1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 95; WV Archives Web Site.
Emery Cook; age 23; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Melvin and Marjorie; married on 12 Aug 1935 at Welch, WV; Pearl Royal; age 25; born in
Surry Co, NC; widow; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of Neal and Florence.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Emory Edward Cook; age 54; born 23 Nov 1911 at Emon, VA; widowed; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Melvin and Margie (Whittaker) Cook; married on 24 Mar 1966 at Gary, WV; Alpha Hazel Mitchem
Fitzgerald; age 52; born 14 Mar 1914 at Thorpe, WV; widow; living at Welch, WV; daughter of James G.
and Nora Mitchem.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Emory E. Cooke; born in 1911; died in 1989; buried here; headstone photo shown; "PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II".
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Thorpe; taken on 18 Feb 1920; Page 228B;
Image 42 of 43; Family #406/423.
Listed as Alfia Mitchem; age 5 yrs 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, James G. Mitchem.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Four; taken on 21 Apr 1930;
Page 185A; Image 59 of 73; Family #496/541.
Listed as Alfa M. Mitchem; age 16; born in WV; in household of father, James G. Mitchem.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 221; WV Archives Web Site.
James Fitzgerald; age 22; born in Kanawha Co, WV; single; lumberman; living at Big Four, WV;
son of Henry and Mary; married on 29 Aug 1932 at Kimball, WV; Athea Mitchem; age 18; born
in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Garfield and Nora.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1966); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
Emory Edward Cook; age 54; born 23 Nov 1911 at Emon, VA; widowed; living at Kimball, WV; son of
Melvin and Margie (Whittaker) Cook; married on 24 Mar 1966 at Gary, WV; Alpha Hazel Mitchem
Fitzgerald; age 52; born 14 Mar 1914 at Thorpe, WV; widow; living at Welch, WV; daughter of James
G. and Nora Mitchem.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Alpha Hazel Cooke [Alpha H Fitzgerald] [Alpha Cooke] [Alpha Hazel Mitchem]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Thorpe, West Virginia [Thorpe|]
Death Date: 20 May 1994
Claim Date: 3 Dec 1963
Father:
James G Mitchem
Mother:
Nora G Nee
SSN: 234409795
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000008137
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 10 Sep 1982: Name listed as ALPHA HAZEL COOKE;
02 Dec 1963: Name listed as ALPHA H FITZGERALD;
22 May 1998: Name listed as ALPHA COOKE"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 588A; Image 27 of 36; Household #198.
Listed as Charles Cooper; age 29; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of father, Elmer Cooper, with wife and children.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 014523; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles John Cooper; age 46; born 24 Jan 1910 in Parrott, VA; married; coal miner; SS# 236-01-2068;
living at Caples, WV; son of Elmer and Bertie (Gravley, sic? Gregory?) Cooper; died 21 Nov 1956 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; from recurrent spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage,
cause undetermined; buried 24 Nov 1956 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; informant, Mrs. Charles J. Cooper.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Charlie J. Cooper; born 24 Jan 1910; died 21 Nov 1956; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 588A; Image 27 of 36; Household #198.
Listed as Georgie Cooper; age 23; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father-in-law, Elmer Cooper, with husband and children.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 588A; Image 27 of 36; Household #198.
Listed as Robert Cooper; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, Elmer Cooper, with parents.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 588A; Image 27 of 36; Household #198.
Listed as Jackie Cooper; age 2; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Elmer Cooper, with parents.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 26; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Edward Cooper; age 28; born in Nicols (sic, Nichols Co), WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV;
married on 25 Sep 1954 at Welch, WV; Mary Angelina Mirabile; age 23; born and living at
Roderfield, WV; single.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Harry E. Cooper; born 26 Mar 1926; died 12 Mar 2007; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Mary A. Cooper.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 26; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Edward Cooper; age 28; born in Nicols (sic, Nichols Co), WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV;
married on 25 Sep 1954 at Welch, WV; Mary Angelina Mirabile; age 23; born and living at
Roderfield, WV; single.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Mary A. Cooper; born 19 Apr 1931; died 10 Nov 2003; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Harry E. Cooper.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Hattie Bland Cooper; born 15 Mar 1878; died 22 Nov 1977; buried here, headstone photo shown.
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Cooper; born 26 Feb 1910; died in Jan 1973; last residence Welch, WV; SS#227-18-2974;
card issued in VA before 1951.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'73 002253; WV Archives Web Site.
James Fred Cooper; age 62; born 26 Feb 1910 in TN; married; husband of Lillian Shepherd;
coal miner; SS#227-18-2974; living at 143 McDowell St, Welch, WV; son of Jame K. and Minnie
(Sharp) Cooper; died 24 Jan 1973 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from pulmonary insufficiency due
to chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; buried 27 Jan 1973 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Feb 2014.
James Fred Cooper; born 26 Feb 1910; died 24 Jan 1973; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA, TEC 5 CO A 832 ENGR AVN BN WORLD WAR II".
1. US Public Records Index, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
Lillian Cooper; born 9 Apr 1921; living at 143 McDowell St, Welch, WV on 1 Jan 1999;
possible relatives, Paul Kenneth Cooper and Thomas G. Cooper.
2. Social Security Death Index; 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lillian Cooper; born 9 Apr 1921; die in Jan 1986; SS# 236-34-6243; card issued in WV before 1951.