1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Willie Eden; age 2; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
William Edens; age 21; born in Campbell Co, TN; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
Joseph H. and Martha; married on 5 Oct 1929 at Welch, WV; Vada Ledford; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Ada.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; taken 3 Apr 1930; page 66A;
Family #22/23.
Listed as William R. Edens (absent); age 22; born in TN; married at 21; driver in coal mine; head of
household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #36.
Listed as William Eden; age 32; born in TN; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in Davy, McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine, head of household.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #79.
Listed as William Eden; age 42; born in TN; married; section foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Vada Ledford; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 359; WV Archives Web Site.
William Edens; age 21; born in Campbell Co, TN; single; miner; living at Mohegan, WV; son of
Joseph H. and Martha; married on 5 Oct 1929 at Welch, WV; Vada Ledford; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Ada.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; taken 3 Apr 1930; page 66A;
Family #22/23.
Listed as Vada R. Eden; age 18; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, William R.
Edens
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #36.
Listed as Vada Eden; age 29; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in Davy, McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William R. Edens.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #79.
Listed as Vada Eden; age 38; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William E. Eden.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #36.
Listed as Gerald P. Eden; age 4; born in WV; no education; in household of father, William R.
Eden.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #79.
Listed as Gerald Eden; age 14; born in WV; in household of father William E. Eden.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Joseph Eden; age 40; born in TN; married once for 17 yrs; coal miner; head of household.
2. Monroe Co, WV; Death Certificate #5091; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Joseph P. Eden; age 76; born 29 Mar 1871 in Sparta, TN; married; husband of Martha Sowdus;
living at Squire, WV; son of Alexander and Tilda (Whittenburg) Eden; died 29 Mar 1947 in
Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home, Sweet Springs, Monroe Co, WV; from pneumonia due to
comminuted fracture of left femur; with senility and dementia; after 189 days in home; buried
1 Apr 1947 at Welch, WV.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Martha Eden; age 32; born in KY; married once for 17 yrs; 8 children, all living; in household
of husband, Joseph P. Eden.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Alexander Eden; age 16; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Mark Eden; age 11; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Joseph Eden, Jr; age 9; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 65B;
Family #12/12.
Listed as Joe Eden; age 29; born in TN; absent; coal loader in coal mine; in household of brother Mason Eden.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Joseph Eden; born 3 Oct 1900; died in Feb 1984; last residence, Welch, WV; SS# 235-05-7721; card
issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Joseph Eden; born in 1900; died in 1984; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as Thomas Eden; age 7; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
1. 1910 Census, Campbell Co, TN; Woolridge; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 7A; Image 9 of 16;
Family #53/53.
Listed as George Eden; age 5; born in TN; in household of father, Joseph P. Eden.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 275; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Ledford; age 22; born in KY; single; miner; living at Welch, WV; son of Clem and
_____; married on 1 May 1904 at Welch, WV; Edith pearl Clay; age 21; born in Leavenworth, KS;
single; daughter of J.R. and Ansy E.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr
1910; Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Henry Ledford; age 28; born in KY; married once for 6 yrs; farmer; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card 5228; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Henry Ledford; age 36; born 20 oct 1881; living at Hemphill, WV; miner for New Pocahontas
Colleries C, Hemphill, WV; nearest relative, Edith Ledford, Hemphill, WV; medium height with
slender build; brown eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page
136A; Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as John H. Ledford; age 37; born in KY; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as J. Henry Ledford; age 48; born in KY; married at 23; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1470; 27 Apr 1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Henry Ledfrod; age 60; born 20 Oct 1881 in Harlan Co, KY; living at Welch, WV; employed
by Premier Coal Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Edith Ledford, Welch,
WV; 5' 9 1/4" tall; 145 lbs; gray eyes; gray hair; dark complexion.
7. McDowell Co, WV; death certificate #'68 013702; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
John Henry Ledford; age 86; born 20 oct 1881 in KY; widowed; miner; living at Berwind Lane,
Welch, WV; SS #235-10-6979; son of Clayborn and Sarah Ledford; died 31 Aug 1968 in Doctors
Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from extensive pneumonia in right lung; biried 2 Sep 1969 in
Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1904); Page 275; WV Archives Web Site.
John Henry Ledford; age 22; born in KY; single; miner; living at Welch, WV; son of Clem and _____;
married on 1 May 1904 at Welch, WV; Edith pearl Clay; age 21; born in Leavenworth, KS; single;
daughter of J.R. and Ansy E.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910;
Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Edith P. Ledford; age 27; born in KS; married once for 6 yrs; 4 children, all living; in
household of husband, John H. Ledford.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Edith Ledford; age 37; born in KS; married; in household of husband, John H. Ledford.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as Edith Ledford; age 47; born in KS; married at 22; in household of husband, John H.
Ledford.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 011880; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Edith pearl Clay Ledford; age 83; born 23 Jun 1882 in Linwood, KS; married; housewife; living at
79 Berwind Lane, Welch, WV; daughter of Riley and Ellen (Moore) Clay; died 21 Jul 1965 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from abdominal carcinoma with obstructive jaundice, senility and generalized
artheriosclerosis; buried 23 jul 1965 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910;
Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Carl Ledford; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Carl Ledford; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910;
Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Arie V. Ledford; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Ira Ledford; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as Ira V. Ledford; age 23; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910;
Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Dennis C. Ledford; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Dennis Ledford; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as Dennis F. Ledford; age 22; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Orvil Ledford; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as Orvill R. Ledford; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Earl Ledford; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as Earl H. Ledford; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 67B; Image 6
of 47; Family #47/49.
Listed as L. Lee Ledford; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Cress; age 24; born in Johnson Co, TN; single; civil engineer; living at Gilliam, WV; son of
Grant and Martha; married on 2 Jul 1926 at Welch, WV; Vera Ledford; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Edith.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #37.
Listed as Donald Kress; age 40; born in TN; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; civil engineer for coal company; head of household.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #77.
Listed as Don W. Cress; age 48 ; born in TN; married; electrical engineer for coal mine; head of
household.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Don Cross; born 26 Apr 1900; died Sep 1987; last residence, Roanoke, VA; SS #235-09-5526;
card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger Precinct; taken on 26/27 Apr 1910;
Page 237A; Image 19 of 20; Famiily #173/173.
Listed as Venie M.. Ledford; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 31 Jan 1920; Page 136A;
Image 55 of 65; Family #468/555.
Listed as Vera Ledford; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John H. Ledford.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
Donald Cress; age 24; born in Johnson Co, TN; single; civil engineer; living at Gilliam, WV; son of
Grant and Martha; married on 2 Jul 1926 at Welch, WV; Vera Ledford; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Henry and Edith.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #37.
Listed as Vera Kress; age 30; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Donald Cress.
5. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #77.
Listed as Vera Cress; age 40 ; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Walter Donald Cress.
6. "Bluefield Daily telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 8 Mar 2004; Newspaper Obit.
"ROANOKE, Va. - Vera Cress, 94, of Roanoke, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2004."She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Cress; and a daughter, Doris Lee Saunders.
"She was a member of First Baptist Church of Roanoke, where she was also a member of the Mary Martha Sunday school class.
"Surviving is a son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Charmaine Cress of Roanoke; a son-in-law, Robert Saunders of Radford; grandchildren, Mary Alice Woods and husband, Phil, Bobby Saunders and wife, Michelle, Christie Spencer and husband, Robert, and Scott Allman; eight great-grandchildren, a sister, Gladys Lawless and husband, Bill of Princeton; and several nieces and nephews.
"Services will be at Oakey's South Chapel, 10 a.m. Tuesday. Pastor Jim Austin will officiate. Private interment will be in the Roselawn Cemetery, Princeton, 2 p.m. Tuesday..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4723; WV Archives Web Site.
Lyndal Jon Cress; age 4 mons, 8 days; born 27 Oct 1928 at Welch, WV; son of Don and Vera
(Ledford) Cress; died 5 Mar 1929 at Welch, WV; from double lobar pneumonia; buried 7 Mar 1929
at Kimball, WV; informant, J.H. Ledford, Welch, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #37.
Listed as Dorris Lee Kress; age 10; born in WV; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Donald Cress.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #37.
Listed as Gene Raymond Kress; age 5; born in WV; no grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Donald Cress.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 11; Dwelling #77.
Listed as Gean R. Cress; age 14 ; born in WV; in household of father, Walter Donald Cress.