1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #29197; Ancestry.com Website.
George Shrader; age 34; born in Squire, WV; single; no previous marriage farmer; living in Cedar
Bluff, VA; son of Hugh and Mary (Sparks) Shrader; married on 12 Aug 1936 in Tazewell, VA; Myrtle
Lester; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; living at Cedar Bluff, VA;
daughter of John and Ora (Witt) Lester.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Hartwell; taken 3 May1940; Page 449 A;
Household #2345
Listed as George Sharder; age 27; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in Cedar Bluff, VA
on 1 Apr 1935; coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. Tazewell Co, VA; Marriage License #29197; Ancestry.com Website.
George Shrader; age 34; born in Squire, WV; single; no previous marriage farmer; living in Cedar
Bluff, VA; son of Hugh and Mary (Sparks) Shrader; married on 12 Aug 1936 in Tazewell, VA; Myrtle
Lester; age 22; born in Tazewell Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; living at Cedar Bluff, VA;
daughter of John and Ora (Witt) Lester.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Hartwell; taken 3 May1940; Page 449 B;
Household #2345
Listed as Myrtle Sharder; age 24; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in Cedar Bluff, VA
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, George D. Shrader
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Hartwell; taken 3 May1940; Page 449 B;
Household #2345
Listed as Juanita Sharder; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, George D. Shrader
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken 19 Jun 1900; Page 82 B;
Family #174/174.
Listed as Preston R.Shrader; age 4; born in Jan 1895 in WV; in household of father, Robert C.
Shrader.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 10 May 1910; Page 206 A;
Family #37/349.
Listed as Preston Shrader; age 14; born in WV; single; farm laborer; in household of father, Robert
C. Shrader.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-255; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Preston Sjrade; age 47; born 13 Jun 1894 in McDowell Co, WV; living at Wayland, Floyd Co, KY;
empoyed by Elk Horn Coal Corp, Wayland, KY; name of person who will always know address;
Essie Shrader, Wayland, KY; 5'11' tall; 176 lbs; blue eyes; gray hair; light complexion.
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Edward Schrader
Gender Male
Age 23
Birth Date 1909
Marriage Date 08 Oct 1932
Marriage Place Bristol, Virginia
Father Edward Schrader
Mother Mary Correll
Spouse Audrey Niswonder
FHL Film Number 2048488"
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Sunday; 16 Oct 1932; Page 11; Newspapers.com.
"MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
"A marriage of much interest here was that of Miss Audrey Niswander to Mr. Edward Shrader Jr.,
which took place October 8, at Bristol by the bride's sister, Miss. Mamie Niswander.
"The bride is the eldest daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Niswander, and the groom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Shrader, of Bramwell. They will reside here."
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Coalwood; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #23.
Listed as Edward Shrader; age 39; born in WV(sic?, VA?); married; living in a boarding house;
assistant forrester; in household of Newell and Martha Jones; with wife Audrey.
4. Boone Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 015077; WV Archives Website.
Louis Edward Shrader; age 67; born 21 Sep 1905 in VA; married; husband of Audrey Niswander;
land agent for Rowland Land Co; SS #234-32-5095; living at Birchton, Raleigh Co, WV; son of
Thomas Edward and Mary (Corell) Shrader; die 24 Oct 1972 in the Raleigh-Boone Medical Center,
Whitesville, WV; due to arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried 27 Oct 1972 in Woodlawn Memorial
Park, Bluewell, WV; informant, Audrey N. Shrader, Box 22, Montcalm, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by wvguy; 29 May 2019.
"L. Edward Shrader
Birth 21 Sep 1905
Death 24 Oct 1972 (aged 67)
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 199563026"
1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Audrey Niswonder
Gender Female
Age 21
Birth Date 1911
Marriage Date 08 Oct 1932
Marriage Place Bristol, Virginia
Father T.A. Niswonder
Mother Jennie Murrell
Spouse Edward Schrader
FHL Film Number 2048488"
2. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Sunday; 16 Oct 1932; Page 11; Newspapers.com.
"MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
"A marriage of much interest here was that of Miss Audrey Niswander to Mr. Edward Shrader Jr.,
which took place October 8, at Bristol by the bride's sister, Miss. Mamie Niswander.
"The bride is the eldest daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Niswander, and the groom is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Shrader, of Bramwell. They will reside here."
3. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Coalwood; taken 3 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 3; Dwelling #23.
Listed as Audrey Shrader; age 37; born in WV; married; living in a boarding house; in household
of Newell and Martha Jones; with husband Louis Edward Shrader..
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Beverly Aker; 18 Jun 2011.
"Audrey Niswander Shrader
Birth 8 Oct 1912
Death 18 Aug 1987 (aged 74)
Burial Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 71579513"Additional Information Posted:
"Audrey Niswander Shrader, 74, of Bluewell, died Wednesday August 18, 1987 in a Bluefield hospital.
Born October 8, 1912 in Coopers, she was a daughter of Thomas A. and Jennie E. Murrell Niswander.
She had been employeed at Margaret's Boutique in Bluewell for several years and was preceded by her husband, Edward Shrader, and two brothers, Hughie and Dennie Niswander."Survivors: brothers, Edward ‘Budgie' Niswander of Bramwell, Woodrow Niswander of Jacksonville, N.C., Walter ‘Babe' NIswander of Honoraville, Al.; sisters, Virginia Peters of Bluefield, Helen Farris of Muncie, In; several nieces and nephews.
"The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel of Bluefield with the Rev. R.W. Skidmore officiating and burial at Woodlawn Memorail Park in Bluewell.
"Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today."