1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Sam Cleveland Proffitt, Miner";
Article; Page 224; submitted by Mary Alline Cleveland, 124 Organ Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23701.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Myrtle Bell Proffit [Myrtle Lewis] [Myrtle Derock]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1935
Birth Place: Bradshaw McD, West Virginia [Bradshaw, West Virginia]
Death Date: 25 Jun 2001
Father:
Samuel C Proffit
Mother:
Naomi Catron
SSN: 227408586
Notes: Mar 1952: Name listed as MYRTLE BELL PROFFIT;
Jan 1959: Name listed as MYRTLE LEWIS;
Aug 1965: Name listed as MYRTLE BELL DEROCK;
04 Jul 2001: Name listed as MYRTLE L DEROCK "
1. 1920 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warrior(mines) Precinct; taken on 27 Jan
1920; Page 66A; Family #400.
Listed as Daniel Underwood; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, James A. Underwood.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; taken 18 Apr 1940;
Page 1200B; Image 38 of 133; Household #287.
Listed as Daniel Underwood; age 28; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; living in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 73; Dwelling #140.
Listed as Daniel Underwood; age 38; born in WV; widowed; loads coal in coal mine; head of
household.
4. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #'59 010909; WV Archives Web Site.
Daniel Webster Underwood; age 47; born 23 Mar 1912 at Grundy, VA; married; coal miner; living
at Bradshaw, WV; SS # 232-24-8414; son of ______ and Rebecca Underwood; died 25 Jul 1959
at ball park in Atwell, McDowell Co, WV from a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head; buried
29 Jul 1959 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Ralph Burge, Bradshaw, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 23 Oct 2011.
Daniel Webster Underwood; born 23 Mar 1912; died 25 Jul 1959; buried here; headstone photo
shown; death certificate posted; "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; taken 18 Apr 1940;
Page 1200B; Image 38 of 133; Household #287.
Listed as Jenetta Underwood; age 28; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; living in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Daniel W. Underwood.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16162; WV Archives Website.
Jennetta Underwood; age 38; born 16 Aug 1911 in War, WV; married; housewife; living at Bradshaw,
WV; daughter of Billie and Laura (Day) Underwood; died 6 Nov 1949 at home in Bradshaw, WV; due
to a self inflected gunshot wound; suicide; buried 9 Nov 1949 in Bearwallow, VA; informant, Daniel
Underwood.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 2 Aug 2011.
" Jeanettie Underwood
Birth 16 Aug 1911
Death 6 Nov 1949 (aged 38)
Burial
Underwood Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74302441"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; E.D. 24-60; taken 18 Apr 1940;
Page 1200B; Image 38 of 133; Household #287.
Listed as Andrew Underwood; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; living in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Daniel W. Underwood.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "M.L. and Virginia Mae Risen
Mahoney"; article; Page 197; submitted by Bill Mahoney.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 313; WV Archives Website.
Harold William Collins; age 22; born and living in Welch, WV; single; married on 23 Jan 1943 at
Welch, WV; Mildred Bennett; age 16; born in Fayette Co, WVl single; living in Welch, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom Hatcher
and Sandra Long; "Dr. S.A. Daniel"; Article; Page 131; submitted by Ruth D. Eichert, 521 Northridge
Dr, Altamonte, Fl 32714.
1. Of Wheelwright, KY
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-009897; Ancestry.com Website.
Timothy Graham Bowles; age 22; born 29 jun 1956 in Iaeger, WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th garde
education; living at Box 453, Iaeger, WV; son of Cyrus and Maxine (Lambert) Bowles; married on 16
Mar 1979 in Lebanon, VA; Josephine Hurley; age 16; born 14 jul 1962 in Buchanan Co, VA; this is
her 1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Boyd
and Pauline (Hurley) Blankenship.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Timothy Bowles
Spouse: Josephine Bowles
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1979
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Divorce Date: 5 Jun 1989
Divorce Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA"
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #79-009897; Ancestry.com Website.
Timothy Graham Bowles; age 22; born 29 jun 1956 in Iaeger, WV; this is his 1st marriage; 12th garde
education; living at Box 453, Iaeger, WV; son of Cyrus and Maxine (Lambert) Bowles; married on 16
Mar 1979 in Lebanon, VA; Josephine Hurley; age 16; born 14 jul 1962 in Buchanan Co, VA; this is
her 1st marriage; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Boyd
and Pauline (Hurley) Blankenship.
2. North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Josephine Bowles
Spouse: Timothy Bowles
Marriage Date: 16 Mar 1979
Marriage Place: Virginia, USA
Divorce Date: 5 Jun 1989
Divorce Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Residence Place: McDowell, North Carolina, USA"