1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Fred White
SSN: 231-05-6413
Last Residence:
19805 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
BORN: 1 Apr 1921
Died: Dec 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 20 Apr 1940; Page 93B;
Image 28 of 70; Household #190.
Listed as Sadie Johnson; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Edward J. Johnson.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sadie White Messick
Birth Date: 6 Aug 1930
Address: 109 N Lincoln St, Wilmington, DE, 19805-3411 (1988)"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Sadie White
[Sadie Messick]
[Saidie Messick]
[Sadie Johnson]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Aug 1930
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
[Gary, West Virginia]
Death Date: 3 Nov 2000
Father: Edward J Johnson
Mother: Callie Jones
SSN: 232529088
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Apr 1951: Name listed as SADIE WHITE; 16 Apr 1985: Name listed as SADIE MESSICK; 29 Nov 2000: Name listed as SAIDIE J MESSICK"
4. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Saidie J. Messick
SSN: 232-52-9088
Last Residence:
19805 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
BORN: 6 Aug 1930
Died: 3 Nov 2000
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1874; WV Archives Web Site.
Linda Kay White; age 2 yrs; born 7 Jan 1950 in Gary, WV; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of
Fred and Sadie (Johnson) White; died 23 Jan 1952 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
mercury poison; aspirated pill; edema of lungs; buried 25 Jan 1952 in Iaeger Memorial.
1. Carroll Co, VA; Delayed Birth Certificate #8905; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Kennedy White; born 6 Aug 1897 in Richardson, VA; father is Allen Lafayette White;
farmer, born in Carroll Co, VA; mother is Eliza Ann Richardson, born in Carroll Co, VA;
they married 3 Jun 1888 in Hillsville, VA; Johnwas 15th child born to his parents; atested
to by sister, Mrs. Blanch White Gillmore, age 52 of 1527 Hanover Ave, Roanoke, VA;
signed by John K. White,
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 22; WV Archives Web Site.
J.K. White; age 37; born in Wythe Co, VA; widowed; carpenter; living in Gary, WV; son of A.L. and
Eliza; married on 8 Aug 1956 in Gary, WV; Mae Hawks; age 22; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; living
at Gary, WV; daughter of Taylor and Mattie.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Jul 2014.
John K. White; born 6 Aug 1897; died 12 Nov 1956; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"RESTING FROM HIS LABOR".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 22; WV Archives Web Site.
J.K. White; age 37; born in Wythe Co, VA; widowed; carpenter; living in Gary, WV; son of A.L. and
Eliza; married on 8 Aug 1956 in Gary, WV; Mae Hawks; age 22; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; living
at Gary, WV; daughter of Taylor and Mattie.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #4930; WV Archives Web Site.
Otis Noah White; age 3 yrs, 3 mons, 6 days; born 2 Jan 1939 at Wilcoe, WV; living at Gary, WV; son of
John K. and Mae (Hawks) White; died 8 Apr 1942 in Grace Hospital, Welch, Wv; due to fractured skull
from being hit by a car; pedestrian; buried 10 Apr 1942 in Iaeger memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
John K, White, Ream, WV
2. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Otis Noel (sic?, Noah?) White; born 2 Jan 1939; died 8 Apr 1942; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"SON OF JOHN & MAY WHITE * GONE TO BE AN ANGEL".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
John Pate, Jr.; age 26; born in Knox Co, TN; painter; living at Iaeger, WV; son of John and Tennie;
married on 17 Aug 1926 at Welch, WV; Maude Williams; age 21; born in Giles Co, VA; single;
daughter of Edwin and Ida.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 71; WV Archives Web Site.
John Pate; age 36; born in Knox Co, TN; widowed; shoe shop proprietor in Iaeger, WV; son of
J.A. and Teny; married on 31 Dec 1936 at Welch, WV; Thelma M. Amos; age 31; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of W. C. and ?.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 1077B; Image 18 of 28; Household #165.
Listed as John Pate; age 39; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1940;
shoe cobbler; owns shop; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 28 Dec 2013.
John A. Pate, Jr; born 23 May 1900; died 14 Jun 1987; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos
shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
John Pate, Jr.; age 26; born in Knox Co, TN; painter; living at Iaeger, WV; son of John and Tennie;
married on 17 Aug 1926 at Welch, WV; Maude Williams; age 21; born in Giles Co, VA; single;
daughter of Edwin and Ida.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6268; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Maude Pate; age 20 yrs, 8 mons, 7 days; born 3 Aug 1908 in Iaeger (sic, Giles Co, VA); married;
wife of John Pate; daughter of Edward (sic, Edwin) and Ida (Tracey) Williams; died 10 Mar 1929 at
Iaeger, WV; due to purerperal septicemia; three days after child birth; buried 12 Mar 1929 in _____
(not identified); informant Wes Brooks.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Maude Pate; born 3 Aug 1908; died 11 (sic, 10) Mar 1929; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1, 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 1077B; Image 18 of 28; Household #165.
Listed as John Waltery Pate; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1940; in household of father, John Pate.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Wilson primitive Baptist Church, Dodgetown, Stokes Co, NC; submitted by
Timmy and Cindi Bouldin Tilley; 10 Mar 2011.
James Richard Bullins; bor 21 Jul 1877 in Stokes Co, NC; died 27 Jan 1957 in Rockingham Co, NC;
buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Zeb White; age 23; born in Stokes Co, NC; single; railroader; living at Bluefield, WV; son of
Calvin and Annie; married on 11 Mar 1907 at Short Creek, WV; Abbie Osborne; age 17; born
in Lawrence Co, KY; single; daughter of William and Martha.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 179; Line 11; WV Archives Web Site.
Zeb White; age 41 yrs, 6 mons; born 9 May 1880 in NC; married; miner; son of C.F. and Hanna'
died 1 Dec 1921 at Roderfield, WV; due to gunshot wounds.
3. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Zeb White; born in unknown; died ____1 Dec; buried here; headstone photo shown; "AGE 47".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 417; WV Archives Web Site.
Zeb White; age 23; born in Stokes Co, NC; single; railroader; living at Bluefield, WV; son of
Calvin and Annie; married on 11 Mar 1907 at Short Creek, WV; Abbie Osborne; age 17; born
in Lawrence Co, KY; single; daughter of William and Martha.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Edgar White; born (can't read dates0; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Infant Son White; born (can't read dates0; buried here; headstone photo shown.
"Infant son of Zeb and Abbie White"
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Tandy White; born in 1912; died in 1918; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Max Strothers Whitaker
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Berwind, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1921
Residence: Avondale, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 19 Sep 1945
Occupation: Unemployed
Weight: 159
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Mildred Keith
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Max Strothers Whitaker Self (Head)"
2. "World War II Young American Patroits", 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 778; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Max S. Whitaker; born 23 Nov 1921; Sargent, US Marines; enterated service in Jul 1940; served at Parris
Island, SC; Europe; Pacific; awarded three Battle Stars; Presidenial Unit Citation; attended Iaeger HS;
Protestant; son of M/M/ W.M. Whitaker, Avondale, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Max Strothers Whitaker
[Max S Whitaker]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1921
Birth Place: Berwind, West Virginia
Death Date: 3 Mar 2007
Father: William M Whitaker
Mother: Mytle C Rushbrook
SSN: 234222670
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as MAX STROTHERS WHITAKER; 06 Mar 2007: Name listed as MAX S WHITAKER"
4. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Max Whitaker
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1921
Death Date: 3 Mar 2007
Branch 1: M
Enlistment Date 1: 17 Jul 1940
Release Date 1: 14 Sep 1945
Branch 2: M
Enlistment Date 2: 2 Jun 1955
Release Date 2: 23 May 1957"
6. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Monday, 5, March 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"BUSHNELL, Fla. -- Max Strothers Whitaker, 85, of Bushnell, died Saturday, March 3, 2007 in Brooksville, Fla."Born in Berwind, he retired as a conductor for Norfolk Southern Railroad. He served in the USMC as a Gunnery Sergeant during World War II in the Pacific Theatre of Operation and the South Pacific in the Battle of Guadal Canal. He served in the Korean conflict. He was of the Baptist faith.
"He was preceded in death by his parents: William M. Whitaker and Myrtle C. Rushbrooke; son: John Whitaker; three brothers: William, Lloyd, and Travis Whitaker; sister: Mildred Keith.
"Survivors: Wife: Dorilese (Cline) Whitaker of Bushnell; daughters: Carol Wissing of Jacksonville, Fla., Tina Rowe of Wakeman, Ohio, Patricia Diane Rice of Bushnell; sister: Lois Dale of Princeton; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
"Visitation: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 from 12 noon-1:00 p.m. at Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell.
"Services: Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Purcell Funeral Home in Bushnell with the Reverend Hughie Stiefel officiating. Interment will follow at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell..."
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter Co, FL; submitted by
GerbLady; 2 Mar 2010; headstone photo added by T Fickett; personal photo added by Angela Whitaker-Becker.
Max Strothers Whitaker; born 23 Nov 1921; died 3 Mar 2007; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"GY SGT US MARINE CORPS; - WORLD WAR II; KOREA".
"USMC Gunnery Sergeant during World War II. Fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Awarded 3 Battle Stars and the
Presidential Unit Citation."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 19 Apr 1940; Page 1105A;
Image 45 of 74; Household #386.
Listed as Darillse Cline; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; livied in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, D. Hiland Cline.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6188; WV Archives Web Site.
Johnny Mack Whitaker; age 1 yr, 21 days; born 20 Apr 1950 at Iaeger, WV; son of Mack and Dorilese
(Cline) Whitaker; died 11 May 1951 at Iaeger, WV; due to suffocation in bed; buried 12 May 1951 in
Roderfield, WV; informant, Mack Whitaker, father.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV. submitted by
Angela Whitaker-Becker; 8 Nov 2013.
Johnny Mack Whitaker; born 20 Apr 1950 in Iaeger, WV; died 11 May 1951 in Iaeger, WV; son of
Mack and Dorilese (Cline) Whitaker; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.