1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; Powhatan; E.D. 24-47; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page
Page 910A; Image 15 of 50; Household #132.
Listed as J. Richard Armstrong; age 13; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Bessie J. Armstrong.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Richard Armstrong
Race: White
Age: 19
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Powhatan, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1926
Residence Place: Powhatan, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 13 Jan 1946
Employer: Unemployed
Weight: 131
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Bessie Armstrong
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Richard Armstrong Self (Head)
Bessie Armstrong Mother"
3. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24688; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Richard Armstrong; age 24; born in Powhatan, WV; single; coal miner; living at Norfork, WV;
son of John Lawrence and Bessie (Jennings) Armstrong; married on 25 Aug 1951 in Tazewell Co,
VA; Mary Louise Reid; age 19; born and living in Pocahontas, VA; single; daughter of William
Alexander and Elsie (Honaker) Reid.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Richard Armstrong
[James R Armstrong]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1926
Birth Place: Powhatan, West Virginia
Death Date: 9 Jun 1995
Father: John L Armstrong
Mother: Bessie Jenning
SSN: 231268329
Notes: Jul 1943: Name listed as JAMES RICHARD ARMSTRONG;
20 Jun 1995: Name listed as JAMES R ARMSTRONG"
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James R. Armstrong
SSN: 231-26-8329
Last Residence:
60647 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
BORN: 11 Sep 1926
Died: 9 Jun 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
6. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James R Armstrong
Service Info.: S1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 11 Sep 1926
Death Date: 7 Jun 1995
Cemetery: Grandview Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Bluefield, VA 24605"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #24688; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Richard Armstrong; age 24; born in Powhatan, WV; single; coal miner; living at Norfork, WV;
son of John Lawrence and Bessie (Jennings) Armstrong; married on 25 Aug 1951 in Tazewell Co,
VA; Mary Louise Reid; age 19; born and living in Pocahontas, VA; single; daughter of William
Alexander and Elsie (Honaker) Reid.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Fred (transcribed as Toby) Walls; age 46; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Martha Walls; age 39; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Fred Walls.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Garland Walls; age 24; born in WV; in household of father, Fred Walls.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Hubert Walls; age 17; born in WV; in household of father, Fred Walls.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Emmett Walls; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Fred Walls.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Gertrude Walls; age 4 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Fred Walls.
1. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; War Eagle; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 182B;
Image 6 of 14; Family #67/67.
Listed as Remley Walls; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Fred Walls.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Rimley Walls; age 23; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; miner; living at War Eagle, WV; son of J.H. and
WM; married on 9 Feb 1930 at War Eagle, WV; Rosa Smith; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; daughter of R.F. and Martha.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 014841; WV Archives Web Site.
Remley Walls; age 47; born 9 Jul 1910 at War Eagle, WV; married; living at Asco, WV;
SS #234-01-1968; son of Fred and Martha (Toler) Walls; died 15 Nov 1957 at Welch, WV; DOA
Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from an acute Coronary Occlusion; buried 19 Nov 1957 in Iaeger
Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Morris Dale Walls, Ruchlands, VA.
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 26 Dec 2011; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Remley Walls; born 9 Jul 1910; died 15 Nov 1957; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Rosie Smith Walls.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Rimley Walls; age 23; born in Mingo Co, WV; single; miner; living at War Eagle, WV; son of J.H. and
WM; married on 9 Feb 1930 at War Eagle, WV; Rosa Smith; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; daughter of R.F. and Martha.
2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Rosie Walls; age 68; born in 1914 in VA; widow; living at Bucyrus, Crawford Co, OH;
SS #232-58-9557; died 1 May 1982 in the OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Rosie S. Walls; born 27 Feb 1914; died 1 May 1982; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Remley Walls.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Shirley Lester; age 23; born and living at hanover, WV; single; son of Willie and Ellen Lester; married on
31 Mar 1952 at North Spring, WV; Inez Cline; age 22; born and living at Hanover, WV; daughter of Josh
and Myrtle Cline.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ines Lester, 84, of Hanover, WV, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, WV.
"Ines was born June 10, 1932, in Big Branch, WV, a daughter of the late Josh and Myrtle Morgan Cline. She was a homemaker and an avid gardener. Ines was also the last surviving member of her original family.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Shirley D. Lester in 2013; one brother, Howard Cine and his wife Evelyn and an infant brother; and five sisters, Flossie Morgan, Hazel Morgan, Pearl Lester, Sis Morgan, and Ruth Lester.
"Survivors include two sons, Will Lester and D.J. Lester and wife Sonya all of Hanover, WV; one granddaughter, Kaley Lester of Hanover, WV; sister-in-law, Maxine Bishop of Pineville, WV; her dog, Socks; and numerous nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 30, 2016, at 1 o'clock with Reverend Ronnie Lester and Reverend Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens at Matheny, WV...."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"William Shirley Lester, 51, of Hanover, WV, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, WV. Will was born October 16, 1965, in Welch, WV, a son of the late Shirley and Ines Cline Lester. He was a registered nurse. Will was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include one brother, D.J. Lester and wife Sonya of Hanover; one niece, Kaley Lester of Hanover; two aunts Maxine Bishop of Pineville, WV, and Thelma Lester of Hanover, WV; an uncle Pete Morgan of Iaeger, WV; his faithful friend, Ozzy; and numerous cousins, additional relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, June 30, 2017, at 1 o’clock with Reverend Dennis Lester officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Palm Memorial Gardens at Matheny, WV. ..."
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: William Dier Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Ivanhoe, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1908
Residence: Kopperston, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: The Koppers Coal Co
Weight: 184
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Elsie Lee Ward
Relationship to Draftee: Wife
Household Members:
Name Relationship
William Dier Ward Self (Head)
Elsie Lee Ward Wife"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 168A; Family #393/423.
Listed as Elsie Hyatt; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Martin L. Hyatt.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elsie Ward; born 22 Jan 1908; died in Aug 1977; last residence Logan, Logan Co, WV;
SS # 234-46-0792; card issued in WV before 1951.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 23 Oct 2011.
Elsie Lee Ward; born 22 Jan 1908; died 13 Aug 1977; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"TRIBUTE, TO YOU, GRANDMOMMA.....BUT DON'T LET'S BE UNHAPPY, SHE'S FINALLY FOUND, THE
BEAUTY AND THE PEACE OF CALM, THAT ONLY A LADY, LIKE HER DESERVED * LEE ANN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3652; WV Archives Web Site.
William James Ward; age 2 mons, 17 days; born 20 Dec 1931 at Kimball, WV; son of William Ward.
born at Ivanhoe, VA and Elsie Hyatt Ward, born at Vivian, WV; died 7 Mar 1932 at Kimball, WV
from stat?? lymphat???; buried 9 Mar 1932 at Bluefield, WV; informant, William Ward, Kimball, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #17248; WV Archives Web Site.
Brenda Lou Ward; age 12 yrs, 9 mons, 27 days; born 2 Nov 1939 in WV; living at Logan, WV;
student; daughter of William D. and Elsie Lee (Hyatt) Ward; died 29 Aug 1952 from a fractured
skull; struck by automobile will walking on sidewalk on S. Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV; buried
1 Sep 1952 in Iaeger Memorial Park (sic, Cemetery); informant, William D. Ward.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Brenda Lou Ward; born 2 Nov 1939; died 29 Aug 1952; buried here; Ward headstone and grave
marker photos shown.
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, taken on 14 Jun 1900, Page 237A, Family #165.
Listed as Samuel Osborn, age 18, born in VA in Apr 1882, in household of father, Jackson Osborn.
2. FindAGrave.com; Jeff Mullins Cemetery, Slate, Buchanan Co, VA.
Samuel Osborn; born 12 Sep 1884 in Buchanan Co, VA; died 12 Feb 1959 in Buchanan Co, VA;
son of Jackson and Liddie Margaret (Keene) Osborn; husband of Ludia Margaret Keene; buried
here.
1. FindAGrave.com; Jeff Mullins Cemetery, Slate, Buchanan Co, VA.
Lydia Margaret Keene Osborn; born in 1880 in Buchanan Co, VA; died 1939 in Buchanan Co, VA;
wife of Samuel Osborne; buried here.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; McClanahan Cemetery, Stacy, Buchanan Co, VA.
Oscar Ward; born 10 Feb 1909 in Buchanan Co, VA; died 9 Feb 1968 in Buchanan Co, VA; husband
of Gracie Osborn; buried here; headstone and personal photos shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sadie Sidotti; 27 Jan 2010; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Mrs Gracie Osborne Ward; born 18 Feb 1918 in Buchanan Co, VA; died 18 Mar 1977 in McDowell
Co, VA; daughter of Samuel and Lydia Margaret (Keene) Osborne; wife of Oscar Ward; buried
here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com; Wells Cemetery, Fairdale, Henry Co, VA.
W.H. Wells; born 28 Apr 1949; died 31 Jul 1921; buried here.
1. FindAGrave.com; Wells Cemetery, Fairdale, Henry Co, VA.
Mary Pocahontas (Shumate Wells); wife of W.H. Wells; born 25 Jun 1856; died 30 Jun 1916; buried
here.
"Daughter of Wesley Shumate & Josephine Pyrtle. Married William Hamlin Wells."THE HENRY BULLETIN, Friday, July 7, 1916
Mrs. Poca Wells, age 60, wife of Mr. W. Hamiln Wells of near Pleasant Grove, passed away on June 30th. She is survived by her husband and the following children: D. D. and L. E. Wells of Glasgow Mountain, Jesse Wells, . J. L. Jones and Mrs. Geo. W. Webster of W. Va., Mrs. J. W. B. Taylor, Jr. of Preston, Claude S., John K., Wm., McKinley and Ellie, Jennie and Lillie B. of Bassett, also one brother Mr. Tom B. Shumate of Figsboro and a sister Mrs. James Thomasson of Fontaine."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Wells; age 23; born in Henry Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of W.H. and
M.P.; married on 13 Dec 1910 at Premier, WV; Maude Fisher; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of H.H. and Ella.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 19/20 Feb 1920;
Page 209B; Image 14 of 16; Family 296/296.
Listed as Jesse Wells; age 34; born in VA; widowed; coal miner; in household of father-in-law,
Hannibal H. Fisher, with three children.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 6 Apr 1930; Page 221A; Image 57 of 75;
Family #515/532.
Listed as Jesse Wells; age 44; born in VA; widowed; married at 22; loader in coal mine; in household of
father-in-law, Hannibal H. Fisher, with two children.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #66 007103; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Jesse Wells; age 80; born 30 Jun 1885 in Henry Co, VA; widowed; retired; living at Roderfield, WV;
son of Hamlin and Pocahontas (Shumate) Wells; died 16 Mar 1966 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV
from acute congential heart failure due to chronic pulimonary emphzema with silicosis; buried
19 Mar 1966 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Opal Quesenberry,
Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Robert Libby; 1 May 2009; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Jesse Wells; born 30 Jun 1885 at Horse Pasture, Henry Co, VA; died 7 Apr (sic, 16 Mar) 1966 at
Welch, McDowell Co, WV; son of William Hamlin and Mary Pocahontas (Shumate) Wells ; buried
here; headstone photo shown; "IN LOVING MEMORY"
1. 1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; raken on 11 Jun 1900; Page 11A; Image 21 of
46; Family #190/197.
Listed as Maud Fisher; age 5; born in VA in Jan 1895; in household of father, Hannibal H. Fisher.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 4 May 1910; Page 208B; Image 30
of 33; Family #457/479.
Listed as Maud Fisher; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, H.H. Fisher.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
Jesse Wells; age 23; born in Henry Co, VA; single; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of W.H. and
M.P.; married on 13 Dec 1910 at Premier, WV; Maude Fisher; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of H.H. and Ella.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 19/20 Feb 1920;
Page 209B; Image 14 of 16; Family 296/296.
Listed as Jesse H. Wells; age 8; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Hannibal H. Fisher, with
father.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 6 Apr 1930; Page 221A; Image 57 of 75;
Family #515/532.
Listed as Hanibal Wells; age 18; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Hannibal H. Fisher, with
father.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 19/20 Feb 1920;
Page 209B; Image 14 of 16; Family 296/296.
Listed as Beatrice P. Wells; age 6; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Hannibal H. Fisher, with
father.
2. NC Deaths, 1931-1994; LDS Web Site.
Beatrice Pauline Jodges; age 65; born 15 May 1913 in McDowell Co, WV; widow; textile worker;
living at 154 Hinkle Street, Thomasville, NC; daughter of Jesse and Maude (Fisher) Wells; died
_______; buried 2 Dec 1978 in Holly Hill Memorial Park, Thomasville, NC.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 19/20 Feb 1920;
Page 209B; Image 14 of 16; Family 296/296.
Listed as Opel M. Wells; age 3; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Hannibal H. Fisher, with
father.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 6 Apr 1930; Page 221A; Image 57 of 75;
Family #515/532.
Listed as Opal Wells; age 13; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Hannibal H. Fisher, with
father.