1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; English, WV; taken on 4/5 Jan 1920; Page 3 A; Family #45/45.
Listed as Thomas Gross; age 30; born in WV; married; railroad laborer; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hurricane Branch Rd; taken 10 Apr 1930;
Page #253 B; Family #220'226.
Listed as Tom Grose; age 46; born in WV; married at 26; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 B;
Household #274.
Listed as Thomas G. Gross; age 53; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; no listed occupation; head of household.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Garson Gross
Gender Male
Race White
Birth Date 18 Feb 1885
Birth Place English, West Virginia
Father James D Gross
Mother Maggie Farley
SSN 234142302
Notes Jun 1937: Name listed as THOMAS GARSON GROSS "
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; English, WV; taken on 4/5 Jan 1920; Page 3 A; Family #45/45.
Listed as Sarah E. Gross; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Thomas G. Gross.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hurricane Branch Rd; taken 10 Apr 1930;
Page #253 B; Family #220'226.
Listed as Sarah Grose; age 32; born in VA; married at 17; in household of husband, Thomas G.
Gross.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 B;
Household #274.
Listed as Sarah Gross; age 42; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hurricane Branch Rd; taken 10 Apr 1930;
Page #253 B; Family #220'226.
Listed as Robert Grose; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas G. Gross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 B;
Household #274.
Listed as Robert Gross; age 21; born in WV; 8th grade education; single; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father.
3. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert Lee Gross
Race White
Age 21
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 22 Feb 1919
Birth Place Atwell, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Employer None
Height 5 3
Weight 140
Complexion Light
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Blue
Next of Kin Thomas Gross
Household Members (Name) Relationship
Robert Lee Gross Self (Head)
Thomas Gross Father"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hurricane Branch Rd; taken 10 Apr 1930;
Page #253 B; Family #220'226.
Listed as Virginia Grose; age 2 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas G. Gross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Lex; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 1199 B;
Household #274.
Listed as Virginia Gross; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website. "Name Frances Virginia Reynolds [Frances Virginia Lee Hankins] [Frances Hankins] [Frances Virginia Gross]
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Date 1 Dec 1929
Birth Place Bradshaw McD, West Virginia [McDowell CO, West Virginia]
Death Date 24 May 1987
Father Thomas G Gross
Mother Sarah E Jones
SSN 238982540
Notes Dec 1970: Name listed as FRANCES VIRGINIA REYNOLDS;
25 Jul 1986: Name listed as FRANCES VIRGINIA LEE HANKINS;
10 Jan 1998: Name listed as FRANCES V HANKINS"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 4 Apr
1940; Page 744B; Image 2 of 35; Household #15.
Listed as Bill Rose; age 18; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; in household of father, Daniel G. Rose.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 141; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill L. Rose; age 21; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on
7 Aug 1943 at Welch, WV; Beatrice Olson; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; living at
Davy, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #13469; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill Lane Rose; age 27 yrs, 2 mons, 0 days; born 24 Aug 1921 at Twin Branch, WV; married;
husband of Beatrice Olson Rose; age 25; coal miner; SS # 234-22-4101; living at Hemphill, WV;
son of Dan G. and Lillie (Morgan) Rose; died 24 Oct 1948 in rural Keystone at Eckman, WV; due
to fatal injuries from runover by train; buried 26 Oct 1948 in Iager Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Beatrice Rose, Hemphill, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Valerie Neal; 5 Mar 2017.
Bill lane Rose; born 24 Aug 1921; died 24 Oct 1948; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 234A;
Image 7 of 35; Family #52/52.
Listed as Beatrice Olson; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Victor Olson.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 141; WV Archives Web Site.
Bill L. Rose; age 21; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at Mohegan, WV; married on
7 Aug 1943 at Welch, WV; Beatrice Olson; age 21; born at Premier, WV; single; living at
Davy, WV.
1. "Wyoming Co, WV Heritage...", WGS, Richard Brooks Article, page 89.
James Perry Brooks, born 1898, died 1975, first married Lillian Davis,
second Sinia Cooke.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, transcribed by Pauline Haga.
Slab Fork District, Family #54.
Listed as Perry Brooks, age 1, in household of father, Richard Brooks.
3. Ancestry.com Web Site, Isaac Brooks search, 27 Nov 2001; submitted by
Amy Maxey, amyemaxey@hotmail.com
James Perry Brooks; born on 7 Nov 1898; died on 6 Mar 1978 at Kent, Portage
Co, OH; buried in Claypool Cemetery, Davin, Logan Co, WV.
4. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Slab Fork District, taken on 4/5 May 1910, Page 291A, Family #216.
Listed as James P. Brooks, age 11, born in WV, in household of father, Richard L. Brooks.
5. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 163; WV Archives Web Site.
James Perry Brooks; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV; living in Daven, WV; son of R.L. and R.C.
Books; married on 14 Sep 1935 in Oceana, WV; sina Cook; age 18; born in Wyoming Co, WV;
living in Cyclone, WV; daughter of Blaine and Evy Cook.
6. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 154; WV Archives Web Site.
Perry Brooks; age 50; born in McGraws, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mountain, WV; son of R.L. and
Rispie (Bailey) Brooks; married on 13 Aug 1949 in Simon, WV; Lila Kennedy; age 27; born in Simon,
WV; single; living at Coal Mountain, WV; daughter of Kirt and Sara (Clie) Kennedy.
1. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 171B; Family #124/124.
Listed as Lylie Keneda; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Curtis Kennedy.
2. 1940 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Clearfork District; Guyan; E.D. 55-7; taken 10 Apr 1940; Page 149A;
Image 16 of 49; Household #102.
Listed as Lila Kenneda; age 17; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Curtis Kenneda.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 154; WV Archives Web Site.
Perry Brooks; age 50; born in McGraws, WV; divorced; living at Coal Mountain, WV; son of R.L. and
Rispie (Bailey) Brooks; married on 13 Aug 1949 in Simon, WV; Lila Kennedy; age 27; born in Simon,
WV; single; living at Coal Mountain, WV; daughter of Kirt and Sara (Clie) Kennedy.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wendell N. Stewart; born on 29 May 1956; living at PO Box 71, Matheny, WV 24680.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dennis Gordon (Dink) Vanover, 70, of Iaeger, WV, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021."Dink was born September 2, 1951, in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Roy Daniel Vanover and Clarice Kennedy Vanover Kiser. He was a beloved father and grandfather; enjoyed NHRA drag racing and worked in Mark Osborne’s drag racing pit crew. Dink was the owner/operator or M&J Trucking.
" In addition to his parents, Daniel Vanover and Clarice Kiser, Dink was preceded in death by his stepfather, Charles Kiser and one brother, Roy Vanover Jr.
"Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth Vanover of the home; two daughters, Jessica Vanover and companion Billy Scott of Beckley, WV and Michelle Vanover and companion Heath Jude of Iaeger, WV; three grandchildren Alanis Riffe, Kole Jude and best buddy, Heath Ashton Jude; four sister, Sherri Peaks and husband Freddie of Princeton, WV, Vicki Ortiz and husband Robert of Premier, WV, Sheila Fields and husband Johnny also of Premier and Kimberly Bailey and husband Steve of Princeton, WV; one brother, Henry J. Kiser of Wolfe, WV; special friends, Gary Davis and Mark Osborne and numerous nieces and nephews.
" Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 2 o’clock with Reverend Russell King officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in the Powell Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, Thursday, December 23, 2021 from 11 a.m. until the time of services.
"Covid guidelines to be followed by all attending are the wearing of mask and social distancing.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.fanningfuneralhomes.com."
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-051139; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Lee Foorod; age 29; born 7 Dec 1944 in Huntington, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Wilson and Edith Marie (Moore) Follrod; married on
8 Nov 1974 in Lebanon, VA; Linda Prater; maiden name Prater; age 24; born 10 Oct 1950 in Gilbert,
WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Anthony
and Nellie Gray (Poe) Prater.
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #74-051139; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Walter Lee Foorod; age 29; born 7 Dec 1944 in Huntington, WV; divorced; this is his 2nd marriage;
4 yrs HS education; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Wilson and Edith Marie (Moore) Follrod; married on
8 Nov 1974 in Lebanon, VA; Linda Prater; maiden name Prater; age 24; born 10 Oct 1950 in Gilbert,
WV; divorced; this is her 2nd marriage; 2 yrs HS education; living in Iaeger, WV; daughter of Anthony
and Nellie Gray (Poe) Prater.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Dana Michelle Allen Dana Michelle Allen, 38, of Jolo, WV, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Buchanan General Hospital in Grundy, Virginia following a long illness. Dana was born October 11, 1978, in Bluefield, WV, a daughter of Ricky and Sherry Bowles Hicks. She was of the Christian Faith and loved the lord. She also loved to sing and read her bible and poetry, she wanted to be a writer. She was a former Certified Nursing Assistant and Activity Director. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jasper Bowles Jr. and Opal Roberts Bowles; paternal grandmother Dorothy Jean Smith and a great aunt Charlie and Shirley Arrington and son David. Survivors include her husband of 20 years, Justin Allen of the home; 1 daughter, Genesis Rhiannon Allen of the home; 1 son, Ashton Gage Allen of the home; her mother, Sherry Lynn Bowles Powers and husband Brian of Hiddenite, NC; her father, Ricky Allen Hicks and step mother Ruby Ann Hicks, of Bradshaw, WV; 2 sisters, Stephanie White and husband Terry Lee of Conover, NC, Bethany Brianna Jessie Powers of Hiddenite, NC; aunts, Tammy and husband Ray Rose of Hiddenite, NC, Telisha Campbell and husband Charlie of Chattanooga, TN. Aunt Sue Addair of Winston Salem, NC. Also, a host of family and friends. Funeral services will be conducted, Sunday, July 23, 2017, at 3 o’clock with Reverend Charles Rose officiating at the Family Worship Center in Bradshaw WV. By the deceased request, cremation will follow. ..."