1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Dial Hicks; born 8 Apr 1916 in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Clarinda; married on 19 Jan 1939 in Caretta, WV; Ruth Jones; born 5 Jul 1917 in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Jim and Annie.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dial Hicks
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1919
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Residence Place: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer: The Pocahontas Corporation
Weight: 135
Complexion: Sallow
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 3
Next of Kin: Ruth Hicks
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Dial Hicks Self (Head)"
3. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dial Hicks
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Kentucky
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Mc Dowell
Enlistment Date: 12 Apr 1944
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled lumbermen, raftsmen, and woodchoppers
Marital status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 17 Jul 2011.
" Dial Hicks
Birth 7 Apr 1919
Death 7 Mar 1945 (aged 25)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery II
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Inscription: SGT 2 INF * WORLD WAR II
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 55; WV Archives Web Site.
Dial Hicks; born 8 Apr 1916 in McDowell Co, WV; single; living in Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Clarinda; married on 19 Jan 1939 in Caretta, WV; Ruth Jones; born 5 Jul 1917 in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Jim and Annie.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Peter H. Epperly; age 54; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; mine section foreman; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Don Spencer; 20 Mar 2016.
" Peter Hartwell Epperly
Birth 3 Nov 1885
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 13 Oct 1970 (aged 84)
Salem City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Sherwood Burial Park
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Mettie Epperly; age 50; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Peter H. Epperly.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Don Spencer; 20 Mar 2016.
" Metta Florence Anderson Epperly
Birth 29 Dec 1889
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Death 18 Dec 1986 (aged 96)
Roanoke County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Sherwood Burial Park
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken 22 Apr 1940;
Page 658A; Image 13 of 45; Household #103.
Listed as Gladys Epperly; age 15; born in WV; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house in
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Peter H. Epperly.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 16 Apr 1910; Page 126A; Image 7 of
77; Family #58/62.
Listed as Elma Kipfinger; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Elmer Kipfinger; age 13; born in WV; single; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11651; WV Archives Website
Elmer Frank Kipfinger; age 35; born 7 Nov 1906 at Big Four, WV; married; husband of Rosa____;
coal miner; living at Kimball, WV; son of J.L. and Grace Lillian Kipfinger; died 18 Sep 1942 in Stevens
Clinic; due to 3rd degree burns of lower extremities, lacerations of scalp and 2nd degree burns of
face and neck; both legs amputated; accident, motor exploded in mine; buried 21 Sep 1942 in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, Roy Kipfinger, Kimball, WV.
1. Evans-Calfee Funeral Service; Pineville, WV; Posted Obit.
"Scotty Ray Thomas 32, of New Richmond passed away on Sunday September 13, 2020."Born October 28, 1987 in Welch he was the son of the late Leonard Thomas, and Angela Mullens of New Richmond.
"Scotty loved Blacksmithing and weaponry, he was a great cook, and loved being a Dad.
"In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his brother Leonard S. Thomas and his nephew Leonard Kyle Thomas.
"In addition to his mother, those left to cherish his memory include his companion Jaime Wood of Lester, His son Tyler Dane Thomas of Glen Fork, his daughters Lynnzie Taylor Thomas of Hurricane, and Layla Ray Thomas of Lester. His brothers Billy Joe Thomas of New Richmond ,and Rocky Dale Thomas of Hubert NC. and a host of extended family and friends.
"Services will be 1pm Saturday September 19, 2020 at the New Richmond Community Church, Friends may gather with the family from noon until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will follow in Hickory Ridge Cemetery, Bud"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvy Kissinger; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Yukon, WV; son of _______;
married on 5 Dec 1907 at Iaeger, WV; Corlie Christian; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and _____.
2, McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9090; WV Archives Web Site.
Harve Kissinger; age 67; born 10 Mar 1880 in Newport, VA; married; husband of Carlie Kissinger;
age 57; railroad section hand; SS#719-07-7484; son of william Kissinger and unknown mother; died
7 Jun 1947 at Iaeger, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease; buried 10 Jun 1947 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Thomas Kissinger, Iaeger, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Barbara Pryor; 22 Nov 2013; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Harvey C. "Harve" Kissinger; born 10 Mar 1880; died 7 Jun 1947; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"He worked for the N & W Railway Co as a sectionhand & had worked for Iaeger Poca Coal Co as a miner.Married Carlie Christian on Dec 5, 1907 in Iaeger, McDowell, WV. Children were Thomas Dewey; Luther Willis "Bill"; Charlie E; Grover Kinley; Juanita; Beatrice; Ermile Adrian; Phyllis & Phillip.
WV death certificate for Harve Kissinger: son, Thomas Kissinger, as informant, listed Harve's birth as Mar 10, 1880.
WWII draft registration card: Harvey Kissinger, age 63, listed his birth as March 10, 1879.
WWI draft registration card: Harvey Kissinger, age 35,listed 1883 as birth year but "Don't know" for the date.
1900 VA census: Mary as head & his mother listed his birth as April, 1882.
Family links:
Parents:
William Riley Kissinger
Mary Elizabeth Snell Kissinger
Spouse:
Cordela Christian Kissinger (1889 - 1962)*
Children:
Luther Willis Kissinger (1910 - 1994)*
Grover Kinley Kissinger (1914 - 1994)*
Juanita Kessinger Kevesdy (1916 - 1988)*
Beatrice Kissinger Toddish (1918 - 1995)*
Ermile Adrian Kissinger (1925 - 1998)*
Phillip Kissinger (1932 - 1976)*
Siblings:
Henry H. Kissinger (1843 - 1928)**
Sarah Isabell Kissinger Westwood (1848 - 1918)**
Lillian Preston Kissinger McCroskey (1857 - ____)**
John William Kissinger (1871 - ____)*
Rosa Lee Kissinger Hunter (1873 - 1939)*
James Allie Kessinger (1879 - 1952)*
Sidney Ellis Kissinger (1879 - 1963)*
Harvey C. Kissinger (1888 - 1947)
Floyd Chapman Kessinger (1894 - 1952)*
Marshall Walker Kessinger (1895 - 1970)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling..."
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Township, Page 256A, Family 304.
Listed as Cordela Christian, age 11, born in Dec 1889 in WV, in household of father, John Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvy Kissinger; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Yukon, WV; son of _______;
married on 5 Dec 1907 at Iaeger, WV; Corlie Christian; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and _____.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 002032; WV Archives Web Site.
Carlie, Mrs. Harvey, Kissinger; age 91(sic, 73); born in "71 (sic, 1889) in WV; widow; housewife; living
at Iaeger, WV; daughter of John and Mary (Asbury) Christian; died 20 Feb 1962 in Grace Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease with diabetesa and asthma; buried 23 Feb 1962 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Barbara Pryor; 16 Jan 2014; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Cordela "Carlie Christian Kissinger; born 9 Dec 1889; died 20 Feb 1962; buried here; headstone photo
shown;
"Daughter of John Christian & Margaret Asbury.At age 18, married Harvy Kissinger (age 21; laborer) on Dec 5, 1907 in Iaeger, McDowell, WV.
Children were Thomas Dewey; Luther Willis "Bill"; Charlie E; Grover Kinley; Juanita; Beatrice; Ermile Adrian; Phyllis & Phillip Kissinger.
Family links:
Parents:
John Christian (1860 - 1945)
Spouse:
Harvey C. Kissinger (1888 - 1947)
Children:
Luther Willis Kissinger (1910 - 1994)*
Grover Kinley Kissinger (1914 - 1994)*
Juanita Kessinger Kevesdy (1916 - 1988)*
Beatrice Kissinger Toddish (1918 - 1995)*
Ermile Adrian Kissinger (1925 - 1998)*
Phillip Kissinger (1932 - 1976)*..."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Emily Adrian "Podink" Kissinger; born 16 Apr 1925; died 1 Feb 1998; buried here; headstone photo
shown.
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Phillip Kissinger
SSN: 232-42-9314
BORN: 12 May 1932
Died: May 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Phillip Kissinger; born 12 May 1932 in McDowell Co, WV; died 4 May 1976 in McDowell Co, WV;
buried here; headstone photo shown; "IN GODS CARE".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Edward McNeely; age 22; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on
5 Sep 1950 in Roderfield, WV; Gladys Blankenship; age 19; born in Blackey, VA; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Carrie Blankenship, mother of Gladys Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Edward McNeely; age 22; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on
5 Sep 1950 in Roderfield, WV; Gladys Blankenship; age 19; born in Blackey, VA; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Carrie Blankenship, mother of Gladys Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Laurence Kipfinger; age 29; born 22 Nov 1938 in Carswell, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 115, Kimball, WV; son of Roy Paul and Ethel Mae (Author) Kipfinger; married on 4 Aug
1968 at Kimball, WV; Bonnie Jean Cornett; age 25; born 26 Sep 1942 in Northfork, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 115, Northfork, WV; daughter of Glen Dorman and Syvil Louise
(Agnew) Cornett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Laurence Kipfinger; age 29; born 22 Nov 1938 in Carswell, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 115, Kimball, WV; son of Roy Paul and Ethel Mae (Author) Kipfinger; married on 4 Aug
1968 at Kimball, WV; Bonnie Jean Cornett; age 25; born 26 Sep 1942 in Northfork, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 115, Northfork, WV; daughter of Glen Dorman and Syvil Louise
(Agnew) Cornett.
1.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Herman Kipfinger; age 9; born in WV; single; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page 21; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
Hurman Lee Kipfinger; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12 Nov 1931 at
Princeton, WV; Nellie Lee Alley; age 21; born in WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1942); Page 27; Line #35; WV Archives Website.
Herman Lee Kipfinger; age 31; born at Big Four, WV; widowed; living in Bluefield, WV; married on
24 Dec 1942 in Bluefield, WV; Mary Katherine Craig; age 21; born in Pulaski, VA; single; living in
Bluefield, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 122, WV Archives Website.
Herman Lee Kipfinger; age 39; born at Big Four, WV; widowed; living at Kimball, WV; married on 22
Dec1951 in Vivian, WV; Lee Annie Burks; age 26; born and living in Kimball, WV; single;.
5. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Herman Lee Kipfinger
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1911
Death Date: 9 Jun 1964
Death Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 29 Jun 1964
Father: Jacob Kipfinger
Mother: Grace Lefler
Spouse: Lee Ann Kipfinger
Certificate Number: 1964015707"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page 21; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
Hurman Lee Kipfinger; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12 Nov 1931 at
Princeton, WV; Nellie Lee Alley; age 21; born in WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #15154; WV Archives Website.
Nellie Lee Kipfinger; age 30; born 4 Aug 1911 in WV; married; housewife; wife of H.L. Kipfinger;
living at Falls Mills, VA; daughter of M.H. and Willie May (Swacker) Alley; died 16 Nov 1941 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to septicaemia, probably from septic throat; buried
18 Nov 1941 in Falls Mills, VA; informant, H.L. Kipfinger, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9507; WV Archives Website.
Martha Kipfinger; age 1 day; born 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; died 4 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; twin #2;
parents, H.L. and Nellie (Alley) Kipfinger; premature infant; buried 5 Jul 1938 in Norwood (?).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9508; WV Archives Website.
Mary Kipfinger; age 1 hr; born 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; died 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; twin #1;
parents, H.L. and Nellie (Alley) Kipfinger; premature infant; buried 5 Jul 1938 in Norwood, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #9572; WV Archives Website.
Baby (female) Kipfinger; born and died 1 Jul 1941 in Bluefield, WV; parents H.L. and Nellie (Alley)
Kipfinger; prematurity; buried 2 Jul 1941 in Harrie Cemetery, Falls Mills, VA; informant H.L. Kipfinger,
Kimball, WV.