1. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # T-371; 16 Feb 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
George Gardner; age 44; born 15 Dec 1897 in Hermon, Rome Co, TN (sic, Harriman, Roane Co, TN);
living at Lex, WV; employed by Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Co, Raysal, WV; name of person who
will always know address, Norman Seigman (sic? Sigmon?), brother-in-law, Rt 2, Bluff City, TN; 5'9"
tall; 165lbs; brown eyes; brow hair; light complexion.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #161
Listed as George Gardner; age 52; born in TN; married; unable to work; head of household.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Deborah Ridgway; 31 May 2010.
" George G. Gardner
Birth 1897
Tennessee, USA
Death 1960 (aged 62–63)
Tennessee, USA
Burial Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.4416667, Longitude: -82.2123200
Memorial ID 53056338"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #161.
Listed as Mary A. Gardner; age 50; born in TN; married; in household of husband, George Gardner.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Deborah Ridgway; 31 May 2010.
" Alice Mary Sigman Gardner
Birth 23 Apr 1899
Tennessee, USA
Death Nov 1978 (aged 79)
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Burial Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 36.4416883, Longitude: -82.2123200
Memorial ID 53056252"
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #162.
Listed as Ellis C. Massanmore; age 31; born in KY; married; warehouse clerk for coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #162.
Listed as Margaret Massanmore; age 23; born in TN; married; in household of husband, Ellis C.
Massamore.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 8 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 22; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Creed Salyers; age 63; born in VA; married; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #165.
Listed as Grace Salyers; age 63; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Creed E. Salyers.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 12 Mar 1920; Page 247A;
Image 24 of 35; Family #242/246.
Listed as Clarence Steel; age 15; born in WV; in household of father, Lorenzo Dow Steele.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 45; WV Archives Website.
Henry Clarence Steele; age 41; born in Blackstone, WV; widowed; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Oct 1949 in Iaeger, WV; Clarice Ellen Beavers; age 29; born at Ritter, WV; divorced; living at
Bradshaw, WV
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #167.
Listed as Clarence Steele; age 41; born in WV; married; auto mechanic in garage; head of
household
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 45; WV Archives Website.
Henry Clarence Steele; age 41; born in Blackstone, WV; widowed; living at Bradshaw, WV; married
on 20 Oct 1949 in Iaeger, WV; Clarice Ellen Beavers; age 29; born at Ritter, WV; divorced; living at
Bradshaw, WV
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 23; Dwelling #167.
Listed as Clarice Steele; age 31; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Henry C. Steele.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #34.
Listed as Gordon L. Cross; age 36; born in KY; married; maintainence person in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #34.
Listed as Ruth J. Cross; age 32; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Gordon L. Cross.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 213A; Image
41 of 75; Family #362/378.
Listed as Joe Christian; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 227; WV Archives Website.
Joe Greer Christian; age 27; born in Squire, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 7 May
1949 in Bradshaw, WV; Virginia Madge Sheppard; age 21; born in Sprigg, WV; single; living in
Bradshaw, WV.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #49.
Listed as Joe Greer Christian; age 28; born in WV; married; machine operation in coal mine; head
of household.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Walter Jenny; 10 Apr 2006.
" Joe Grear Christian
Birth 13 Oct 1921
Squire, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 9 Feb 2005 (aged 83)
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Burial Highland Memory Gardens
Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 13912893"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of James Arthur and Rose Bell (Bailey) Christian, and grandson of James Daniel and Mary Elizabeth (Harrison) Christian and Will Harvey and Nancy Jane (Hagerman) Bailey. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Madge, and by his two sisters, Hattie (Christian) Johnson and Juanita (Christian) Hansen."Born at Squire, West Virginia, and graduated from Iaeger High School in 1939. Married (1) Jennifer "Jennie" Wondolowski, (2) Virginia Madge Sheppard. Served with distinction in the Navy in World War II in the Mediterranean and Pacific. Served on the USS Calypso, an escort ship for President Roosevelt prior to December 7, 1941. Also served on the Texas, the Cory and the Hudson, rising to the rank of Chief Bosun's Mate. Worked in the West Virginia coal mines and played baseball before joining the Navy.
"After the war, he attended Concord College then worked for Martin Marietta Corporation in Baltimore and Orlando. After retirement he lived in Orange Park, Florida and Rocky Gap, Virginia. He is survived by two daughters, Candace Richards of San Diego, California, and Rose Ann Jenny of Edmond, Oklahoma."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 227; WV Archives Website.
Joe Greer Christian; age 27; born in Squire, WV; divorced; living at Bradshaw, WV; married on 7 May
1949 in Bradshaw, WV; Virginia Madge Sheppard; age 21; born in Sprigg, WV; single; living in
Bradshaw, WV.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #49.
Listed as Virginia M. Christian; age 22; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Joseph G.
Christian.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 245B; Image 10 of
51; Family #78/79.
Listed as Junior McCoy; age 6; born in WV; in household of brother-in-law, John P. Puckett.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 70; WV Archives Website.
Albert James McCoy; age 24; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married onn 31 Jul 1948 at
Bradshaw, WV; Ramona Jean Gregory; age 17; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Melda Gregory, mother of Ramona Jean Gregory.
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #40.
Listed as Albert J. McCoy; age 26; born in WV; married; manage of retail grocery; head of household.
4. E-mail from Bill McCoy, son of Troy and Violette McCoy; 20 Jul 2012.
"Finally, the data base shows my father's yougest brother to be Junior McCoy. I never knew him to ever go by Junior. His name is Albert James McCoy, III and he is still alive and lives in the Kingsport, Tennessess area. A picture of him in his Marine uniform during World War II appears in Volume II of the History of McDowell County..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 70; WV Archives Website.
Albert James McCoy; age 24; born and living in Bradshaw, WV; single; married onn 31 Jul 1948 at
Bradshaw, WV; Ramona Jean Gregory; age 17; born in Bartley, WV; single; living at Bradshaw, WV;
with consent of Melda Gregory, mother of Ramona Jean Gregory.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #40.
Listed as Romona J. McCoy; age 18; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Albert J. McCoy.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Malcolm L. Cartwright; age 30; born in WV; married; machine operator in caol mine; head
of household.
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #50.
Listed as Frances 28 Cartwright; age 30; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Malcolm L,
Cartwright.
1. 1910 Census, Halifax Co, VA; Red Bank District; Virginia Town; taken on 6 May 1910; Page 54B;
Image 32 of 36; Family 21/22.
Listed as R. Basil Francisco; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, Antonin M. Francisco.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Roy Basil Francisco; age 43; born in VA; married; manager-partner of auto sales and
service store; head of household.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate # '59-011021; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Basil Francisco; age 52; born on 2 Jan 1907 in VA; married; auto dealer and bus in Man; living
at Bradshaw, WV; SS # 234-01-2943; son of A.M. and Victoria Missouri (Adcock) Francisco; died on
31 Aug 1959 in St. Lukes Hospital, Bluefield, WV from cancer of the brain; buried on 3 Sep 1959 in
Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, C.C. Francisco, Iaeger, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Robin (Cottingham) Townsend-Fife; 25 Aug 2011.; headstone and grave marker photos added by B.
Walls.
Roy Basil Fancisco; born 2 Jan 1907; died 31 Aug 1959; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown.Additional Information Posted:
"Parents: Antoin M. Francisco & Victoria Missouri Adcock. His death record gives Jan. 2 as his birth day and his birth record give Jan. 7 as his birth day. He married Onida Lee Smith b. Oct. 11, 1912 in Buchanan, VA. She was the daughter of Walter Smith and Kansas Mullens. She passed away Mar. 7, 2007 in Bluefield, WV."Onida and Roy had a daughter Ann Elizabeth b. Mar. 17, 1929 and d. May 28, 2008 in Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA."
1. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 71; Dwelling #55.
Listed as Onida L. Francisco; age 37; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Roy Basil
Francisco.
1. 1920 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Coxton; taken 15/16 Jan1920; Page 15B; Family #240/241.
Listed as John Padgett; age 35; born in TN; married; coal miner; head of household.
2. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Ages Township; Brookside Mining Camp; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 87B;
Family #202/211.
Listed as John Padgett; age 49; born in TN; married at 25; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Coxton; taken 15/16 __1920; Page 16A; Family #240/241.
Listed as Gertrude Padgett; age 34; born in KY; married; in household of husband, John Padgett.
2. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Ages Township; Brookside Mining Camp; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 87B;
Family #202/211.
Listed as Gertrude Padgett; age 44; born in KY; married at 18; in household of husband, John
Padgett.
1. 1920 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Coxton; taken 15/16 __1920; Page 16A; Family #240/241.
Listed as Ople Padgett; age 11; born in KY; in household of father, John Padgett.
2. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Ages Township; Brookside Mining Camp; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 87B;
Family #202/211.
Listed as Ople Connel (sp?); age 21; born in KY; married at 20; in household of father, John Padgett.
1. 1920 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Coxton; taken 15/16 __1920; Page 16A; Family #240/241.
Listed as Ruth Padgett; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in KY; in household of father, John Padgett.
2. 1930 Census, Harlan Co, KY; Ages Township; Brookside Mining Camp; taken 7 Apr 1930; Page 87B;
Family #202/211.
Listed as Ruth Padgett; age 14; born in KY; single; in household of father, John Padgett.