1. 1940 Census, Belmont Co, OH; Pease Township; Blaine; E.D. 7-39; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 638A; Image 47 of 68; Household #367.
Listed as Peter Merrick; age 21; born in OH; single; 7th grade education; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Thomas Merrick.
2. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pete Merrick
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Mc Dowell
Enlistment Date: 4 Mar 1944
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in extraction of minerals, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 000"
3. Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1964; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pete Merrick
Gender: Male
Birthdate: 1919
Age: 28
Arrival Date: Mar 1947
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Ship Name: Isigny
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Page: 200"
Additional Information; age 28; born 7 Mar 1919 in Blaine, OH; address, Box 104, Blaine, OH;
Passport 119162 issued 7 Aug 1946, Washington DC; departed 6 Dec 1946 aboard John Erichorn
in NY; only visited La Harve, France; admitted to US 31 Mar 1947.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 012146; WV Archives Web Site.
Peter Louis Merrick; age 39; born 9 Mar 1919 in Blaine, OH; married; coal miner;
SS# 282-18-9062; served in WW II; living at Welch, WV; son of Thomas and Travens
(Bulich) Merrick; died 29 Sep 1958 at strip mine near Landgraff; due to fractured skull
with shock; head crushed by wheel of truck; instant death; buried 2 Oct 1958 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Francoise Merrick, Welch.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 24 Feb 2014.
Pete Merrick; born 7 Mar 1919; died 29 Sep 1958; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"WEST VIRGINIA * PFC US ARMY * WORLD WAR II * BSM-PH"
Francoise Monique Marie LaVergne
1. Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948; LDS Web Site.
"Name Franqoise Merrick
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1947
Event Place Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gender Female
Age 19
Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Birthplace France
Ship Name Isigny"
Additional information; sailed from Le Harve, France 7 Mar 1947; maiden name, LaVergne; GI's wife;
born in La Harve, France.
2. US Boarder Crossings From Canada to US, 1895-1956; LDS Web Site.
"Name Francoise Merrick
Arrival Date 01 Jul 1951
Arrival Port Niagara Falls, New York,
Birth Date 28 Feb 1928
Birthplace , Leharve
Birth Country France
Gender Female
Race French
Arrival Contact Name Husband Peter"
Additional information; height 5' 2" tall; blonde hair; blue eyes; scar on left thumb; living at Box 202, Filbert, WV;
resume permanet residence; ever in US, Yes, from 31 Mar 1947; housewife; arrived by Rain Bridge.
3. U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1965: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Francoise Merrick
Birth Date: abt 1928
Departure Date: 3 Aug 1952
Departure Place: New YorkNew YorkUSA,
Departure Age: 24
Ship: Flandre
Port: New York"
Additional information; destination, Port of La Harve, France; pasport # RPA 6630793; Cabin Class.
4. New York, NY Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957; LDS Web Site.
"Name Francoise Merrick
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1952
Event Place New York City, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1928
Birthplace France
Ship Name Ile De France"
Additional information; departed Le Havre, France 21 Oct 1952; Cabin Class; arrived NY 28 Oct 1952;
Francoise Merrick; age 24; Box 202, Filbert, WV; married; French pasport AR6630793
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 168; WV Archives Web Site.
Louis Mario Battista Guidi; age 37; born in Vertova, Italy; single; living at War, WV; married on
25 Jun 1959; Francoise Monique Marie Merrick; age 31; born in Lahaure (sic, La Harve), France;
widow; living at Welch, WV.
6. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Francoise M Guidi
Residence Date 01 Jul 2005-01 Jan 2009
Residence Place Welch, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 28 Feb 1928
Phone Number (304) 436-4642
Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address Little Hobart St
Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
Address Date 01 Jul 2005-01 Jan 2009
2nd Address FIFTH PO Box
2nd Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
2nd Address Date 01 May 1996
3rd Address 43 PO Box
3rd Address Continued Welch, West Virginia 24801
3rd Address Date 01 Apr 1989-01 Jan 2009
Possible Relatives Juliana M Guidi, Louis M Guidi..."
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 2 Dec 2013.
Francoise M. Guidi; born unknown (sic, 28 Feb 1928); died 28 Feb 1928 (sic, this is her birth date); buried
here; grave marker photo shown.
1. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com.
"Name: Thomas D Gross
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Logan
Enlistment Date: 6 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Kentucky
Enlistment City: Fort Thomas Newport
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 148"
2.US WW II Jewish Servicemen Cards, 1942-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas D. Gross; Sgt. US Army; died in Central Pacific Area; next of kin, George W. Gross, Peach
Creek, WV; inquiry made 5 Dec 1944. (He was not Jewish)
3. US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Dewy Gross; born 20 Dec 1920; died 5 Aug 1944; enlisted 2 Nov 1942; Christian; Serial
#15338578; Sgt for WV; 110 Infantry; buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WVsigned by George W.
Gross, 17 Jan 1949.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Elizabeth Reed-Eanes; 31 Mar 2012.
Thomas Dewey Gross; born 20 Dec 1920; died 4 Aug 1944; buried here; headstone photo shown;
SGT 110 INF WORLD WAR II".
1. 1920 Census, Armstrong Co; Cowanshonnock Township; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 158B;
Image 20 of 28; Family #185/186.
Listed as Stanly Grabosky; age 2; born in PA; in household of father, Tony Grobosky.
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #16506; Ancesrtry.com Web Site.
Stanley Grobosky; age 22; born in PA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Tony and Helen
(Pennington) Grobosky; married on 12 Apr 1940 in Methodist Church inTazewell, VA; Laverne
Orrison; age 21; born in AR; single; living at Havaco, WV; daughter of Robert and Nora (Brewer)
Orrison.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #16506; Ancesrtry.com Web Site.
Stanley Grobosky; age 22; born in PA; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Tony and Helen (Pennington)
Grobosky; married on 12 Apr 1940 in Methodist Church inTazewell, VA; Laverne Orrison; age 21; born in AR;
single; living at Havaco, WV; daughter of Robert and Nora (Brewer) Orrison.
1. US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tony Grobosky Jr
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Mc Dowell
Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 168"
2. City of Norfolk, VA; Marriage License #23306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Toney Grobosky, Jr; age 21; born in Yatesboro, PA; single; US Army; living at Camp Forrest, TN; son of
Toney and Verna (Nicka) Gobosky; married on 21 Sep 1943 in Norfolk, VA; Virginia Freeman; age 21;
born in Johnson City, TN; single; clerk;living at pep L. Street, NW, Washington, DC; daughter of Monroe
and Hattie Bell (Brown) Freeman.
3. "Young American Patroits, 1941-1945"; McDowell Co, WV; Page 378; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Name: Tony Grobosky Junior
Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
Branch: United States Army
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1922
Service Date: 9 Dec 1942
Parent 1 Name: Mr.(and)
Parent 2 Name: Mrs. Tony Grobosky Senior (of Havaco, WV)
Spouse Name: Mrs. Virginia Bell Freeman Grobosky (of Havaco, WV)
State: West Virginia
County: McDowell..."(Served in Camp McCain, MS; Maneuvers at Camp Forrest, TN; Ft. Jackson, SC; Camp Shanks, NY; England, France;
Belgium; Holland; Luxemburg; Germany; Czechoslovakia; Ft. Mead, MD; awarded 2 Bronze Stars; Good Conduct Medal; P. Unit Citation, America; EAME; attended Welch HS; Catholic)
4. US Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Tony Grobosky
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1922
Death Date: 5 Jun 1974
SSN: 236183898
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 12 Dec 1942
Release Date 1: 9 Mar 1946"
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
3 Dec 2013.
Tony Grobosky; born 26 Apr 1922; died 5 Jun 1974; buried here; double headstone photo shown with wife,
Virginia Belle Freeman Grobosky; grave marker photo also shown; "TECH 5 US Army".
1. City of Norfolk, VA; Marriage License #23306; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Toney Grobosky, Jr; age 21; born in Yatesboro, PA; single; US Army; living at Camp Forrest, TN; son of
Toney and Verna (Nicka) Gobosky; married on 21 Sep 1943 in Norfolk, VA; Virginia Freeman; age 21;
born in Johnson City, TN; single; clerk;living at pep L. Street, NW, Washington, DC; daughter of Monroe
and Hattie Bell (Brown) Freeman.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by B. Walls;
3 Dec 2013.
Virginia B. Grobosky; born 9 Feb 1925; died 26 Feb 1998; buried here; double headston photo shown with
husband, Tony Grobosky, Jr.
1. 1920 Census, Armstrong Co; Cowanshonnock Township; taken on 14 Jan 1920; Page 158B; Image 20 of 28;
Family #185/186.
Listed as Tony Grabosky; age 33; born in Russia Poland; married; immigarated to US in 1910: coal miner;
head of household
2. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #39927; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tony Groboski; age 50; born in Poland; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at Havaco, WV;
son of John and Mary (Vicher) Groboski; married on 2 Oct 1939 at Tazewell, VA; Hattie Margaret Rose Hart;
age 55; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; two previous marriages; living atKimball, WV; daughter of
George and Charlotte (Ford) Rose.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 170; WV Archives Web Site.
Tony Grobosky; age 58; born in Poland; divorced; living at Havaco, WV; married on 14 Jul 1947 at
Welch, WV; Gladys Powell; age 30; born in Coeburn, VA; widow; living at Havaco, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 000574; WV Archives Web Site. via LDS Web Site.
Tony Grobosky; age 76; born 13 Jun 1889 in Radam (sic, Radom), Poland; married; miner; living at
Iaeger, WV; son of unknown parents; died 19 Jan 1966 in Iaeger, WV; due to an acute coronary thrombosis;
buried 22 Jan 1966 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Gladys Grobosky, Iaeger, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 3 Dec 2013.
Tony Grobosky; born 13 Jun 1889; died 19 Jan 1966; buried here; headstone photo shown;"SLEEP
IN PEACE".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 170; WV Archives Web Site.
Tony Grobosky; age 58; born in Poland; divorced; living at Havaco, WV; married on 14 Jul 1947 at
Welch, WV; Gladys Powell; age 30; born in Coeburn, VA; widow; living at Havaco, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'68 007382; WV Archives Website.
Gladys Grobosky; age 51; born 21 Feb 1947 in VA; widow; housewife; living in Welch, WV; daughter
of R.M. and Almedia (Edwards) Mills (sic, Willis); died 16 Apr 1968 in Welch Emergency Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to acute coronary occlusion; buried 20 Apr 1969 in Hawks Cemetery, Jolo, WV;
informant, William Kilgore, Detroit, MI.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image 38 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Joseph W. Grizzel; age 19; born in VA; in household of father, Wade H. Grizzel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6658; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Wolfe Grizzel; age 29 yrs, 10 mons, 24 days; born 6 Jul 1911 in Wise Co, VA; married;
husband of Erie Canaday Grizzel; machine operator in coal mine; so of Wade H. and Elizabeth
(Hayes) Grizzel; died 30 May 1941 in Bishop, WV; due to crushing injuries; caught under coal
machine; buried 2 Jun 1941 in Hayes Cemtery, Wise Co, VA; informant, R.S. Grizzel, Bishop, VA.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Joe Grizzel"; Article; Page 157; submitted by Joe Grizzel, Jr, Son;
Paynesville, WV 24873..
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 318; WV Archives Web Site.
Cecil Millins; age 34; born and living in Paynesville, WV; single;; married on 20 Oct 1950 at Lex, WV;
Evia Grizzel; age 32; born and Living at Rock Ridge, WV; widow.
2. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #88-014158; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Floyd Henderson Looney; age 70; born 22 Nov 1918 in WV; widowed; this is his 3rd marriage; last
marriage ended 11 Feb 1986; living at Rt# 2, Box 8-E, Grundy, VA; son of James E. and Georgia
(Swiney) Looney; married on 2 Apr 1988 in Grundy, VA; Evia Mullins; maiden name, Kennedy; age
69; born 28 Dec 1919 in WV; widow; this is her 3rd marriage; last marriage ended 19 Feb 1986; 8th
grade education; living at General Delivery, Bradshaw, WV; daughter of John and Lottie (Addair)
Kennedy.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Joe Grizzel"; Article; Page 157; submitted by Joe Grizzel, Jr, Son;
Paynesville, WV 24873..
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Hobert and Sue Mullins"; Article; Page 216; submitted by Sue Mullins, PO Box,
212, Jolo, WV 24850.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image 38 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Wade H. Grizzel; age 52; born in VA; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Errett H. Grizzel"; Article; Page 156; submitted by Gale Grizzel Smith,
Jolo, WV 24850.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Joe Grizzel"; Article; Page 157; submitted by Joe Grizzel, Jr, Son;
Paynesville, WV 24873..
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image 38 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Nancy E. Grizzel; age 43; born in VA; married at 27; in household of husband, Wade H.
Grizzel.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
N. Eleanor Grizzel; born in 1886; died in 1965; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos
shown.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; By Geneva Steel, Tom
Hatcher and Sandra Long; "Errett H. Grizzel"; Article; Page 156; submitted by Gale Grizzel Smith,
Jolo, WV 24850.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 228B; Image 38 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Elmer F. Grizzel; age 13; born in VA; in household of father, Wade H. Grizzel.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 39 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Bonnie L. Grizzel; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Wade H. Grizzel.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 39 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Elza W. Grizzel, Jr; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Wade H. Grizzel.
1. 1920 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 229A; Image 39 of 55;
Family #329/337.
Listed as Clifford H. Grizzel; age 4 yrs, 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Wade H. Grizzel.
2. US Headstone Applications For US Military Veterans, 1925-1949; LDS Web Site.
Ezra Clifford Grizzel; born 11 Mar 1926; died 16 Feb 1948; enlisted 21 Jul 1942; honorably discharged
17 Aug 1945 Serial Number 425 294; Christian; Privat First Class; Company C, 22nd Marine1st Marine
Brigade; buried in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Ezra C. Grizzel; born 11 Mar 1926; died 15 Feb 1948; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown; "WEST VIRGINIA PFC 22 MARINES WORLD WAR II".
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Bobby Hagerman
Residence Date 01 Jan 1998
Residence Place Bartley, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 09 Mar 1946
Address General Delivery
Address Continued Bartley, West Virginia 24813..."
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; " Ed and Lula Waddell"; Article; Page 253; submitted by Daisy Estep; PO Box 74,
Jolo, WV 24850.
1. US Public Records, 1970-2009; LDS Web Site.
"Name Thelma L Hogerman
Also Known As Thelma L Hagerman
Residence Date 01 Sep 1994-01 Jan 2009
Residence Place Bartley, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date 18 Mar 1952
Phone Number (304) 967-5533
Phone Number Recorded Date 01 Jan 2009
Address 254 PO Box
Address Continued Bartley, West Virginia 24813
Address Date 01 Sep 1994-01 Jan 2009.."