1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara Bena Abernethy
[Clara B Abernethy]
[Clara Bena Wheby]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Jul 1992
Father: Charles L Wheby
Mother: Rose B Leighton
SSN: 233966898
Notes: 07 Sep 1972: Name listed as CLARA BENA ABERNETHY; 28 Aug 1992: Name listed as
CLARA B ABERNETHY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B. Abernethy
SSN: 229-32-4731
BORN: 16 Jan 1905
Died: 7 Jul 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B Abernethy
Maiden Name: Wheby
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jul 1992
Death Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Charles Lewis Wheby
Mother: Rose Bell Wheby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Tony Ross; age 26; born in VA; married; both parents born in Italy; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Tony Ross; age 44; born in PA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner;
head of household.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1948); Page 171, Line 13; WV Archives Web Site.
Tony Ross; age 48 yrs, 11 mons, 2 days; born 13 Jun 1895 in Philadelphia, PA; married miner; son of
unknown parents; died 15 May 1944 in Bluefield, WV; due to dislocation of shoulder, spinal cord; laceration
of scalp in accident; spouse, Bertha Johnson; buried 18 May 1944 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Tony Ross; born 13 Jun 1895; died 15 May 1944; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Bertha Ross; age 24; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Tony Ross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Bertha Ross; age 43; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household
of husband, Tony Ross.
3. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bertha M Ross
Birth Date: 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 21 Apr 1975
Hospital of Death: Lutheran Medical Center
Death Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Certificate: 025152
Age at Death: 79
Certifier: Physician
Marital Status: Widowed..."
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Dolphus Ross; age 3 yrs, 2 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 6 Jan 1920; Page 101A; Image 9 of 25; Family #80/83.
Listed as Elbert Ross; age 10 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Tony Ross.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Albert Ross; age 21; born in VA; single; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; laborer
in coal mine; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Harold Tony Ross; age 18; born in VA; single; 9th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Juanita Ross; age 15; born in VA; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Howard Ross; age 14; born in VA; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Benny Ross; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as John Thomas Ross; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Excelsior, WV; E.D. 24-20; taken on
18 Apr 1940; Page 373A; Image 5 of 62; Household #40.
Listed as Norma V. Ross; age 6; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Tony Ross.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara Bena Abernethy
[Clara B Abernethy]
[Clara Bena Wheby]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Jul 1992
Father: Charles L Wheby
Mother: Rose B Leighton
SSN: 233966898
Notes: 07 Sep 1972: Name listed as CLARA BENA ABERNETHY; 28 Aug 1992: Name listed as
CLARA B ABERNETHY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B. Abernethy
SSN: 229-32-4731
BORN: 16 Jan 1905
Died: 7 Jul 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B Abernethy
Maiden Name: Wheby
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jul 1992
Death Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Charles Lewis Wheby
Mother: Rose Bell Wheby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1923); Page 69; Line #32; WV Archives Web Site.
R.B. Conner; age 22; born in VA; single; living at Princeton, WV; married on 2 Jun 1923 in
Princeton, WV; Clara B. Wheby; age 19; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara Bena Abernethy
[Clara B Abernethy]
[Clara Bena Wheby]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: Jul 1992
Father: Charles L Wheby
Mother: Rose B Leighton
SSN: 233966898
Notes: 07 Sep 1972: Name listed as CLARA BENA ABERNETHY; 28 Aug 1992: Name listed as
CLARA B ABERNETHY"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B. Abernethy
SSN: 229-32-4731
BORN: 16 Jan 1905
Died: 7 Jul 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Clara B Abernethy
Maiden Name: Wheby
Birth Date: 16 Jan 1905
Birth Place: Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 7 Jul 1992
Death Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Charles Lewis Wheby
Mother: Rose Bell Wheby
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..."
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1962); Page 2; WV Archives Web Site.
Gene Arden Vance; age 25; born in Capels, WV; divorced; living at Hanover, WV; son of
William W. and Bertha Vance; married on 3 Dec 1962 at Pineville, WV; June Carol Steele;
age 21; born in Iaeger, WV; single; living at Ikes Fork, WV; daughter of David and Virginia Steele.
2. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 047655; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gene A. Vance; age 40; born 16 May 1937 at Capels, WV; divorced; this was his 4th marriage;
4 yrs college education; living at PO Box 549, Oceana, WV; son of Bill and Bertha (Lockhart)
Vance; married on 21 Oct 1977 at Lebanon, VA; Myrtle V. Hendrick; maiden name Cordel;
age 45; born 12 Nov 1931 at Rista, WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; 4hrs HS education;
living at Box 128, Pineville, WV; daughter of Albert and Bessie (Short) Cordle.
3. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #80-002813; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gene Arden Vance; age 42; born 16 May 1937 at Capels, WV; 4 yrs college education; divorced;
this was his 5th marriage; living at Box 839, Pineville, WV; son of William and Bertha (Lockhart)
Vance; married on 2 Jan 1980 i Lebanon, VA; Casperette Griffith; maiden name West; age 44;
born 18 Oct 1935 in Big Branch, WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; 12 th grade education;
living at Box 51, Oceana, WV; daughter of DeeRoy and Clara (Winkler) West.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gene Arden Vance
[Gene Vance]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 May 1937
Birth Place: Capels McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: Apr 1987
Father: William E Vance
Mother: Bertha C Lockhart
SSN: 236520289
Notes: Aug 1951: Name listed as GENE ARDEN VANCE; 04 Jan 1988: Name listed as GENE VANCE"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gene Vance
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 May 1937
Death Date: 17 Apr 1987
SSN: 236520289
Enlistment Date 1: 7 Jul 1954
Release Date 1: 5 Jul 1957
Branch 2: ARMY
Enlistment Date 2: 7 Apr 1959
Release Date 2: 31 May 1976"
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Gene Vance
SSN: 236-52-0289
BORN: 16 May 1937
Last Benefit: 24870, Oceana, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States of America
Died: Apr 1987
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1951)"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV;
submitted by B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Gene A. Vance; born 16 May 1937; died 17 Apr 1987; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Casperetta G. Vance; "MARRIED JAN. 2, 2980'; grave marker photo slso shown; "MAJ *
US ARMY * VIETNAM".
1. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #77 047655; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Gene A. Vance; age 40; born 16 May 1937 at Capels, WV; divorced; this was his 4th marriage;
4 yrs college education; living at PO Box 549, Oceana, WV; son of Bill and Bertha (Lockhart)
Vance; married on 21 Oct 1977 at Lebanon, VA; Myrtle V. Hendrick; maiden name Cordel;
age 45; born 12 Nov 1931 at Rista, WV; widow; this was her 2nd marriage; 4hrs HS education;
living at Box 128, Pineville, WV; daughter of Albert and Bessie (Short) Cordle.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 258; WV Archives Web Site.
George Johnson; age 26' born in Lawrence Co, OH; single; laborer; living at Hensley, WV; son of William
and Sarah; married on 14 Sep 1928 at Welch, WV; Bertha England; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Joe and Martha.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
George W. Johnson; born 23 Feb 1902; died 18 Dec 1961; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Bertha England Johnson.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; taken on 7 May 1910; Page 256B; Family #114/117.
Listed as Birthie England; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph England.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Sandy District; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 220A;
Family #180/184.
Listed as Bertha England; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph England.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 258; WV Archives Web Site.
George Johnson; age 26' born in Lawrence Co, OH; single; laborer; living at Hensley, WV; son of William
and Sarah; married on 14 Sep 1928 at Welch, WV; Bertha England; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Joe and Martha.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Bertha E. Johnson; born 13 Sep 1906; died 29 Apr 1991; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
husband, George W. Johnson; alos personal photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Jul 2014.
Nina May Johnson; born 8 Sep 1938; died 30 Jan 1952; buried here; headstone photo shown; "LOVING
DAUGHTER".