1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '71 007220; WV Archives Website.
Hilda Grace Tibbs; age 56; born in Jun 1915 in WV; married; wife of Henry H. Tibbs, Sr; housewife;
living at Pageton, WV; daughter of Charles F. and Ida (Reedy) Mercer; died 13 May 1971 in Doctors
Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to caner of small bowel; buried 15 May 1971 in Roselawn
Memorial gardens, Princeton, WV.
1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John William Gerrard
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1921
Birth Place: Langraff, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Weight: 180
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 2
Next of Kin: Ralph Gerrard
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John William Gerrard Self (Head)"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John William Gerrard
[John W Gerrard]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1921
Birth Place: Landgraff, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Oct 1999
Father: Ralph Gerrard
Mother: Ethel Oram
SSN: 197074070
Notes: Apr 1937: Name listed as JOHN WILLIAM GERRARD;
21 Oct 1999: Name listed as JOHN W GERRARD"
3. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Gerrard
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1921
Death Date: 17 Oct 1999
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 197074070
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 7 Jun 1940
Release Date 1: 28 Feb 1945"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter B. Rambo; age 22; born in St. Paul, VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on
19 Apr 1945 at Anton Branch; Lillian Arline Mullins; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV;
single.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 5 Dec 2013.
Walter B. Rambo; born 21 Aug 1926; died 1 Jan 2003; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"PFC US ARMY * WORLD WAR II"; bornze medallion photo shown; " VETERANS OF FORIEGN WARS
OF THE UNITED STATES".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 18 Apr 1930; Page 238B;
Image 32 of 35; Family #243/247.
Listed as Lillian Mullins; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Deedy Mullins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 368; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter B. Rambo; age 22; born in St. Paul, VA; single; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on
19 Apr 1945 at Anton Branch; Lillian Arline Mullins; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV;
single.
3. United States Public Records, 1970-2009, LDS Web Site.
"Name Lillian A Bland
Residence Date 01 Oct 1984-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 04 Oct 1927
Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date 01 Oct 1984-01 Jan 2004
Record Number 171318587"
4. "The Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; 1 Sep 2013; Newspaper Obit.
"AVONDALE — Lillian Arline Bland, went to be with her Lord and Savior at her home on August 30, 2013, at the age of 85."Lillian was born in Iaeger, WV on October 4, 1927 a daughter of the late Deddy and Vennie Ward Mullins. She lived in the Union City community near Iaeger, WV, for 77 years. She was a member of the Bradshaw Church of GOD in Bradshaw, WV where she enjoyed Ladies Ministry each Tuesday. She worked in the church and enjoyed singing in the choir. She also enjoyed growing flowers and took great pride in her beautiful yard.
"In addition to her parents, Deedy and Vennie Ward Mullins, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noblin Bland, two grandchildren, Sherry (Phillips) Robinson and Allen Wade Rambo, three brothers and three sisters.
"Lillian is lovingly remembered by her children, Sharon Rambo-Rowe and husband, Larry of Wise, VA and Richard "Dickie" Rambo and wife Ann of Max Meadows, VA; two grandchildren, Tammy (Ogle) Sturgill and husband Toby of Wise, VA and Richard Rambo and wife Brandy of Max Meadows, VA; sister, June Lambert of Roderfield, WV; two step grandsons, seven great-grandchildren, two step great-grandchildren, two special nephews, Jimmy Garlic, and Jackie Garlic and wife Judy of Iaeger, WV; special niece, Wanda Morgan of Ikes Fork, WV; special neighbor, Sharon Stowers; and special friend, Helen Hughes; and special caregivers, Jenny Evans, Kathy Stanley and Sandy Runyon.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013 from 10 a.m. until time of services at 12 noon. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton, WV..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
John Thirtle; age 23; born in New Herrington, County Durham, England; single; minister; living at
Berwind; son of James and Martha; married on 14 Aug 1913 in McDowell Co, WV; Mary Harma
Hunter; age 23; born in Boldon, County Durham, England; single; daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth.
2. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Thirtle; age 31; married; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS Olympia;
arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922; naturalized in District Court, Pittsburgh, PA.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1913); Page 34; WV Archives Web Site.
John Thirtle; age 23; born in New Herrington, County Durham, England; single; minister; living at
Berwind; son of James and Martha; married on 14 Aug 1913 in McDowell Co, WV; Mary Harma
Hunter; age 23; born in Boldon, County Durham, England; single; daughter of Jonathan and Elizabeth.
2. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary Hannah Thirtle; age 31; married; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS
Olympia; arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922; marriage.
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Robson Thirtle; age 7; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS Olympia;
arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Robson Thirtle
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1914
Birth Place: English, West Virginia
Residence Place: Ames, Story, Iowa, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Iowa, USA
Employer: Iowa State College Chem Dept
Weight: 140
Complexion: Light Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: John Thirtle
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Robson Thirtle Self (Head)
John Thirtle Father"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Robson Thirtle
[John R Thirtle]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1914
Birth Place: McDowell Cou, West Virginia
Death Date: 28 Jun 2004
Father: John Thirtle
Mother: Mary H Hunter
SSN: 073095792
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as JOHN ROBSON THIRTLE;
13 Jul 2004: Name listed as JOHN R THIRTLE"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John R. Thirtle
SSN: 073-09-5792
Last Residence:
29621 Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Born: 30 Oct 1914
Died: 28 Jun 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)"
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
James Hunter Thirtle; age 4; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS
Olympia; arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922..
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Andrew Thirtle; age 2; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS
Olympia; arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922..
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary Elizabeth Thirtle; age 3 mons; sailing from Southampton on 22 Mar 1922 aboard the SS
Olympia; arrived at Port of NY on 29 Mar 1922..
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
Luey Cox; age 28; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Thomas and Lucy
Cox; married on 26 Jan 1929 at Welch, WV; Ethel Rowe; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Hayes and Daisy Rowe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 181; WV Archives Web Site.
Luey Cox; age 28; born in Wythe Vo, VA; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Thomas and Lucy
Cox; married on 26 Jan 1929 at Welch, WV; Ethel Rowe; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of Hayes and Daisy Rowe.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 3; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Thirtle; age 21; born in England; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of James and
Martha; married on 11 Jul 1915 in Gary, WV; Hilda Annie Walters; age 20; born in England; single;
daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 3; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest Thirtle; age 21; born in England; single; miner; living at Marytown, WV; son of James and
Martha; married on 11 Jul 1915 in Gary, WV; Hilda Annie Walters; age 20; born in England; single;
daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Verdunville #16 Camp; E.D. 23=18; taken 13 Apr 1940;
Page 394B; Image 30 of 60; Household #233.
Listed as Oscar Marcum; age 33; born in WV; married; 8th education; lived in Logan Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; trackman in coal mine; head of household.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oscar Marcumn
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1908
Birth Place: Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Verdunville, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Island Creek Coal Company Mine No 20
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Avenal Marcumn
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Oscar Marcumn Self (Head)
Avenal Marcumn Wife"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Oscar Marcum
SSN: 236-05-9734
Last Residence:
25653 Wilkinson, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Born: 19 Feb 1907
Died: Mar 1981
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by B. Walls; 8 Jan 2017.
" Oscar Marcum
Birth 1907
Death 1981 (aged 73–74)
Burial
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Pecks Mill, Logan County, West Virginia, USA"
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Verdunville #16 Camp; E.D. 23=18; taken 13 Apr 1940;
Page 394B; Image 30 of 60; Household #233.
Listed as Avenol Marcum; age 25; born in WV; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in Logan Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Oscar Marcum.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Avenal Deaton Marcum
[Avenal Marcum]
[Avenal Deaton Deaton]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1914
Birth Place: Hemphill Mcd, West Virginia
Death Date: 31 Mar 1996
Father: John H Deaton
Mother: Bessie E Monk
SSN: 233701394
Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000004846
Notes: Nov 1961: Name listed as AVENAL DEATON MARCUM;
22 May 1998: Name listed as AVENAL MARCUM"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Avenal Marcum
SSN: 233-70-1394
Last Residence:
25653 Wilkinson, Logan, West Virginia, USA
Born: 22 Aug 1914
Died: 31 Mar 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1961)"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by B. Walls; 8 Jan 2017.
" Avenal Marcum
Birth 1914
Death 1996 (aged 81–82)
Burial
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Pecks Mill, Logan County, West Virginia, USA "
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Verdunville #16 Camp; E.D. 23=18; taken 13 Apr 1940;
Page 394B; Image 30 of 60; Household #233.
Listed as bessie L.Marcum; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in Logan
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oscar Marcum.
1. 1940 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Verdunville #16 Camp; E.D. 23=18; taken 13 Apr 1940;
Page 394B; Image 30 of 60; Household #233.
Listed as Jimmie M. Marcum; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Oscar Marcum.