1. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Master's Name: Ja Pruer
Apprentice Name: Short Smith
Residence Location: Gasthorpe, Suffolk
Payment Date: 1 Dec 1772"
(This was Short Smith apprenticeship to learn shoemaking)
2. England Marriages, 1538–1973; LDS Web Site.
"Name Short Smith
Spouse's Name Alice Knight
Event Date 18 Nov 1779
Event Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England"
3. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Master's Name: Short Smith
Apprentice Name: Joseph Talbard
Residence Location: Wattisfield, Suffolk
Payment Date: 10 Jul 1781"
(Short Smith was a cordwainer. A cordwainer is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes).
1. England Marriages, 1538–1973; LDS Web Site.
"Name Short Smith
Spouse's Name Alice Knight
Event Date 18 Nov 1779
Event Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England"
2. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Alice Smith
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1755
Burial Date: 25 Feb 1832
Burial Place: Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse: Short Smith
FHL Film Number: 989591"
1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, LDS Web Site.
"Name William Smith
Gender Male
Christening Date 24 Oct 1780
Christening Date (Original) 24 OCT 1780
Christening Place INDEPENDENT,WATTISFIELD,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND
Birth Date 18 Sep 1780
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Knights"
1. England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977; LDS Web Site.
"Name Eleaner Smith
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 30 Nov 1782
Christening Place Watersfield, Suffolk
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Smith"
1. England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977; LDS Web Site.
"Name Jonathan Smith
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 10 Aug 1784
Christening Place Watersfield, Suffolk
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Smith"
(Age 2 yrs > born in 1792)
1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, LDS Web Site.
"Name George Smith
Residence Place England
Gender Male
Christening Date 18 Feb 1787
Christening Date (Original) 18 Feb 1787
Christening Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Knights Smith"
1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; LDS Web Site.
"Name Daniel Smith
Residence Place Suffolk, England
Gender Male
Christening Date 09 Aug 1789
Christening Date (Original) 9 Aug 1789
Christening Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Knight Smith"
1. England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977; LDS Web Site.
"Name Denny Smith
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 20 Mar 1796
Christening Place Watersfield, Suffolk
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Smith"
1. England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977; LDS Web Site.
"Name Robert Smith
Event Type Baptism
Christening Date 06 Nov 1800
Christening Place Watersfield, Suffolk
Father's Name Short Smith
Mother's Name Alice Smith"
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Huff Creek District, taken on 30 Apr 1910; Page 255B,
Family #96/99.
Listed as Ada England; age 1 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William A. England.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District, Twin Branch; taken on 19 Jan 1920;
Page 258B; Family #597.
Listed as Ada England; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, William A. England.
1. Fanning Funeral Home, Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Earl Andrew Jobe of Cordova, TN, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at his home. Earl was born November 11, 1946 in Raysal, WV. A son of the late Arthur and Margie White Jobe. He was a coal miner, retired tour bus driver, and a disabled Veteran. He loved to fish, tell jokes, keep in touch with his many friends across the country, and spend time with his family. In addition to his parents he was proceeded in death by one brother, William Jobe and three sisters: Shelby Asbury, Nina Mullins, and Sarita Puckett; and a son Andy Jobe. Survivors include his wife of 18 years Cathy Jobe, grandchildren Angelo Jobe (Vicky and son Aundric) and Antoinette Rubio (Nestor and children Amia, Nestor and Noah); step children Camille Clark (Steve), Stacey Boswell (Feb), Allen Hendry (Heather); ten step-grandchildren; one sister Frances Hagerman of Raysal, WV, and one brother Freddie Jobe and his wife Carol of Unionville, VA,; and several nieces and nephews. He also leaves a dear friend Calvin Sullivan. Funeral services will be conducted at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, Sunday, July 30, 2017 at one o’clock with Reverend Charlie Cooper and Reverend Roger Pete Woods officiating. Burial will follow in the White Cemetery on White Mountain near Jewell Ridge, VA...."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #73-008858; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cecil Sylvester Kiser; age 29; born 2 Dec 1943 in WV; single; this is his first marriage;
3 yrs college education; living at Box 793, Iaeger, WV; son of Fletcher and Martha (Miller)
Kiser; married on 10 Mar 1973 at Grundy, VA; Sharon Sue Estep; maiden name Vanover;
age 25; born 10 Apr 1947 in WV; divorced; this is her second marriage; 1 year HS education;
living at Box 793, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Roy and Clarice (Kennedy) Vanover.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #85-019754; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ed Kennedy; age 29; born 12 Nov 1955 in WV; divorced; this is his 4th marriage; last marriage
ended 6 Apr 1982; 12th grade education; living at Rt 2, Box 61, Paynesville, WV; son of Lee Edward
and Anna Mae (Mullins) Kennedy; married on 8 May 1985 in Grundy, VA; Sharon Sue Dawson;
maiden name Vanover; divorced; this is her 6th marriage; last marriage ended 7 May 1985; 11th
grade education; living at Box 801, Iaeger, WV; daughter of Roy Daniel and Clarice (Kennedy)
Vanover.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E.D. 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379A; Image 17 of 62; Household #140.
Listed as Ronald Ray Ross; age 1 mon; born in WV; in household of grandfather, Artillio Marian; with
parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 281; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Ray Ross; age 21; born and living in War, WV; single; married on 15 Jul 1961 in the
Calvary Baptist Church Parsonage, War, McDowell Co, WV; Freda Jean Belcher; age 21; born
in War, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1961); Page 281; WV Archives Web Site.
Ronald Ray Ross; age 21; born and living in War, WV; single; married on 15 Jul 1961 in the
Calvary Baptist Church Parsonage, War, McDowell Co, WV; Freda Jean Belcher; age 21; born
in War, WV; single; living at Bartley, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E.D. 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379A; Image 17 of 62; Household #140.
Listed as Raymond Ross; age 27; born in WV; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; in household of father-in-law, Artillio Marian; with wife and child.
2. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Raymond Ross
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998
Residence Place War, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 13 Jan 1913
Address War, West Virginia 24892
Record Number 787425880"
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
"Age 63
Given Name Raymond
Surname Ross
Birth Date 13 Jan 1913
State West Virginia
Last Place of Residence West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code 24892
Event Date Nov 1976"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013.
Raymond Ross; born 13 Jan 1913; died 6 Nov 1976; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"PFC US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Warriormines; E.D. 24-20; taken on 23 Apr 1940;
Page 379A; Image 17 of 62; Household #140.
Listed as Mary Ross; age 18; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Artillio Marian; with husband and child.
1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1002; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Frank Ross; age 59; born 7 Jun 1882 in Flumara, Italy; living at Mohegan, WV; employed by
Kingston Poca Coal Co, Hemphill, WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Mary Ross;
5' 2" tall; 120 lbs; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1821; WV Archives Web Site.
Frank Ross; age 72; born 7 Jun 1882 in Italy; married; retired miner; SS# 236-01-3413; living
at Mohegan, WV; son of James and Mary Ann Ross; died 28 feb 1954 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to cerebral thrombosis; hypertension; buried 2 Mar 1954 in Iaeger Memorial.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 9 Dec 2013.
Frank Ross; born 7 Jun 1882; died 28 Feb 1954; buried here; grave marker photo shown.