1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Carson Scott; age 24; born in Bell Co, KY; single; miner; living at Shannon Branch, WV; son of
Leonard and Nancy; married on 27 Dec 1932 at Welch, WV; Pearl Scott; age 18; botn in WV;
single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of Will and Bendia.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2157; WV Archives Web Site.
Carson Scott; age 25 yrs, 4 mons, 25 days; born 20 Sep 1907 in Bell Co, KY; married; husband of
Pearl Scott; slate man at coal mine; son of Leonard and Nancy (Noe) Scott; died 15 Feb 1933 in Welch,
WV; due to acute appendicitis; generalized pertionitis following operation; no burial information; informant,
Leonard Scott, Caples, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Carson L. Scott; born 20 Sep 1908; died 15 Feb 1933; buried here; headstone photo shown; "IN LOVING
MEMORY".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 356; WV Archives Web Site.
Carson Scott; age 24; born in Bell Co, KY; single; miner; living at Shannon Branch, WV; son of
Leonard and Nancy; married on 27 Dec 1932 at Welch, WV; Pearl Scott; age 18; botn in WV;
single; living at Welch, WV; daughter of Will and Bendia.
1. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Leonard Scott
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1906
Marriage Place: Bell, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Nancy Noe
Film Number: 000807485"
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #2819; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Leonard Scott; age 28; born 5 May 1889 in Morris Church, VA; motorman for US Coal & Coke,
Thorpe, WV; married; dependent wife and 4 children; tall with medium build; brown eyes; dark
hair, weak lungs.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 307; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Scott; age 70; born in Campbell Co, VA; widowed; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 13
Feb 1957 at Iaeger, WV; Mary Magalene Lester; age 21; born at Twin Branch, WV; single; living at
Roderfield, WV.
4. Raleigh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 018988; WV Archives Web Site.
Leonard Scott; age 77; born 5 May 1886 in WV (sic, VA); married; retired coal miner; SS# 232-14-4546;
living at Roderfield, WV; son of Robert and Mary Scott; died 20 Dec 1963 in Beckley Memorial Hospital,
Beckley, WV; due to bronch0-pneumonia; buried 24 Dec 1963 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV;
informant J, Gearing, Jr, Welch, WV.
1. Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Leonard Scott
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1906
Marriage Place: Bell, Kentucky, USA
Spouse: Nancy Noe
Film Number: 000807485"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6282; WV Archives Web Site.
Nancy McHaley Scott; age 63; born 12 oct 1888 in Harlen, KY; married; housewife; living at
Gary, WV; daughter of John Noe and unknown mother; died 11 Mar 1952 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; due to diabetic coma; diabetes mellitus; buried 14 Mar 1952 in iaeger Memorial
Cemetery; informant, Leonard Scott.
Domenica aka Mary Charles Sciallis
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1936); Page 43; Line #16; WV Archives Web Site.
Domenica "Mrs. Mary Charles"; age 67 yrs, 3 mons, 28 days; born 11 Aug 1871 in Italy; widow;
daughter of Domenico and Mary (Faloe) Scialleios (sp?); died 9 Dec 1936 in Grace Hospital, Welch,
WV; structure of recto sigmoid peratonitis caused by use of radium 10 yrs ago; buried 12 Dec 1936
at Roderfield, WV; informant, Ben Campenella.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Domenica Sciallis; born 11 Aug 1871; died 9 Dec 1936; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"Inscription: She believeth and sleeps in Jesus".
1. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Phyllis Ann Falvo
[Phyllis Ann Hearl]
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1997
Marriage Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Samuel Edward Greathead"
1. "Welch and It's People"; by Rose Marino; 1985; Page 313; "Albert Falvo" article.
2. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Phyllis Ann Falvo
[Phyllis Ann Hearl]
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1997
Marriage Place: Washington, Virginia, USA
Spouse: Samuel Edward Greathead"
1. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ambrose Spruil
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 06 Apr 1925
Event Place Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Name Barbara Frazier
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907"
(Both living at Gulf, NC)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Ambose Spruill; age 26; born in NC; married at 21; Negro; coal loader in coal mine; head of
household.
1. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ambrose Spruil
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 06 Apr 1925
Event Place Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Name Barbara Frazier
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907"
(Both living at Gulf, NC)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Barbara Spruill; age 20; born in NC; married at 15; Negro; in household of husband, Ambrose
Spruell.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Barbara Spruiel; age 30; born in NC; widow; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of Oscar Halbert, with children.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Scales; age 42; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 15 May 1941 at Big Sandy,
WV; Barbar Sprueil; age 30; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Williams; age 48; born in Cartersville, GA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
25 Oct 1948 at Welch, WV; Barbara Scales; age 37; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Lois Spruill; age 4 yrs, 4 mons; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Ambrose Spruell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Lois Spruiel; age 15; born in NC; 4th grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of Oscar Halbert, with mother.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Roosevelt Spruill; age 1 mon; born in NC; Negro; in household of father, Ambrose Spruell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Roosevelt Spruiel; age 10; born in NC; 2nd grade education; attending school; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of Oscar Halbert, with mother.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as George Spruiel; age 6; born in NC; no education; attending school; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of Oscar Halbert, with mother.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Sylvester Spruiel; age 5; born in NC; Negro; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of
Oscar Halbert, with mother.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Williams; age 48; born in Cartersville, GA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
25 Oct 1948 at Welch, WV; Barbara Scales; age 37; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certiciate #'56 014406; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Williams; age 63; born 28 Nov 1893 in Cartersville, GA; married; retired coal miner; SS#232-14-4336;
Negro; living at Red Bird, iaeger, WV; son of Joseph and Mollie Williams; died 30 Oct 1956 at Lick Branch,
Iaeger, WV; due to acute cardiac failure; buried 4 Nov 1955 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Barbara Williams,
wife.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 21 Jul 2012.
Albert Williams; born 28 Nov 1893; died 30 Oct 1956; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ambrose Spruil
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 06 Apr 1925
Event Place Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Name Barbara Frazier
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907"
(Both living at Gulf, NC)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Barbara Spruill; age 20; born in NC; married at 15; Negro; in household of husband, Ambrose
Spruell.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Barbara Spruiel; age 30; born in NC; widow; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of Oscar Halbert, with children.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Scales; age 42; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 15 May 1941 at Big Sandy,
WV; Barbar Sprueil; age 30; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Williams; age 48; born in Cartersville, GA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
25 Oct 1948 at Welch, WV; Barbara Scales; age 37; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Scales; age 42; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 15 May 1941 at Big Sandy,
WV; Barbar Sprueil; age 30; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #14312; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Scales; age 44 yrs, 3 mons, 10 days; born 4 Jul 1896 in Ridgeway, Henry Co, WV; married; husband
of Barbara Scales; miner for Premier Pochontas Coal Co; Negro; living at Premier (Big Sandy written in),
WV; son of unknown parents; died 13 Oct 1942 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to pneumonia; buried
17 Oct 1942 in cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant Barbara Scales, Big Sandy, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 21 Jul 2012.
Ed Scales; born 4 Jul 1896; died 13 Oct 1942; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979; LDS Web Site.
"Name Ambrose Spruil
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 06 Apr 1925
Event Place Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Gender Male
Age 21
Birth Year (Estimated) 1904
Spouse's Name Barbara Frazier
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1907"
(Both living at Gulf, NC)
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page 142A; Image
43 of 68; Family #378/480.
Listed as Barbara Spruill; age 20; born in NC; married at 15; Negro; in household of husband, Ambrose
Spruell.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hensley Hollow; E.D. 24-36; taken on 27 Apr 1940;
Page 739B; Image 38 of 48; Household #313.
Listed as Barbara Spruiel; age 30; born in NC; widow; 5th grade education; Negro; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; lodger; in household of Oscar Halbert, with children.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); Page 48; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Scales; age 42; born in NC; single; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 15 May 1941 at Big Sandy,
WV; Barbar Sprueil; age 30; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 315; WV Archives Web Site.
Albert Williams; age 48; born in Cartersville, GA; widowed; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
25 Oct 1948 at Welch, WV; Barbara Scales; age 37; born in NC; widow; Colored; living at Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage License; Vol #__(1917); Page 340; WV Archives Web Site.
John Sawyers; age 24; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Maitland, WV; son of John and
Emma; married on 29 Jan 1917 at Maitland, WV; Mattie Massey; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Will and Mary.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1883; WV Archives Web Site.
John Riley Sawyers; age 59; born in Sep 1892 at Maitland, WV; divorced; miner; SS# 233-09-9749;
living at Maitland, WV; son of J.R. and Emma (Jones) Sawyers; died 14 Feb 1952 in Welch Emergency
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to pulmonary fibrosis; buried 17 Feb 1952 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery;
informant, William Brewster.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 20 Dec 2013.
John R. Sawyers; born 19 Sep 1892; died 14 Feb 1952; buried here; headstone photo shown "FATHER".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage License; Vol #__(1917); Page 340; WV Archives Web Site.
John Sawyers; age 24; born in Wythe Co, VA; single; miner; living at Maitland, WV; son of John and
Emma; married on 29 Jan 1917 at Maitland, WV; Mattie Massey; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Will and Mary.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 20 Dec 2013.
Mattie B. Sawyers; born 14 Feb 1898; died 13 Oct 1974; buried here; headstone photo shown; "MOTHER".
1. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Riley Sawyers
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Aflax (sic, Aflex), Kentucky, USA
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1921
Residence: Welch, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 30 Dec 1946
Occupation: Unemployed
Weight: 170
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Wince Newman
Household Members:
Name Relationship
John Riley Sawyers Self (Head)"
2. Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Riley Sawyers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1922
Birth Place: Aflax (sic, Aflex), Kentucky
Father: John Riley Sawyers
Mother: Mattie Massey
Hire Date: 20 Aug 1959
Record Date: 20 Aug 1959
Record Place: Pontiac, Michigan
Occupation: Extra Gang Lbr"
3. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Sawyers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1922
Death Date: 25 Sep 1978
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 232247314
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Jan 1942
Release Date 1: 23 Oct 1945"
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: John Riley Sawyers Jr
[John Sawyers Jr]
SSN: 232247314
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1921
Birth Place: Aflax (sic, Aflex), Kentucky
Death Date: Sep 1978
Father: John Sawyers
Mother: Mattie Massey
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as JOHN RILEY SAWYERS JR; 28 Dec 1987: Name listed as JOHN SAWYERS"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 20 Dec 2013.
John R. Sawyers, Jr; born 26 Aug 1922; died 25 Sep 1978; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7093; WV Archives Web Site.
William Davis Sawyers; 21 yrs, 9 mons, 8 days; born 18 Aug 1924 at Maitland, WV; single; veteran of
WW II; living at 631 Virginia Ave, Welch, WV; son of John Sawyers, born in Ivanhoe, VA, and Mattie,
born in Maybeury, WV; died 26 May 1946; due to auto accident; buried 29 May 1946 in Roderfield, WV;
informant, John Sawyers, Welch, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls, 20 Dec 2013.
William Davis. Sawyers; born 16 (sic, 18) Aug 1924; died 26 May 1946; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA * CARPENTERS MATE 2CL * USN".