1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Ferrell Riffe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1968
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1984
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Mac Arthur Riffe
Mother: Brenda Gaye Riffe
Spouse: Nancy Evelyn Gibson
Certificate Number: 1984062683"
2. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: William Terrell Riffe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Divorce Age: 20
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1967
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1984
Divorce Date: 22 Aug 1988
Divorce Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
Nancy Evelyn Gibson
Certificate Number: 1988016469
Number of Children: 0"
1. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nancy Evelyn Gibson
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1969
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1969049002"
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Willie Mack Gibson"; Article; Page 151; submitted by Earnie and Willie
Jo Gibson, Son's (sic Willie Jo is a daughter), Nancy, Daughter, Box 420, Jolo, WV 24850.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nancy Evelyn Gibson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1968
Marriage Registration Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1984
Marriage Place: Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father: Willie Mark Gibson
Mother: Billie Jean Lester
Spouse: William Ferrell Riffe
Certificate Number: 1984062683"
4. Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Nancy Evelyn Gibson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Divorce Age: 20
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1967
Marriage Date: 24 Oct 1984
Divorce Date: 22 Aug 1988
Divorce Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Spouse:
William Terrell Riffe
Certificate Number: 1988016469
Number of Children: 0 "
1. Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962; LDS Web Site.
"Name William Grant Neal
Gender Male
Birth Date 12 Aug 1868
Birthplace LAWRENCE,OHIO
Father's Name Semion Neal
Mother's Name Jane Neal
2. McDowell Co, WVl Marriage Records; Vol #__(1895); Page 104; WV Archives Web Site.
W.G. Neal; age 25; born in _____; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; son of ________; married on
16 Jun 1895 at Benjamin Collins; Lyddie Collins; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Benjamin and and Susan Collins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 273A;
Image 31 of 43; Family #416/421.
Listed as W.G. Neil; age 50; born in OH; married; farmer and President of Board of Education; head
of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 200B; Image 56
of 56; Family #467/473.
Listed as W.G. Neal; age 62; born in OH; married at 25; farmer; head of household.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Disrtict; Longpole Creek; E.D. 24-57; taken on 9 Apr
1940; Page 1090B; Image 16 of 74; Household #139.
Listed as William G. Neal; age 71; born in OH; married; 6th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; no occupation; head of household.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '57 014864; WV Archives Web Site.
William Grant Neal; age 89; born 12 Aug 1868 in Lawrence Co, OH; married; timberman; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of Simeon and Jane (Hackwith) Neal; died 19 Oct 1957 at Iaeger, WV; due to
senility; buried 21 Oct 1957 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, George Neal,
Davy, WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 13 Oct 2014.
William Grant Neal; born 13 Aug 1868 in Lawrence Co, OH; died 19 oct 1957 in Iaeger, WV; buried
here; no grave marker photo shown.
"Son of Simeon Neal and Jane Hackwith. The informant was George Neal",
8. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Susie Jane Neal, "Granny Bug"";
Article; Page 214; submitted by Addie Sue Lockhart, Box 555, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 771.
Sandy River Township, page 017.
Listed as Lydia M. Collins, age 9, in household of father, Benjamin Collins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1895); Page 104; WV Archives Web Site.
W.G. Neal; age 25; born in _____; single; living in McDowell Co, WV; son of ________; married on
16 Jun 1895 at Benjamin Collins; Lyddie Collins; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
living in McDowell Co, WV; daughter of Benjamin and and Susan Collins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 273A;
Image 31 of 43; Family #416/421.
Listed as Lida Neil; age 50; born in WV; married; in household of husband, William G. Neal.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 200B; Image 56
of 56; Family #467/473.
Listed as Lydia Neal; age 60; born in WV; married at 24; in household of husband, William G. Neal.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Disrtict; Longpole Creek; E.D. 24-57; taken on 9 Apr
1940; Page 1090B; Image 16 of 74; Household #139.
Listed as Liddie Neal; age 69; born in WV; married; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935; no
education; in household of husband, William G. Neal.
6. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Susie Jane Neal, "Granny Bug"";
Article; Page 214; submitted by Addie Sue Lockhart, Box 555, Iaeger, WV 24844.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Johnson; age 25; born in Floyd Co, KY; single; farmer; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
Martin and Syltonia; married on 3 Mar 1915 at Longpole, WV; Susa Neal; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Will and Lida.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 257; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus Johnson; age 25; born in Floyd Co, KY; single; farmer; living at Mohawk, WV; son of
Martin and Syltonia; married on 3 Mar 1915 at Longpole, WV; Susa Neal; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Will and Lida.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 273A;
Image 31 of 43; Family #416/421.
Listed as Susa Neil; age 18; born in WV; widow; in household of father, William G. Neal.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 30 Apr 1930; Page 200B; Image 56
of 56; Family #467/473.
Listed as Susie Neal; age 33; born in WV; single; in household of father, William G. Neal.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River Disrtict; Longpole Creek; E.D. 24-57; taken on 9 Apr
1940; Page 1090B; Image 16 of 74; Household #139.
Listed as Susie Neal; age 43; born in WV; divorced; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William G. Neal.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Susie Jane Neal, "Granny Bug"";
Article; Page 214; submitted by Addie Sue Lockhart, Box 555, Iaeger, WV 24844.
"...She died at her home in a tragic fire accident on October 17, 1992...."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1968); Page 449; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Dennis Kennedy; age 24; born 28 Feb 1944 in Kopperston, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV;
son of Dennis Will and Rhoda (Cook) Kennedy; married on 11 May 1968 at Clear Fork, WV; Edra
Gay harvey; age 18; born 23 Feb 1950 in Welch, WV; single; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of
German and Inez (Belcher) Harvey
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage records; Vol #__(1968); Page 449; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Dennis Kennedy; age 24; born 28 Feb 1944 in Kopperston, WV; single; living at Oceana, WV;
son of Dennis Will and Rhoda (Cook) Kennedy; married on 11 May 1968 at Clear Fork, WV; Edra
Gay harvey; age 18; born 23 Feb 1950 in Welch, WV; single; living at Clear Fork, WV; daughter of
German and Inez (Belcher) Harvey
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #13613; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Edward Smith; age 75 yrs, 3 mons, 17 days; born 16 Jul 1863 in Marion, Smyth Co, VA; widowed;
miner; living in Jenkinjones, WV; son of Thomas Jefferson and Jane (Cullop) Smith; died 31 Oct 1938 at
Jenkinjones, WV; due to cardio vascular with renal disease; buried 1 Nov 1938 at Roderfield, WV; informant,
T.J. Smith, Prenter, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Don Spencer; 10 Jun 2016.
Thomas Edward Smith; born 16 Jul 1863; died 31 Oct 1938; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
death certificate posted.
"Family links:
"Parents:
Thomas Jefferson Smith (____ - 1906)
Minerva J. Smith (1843 - 1928)
"Spouse:
Eva Catherine Smallwood Smith (1875 - 1930)
"Children:
Mary Elizabeth Smith McCormick (1894 - 1972)*
Lillian V. Smith Neese (1897 - 1917)*
Lena V. Smith Mullins (1897 - 1919)*
Faye Vanetta Smith Smith (1900 - 1963)*
Violet Louise Smith Runyon (1909 - 1939)*
Madeline Helen Smith (1912 - 1992)*
"Siblings:
Thomas Edward Smith (1863 - 1938)
Hobson C. Smith (1869 - 1950)*
Wiley Wint Smith (1874 - 1941)*
Alice Virginia Smith Evans (1875 - 1960)*
George Miles Smith (1880 - 1935)*
Monroe Garfield Smith (1882 - 1965)*
Mollie Bell Smith Evans (1885 - 1965)*"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # 17169; WV Archives Web Site.
Eva Smith; age 55 yrs, 10 mons, 1 day; born 3 Feb 1875 in TN; married; living at Jenkinjones, WV;
daughter of unknown parents; died 4 dec 1930 at Jenkinjones, WV; due to tuberculosis with pneumonia;
buried 6 Dec 1930 at Gary #10, WV; informant, F.S. McCormick, Jenkinjones, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Gary Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 20 Jan 2014.
Eva Catherine Smallwood Smith; born 3 Feb 1875; died 4 Dec 1930; buried here; no grave marker photo
shown, death certificate posted.
"Family links:
"Parents:
Hugh Franklin Smallwood (1837 - 1919)
Rachel C. Burkett Smallwood (1838 - 1906)
"Spouse:
Thomas Edward Smith (1863 - 1938)*
"Children:
Mary Elizabeth Smith McCormick (1894 - 1972)*
Lillian V. Smith Neese (1897 - 1917)*
Lena V. Smith Mullins (1897 - 1919)*
Faye Vanetta Smith Smith (1900 - 1963)*
Violet Louise Smith Runyon (1909 - 1939)*
Madeline Helen Smith (1912 - 1992)*
"Siblings:
Mary Elizabeth Smallwood Tilson (1857 - 1915)*
William David Smallwood (1859 - 1941)*
Margaret Jane Smallwood Ferguson (1863 - 1948)*
Susan Isabelle Smallwood Powell (1866 - 1945)*
Robert Lee Smallwood (1869 - 1955)*
Thomas Jack Smallwood (1872 - 1899)**
Charles Edward Smallwood (1872 - 1953)*
Sarah Smallwood (1873 - 1891)**
Eva Catherine Smallwood Smith (1875 - 1930)
Virginia Smallwood Lester (1876 - 1945)*
Corinthia Alice Smallwood Poteet (1878 - 1967)**
John Charles Smallwood (1879 - 1956)**
Gilmer Charles Smallwood (1883 - 1941)**
Fleenor Clint Smallwood (1885 - 1966)**
Cornnie Mae Smallwood Andis (1887 - 1925)**"
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; Cline Precinct; taken on 21 Apr 1930; Page 152A;
Image 9 of 20; Family #232/233.
Listed as Joda New; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Troy New.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Valerie Neal; 30 May 2015.
" Joe “Pat” New
Birth 16 Nov 1922
Death 26 Aug 1981 (aged 58)
Baisden, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
New Family Cemetery
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA "
1. GenealogyBuff,com; Wyoming Co, WV; Collestion #67; Obits; Posted 28 Jan 2018.
"Rosetta Mae "Rose" Cohenour New Proffitt, 82, of Oceana, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Friday September 12, 2014 in Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, WV. She was born February 22, 1932 in Blue Sulphur Springs the daughter of the late Cass Andrew and Elsie Bryant Cohenour. Rose was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal House of Prayer. She will be sadly missed by countless family and friends. In addition to her parents Rose is preceded in death by her first husband Joda Pat New, five sisters, five brothers, a great great grandchild, a step granddaughter, son-in-law and three step great grandsons. Those remaining to love and cherish the memory of Rose and to mourn her passing include her loving husband of 27 years Firg Proffitt; her seven children Jimmie (Shirley) New, Joe Dale (Deanna) New, Lillie (Walter) Hatfield, Bobby New, Charlene (Gene) Hankins, Troy (Ruth) New and Teddy (Joanne) New; her cat baby; her 18 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; her 2 great great grandchildren; a sister Betty Ellis; a brother Dale Cohenour; five step daughters Dianna (Powell) Morgan, Pauline (Alvin) Kennedy, Josephine (Clifford) Preece, Lawona (Larry) Preece, and Patty (Larry) Morgan; a step son Ricky (Brenda) Proffitt; 14 step grandchildren; 15 step great grandchildren; 13 step great great grandchildren; and a host of other dear family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday September 16, 2014 at the Full Gospel Church of God, Baisden, WV, with Rev. Jonas Trent and Rev. Alan Blankenship officiating. She will be laid to rest in the New Family cemetery, Baisden, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 6-9:00 PM on Monday September 15, 2014 at the Pentecostal House of Prayer, Lynco, WV, and from noon until time of service on Tuesday September 16, 2014 at the Full Gospel Church of God, Baisden, WV. Rose will be carried to her final resting place by her eleven grandsons. Honorary pallbearers are her step grandsons. Rose is gone from our sight but never from our hearts. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV. "
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #37438; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Albert Myers; age 26; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living in
North Tazewell, VA; son of Lee and Lula (Thompson) Myers; married on 27 Dec 1948 in Tazewell,
VA; Lucille Wells; age 22; born in Simmons, WV; single; no previous marriage; living in North
Tazewell, VA; daughter of Edgar and Hazel (Godsey) Wells.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert M Myers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1922
Death Date: 7 Feb 1998
Claim Date: 14 Oct 1969
SSN: 229181658"
3. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Albert M Myers
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1922
Death Date: 7 Feb 1998
Cemetery Address: Maplewood Lane Tazewell, VA 24651
Cemetery: Maplewood Cemetery
Interment Place: Virginia
Notes: US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #37438; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Albert Myers; age 26; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; coal miner; living in
North Tazewell, VA; son of Lee and Lula (Thompson) Myers; married on 27 Dec 1948 in Tazewell,
VA; Lucille Wells; age 22; born in Simmons, WV; single; no previous marriage; living in North
Tazewell, VA; daughter of Edgar and Hazel (Godsey) Wells.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Karen June Jeffrey Pettry 67, of Corinne went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 16, 2019 following years of failing health."Born December 3, 1951 in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Edgar, and Faunice M. Moore Jeffrey.
"Karen was a member of the Mullens Pentacostal Holiness Chuch, she loved going to church, Loved making crafts, sewing, making bead necklaces, she loved watching tv (CSI, and Star Trek) she was a loving mother, and loved collecting angels.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother-in-Law Roger Pettry.
"Those left to cherish her memory include her 2 children Jeremy Jeffrey and his wife Vicki, and Carolyn Pettry Stowers. her brothers and sisters Joy McCoy, Nick Jeffrey, Mark Jeffrey, and Victor Jeffrey, and a host of nieces, nephews, and countless friends.
"Karen has chosen to donate her body to Medical research, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. "