1. 1910 Census, Allegany Co, MD; Mt Savage; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 167B; Family #61/67.
Listed as Russell C. Shirley; age 7; born in MD; in household of father, Charles D. Shirley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
Russell Shirley; age 21; born in Alleghany Co, MD; single; miner; living at Deegans, WV; son of
C.D. and Annie; married on 9 Nov 1923 at Juverna, WV; Dorothy Stafford; age 21; widow, born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Daniel and ______.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Mar 2014.
Charles R. Shirley; born 10 Aug 1901; died 10 Nov 1973; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Dorothy Green Shirley.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 25 Apr 1910, Page 219A, Family #95.
Listed as Dorothy Green, age 4, born in WV, in household of father, Daniel S. Green.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 196; WV Archives Web Site.
Lacy Stafford; age 22; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Deegans, WV; son of
Harry and Margaret; married on 24 Dec 1920 at Deegans, WV; Dorothy Green; age 18; born in
Wyoming Co, WV; single; daughter of Daniel Green, mother deceased.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
Russell Shirley; age 21; born in Alleghany Co, MD; single; miner; living at Deegans, WV; son of
C.D. and Annie; married on 9 Nov 1923 at Juverna, WV; Dorothy Stafford; age 21; widow, born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Daniel and ______.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Mar 2014.
Dorothy L. Shirley; born 23 Nov 1902; 31 Jul 1985; buried here; double headstone photo shown with husband,
Charles R. Shirley.
1. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Baxter; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 172B; Image 8 of 67;
Family #77/78.
Listed as Caleb Short; age 25; born in KY; married at 19; cab driver of private car; head of
household.
2. Wyoming Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1966); Page 30; WV Archives Web Site.
Caleb Short; age 61; born 30 Nov 1904 in KY; married; miner; living at Ikes Fork, WV; son of Robert
and Lillie (Williams) Short; died 31 Oct 1966 at Ikes Fork, WV from acoronary occlusion; buried
4 Nov 1966 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, Janice Short.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Jun 2014.
Caleb Short; born 30 Nov 1904; died 30 (sic, 31) Oct 1966; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with wife, Fronia Bradford Short; "BEYOND THE SUNSET".
1. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Baxter; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 172B; Image 8 of 67;
Family #77/78.
Listed as Fronia Short; age 20; born in KY; married at 14; in household of husband, Caleb Short.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Jun 2014.
Fornia G. Short; born 10 May 1908; died 21 Dec 1981; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Caleb R. Short; "BEYOND THE SUNSET".
1. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Baxter; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 172B; Image 8 of 67;
Family #77/78.
Listed as Keneth Short; age 4 yrs, 11 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Caleb Short.
1. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Baxter; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 172B; Image 8 of 67;
Family #77/78.
Listed as Caleb R. Short, Jr; age 9 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Caleb Short.
2. Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955; LDS Web Site.
Caleb Ray Short; died in 1931 at Baxter, Harlen Co, KY; son of Caleb and Fronia (Bradford) Short.
1. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Janice G Short
Also Known As Janice J Short
Residence Date 01 Nov 1998
Residence Place Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 29 Jul 1938
Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date 01 Nov 1998
2nd Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
2nd Address Date 01 Jan 1998-01 Jun 2002
3rd Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1994-25 Mar 2008
Record Number 304456270"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Janice Geneva Short
[Janice Short]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1937
Birth Place: Helena McDow, West Virginia
[Davy, West Virginia]
Death Date: 10 Mar 2007
Father: Caleb Short
Mother: Fronia Bradford
SSN: 232567852
Notes: Dec 1952: Name listed as JANICE GENEVA SHORT; 17 Mar 2007: Name listed as JANICE SHORT"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Janice Short
Last Residence:
24844 Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia
BORN: 29 Jul 1938
Died: 10 Mar 2007
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (1952)
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Modfreak; 30 Mar 2009; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Janice G. Short; born 29 Jul 1938; died 10 Mar 2007; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, Knox Co, KY; Heidrick; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 52A; Image 33 of 47;
Family #167/172.
Listed as Frank Short; age 27; born in KY; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Frank Short
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Barboursville, Kentucky, USA
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1902
Residence: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Darr Red Ash Coal Co
Weight: 155
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: J K Short
Relationship to Draftee: Brother
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Frank Short "
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 6 Dec 2013.
George Frank Short; born 31 Jul 1902; died 9 Jun 1983; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, Knox Co, KY; Heidrick; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 52A; Image 33 of 47;
Family #167/172.
Listed as Avrie Short; age 30; born in KY; married at 24; in household of husband, Frank Short.
1. 1930 Census, Knox Co, KY; Heidrick; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 52A; Image 33 of 47;
Family #167/172.
Listed as Julius Short; age 5; born in KY; in household of father, Frank Short.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Julius Herman Short
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Cawood, Kentucky, USA
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1924
Residence: Iaeger, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 11 Jan 1943
Occupation: Unemployed
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Frank Short
Relationship to Draftee: Father
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Julius Herman Short Self (Head)
Frank Short Father"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Julius H Short
[Julius Short]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1924
Death Date: May 1968
Claim Date: 16 May 1968
SSN: 234327114"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1968); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Julius Short; age 43; born 4 Dec 1924 in KY; divorced; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; served in
WW II; SS #234-32-7114; son of Frank and Avery (Jackson) Short; died 11 May 1968 at Welch,
WV from pneumonia; buried 13 May 1968 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Albert
Short, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Becky; 17 Jun 2009; maintained by Denise Drake Horton; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Julius Short; born 4 Dec 1924; died 11 May 1968; buried here; grave marker photo shown; " WEST
VIRGINIA * PFC * 456 PRCHT FA BN * WORLD WAR II".
1. 1930 Census, Knox Co, KY; Heidrick; taken on 12 Apr 1930; Page 52A; Image 33 of 47;
Family #167/172.
Listed as Imogene Short; age 2 yrs, 11 mons; born in KY; in household of father, Frank Short.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; taken 1 May 1940; Page 1224B;
Household #685.
Listed as Taylor Leffew; age 18; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James N. Leffew.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 494; WV Archives Website.
Taylor Leffew; age 22; born at Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 15 Jun 1945 at
Coalwood, WV; Lillian Adkins; age 21; born at Hayside (sic, Haysi), VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Nunber 4; Dwelling #32.
Listed as Taylor Leffew; age 27; born in WV; married; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 016657; WV Archives Web Site.
Taylor Leffew; age 44; born 24 Jul 1922 at Bradshaw, WV; married; coal miner; served in WW II;
SS#236-28-8101; son of James Noah and Lilly (Roope) Leffew; died 22 Noc 1955 in Bradshaw, WV;
due to intercranial neoplasm; buried 24 Nov 1966 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV;
informant, Lillian Leffew.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Taylor Leffew; born 23 Jul 1922; died 22 Nov 1966; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Lillian (no death date for her; she may not be buried here); "REST IN PEACE".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 494; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web
Site.
Taylor Leffwe; age 22; born at Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 15 Jun 1945 at
Coalwood, WV; Lillian Adkins; age 21; born at Hayside (sic, Haysi), VA; single; living at Bradshaw,
WV.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 68 020560; ANcestry.com Website.
Russell Lee Simmons; age 50; born in Calhoun Co, WV; widowed; construction worker; one previous
marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Tom and jennie )Griffith) Simmons; married on 29 Jun
1968 at Grundy, VA; lillian Leffew; maiden name Adkins; age 43; boen in Dickenson Co, VA;
unemployed; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Dave and Elizabeth (Puckett) Adkins.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Taylor Leffew; born 23 Jul 1922; died 22 Nov 1966; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Lillian (no death date; she apparently remarried; see below); "REST IN PEACE".
4. Published Obit; source unidentified.
"LEXINGTON, N.C. - Lillian Leffew Simons, 74, of Lexington, formerly of Bradshaw, passed away Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, in Tazewell Community Hospital. "Born April 21, 1925 in Haysi, Va., she was the daughter of the late Dave and Elizabeth Puckett Adkins. She was a former employee of L&R Discount and Ben Franklin, both of Bradshaw. "She was preceded in death by her first husband, Taylor Leffew; her second husband, Russell Simons; two sisters, Glenna Davis Taylor and Ann May; and one brother, Oscar Adkins. "She is survived by four daughters, Linda Leffew Hammond of Tazewell, Kathy Leffew McGuire of Mt. Holly, N.C., Elizabeth Leffew Steele of Sanford, N.C., and Jana Leffew Perdue of Lexington; one son, Larry Michael Leffew of Hanover; three sisters, Navalee Dell and Bonnie Wallace, both of Haysi, Va., and Stella Sutherland of Interlachen, Fla.; two brothers, Clarence Adkins of Clinchco, Va., and David Adkins of Detroit, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 'Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at noon from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger with the Rev. Don Waddell officiating. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield..."
3. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Ervinton; 15 Aug 2009.
Lillian Adkins Leffew Simmons; born 21 Apr 1925; died 5 Nov 1999; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
obit posted.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 68 020560; Ancestry.com Website.
Russell Lee Simmons; age 50; born in Calhoun Co, WV; widowed; construction worker; one previous
marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Tom and Jennie (Griffith) Simmons; married on 29 Jun
1968 at Grundy, VA; lillian Leffew; maiden name Adkins; age 43; born in Dickenson Co, VA; widow
one previous marriage unemployed; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Dave and Elizabeth
(Puckett) Adkins.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Jul 2018.
"Russell L. Simmons
Birth 23 May 1916
Death 18 Oct 1986 (aged 70)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191498053"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 494; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web
Site.
Taylor Leffwe; age 22; born at Bradshaw, WV; single; living at Raysal, WV; married on 15 Jun 1945 at
Coalwood, WV; Lillian Adkins; age 21; born at Hayside (sic, Haysi), VA; single; living at Bradshaw,
WV.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License # 68 020560; ANcestry.com Website.
Russell Lee Simmons; age 50; born in Calhoun Co, WV; widowed; construction worker; one previous
marriage; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of Tom and jennie )Griffith) Simmons; married on 29 Jun
1968 at Grundy, VA; lillian Leffew; maiden name Adkins; age 43; boen in Dickenson Co, VA;
unemployed; living at Bradshaw, WV; daughter of Dave and Elizabeth (Puckett) Adkins.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 4 Dec 2013.
Taylor Leffew; born 23 Jul 1922; died 22 Nov 1966; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Lillian (no death date; she apparently remarried; see below); "REST IN PEACE".
4. Published Obit; source unidentified.
"LEXINGTON, N.C. - Lillian Leffew Simons, 74, of Lexington, formerly of Bradshaw, passed away Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, in Tazewell Community Hospital. "Born April 21, 1925 in Haysi, Va., she was the daughter of the late Dave and Elizabeth Puckett Adkins. She was a former employee of L&R Discount and Ben Franklin, both of Bradshaw. "She was preceded in death by her first husband, Taylor Leffew; her second husband, Russell Simons; two sisters, Glenna Davis Taylor and Ann May; and one brother, Oscar Adkins. "She is survived by four daughters, Linda Leffew Hammond of Tazewell, Kathy Leffew McGuire of Mt. Holly, N.C., Elizabeth Leffew Steele of Sanford, N.C., and Jana Leffew Perdue of Lexington; one son, Larry Michael Leffew of Hanover; three sisters, Navalee Dell and Bonnie Wallace, both of Haysi, Va., and Stella Sutherland of Interlachen, Fla.; two brothers, Clarence Adkins of Clinchco, Va., and David Adkins of Detroit, Mich.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. 'Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at noon from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger with the Rev. Don Waddell officiating. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield..."
3. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Ervinton; 15 Aug 2009.
Lillian Adkins Leffew Simmons; born 21 Apr 1925; died 5 Nov 1999; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
obit posted.