1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 142A;
Family #517/606.
Listed as Henry Spangler; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, George V. Spangler.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 28 Apr 1930; Page 223A;
Family #544/561.
Listed as Henry Spangler; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, George V. Spangler.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry Walter Spangler
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Welch McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1917
Residence: Roderfield, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: J T Eddins
Weight: 170
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: George V Spangler
Relationship to Draftee: Father
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Henry Walter Spangler Self (Head)
George V Spangler Father"
4. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #20141; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Spangler; age 44; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Welch, WV;
son of George and Harriett (Swader, sic Shrader) Spangler; married on 27 Jul 1962 at Clintwood, VA;
Mary Louise Milam; age 39; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; housewife; living at
Welch, WV; daughter of Henry and Lena (Brewster) Milam.
5. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry W. Spangler
SSN: 236-18-3054
Last Residence:
24740 Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 21 Aug 1917
Died: 12 Nov 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Henry Walter Spangler
[Henry W Spangler]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Welch, West Virginia
Death Date: 12 Nov 1993
Father: George B Spangler
Mother: Hariet Swager
SSN: 236183054
Notes: Sep 1939: Name listed as HENRY WALTER SPANGLER; 23 Nov 1993: Name listed as HENRY W SPANGLER"
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #20141; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Henry Spangler; age 44; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Welch, WV;
son of George and Harriett (Swader, sic Shrader) Spangler; married on 27 Jul 1962 at Clintwood, VA;
Mary Louise Milam; age 39; born in Welch, WV; single; no previous marriage; housewife; living at
Welch, WV; daughter of Henry and Lena (Brewster) Milam.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA; submitted by
Terry Lindsay; 6 Sep 2017.
John Elmer Sizemore; born 27 Nov 1919 in McDowell Co, WV; died 22 Jul 1998 in Tazewell Co, VA;
buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 65; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas Asbury; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miller; living at Welch, WV; son of
Noah and Rebecca; married on 26 Sep 1936 at Newhall, WV; Daisy Scott; age 17; born in WV
(sic, NC); single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of Henry and Agnes.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Hartwell Cemetery, Canebrake, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Terry Lindsay; 15 Mar 2014.
Daisy Lee Scott Sizemore; born 22 Jul 1922 in Surry Co, NC; died 24 Mar 2002 in McDowell Co,
WV; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wanda Smithers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Date: 19 May 1951
Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Father: Ay Smithers
Mother: Elsie Mae McKeehan
Spouse: Edward Junior Duke
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Edward E Duke
Spouse Mother: Daisy Mae Draper"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Image 40 of 74;
Household #339.
Listed as Wanda Smithers; age 8; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, A.Y. Smithers.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wanda Smithers
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1932
Marriage Date: 19 May 1951
Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Father: Ay Smithers
Mother: Elsie Mae McKeehan
Spouse: Edward Junior Duke
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Father: Edward E Duke
Spouse Mother: Daisy Mae Draper"
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wanda S. Duke
SSN: 236-46-3081
Last Residence:
23707 Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA
BORN: 2 Feb 1932
Last Benefit: 23707, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, United States of America
Died: 1 Aug 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wanda Smithers
[Wanda Smithers Duke]
[Wanda Duke]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1932
Birth Place: Asco McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: 1 Aug 2003
Father: Ay Smithers
Mother: Elsie M McKeehan
SSN: 236463081
Notes: Jun 1948: Name listed as WANDA SMITHERS;
Nov 1951: Name listed as WANDA SMITHERS DUKE;
04 Nov 2003: Name listed as WANDA S DUKE"
5."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ay Smithers, Miner"; Article;
Page 241; submitted by Vivian S. Porter, PH.D.; 12701 Allendale Lane, Tampa, FL 33618-3003,
1."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ay Smithers, Miner"; Article;
Page 241; submitted by Vivian S. Porter, PH.D.; 12701 Allendale Lane, Tampa, FL 33618-3003,
1. Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: H C McKeehan
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1910
Marriage Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Ethal Marshal"
1. Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ethal Marshal
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 17 Aug 1910
Marriage Place: Campbell, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: H C McKeehan"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 263A;
Image 7 of 30; Family #60/59.
Listed as Ay Smithers; age 11; born in TN; in household of father, Jerry Walter Smithers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
A.Y. Amithers; age 23; born in Campbell Co, TN; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of Walter and Ethel;
married on 28 Oct 1929 at Welch, WV; Elsie McKeehan; age 21; born in Bell Co, KY; single;
daughter of Cooke and Ethel.
3. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Asco Road; taken 15 Apr 1940; Page 73B;
Image 18 of 47; Family #155/160.
Listed as A.Y. Smither; age 21; born in TN; single; laborer in coal mine; in household of father, Jerry
W. Smithers.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Image
40 of 74; Household #339.
Listed as Ay Smithers; age 31; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
5. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: A Y Smithers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Newcomb, Tennessee, USA
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1908
Residence: Berwind, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Occupation: Little Warcreek Coal Co
Weight: 162
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Gray
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Elsie Smithers
Relationship to Draftee: Wife
Household Members:
Name Relationship
A Y Smithers Self (Head)
Elsie Smithers Wife"
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ay Smithers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1908
Death Date: 3 Jul 1972
SSN: 235101685
Enlistment Date 1: 9 May 1926
Release Date 1: 5 Apr 1929
Enlistment Date 2: 9 May 1928"
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 011011; WV Archives Website.
A.Y. Smithers; age 63; born in Sep 1908 in TN; married; husband of Elsie McKeehan; coal miner;
SS# 235-10-1685; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Jerry and Ethel (Robinson) Smithers; died 3 Jul 1972;
DOA Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute coronary occlusion with pneumonconosis;
buried 6 Jul 1972 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 aug 2014.
A. Y. Smithers; born 18 Sep 1908; died 3 Jul 1972; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA * S2 US NAVY".
9."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ay Smithers, Miner"; Article;
Page 241; submitted by Vivian S. Porter, PH.D.; 12701 Allendale Lane, Tampa, FL 33618-3003,
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 17; WV Archives Web Site.
A.Y. Amithers; age 23; born in Campbell Co, TN; miner; living at Asco, WV; son of Walter and Ethel;
married on 28 Oct 1929 at Welch, WV; Elsie McKeehan; age 21; born in Bell Co, KY; single; daughter
of Cooke and Ethel.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Hull; E.D. 24-57; taken on 17 Apr 1940; Image 40 of 74;
Household #339.
Listed as Ethel Smithers; age 28; born in KY; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, A.Y. Smithers.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elsie M. Smithers
SSN: 229-38-1153
Last Residence:
29115 Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
BORN: 5 Jul 1911
Died: 6 Mar 1998
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elsie Mae Smithers
[Elsie M Smithers]
[Elsie Mae McKeehan]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1911
Birth Place: Rockhold, Kentucky
Death Date: 6 Mar 1998
Father: Henry C McKeehan
Mother: Ethel Marshell
SSN: 229381153
Notes: Apr 1951: Name listed as ELSIE MAE SMITHERS;
14 Mar 1998: Name listed as ELSIE M SMITHERS"
5."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ay Smithers, Miner"; Article;
Page 241; submitted by Vivian S. Porter, PH.D.; 12701 Allendale Lane, Tampa, FL 33618-3003,
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11031; WV Archives Web Site.
Ay Smithers; born and died 19 Sep 1944 at Berwind, WV; premature birth; parents, Ay Smithers,
born in Newcomb, TN, and Elsie Mae McKeehan, born in Rockholt (sic, Rockholds), KY; buried
21 Sep 1944 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Ay Smithers.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Ay Smithers, Jr; born and died 19 Sep 1944; buried here; headstone photo shown; "OUR BABY".
3."The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ay Smithers, Miner"; Article;
Page 241; submitted by Vivian S. Porter, PH.D.; 12701 Allendale Lane, Tampa, FL 33618-3003,
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 010977; WV Archives Website.
Mary Elizabeth McCormick; age 77; born 19 Aug 1894 in WV; widow; housewife; living at Jenkinjones,
WV; daughter of Thomas E, and Eva Smith; died 16 Jun 1972 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; due to
thrombosis of cerebral vessel with arteriosclerosis; buried 19 Jun 1972 in Woodlawn Memorial Park,
Bluefield (sic, Bluewell), WV; informant, Kennth McCormick, 208 Kim St, Rt 1; Princeton, WV.
1. Wayne Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1858); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
L.L. Marcum; age 18; born in Wayne Co, VA (now WV); single; farmer; living in Wayne Co, VA; son of
W.M. and N. Marcum; married on 11 May 1858 in Wayne Co, VA; Eda Williamson, age 20; born in
Lawrence Co, KY; single; living in Wayne Co, VA; daughter of E. and M. Williamson.
2. 1900 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken on 13 Jun 1900; Page 125B; Image 14 of 49;
Family #113/115.
Listed as Dock Marcum; age 56; born in WV in Aug 1843; married 40 yrs; day laborer, head of
household.
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Mt Zion Church Cemetery, Marion, Smyth Co, VA; submitted by
Scott Hutchinson; 29 Oct 2004.
Thomas Jefferson Smith; born unknown; died 26 Mar 1906 in Smyth Co, VA; buried here; no grave
marker photo shown.
"Co.F,23rd Va.Inf.Battn.-CSA
"Family links:
"Children:
Thomas Edward Smith (1863 - 1938)*
Hobson C. Smith (1869 - 1950)*
Wiley Wint Smith (1874 - 1941)*
Alice Virginia Smith Evans (1875 - 1960)*
George Miles Smith (1880 - 1935)*
Monroe Garfield Smith (1882 - 1965)*
Mollie Bell Smith Evans (1885 - 1965"
1. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Mt Zion Church Cemetery, Marion, Smyth Co, VA; submitted by
James Archer; 31 Jul 2011.
Minerva J. Smith; born in 1843; died in 1928; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
"Family links:
"Children:
Thomas Edward Smith (1863 - 1938)*
Hobson C. Smith (1869 - 1950)*
Wiley Wint Smith (1874 - 1941)*
Alice Virginia Smith Evans (1875 - 1960)*
George Miles Smith (1880 - 1935)*
Monroe Garfield Smith (1882 - 1965)*
Mollie Bell Smith Evans (1885 - 1965)*"