1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 311; WV Archives Web Site.
Morris Taylor; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of
Ed and Della; married on 18 Aug 1934 at Superior, WV; Nellie Byrd; age 20; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Superior, WV; daughter of Cleve and Hattie.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 102A;
Image 27 of 62; Family #287/273.
Listed as Nellie Byrd; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Byrd.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 311; WV Archives Web Site.
Morris Taylor; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Superior, WV; son of
Ed and Della; married on 18 Aug 1934 at Superior, WV; Nellie Byrd; age 20; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; living at Superior, WV; daughter of Cleve and Hattie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '56 015923; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Cleveland Taylor; age 16; born 12 Mar 1940 at Superior, WV; single; living at Suoerior, WV;
son of Moris and Nelli (Byrd) Taylor; died 13 Nov 1956 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from injuries
suffered in auto accident on street in Welch, WV; buried 16 Noc 1956 in Iaeger Memorial;
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 6 Dec 2011.
Richard Cleveland Taylor; born 12 Mar 1940; died 13 Nov 1956; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
"FATHER * NOT MY WILL BUT THINE BE DONE".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 102A;
Image 27 of 62; Family #287/273.
Listed as Cleve T. Byrd; age 37; born in VA; married at 21; pump operator in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 013720; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Thomas Cleveland Byrd; age 77; born 26 Jul 1892 in VA; married; wife of Hattie Quesenberry; miner;
living at House #250, Coalwood, WV; SS#237-07-3217; son of Frank and Tabitha Byrd; died 6 Sep 1969
at House #250, Coalwood, WV; from an acute coronary thrombosis; buried 9 Sep 1969 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Morris Taylor, Fredricksburg, VA.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Thomas Cleveland Byrd; born 26 Jul 1892; died 6 Sep 1969; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Hattie Ellen.; "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 102A;
Image 27 of 62; Family #287/273.
Listed as Hattie Byrd; age 32; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, Cleveland Byrd.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Hattie Ellen Byrd; born 24 Dec 1895; died 22 Feb 1978; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Thomas Cleveland Byrd; "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 102A;
Image 27 of 62; Family #287/273.
Listed as Carson Byrd; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Cleveland Byrd.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Carson F. Byrd; born 11 Jan 1918; died 26 Jun 1982; buried here; headstone photo shown..
1. Lawrence Co, OH; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 515; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eli Testerman; age 22; 12 Oct 1893 in Grayson Co, VA; miner; living in Fairwood, VA; son of
William and Drucie (Hall) Testerman; married on 27 Jul 1916 in Lawrence Co, OH; Blanch
Mulkey; age 20; born 1 Sep 1895 in Knoxville, TN; living in Ironton, OH; daughter of John
and Lizzie (Ross) Mulkey.
2. McDowell Co,WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4270; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eli Testerman; age 23; born 12 Oct 1893 at Fairwood, KY; living at Marytown, WV; married; with
dependent wife; employed by Solvay Collieries Co, Marytown, WV; medium height and build; brown
eyes and brown hair.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
53A; Image 35 of 57; Family #303/318.
Listed as Eli Testerman; age 35; born in VA; married at 22; coal loader in mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1467; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joe Eli Testerman; age 47; born 12 Oct 1894 in Gracen (sic, Grayson) Co, VA; living at Marytown,
WV; employed by Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co, Hemphill, WV; person who will always know
address, Mrs. Blanche Testerman, Marytown, WV; 5'7" tall; 150 lbs; blue eyes, brown hair; light
complexion.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '61 002160; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Joseph Eli Testerman; age 69; born 12 Oct 1895 in Grayson Co, WV; married; living at Rock Camp,
(Monroe Co), WV; retired miner; son of Willian and (______) Testerman; died 10 Feb 1964 at
Davy, WV; after one month stay; from advanced obstructive emphusemia and fibrosis; buried 13 Feb
1964 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Russell Testerman, Davy, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 14 Aug 2014.
Joseph Eli Testerman; born 12 Oct 1895; died 10 Feb 1964; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with wife Blanche M. Mulkey Testerman; "IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; District #5; Newcomb; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 17A; Image
15 of 30; Family #260/263.
Listed as Blanche Mulkey; age 12; born in TN; in household of father, John Mulkey.
2. Lawrence Co, OH; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 515; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eli Testerman; age 22; 12 Oct 1893 in Grayson Co, VA; miner; living in Fairwood, VA; son of
William and Drucie (Hall) Testerman; married on 27 Jul 1916 in Lawrence Co, OH; Blanch
Mulkey; age 20; born 1 Sep 1895 in Knoxville, TN; living in Ironton, OH; daughter of John
and Lizzie (Ross) Mulkey.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
53A; Image 35 of 57; Family #303/318.
Listed as BlancheTesterman; age 32; born in TN; married at 19; in household of husband, Eli
Testerman.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 14 Aug 2014.
Blanche Marie Testerman; born 13 Sep 1896; 12 Jan 1974; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Joseph E. Testerman; "IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # 9062; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Ray Testerman; age 1 yr, 6 mons, 26 days; born 20 Nov 1934 at Marytown, WV; son of
Eli and Blanche Marie (Mulkey) Testerman; died 20 Nov 1936 at Marytown, WV from broncho
pneumonia; buried 30 Jun 1936 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Eli Testerman.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sandy Cline (Littlejohn); 1 Jan 2011.
Walter Ray Testerman; born 18 Jul 1934; died 20 Nov 1936; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
53A; Image 35 of 57; Family #303/318.
Listed as MildredTesterman; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Eli Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
53A; Image 35 of 57; Family #303/318.
Listed as JuanitaTesterman; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Eli Testerman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page
53A; Image 35 of 57; Family #303/318.
Listed as RussellTesterman; age 4 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Eli Testerman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie E. Vance; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; brakeman for N&W Railway, living at
Iaeger, WV; son of James and Jane; married on 22 dec 1922 at Iaeger, WV; Bertha Lockhart;
age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Larkin and Fannie.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
William E. Vance; born in 1901; died in 1977; buried here; headstone photo shown with wife,
Bertha C. Lockhart and daughter Mary J. Vance Thompson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 297; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie E. Vance; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; brakeman for N&W Railway, living at
Iaeger, WV; son of James and Jane; married on 22 dec 1922 at Iaeger, WV; Bertha Lockhart;
age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Larkin and Fannie.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Bertha C. Vance; born in 1900; died in 1995; buried here; headstone photo shown with husband
William E. Vance and daughter Mary J. Vance.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 016919; WV Archives.
Mary Jane Thompson; age 48; born 24 Dec 1922 in WV; married; wife of Ralph Thompson;
beautican; SS # 228-18-3676; living at 1210 1/2 Highland Avenue, Bluefield, WV; daughter of
William and Bertha (Lockhart) Vance; died 8 Nov 1971; DOA Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, WV;
from unlisted cause; buried 11 Nov 1971 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by Virginia Gal; 10 Apr 2007; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Mary Jane Vance Thompson; born 24 Dec 1922; died 9 Nov 1971; buried here; headstone photo
shown with parents, William E. and Bertha C. (Lockhart) Vance.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #37410; Ancestry.com Website.
Delford Thornsbury; age 25; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; miner; son of A.T:. and Louise
(Wright, sic, Rife) Thornsbury; married on 2 Dec 1955 in Lebanon, VA; Carman Chloye Stacy; age
22; born in Excelser, VA (sic, Excelsior, WV); single; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Paul and Sarah
(Thornsbury) Stacy. ( Sarah Thornsbury was her step-mother, not her mother)
2. North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Delford Thornsbury
Gender Male
Race White
Marital Status Married
Age 58
Birth Date 31 May 1931
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Guilford, North Carolina
Death Date 14 Oct 1989
Death Place High Point (P), Guilford, North Carolina
Social Security Number 233444757
Father's Last Name Thornsbury
Source Vendor NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92
Notes Disposition: Burial out of state, Autopsy: No, Attendant: Physician, Hospital Status: General Hospital"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
"Delford Thornsbury
Birth 31 May 1931
Death 14 Oct 1989 (aged 58)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191348097"Additional Information Posted:
"Married to Carmen Chloie Thornsbury (1937-1998)."Father of Linda Thornsbury (1967-1967)."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #37410; Ancestry.com Website.
Delford Thornsbury; age 25; born and living in Jolo, WV; single; miner; son of A.T:. and Louise
(Wright, sic, Rife) Thornsbury; married on 2 Dec 1955 in Lebanon, VA; Carman Chloye Stacy; age
22; born in Excelser, VA (sic, Excelsior, WV); single; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Paul and Sarah
(Thornsbury) Stacy. ( Sarah Thornsbury was her step-mother, not her mother)
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Carmen Chloie Stacy [Carmen Chlore Thornsbury] [Carmen Thornsbury]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 22 Aug 1935
Birth Place Excelsior Mc, West Virginia [Excelsoir Mc??, West Virginia]
Death Date 17 Oct 1998
Father Paul Stacy
Mother Verdie J Collis
SSN 233546171
Notes Jan 1952: Name listed as CARMEN CHLOIE STACY;
Jun 1973: Name listed as CARMEN CHLORE THORNSBURY;
10 Nov 1998: Name listed as CARMEN C THORNSBURY"
3. North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Carmen Thornsbury [Carmen Stacy]
Gender Female
Race White
Hispanic Origin Non-Hispanic
Marital Status Widowed
Age 61
Birth Date 22 Aug 1937
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Other, Randolph, North Carolina
Residence Zip Code 27203
Education 12th grade
Occupation Molding and casting machine operators
Industry Miscellaneous plastics products
Death Date 17 Oct 1998
Death Place Other, Randolph, North Carolina
Cause of Death Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts: Extrahepatic bile ducts
Social Security Number 233546171
Father's Last Name Stacy
Source Vendor North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Notes Disposition: Burial out-of-state, Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed, Attendant: Physician, Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death, Hospital Status: Residence"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Jul 2018.
"Carmen Chloie Thornsbury
Birth 22 Aug 1937
Death 17 Oct 1998 (aged 61)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191348115"
1. North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Calvis (sic, Calvin) Eugene Thornsbury
Gender Male
Race White
Hispanic Origin Non-Hispanic
Marital Status Never Married (Single)
Age 39
Birth Date 7 Nov 1957
Birth Place West Virginia, USA
Residence Place High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
Residence Zip Code 27260
Education 9th grade
Occupation Machinists
Industry Fabricated structural metal products
Death Date 21 Mar 1997
Hospital Name High Point Mem Hosp
Death Place High Point, Guilford, North Carolina
Cause of Death Cardiomyopathy: Secondary cardiomyopathy, unspecified
Other Cause of Death Cardiac dysrhythmias: Cardiac dysrhythmia, unspecified
Social Security Number 235987595
Father's Last Name Thornsbury
Source Vendor North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Notes Disposition: Burial out-of-state, Autopsy: Autopsy Not Performed, Attendant: Physician, Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered in determining cause of death, Hospital Status: Hospital Inpatient "
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 16 Jul 2018.
"Calvin Eugene Thornsbury
Birth 1957
Death 1997 (aged 39–40)
Burial Tom Sparks Cemetery
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191421408"
1. McDoewell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1967); Browns Creek District; WV Archives.
Linda Thornsbury; born and died 3 Jun 1967; stillborn in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; daughter of
Delford and Carmen Chloie (Stacy) Thornsbury; living at Jolo, WV; buried 4 Jun 1967 at Iaeger, WV;
informant, mother.
2. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV.
Linda Thornsberry; born and died 3 Jun 1967; buried here.
(Death Certificate states Iaeger; therefore she maynot be buried here)
1. 1917 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 720; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alice Tilley, widow of Millard living at 525 1/2 9th St, Huntington, WV.
(She was not a widow at this point in time; must be an error)
2. 1920 Census, Cabell Co, WV; Guyandotte District; Huntington; 715 6th Avenue; taken on 2/4 Jan
1920; 171B; Image 14 of 23; Family #122/148.
Listed as Millard Tilley; age 58; born in NC; married; carpenter; head of household.
3. 1920 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 484; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 715 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.
4. 1921 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 630; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 721 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.
5. 1924 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 859; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 715 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Brown Creek District; Welch; 54 Riverside Drive; taken on 2 Apr
1930; Page 201A; Image 1 of 27; Family #6/12.
Listed as Millard F. Tilley; age 68; single; carpenter; roomer; in household of Cordie Matney.
7. 1930 US City Directory, Welch, WV; Page 82; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cordia M. Matney, widow of Charles M.; living at 52 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV.
8. 1930 US City Directory, Welch, WV; Page 82; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley; carpenter; living at 52 Riverside Dr, Welch, WV.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6580; WV Archives Web Site.
M.F. Tilley; age 52 yrs, 4 mons, ? days; born ? Jun1878 at Laurel Springs, NC; single; living at
Welch, WV; carpenter; employed by Coney Island Amusement Co; son of unknown parents; died
14 May 1930 from a fracture at base of skull; fell from scaffold while at work; buried 18 May 1930
at Roderfield, WV; informant, C.A. Smithy.
(Charles A. Smithy is listed as a contractor in the 1930 Census at Welch, WV)
10. FindAGrave.com; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV.
M.F. Tilley; born Jan 1878; died 14 May 1930; buried here.
1. 1917 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 720; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Alice Tilley, widow of Millard living at 525 1/2 9th St, Huntington, WV.
(She was not a widow at this point in time; must be an error)
2. 1920 Census, Cabell Co, WV; Guyandotte District; Huntington; 715 6th Avenue; taken on 2/4 Jan
1920; 171B; Image 14 of 23; Family #122/148.
Listed as Alice Tilley; age 42; born in Canada, English; in household of husband, Millard F. Tilley.
3. 1920 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 484; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 715 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.
4. 1921 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 630; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 721 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.
5. 1924 US City Directory, Huntington, WV; Page 859; published by R.L. Polk and Co's;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Millard F. Tilley and wife, Alice; carpenter; living at 715 6th Ave, Huntington, WV.