1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 19 Apr 1930; Page 191B; Image
38 of 56; Family #396/398.
Listed as Sam Neal; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel Neal.
2. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sam J Neal
Birth Year: 1919 (sic 1921, must have gave wrong age because he was underage to enlist)
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 19 Aug 1940
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Columbus
Branch: Infantry
Branch Code: Infantry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 140"
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '64 010133; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam James Neal; age 43; born 10 Mar 1921 in WV; married; miner; living at Iaeger, WV;
SS# 233-20-8753; served in WW II; son of Samuel and Mary (Bean) Neal; died 25 Jun 1964
in Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to hyperthermia, respiratory and cardiac
failure with intra-cranial hemorrhage, extensive basillar skull fracture caused by "A tire blew
up and the rim struck him on the head"; in service station in Iaeger, WV; buried 27 Jun 1964
in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Ettie Neal, iaeger, WV.
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sam Neal
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 10 Mar 1919
Death Date: 24 Jun 1964
SSN: 233208753
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Aug 1940
Release Date 1: 15 Oct 1945
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Aug 2014.
Sam J. Neal, Jr; born 10 Mar 1921; died 25 Jun 1964; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"S SGT * US ARMY * WORLD WAR II * BSM".
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ettie Neal
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1924
Address: PO Box 292, Iaeger, WV, 24844-0292"
2. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ettie Neal
Last Residence:
45011 Hamilton, Butler, Ohio
BORN: 16 Aug 1924
Died: 10 Jun 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
3. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2016; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ettie Neal
Gender: Female
Death Age: 86
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1924
Residence Place: Hamilton, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date: 10 Jun 2011
Newspaper Place: City, Pennsylvania, USA"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Ettie Neal; born 16 Aug 1924; died 10 Jun 2011; buried here; headstone photo shown; "THY KINGDOM COME".
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 97; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Redden; age 50; born 1 Jul 1916 in WV; divorced; 1 previous marriage; living in Kopperston,
WV; son of Henry and Emma (Bradshaw) Redden; married on 21 Jan 1967 in Kopperston, WV;
Bernice Evans; age 28; born 6 dec 1938 in WV; no previous marriage; living at Kopperston, WV;
daughter of Enos J. and Hazel (Lamb) Evans.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 312; WV Archives Web Site.
E.J. Evans, Jr; age 18; born in Glen Rogers, WV; single; living in Kopperston, WV; son of Enos J. and
Hazel A. Evans; married on 27 Dec 1963 in Kopperston, WV; Glenna Jean Brown; age 20; born in
Beckley, WV; single; living in Kopperston, WV; daughter of Wade and Mavius Brown.
2. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Enos John "Johnie" Evans, Jr., 74, of Kopperston, WV, passed away peacefully at his favorite place
Sherwood Lake, WV on Tuesday August 27, 2019. He was born on May 9, 1945 in Glen Rogers, WV a son of
the late Enos John and Hazel Lamb Evans. Johnie is a United States Army Vietnam Veteran, a member of
the UMWA and former coal miner at Kopperston #2 and Harris #2. In addition to his parents he is
preceded in death by a brother Harold Evans; a sister Bernice Redden Whittaker; and a half sister Priscilla
James. Survivors include his loving wife of almost 56 years Jean Brown Evans; two sons Mike (Fran) Evans
of Maple Fork Road and his children Catelyn (Bret Clay) Evans of Midway and Erica Evans all of Holly Hills;
Brian (Vicki) Evans of Kopperston and their children Nathaniel (Brianna) Evans and Matthew Evans all of
Bluefield; a brother David Evans of Glen Rogers; a sister Mabel Bailey of Hernshaw; and a host of other
loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 5PM on Saturday August 31st in the Chapel of
Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Rev. Lucian Brown and Bro. Nathaniel Evans officiating.
Friends may gather with the family from 6-9PM on Friday August 30th at the funeral home. Honorary
pallbearers will be his grandchildren. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home,
Lynco, WV."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1963); Page 312; WV Archives Web Site.
E.J. Evans, Jr; age 18; born in Glen Rogers, WV; single; living in Kopperston, WV; son of Enos J. and
Hazel A. Evans; married on 27 Dec 1963 in Kopperston, WV; Glenna Jean Brown; age 20; born in
Beckley, WV; single; living in Kopperston, WV; daughter of Wade and Mavius Brown.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #86--010199; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Delwood Blankenship; age 28; born 7 Feb 1958 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 17 Feb 1986; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery, Oceana, WV; son of
Jerry Paul and Catheren Mary (Kennedy) Blankenship; married on 28 Mar 1986 in Giles Co, VA;
Freda Lynn Hatfield; age 17; born 27 Sep 1968 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 6 Sep 1985; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Coal Mountain, WV;
daughter of Kenneth and Naomi Jane (Payne) Hatfield.
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #86--010199; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Delwood Blankenship; age 28; born 7 Feb 1958 in WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 17 Feb 1986; 12th grade education; living at General Delivery, Oceana, WV; son of
Jerry Paul and Catheren Mary (Kennedy) Blankenship; married on 28 Mar 1986 in Giles Co, VA;
Freda Lynn Hatfield; age 17; born 27 Sep 1968 in WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; last
marriage ended 6 Sep 1985; 10th grade education; living at General Delivery, Coal Mountain, WV;
daughter of Kenneth and Naomi Jane (Payne) Hatfield.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 184; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Carper; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living at Oceana, WV; son of Myrtle Carper;
married on 13 Oct 1935 in Oceana, WV; Annie Bell Paynter; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living
at Cyclone, WV; daughter of Blaine and Lena Paynter.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Harry Carper
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1899
Birth Place: Logan, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Registration Place: Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Employer: Wyoming Mining Corp
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Annabelle Harper
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Harry Carper Self (Head)"
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, 24/26 Jan 1920, Page 240B, Family #272.
Listed as Annie Paynter, age 6, born in WV, in household of father, James B. Paynter.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana District, taken on 11 Apr 1930, Page 193A, Family #120.
Listed as Anna Paynter, age 14, born in WV, in household of father, James B. Paynter.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 369; WV Archives Web Site.
Bobby Gene Morgan; age 21; born in Brenton, WV; single; living in Glen Morrison, WV; son of Lundy
and Frankie Morgan; married on 18 Jul 1958 in Baileysville, WV; Noel Carper; age 18; born in Brenton,
WV; single; living in Lynco, WV; daughter of Harry and Anna Belle Carper.