1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Panther; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 105A;
Family #193/195.
Listed as Arthur Trent, age 1 yr, 4 mons, born in WV; in household of father, Fredrick Trent.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr
1940; Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as Arthur Trent; age 31; born in WV; married; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Adventure Rider; 21 Nov 2019.
" Arthur Trent
Birth 18 Mar 1909
Death 7 Sep 2000 (aged 91)
Burial
Trent Cemetery
Longpole, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 204901166 "
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as MyrtleTrent; age 29; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Arthur Trent.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as Bernice Trent; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Trent.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Bernis Lee Trent, 78, of Gary, WV, formerly of Long Pole, WV, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 at the McDowell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Gary, WV, following a long illness. Bernis was born July 9, 1938 in North Spring, WV, a son of the late Arthur and Myrtle Cline Trent. He was a retired coal miner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Ireland Trent; one sister, Irene Marshall. Surviving Bernis is his sister Verna Carver of Bluefield, WV; sister-in-law, Charlotte Trent of Beckley, WV; nieces and nephews, Jennifer Lane Pickron of Charlotte, NC, Vicki Sue Burgess and husband Danny of Grandview, WV, Steve Trent and wife Carla of Ohio, Patricia Marshall and Rosemary. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 12 noon, at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV, with Reverend Cletus Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Trent Cemetery in Long Pole, WV...."
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. United States Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Cecil S Kiser
Residence Date 01 Jul 1993-01 Jan 2004
Residence Place Iaeger, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 02 Dec 1943
Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
Address Date 01 Jul 1993-01 Jan 2004
2nd Address Iaeger, West Virginia 24844
2nd Address Date 01 Feb 1993-01 Jan 1998
Record Number 171318161"
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Cecil Sylvester Kiser, 73, of Iaeger, WV, died Thursday, April 27, 2017, at his residence in Iaeger, WV."Cecil was born December 2, 1943, in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Fletcher and Martha Angeline Miller Kiser. He was a United States Army Veteran and a former school teacher.
" In addition to his parents, Fletcher and Martha Kiser he was preceded in death by four brothers, Clarence "Dick", Carl "Jabo", Carter Ray, and Claude Kiser; two sisters, Virginia "Jenny" Kiser and Audrey Miller.
"Survivors include one daughter, Crystal Matney and husband Thurman of Minneola, FL; one grandson, Dylan Matney also of Minneola, FL; one sister, Barbara Adams of Raven VA; and one brother, Charles "Charlie" Kiser of Wolfe, WV; and several nieces and nephews.
"In honoring the wishes of the deceased his body has been cremated. .."
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. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Portsmouth, OH; Page 195; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Howard J. Hunt; with wife, Lucille; construction Worker; living at 3838 1/2 Rhodes Avenue,
Portsmouth, OH.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 169; "Robert and Kathryn Vance Bemisdarfer" article; submitted by
Kathy Bemisdarfer, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St Charles, Iowa.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Firl and Sitha Davis Stewart"; submitted by granddaughter Kathy Bemisdarfer,
3090 Hickory Ridge Road, St. Charles, IA 50240.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 169; "Robert and Kathryn Vance Bemisdarfer" article; submitted by
Kathy Bemisdarfer, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St Charles, Iowa.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Firl and Sitha Davis Stewart"; submitted by granddaughter Kathy Bemisdarfer,
3090 Hickory Ridge Road, St. Charles, IA 50240.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as IreneTrent; age 9; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Arthur Trent.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as IrelandTrent; age 8; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Arthur Trent.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Beuaford Phillips; age 26; born in TN; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com WV Site.
"Name: Beauford Clay Phillips
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Briceville, Tennessee, USA
Residence: Capels, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: NW Birur And Pace Coal Co
Weight: 155
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Virginia Phillips
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name
Beauford Clay Phillips "
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Buford Clay Phillips; born 29 Mar 1914; died in Sep 1987; buried here; double grave marker photo
shown with second wife, Margaret Jones Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Margaret Jones Phillips; born 7 Nov 1915 at War, McDowell Co, WV; died 22 Sep 2001 in Charleston,
Kanawha Co, WV; double grave marker photo show with husband, Beuford C. Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Beuaford Phillips; age 26; born in TN; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com WV Site.
"Name: Beauford Clay Phillips
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Briceville, Tennessee, USA
Residence: Capels, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: NW Birur And Pace Coal Co
Weight: 155
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Virginia Phillips
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name
Beauford Clay Phillips "
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Buford Clay Phillips; born 29 Mar 1914; died in Sep 1987; buried here; double grave marker photo
shown with second wife, Margaret Jones Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Virginia Phillips; age 21; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Beuford Phillips.
3. Greenville Co, VA; Death Certificate #74-010371; Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Virginia Jackson Phillips; age 56; born 12 Sep 1918 at Welch, WV; divorced; housewife; living at 316
Church Street, Emporia, VA; daughter of Ulysses E. and Elsie (Miller) Jackson; died 17 Apr 1974 in
Greenville Memorial Hospital, Emporia, VA; due to cardie-pulmonary collapse; with severe rhuematoid
arthritis; body removed for burial in Roderfield Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs.Joyce Ritter
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site: Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 13 Dec 2013.
Virginia Kathryn Phillips; born 12 Sep 1918; died 17 Apr 1974; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"AT REST IN HEAVEN".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as George C. Phillips; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Beuford Phillips.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Blackberry; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 241A;
Image 12 of 22; Family #45/45.
Listed as Sarah Phillips; age 25; born in KY; married at 21; in household of husband, Landon L.
Phillips.