1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 198; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Albany; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; storage man; living at Premier, WV;
son of John and Mary; married on 24 Jul 1931 at Welch, WV: Jessie Staley; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Edd and Ann.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # 18614; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Franklin Albany; age 28 yrs, 11 mons, 18 days; born 28 Feb 1908 at Saltville, VA;
married; husband of Jessie Staley; storage man for Don, Co; living at Welch, WV; son of
John and Mary (Collins) Albany; died 18 Dec 1936 at Welch, WV; from influenza and pneumonia;
buried 20 Dec 1936 in Roderfield Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Vance Spangler, Welch, WV.
3. FindaGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell
Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013
Leslie F. Albany; born in 1907; died in 1936; buried here; grave marker shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 198; WV Archives Web Site.
Leslie Albany; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; single; storage man; living at Premier, WV;
son of John and Mary; married on 24 Jul 1931 at Welch, WV: Jessie Staley; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; living at Premier, WV; daughter of Edd and Ann.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jessie Florine Staley Albany
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1937
Marriage Place: Chatham, Virginia, USA
Father: Edward Albany
Mother: Emma Holland Staley
Spouse: William Nathaniel Blanks"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Jessie Staley Albany
[Jessie Staley Blanks]
[Jessie Blanks]
[Jessie Staley Staley]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1914
Birth Place: Premier, West Virginia
[Premier Mcdo??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Dec 1987
Father: Edward Staley
Mother: Emma E Holland
SSN: 233123591
Death Certificate Number: 051540
Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as JESSIE STALEY ALBANY;
Dec 1939: Name listed as JESSIE STALEY BLANKS;
22 May 1998: Name listed as JESSIE S BLANKS"
1. Russell Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #2586; 12 Sep 1918; LDS Web Site.
James Henry Albright; age 34; born 20 Jul 1884; living at Wilder, Russell Co, VA;
coal loader for Clichfield Coal Co, Wilder, VA; nearest relative, Cora Albright, Wilder,
VA; medium height with stout build; light gray eyes and light brown hair.
(Birth date conflicts with death certificate and grave maker. Used 20th of Jul since
he gave this twice when registering for draft)
2. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page
67B; Image 12 of 45; Family #76/113.
Listed as Henry Albright; age 35; born in TN; married; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61A;
Image 32 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as Henry Albright; age 44; born in TN; widowed; married at 29; coal miner; head
of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 96B; Image 38 of 70; Household #277.
listed as Henry Albright; age 53; born in TN; widowed; 4th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-486; 27 Apr 1942; LDS Web Site.
Henry Albright; age 56; born 20 Jul 1886 in Knoxville, TN; living at Gary No 6, WV; employed
by US Coal and Coke Co, Gary, WV; person who will always know his address, Edith Albright,
Gary, WV; 5'11" tall; 180 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 009075; WV Archives Web Site.
Henry James Albright; age 70; born 14 Jul 1886 in Knoxville, TN; widowed;
retired miner; living at Ream, WV; son of unknown parents; died 12 Jul 1957
at Ream, WV; from a coronary thrombosis; buried 15 Jul 1957 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Cecil Albright, Welch, WV.
5. FindaGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell
Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Henry Albright; born 14 Jul 1886; died 13 Jul 1957; buried here; grave marker shown.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page
67B; Image 12 of 45; Family #76/113.
Listed as Cora Albright; age 27; born in VA; married; in household of husband,
James H. Albright..
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1020; WV Archives Web Site.
Cora Belle Albright; age 35 yrs, 5 mons, 21 days; born 15 Jul 1895 in Scott Co, VA;
married; wife of Henry Albright; daughter of Jasper M. and Sarah E. (Vickers) Meade;
died 6 Jan 1929; from labor pneumonia; 5 days following child birth; buried in Scott
Co, VA; informant, Thomas F. Meade.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page
68A; Image 13 of 45; Family #76/113.
Listed as Edith Albright; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Albright.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61A;
Image 32 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as Edith Albright; age 14; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Albright.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 96B; Image 38 of 70; Household #277.
Listed as Edith Albright; age 23; born in VA; single; 5th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James H. Albright.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4692; WV Archives Web Site.
Edith Arizona Albright; age 34; born 23 Dec 1915 in Russell Co, VA; single;;
living at Gary, WV; daughter of James Henry and Cora (Meade) Albright; died
5 Mar 1950 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from cerebro spinal memingitis;
buried 8 Mar 1950 at Thorpe, WV.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Castlewood District; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page
68A; Image 13 of 45; Family #76/113.
Listed as James Albright; age 2 yrs, 0 mons; born in VA; in household of father,
James H. Albright.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61A;
Image 32 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as James Albright; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Albright.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 96B; Image 38 of 70; Household #277.
Listed as James Albright; age 19; born in VA; single; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, James H. Albright.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61A;
Image 32 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as Cecil Albright; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, James H. Albright.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 96B; Image 38 of 70; Household #277.
Listed as Cecil Albright; age 18; born in VA; single; 8th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of father, James H. Albright.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61B;
Image 33 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as George Albright; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Albright.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Basil Albright
[George Albright]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1923
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: Apr 1980
Father: Henry Albright
Mother: Cora Meade
SSN: 234447999
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Sep 1946: Name listed as GEORGE BASIL ALBRIGHT;
05 Jan 1988: Name listed as GEORGE ALBRIGHT"
3. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Basil Albright
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 57
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1923
Death Date: 16 Apr 1980
Death Place: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 18 Apr 1980
Father: James Henry Albright
Mother: Cora Meade"
Landscapewr; never married; informant, Clarence V. Albright.
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George B Albright
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1923
Death Date: 16 Apr 1980
Cemetery: Culpeper National Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
USMC WW II
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61B;
Image 33 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as Junior Albright; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Albright.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 96B; Image 38 of 70; Household #277.
Listed as Junior Albright; age 15; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of father, James H. Albright.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 61B;
Image 33 of 45; 337/307.
Listed as Silvia Albright; age 3 yrs, 10 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James H. Albright.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9266; WV Archives Web Site.
Silvia Albright; age 6 yrs, 1 mon, 6 days; born 29 May 1926 at Gary, WV;
daughter of Henry and Cora (Meade) Albright; died 4 Jul 1932 at Gary, WV;
buried 5 Jul 1932 at Thorpe, WV; informant, Henry Albright.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U_202; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Henry Aldrich; age 51; born 19 Oct 1891 in Logan WV; living at Berwind, WV; employed by
New River and Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co, No 1 Mine, Berwind, WV; person who will always
know address, Mrs. Dottie Blankenship Aldrige; Berwind, WV; 5'9 1/2" tall; 162 lbs; gray eyes; gray
hair; ruddy complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
William Henry Aldridge; age 57; born at Big Bluff, WV; widowed; living at Berwind, WV;
married on 18 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Ethel Smythers; age 56; born in TN; widow;
living at Berwind, WV.
1. Campbell Co, TN; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 432; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Smithers married on 27 Aug 1911 in Campbell Co, TN; Dellia Ford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
William Henry Aldridge; age 57; born at Big Bluff, WV; widowed; living at Berwind, WV;
married on 18 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Ethel Smythers; age 56; born in TN; widow;
living at Berwind, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4648; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Ethel W.M. Aldrich; age 59; born 1 Aug 1891 in Lafollette, TN; married; living at
Berwind, WV; daughter of ____Deford and unknown mother; died 25 Mar 1951 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from old hyperthyroidism; cardiac failure; duricular liblillation and large
saddle embolus to aortic bifuncation; buried 27 Mar 1951 in Iaeger Memorial.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 21 Dec 2013.
Ethel Smithers Aldrich; born 1 Aug 1891; died 25 Mar 1951; buried here; headstone shown;
1. Campbell Co, TN; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 432; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Smithers married on 27 Aug 1911 in Campbell Co, TN; Dellia Ford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12961; WV Archives Web Site.
J. Walter Smithers; age 60; born 18 Jun 1882 in TN; married; husband of Ethel Smithers;
age 51; coal miner; son of Reuben and Martha (Thompson) Smithers; died 15 Aug 1942
ar Litwar, WVof a cerebral hemorrhage; buried 18 Aug 1942 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield,
WV; informant, A.V. Smithers, Berwind, WV.
1. Campbell Co, TN; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 432; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Smithers married on 27 Aug 1911 in Campbell Co, TN; Dellia Ford.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
William Henry Aldridge; age 57; born at Big Bluff, WV; widowed; living at Berwind, WV;
married on 18 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Ethel Smythers; age 56; born in TN; widow;
living at Berwind, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4648; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Ethel W.M. Aldrich; age 59; born 1 Aug 1891 in Lafollette, TN; married; living at
Berwind, WV; daughter of ____Deford and unknown mother; died 25 Mar 1951 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; from old hyperthyroidism; cardiac failure; duricular liblillation and large
saddle embolus to aortic bifuncation; buried 27 Mar 1951 in Iaeger Memorial.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 21 Dec 2013.
Ethel Smithers Aldrich; born 1 Aug 1891; died 25 Mar 1951; buried here; headstone shown;
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U_202; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
William Henry Aldrich; age 51; born 19 Oct 1891 in Logan WV; living at Berwind, WV; employed by
New River and Pocahontas Coal and Coke Co, No 1 Mine, Berwind, WV; person who will always
know address, Mrs. Dottie Blankenship Aldrige; Berwind, WV; 5'9 1/2" tall; 162 lbs; gray eyes; gray
hair; ruddy complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 412; WV Archives Web Site.
William Henry Aldridge; age 57; born at Big Bluff, WV; widowed; living at Berwind, WV;
married on 18 Jun 1948 at Welch, WV; Ethel Smythers; age 56; born in TN; widow;
living at Berwind, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4868; WV Archives Web Site.
Lottie Mae Aldrich; age 58 yrs, 11 mons, 23 days; born 4 Apr 1889 at Blackey, VA;
married; wife of William M. Aldrich, age 56; living at Berwind, WV; daughter of
General and Harriott (Justice) Blankenship; died 27 Mar 1948 at Berwind, WV;
from cancer of uterus; buried 29 Mar 1948 in family cemetery, Blackey, VA; informant,
William M. Aldrich, Berwind, WV.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Jasper Wayne Alexander; born 8 May 1955; died 7 Dec 2001; buried here; double headstone shown;
with wife Winifred D. Padgett; " ANYONE CAN BE A FATHER BUT IT TAKES SOMEONE SPECIAL TO BE
A DADDY * WITH LOVE FOREVER ROSALEE & CHILDREN SISTERS AND BROTHERS"; "TO LIVE
TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT TO DIE".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Winfred Dwayne Padgett; born 3 Sep 1978; died 10 Jun 1997; buried here; double headstone shown
with husband, Jasper W. Alexandrer; "LOVE, MOM AND SISTERS AND BROTHERS WAYNEISHA &
JATANNA * TO LIVE TOGETHER IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT TO DIE".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Bill Allen; born 27 Oct 1915 in Knoxville, TN; living at Litwar, WV; son of Bill and Naoma Allen; married
on 17 Jun 1937 at Welch, WV; Vivian Blankenship; born 12 Oct 1915 (sic, 22 Mar 1919) at Litwar, WV
(sic, VA); living at Litwar, WV; daughter of Noah and ______ Blankenship.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 30 Nov 2013.
William C. Allen; born 27 Oct 1915; died 25 Oct 1986; buried here; triple headstone and grave marker shown.
1. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 131A; Image 5 of 60;
Family #51/52.
Listed as Rosa V. Blankenship; age 9 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Noah Blankenship.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 14 Ar 1930; Page 187A;
Image 29 of 56; Family #319/320.
listed as Vivian Blankenship; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, Noah Blankenship.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1937); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Bill Allen; born 27 Oct 1915 in Knoxville, TN; living at Litwar, WV; son of Bill and Naoma Allen; married
on 17 Jun 1937 at Welch, WV; Vivian Blankenship; born 12 Oct 1915 (sic, 22 Mar 1919) at Litwar, WV
(sic, VA); living at Litwar, WV; daughter of Noah and ______ Blankenship.
4. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'69 002540; WV Archives Web Site.
Vivian Allen; age 49; born 22 Mar 1919 in VA; married; wife of William C. Allen; occupation,
restaurant; living in Roderfield, WV; daughter of Noah and Paerl (Waldron) Blankenship;
died 15 Feb 1969 in St. Lukes Hospital, Bluefield, WV; from breast cancer; buried 18 Feb 1969
in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, R.J. Allen.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 30 Nov 2013.
Vivian R. Allen; born 22 Mar 1919; died 15 Feb 1969; buried here; double headstone and marker
shown; "Mother".