff, WV; son of
unlisted parents; married on 5 Mar 1924 at Sandy Huff, WV; Bell Rose; age 19; born in Smyth Co,
VA; single; daughter of Elisha and Polly.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__( 1937); Page 137; WV Archives Website.
Vester Rose; born in 1893 in White Co, TN; living at Iaeger, WV; son of W.A. and _____; married on 7
Aug 1937 at Iaeger, WV; Tilda Plummer; born 21 Nov 1906 in Iaeger, WV; living in Iaeger, WV;
daughter of Lisha and Polly Lester.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Lynn Cemetery, Lincoln Co, WV; submitted by Chris Ann; 15 Mar 2012.
Matilda Belle Rose Plummer; born 24 Nov 1903; died 11 Jul 1971 in Pike Co, KY, buried here; photo
shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1932); Page 173; Line 10; WV Archives Web Site.
James Plummer; age 6 yrs, 8 mons, 3 days; born 29 Aug 1925 in WV; son of John and Bell (Rose)
Plummer; died 9 May 1932 at Welch, WV from acute meningitis; buried 10 May 1932 at Iaeger, WV;
informant, Mrs. John Plummer.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Chris Ann; 26 Aug 2008.
James Plummer; born 29 Aug 1925; died 9 May 1932; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 482; WV Archives Website.
Douglas Plummer; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 12 Jun 1956 in Iaeger,
WV; Cynthua Mae Rowe; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Richard and
Ethel Edna Rowe, parents of Cynthia Mae Rowe.
2. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Douglas Plummer
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1935
Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1978
Marriage Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Sharon Kay West "
2. Find A Grave.com Website; submitted by Chris Ann; 2 jan 2019.
" Douglas Plummer
Birth 25 Apr 1935
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 30 Dec 2018 (aged 83)
Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial Cremated
Memorial ID 195752741"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 482; WV Archives Website.
Douglas Plummer; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 12 Jun 1956 in Iaeger,
WV; Cynthua Mae Rowe; age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Richard and
Ethel Edna Rowe, parents of Cynthia Mae Rowe.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A; Image
15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Emma Carter; age 40; born in VA; married twice; last time for 1 yr; Black;13 children, 12
living; in household of husband, Jacob Carter.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Coal City; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 179B; Image 10 of 14;
Family # 98/99.
Listed as Emma Porterfield; age 45; born in VA; widow; Black; head of household.
1. 1930 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 186B; Image 58 of 77;
Family #529/567.
Listed as Peter Porterfield; age 37; born in VA; single; Negro; janitor in theater; in household of
brother, Wesley B. Porterfield.
1. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Coal City; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 179B; Image 10 of 14;
Family # 98/99.
Listed as William Porterfield; age 25; born in VA; single; Black; coal miner; in household of mother,
Emma Porterfield.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A;
Image15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Martha Porterfield; age 13; born in VA; Black; in household of step-father, Jacob Carter.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A;
Image15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Wesley Porterfield; age 8; born in VA; Black; in household of step-father, Jacob Carter.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #5148; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wesley Porterfield; age 18; born 9 Oct 1899; living at Winding Gulf, Raleigh Co, WV; miner; Negro;
employed by Winding Gulf Coal Co, Winding Gulf, WV; nearest realative, Emma Porterfield,
Charlottesville, VA; medium heigh and build; Black eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Coal City; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 179B; Image 10 of 14;
Family # 98/99.
Listed as Wesley Porterfield; age 20; born in VA; single; Black; coal miner; in household of mother,
Emma Porterfield.
4. 1930 Census; Raleigh Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 186B; Image 58 of 77;
Family #529/567.
Listed as Wesley Porterfield; age 27 (sic, 30); born in VA; married at 20; Negro; brakeman in coal
mine; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14024; WV Archives Web Site.
Wesley B. Porterfield; age 42; born in 1901 in Charlottesville, VA; single; Colored; motorman in mine;
living at Havaco, WV; SS # 232-16-6891; son of Battey and Emma (Wellman) Porterfield; died on 3
Aug 1943 in the Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV from injuries suffered in slate fall; buried 5
Sep 1943 in Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Dallas Poterfield, McComas.
6. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 22Jan 2011.
Wesley B. Porterfield; born in 1901 in Charlottesville, VA; died 3 Aug 1943 in Welch, McDowell Co,
WV; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A;
Image15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Chainy Ann Porterfield; age 7; born in VA; Black; in household of step-father, Jacob Carter.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A; Image
15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Jacob Carter; age 62; born in VW; married 3 times, last time for 1 yr; farmer; Black; head of
household.
1. 1910 Census, Albemarle Co, VA; Scottsville District; Scottsville; taken on 3 May 1910; Page 8A; Image
15 of 26; Family #112/112.
Listed as Emma Carter; age 40; born in VA; married twice; last time for 1 yr; Black;13 children, 12
living; in household of husband, Jacob Carter.
2. 1920 Census, Raleigh Co, WV; Coal City; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 179B; Image 10 of 14;
Family # 98/99.
Listed as Emma Porterfield; age 45; born in VA; widow; Black; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #4; Lower Elkhorn Precinct; Elkhorn City; taken on 4 Jan 1920;
Page 233A; Image 15 of 17; Family #333/336.
Listed as Mose Potter; age 54; born in KY; married; workman in manufacturing p???ps; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #4; Lower Elkhorn Precinct; Elkhorn City; taken on 4 Jan 1920;
Page 233A; Image 15 of 17; Family #333/336.
Listed as Martha Potter; age 55; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Mose Potter.
1. 1920 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #4; Lower Elkhorn Precinct; Elkhorn City; taken on 4 Jan 1920;
Page 233A; Image 15 of 17; Family #333/336.
Listed as Elbra Potter; age 15; born in KY; single; railroad section hand; in household of father, Mose
Potter.
2. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Kingston Village; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 223B;
Image 14 of 73; Family #119/119.
Listed as Elbre Potter; age 25; born in KY; married at 20; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elbra Potter
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1904
Birth Place: Praise, Kentucky, USA
Residence: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Thursie Potter
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name
Elbra Potter"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1968); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Elbra Z. Potter; age 63 yrs, 19 mons, 25 days; born 17 Nov 1904 in KY; miner; married; living at Davy,
WV; son of Mose and Martha (Sifers, sic, Cyphers) Potter; died 11 Oct 1968 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; from dissecting ameurysm, abdominal; buried 13 Oct 1968 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elbra Potter; born 17 Nov 1904; died in Oct 1968; last residence, Davy, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 227-05-7893; card issued in VA before 1951.
5. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Becky; 17 Jun 2009; maintained by MaxineStevensWinchester; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Elba Z. Potter; born 17 Nov 1904; died 11 Oct 1968; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife Thursie S. Cyphers Potter.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Kingston Village; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 223B;
Image 14 of 73; Family #119/119.
Listed as Thursie Potter; age 24; born in VA; married at 21; in household of husband, Elbra Z. Potter.
2. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Thursie S. Potter; born 11 Jan 1903; died 12 Feb 1978; buried here; double headstone ohoto shown
with husband, Elbra Z. Potter.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Kingston Village; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 223B;
Image 14 of 73; Family #119/119.
Listed as Roby Potter; age 3 yrs, 4 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Elbra Z. Potter.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 65A;
Family #7/7.
Listed as Raymond Lambert; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William K. Lambert.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 93; WV Archives Web Site.
Raymond Lambert; age 23; born at Mohegan, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; married on 6 Mar 1953
at Davy, WV; Betty C. Potter; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Davy, WV; with consent
of Elbry and Thursie Potter, parents of Betty C. Potter.
1. WV Births Index, 1853-1969; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Betty Cootta Potter; born 4 Oct 1934 at Kinston, Fayette Co, WV to Elbra and Thursie (Sifer, sic,
Cyphers) Potter.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 37B;
Image 4 of 58; Family #30/35.
Listed as Charles Rhoades; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Charles R. Rhodes.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 18 Apr 1940;
Page 726A; Image 11 of 48; Household #100.
Listed as Charles Rhodes, Jr; age 18; born in WV; 8th grade education; not attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Charles R. Rhodes..
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charley Wilson Rhodes
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Davy, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1921
Residence: Davy, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Pond Creek Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Fannie Rhodes
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Charley Wilson Rhodes Self (Head"
4. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"ame: Charley W Rhodes
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1942
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 140"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charlie Rhodes
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1921
Death Date: 21 Nov 1972
SSN: 234285490
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 5 Aug 1942
Release Date 1: 27 Oct 1945"
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 485; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie W. Rhodes; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; single; issued a license to marry on 28 May
1946 in McDowell Co, WV; Eunice Potter age 22; born in Pikeville, KY; single; living at Davy, WV; no
return by minister.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 222; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Wilson Rhodes, Jr; age 27; born and living at Davy, WV; single; married on 18 Sep 1948 at
Baileysville, WV; Blonnie Jeanette Short; age 25; born and living at Davy, WV; single;
8. Wyoming Co, WV Death Certificate #'72 018306; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Charlie Wilson Rhodes, Jr; age 51; born 27 Aug 1921 in WV; married; husband of Blonnie Short;
coal miner; SS#234-28-5490; served in WW II; living at Brenton, WV; son of Charlie R. and Fannie
(Davis) Rhodes, Sr; died 21 Nov 1972 at work in the Alpine Mine, Marianna, WV; due to coronary
occlusion; emboli; buried 25 Nov 1972 in Palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, WV; informant,
Blonnie Rhodes.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; palm Memorial Gardens, Matheny, Wyoming Co, WV; submitted by
Patty Greene, 4 Nov 2008.
Charlie Wilson Rhodes, Jr; born 27 Aug 1821; died 21 Nov 1972; buried here; bo grave marker photo
shown."father of Mike Rhodes and Charlene (Rhodes) Maynard.
1. 1930 Census, Fayette Co, WV; Kanawha District; Kingston Village; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 223B;
Image 14 of 73; Family #119/119.
Listed as Eunice Potter; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Elbra Z. Potter
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 485; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie W. Rhodes; age 23; born and living at Davy, WV; single; issued a license to marry on 28 May
1946 in McDowell Co, WV; Eunice Potter age 22; born in Pikeville, KY; single; living at Davy, WV; no
return by minister.