1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; Hardy; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 56A; Image 6 of 17; Family #57/58.
Listed as Florence Womack; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, John B. Womack.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Florence Womack
[Florence Nunchuck]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Jul 1919
Birth Place: Big Sandy, West Virginia
[Big Sandy Mc??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 21 Feb 2004
Father: John Womack
Mother: Inez West
SSN: 235264871
Notes: Mar 1940: Name listed as FLORENCE WOMACK; Jun 1945: Name listed as FLORENCE NUNCHUCK"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1946); Page 440; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Nathan Wise; age 42; born in Abingdon, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married
on 12 Jan 1946 at Welch, WV; Vivian Estella Lampkins; age 27; born in Coburn, VA; divorced;
living in Welch, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'70 005678; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Nathan Wise; age 66; born 17 Aug 1903 in VA; married; husband of Vivian Lampkins; miner;
SS#235-03-1382; son of Charles W. and Molly (Hogston) Wise; died 3 Apr 1970 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to pneumoconiosis with chronic bronchitis; buried 6 Apr 1970 in iaeger
Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Robert Wise, Welch, WV.
2. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Robert Nathan Wise; born 17 Aug 1903; died 3 Apr 1970; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; vol #__(1946); Page 440; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Nathan Wise; age 42; born in Abingdon, VA; divorced; living at Welch, WV; married
on 12 Jan 1946 at Welch, WV; Vivian Estella Lampkins; age 27; born in Coburn, VA; divorced;
living in Welch, WV; "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #T-1777; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Jack Woodroe (sic, Woodrow) Wirt; age 21; born 13 Feb 1921 at Fort Gay, WV; living at Davy, WV;
employed by Kingston Pocahontas Coal Co, Hemphill, WV; name of person who will always know
address, John Wirt, Davy, WV; 6'1" tall; 165 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Davy; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 25; Dwelling #183.
Listed as Jack W. Wirt; age 28; born in WV; married; tippleman for coal mine; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter Co, FL; submitted by
US Veterans Affairs Office; 25 Feb 2000; maintained by Sgt Ed Elstan; headstone photo added by
Mike. Jack Woodrow Wirt; born 13 Feb 1921 in WV; died 14 Dec 1989 in New Port Richey, Pasco
Co, FL; buried here; headstone photo shown; "PVT * US ARMY * WORLD WAR II"; personal photos
posted; Enlisted in U.S. Army November 23, 1942, Huntington, West Virginia..Entered service
November 1942, Camp Beale, California. Served in the Atlantic. Awarded good conduct medal.
Discharged November 5, 1945"
1.1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Asco; Upper Left Hollow; E.D. 24-35; taken
24 Apr 1940; Page 709B; Image 37 of 57; Household #285.
Listed as Margie Bishop; age 11; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, MacArthur Bishop.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Mike Wirt; born 4 Feb 1916 (sic, 1920) at Ft. Gay, WV; single; living at Eckman, WV; son of
John and Pearl; married; on 21 Jan 1939 at Eckman, WV; Lillian Fort; born 4 Jan 1916 at
Eckman, WV; single; living at Eckman, WV; daughter of John and ?.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #8173; WV Archives Web Site.
Mike Wirt; age 26; born in Ft. Gay, WV; divorced; coal miner; living at Davy, WV; son of
John and Pearl (Lawhorn) Wirt; died 22 May 1947 in Pinecrest Sanitarium, Beckley, WV;
due to pulmonary tuberculosis; buried 23 May 1947 in Roderfield, WV; informant, John
Wirt, Davy, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 10 Mar 2014.
Mike Wirt; born 4 Feb 1920; died 22 May 1942 (sic, 1947); buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 57; WV Archives Web Site.
Mike Wirt; born 4 Feb 1916 (sic, 1920) at Ft. Gay, WV; single; living at Eckman, WV; son of
John and Pearl; married; on 21 Jan 1939 at Eckman, WV; Lillian Fort; born 4 Jan 1916 at
Eckman, WV; single; living at Eckman, WV; daughter of John and ?.
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District; Huff creek Road; taken on 7/8 Jand 1920;
Page 218A; Image 5 of 17; Family #35/35.
Listed as Ance H. Wimmer; age 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, John W. Wimmer.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 61B;
Image 52 of 57; Family #448/466.
Listed as Andrew H. Wimmer; age 11; born in WV; in household of mother, Nancy (_____)
Wimmer.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Big Sandy; E.D. 24-37; taken on 25/26
Apr 1940; Page 758B; Image 31 of 35; Household #232.
Listed as Lance Wimmer; age 20; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother, Arvile F. Wimmer.
4. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web site.
"Name: Buster Wimer
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 19 Nov 1941
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 73
Weight: 154"
5. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 169; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Wimer; age 26; born 5 Oct 1919 at Clearin (sic, Claren), WV; living at Coal City, WV; son of
John and Nancy Wimer; married on 25 Feb 1946 at Beckley, WV; Ethylea Singleton; age 25; born
13 Mar 1920 in St. Louis, MO; living at Coal City, WV; daughter of Wray and Fannie Singleton.
6. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Buster Wimmer
SSN: 236-05-8696
Last Residence:
24822 Clear Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 5 Oct 1919
Died: Sep 1977
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
7. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Buster Wimmer
Death Date: 21 Sep 1977
SSN: 236058696
Enlistment Date 1: 19 Nov 1941
Release Date 1: 14 Dec 1945"
8. "Beckley Post-Herald"; Beckley, WV; Friday 23 Sep 1977; Newspaper Obit.
"CLEARK FORK (RNS) - Services for Mr. Buster Bud Wimmer, 57, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Sun Hill
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kermit Robinson in charge, Burial will be in Roderfield Cemetery at Roderfield.
. "Mr. Wimmer died about 6 p.m. Thursday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness.
"Born Oct. 5, 1919, at Hensley, he was a son of the late John and Nancy Church Wimmer.
"Mr. Wimmer was a World War II veteran and a retired coal miner.
"Survivors include his wife Ethylea Wimmer; five sons, Kenneth of Del Rio, Tex., Francis and Billy, both of Richmond,
VA., and David and Johnny, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Freama Crouse of Fanrock and Mrs. Linda Orneison of Richmond; one sister Mrs.Maudie Johnson of Matoaka, and nine grandchildren...."
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Buster Wimmer; born 5 Oct 1919; died 21 Sep 1977; buried here; double grave marker photo shown
with wife Ethylea Singleton Wimmer; "S SGT US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 169; WV Archives Web Site.
Buster Wimer; age 26; born 5 Oct 1919 at Clearin (sic, Claren), WV; living at Coal City, WV; son of
John and Nancy Wimer; married on 25 Feb 1946 at Beckley, WV; Ethylea Singleton; age 25; born
13 Mar 1920 in St. Louis, MO; living at Coal City, WV; daughter of Wray and Fannie Singleton.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013
Ethylea Wimmer; born 13 Mar 1920; died 3 oct 2007; buried here; double grave marker photo shown
with husband, Buster Wimmer; "BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER"; Evans Funeral Home marker also
shown.