1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Daisy Taylor; 25 Oct 2017.
Fanny Sword; born in 1843 in Russell Co, VA; died 7 Nov 1928 in Welch, WV; buried here; no grave
marker photo shown.
"Daughter of Michael & Sally Sword of Russell Co VA
Fanny and James Taylor had Henry (Sword) Taylor, Sarah J. Sword, Lu (Lou Anna) Sword, Mary Sword, & Maggie Sword out of wedlock while James was married to Nancy Jones, about 1920 Henry changed his last name Sword to Taylor. on some papers you will see that the children used Jim as their father but his last name they said was Sword."Name: Fannie Sword
Birth Date: 1843
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 7 Nov 1928
Death Place: Roderfield, McDowell, West Virginia
Burial Date: 8 Nov 1928
Burial Place: Roderfield
Death Age: 85
Occupation: Hw
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 010852; WV Archives Web Site.
Silas Dolphus Wyatt; age 82; born 10 Nov 1879 in VA; widowed; living at Pineville, WV;
SS #234-32-6010; son of unknow parents; died 4 Jul 1961 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from
bacteriemia; arteriosclerotic gangrene, right great toe; buried 7 Aug 1961 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 24 Feb 2011; double grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Silas Dolphus Wyatt; born 10 Nov 1879; died 4 Jul 1961; buried here; double grave marker photo
shown with wife Mary J. Sword Wyatt; death certificate posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 005935; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Wyatt; age 84; born 12 May 1873 in VA; married; living at Mullinsville, WV; daughter
of Michael and Fanny Sowrad See Ref #2); died 19 Feb 1958 in Mullinsville, WV; due to
broncho pneumonia; buried 22 feb 1958 in Iaeger Memorial Park, Roderfield, WV; informant, S.D. Wyatt.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Daisy Taylor; 22 Jun 2014.
Mary J. Sword Wyatt; born 12 May 1875 (sic 1973 per death certificate) in Russell Co, VA; died
19 Feb 1958 in Mullinsville, WV; buried here; double grave marker photo shown with husband,
Silas D. Wyatt; death certificate posted.
"Mary is actually the daughter of James Taylor and Fanny Fanny Sword. James & Fanny had a relationship and James fathered her children, of these children only Henry took the last name Taylor. Mary's death certificate list Michael Sword as her father however Michael is her grandfather, Fanny's father."Mary and Silas married 27 Feb 1900 Russell, Virginia"
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Bolin B. Young
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1898
Birth Place: Floyd Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1922
Marriage Place: Floyd , Virginia
Father: F. T.
Mother: L. P.
Spouse: Alice Conner
FHL Film Number: 31345
Reference ID: p95 e69"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 776A; Image 26 of 31; Household #198.
Listed as Brivet Young; age 41; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Boliver Barniebus Young
Race: White
Age: 44
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Floyd, Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 12 Dec 1897
Residence Place: Elbert, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co
Weight: 145
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Alice Young
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Boliver Barniebus Young Self (Head)"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16411; WV Archives Web Site.
Boliver B. Young; age 51; born in Floyd Co, VA; married; husband of Alice Conner Young, age 46;
coal loader; son of F.T. and Lina (King) Young; died 10 Dec 1948 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to "Fat embolism to brain"; fracture of right femur; broncho-pneumonia; slate fall in mine on 26 Nov
1948 at Gary, WV buried 12 Dec 1948 in Iaeger Memoriaal Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2014.
Boliver B. Young; born 12 Dec 1898; died 10 Dec 1948; buried here; triple heastone photo shown with wife,
Alice Conner Young and daughter, Zella D. Young.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alice Conner
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1902
Birth Place: Floyd Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 19 Sep 1922
Marriage Place: Floyd , Virginia
Father: G. R.
Mother: L. L.
Spouse: Bolin B. Young
FHL Film Number: 31345
Reference ID: p95 e69"
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 776A; Image 26 of 31; Household #198.
Listed as Alice Young; age 37; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Boliver B. Young.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2014.
Alice Conner Young; born 3 Aug 1902; died 21 Feb 1993; buried here; triple headstone photo shown
with husband, Boliver B. Young, and daughter Zella B. Young; grave marker photo also shawn;
"ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS * MOTHER OF NINA y CHARLES".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3218; WV Archives Web Site.
Zella Young; age 5 yrs, 2 mons, 27 days; born 21 Nov 1923 at Hemphill, WV; living at Hemphill, WV;
daughter of Boliver B. and Alice (Conner) Young; died 18 Feb 1929 at Welch, WV; due to burns firat
and second degree over entire body; buried 20 Feb 1929 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Boliver B.
Young, Hemphille, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2014.
Zella D. Young; born 21 Nov 1923; died 18 Feb 1929; buried here; triple headstone photo shown with
parents, Boliver B. and Alice (Conner) Young.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 776A; Image 26 of 31; Household #198.
Listed as Marie Young; age 12; born in OH; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Boliver B. Young.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; E.D. 24-39; taken on 21 May 1940;
Page 776A; Image 26 of 31; Household #198.
Listed as Nina Young; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Boliver B. Young.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy Pocahontas; taken on 13 Feb 1920;
Page 206A; Image 7 of 16; Family #226/226.
Listed as George Wyatt; age 57; born in OH; married; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #8751; WV Archives Web Site.
George M. Wyatt; age 63 yrs, 1 mon, 29 days; born 8 May 1862 in OH; married; coal miner;
son of unknown parents; died 7 Jul 1924 in Welch Hospital #1, Welch, WV; due to shock from
fractured skull and other injuries; buried 8 Jul 1924 at Roderfield; informant, Emmitt E, Bird,
Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
George M. Wyatt; born 8 May 1862; died 7 Jul 1921(sic, 1924); buried here; grave marker photo
shown;
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
4. Facebook Posting; 18 Apr 2020; Ashley Barns.
"George Wyatt, age 55, son of Jacob and Lettie Wyatt, married Alice Bunn on July 5, 1917 in Tazewell, VA, the daughter of John and Mollie Bunn."
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy Pocahontas; taken on 13 Feb 1920;
Page 206A; Image 7 of 16; Family #226/226.
Listed as Alice Wyatt; age 33; born in VA; married; in household of husband, George M. Wyatt.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken 26 Apr 1940;
Page 764A; Image 7 of 10; Houshold #53.
Listed as Alice Wyatt; age 54; born in VA; widow; no education; helper; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of William M. Marshall.
3. Facebook Posting; 18 Apr 2020; Ashley Barns.
"George Wyatt, age 55, son of Jacob and Lettie Wyatt, married Alice Bunn on July 5, 1917 in Tazewell, VA, the daughter of John and Mollie Bunn."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'59 009500; WV Archives Web Site.
James S. Wright; age 55; born 14 Jun 1904 in Boone, NC; divorced; retired coal miner; living at
Junior Poca, WV; son of Frank and Chaney (Chambers) Wright; died at home in Junior Poca, WV;
on 6 Jul 1959; due to external hemorrhage; sel inflicted knife wound of neck; buried 9 Jul 1959 in
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Margaret Patsey, Premier.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Jun 2014.
James S. Wright; born 14 Jun 1904; died 6 Jul 1959; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 358; WV Archives Web Site.
James Wright; age 24; born in VA; single; Black; laborer; living in Iaeger, WV; son of Sara
Wright; married on 22 Oct 1923 at Panther, WV; Fanny Smith; age 21; born in VA; single;
Black; daughter of Lee and Maud Smith.
1. 1910 Census, Pittsylvania Co, VA; Pigg Riverty District; taken 16 Apr 1910; Page 217B; Family #31/31.
Listed as Fannie Smith; age 2; born in VA; Black; in household of father, Lee Smith.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 358; WV Archives Web Site.
James Wright; age 24; born in VA; single; Black; laborer; living in Iaeger, WV; son of Sara
Wright; married on 22 Oct 1923 at Panther, WV; Fanny Smith; age 21; born in VA; single;
Black; daughter of Lee and Maud Smith.
1. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lafayette Wright
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1927
Birth Place: Glade Spring, Virginia
Death Date: Dec 1978
Father: James Wright
Mother: Fannie Smith
SSN: 722053345
Notes: Jul 1948: Name listed as LAFAYETTE WRIGHT"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Lafayette Wright; born in 1927; died in 1978; buried here; headstone photo shown; "AIC * US AIR FORCE *
WORLD WAR II".
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Silas O Wright
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Holden, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1910
Residence Place: Hensley, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: United States Steel
Weight: 180
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Anna Ball Wright
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Silas O Wright Self (Head)
Anna Ball Wright"
2. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 64
Given Name Silas
Surname Wright
Birth Date 15 Mar 1910
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24801
Event Date Aug 1974"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Jun 2014.
Silas O. Wright; 15 Mar 1910; died 21 Aug 1974; buried here; grave marker photo shown; "TEC 5 US ARMY";
personal photo posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4933; WV Archives Web Site.
John C.W. Wright; age 65; born 5 Sep 1876 at Catlettsburg, KY; married; husband of Susie C.
Wright; former coal miner; living at Hensley, WV; son of George and Mary (Jobe) Wright; died 16
Apr 1942 near Wilmore, WV from crushing injuries to head and chest; found on N&W RR track
between Iaeger and Roderfield; buried 18 Apr 1942 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Paul E. Wright, Marytown, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Osborne/Hayner; 12 Feb 2012. (Memorial #84899540)
John Calvin W. Wright; born 5 Sep 1876 in KY; died 16 Apr 1942 in McDowell Co, WV; buried here;
no grave marker photo shown; personal photo and death certificate posted.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Jobe Cemetery, Louisa, Lawrence Co, KY; submitted by
B. Penix; 11 Jan 2009; headstone photo added by Lauren.
Livenia Kitchen Carter; born 2 Sep 1883; died 8 Jun 1974; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"MOTHER"; "Daughter of William Kitchen and Martha A. Cooksey. Wife of George Carter, he is
buried at the Webb Cemetery".