1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Malinda Lawson; age 52; born in Mar 1848 in VA; widow; Black; 13 children; 6 living; head
of household.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Charley Lawson; age 20; born in Feb 1880 in VA; single; Black; railroad hand; in household
of mother Malinda (Foster) Lawson.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Mariah Lawson; age 19; born in Mar 1887 in VA; single; Black; wash woman; in household
of mother Malinda (Foster) Lawson.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Andrew Lawson; age 10; born in Nov 1889 in VA; single; Black; at school; in household
of mother Malinda (Foster) Lawson.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Peter W. Lawson; age 5; born in May 1895 in VA; single; Black; in household of mother
Malinda (Foster) Lawson.
1. 1900 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Roanoke District; taken __ June 1900; Page 57A; Family #132/132.
Listed as Mary Lawson; age 3; born in Apr 1897 in VA; single; Black; in household of mother
Malinda (Foster) Lawson.
1. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James O Rife
Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Spouse's Name: Betty J Rife
Spouse's Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Marriage Duration (Years): 01
Number of Minor Children: 1
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Franklin
Decree Date: 14 Mar 1969
Cerificate Number: 8763
Volume Number: 2006"
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #74-028636; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Oliver Rife; age 32; born 19 Sep 1941 in VA; divorced; this is his 2nd Marriage; 3 yrs HS
education; living at 2681 1/2 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH; son of James Howard and Patsy
(Hagerman) Rife; married on 1 Jul 1974 in Jewell Ridge, VA; Kathryn Marie Mathews; age 24; born
7 Nov 1949 in KY; single; 4 yrs HS education; living at 2681 1/2 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH;
daughter of Earl and Patricia (Williams) Mathews.
3. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"James Oliver born 19 September 1941 at Whitewood, Virginia. He died 8 Nov. 1918 (sic) in
Columbus , Ohio. He is buried in the Goodman Cemetery. He married Kathyrn Marie Matthews 1 July 1971. She died. ? 2019"
4. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James Rife
Gender: Male
Death Age: 77
Birth Date: 19 Sep 1941
Birth Place: Jewel Valley, Virgina
Marriage Date: 1974
Residence Place: Columbus, Ohio
Death Date: 8 Nov 2018
Obituary Date: 1 Jul 2020
Father: James H. Rife
Mother: Patsy Hagerman Rife
Spouse: Kathryn Mathews Rife
Child: [No Name], Brenda Rife Thayer, James C. Rife"
1. Ohio, U.S., Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: James O Rife
Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Spouse's Name: Betty J Rife
Spouse's Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Marriage Duration (Years): 01
Number of Minor Children: 1
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Franklin
Decree Date: 14 Mar 1969
Cerificate Number: 8763
Volume Number: 2006"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Jolo; E.D. 24-60; taken on 11 May 1940;
Page 1237B; Image 112 of 132; Household #808.
Listed as Teddie R. Proffit; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, George E. Proffitt.
2. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
" Phyllis Jean : born 17 May 1938. In Jewell Valley, Virginia Living. She married Teddy R. Proffit 1956. He was a son of Edward Proffit and Etta Smith . They divorced. He died and is buried in Goodman Cemetery."
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Teddy Proffit
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1934
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1956
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: George E Proffitt
Mother: Etta L Smith
Spouse: Phyllis Riffe
Certificate Number: 1956028748"
4. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Teddy R Proffit
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 74
Birth Date: 13 May 1936
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Ohio, USA
Death Date: 13 Jul 2010
Death Hospital: Inpatient
Death Place: Ohio, USA
Father:
Proffit
Inquest Questions: Autopsy Performed?: NO; Autopsy Findings Available?: Not Applicable; Manner of Death: Natural; Pregnant at Time of Death?: Not Applicable; Tobacco Use Contribute to Death?: UNKNOWN; Method of Disposition: Cremation;
Education: 8th grade or less
Industry: ENGINEERING
Occupation: Welder"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Teddy Ray Proffit
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 May 1936
Death Date: 13 Jul 2010
SSN: 302343366
Enlistment Branch: M
Enlistment Date: 24 Jul 1953
Discharge Date: 11 May 1956
Page number: 1"
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
" Phyllis Jean : born 17 May 1938. In Jewell Valley, Virginia Living. She married Teddy R. Proffit 1956. He was a son of Edward Proffit and Etta Smith . They divorced. He died and is buried in Goodman Cemetery."
2. Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Phyllis Jean Riffe
Birth Date: 17 May 1938
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1938017802"
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Phyllis Riffe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1935
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 4 Sep 1956
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: James H Riffe
Mother: Patsy Hagerman
Spouse: Teddy Proffit
Certificate Number: 1956028748"
1. "George Patton's Killing of Brother Corbin"; Posted 18 Apr 2014 by Merisha Harvey; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
"Patton had killed his brother, Corbin in self defense after his divorce from Elizabeth and was
boarding with Corbin. Corbin drew a gun on him...Corbin had killed a man when he was 16 years old
and spent 5 years in prison and was very mean and unpredictable. Both brothers were very close, their mother having died in childbirth and the boys were bound out when Patton was 12 and Corbin was 11
. In the 1900 census of the household of Wallace Mullins in VA. a relative of his grandmother Sarah Mullins Riffe. Corbin's where abouts were possibly in KY with his mother's family the McPeaks in
1900. "
2. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken 14 Jun 1900; Page 237A; Image 19 of 32;
Family #162/162.
Listed as George P. Rife; age 13; born in Dec 1876 (sic, 1886) in VA; servant; in household of
Wallace Mullins.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 28 Apr 1910; Page 71A;
Image 13 of 28; Family #94/94.
Listed as Paten Rife; age 33; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; laborer in timber mill; head of
household.
4. Letcher Co, KY; WW I Draft Registration Card #2564; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Patten Riffe; age 33; born 16 Dec 1885; miner; for Consolidation Coal Co, Burdine, KY; living
in Burdine, KY; nearest relative, Emma Rife, wife, living in Burdine, KY; tall with stout build; brown
eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Grundy District; taken 24 Feb 1920; Page 63A; Image 3 of 50;
Family #23/23.
Listed as Patten Rife; age 34; born in VA; married; lumberman in saw mill; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 4 Apr 1930; Page 243A; Iamge 5 of 51;
Family #34/35.
Listed as Patten Rife; age 41; born in WV; married at 22; farmer; head of household.
7. Buchanan Co, VA; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-0313; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Patton Riffe; age 57; born 16 Dec 1885 in McDowell, VA (sic, born in VA); living at
Whitewood, Buchanan Co, VA; employed by B.B. Burns, Vansant, VA at Whitewood, VA; person who
will always know address, Jimmy Riffe, Whitewood, VA; 5' 11-1/2" tall; 167 lbs; brown eyes; gray
hair; ruddy complexion.
8. Pike Co, KY; Death Certificate #13571; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Patton Riffe; age 61 yrs, 6 mons; born in Buchanan Co, VA; married; husband of Emma B.
Riffe, age 60; watchman for contruction company; SS# 232-18-5119; son of Booker and unknown
mother Riffedied 7 Jun 1945 in Methodist Hospital, Pikeville, Pike Co, KY; due to 3rd degree burns
of body and extremites; body removed 10 Jun 1945 to Jolo, McDowell Co, WV; informant, James H.
Riffe, Jewel Valley, VA
9. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George P Riffe
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1884
Birth Place: McDowell CO, West Virginia
Death Date: 7 Jun 1945
Claim Date: 30 Jun 1945
SSN: 232185119
Notes: 10 Jan 1977: Name listed as GEORGE P RIFFE"
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 25 Jul 2011.
" George Patton Riffe
Birth 16 Dec 1886
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 7 Jun 1945 (aged 58)
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Noah Stewart Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA "
Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Goodman
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Dollie Goodman search, 28 Aug 2001, submitted by
jbach1@prodigy.net
Nancy Elizabeth Goodman, daughter of James and Mary Muncy Goodman, was born
on 26 Aug 1890 in VA; died in 1978 in Logan Co, WV; married first?, Moses
Muncey abt 1915; second?, George Patton Riffe.
2. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Clear Fork District, taken on 11 Jun 1900, Page 248A, Family #64.
Listed as Elizabeth Goodman, age 9, born in WV in Aug 1890, in household of father, James
Goodman.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken 28 Apr 1910; Page 71A;
Image 13 of 28; Family #94/94.
Listed as Elizabeth Rife; age 20; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; 2 children; both living (sic?, only
one child listed); in household of husband, George P. Riffe.
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Theodosia born 30 April 1943. Died 2 July. 2013. At home, Three Forks of Jolo West Virginia. . She married Ernest Newton Rife Oct. 1959. Died ? Son of Joseph Rife and Elizabeth Alice Day. They both are buried in The Rife Family Cemetery, Pea Patch, Va."
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Theodise Riffe
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1959
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: James H Riffe
Mother: Patsy Hagerman
Spouse: Earnest Newton Riffe
Certificate Number: 1959032196"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by KindredSpirit; 25 Aug 2019.
" Ernest Newton Rife
Birth 27 Aug 1940
Whitewood, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 29 Apr 1988 (aged 47)
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Rife Family Cemetery
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 202423705 "Additional Information Posted:
"Ernest Newton Rife, 47, of Route I, Jewell Ridge, Va., died Friday morning in a Richlands,
Va., hospital."Born in Buchanan County, Va., he was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Day Rife of Jewell Ridge and the late Joseph Edward Rife.
"He was a crane operator.
"He was preceded in death by two sons.
"Additional survivors: wife, Mrs. Theodosia Riffe Rife; daughters, Veronica Mullins of Jewell Ridge, Tina Sparks and Annie Rife, both of Hampton Va.; son, Joseph Rife of Hillsville, Va.; brothers, Joe Jr. and Anthony Rife, both of Hillsville, David Rife of Marietta, S.C., McGennis Rife of Jewell Ridge, Miles Rife of Richlands, Lonnie Rife of Whitewood, Va.; sisters, Elosie Cooper of Stafford, Va., Bernice Rife and Zenah Foley, both of Jewell Ridge, Anita Celica and Doris Cook, both of Woodbridge, Va.; eight grandchildren.
"The funeral will be I pm . Sunday in the Pea Patch Community Holiness Church with the Rev.Luther Rife, the Rev. Charles Rose, the Rev. Joe Bill Proffitt and Billy Ray Hicks officiating. Burial is at the Rife Cemetery on Route I, Jewell Ridge. Friends may call at the church after I p.m. today. The Buchanan County Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
"Source Citation: Page: 3 - Bluefield Daily Telegraph - April 30, 1988'
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Theodosia born 30 April 1943. Died 2 July. 2013. At home, Three Forks of Jolo West Virginia. . She married Ernest Newton Rife Oct. 1959. Died ? Son of Joseph Rife and Elizabeth Alice Day. They both are buried in The Rife Family Cemetery, Pea Patch, Va."
2. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Earnest Newton Riffe
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1938
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1959
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: Joe E Riffe
Mother: Elizabeth Day
Spouse: Theodise Riffe
Certificate Number: 1959032196"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by KindredSpirit; 25 Aug 2019.
" Theodocia Riffe Rife
Birth 30 Apr 1943
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 2 Jul 2013 (aged 70)
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Rife Family Cemetery
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 202423309 "Additional Information Posted:
"Theodocia Riffe Rife, 70 years of age of Jolo, WV, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at her home."Born April 30, 1943 in Jolo, WV, she was the daughter of the late James and Patsy Hagerman Riffe.
She loved to work in her flower garden, quilt, work puzzles and was of the Christian Faith. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother.
"In addition to her parents, James and Patsy Hagerman Riffe, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Newton Rife, three sons, Timothy, Joseph and Christopher Rife.
"Survivors include her loving friend and companion for twenty-four years, Curtis Monaghan of Three Forks, Jolo, WV; daughters Veronica Mullins of Richlands, VA, Patsy (Tina) Stinson and husband Donald of Jewell Ridge, VA, Annie Rife of Jolo, WV, Sharon Powell Rife of Princeton, WV; sisters, Mary Elizabeth Riffe of Jolo, WV, Phyllis Proffit of Mount Vernon, Ohio, Bonnie Sparks and husband E. C. of Bradshaw, WV, Dorothy Hoskins and husband Jarrell of Orient, Ohio, Kay Bailey and companion John of Virginia Beach, VA, Kathy Allen and husband Larry and Donna Rife both of Jolo, WV; brothers, William B. Riffe of Madisonville, KY, Jim Riffe and wife Kathy of Fredericktown, Ohio, Kim Riffe of Jolo, WV. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jeffery Mullins, Ernest Cooper, Jennifer Mullins, T. J. Rife, Kevin Sparks, Zachary Mullins, Tasha Rife, Miranda Rife, Whitney Rife, Savannah Rife, LCPL James Joseph Rife; special great-grandchildren, Brooke, Dalton, Robert, Vayda, Kyndra and Isaiah; special friends, Garney Estep and wife Evelyn and Ashley Addair; several nieces and nephews.
"Funeral services for Theodocia Riffe Rife will be at the Three Forks Church of God, of Jolo, WV, Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 12:00 noon with Reverend Pete Woods, Reverend Billy Ward and Reverend Keith Rife officiating. Burial will follow in the Rife Cemetery on Pea Patch Road, Jewell Ridge, VA. Active Pallbearers will be Zac Mullins, Ernest Cooper, Kevin Sparks, T. J. Rife, James (Joey) Rife, Larry Allen, Jamie Sparks, Chris Davis, Roger Davis and Gary Estep. The family will receive friends at the Three Forks Church of God, of Jolo, WV, Friday, July 5, 2013 after 6:00 p.m. with evening services to be held at 7:00 p.m. The family of Theodocia Riffe Rife have entrusted the care of their loved one to Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home of Grundy, VA.
"Source Citation: Shortridge-Ramey Funeral Home"
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Dorothy Fay born 27 Jan. 1945. Living. She married Jarrell Hoskins."
1. Facebook PM; 7 Aug 2021; Bonnie Riffe Sparks.
"Dorothy Fay born 27 Jan. 1945. Living. She married Jarrell Hoskins."
1. 1910 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; Hillsville, taken 29 Apr 1910; Page 40B; Image 16
of 27; Family #138/139.
Listed as Lewis G. Fariss; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, John W. Farris.
2. 1920 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; Freemont Precinct; taken 8 Jan 1920; Page 166B;
Image 2 of 5; Family #14/14.
Listed as Lewis Gleaner Fariss; age 18; born in VA; single; farm laborer in household of father, John
W. Farris.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James Brady; 15 Jan 2008.
" Lewis Gleaves Farris
Birth 28 Jan 1901
Death 17 Feb 1962 (aged 61)
Burial
Flat Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
Cana, Carroll County, Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James Brady; 15 Jan 2008.
" Mamie Irene Long Farris
Birth 20 Mar 1904
Death 8 Oct 1998 (aged 94)
Burial
Flat Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery •
Cana, Carroll County, Virginia, USA"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by FDP; 16 Apr 2009.
" Omar Elton Martin
Birth 12 Mar 1919
Death 15 Mar 1984 (aged 65)
Burial
Stonewall Memory Gardens
Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; Freemont Precinct; taken 8 Jan 1920; Page 166B;
Image 2 of 5; Family #14/14.
Listed as Alha (sp?) Fariss; age 1 yr, 3 mons; born in VA; in household of father, John W. Farris.
2. 1930 Census; Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 73B; Image 12 of 39;
Family #114/114.
Listed as Alva R. Faris; age 11; born in VA; in household of father, John W. Farris.
3. 1940 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; E.D. 18-6; taken 24/25 Apr 1940; Page 82A; Image
27 of 41; Household #222.
Listed as Alva Farris; age 21; born in VA; single; 7th grade education; lived in sames house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W, Farris.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by FDP; 16 Apr 2009.
" Alva Rachel Fariss Martin
Birth 1 Sep 1918
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death 2 Aug 1976 (aged 57)
Manassas City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Stonewall Memory Gardens
Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, USA "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Donna Sutphine Armentrout; 14 Jan 2015.
" Archie Rivers Nester
Birth 30 Dec 1910
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Death 28 Jul 1985 (aged 74)
Seminole County, Florida, USA
Burial
Reece Cemetery
Dugspur, Carroll County, Virginia, USA"
1. 1920 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; Freemont Precinct; taken 8 Jan 1920; Page 166B;
Image 2 of 5; Family #14/14.
Listed as Eliza Gradys Fariss; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, John W. Farris.
2. 1930 Census; Carroll Co, VA; Laurel Fork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 73B; Image 12 of 39;
Family #114/114.
Listed as Glades Faris; age 17; born in VA; single; in household of father, John W. Farris.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Donna Sutphine Armentrout; 14 Jan 2015.
" Gladys Eliza Fariss Nester
Birth 13 Jun 1912
Death 12 Jan 1983 (aged 70)
Burial
Reece Cemetery •
Dugspur, Carroll County, Virginia, USA "
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 54; Line #17; WV Archives Web Site.
Everett Don Williams; age 23; born in Cedar Bluff, VA; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 13
Oct 1945 in Princeton, WV; Geraldine Amos; age 21; born in West Graham, VA; single; living at
Bluefield, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 54; Line #17; WV Archives Web Site.
Everett Don Williams; age 23; born in Cedar Bluff, VA; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 13
Oct 1945 in Princeton, WV; Geraldine Amos; age 21; born in West Graham, VA; single; living at
Bluefield, WV.