1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Huff Creek District, taken on 17/19 Jan 1920, Page 222A,
Family #99.
Listed as Agnes Godfrey, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, John C. Godfrey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 9 Apr 1930; Page 177B;
Family #55.
Listed as Agnes Hughs; age 17; born in WV; married at 7 (sic, 17?); in household of father,
John C. Godfrey.
3. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huffs Creek District; E.D. 55-8; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page
157B; Image 4 of 42; Household #33.
Listed as Agnes Godfrey; age 26; born in WV; divorced; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; housekeeper; owns home; head of household.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Clifford G. Graham; age 31; born 11 Jun 1918 at Oceana, WV; living at Princeton, WV; son
of Albert Lee and Martha Graham; married on 15 Nov 1949 at Beckley, WV; Agnes Godfrey;
age 35; born in Hanover, WV; living at Beckley, WV; daughter of Crockett and Victoria
Godfrey.
1. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huffs Creek District; E.D. 55-8; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page
157B; Image 4 of 42; Household #33.
Listed as Elliott Godfrey; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education;attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of mother, Agnes Godfrey.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Elliott "Bud" Godfrey of Hopewell, VA, formerly of the Hanover area, passed from this life to eternal life, Wednesday, January 1, 2014.
"Bud was born March 12, 1942 a son of the late Agnes K. Graham. He served in the military for 20 years and worked in retail management for 31 years."In addition to his mother, Agnes K. Graham, he was preceded in death by his son, Clifford H. Godfrey, and a sister June.
"Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Jean; a sister, Elenor Cannon; a brother, George Graham; two sons, Glenn and Mark; three daughters, Rhonda, Johnna and Rebekah; 16 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren."Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 1 o’clock, with Pastor Jackie Lester officiating at the Hanover Missionary Baptist Church in Hanover, WV. Burial will follow in the Godfrey Cemetery at Hanover, WV, where military graveside services will be conducted by the Wyoming County Honor Guard, DAV Chapter 56 of Oceana and the VFW Post 8364 of Oceana. ..."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 30 Mar 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #16.
Listed as Lara B. Tinney; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, John L. Tinney
2. Fanning Furnal Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Laura Belle Tinney Wagner, age 69, of Coalwood, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Welch Community Hospital. Born July 14, 1944, in Premier, she was the daughter of the late John and Delphia Jenks Tinney.
"She was a resident of McDowell County all her life; she was a former employee at the Flat Iron Drug Store. Her favorite past times were Bowling and Reading.
Preceded in death by her Parents and one Nephew John Tinney Jr.
"Survivors include her Husband Johnny Wagner of Coalwood; One Son Roger Jones Jr of Huttonsville; Two Sisters, Deloris "Pookie" Rankins and Husband John Henry of Bluntville Va; Brenda "Jobby" Mullins and Husband Alvin of Premier; Two Brothers, Eddie Tinney and Wife Belinda of Fall Branch Tn, and John Tinney of Premier; and several Nieces and Nephews and special friends Patricia and Mark Jones of Princeton WV.
"Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at 1 p.m. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Welch with Pastor Martin West, officiating. Burial will follow at Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield WV...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 60; WV Archives Web Site.
Elzie Warner; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in KY); single; miner; living at War,
WV; son of John and Martha; married on 17 Jun 1929 at War; Myrtle Haynes; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in KY); single; daughter of Tate and Margaret.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 235B; Image
18 of 38; Family #166/170.
Listed as Elsey Warner; age 35; born in KY; married at 20; miner; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken on 4/5 Feb 1920; Page 199A; Image 53
of 70; Family #492/526.
Listed as Ollie Hanes; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, M.C. Haynes.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 259; WV Archives Web Site.
Cay (sic, Coy Martin; age 23; born in McDowell (sic, VA), WV; single; carpenter; living at Gary, WV;
son of D.W. and Minnie; married on 15 Feb 1927 at Welch, WV; Ollie Haynes; age 18; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Mack and Margaret.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 60; WV Archives Web Site.
Elzie Warner; age 25; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in KY); single; miner; living at War,
WV; son of John and Martha; married on 17 Jun 1929 at War; Myrtle Haynes; age 22; born in
McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in KY); single; daughter of Tate and Margaret.
4. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 235B; Image
18 of 38; Family #166/170.
Listed as Myrtle Warner; age 22; born in KY; married at 21; in household of husband, Elzie Warner.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ollie O'Neal; born on 19 Apr 1911; died in Mar 1886; last residence, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
SS #232-74-0597; card issued in NC or WV in 1963.
1. WV Births Index, 1853-1969; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Warner; born 10 Apr 1930 at Glen Rogers, Wyoming Co, WV; parents, Elizie, age 32, and
Myrtle, age 22, (Haynes) Warner, both born in KY.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Slab Fork District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 235B; Image
18 of 38; Family #166/170.
Listed as Earl Warner; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Elzie Warner.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1949); Page 100; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Warner; age 21 (sic, 19); born at Glen Rogers, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married
on 5 Mar 1949 at Iaeger, WV; Hilda Gray St. John; age 21; born in Fayette Co, WV; single;
living at Roderfield, WV.
4. Fanning Furnal Home; Welch, WV; Posted Obit.
"Earl Warner, age 83, of Big Sandy, West Virginia passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013
at his residence. Born April 10, 1930 in Big Sandy he was the son of the late Elzie and Ollie O'Neal Warner."Following the wishes of the deceased there will be no visitation or funeral services. The body has been cremated."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hallow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #325.
Listed as Hilda St. John; age 9; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in
Hemphill, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Roger St. John.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 100; WV Archives Web Site.
Earl Warner; age 21 (sic, 19); born at Glen Rogers, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married
on 5 Mar 1949 at Iaeger, WV; Hilda Gray St. John; age 21; born in Fayette Co, WV; single;
living at Roderfield, WV.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Hilda S. Warmer; born 11 Sep 1930; died 18 May 2007; last residence, Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV;
card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. Charlotte Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #1030; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Roger Holt St. John; age 21; born 17 Dec 1895 in Hailfax Co, VA; living at Abilene, VA; saw mill
hand; employed by Hunt Bros, Abilene, VA; married; dependent wife; medium height and build;
brown eyes and brown hair.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hallow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #325.
Listed as Roger St. John; age 43; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in Hemphill,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__ (1959); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Roger Holt St. John; age 62; born 17 Dec 1897 in VA; married; living at Big Sandy, WV; son of
William and Martha (Davis) St. John; died 20 Feb 1959 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to pneumonia
with cerebral vascular accident; buried 23 Feb 1959 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Mrs. Irene St. John, Big Sandy, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Sep 2014.
Roger Holt St. John; born 17 Dec 1897; died 20 Feb 1959; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"PVT CO C 132 ENGINEERS * WORLD WAR I".
1. 1910 Census, Charlotte Co, VA; Midway District; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 185B; Image 6 of 28;
Family #47/47.
Listed as Irene R. St. John; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, John B. St. John.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hallow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #325.
Listed as Irene St. John; age 40; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in Hemphill,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Roger St. John.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 010526; WV Archives Web Site.
Irene Ruth St. John; age 69 yrs, 2 mons, 23 days; born 1o Mar 69 (sic, 1900); widow; housewife;
living at Big Sandy, WV; daughter of John Booker and Fannie (Thompson) St. John; died 3 Jun 1969
in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to cardiac arrythmia; acute artero-lateral myocardial infarction;
arteriosclerotic heart disease with decompensation and diabetes mellitue; buried 7 Jun 1969 in
Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Sep 2014.
Irene Ruth St. John; born 10 Mar 1900; died 3 Jun 1969; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"YE ARE MY WITNESS SAITH JEHOVAH"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hallow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #325.
Listed as Brady St. John; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in
Hemphill, McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Roger St. John.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hallow; E.D. 24-36; taken
on 29 Apr 1940; Page 740A; Image 39 of 48; Household #325.
Listed as Dudney St. John; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Roger St. John.
1. 1940 Putnam Co, WV; Buffalo District; E.D. 40-3; taken on 4/5 Apr 1940; Page 23A; Image 3 of 29;
Household #25.
Listed as Lee Roy Bevins; age 4; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Toby Bevins, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 183; WV Archives Web Site.
Leroy Bevins; age 20; born in Williamson, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; married on 23 Aug
1952 at Panther, WV; Gradie Kirk; age 17; born in Charleston, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV;
with consent of Woodrow Bevins, mother deceased, parents of Leroy Bevins; and Schrilda Kirk,
mother, father deceased, parents of Gradie Kirk.
3. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leroy Bevins, Sr; born 24 Mar 1936; living at 7555 Columbus Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 in 1993.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leroy Bevins; born 24 Mar 1936; living at 161 Woodhaven Road, Statesville, NC 28677 in 1995.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 183; WV Archives Web Site.
Leroy Bevins; age 20; born in Williamson, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV; married on 23 Aug
1952 at Panther, WV; Gradie Kirk; age 17; born in Charleston, WV; single; living at Mohawk, WV;
with consent of Woodrow Bevins, mother deceased, parents of Leroy Bevins; and Schrilda Kirk,
mother, father deceased, parents of Gradie Kirk.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gradie Bevins; born 8 Feb 1936; living at 7555 Columbus Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 in 1993.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gradie K. Bevins; born 8 Feb 1936; died 22 Jul 2009; last residence, Statesville, Iredell Co, NC;
Card Issued in OH in 1952-1953.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Rich Hill Cemetery, Centerburg, Knox Co, OH; submitted by Larry
Bloom; 2 Jul 2010.
Gradie K. Bevins; born in 1936; died in 2009; ashes buried here; double headstone with husband
shown, no date for him. Her son, Samuel David also has an urn here.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leroy Bevins; born _______; living at PO Box 12F, Mohawk, WV 24862 in 1992.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leroy Bevins; born 7 Feb 1952; living at 1400 Beaver Dam Road, Odum, GA 31555 in 1992.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Darlene Bevins; born _______; living at PO Box 12F, Mohawk, WV 24862 in 1992.
2. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Darlene Bevins; born 15 Oct 1957; living at 1400 Beaver Dam Road, Odum, GA 31555 in 1993.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jonathan C. Bevins; born 8 Oct 1976; living at 1400 Beaver Dam Road, Odum, GA 31555 in
1995..
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jonathan Chad Bevins, 37, of Jesup, GA, formerly of the Panther area, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 in Jesup, GA.
"Jonathan was born October 8, 1976, in Mount Vernon, OH, a son Leroy Bevins, Jr. and Darlene Bailey Bevins. He was the owner/operator of a wrecker service and a former coal truck driver."Jonathan was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Opal Bailey, paternal grandmother, Gradie Bevins, maternal grandfather, Amos "Pig" Bailey, two uncles, Terry Bailey and David Bevins, and three cousins, Glen Cline, Joshua Bailey and Brandon Bailey.
"Survivors include his parents, Leroy and Darlene Bailey Bevins Jr. of Mohawk, WV, his fiancee, Melanie Thornton of Brunswick, GA; one daughter, Emily Jane Bevins of Brunswick, GA, one son, Timothy Dylen Bevins of Statesville, NC, two step sons, Derek Thornton, and Dawson Thornton, both of Brunswick, GA; his paternal grandfather, Leroy Bevins, Sr. Statesville, NC; two sisters, Andrea M. Webb of Brunswick, GA, and Teresa A. Bevins of Mohawk, WV; one niece, Hannah Webb of Brunswick, GA; two brothers in law. Tracey R. Webb of Brunswick, GA, and Leonard Smith of Mohawk, WV; two aunts, Joyce Vaught and husband Charlie, and Sarah McCleese and husband Kenny; six uncles, Thomas Bailey and wife Norma, David Bailey, Dale Bailey and wife Donna, Darrell Bailey and wife Peggy, Timmy Bailey and wife Marlene and Johnny Bailey and Violet Chavis; and numerous cousins and beloved friends."Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 8, 2014, , at 1 o’clock, with Reverend Willie Coleman, Reverend Larry Rife, and Reverend Thomas Fife officiating at the Panther Missionary Baptist Church at Panther, WV. Burial will follow in the Bevins/Bailey Cemetery at Mohawk near Panther, WV..."
1. "The Sentinel"; Parkersburg (WV) News; 24 Mar 2004; Newspaper Obit; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Samuel David Bevins, 48, of Oakwood Avenue, Marietta, died Monday (March 22, 2004) from injuries received in an automobile accident.
He was born May 25, 1955, in Welch, W.Va., to Leroy and Grady Kirk Bevins. He spent most of his life in Centerburg, Ohio, and had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era."He attended the Marietta Church of God, where on Feb. 24, 2004, he married Rosemary Harris Dye, who survives. He is also survived by his parents of Statesville, N.C.; one brother, Leroy Bevins Jr. of Jessup, Ga.; one sister, Sarah M. McCleese of Statesville; one daughter, Lisa Bevins Chapman of Newhall, W.Va.; two grandchildren, Zachary Chapman and Ashley Chapman of Statesville; a nephew, Colten McCleese; a niece, Jessica McCleese; one stepgrandson, James Clayton Dye of Marietta; one stepgranddaughter, Payton Nicole Dye of Marietta; one stepson, James Richard Dye of Marietta; and one stepdaughter, Shannon Elizabeth Dye of Marietta.
"He was preceded in death by one brother, Toby, who died in infancy.
"Services and burial will be in Centerburg..."
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kevn D. McCleese; born 16 Dec 1965; living at 161 Woodhaven Dr., Statesville, NC 28677 in 1995.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sarah J. McCleese; born 25 Dec 1967; living at 161 Woodhaven Dr., Statesville, NC 28677 in 1995.