1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on ____; Page 265A;
Image 12 of 30; Family #114/114.
Listed as Jessie Caperton; age 2; born in KY; in household of father, James O. Caperton.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; 801 McDowell Street; taken
on 2 Apr 1930; Page 248B; Image 4 of 21; Family # 25/45.
Listed as Jessie Caperton; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, James O. Caperton.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
Beverly Aker; 14 Mar 2008.
Jessie Belle Caperton Mullins; born 20 May 1918; died 27 Feb 2008; buried here; personal photo shown.
"PRINCETON — Jessie Belle Caperton Mullins, 89, of the Princeton Health Care Center, formerly of Bluefield Avenue, Princeton and Welch, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at her residence."Born on May 20, 1918 in Hemphill, she was the daughter of the late James O. and Catherine Tuttle Caperton.
"She was a faithful member of the First Church of God in Bluefield, Welch and Princeton, where she was a member of the Adult Bible Sunday School Class. Mrs. Mullins taught primary-age Sunday School classes for many years in Bluefield and Welch churches. She was also a member of the "WCG" Women of the Church of God.
"She worked for Watson's Department Store in Welch in the 1970s for 9 years and for the Republican Committee registering voters and working election polls in McDowell County.
"In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jess J. Mullins; two brothers, Albert and Cecil Caperton; three sisters, Mary Ingle, Iris Dillon and Edna French; two daughters-in-law, Rita Mullins and Ruth Anne Mullins; and one granddaughter, Dayle Anne Burge.
"Surviving: Five children, Jimmy Mullins and wife Ruth of Midlothian, Va., Douglas Mullins of Chesterfield, Va., Randall Mullins of Powhatan, Va., Sandra Drummond and husband Wesley of Springfield, Mo. and Lucinda Lambert and husband D.D. of Princeton; nine grandchildren, Selena, Deborah, Terri, Amanda, Michael, Donna, Daryl, Andy and Valerie; 16 great-grandchildren, Sarah, Anna, Katie, Gregory, Jeffrey, Michelle, Laura, Jack, Samuel, Caleb, Luke, Rebekah, Tyler, Emily, Nicholas and Katie; two great-great-grandchildren, MacKenzie and Donnie.
"A Service to Celebrate the Life of Jessie Mullins will be held Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastor Charlie Shrewsbury, Pastor Randy Cline and Pastor Jeff Beckett officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Courthouse Road in Princeton...."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 004888; WV Archives Web Site.
Rufus Franklin Cardwell; age 71; born 15 Apr 1885 in Stokes Co, NC; married; retired coal
miner; SS# 235-05-4364; living at English, WV; son of Richard and Nancy (Tilley) Cardwell;
died 7 Mar 1957 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from cardiac insufficiency due to arteriosclerotis
heart disease with far advanced pneumoconiosis; buried 10 Mar 1957 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Lena Cardwell, English.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 25 Feb 2014.
Rufus Franklin Cardwell; born 15 Apr 1885; died 7 Mar 1957; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 312; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas C. Carpenter; age 69; born in Axton, VA; divorced; Colored; living at Elbert, WV;
married on 23 Jan 1956 at Isaban, WV; Pacquita Chandler; age 57; born in MS; widow; Colored;
living at Isaban, WV.
1. 1930 Census, St. Clair Co, IL; East St. Louis Township; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 197B;
Image 10 of 42; Family #120/140.
Listed as Pacquita Chandler; age 32; born in MS; married at 18; lodger; Negro;; in household
of Lewis Renfro.
2. 1940 Census, St. Clair Co, East St. Louis; E.D. 82-78; taken on 8/9 Apr 1940; Page 1524A; Image
15 of 42; Household #179.
Listed as Pasquita Chandler; age 39; born in MS; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; WPA aid ????(can't read); in household of husband, Ransom G. Chandler.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 312; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas C. Carpenter; age 69; born in Axton, VA; divorced; Colored; living at Elbert, WV;
married on 23 Jan 1956 at Isaban, WV; Pacquita Chandler; age 57; born in MS; widow; Colored;
living at Isaban, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 011982; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Pacquita H. Carpenter; age 72; born in Mar 1898 in MS; widow; Negro; housewife; living at Isaban,
WV; daughter of Henry and Betty (Short) Hairston; died 24 Aug 1971 in Doctors Memorial Hospital,
Welch, WV; from hypostatic pneuomia due to a cardovascular accident with esstential hypertension;
buried 28 Aug 1971 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Paquita H. Carpenter; born in 1899; died in 1971; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, St. Clair Co, East St. Louis; E.D. 82-78; taken on 8/9 Apr 1940; Page 1524A; Image
15 of 42; Household #179.
Listed as Ransom G. Chandler; age 57; born in MS; married; 1 yr HS education; Negro; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
1. 1930 Census, St. Clair Co, IL; East St. Louis Township; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 197B;
Image 10 of 42; Family #120/140.
Listed as Pacquita Chandler; age 32; born in MS; married at 18; lodger; Negro;; in household
of Lewis Renfro.
2. 1940 Census, St. Clair Co, East St. Louis; E.D. 82-78; taken on 8/9 Apr 1940; Page 1524A; Image
15 of 42; Household #179.
Listed as Pasquita Chandler; age 39; born in MS; married; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; WPA aid ????(can't read); in household of husband, Ransom G. Chandler.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 312; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas C. Carpenter; age 69; born in Axton, VA; divorced; Colored; living at Elbert, WV;
married on 23 Jan 1956 at Isaban, WV; Pacquita Chandler; age 57; born in MS; widow; Colored;
living at Isaban, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 011982; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Pacquita H. Carpenter; age 72; born in Mar 1898 in MS; widow; Negro; housewife; living at Isaban,
WV; daughter of Henry and Betty (Short) Hairston; died 24 Aug 1971 in Doctors Memorial Hospital,
Welch, WV; from hypostatic pneuomia due to a cardovascular accident with esstential hypertension;
buried 28 Aug 1971 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Paquita H. Carpenter; born in 1899; died in 1971; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 2B; Image 4 of 26;
Family #34/39.
Listed as James Widener; age 47; born in VA; married at 19; Negro; coal miner; head of household.
Margaret Virginia "Jennie" Hughes
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 2B; Image 4 of 26;
Family #34/39.
Listed as Jennie Widener; age 44; born in VA; married at 16; Negro; in household of husband, James Widener.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 187; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilbur Mason Carr; age 25; born 1 May 1919 in White Sulphur Springs, WV; both parents dead;
raised as an orphan; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 18 Jan 1945 at Iaeger, WV; Maxine A.
Browning; age 24; born 7 Dec 1920 at Christian, WV; living at Stanaford, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 013734; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Wilber M. Carr; age 49; born 1 May 1919 in WV; married; husband of Maxine Browning; well driller;
living at Iaeger, WV; son of John Carr and unknown mother; died 14 Sep 1968 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; from carcinoma of the esophagus wth metastis to abdominal cavity; buried 17 Sep
1968 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Maxine Carr, Iaeger, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 1 Aug 2014.
Wilber M. Carr; born 1 May 1919; died 14 Sep 1968; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Maxine A. Browning Carr.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 187; WV Archives Web Site.
Wilbur Mason Carr; age 25; born 1 May 1919 in White Sulphur Springs, WV; both parents dead;
raised as an orphan; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 18 Jan 1945 at Iaeger, WV; Maxine A.
Browning; age 24; born 7 Dec 1920 at Christian, WV; living at Stanaford, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 018710; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Maxine Carr; age 49; born 7 Dec 1920 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter
of Oza and Lydia (Grimmett) Browning; died 18 Nov 1970 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from
an aplastic crisis; buried 22 Nov 1970 in Iaeger memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted
by B. Walls; 1 Aug 2014.
Maxine A. Carr; born 7 Dec 1920; died 18 Nov 1970; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Wilbur M. Carr.
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1915); Page 24; Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oza Browning; age 22; born and living in Logan Co, WV; single; miner; son of Ballard and Polly
Browning; married on 30 Dec 1915 in Logan Co, WV; Lydia Grimmett; age 16; born and living in
Logan Co, WV; single; daughter of James and Rintha (Trent) Grimmett.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Douglas C. and Fredia Long";
article; Page 195; submitted by Douglas C. Long; Box 611, Iaeger, WV 24844
1. Logan Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1915); Page 24; Line #27; WV Archives Web Site.
Oza Browning; age 22; born and living in Logan Co, WV; single; miner; son of Ballard and Polly
Browning; married on 30 Dec 1915 in Logan Co, WV; Lydia Grimmett; age 16; born and living in
Logan Co, WV; single; daughter of James and Rintha (Trent) Grimmett.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Douglas C. and Fredia Long";
article; Page 195; submitted by Douglas C. Long; Box 611, Iaeger, WV 24844