1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19A; Image
11 of 60; Family #84/85.
Listed as Benjamin V. Hickam; age 39; born in VA; married at 19; assistant mine foreman in coal
mine; head of household.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19A; Image
11 of 60; Family #84/85.
Listed as Lula B. Hickam; age 42; born in VA; married at 22; in household of husband, Benjamin
V. Hickam.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19A; Image
11 of 60; Family #84/85.
Listed as Emmet P. Hickam; age 19; born in VA; brakeman in coal mine; in household of father,
Benjamin V. Hickam.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19A; Image
11 of 60; Family #84/85.
Listed as Clarence Hickam; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Benjamin V. Hickam.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Venus; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 19A; Image
11 of 60; Family #84/85.
Listed as Benny V. Hickam; age 8; born in KY; in household of father, Benjamin V. Hickam.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James V. Hickam; born 20 May 1941; living at 3023 Embassy Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019 in 1995.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Betty J. Hickam; born 1 May 1945; living at 3023 Embassy Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019 in 1993.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cheyanne Hickam; born 1 Sep 1960; living at 3023 Embassy Dr, Roanoke, VA 24019 in 1995.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer H. Hickam, Jr; born 19 Feb 1943; living at PO Box 9122, Huntsville, AL 35812 in 1988.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Homer H. Hickam"; Article; Page 169; submitted by Elsie Hickam, 366
Stanley Dr, Garden City, SC 29576.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 39; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Riley; age 29; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Squire, WV; son of J.A. and
Mary Jane; married on 27 Nov 1928 at Squire, WV; Sallie Beavers; age 22; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of William and Hannah.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 473B; Image 22 of 48; Household #169.
Listed as Joh F. Riley; age 41; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 39; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Riley; age 29; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; miner; living at Squire, WV; son of J.A. and
Mary Jane; married on 27 Nov 1928 at Squire, WV; Sallie Beavers; age 22; born in Tazewell Co,
VA; single; daughter of William and Hannah.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 473B; Image 22 of 48; Household #169.
Listed as Sallie Riley; age 32; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John F. Riley.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 473B; Image 22 of 48; Household #169.
Listed as Iva Riley; age 5; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father,
John F. Riley.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Squire; E.D. 24-24; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 473B; Image 22 of 48; Household #169.
Listed as Frieda Riley; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, John F. Riley.
2. Monongalia Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 012401; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Freida J. Riley; age 32; born 1 Mar 1937 in VA; never married; teacher; living at Squire, WV;
SS #235-56-5063; daughter of J.F. and Sallie (Beavers) Riley; died 5 Aug 1969 in the West
Virginia University Hospital, Morgantown, WV; from respitory and cardiac failure due to Hodgkins
disease; buried 8 Aug 1969 in Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, VA
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA; submitted by
Carol Stevens; 28 Dec 2007.
Freida J. Riley; born in 1937; died 5 Aug 1969; American science and math teacher at Big Creek
High School in War, WV; buried here.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Robert Timothy Riley"; Article; Page 228; submitted by Peggy Dagley Little, PO
Box 2266; Cashiers, NC 28717.
1. 1900 Census, Smyth Co, VA; St Clair District; taken on 8 Jun 1900; Page 164A; Family #77/79.
Listed as Edward Hopkins; age 17; born in VA in Apr 1883; in household of step-father, William
Cassel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site via LDS
Web Site.
E. F. Hopkins; age 25; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of
Anderson and Nannie; married on 25 Dec 1908 at Marytown, WV; Minnie Dakin; age 16; born in
Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of ________.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 25 Jan 1910; Image 2 of 4;
Family 209/222.
Listed as E. F. Hopkins; age 26; born in VA; married once for 1 yr; coal miner; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3542; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edward Franklin Hopkins; age 35; born 2 Apr 1883 ; living at Roderfield, WV; coal miner for
Hampton Roads Coal Co, Roderfield, WV; nearest relative, Minnie Hopkins, Roderfield, WV;
medium height and build; brown eyes and Black hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Edward F. Hopkins; age 36; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Edward F. Hopkins; age 46; born in VA; married at 24; loader in coal mine; head of
household.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #166.
Listed as E. Frank Hopkins; age 57; born in VA; married (sic, widowed); 4th grade education;
lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; laborer from coal mine; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-152; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edward Franklin Hopkins; age 59; born 2 Apr 1883 in Smyth Co, VA; employed by Premier Poca.
Coal Co, Premier, WV; person who will always know address, Hilda Hopkins, Roderfield, WV;
5'9" tall; 145 lbs; brown eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 014239; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Franklin Hopkins; age 79 yrs, 6 mons, 10 days; born 2 Apr 1883 in Smyth Co, VA;
widowed; retired miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of Anderson and Nancy (Martin) Hopkins;
died 12 Oct 1962 in Grace Hospital, Welch, DOA; from carcinoma of lung with metastasis; buried
14 Oct 1962 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Lawrence Hopkins,
Roderfield, WV.
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Edward F. Hopkins; born 2 Apr 1883; died 12 Oct 1962; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife Minnie Dakin Hopkins; "TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN OF IAEGER MEMORIAL CEMETERY 1928-1962".
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 224B; Image 33 of 60;
Family #393/433.
Listed as Minnie Dakin; age 8; born in feb 1892 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Dakin.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1908); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site via LDS
Web Site.
E. F. Hopkins; age 25; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of
Anderson and Nannie; married on 25 Dec 1908 at Marytown, WV; Minnie Dakin; age 16; born in
Mercer Co, WV; single; daughter of ________.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 25 Jan 1910; Image 2 of 4;
Family 209/222.
Listed as Minnie Hopkins; age 18; born in VA; married once for 1 yr; in household of husband,
Edward F. Hopkins.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Minnie Hopkins; age 27; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Edward F.
Hopkins.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17207; WV Archives Web Site.
Minnie Hopkins; age 37 yrs, 10 mons, 18 days; born 13 Feb 1892 in Mercer Co, WV; married;
wife of E.F. Hopkins; housewife; daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Law) Dakin; died 31 Dec
1929 at Roderfield, WV; due to 3rd degree burns of face, hands, arms and whole body; kerosene oil
poured in store to start a fire and explosion followed; buried 2 Jan 1930 at Roderfield, WV; informant
E.F. Hopkins, Roderfield, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Minnie D. Hopkins; born 13 Feb 1892; died 31 Dec 1929; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Arthur T. Hopkins; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Arthur Hopkins; age 18; born in WV; single; tippleman for coal mine; in household
of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Hilda M. Hopkins; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Hilda M. Hopkins; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #166.
Listed as Hilda Hopkins; age 26; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Lonnie L. Hopkins; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Lonnie Hopkins; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Harold L. Hopkins; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #166.
Listed as Harold Hopkins; age 18; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for milk company; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Paul H. Hopkins; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #166.
Listed as Paul Hopkins; age 16; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for milk company; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Lola P. Hopkins; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F.
Hopkins.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #166.
Listed as LolaHopkins; age 11; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived
in same house on 1 Apr 1935; laborer for milk company; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 224B; Image 33 of 60;
Family #393/433.
Listed as Thomas Dakin; age 48; born in Dec 1851 in England; widowed; immigrated to US in 1877;
naturalized; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 18 Jun 1900; Page 224B; Image 33 of 60;
Family #393/433.
Listed as Margaret E. Dakin; age 10; born in Dec 1889 in WV; in household of father, Thomas Dakin.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1909); Page 82; Line #7; WV Archives Web Site.
Laurence Hopkins; born 3 Oct 1909 at Marrytown, WV; parents, Edward Franklin (Hopkins) and
Minnie Deakin
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 25 Jan 1910; Image 2 of 4;
Family 209/222.
Listed as Laurence Hopkins; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy-Pocahontas; taken on 21/24 Feb
1920; Page 210A; Image 15 of 16; Family #302/302.
Listed as Larnce E. Hopkins; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 26 Apr 1930; Page 221A; image
57 of 75; Family #509/526.
Listed as Lawrence E. Hopkins; age 20; born in WV; single; agent for N&W Railway; in household
of father, Edward F. Hopkins.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 377; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Edward Hopkins; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Roderfield,
WV; son of Ed and Minnie; married on 23 Dec 1933 at Roderfield, WV; Carrie Johnston; age 23;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of Dauis and Icy.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #169.
Listed as Lloyd (sic, Lawrence) E. Hopkins; age 30; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived
in same place on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
7. "Beckley Raleigh Register"; Beckley, WV; Tuesday, 18 Nov 1975; Page 2; wvinfodepot.org;
Newspaper Archives.
"Court to Hear Bluefield Suits"
"...Also docketed by the court was a patition by Vista Grubb seeking to overturn a $25,000
judgement rendered July 9 in McDowell County Circuit Court.
"The court awarded the damages to Carrie and Larwence Hopkins for injuries sustained by Mrs. Hopkins during a traffic accident on a fourlane highway near Tazewell, VA. Mrs Hopkins was a passenger in the car driven by Mrs. Grubb..."
8. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence E. Hopkins; born 3 Oct 1909; living at PO Box 23, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV 24881
in 1989.
9. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence E. Hopkins; born 3 Oct 1909; living at Cantley Drive, Roderfield, WV 24881.
10. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lawrence E. Hopkins; born 3 Oct 1909; died 3 Aug 1989; last residence, Roderfield, McDowell
Co, WV; SS #235-09-5614; card issued in WV before 1951.
11. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lawrence Edward Hopkins
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 79
Birth Date: abt 1910
Death Date: 3 Aug 1989
Death Place: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Cj Hopkins
Certificate Number: 1989027777"
12. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
. B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Lawrence E. Hopkins; born 3 Oct 1909; died 3 Aug 1989; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with wife. Carrie Lee Johnson Hopkins' "TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN OF IAEGER
MEMORIAL CEMETERY 1945-1989"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, taken on 26 Apr 1930, Page 221A,
Family #511.
Listed as Carrie Johnson, age 20, born in WV, in household of father, Odalus C. Johnson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 377; WV Archives Web Site.
Lawrence Edward Hopkins; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Roderfield,
WV; son of Ed and Minnie; married on 23 Dec 1933 at Roderfield, WV; Carrie Johnston; age 23;
born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of Dauis and Icy.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #169.
Listed as Carry Hopkins; age 29; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lawrence E. Hopkins.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carrie Hopkins; born 27 Jun 1910; living at General Delivery, Roderfield, WV 24881.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
. B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Carrie J. Hopkins; born 27 Jun 1910; died 25 Aug 2000; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband. Lawrence E. Hopkins.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #169.
Listed as Jackie Hopkins; age 5; born in WV; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of
father, Lawrence E. Hopkins.
1. 1900 Census, Botetourt Co, VA; Amsterdam Township; taken on 21 Jun 1900; Page 159A;
Image 33 of 43; Family #339/334.
Listed as Chris T. Brumfield; age 14; born in VA in May 1886; in household of father, Tilman W.
Broomfield.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 70; WV Archives Web Site.
Criss Bromfield; age 23; born in Roanoke, VA; single; miner; living at Hemphill, WV; son of Talman
and Jane; married on 23 Oct 1911 at Welch, WV; Mary Scaggs; age 19; born in Lawrence Co, KY;
single; daughter of Joe and Eliza.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3170; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Chris Bromfield; age 33; born 14 Apr 1885; living at Hemphill, WV; miner; employed by Solvay
Colleries Co, Hemphill, WV; nearest relative, Mary Bromfield, Hemphill, WV; tall with slender build;
gray eyes and Black hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page
271A; Image 21 of 30; Family #192/192.
Listed as Chris Broomfield; age 35; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 196A; Image
7 of 75; Family #61/62.
Listed as Criss Broomfield; age 44; born in VA; married at 26; brakeman in coal mine; head of
household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Chris Broomfield; age 40; born in Roanoke, VA; widowed; brakeman; living at Hemphill, WV; son
of Ward and Jane; married on 28 Sep 1931 at Welch, WV; Ruth Flangan; age 35; born in Pulaski
Co, VA; single; living at Hemphill; daughter of Bill and Rachel.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 4 Apr
1940; Page 745B; Image 4 of 35; Household #32.
Listed as Chris Broomfield; age 48; born in VA; married; no education; lived at Hemphill, WV on 1
Apr 1935; car dropper for coal mine; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-2019; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Chris Broomfield; age 51; born 14 Apr 1891 in Roanoke, VA; living at Davy, WV; employed by
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co, Hemphill, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Ruth
Broomfield, Davy, WV; 5' 10" tall; 140 lbs; blue eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
9. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #121..
Listed as Chris Broomfield; age 61; born in VA; married; tippleman for coal mine; head of
household,
10. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Chris Bromfield; born 14 May 1886; died in Nov 1968; last residence, Canton, Stark Co, OH;
SS #236-05-1039; card issued in WV before 1951.
11. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Certificate # 090242; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Chris M. Broomfield; age 83; born in 1885; widowed; living in Canton, Stark Co, OH; died 16 Nov
1968 at his home.
12. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Jul 2014.
Chris M. Broomfield; born 14 Apr 1886; died 16 Nov 1968; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with 2nd wife Ruth Broomfield; marriage license photo also shown.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 193B;
Image 2 of 75; Family #13/13.
Listed as Ruth Flangan; age 28; born in VA; single; in household of father, William Flanagan.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 343; WV Archives Web Site.
Chris Broomfield; age 40; born in Roanoke, VA; widowed; brakeman; living at Hemphill, WV; son
of Ward and Jane; married on 28 Sep 1931 at Welch, WV; Ruth Flangan; age 35; born in Pulaski
Co, VA; single; living at Hemphill; daughter of Bill and Rachel.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 4 Apr
1940; Page 745B; Image 4 of 35; Household #32.
Listed as Ruth Broomfield; age 40; born in VA; married; no education; lived at Hemphill, WV on 1
Apr 1935; in household of husband, Chris M. Broomfield.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #121..
Listed as Ruth Broomfield; age 50; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Chris M.
Broomfield
5. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ruth Broomfield
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: Est 1897
Residence Place: Canton, Stark, Ohio, USA
Death Date: 23 Apr 1964
Death Place: Canton, Stark, USA
Inquest Hospital: Home
Registrar's Certificate Number: 30837
Inquest Questions: Certifier: Physician; Autopsy Performed?: Yes, used for certification;"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Jul 2014.
Ruth Flangan Broomfield; born 12 Jan 1897; died 23 Apr 1964; buried here; double headstone
photo shown with husband Chris M. Broomfield.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 4 Apr
1940; Page 745B; Image 4 of 35; Household #32.
Listed as James Broomfield; age 8; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived at
Hemphill, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Chris M. Broomfield.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 5 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #121..
Listed as James E. Broomfield; age 18; born in WV; never married; never worked; in household of
father, Chris M. Broomfield