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.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Hammocks; age 24; born in Bedford Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
Jefferson and Margaret; married on 19 Jan 1916 at Twin Branch, WV; Beulah Carner; age 21;
born in Floyd Co, VA; single; daughter of Noah and Gracie.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 247A;
Image 2 of 26; Family #377/381.
Listed as Ed Hammocks; age 30; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Ed Hammock; age 38; born in VA; married at 24; loader in caol mine; head of household.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page
721B; Image 2 of 48; Household #18.
Listed as Ed Hammocks; age 52; born in VA; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
night watchman, head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7041; WV Archives Web Site.
George Edward Hammock; age 65; born 30 Apr 1889 in Bedford Co, VA; married; coal miner; living at
Davy, WV; son of Jefferson and Margaret (Patsel) Hammock; died 24 Jun 1954 in Stevens Clinic,
Welch, WV; due to carcinoma of left lung with metastasis to spine, artersclerotic heart disease, anemia
secondary; buried 27 Jun 1954 at Roderfield; informant, Mrs. Beulah Hammock.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls.
G. Edward Hammocks; born 30 Apr 1889; died 24 Jun 1954; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"IN LOVING MEMORY".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 364; WV Archives Web Site.
Ed Hammocks; age 24; born in Bedford Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
Jefferson and Margaret; married on 19 Jan 1916 at Twin Branch, WV; Beulah Carner; age 21;
born in Floyd Co, VA; single; daughter of Noah and Gracie.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 247A;
Image 2 of 26; Family #377/381.
Listed as Bulah Hammocks; age 21; born in VA; married; in household of husband, George E. Hammocks.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Annie B. Hammock; age 31; born in VA; married at 18; in household of husband, George E. Hammocks.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page
721B; Image 2 of 48; Household #18.
Listed as Beulah Hammocks; age 43; born in VA; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, George E. Hammocks.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 247A;
Image 2 of 26; Family #377/381.
Listed as Willard Hammocks; age 3; born in WV; n household of father, George E. Hammocks.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Willard H. Hammock; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Roy L. Hammock; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page
721B; Image 2 of 48; Household #18.
Listed as Roy Lee Hammocks; age 18; born in WV; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Frances L. Hammock; age 4 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page
721B; Image 2 of 48; Household #18.
Listed as Frances Hammocks; age 14; born in WV; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B; Image 6
of 57; Family #48/56.
Listed as Robert A.Hammock; age 3 mons; born in WV; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; E.D. 24-36; taken on 16 Apr 1940; Page
721B; Image 2 of 48; Household #18.
Listed as Robert Hammocks; age 10; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, George E. Hammocks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 157; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy C. Hammes; age 23; born in Wayne Co, WV; single; railroader; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Peter
and Laura; married on 10 Dec 1911 at Iaeger, WV; Ethel D. Carner; age 21; born in Coeburn, VA;
single; daughter of A.L. and Josephine.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #"60-009714; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Roy Campbell Hammes; age 72; born 7 Jan 1888 in Wayne Co, WV; retired railroader; married;
living at Iaeger, WV; son of Peter H. and Laura (Crockett) Hammes; died 15 Jul 1960 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to arteriosclerotic heart disease with coronary occlusion; buried 18 Jul
1960 in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA; informant, Ethel C. Hammes, Iaeger, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1911); Page 157; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy C. Hammes; age 23; born in Wayne Co, WV; single; railroader; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Peter
and Laura; married on 10 Dec 1911 at Iaeger, WV; Ethel D. Carner; age 21; born in Coeburn, VA; single;
daughter of A.L. and Josephine.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656B; Image 8 of 44; Household #60.
Listed as Isaac Gentry; age 52; born in TN; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; electrician in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656B; Image 8 of 44; Household #60.
Listed as Lottie Gentry; age 50; born in TN; married; 4th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of husband, Isaac Gentry..
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656B; Image 8 of 44; Household #60.
Listed as Louise Gentry; age 12; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Gentry.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Carswell; E.D. 24-33; taken on 20 Apr 1940;
Page 656B; Image 8 of 44; Household #60.
Listed as Charles Gentry; age 9; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Isaac Gentry.
1. 1900 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 22 Jun 1900, Page 236A, Family #172
Listed as Oley Hamilton, age 3, born in WV in Mar 1897, in household of father, S. Carl Hamilton.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Center District, taken on 3 May 1910, Page 223B, Family #171.
Listed as Oley W. Hamilton, age 13, born in WV, in household of uncle (sic, brother-in-law), Isaac
Lambert.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 301; WV Archives Web Site.
Oley W. Hamilton; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Brewsterdale, WV;
son of Anthony and Louise (can't reconcile these parents with other records); married on 9 Nov
1919 at Elbert, WV; Mary B. Myers; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Harvey and _____.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 29 Feb 1920; Page 240B; Image 22 of 56;
Family #50/50.
Listed as Oley Hamilton; age 22; born in WV; married; tipple man in coal mine; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Olie Hamilton; age 33; born in WV; married at 22; loader in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Oley Hamilton; age 42; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; machine man in coal mine; head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 114; WV Archives Web Site.
Oley Wirt Hamilton; age 51; born at Pineville, WV; widowed; living at Gary, WV; married on 20 Dec
1949 at Squire, WV; Maggie Alice Goins; age 36; born at Elbert, WV; widow; living at Wilcoe, WV.
8. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15956; WV Archives Web Site.
Oley Wirt Hamilton; age 55; born 6 Mar 1897 in Wyoming Co, WV; married; coal miner; SS# 235-02-3761;
served in WW I; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of unknown parents; died 15 Dec 1952 in Grace Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to urema, hypertensive cardio-vascular disease, with pyelonephritis; buried 17 Dec 1952 in Iaeger
Memorial.
9. US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Oley Wirt Hamilton; born 6 (marked thru, 4 written in) 1897; died 15 Dec 1952; enlisted 23 Jul 1917; honorable
discharge 29 Jul 1919; Serial #1583624; Christian; Pvt First Class, Base Hospital #88, Ft. Lee, VA; American
Expeditionary Force, Oct 18-Jul 19; signed Maggie Alice Hamilton, 29 Dec 1952.
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Jun 2014.
Oley Hamilton; born 1907; died 1952; buried here; double headstone photo shown with wife, Mary
Belle Myers Hamilton.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 20 Jun 1900,
Page 83B, Family #187.
Listed as Mary B. Myers, age 2, born in Jul 1897, in household of father, Harvey S. Myers.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1919); Page 301; WV Archives Web Site.
Oley W. Hamilton; age 23; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; miner; living at Brewsterdale, WV;
son of Anthony and Louise (can't reconcile these parents with other records); married on 9 Nov
1919 at Elbert, WV; Mary B. Myers; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Harvey and _____.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 29 Feb 1920; Page 240B; Image 22 of 56;
Family #50/50.
Listed as Mary Hamilton; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Oley W. Hamilton.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Mary Hamilton; age 33; born in VA (?); married at 22; in household of husband, Oley W.
Hamilton.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Mary Hamilton; age 42; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Oley W. Hamilton.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9178; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Oley Hamilton; Mary Bell Hamilton; age 47 yrs, 10 mons, 24 days; born 13 Jul 1897 at
Squire, WV; married; wife of Oley Hamilton, age 48; living at Gary, WV; daughter of Harvey
Scott and Eliza (Brooks) Myers; died 6 Jun 1945 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to
a cerebrovascular accident with hypertension; buried 9 Jun 1945 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield,
WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Jun 2014.
Mary Hamilton; born 1907; died in 1915 (sic, 1945); buried here; double grave marker photo shown
with husband, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Eupha Hamilton; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Mildred Hamilton; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Mildred Hamilton; age 16; born in WV; 8th grade education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Louise Hamilton; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91A;
Image 23 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Louise Hamilton; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Filbert; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 106B; Image 73
of 78; Family #669/675.
Listed as Betty Hamilton; age 2 yrs 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91B;
Image 24 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Minnie Hamilton; age 11; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91B;
Image 24 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as Paul Hamilton; age 7; born in WV; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Ream; E.D. 24-5; taken on 9 Apr 1940; Page 91B;
Image 24 of 70; Household #171.
Listed as EdwaRD Hamilton; age 5; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Oley W. Hamilton.