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 Homer Hickam; age 17; born in VA; clerk in gasoline station; in household of father,
Benjamin V. Hickam.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 388; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer Hickman (sic, Hickam); age 23; born in Jonesville, VA; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV;
son of unlisted parents; married on 22 Oct 1935 at Bluefield, WV; Elsie Lavender; age 23; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of unlisted parents.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; E.D. 24-17; taken on 10 May 1940;
Page 331B; Image 44 of 64; Household #371.
Listed as Homer Hickam; age 27; born in VA; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place on 1
Apr 1935; construction foreman in coal mine; head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Homer H. Hickam; born 20 May 1912; died 2 Sep 1989; last residence, Murrells Inlet, Georgetown
Co, SC; SS #236-10-3216; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. "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.
6. "The State"; Columbia, SC; Monday; 4 Sep 1989; Page 6; Newspapers.com Website.
"GARDEN CITY Homer H Hickam 77 of 17 Stanley Drive died Saturday Born in Jonesville Va he was a son of the late Ben V and Lula Tomlinson Hickam He retired as deputy general superintendent from Olga Coal Co McDowell County Operations in Coalwood WVa He was former president of the Pocahantas Electrical and Mechanical Institute and a past president of Smoke Eaters No 1 Mine Rescue Association He was a member of McDowell Masonic Lodge No.112 AF &AM Wyndham Chapter Na 45 RAM and Benll Kedem Shrine Temple He was a member of Belln United Methodist Church Surviving are his widow Mrs. Elsie Lavender Hickam sons James V Hickam of Roanoke Va and Homer H Hickam Jr of Huntsville Ala a brother Clarence T Hickam of Surfside Beach and a sister Mrs Bennie V Semones of Tazewell ,Vs Services will be held at 10 am Wednesday at Belln United Methodist Church Memorials may be made to Belln United Methodist Church PO Box 528 Murrells Inlet SC 29576 or Tara Hall Home for Boys Georgetown SC 29440 Goldfinch Funeral Home Beach Chapel is in charge ”
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 388; WV Archives Web Site.
Homer Hickman (sic, Hickam); age 23; born in Jonesville, VA; single; miner; living at Coalwood, WV;
son of unlisted parents; married on 22 Oct 1935 at Bluefield, WV; Elsie Lavender; age 23; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of unlisted parents.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; E.D. 24-17; taken on 10 May 1940;
Page 331B; Image 44 of 64; Household #371.
Listed as Elsie Hickam; age 27; born in WV; married; 2 yrs college education; lived in Orlando,
Orange Co, FL; on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Homer Hickam.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elsie Hickam; born 15 Jun 1912; died 7 Oct 2009; last residence, Murrells Inlet, Georgetown Co,
SC; card issued in WV in 1960.
4. "The Roanoke Times"; Roanoke. VA; 10 Oct 2009; Newspaper Obit via Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Elsie Gardener Hickam, 97, of Garden City, S.C., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Until the last, she lived in her house in Garden City, adjacent to Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was born Elsie Gardener Lavender on June 15, 1912, in Atkin (near Gary), McDowell County, W.Va., to James and Minnie Lavender. She lived for many years in Coalwood, W.Va., then moved to live in Garden City, S.C. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Hickam Sr., who died on September 2, 1989. Until his retirement, Homer was the mine superintendent of Olga Coal Company. Her brothers, Kenneth, Joe, Charlie, Victor, and James Kent, also preceded her in death. Elsie was a graduate of Gary High School, Class of 1930. She was active in many organizations in Coalwood including the Coalwood Community Church Methodist Women's Circle and the Olga Woman's Club. She also supported the local schools, working tirelessly to raise funds for a variety of student activities. Most of all, she loved whatever her two sons were doing and helped them with advice and counseling throughout her long and splendid life. She was prominently featured in the memoirs written by her second son, Homer Jr., which included Rocket Boys, The Coalwood Way, Sky of Stone, and We Are Not Afraid. Her character was played by Natalie Canerday in the film October Sky. Last year, she was thrilled when the Northside High School football stadium in Roanoke, Va., was named for her son, Jim, who was the head football coach at Northside for many years. She is survived by her sister, Mary Lavender, of Mount Airy, N.C.; two sons, James Venable Hickam and wife, Betty Laphew, of Roanoke, Va., and Homer (Sonny) Hickam Jr. and wife, Linda Terry, of Huntsville, Ala. She is also survived by a granddaughter, Cheyanne Hickam, of Roanoke; and three greatgrandsons, James David, Michael and Rex Hadley Morgan..."
5. "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 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.