1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Vol 9, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 772.
Sandy River District, page 007.
Listed as James E. Allen, age 5, in household of grandfather, David Cooper.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Vol 9, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 772.
Sandy River District, page 007.
Listed as William R. Allen, age 3, in household of grandfather, David Cooper.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 758.
Sandy River Township, page 002.
Listed as Alas Asberry, age 2, in household of grandfather, James H.
Asberry.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 760.
Big Creek Township, page 010.
Listed as Susan Baker, age 7, in household of grandfather, William
Baker.
1. 1850 Census, Wythe Co, VA; taken on 27 Sep 1850; Page 329A; Family #1474/1474.
Listed as George Creeger; age 28; born in VA; laborer; in household of John Leonard.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Eastern District; Burks Garden PO; taken on 6 Jul 1860; Page 782;
Family #637/628.
Listed as George W. Crigger; age 39; born in VA; farm laborer; head of household.
3. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Court House PO; taken on 23 Jul 1870;
Page 390A; Family #514/514.
Listed as George W. Crigger; age 50; born in VA; Blacksmith; head of household.
4. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 242A; Family #228/220.
Listed as George W. Creger; age 61; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, taken 7 Jun 1900, Big Creek Township, Page 73B, Family #19/19.
Listed as George Criger, age 74, born in Oct 1825, in VA, married 53 yrs; farmer; head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Grant L. Crigger; 19 Jul 2013.
" George Washington Crigger, I
Birth Oct 1825
Virginia, USA
Death unknown
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Non-Cemetery Burial"Additional Information Posted:
"The 1850 census shows George Washington Crigger I, living with the Leonard family. He married Tracy Leonard.."DNA matches for Grant Leonard Crigger, grandson of George Washington Crigger I, show that he is a direct descendant of Sarah (Sally) Steffy 2-6-1801 12-9-1884 the wife of George (Short George) Creger 1790 4-5-1858, Moses Stepp 1763 1855 Sally Jackson 1764 1856 the father and mother of Sarah Steffy.
"The 1900 census shows George and Tracy living in McDowell WV and it states both George and Tracy were born in October 1825 and that they had been married for 53 years. The census also states each of their parents were also born in Virginia.
"They are not listed in any 1910 census and the West Virginia data bank doesn't list their dates of death, nor is there any record of their deaths in Ancestry. They died between 1901 and 1909.
"Their son, Charles Grant Crigger's birth certificate lists Francis as his mother's given name and his marriage certificate lists Tracy as his mother's given name."
1. 1850 Census, Wythe Co, VA; taken on 27 Sep 1850; Page 329A; Family #1474/1474.
Listed as Tracy Leonard; age 23; born in VA; in household of father, John Leonard, with husband,
George W. Criger.
2. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Eastern District; Burks Garden PO; taken on 6 Jul 1860; Page 782;
Family #637/628.
Listed as Theresa Crigger; age 28; born in VA; in household of husband, George W. Criger.
3. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Court House PO; taken on 23 Jul 1870;
Page 390A; Family #514/514.
Listed as Tracy Crigger; age 42; born in VA; in household of husband, George W. Criger.
4. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 242A; Family #228/220.
Listed as Tracie Creger; age 50; born in VA; married; in household of husband, George Criger.
5. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, taken 7 Jun 1900, Big Creek Township, Page 73B, Family #18/18.
Listed as Tracy Criger, age 74, born in Oct 1825, in VA, married 53 yrs; 8 children, 6 living;
in household of husband, George Criger.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Grant L. Crigger; 19 Jul 2013.
" Tracy Leonard Crigger
Birth Oct 1825
Virginia, USA
Death unknown
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Non-Cemetery Burial"Additional Information Posted;
"The 1850 census shows George Washington Crigger I, living with the Leonard family. He married Tracy Leonard.."The 1900 census shows George and Tracy living in McDowell WV and it states both George and Tracy were born in October 1825 and that they had been married for 53 years. The census also states each of their parents were also born in Virginia.
"They are not listed in any 1910 census and the West Virginia data bank doesn't list their dates of death, nor is there any record of their deaths in Ancestry. They died between 1901 and 1909.
"Their son, Charles Grant Crigger's birth certificate lists Francis as his mother's given name and his marriage certificate lists Tracy as his mother's given name. ."
1. 1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Eastern District; Burks Garden PO; taken on 6 Jul 1860; Page 782;
Family #637/628.
Listed as Washington Crigger; age 12; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
2. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Court House PO; taken on 23 Jul 1870;
Page 390A; Family #514/514.
Listed as George W. Crigger; age 20; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
1. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Court House PO; taken on 23 Jul 1870;
Page 390A; Family #514/514.
Listed as Henry F. Crigger; age 8; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 242A; Family #228/220.
Listed as Frank Creger; age 17; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
1. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Jeffersonville Township; Court House PO; taken on 23 Jul 1870;
Page 390A; Family #514/514.
Listed as Charles G. Crigger; age 5; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
2. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 242A; Family #228/220.
Listed as Charles Creger; age 15; born in VA; in household of father George W. Criger.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, page 762.
Big Creek Township, page 013.
Listed as Elizabeth Cline, age 38, divorced, in household of Margaret
Beavers.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. March, page 762.
Big Creek Township, page 013.
Listed as Joseph Cline, age 6, in household of Margaret Beavers, with
mother, Elizabeth Cline.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 765
Sandy River Township, page 008.
Listed as Presley Blankenship, age 45, head of household.
2. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy Township, taken on 19 Jul 1870, page
191A, Family #71.
Listed as Presley Blankenship, age 33, born in VA, in household of father,
Conley Blankenship, with wife, Mary, and son William R.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 765
Sandy River Township, page 008.
Listed as Mary Blankenship, age 40, in household of husband, Presley
Blankenship.
2. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy Township, taken on 19 Jul 1870, page
191A, Family #71.
Listed as Mary Blankenship, age 35, born in VA, in household of
father-in-law, Conley Blankenship, with husband, Presley, and son William R.
1. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy Township, taken on 19 Jul 1870, Page 191A, Family #71.
Listed as William R. Blankenship, age 15, born in VA, in household of grandfather, Conley
Blankenship, with parents, Presley and Mary Blankenship.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 766.
Big Creek District, page 021.
Listed as Richard Collins, age 6, in household of John W. Brewster.
2. "McDowell Co, WV, Web Site", www.scioto.org/McDowell
" McDowell County-Internet Links", "Brenda Collins Dillion, Appalachian
Mountain Families", "Early Collins Research".
Arnetta Collins was born in 1855 in Tazewell Co, VA.
Children were: Richard Collins and Christine.
Richard Collins was born in 1864 (sic? 1874) in KY?; died at Jodie, Fayette Co, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #2; Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Collins, age 22, born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Henry
and Annetta Collins; married on 8 Jan 1895 Mary E. Spense, age 19, born and living in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of James M. and Mary A. Spense.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Arnetta Collins search, 12 Nov 2001, submitted by
Selinda Holt; puck5@kih.net
Richard Collins; born in 1864; son of Arnetta Collins; married Margarette
Blankenship, born abt 1893 in KY.
5. Fayette Co, WV Death Certificate #4065; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard C. Collins; age 70 yrs, 4 mons, 0 days; born on 19 Nov 1875 at Welch, McDowell Co, WV;
married, husband of Margaret Collins, age 57; coal miner; son of Henry and Arnetta Vanover, both
born in McDowell Co, WV; died on 19 Mar 1946 at Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co, WV from a stroke;
buried on 21 Mar 1946 at Swiss, WV; informant, Roscoe Collins, Gauley Bridge, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #2; Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Collins, age 22, born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Henry
and Annetta Collins; married on 8 Jan 1895 Mary E. Spense, age 19, born and living in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of James M. and Mary A. Spense.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'64 002157; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Stepp; age 89; born in VA; widow; housewife; living at Iaeger, WV; daughter of James and
Alice (Moore) Spence; died 21 Feb 1964 at iaeger, WV; due to carcinoma of left breast; buried
24 Feb 1964 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, T.M. Addair (brother-in-law), Beartown, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Mary E. Spence Stepp; born in 1877 in VA; died 21 Feb 1964; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Elijah Stepp.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 766.
Big Creek District, page 021.
Listed as Richard Collins, age 6, in household of John W. Brewster.
2. "McDowell Co, WV, Web Site", www.scioto.org/McDowell
" McDowell County-Internet Links", "Brenda Collins Dillion, Appalachian
Mountain Families", "Early Collins Research".
Arnetta Collins was born in 1855 in Tazewell Co, VA.
Children were: Richard Collins and Christine.
Richard Collins was born in 1864 (sic? 1874) in KY?; died at Jodie, Fayette Co, WV.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #2; Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard Collins, age 22, born and living in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; son of Henry
and Annetta Collins; married on 8 Jan 1895 Mary E. Spense, age 19, born and living in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of James M. and Mary A. Spense.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, Arnetta Collins search, 12 Nov 2001, submitted by
Selinda Holt; puck5@kih.net
Richard Collins; born in 1864; son of Arnetta Collins; married Margarette
Blankenship, born abt 1893 in KY.
5. Fayette Co, WV Death Certificate #4065; WV Archives Web Site.
Richard C. Collins; age 70 yrs, 4 mons, 0 days; born on 19 Nov 1875 at Welch, McDowell Co, WV;
married, husband of Margaret Collins, age 57; coal miner; son of Henry and Arnetta Vanover, both
born in McDowell Co, WV; died on 19 Mar 1946 at Gauley Bridge, Fayette Co, WV from a stroke;
buried on 21 Mar 1946 at Swiss, WV; informant, Roscoe Collins, Gauley Bridge, WV.
1. Ancestry.com Web Site, Arnetta Collins search, 12 Nov 2001, submitted by
Selinda Holt; puck5@kih.net
Richard Collins; born in 1864; son of Arnetta Collins; married Margarette
Blankenship, born abt 1893 in KY.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 234, Jacob H. and
Tabitha Rowe article, submitted by Heather Rowe and Geneva Steele, H.C. 61,
Box 37-B, Paynesville, WV 24873, e-mail gsteele@dvdol.com
Rutherford B. Haze Rowe was born in 1877; married Dicey Steele, of Avondale,
WV, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Steele.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 23 Jun 1900, Page 251A,
Family #216.
Listed as Hays Rowe, age 22, born in May 1878 in KY, in household of father, Jacob H. Rowe.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1901); Page 340; WV Archives Website.
R.B. H. Rowe; age 22; born in Pike Co, KY; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV; son of Jacob and
Tabitha; married on 2 Jan 1901 in McDowell Co, WV; Dicey Steele; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Nancy.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14752; WV Archives Website.
Hayes Rowe; age 62 yrs, 6 mons, 21 days; born 8 May 1877 in KY; married; husband of Disie Rowe;
farmer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Jacob and ____ Rowe; died 29 Nov 1939 in Sandy River District;
due to cerebral hemorrhage; buried 30 Nov 1939 at Iaeger, WV; informant, Jessie Rowe, Iaeger, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 250A, Family #198.
Listed as Dicy Steel, age 19, born in Jun 1881 in WV, in household of
father, Samuel Steel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1901); Page 340; WV Archives Website.
R.B. H. Rowe; age 22; born in Pike Co, KY; single; farmer; living at Avondale, WV; son of Jacob and
Tabitha; married on 2 Jan 1901 in McDowell Co, WV; Dicey Steele; age 19; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Nancy.
3. McDowell Co, Death Certificate #'57 007667; WV Archives Website.
Disil Rowe; age 78; born 16 Jun 1879 at Iaeger, WV; widow; housewife; living at Union City, Avondale,
WV; daughter of Samuel and Nancy (Roberts) Steele; died 14 May 1967 at Union City, Avondal, WV;
due to rheumatic heart disease with senility; buried 17 May 1957 in Reed Cmetery, Beartown, WV;
informant, Lovil Cox, Gary, WV.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 29 Jun 1880; Page 322C; Image 19 Of 22;
Family #161/164.
Listed as Charles Moore: age 5; born in WV in household of grandfather, Patrick Kelly.