1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 50; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Warrix; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 15 May 1941 in Iaeger, WV;
Dora Bailey; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 50; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Warrix; age 21; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 15 May 1941 in Iaeger, WV;
Dora Bailey; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; living in Iaeger, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Rock District; taken on 8 May 1930; Page 217B; Image 98 of 99;
Family #853/918.
Listed as Dora Helen Bailey; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Grover C. Bailey.
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph", Tuesday 29 Mar 2005, newspaper Obit.
"ROANOKE, Va. - Rev. Ulysses G. Bailey, 86, of the Roanoke, Va. United Methodist Home, formerly
of the Whitmell community, died on March 24, 2005...". "In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Hall Bailey on Aug. 28, 1994;
son, Stanley Bailey;
brothers, Leonard, Clinton, Bernard, Delmar, David; and sisters, Mamie Bailey Taylor and Dora
Bailey Baldwin..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Lee Warrix; age 21; born 21 Jan 1944 in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage;
living at General Delivery, Red Jacket, WV; son of Willie and Dora (Bailey) Warrix; married on 30 May
1965 in Roderfield, WV; Linda Carol Culp; age 18; born 29 Nov 1946 in Davy, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 853, Roderfield, WV; daughter of unknown father and Goldie Marie Culp.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 339; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Lee Warrix; age 21; born 21 Jan 1944 in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage;
living at General Delivery, Red Jacket, WV; son of Willie and Dora (Bailey) Warrix; married on 30 May
1965 in Roderfield, WV; Linda Carol Culp; age 18; born 29 Nov 1946 in Davy, WV; single; no previous
marriage; living at Box 853, Roderfield, WV; daughter of unknown father and Goldie Marie Culp.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 263; WV Archives Web Site.
Elwood Ward; age 22; born 26 Jan 1942 in Coaldale, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; lving
at General Delivery, Maybeury, WV; son of Oliver Thomas and Gennie Mae (Smith) Ward; married on
20 Feb 1965 in Maybeury, WV; Della Elizabeth Ramsey; age 22; born 8 Sep 1942 at Kimball, WV;
single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Maybeury, WV; daughter of John (deceased) and Pearl
(Edwards) Ramsey.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 263; WV Archives Web Site.
Elwood Ward; age 22; born 26 Jan 1942 in Coaldale, WV; single; no previous marriage; Negro; lving
at General Delivery, Maybeury, WV; son of Oliver Thomas and Gennie Mae (Smith) Ward; married on
20 Feb 1965 in Maybeury, WV; Della Elizabeth Ramsey; age 22; born 8 Sep 1942 at Kimball, WV;
single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Maybeury, WV; daughter of John (deceased) and Pearl
(Edwards) Ramsey.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 229B;
Family #51/53.
Listed as Johnny Walker; age 8 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Harrison M. Walker.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.\
John David Walker; age 35; born 28 Aug 1929 in Hanover, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of McKinley and Armeda (Bailey) Walker; married on 8 Feb 1965 in North Spring,
WV; Barbara Ellen Lester; age 23; born 22 Jul 1941 in Hanover, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 66, Iaeger, WV; son of Virgil D. and Flossie Me (Browning) Lester.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 309; WV Archives Website.
Lawrence Mahlon Rhodes, Jr; age 20; born in Welch, WV; single;living at Hanover, WV; married on
20 Nov 1959 at Hanover, WV; Barbara Ellen Lester; age 18; born in Hanover, WV; single; living at
Iaeger, WV; with consent of Lawrence Mahlon and Addie Rhodes, Sr, parents of Lawrence Mahlon
Rhodes, Jr.; and Virgil D> and Flossie Mae Lester, parents of Barbara Ellen Lester.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 232; WV Archives Web Site.\
John David Walker; age 35; born 28 Aug 1929 in Hanover, WV; single; no previous marriage; living
at Hanover, WV; son of McKinley and Armeda (Bailey) Walker; married on 8 Feb 1965 in North Spring,
WV; Barbara Ellen Lester; age 23; born 22 Jul 1941 in Hanover, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 66, Iaeger, WV; son of Virgil D. and Flossie Me (Browning) Lester.
(She had been married previously)
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Washington Via; age 20; born 5 Jun 1944 in Bluefield, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at Box 763, Kimball, WV; son of Unknown father and Viola Via (deceased); married on
23 May 1965 in Kimball, WV; Freddie Mae White; age 20; born 17 May 1945 in Maybeury, WV;
single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of John and Henriette
Alexandria (Craighead) White; with consent of Gladies Collier, aunt and guardian of Clarence W.
Via; and Henrietta Craighead, mother of Freddie Mae White, parents divorced, mother has custody.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Washington Via; age 20; born 5 Jun 1944 in Bluefield, WV; single; no previous marriage;
Negro; living at Box 763, Kimball, WV; son of Unknown father and Viola Via (deceased); married on
23 May 1965 in Kimball, WV; Freddie Mae White; age 20; born 17 May 1945 in Maybeury, WV;
single; no previous marriage; Negro; living at Kimball, WV; daughter of John and Henriette
Alexandria (Craighead) White; with consent of Gladies Collier, aunt and guardian of Clarence W.
Via; and Henrietta Craighead, mother of Freddie Mae White, parents divorced, mother has custody.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 31B; Image 4 of
39; Family #32/35.
Listed as Ira J. Ratliff; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, George N. Ratcliff.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; North Fork District; Rolfe; taken on 23/24 Jan 1920; Page 166A;
Image 3 of 45; Family #24/25.
Listed as Ira J.. Ratliff; age 15; born in 15; in household of father, George N. Ratcliff.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1935); Page 62; Line #11; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira Johnston Ratcliff; age 29; born in WV; single; living at McComas, WV; married on 12 Feb 1935
at McComas, WV; Ruth Virginia Landreth; age 21; born in WV; single; living at McComas, WV.
4. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ira Johnson Ratcliff
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Northfork, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1905
Residence: Mccomas, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: Pocahontas Fuel Co
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Ruth Virginia Ratcliff
Relationship to Draftee: Wife
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ira Johnson Ratcliff Self (Head)
Ruth Virginia Ratcliff Wife
5. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #''67 005557; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Ira Johnson Ratcliff; age 62 yrs, 3 mons, 23 days; born 25 Dec 1904 in Worth, WV; married; coal
miner; SS# 236-09-2777; living in Montcalm, WV; son of George and Rhoda Ratcliff; died 18 Apr
1967; DOA at his home in Montcalm, WV; due to probable coronary occlusion; buried 21 Apr 1967
in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, Ira J. Ratcliff, Jr, Montcalm.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1935); Page 62; Line #11; WV Archives Web Site.
Ira Johnston Ratcliff; age 29; born in WV; single; living at McComas, WV; married on 12 Feb 1935
at McComas, WV; Ruth Virginia Landreth; age 21; born in WV; single; living at McComas, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; page 65A; Image 1 of 40;
Family #4/4.
Listed as Janet Ratcliff; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Stanley W. Ratcliff.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1941), Page 180; Line #6; WV Archives Web Site.
Janet Francis Sampson; age 21 yrs, 1 mon, 18 days; born 21 Mar 1920 at Ashland, WV;
married; wife of Aubrey P. Sampson; housewife; daughter of Stanley and Ruth (White) Ratcliff;
died 8 May 1941 in Bluefield, WV; due to hemmorhage, post operative; buried 11 May 1941
in Woodlawn Cemetery; informant, Mrs. John Brown.