1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Collins; age 22; born at Panther, WV; single; miner; living at Isaban, WV; son of Riler and
Louise Collins; married on 16 Jul 1927 at Panther, WV; Corby Lockhart; age 18; born at Panther,
WV; single; daughter of Harmon and Martha Lockhart.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'60 006983; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Collins; age 51; born 15 Sep 1908 in WV; married; store Owner; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
James and Louise (Lester) Collins; died; 20 May 1960 at Mohawk, WV; from a coronary embolism due
to hypertensive heart disease; buried; 23 May 1960 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Corby Collins, Mohawk, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Charlie Collins; born 15 Sep 1908; died 20 May 1960; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 13 Jan 1930; Page 264A;
Family #240.
Listed as Corba Lockhart, age 10, born in WV, in household of father, Harmon Lockhart.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1927); Page 188; WV Archives Web Site.
Charlie Collins; age 22; born at Panther, WV; single; miner; living at Isaban, WV; son of Riler and
Louise Collins; married on 16 Jul 1927 at Panther, WV; Corby Lockhart; age 18; born at Panther,
WV; single; daughter of Harmon and Martha Lockhart.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Corba M. Collins; born 5 Jun 1910; died 26 Nov 1972; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Elder Sidney Collins; born 24 Mar 1932; died 2 Apr 1999; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"HUSBAND".
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft registration Card #W-174; 7 Jun 1943; Ancestry.com Website.
Edward Eugene Smith; age 18; born 7 Jun 1925 at Canebrake, WV; living at Lex, WV; person who
will always know address, Mr. Henry Smith, Lex, WV; father; 5'8" tall' 140 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair;
ruddy complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 142; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Eugene Smith; age 23; born at Canebrake, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married
on 27 Aug 1948 at Roderfield, WV; Maphis Collins; age 21; born at Mohawk, WV; single; living
at Iaeger, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edward Eugene Smith [Edward E Smith]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1925
Birth Place: Panebrake Mc, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Aug 1999
Father:
Henry Smith
Mother:
Syntha A Wright
SSN: 235347698
Notes: Apr 1942: Name listed as EDWARD EUGENE SMITH;
10 Sep 1999: Name listed as EDWARD E SMITH"
4. "Johnson City Press"; Johnson City, TN; Thursday; 2 Sep 1999; Page 2; Newspapers.com Website.
"ELIZABETHTON — Edward E “Gene” Smith 74 153 South-gate Drive died Tuesday Aug 31 1999 at his residence following a lengthy illness Mr Smith was a Canebreak WVa native and a son of the late John Henry and Cynthia Wright Smith He was a member of Hunter United Methodist Church Mr Smith retired as a supervisor from Ford Motor Co Brook-park Ohio He was a member of Dashiell Masonic Lodge No 238 F&AM Mr Smith was preceded in death by seven brothers and five sisters Survivors include his wife Mrs Alma Jean Price Smith one son Michael Smith Euclid Ohio two daughters Cynthia Katrina Blankenship and Jeannie Lynn Blankenship both of Georgia one sister Ruth VanDyke Garden Creek Va three grandchildren one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews Tetrick (542-2232)"
5. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Edward E. Smith
Gender: Male
Death Age: 74
Birth Date: abt 1925
Residence Place: Canebreak, W. VA.
Death Date: 31 Aug 1999
Death Place: 153 Southgate Drive, Elizabethton
Spouse: Alma Jean Price Smith
Child:
Cynthia Katrina Blankenship
Jeannie Lynn Blankenship
Michael Smith
Siblings: Ruth VanDyke"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 142; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward Eugene Smith; age 23; born at Canebrake, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married
on 27 Aug 1948 at Roderfield, WV; Maphis Collins; age 21; born at Mohawk, WV; single; living
at Iaeger, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 011892; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Maphis Smith; age 37; born 4 May 1928 in Panther, WV; divorced; living at Mohawk, WV;
store operator; daughter of Charles and Corby (Lockhart) Collins; died 5 Aug 1965 in Stevens
Clinic, Welch, WV; from shock due to myocardial infarction; buried 8 Aug 1965 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Irene Lester, Panther, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Maphis C. Smith; born in 1928; died in 1965; buried here; grave maker photo shown; "DAUGHTER".
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Henry Anderson; age 42; born in Jan 1858; married 24 yrs; Black; farmer; head of
household.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Catherine Anderson; age 42; born in May 1858; married 24 yrs; Black; 12 children, 8 living;
in household of husband, Henry Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Ines Anderson; age 15; born in Dec 1884; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Fannie Anderson; age 14; born in Mar 1886; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Edward Anderson; age 12; born in Apr1888; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Boslan Anderson; age 10; born in Jun 1889; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Claude Anderson; age 9; born in Jun 1890; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Gay Anderson; age 8; born in May 1892; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Loula Anderson; age 6; born in Apr 1894; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Eve Anderson; age 4; born in Sep 1895; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. 1900 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Callands District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 234A; Family #192/192.
Listed as Russell Anderson; age 1; born in May 1899; single; Black; in household of father Henry
Anderson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 000681; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Anthony Smith; age 65; born 10 May 1907 in PA; married; husband of Nora Rush Smith; miner;
living at Tug Tower Addition, Welch, WV; son of Anthony Zaranka and Anna unknown; died 9 Jan
1973 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; from bilateral pneumonia; buried 11 Jan 1973 in
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Anthony Smith; born 10 May 1907; died 9 Jan 1973; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Nora Lee Rush Smith
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as Nora Rush; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, James Rush.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 186; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel E. Shown; born 3 Jan 1900 in Rolla, MO; living at Vivian, WV; son of George and Lillie;
married on 11 Jun 1938 at Vivian, WV; Nora Rush; born 10 Dec 1920 (sic, 1922); living at
Kimball, WV; daughter of James and Maggie.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Nora Lee Smith; born 10 Dec 1922; died 17 oct 1988; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Anthony Smith.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 186; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel E. Shown; born 3 Jan 1900 in Rolla, MO; living at Vivian, WV; son of George and Lillie;
married on 11 Jun 1938 at Vivian, WV; Nora Rush; born 10 Dec 1920 (sic, 1922); living at
Kimball, WV; daughter of James and Maggie.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as Nora Rush; age 8; born in VA; in household of father, James Rush.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 186; WV Archives Web Site.
Samuel E. Shown; born 3 Jan 1900 in Rolla, MO; living at Vivian, WV; son of George and Lillie;
married on 11 Jun 1938 at Vivian, WV; Nora Rush; born 10 Dec 1920 (sic, 1922); living at
Kimball, WV; daughter of James and Maggie.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Nora Lee Smith; born 10 Dec 1922; died 17 oct 1988; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Anthony Smith.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as James Rush; age 27; born in VA; married at 17; machinist for coal company;
head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634A; Image 7 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as James R. Rush; age 38; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; no occupation listed; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7559; WV Archives Web Site.
James Robert Rush; age 49; born in 1901 in VA; married; retired coal miner; SS# 233-32-8346;
living at Bottom Creek, WV; rural Kimball, WV; son of Arch T. and Liza Rush; died 13 Jun 1951 at
Bottom Creek, WV; from cardiac thrombosis; patient DOA-known to have had cardiac condition
for 15 yrs; buried 16 Jun 1951 in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA; informant, Mr. James C. Rush.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; submitted by
Brenda Dudley Eanes; 27 Jul 2010.
James R. Rush; born in1901; died in 1951; buried here; double headstone shown; married to Mattie
McPeak 23 Oct 1932.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as Maggie Rush; age 24; born in NC; married at 14; in household of husband, James
Rush.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as Richard Rush; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, James Rush.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634A; Image 7 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as Richard Rush; age 14; born in VA; 8th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James R. Rush.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as Dorothy Rush; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James Rush.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634B; Image 8 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as Dorothy Rush; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James R. Rush.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7713; WV Archives Web Site.
A.T. Rush; age 66; born 14 Jun 1881 in VA; retired; widowed; son of John Robert
and Virgie (Stone) Rush; died 13 Jun 1947 at Kimball, WV; from acute pulmonary edema
due to congestive heart failure; with rheumatic heart disease with mitrel stenosis; buried
16 Jun 1947 in Christiansburg, VA; informant, James Rush, Kimball, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; submitted by
Brenda Dudley Eanes; 27 Jul 2010.
A.T. Rush; born in 1881; died in 1947; buried here; triple headstone shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; no
memorial submitted.
Eliza P? Rush; born in 1882; died in 1923; triple headstone shown with husband and
daughter?.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 97A;
Image 17 of 62; Family #184/177.
Listed as James Rush; age 27; born in VA; married at 17; machinist for coal company;
head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634A; Image 7 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as James R. Rush; age 38; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; no occupation listed; head of household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7559; WV Archives Web Site.
James Robert Rush; age 49; born in 1901 in VA; married; retired coal miner; SS# 233-32-8346;
living at Bottom Creek, WV; rural Kimball, WV; son of Arch T. and Liza Rush; died 13 Jun 1951 at
Bottom Creek, WV; from cardiac thrombosis; patient DOA-known to have had cardiac condition
for 15 yrs; buried 16 Jun 1951 in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA; informant, Mr. James C. Rush.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; submitted by
Brenda Dudley Eanes; 27 Jul 2010.
James R. Rush; born in1901; died in 1951; buried here; double headstone shown; married to Mattie
McPeak 23 Oct 1932.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634A; Image 7 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as Mattie Rush; age 40; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, James R. Rush.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co, VA; submitted by
Brenda Dudley Eanes; 27 Jul 2010.
Mattie Rush; born 23 Aug 1899 in Floyd Co, VA; died 12 Feb 1995; buried here; double headstone
shown; married to Robert Rush 23 Oct 1932.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Bottom Creek (crossed out) Vivian
written in; E.D. 24-32; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page 634B; Image 8 of 47; Household #65.
Listed as James C. Rush; age 6; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James R. Rush.