1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Maitland; taken on 12 Jan 1920; Page 6B;
Family #516/617.
Listed as Mary J. Crawford; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Asbury Crawford.
2 Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mary Crawford Clay
[Mary Jane Clay]
[Mary Sharp]
[Mary Crawford Crawford]
SSN: 235269377
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1909
Birth Place: Kimball Mcdo, West Virginia
[Kimbal McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 31 Mar 1997
Father: Asbury S Crawford
Mother: Mary J Sizemore
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Signature on SSN Card: MARY JANE CLAY
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Mar 1940: Name listed as MARY CRAWFORD CLAY; Feb 1970: Name listed as MARY JANE CLAY; 28 Dec 1977: Name listed as MARY J SHARP..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 16 May 1940; Page 1150B;
Image 60 of 64; Household #531.
Listed as Vernie Roberts; age 17; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Noah Roberts.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 16 May 1940; Page 1150B;
Image 60 of 64; Household #531.
Listed as Elnore Roberts; age 1; born in WV; household of father, Noah Roberts.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 253A; Family #1/1.
Listed as A.R. Kenedy, Jr; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew R. Kennedy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 234B; 193/194.
Listed as Andy R. Kenedy, Jr; age 19; born in WV; in household of father, Andrew R. Kennedy.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Kennedy; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Krolitz, WV; son of Andy and
Martha; married on 1 Jan 1935 at Panther, WV; Maggie Roberts; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Krolitz, WV; daughter of Noah and Mary.
4. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Joetta Collins and Dewey
Edmond Hooker"; Article; Page 172; submitted by Joetta Collins Hooker, 10144 Hooker Heights,
King George, VA 22485.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 24 Jan 1920; Page 271B; Image 38
of 46; Family #382/387.
Listed as Maggie Roberts; age 2 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Noah Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 299; WV Archives Web Site.
Andy Kennedy; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Krolitz, WV; son of Andy and
Martha; married on 1 Jan 1935 at Panther, WV; Maggie Roberts; age 17; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; living at Krolitz, WV; daughter of Noah and Mary.
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; "Joetta Collins and Dewey
Edmond Hooker"; Article; Page 172; submitted by Joetta Collins Hooker, 10144 Hooker Heights,
King George, VA 22485.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 103; WV Archives Web Site.
Berlin Robert Phillips; age 21; born at English, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 19 Dec 1953
at Welch, WV; Bernice Roberts; age 19; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent of Mary and Noah
Roberts, parents of Bernice Roberts.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Robert Burlin (Burl) Phillips, 84, of Iaeger, WV, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017, with his loving wife by his side, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Burlin was born July 11, 1932, in English, WV, a son of the late Commador Phillips and Mattie Justice Phillips Wallace. He was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and was stationed in Anchorage, AK. He was a retired Northfolk and Western Railroad brakeman and conductor with 34 years of service. He was a member of the Iaeger Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. # 148 and the Beni Kedem Order of the Shriners. He enjoyed hunting and fishing but his greatest love was playing and listening to bluegrass music. In addition to his father, Commador Phillips, he was preceded in death by his mother and step father, Mattie and Dan Wallace, and two brothers, Frank and Odell Phillips. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Bernice Roberts Phillips of Iaeger, WV; daughter Karen Morgan and husband Densel of Welch, WV; son, Robert Gale Phillips and fiancé Susie Owens of Iaeger, WV; one sister, Gerri Mills and husband Perry of Roanoke, VA; two brothers, Bill Wallace and wife Linda of Roanoke, VA, and Walter Wallace and wife Candy of Roanoke, VA; sister-in-law, Dorothy Roberts of Iaeger, WV; four grandchildren, Chad Caskey, Bryan Caskey, Nicole Ballard, and Jessica Phillips; six great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted, Friday, January 13, 2017 at 11 o'clock, with Reverend Daniel Dean, Reverend Scott Long, and Reverend Joey Phillips officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Masonic and military rites will be conducted following the services. Burial will follow in the Roberts Cemetery at Panther, WV. ..."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 16 May 1940;
Page 1150B; Image 60 of 64; Household #531.
Listed as Bernice Roberts; age 6; born in WV; single; no education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Noah Roberts.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1953); Page 103; WV Archives Web Site.
Berlin Robert Phillips; age 21; born at English, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 19 Dec
1953 at Welch, WV; Bernice Roberts; age 19; born and living at Panther, WV; single; with consent
of Mary and Noah Roberts, parents of Bernice Roberts.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Bernice Roberts Phillips, age 91, of Iaeger, West Virginia took her last breath on earth and woke up in the arms of the Lord on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Welch Community Hospital after a long illness. She was born on February 17, 1934 in Panther, West Virginia.
Bernice retired from the McDowell County Board of Education as head cook at Iaeger High School. She was an excellent cook, seamstress and crafter. She loved the Lord and singing in the choir at the Calvary Baptist Church in Iaeger.
Bernice was the daughter of the late Noah and Mary Francis Collins Roberts of Panther. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Robert Burlin Phillips, two brothers, Halsey Roberts Sr. and Adam Roberts and six sisters, Maggie Kennedy, Mabel Roberts, Vernie Steele, Dorothy Roberts, Elois Roberts and Eleanor Donithan.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Karen Morgan and husband Densel of Welch, WV; son Robert Gale Phillips and fiancé Susie Owens of Iaeger, WV; 4 grandchildren, Chad Caskey, Bryan Caskey, Nicole Phillips and Jessica Phillips; 7 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
A special thank you to Welch Community Hospital and Dr. Vidot. We cannot express the love and appreciation for her care givers, Kim Charles and Mary Ann Drake who loved her and treated her like their own mom.Visitation for family and friends will be Friday, March 7, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger, West Virginia. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. from the Fanning Funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger, WV with Arble Morgan and Daniel Dean officiating. Burial will follow in the Roberts Cemetery in Cub Creek near Panther, West Virginia. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers.
The family has entrusted the care of their loved one to Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV.Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #18648; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Raymond Ward; age 21; born in Pike Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; factory worker; living at RT #1,
Box 261, Elkhorn City, KY; son of Linvel and Cora (Martin) Ward; married on 19 Jun 1965 in Clintwood, Dickenson
Co, VA; Eleanor Arlene Roberts; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Iaeger,
WV; factory worker; daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Roberts) Roberts.
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #18648; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Raymond Ward; age 21; born in Pike Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; factory worker; living at RT #1,
Box 261, Elkhorn City, KY; son of Linvel and Cora (Martin) Ward; married on 19 Jun 1965 in Clintwood, Dickenson
Co, VA; Eleanor Arlene Roberts; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Iaeger,
WV; factory worker; daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Roberts) Roberts.
2. NC Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eleanor Roberts; married in 1971 in Pasquotank Co, NC; Thomas Edward Bishop.
3. Virginia Beach, VA; Divorce Record #84-022937; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eleanor Arlen Roberts; age 38; born 15 Nov 1945 in WV; 12th grade education; living at 139 Cayuga Road,
Virginia Beach, VA 23462; this was here second marriage ; date of this marriage: 30 Oct 1971; in Elizabeth City,
NC; seperated 28 Oct 1983; was granted a divorce from Thomas E. Bishop; age 33; born in VA; 12th grade
education; this was his first marrige; living at 4809 Woolsey Street, Norfolk, VA.
4.United States Public Records, 1970-2009
"Name Eleanor Arlene Bishop
Also Known As Eleanor Leary
Residence Date 01 Jul 1997
Residence Place Morehead City, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 15 Nov 1945
Phone Number..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address 5286 Hwy 70 W
Address Continued Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
Address Date 01 Jul 1997
2nd Address 139 Cayuga Rd
2nd Address Continued Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1993-01 Feb 1998
3rd Address 299 Salty Shores Rd
3rd Address Continued Newport, North Carolina 28570
3rd Address Date 21 Jan 1900-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives Ann J Bishop, Arlene Bishop, Eunice S Bishop, Herbert E Learg, James Robert Leary, James Bishop, Richard J Bishop, Thomas E Ubishop, Thomas Edwar Bishop..."
5. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Arlene Roberts Leary Arlene Roberts Leary, 66, of Panther, WV, Died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC, following a short illness. Arlene was born November 15, 1945, in Panther, WV, a daughter of the late Daniel and Mabel Roberts. She graduated from Iaeger High School in 1964. She worked as a procurement officer on a U.S. Naval base in Norfolk, VA; she had an Associated Degree in Accounting and ran her own computer store in N.C. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a nephew, Dewayne Dotson. Survivors include her husband of twenty five years, James Leary of Newport, NC; one step son, Timothy Shea Leary of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Marlene Dotson of Iaeger, WV, and Theodosia Justice and husband James of Schaumburg, IL; one brother, Warren Roberts and wife Jean of Iaeger, WV; two nephews, Ricky Dotson and Twana, and Tony Roberts and wife Sherri all of Iaeger, WV; one great niece, Brittany Roberts of Iaeger, WV; three great nephews, Dewayne Dotson of Raysal, WV, Aaron Roberts of Iaeger, WV, and Randon Dotson and Shelby Midcliff of Abingdon, VA; a special friend, Bobbi Addair of Coalwood, WV, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and in laws to mourn her loss. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 11 o'clock, with Reverend Don Morgan officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV...."
6. FindAGrave.Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls; 15 Jun 2014.
Arlene Roberts Leary; born in 1945; died in 2012; buried here; Fanning Funeral Home grave marker photo shown.
1. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #18648; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Raymond Ward; age 21; born in Pike Co, KY; single; no previous marriage; factory worker; living at RT #1,
Box 261, Elkhorn City, KY; son of Linvel and Cora (Martin) Ward; married on 19 Jun 1965 in Clintwood, Dickenson
Co, VA; Eleanor Arlene Roberts; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; no previous marriage; living at Iaeger,
WV; factory worker; daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Roberts) Roberts.
2. NC Marriage Index, 1741-2004; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eleanor Roberts; married in 1971 in Pasquotank Co, NC; Thomas Edward Bishop.
3. Virginia Beach, VA; Divorce Record #84-022937; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Eleanor Arlen Roberts; age 38; born 15 Nov 1945 in WV; 12th grade education; living at 139 Cayuga Road,
Virginia Beach, VA 23462; this was here second marriage ; date of this marriage: 30 Oct 1971; in Elizabeth City,
NC; seperated 28 Oct 1983; was granted a divorce from Thomas E. Bishop; age 33; born in VA; 12th grade
education; this was his first marrige; living at 4809 Woolsey Street, Norfolk, VA.
4.United States Public Records, 1970-2009
"Name Eleanor Arlene Bishop
Also Known As Eleanor Leary
Residence Date 01 Jul 1997
Residence Place Morehead City, North Carolina, United States
Birth Date 15 Nov 1945
Phone Number..."
"...Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address 5286 Hwy 70 W
Address Continued Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
Address Date 01 Jul 1997
2nd Address 139 Cayuga Rd
2nd Address Continued Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
2nd Address Date 01 Aug 1993-01 Feb 1998
3rd Address 299 Salty Shores Rd
3rd Address Continued Newport, North Carolina 28570
3rd Address Date 21 Jan 1900-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives Ann J Bishop, Arlene Bishop, Eunice S Bishop, Herbert E Learg, James Robert Leary, James Bishop, Richard J Bishop, Thomas E Ubishop, Thomas Edwar Bishop..."
5. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Arlene Roberts Leary Arlene Roberts Leary, 66, of Panther, WV, Died Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC, following a short illness. Arlene was born November 15, 1945, in Panther, WV, a daughter of the late Daniel and Mabel Roberts. She graduated from Iaeger High School in 1964. She worked as a procurement officer on a U.S. Naval base in Norfolk, VA; she had an Associated Degree in Accounting and ran her own computer store in N.C. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a nephew, Dewayne Dotson. Survivors include her husband of twenty five years, James Leary of Newport, NC; one step son, Timothy Shea Leary of Virginia Beach, VA; two sisters, Marlene Dotson of Iaeger, WV, and Theodosia Justice and husband James of Schaumburg, IL; one brother, Warren Roberts and wife Jean of Iaeger, WV; two nephews, Ricky Dotson and Twana, and Tony Roberts and wife Sherri all of Iaeger, WV; one great niece, Brittany Roberts of Iaeger, WV; three great nephews, Dewayne Dotson of Raysal, WV, Aaron Roberts of Iaeger, WV, and Randon Dotson and Shelby Midcliff of Abingdon, VA; a special friend, Bobbi Addair of Coalwood, WV, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and in laws to mourn her loss. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 14, 2012, at 11 o'clock, with Reverend Don Morgan officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger, WV. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV...."
6. FindAGrave.Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls; 15 Jun 2014.
Arlene Roberts Leary; born in 1945; died in 2012; buried here; Fanning Funeral Home grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Censuss, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 10 Mar 1920; Page 246A;
Image 22 of 35; Family #230/234.
Listed as Daniel Roberts; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Daniel Roberts.
2. "World Warr II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 756; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Daniels Roberts, Jr; Private, US Army; born 17 Mar 1917; entered service 6 Apr 1944; served at Camp Joseph
T. Robinson, AR; Camp McCain, MS; Ft. Dix, NJ; attended Horsecreek schools; Protestant; son of M/M Daniel
Roberts, Panther, WV; husband of Mabel R. Roberts, Box 122, Panther, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Mullins Cemetery on Cane Ridge, Avondale, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Modfreak; 21 Mar 2014.
Daniel Roberts, Jr; born 17 Mar 1915; died 29 Jun 1964; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014; LDS Web Site.
"Deceased
Name Ms Mabel Roberts
Event Type Obituary
Event Date 03 Nov 2006
Event Place West Virginia, United States
Residence Place Iaeger
Gender Female
Age 86
Birth Date 01 Feb 1920
Birthplace Litwar
Death Date 02 Nov 2006
Death Place Iaeger
Burial Place Roderfield
Newspaper Princeton Times"Spouse and Children
Daniel Roberts Jr Husband Male
Marlene Dotson Daughter Female
Theodosia Justice Daughter Female
Arlene Bishop Daughter Female
Warren Roberts Son Male
Parents and Siblings
Eloise Roberts Sister Female
Noah Roberts Father Male
Adam Roberts Brother Male
Halsey Roberts Brother Male
Maggie Kennedy Sister Female
Dorothy Roberts Sister Female
Bernice Phillips Sister Female
Vernie Steele Sister Female
Eleanor Donthan Sister Female
Mary Francis Collins Roberts Mother Female
Extended Family
James Justice Son-In-Law Male
James Leary Son-In-Law Male
Ricky Dotson Grandson Male
Tony Roberts Grandson Male
Dewayne Dotson Grandson Male
Randon Dotson Grandson Male
Aaron Roberts Grandson Male
Jean Roberts Daughter-In-Law Female
Brittany Roberts Granddaughter Female
Others on Record
Wayne Day Nonrelative Male
Reverend Don Morgan Nonrelative Male
Reverend Marvin Kennedy Nonrelative Male
Reverend Russell King Nonrelative Male
Billy Halsey Nonrelative Male
Jackie Roberts Unknown Unknown
Leslie Steele Nonrelative Unknown
Alvin Steele Nonrelative Male
Ralph Steele Nonrelative Male
Earl Steele Nonrelative Male
Robbie Phillips Unknown Unknown
Darrell Kennedy Nonrelative Male
Adam Roberts Jr Nonrelative Male"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Jun 2014.
Mabel Francis Roberts Roberts; born 1 Feb 1920; died 2 Nov 2006; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"YOU WERE THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS".