1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Mill Creek; taken on 25 Apr 1930; page 64A; Image
37 of 45; Family #382/349.
Listed as Vander Mitchell; age 4 yrs, 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Vander Mitchell; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Vander M. Mitchell; age 18 born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; married on 6 Mar 1944 at Gary, WV;
Virginia Rose; age 17; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of Martha Mitchell; mother of
Vander M. Mitchell and Nervia Rose, mother of Virginia Rose.
4. Cumberland Co, NC; Death Certificate #24937; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Vander Mack Mitchell; age 19 yrs, 11 mons, 10 days; born 6 Dec 1925 at Wilcoe, WV; was a mechanical
helper in railroad yard; married, wife, Virginia Mitchell; PFC Headquarters Company, Airborne Center
Training Detachment, (Camp) Mackall (NC); served in WW II; ASN 35 072 620; son of Samuel Walter and
Martha Mitchell; died 16 Nov 1945 at Ft Bragg, NC hospital; due to rupture of liver , het by automobile;
body removed 17 Nov 1945.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
PFC Vander Mack Mitchell; born 6 Dec 1925; died 16 Nov 1945; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. Smith Family Tree; posted by NBearson; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Virginia Snow Rose; born 24 Apr 1926 in Esco, Pike Co, KY; died in May 1982 in Welch, WV;
daughter of unknown father and Mary Minerva Rose.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Vander M. Mitchell; age 18 born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; married on 6 Mar 1944 at Gary, WV;
Virginia Rose; age 17; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of Martha Mitchell; mother of
Vander M. Mitchell and Nervia Rose, mother of Virginia Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 283; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Thurman Riddle; age 20; born at Elbert, WV; single; living at Gary, WV; married on 17 Aug 1946
at Welch, WV; Virginia Mitchell; age 20; born in Esco, KY; widow; living at Wilco, WV; with consent of
Pheba Riddle, mother of Elmer Thurman Riddle.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Virginia Snow Rose
[Virginia Snow Mitchell]
[Virginia Riddle]
SSN: 234405941
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Esco Pike, Kentucky
[Esco Pikevil??, Kentucky]
Death Date: May 1982
Father: Austin Rose
Mother: Minerva Rose
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Dec 1943: Name listed as VIRGINIA SNOW ROSE; Jan 1945: Name listed as VIRGINIA SNOW MITCHELL; Nov 1956: Name listed as VIRGINIA RIDDLE"
1. "Wesley Catron Family'; Ancestry.com Web Site; submitted by wemcgeorge.
Clinton Harvey Lugar; born 12 May 1893 in Fincastle, Botetourt Co, VA; died 23 Feb 1968 in
Roanoke, VA; married Pearl Ann Huffman.
1. "Wesley Catron Family'; Ancestry.com Web Site; submitted by wemcgeorge.
Pearl Ann Huffman; born 9 Sep 1898 in Fincastle, Botetourt Co, VA; died 24 Jun 1937 in
Roanoke, VA; married Clinton Harvey Lugar.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 014810; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Rambo; age 65; born 24 May 1900 in VA; married; miner; living at Iaeger, WV; son of James
and Fannie (Johnson) Rambo; died 26 Oct 1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to advanced pulmonary
emphysema and marked silicosis; buried 28 oct 1965 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
Walter G. Rambo; born in 1900; died in 1965; buried here; headstone photo shown; "FATHER".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 23; WV Archives Web Site.
Marion Montgomery; age 23; born in Patrick Co, VA; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of J.A.
and Rozetta; married on 4 Jan 1934 at Yukon, WV; Loney Hall; age 22; born in Buchanan Co, VA;
single; living at Yukon, WV; daughter of Hayne and _____.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #11766; WV Archives Web Site.
Marion Montgomery; age 40; born 11 oct 1910 in patrick Co, VA; married; living at bradshaw, WV;
son of Garfield and Rosettie (Phillips) Montgomery; died 7 Sep 1950 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
contusion of brain caused by swing against timber by cables of mine machinery in Bartley #1 Mine;
buried 10 Sep 1950 in Iaeger Memorial.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls 11 Apr 2014.
Marion Montgomery; born 11 Oct 1910; died 7 Sep 1950; buried here; headstone photo shown; "GONE
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as Isaac Jones; age 51; born in TN; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in Yancy Co, NC on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as Zania Jones; age 46; born in NC; married; 4th gradeeducation; lived in Yancy Co, NC on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Isaac Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as Pansy Jones; age 12; born in NC; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in Yancy Co,
NC on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as Dorothy Jones; age 10; born in NC; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in Yancy Co,
NC on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as James Jones; age 8; born in NC; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in Yancy Co,
NC on1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Erin; taken 18 Apr 1940; Page 790B;
Household #129.
Listed as Ralph Jones; age 4; born in NC;in household of father, Isaac Jones.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 283; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Thurman Riddle; age 20; born at Elbert, WV; single; living at Gary, WV; married on 17 Aug 1946
at Welch, WV; Virginia Mitchell; age 20; born in Esco, KY; widow; living at Wilco, WV; with consent of
Pheba Riddle, mother of Elmer Thurman Riddle.
1. Smith Family Tree; posted by NBearson; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Virginia Snow Rose; born 24 Apr 1926 in Esco, Pike Co, KY; died in May 1982 in Welch, WV;
daughter of unknown father and Mary Minerva Rose.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1944); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Vander M. Mitchell; age 18 born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; married on 6 Mar 1944 at Gary, WV;
Virginia Rose; age 17; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of Martha Mitchell; mother of
Vander M. Mitchell and Nervia Rose, mother of Virginia Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 283; WV Archives Web Site.
Elmer Thurman Riddle; age 20; born at Elbert, WV; single; living at Gary, WV; married on 17 Aug 1946
at Welch, WV; Virginia Mitchell; age 20; born in Esco, KY; widow; living at Wilco, WV; with consent of
Pheba Riddle, mother of Elmer Thurman Riddle.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Virginia Snow Rose
[Virginia Snow Mitchell]
[Virginia Riddle]
SSN: 234405941
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1926
Birth Place: Esco Pike, Kentucky
[Esco Pikevil??, Kentucky]
Death Date: May 1982
Father: Austin Rose
Mother: Minerva Rose
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Dec 1943: Name listed as VIRGINIA SNOW ROSE; Jan 1945: Name listed as VIRGINIA SNOW MITCHELL; Nov 1956: Name listed as VIRGINIA RIDDLE"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 016535; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Riddle; 4 hrs, 24 mins; born and died 30 Nov 1957 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
anoxia; premature birth; parents Elmer Thurman and Virginia (Rose) Riddle; living at Wilcoe, WV;
buried 2 Dec 1957 in Iaeger memorial, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kenneth Bowen; 30 Sep 2014.
Jerry Riddle; born and died 30 Nov 1957; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkin District; taken on 18 May 1910; Page 6A; Family #105.
Listed as Nerva Rose; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Austin Rose.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 4 Feb 1920; Page 171B;
Family #470/502.
Listed as Minerva Rose; age 13; born in WV; in household of mother, Polly L. (Rose) Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Arnold Blankenship; age 48; born in Blackey, VA; widowed; living at Havaco, WV; married
on 6 Apr 1957 at Havaco, WV; Mary Minerva Rose; age 48; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single;
4. Smith Family Tree; posted by NBearson; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mary Minerva Rose; born 29 Jul 1907 at Wilcoe, WV; died 31 Aug 1999 in
Elkton, Cecil Co, MD.
5. "Family Record"; issued by Crouch Funeral Home, 127 South Main St, North East, MD; posted by
pattim23; 21 Apr 2013; Ancestry.com Web Site.
(Mary Minerva Rose Blankenship)
Parents- Austin and Pauline Rose
Husband- Luther A. Blankenship
Son- Raymond Rose
Daughter- Virginia Riddle
8 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 157A, Family 129.
Listed as Samuel Mitchell, age 6, born Oct 1893, in WV, in household of
father, Lewis Mitchell.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Adkins District, taken 11 May 1910, Pageton,
WV, Page 11A, Image 21, Family #92.
Listed as Samuel Mitchell, age 18, born in WV, in household of mother,
Anna Brewster Mitchell.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #339; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Sam Mitchell; age 23; born 7 Oct 1894 at Eureka, WV; living at gary, WV; driver in coal mine for
US C & C, Gary, WV; single; medium height and build; blue eyes and light? hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works (US C &C, Co); taken on 12 Feb 1940;
Page 207B; Image 71 of 71; Family #647/683.
Listed as Samuel Mitchell; age 26; born in WV; divorced; pumper in coal mine, in household of brother,
Albert Mitchell.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Mitchell; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Gary, WV; son of
Lewis and Annie; married on 16 Jun 1920 at Welch, WV; Martha Stevenson; age 26; born
in Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of James and Minnie.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Mill Creek; taken on 25 Apr 1930; page 64A; Image
37 of 45; Family #382/349.
Listed as Im (sic, Sam) Mitchell; age 37; born in WV; married at 25; laborer in coal mine; head of
household.
7. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Sam Mitchell; age 47; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; pumper in coal mine; head of household.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1431; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Samuel Walten Mitchell; age 49; born 7 oct 1892 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Wilcoe, WV;
employed by United States Coal & Coke Co at Gary, WV; person who will always know address,
Martha Mitchell, Wilcoe, WV; 5'9" tall; 145 lbs; blue eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
9. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'67 013318; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Samuel W. Mitchell; age 73; born 7 Oct 1893 in McDowell Co, WV; married; living at Box 86, RFD #3,
Princeton, WV; retired operator for US Steel; SS#235-07-2932; son of Lewis and Annie (Brewster)
Mitchell; died 5 Sep 1967 in the Princeton Memorial Hospital, Princeton, WV; due to myocardial
insufficiency; with arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried 8 Sep 1967 in Roderfield Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV; informant, G? N? Mitchell, Princeton, WV.
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Dec 2013.
Samuel W. Mitchell; born 7 Oct 1893; died 5 Sep 1967; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Martha Stevenson Mitchell.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Delayed Birth Certificate #5213; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Martha Elizabeth Stevenson; born 23 Nov 1893 at Liberty Hill, VA; James T. Stevenson, age 23, father;
Minnie White age 24, mother; both born in Tazewell Co, VA; he was a farmer; they married 5 Aug 1892
in Russell Co, VA; signed by Mrs. S.W. Mitchell, 13 Jul 1954.
2. 1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 22/23 Apr 1910; Page 188A; Image
5 of 23; Family #58/58.
Listed as Martha Stevenson; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, James Stevenson.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; #10 Works; taken on 12 Feb 1920; Page 207A;
Image 69 of 70; Family #639/676.
Listed as Martha Stevenson; age 26; born in VA; single; in household of father, James Stevenson.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 58; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Mitchell; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Gary, WV; son of
Lewis and Annie; married on 16 Jun 1920 at Welch, WV; Martha Stevenson; age 26; born
in Tazewell Co, VA; single; daughter of James and Minnie.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Mill Creek; taken on 25 Apr 1930; page 64A; Image
37 of 45; Family #382/349.
Listed as Martha Mitchell; age 36; born in VA; married at 26; in household of husband, Samuel W.
Mitchell.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Martha Mitchell; age 46; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Samuel W. Mitchell.
7. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Martha Mitchell
SSN: 232-58-2898
Last Residence:
24740 Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 23 Nov 1893
Died: May 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (1953-1954)"
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV.
Martha E. Mitchell; born 23 nov 1893; no death date; double headstone photo shown with husband,
Samuel W. Mitchell. (May not be buried here).
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Mill Creek; taken on 25 Apr 1930; page 64A; Image
37 of 45; Family #382/349.
Listed as Charlie Mitchell; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Charlie Mitchell; age 16; born in WV; 1 yr HS education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Charles Mitchell
SSN: 235-28-1671
Last Residence:
Washington
BORN: 31 Oct 1923
Died: Jan 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)"
4. FindAgrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 20 Dec 2013.
Charles W. Mitchell; born 31 Oct 1923; died 4 Dec 1964; buried here; headstone with personal photo
shown. (Picture shows him in US Army uniform).
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Mill Creek; taken on 25 Apr 1930; page 64A; Image
37 of 45; Family #382/349.
Listed as Gordon Mitchell; age 2 yrs, 6 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Gordon Mitchell; age 12; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Joe Mitchell; age 8; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Wilcoe; E.D. 24-3; taken on 6 Apr 1940; Page 40B;
Image 16 of 64; Household #132.
Listed as Sam Mitchell, Jr; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Samuel W. Mitchell.