1. 1920 Census, Greenup Co, KY; Oldtown Precinct; taken on 16/17/19 Jan 1920; Page 135B; Image
14 of 32; Family #117/117.
Listed as Earnest Harlow; age 12; born in KY; farm laborer; in household of father, Jefferson Harlow.
2. "Welch Daily News"; Welch, WV; Saturday Evening, 13 Jan 1940; Volume XVII, Number 35; Page 1.
"Start Grim Task of Removing Dead"
"28 Bodies At Bottom Of Mine Shaft"
"Relatives Prepare to Bury 92 Dead; All Bodies Will Not Be Out Before Monday"
"Revised List Of Dead"
"...Ern Harlow, 31,married, five children, loader..."
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5368; WV Archives Web Site.
Ern Harlow; age 32; born 23 Sep 1908 in Greenup, KY; married; husband of Mabel Harlow; coal
miner for Pond Creek Pocahontas Co; living; in House #1; son of unlisted parents; died 19 Jan
1940 ( at Bartley, WV); due to chrushing injuries and 3rd degree burns from gas explosion, mine
accident.; buried at English WV.(sic, see Ref 3)
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorail Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Jun 2014.
Ernest Harlow; born 23 Sep 1907; died 10 Jan 1940; buried here; headstone photo shown.
(Death certificate states he was born in 1908 and was buried at English, WV.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Ern Harlow; age 32; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
coal miner; head of household.
(Ernest died 3 months before this census. Why was he shown here with his family?)
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Mabel Harlow; age 33; born in KY; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, Ernest Harlow.
(He died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Haster Harlow; age 11; born in KY; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Paulina Harlow; age 8; born in OH; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Celestie Harlow; age 6; born in KY; no education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Max Harlow; age 4; born in IN; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Bartley; E.D. 24-15; taken on 27 Apr 1940; Page 291B
Image 51 of 75; Household #367.
Listed as Lettie Harlow; age 2; born in IN; in household of father, Ernest Harlow.
(His father died on 10 Jan 1940 before this census but is listed here).
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 12 Apr 1930, Page 233B,
Family #179.
Listed as Hugh Vanover, age 12, born in WV, in household of father, Hiram Vanover.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page 1153A;
Image 7 of 64; Household #57.
Listed as Hugh Vanover; age 21; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; farm laborer; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 24 May 2019.
" Hugh Vanover
Birth 8 Nov 1919
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 29 Jan 1976 (aged 56)
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Vanover Family Cemetery
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199431308"
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 8 Apr 1940; Page 1153A;
Image 7 of 64; Household #57.
Listed as May Vanover; age 21; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Hugh Vanover.
2. FindAGrace.com Website; submitted by Modfreak; 24 May 2019.
" Jettie Mae Taylor Vanover
Birth 28 Jul 1918
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Death 4 Mar 1995 (aged 76)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Vanover Family Cemetery
Litwar, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199431633"Additional Information Posted"
"Jettie Mae Vanover
"Litwar - Mrs. Jettie Mae Vanover, 76, of Orchard Branch, near Litwar, was dead on arrival Saturday,
March 4, 1995, at a Welch hospital.
"Born at Lebanon, Va, she was the daughter of the late Dont and Sara (Thomas) Taylor, She was a homemaker and attended the Christ Cathedral Church in Iaeger. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Hugh Vanover; two sons, Clell "Bo" Vanover and John Henry Vanover; daughter Barbara Ellen Vanover; brother, George Honaker; seven sisters and one great-grandchild.
"Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Irma Runyon of Panther, Mrs. Hobert (Eunice) Reed of Iaeger, Mrs. Chloe Walker of Johnnycake; sons, Harless (Smokey) Vanover, Ronald Vanover, Hiram Vanover, Charles Vanover and Dave "Major" Vanover, all of Litwar; sisters, Mrs. Vergie Morgan of Pineville and Mrs. Reba Mills of Fairview, N.C.; two grandchildren she raised, Gary Vanover of Wyrhgeville, Va, and Sandy Vanover of Bradshaw; 35 additional grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at the Fanning funeral Home Chapel in Iaeger with the Rev, Doyle Riffe officating. Burial will follow at the Vanover Family Cemetery on Orchard Branch near Litwar.
"Friends may call today at the funeral home."
1. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James L. Wyatt; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; son of J.L.D. and R. Wyatt; married on 27 Feb 1876
in Tazewell Co, VA; Arminda Hankins; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of A. and P.R.
Hankins.
1. "Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 445.
Arminda Hankins; daughter of Abel and Polly Henkle Hankins; married James Wyatt; children:
Mollie R., Mattie R., Edward and Gyrtie.
2. 1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; Knob PO; taken on 11 Aug 1870; Page 278A;
Image 39 of 93; Family #254/254.
Listed as Arminda Hankins; age 19; born in VA; in household of father, Able Hankins..
3. Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James L. Wyatt; age 22; born in Smyth Co, VA; son of J.L.D. and R. Wyatt; married on 27 Feb 1876
in Tazewell Co, VA; Arminda Hankins; age 24; born in Tazewell Co, VA; daughter of A. and P.R.
Hankins.
1. Giles Co, VA Marriage Certificate #78 013014; Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Haney; age 21; born 14 Dec 1956 in WV; this is his first marriage; 7th grade education; living at Premier,
WV; son of Jason Dewey and Alva Mae (Haulk) Haney; married on 17 Apr 1978 at Pembroke, VA; Rose Mary
Morgan; age 16; born 21 May 1961 in WV; this is her first arriage; living at Welch, WV; daughter of unknown
father and Anna Letha Morgan.
2. FindAGrave.comWeb Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kimberly Dorankimberly; 5 Mar 2013.
Bill Ray' Uncle Bill" Haney, Sr; born 14 Dec 1956; died 5 Jun 2012; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
"Bill Haney was a loving father he had three children Kimberly haney doran pamela haney billy Haney he resided at roderfield he was a well known man by many other in his community he was a man of all trades the handy man of roderfield he was a coal miner in his younger days and he was loved by many."
1. Giles Co, VA Marriage Certificate #78 013014; Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Billy Ray Haney; age 21; born 14 Dec 1956 in WV; this is his first marriage; 7th grade education; living at Premier,
WV; son of Jason Dewey and Alva Mae (Haulk) Haney; married on 17 Apr 1978 at Pembroke, VA; Rose Mary
Morgan; age 16; born 21 May 1961 in WV; this is her first arriage; living at Welch, WV; daughter of unknown
father and Anna Letha Morgan.
1. FindAGrave.comWeb Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Kimberly Dorankimberly; 20 Feb 2013; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Pamela Marie "Pammy" Haney; born 12 Aug 1978; died 13 Jul 1993; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. FindAGrave.comWeb Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Mar 2014.
Billy Ray Haney; born 26 Nos 1979; died 2 Mar 2013; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 290; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Handy; age 28; born in Pueblo, CO; single; miner; living at Welch, WV; son ot J.S. and Annie;
married on 11 Mar 1928 at Garland, WV; Dora Mullins; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of J. B. and Lucinda.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #5367; WV Archives Web Site.
William Handy; age 40; born 25 Jan 1900 in Detrail, Colo (??); married; husband of Dora Handy;
employed by Pond Creek Pocahontas Co, (Bartley, WV); son of James S.? Handy; died 10 Jan 10;
due to chrushing injuries and 3rd degree burns from gas explosion in mine; buried 14 Jan 1940 at
Roderfield, WV.
3. "Welch Daily News"; Welch, WV; Saturday Evening, 13 Jan 1940; Volume XVII, Number 35; Page 1.
"Start Grim Task of Removing Dead"
"28 Bodies At Bottom Of Mine Shaft"
"Relatives Prepare to Bury 92 Dead; All Bodies Will Not Be Out Before Monday"
"Revised List Of Dead"
"...William Handy, Yukon, married..."
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Jun 2014.
William V. Handy; born 24 (death certificate states 25) Jan 1901; died 10, 1940; buried here; headstone
photo shown.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 93A; Image 28
of 31; Family #248/250.
Listed as Dora M. Mullins; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph. B. Mullins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 290; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil Handy; age 28; born in Pueblo, CO; single; miner; living at Welch, WV; son of J. S. and Annie;
married on 11 Mar 1928 at Garland, WV; Dora Mullins; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of J.B. and Lucinda.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page
1162B; Image 26 of 64; Household #212.
Listed as Dora Handy; age 32; born in WV; widow; 9th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; head of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Barry Lavinder; 20 Jul 2016.
" Dora M. Handy
Birth 1 Dec 1908
Death 11 Feb 1998 (aged 89)
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 167232152"Additional Information Posted:
"HANDY, Dora Mae Mullins, 90, of Roanoke, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 1998. She was born December 1, 1908, in McDowell Co., W.Va., a daughter of the late Joe B. and Lucinda Mullins. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Virgil Handy; a son, James E. Handy; and a daughter, Juanita H. Viskup. She is survived by three daughters, Helen Langley, Tampa, Fla., Layunia Fain, Newport News, and Donna Gabbard, Libertyville, Ill.; a son, William H. Handy, Roanoke; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ethel Crosswhite, Salem, Hazel Scyocs, Parkersburg, W.Va.; two half sisters, Gertrude Roberts, Bradshaw, W.Va., Betty Thomas, Vinton; seven half brothers, Mack Mullins, Fayetteville, N.C., Clyde Mullins, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Donald Mullins, Roanoke, J. B. Mullins, Vinton, Bobby Mullins, Bedford, Dowell Mullins, Davison, Mich., Douglas Mullins, Roanoke. A graveside funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 1998 at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Cameron Dahl officiating. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at Oakey's North Chapel where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-59; taken on 26 Apr 1940; Page 1162B;
Image 26 of 64; Household #212.
Listed as Hassel Handy; age 3; born in WV; in household of mother, Dora Handy.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Barry Lavinder; 23 Jul 2016.
" William H. Handy
Birth 1937
Death unknown
Burial
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 167336717"
(There is no death date on grave marker. He may not be buried here)
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 247A;
Family #377/381.
Listed as Edith Conner; age 17; born in VA; n household of brother-in-law, George E. Hammocks.