1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1 May 1930; Page 221A;
Image 40 of 42; Family #326/327.
Listed as Ira C.Collins; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Henry H. Collins.
2. "McDowell County, WV Heritage...", L. Hassel Collins article, page 123.
Louis Hassel Collins was born 5 August 1917. He had two brothers, Virgil and Chester.
3. Iredell Co, NC; Death Certificate #24546; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mr. Ira Chester Collins; age 52 yrs, 1 mon, 14 days; born 14 Jun 1919 at Bradshaw, WV; married;
husband of Noreen Kennedy; salesman for Sears Roebuck Co; SS#234-20-3492; living at 821
Kentwood Drive, Statesville, NC; son of Henry Harrison and Emma (Rowe) Collins; died 28 Jul
1971 in the Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, NC; from a cerebral vascular accident, embolus;
buried 30 Jul 1971 in Roderfield Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Chester Collins; born 14 Jun 1919; died 28 Jul 1971; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Noreen Kennedy Collins; "THY KINGDOM COME".
1. US Public Records Index, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
Noreen K. Collins; born 1 Sep 1937 (sic, 2 Jan 1926); living at 821 Kentwood Drive, Statesville, NC
from 1 Aug 1993 to 1 Jun 2001; possible relatives, I.C. Collins, Robinette N. Collins.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Noreen Collins; born 2 Jan 1926; died 9 Oct 2001; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Ira Chester Collins; "THY KINGDOM COME'.
1. 1900 Meriwether Co, GA; Jones Mills; taken 5 Jun 1900; Page 284B; Image 6 of 10; Family #56/56.
Listed as Will Gaston; age 20; born in Apr 1880 in GA; single; Black; farm laborer; in household of
father, Jake Gaston.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 419; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Gaston; age 45; born in LA (sic?, GA?); widowed; miner; Black; living at Elkhorn, WV;
son of Jake and Caroline; married on __(license issued on 26 Jun 1923); Laura Hayes;
age 27; born in Greene Co (sic Greensboro), NC; single; Black; daughter of Alex and Mariah.
(Returned by minister W.H. Mitchell with only June 1923 and no place cited)
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; E.D. 24-13; taken 8 May 1940; Page
243A; Image 11 of 36; Household #125.
Listed as Will Gaston; age 55; born in LA; married; Negro; 3rd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; timberman in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #17537; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Gaston; age 59; born in Mar 1880 in Greenville, GA; married; Negro; coal loader; living at
Coalwood; son of Jake and Caroline Gaston; died 22 Feb 1947 at Coalwood, WV; from slate
fall in mine; buried 26 Feb 1947 in Roderfield; informant, Mary Gaston.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield Cemetery (sic, Iaeger Memorial Cemetery), Roderfield,
McDowell Co, WV; submitted by OurPast; 28 Jun 2011.
Will Gaston; born in Mar 1888 in GA; died 22 Feb 1947 at Coalwood, WV; buried here; death
certificate shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 419; WV Archives Web Site.
Will Gaston; age 45; born in LA (sic?, GA?); widowed; miner; Black; living at Elkhorn, WV;
son of Jake and Caroline; married on __(license issued on 26 Jun 1923); Laura Hayes;
age 27; born in Greene Co (sic Greensboro), NC; single; Black; daughter of Alex and Mariah.
(Returned by minister W.H. Mitchell with only June 1923 and no place cited)
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8436; WV Archives Web Site.
Laura Gaston; age 49 estimated; born in Greensboro, NC; single; Negro; maid; living at Kyle, WV;
daughter of unknown parents; died 30 Mar 1944 in Welch Emergency Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
concussion of brain from auto accident on highway in McDowell Co, WV; buried 2 Apr 1944 in
Upland Cemetery, Elkhorn, WV; informant, Helen Avery, Kyle, WV
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D.24-60; taken on 8 May 1940; Page 1234B;
Image 106 of 132; Household #828.
Listed as Wanda Ray; age 19; born in VA; single; 7th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, Gerass Sylvester Hagerman.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 286; WV Archives Web Site.
C.A. Henderson; age 11; born in Anderson Co, TN; single; miner; living at Big Sandy, WV;
son of Richard and Mattie; married on 12 Dec 1922 at Davy, WV; Josephine Richardson;
age 21; born in Anderson Co, TN (sic, born in PA per child's death certificate); single; daughter
of Tom and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1922); Page 286; WV Archives Web Site.
C.A. Henderson; age 11; born in Anderson Co, TN; single; miner; living at Big Sandy, WV;
son of Richard and Mattie; married on 12 Dec 1922 at Davy, WV; Josephine Richardson;
age 21; born in Anderson Co, TN (sic, born in PA per child's death certificate); single; daughter
of Tom and Mary.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15784; WV Archives Web Site.
Dannald Lee Henderson; age 5 mons, 28 days; born 1 Jun 1926 at Hensley, WV; son of C.A.
and Josephine (Richardson) Henderson; died 29 Nov 1926; from "heart block"; child found
ded in bed; buried 30 Nov 1936 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Thomas Richardson, Hensley.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield( sic, Iaeger Memorial), Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by Henderson; 14 Aug 2008.
Danald Lee Henderson; born 1 Jan 1926; died 29 Nov 1926; buried here.
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as P.D. Cooper; age 31; born in VA; married; cabinet maker; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery; Nebo, Smyth Co, VA;
submitted by Jon Totten; 19 Jan 2011.
Pleasant Daley Cooper; born 26 Jan 1848 in Smyth Co, VA; died 16 Mar 1922 at Nebo, Smyth
Co, VA; son of William E. and Sarah Elizabeth Christinia (Cassell) Cooper; buried here; headstone shown.
Sarah Elizabeth Christinia "Betty" Cassell
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as Lucretia Cooper; age 22; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Pleasant D. Cooper.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery; Nebo, Smyth Co, VA;
submitted by Jon Totten; 3 Mar 2011.
Sarah E. Cooper; born 6 May 1856; died 20 Jan 1928; "wife of Pleasant D. Cooper"; buried here;
headstone shown.
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as Rosabel Cooper; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Pleasant D. Cooper.
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as female infant Cooper; age 1 mon; born in May 1880 in VA; in household of father,
Pleasant D. Cooper.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; taken 18 Jun 1900; Page 224B; Image
33 of 60; Family #392/432.
Listed as E.A. Jones; age 27; born in VA in Dec 1872; married 6 yrs; carpenter; head of household.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page
194B; Image 6 of 33; Family #186/196.
Listed as E. A. Jones; age 34; born in VA; married once for 17 yrs; Blacksmith; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #454; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edward Asbury Jones; age 45; born 29 Dec 1873; living at Marytown, WV; Blacksmith for Solvay
Collieries, Marytown, WV; nearest relative, Minne Lee Jones, Marytown, WV; 5'10" tall; 137 lbs; blue
eyes and dark hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 16/21 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 3 of 11; Family #221/225.
Listed as Edward A. Jones; age 47; born in VA; married; Blacksmith for coal company; head of
household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on 24 Apr
1940; Page 735B; Household #353.
Listed as Edward Jones; age 68; born in KY (sic, VA); widowed; no education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; no education; in household of son, Walter L. Jones.
6. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 012418; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward A. Jones; age 83; born 27 (sic, 29) Dec 1872 (sic, 1873) in VA; widowed; living at Box 951,
Roderfied, WV; son of B.E. and Malinda (Buchanan) Jones; died 8 Oct 1956 in the Huntington State
Hospital, Huntington, WV; following a 5 months stay; from chronic myocarditis with generalized
arteriosclerosis; buried ___ Oct 1956 (no day given) at Roderfield, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 9 Dec 2013.
Edward A. Jones; born 29 Dec 1872; died 8 Oct 1956; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos shown.
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as Minnie Lee Cooper; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Pleasant D. Cooper.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; taken 18 Jun 1900; Page 224B; Image
33 of 60; Family #392/432.
Listed as M.L. Jones; age 23; born in VA in Nov 1876; married 6 yrs; 2 children, both living;
in household of husband, Edward A. Jones.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page
194B; Image 6 of 33; Family #186/196.
Listed as Minnie Jones; age 34; born in VA; married once for 17 yrs; 4 children, all living;
in household of husband, Edward A. Jones.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 16/21 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 3 of 11; Family #221/225.
Listed as Minnie Jones; age 43; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Edward A. Jones.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8880; WV Archives Web Site.
Minnie Cooper Jones; age 50 yrs, 7 mond, 23 days; born 27 Nov 1876 in Smyth Co, VA;
married; housekeeper; daughter of P.D. and Betty (Cassell) Cooper; died 20 Jul 1927 at
Marytown, WV; fom a cerebral hemorrhage with nephritis; buried 22 Jul 1927 at Roderfield,
WV; informant, Mrs. Flem Jarrett, Logan, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial), Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Dec 2013.
Minnie Lee Cooper Jones; born 27 Nov 1876; died 20 Jul 1927; buried here; headstone and
grave marker photos shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 16/21 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 3 of 11; Family #221/225.
Listed as Harry Jones; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Jones.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10799; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Jones; age 22; born 7 May 1911 in Marytown, WV; single; store clerk for Carter Coal Co;
son of .A. and Minnie Lee (Cooper) Jones; died 10 Mar 1934 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from
basal fracture of skull; fell down steps at War, WV; buried 12 Mar 1934 at Roderfield, WV; informant
Mrs. Thomas Dakin, Twin Branch, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Dec 2013.
Harry E. Jones; born 7 May 1911; died 10 Mar 1934; buried here; headstone and grave maker photos
shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 16/21 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 3 of 11; Family #221/225.
Listed as Mabel Jones; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Jones.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page
194B; Image 6 of 33; Family #186/196.
Listed as Walter Jones; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Jones.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Marytown; taken on 16/21 Jan 1920; Page
223A; Image 3 of 11; Family #221/225.
Listed as Walter Jones; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Edward A. Jones.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 37; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Lee Jones; age 26; born in Mingo Co, WV (sic, McDowell Co, WV); single; clerk; living at
Isaban, WV; son of Edward and Minnie; married on 2 Jun 1928 at Roderfield, WV; Vertice Price;
age 26; born in Johnson Co, KY; single; daughter of James and Synthia.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on 24 Apr
1940; Page 735B; Household #353.
Listed as Walter Jones; age 36; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; manager for private retail store; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 37; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Lee Jones; age 26; born in Mingo Co, WV (sic, McDowell Co, WV); single; clerk; living at
Isaban, WV; son of Edward and Minnie; married on 2 Jun 1928 at Roderfield, WV; Vertice Price;
age 26; born in Johnson Co, KY; single; daughter of James and Synthia.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; E.D. 24-36; taken on 24 Apr
1940; Page 735B; Household #353.
Listed as Vertrice Jones; age 40; born in WV; married; 2 yrs college education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; postmaster for post office; in household of husband, Walter L. Jones.
1. 1880 Census, Smyth Co, VA; Rich Valley District; taken on 8 Jun 1880; Page 65A; Image 15
of 35; Family #120/119.
Listed as Drucilla Young; age 60; born in VA; widow; in household of son, Pleasant D. Cooper.