1. Per Obit of sister, Ella K. Deskins Cline, Sarh Belle Deskins Testerman was living in Shawnee, OK
in 2007.
1. Per Obit of sister, Ella K. Deskins Cline, Sarh Belle Deskins Testerman was living in Shawnee, OK
in 2007.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 266A;
Image 28 of 43; Family #287/291.
Listed as Herbert Cline; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Wyatt Cline.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Cline; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Mohawk, WV; son of Wyatt
and Lurinda; married on 3 Jul 1929 at Panther, WV; Katherine Deskins; age 18; born in McDowell Co,
WV; single; daughter of W.P and Lizzie.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209B; Image 18
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Herbert Cline; age 18; born in WV; married at 18; coal miner; head of household.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Herbert Cline; born on 8 Feb 1912; died on 10 Aug 1989; last residence, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV;
SS # 233-16-4503; card issued in WV before 1951.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sue Lapp; 22 Nov 2010; headstone photo added by Brady Eanes.
Herbert Cline; born 8 Feb 1912; died 10 Aug 1989; buried here; double headstone photo shown with
wife, Ella K. Deskins Cline.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1929); Page 106; WV Archives Web Site.
Herbert Cline; age 21; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Mohawk, WV; son of Wyatt
and Lurinda; married on 3 Jul 1929 at Panther, WV; Katherine Deskins; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of W.P and Lizzie.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209B; Image 18
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Ella Cline; age 17; born in WV; married at 17; in household of husband, Herbert Cline.
3. "Bluefield Daily Telegraph"; Bluefield, WV; Monday 3 Sep 2007; Newspaper Obit.
"ORLANDO, Fla. — Ella K. Cline of Florida, formerly of Brushfork-Falls Mills Road, passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2007. She had been making her home in Orlando with her daughter, Florence, and her husband Gerry since December of 2004. "Mrs. Cline was born on Dec. 12, 1912 in McDowell County. She was a daughter of the late William P. and Elizabeth Stacy Deskins. She was baptized at Elkhorn Regular Baptist Church on Belcher Mountain on Nov. 14, 1965. "In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert; daughter, Kathleen “Katie” Pennington; son, Edsel Cline; sisters, Emma Deskins, Mayme Benedict, and Jessie Hill; and brothers, Albert Deskins, F.M. Deskins, and Thurman Deskins. "Survivors include daughter, Florence Walter and husband Gerald of Orlando; sister, Ms. Belle Testerman of Shawnee, Okla. (formerly of Bluefield); eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. "Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at 1 p.m. at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell. Elders Cecil Belcher, Denny Bishop, and Robert Lane will officiate. Burial will follow at Iaeger Memorial Cemetery in Roderfield ..."
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sue Lapp; 22 Nov 2010; headstone photo added by Brady Eanes.
Ella Katherine Deskins Cline; born 12 Dec 1912 in McDowell Co, WV; died 30 Aug 2007; buried here; double
headstone photo shown with husband, Herbert Cline.
1. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edsel L Cline; born on 25 Mar 1932; living at PO Box 57, Athens, WV 24712 in 1996.
2. US Vetrans Gravesites, ca 1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edsel Lee Cline; born on 25 Mar 1932; died on 9 Jul 1997; US Navy, Korea; buried in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Edsel L. Cline; born on 25 Mar 1932; died on 9 Jul 1997; last residence, Athens, Mercer Co, WV;
SS # 234-46-7205; card issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Sue Lapp; 23 Nov 2010; headstone and grave marker photos added by Brady Eanes.
Edsel Lee Cline; born 25 Mar 1932; died 9 Jul 1997; buried here; Headstone and grave marker photos shown;
"US NAVY KOREA"; "BELOVED SON".
1. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Stafford District; taken on 20 Jun 1900; Page 240A; Family #150.
Listed as Wyatt Cline; age 11; born in WV in 1889; in household of father, George W. Cline.
2. Menifee Co, KY; WW I Draft Registration Card #65; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wyatt Cline; age 28; born on 26 Jan 1889 in Mingo Co, WV; living at Frenchburg, KY; farmer; married;
dependent wife and 3 children; medium height and build; blue eyes and dark brown hair; "enlarged
ankle".
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 266A;
Image 28 of 43; Family #287/291.
Listed as Wyatt Cline; age age 38; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209A; Image 17
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Wyatt Cline; age 41; born in WV; married at 21; farmer; head of household.
5, McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 000786; WV Archives Website.
Wyatt Cline; age 83; born 26 Jan 1889 in WV; widowed; farmer; SS# 233-22-0718; living at Mohawk,
WV; son of George and Martha (Cole) Cline; died 19 Jan 1972 in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Welch,
WV; due to recurrent ceredral thrombosis; buried 22 Jan 1972 in Family Cemetery, Mohawk, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 266A;
Image 28 of 43; Family #287/291.
Listed as Louinda Cline; age 28; born in WV; married; in household of husband, Wyatt Cline.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209A; Image 17
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Lucinda Cline; age 38; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Wyatt Cline.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Mohawk; taken on 15 Jan 1920; Page 266A;
Image 28 of 43; Family #287/291.
Listed as Elsie Cline; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Wyatt Cline.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209B; Image 18
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Elsie Cline; age 12; born in WV; in household of father, Wyatt Cline.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 16 Apr 1930; Page 209B; Image 18
of 43; Family #127/128.
Listed as Nellie Cline; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Wyatt Cline.
2. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #17508; WV Archives Web Site.
Nellie Edith Cline; age 22; born on 15 Jul 1926 at Mohawk, WV; single; in training at Welch
Emergency Hospital; daughter of Wyatt and Lucinda Short Cline; died on 7 Dec 1948 at Mohawk,
McDowell Co, WV of TB; buried on 8 Dec 1948 in Cline Cemetery, Bull Creek, Mohawk, McDowell
Co, WV; informant, Wyatt Cline, Mohawk, WV.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 6 jan 1920; Page 108A;
Image 1 of 65; Family #8/9.
Listed as Luther Moody; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Hugh L. Moody.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1940); Page 399; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther L. Moody; born 11 May 1915 at South Fork, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; son of Mrs.
S.E. Moody; married on 22 Nov 1940 at Welch, WV; Blanch Tate; born 6 Nov 1922 at Davy, WV;
single; living at Davy, WV; daughter of D.W. Tate and ____.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Leonard Moody; age 39; born at Skygusty, WV; widowed; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
1 Jan 1955 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Jean Deskins; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living
art Premier, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 441; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Leonard Moody, Sr; age 52; born 11 May 1915 in South Fork, WV; divorced; two previous
marriages living at Welch, WV; son of Hugh L. and Serina Elizabeth (Collins) Moody; married on
12 Sep 1967 at Welch, WV; Margie Esture Asbury; age 44; born 12 Feb 1923 at Coalwood, WV;
divorced; living at Welch, WV; one previous marriage; living at Welch, WV; daughter of Frank Brooks
and Roxie Virginia (King) Walls.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Luther L. Moody; born 10 (sic, 11) May 1915; died 10 Mar 1991; last residence, Welch, WV;
SS#235-05-7822; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 3 Apr 1940; Page 783A;
E D # 24-40; Image 6 of 36; Household #26.
Listed as Emma Deskins; age 23; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; hired housekeeper; in household of Granville J. Bragg.
2. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 14; Dwelling #108.
Listed as emma Deskins; age 33; born in WV; partner; housekeeper; in household of Granville Bragg.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 219; WV Archives Web Site.
Luther Leonard Moody; age 39; born at Skygusty, WV; widowed; living at Iaeger, WV; married on
1 Jan 1955 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Jean Deskins; age 36; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; living
art Premier, WV.
4. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com
Emma J. Deskins; born 12 Mar 1917; died 16 Sep 1996; last residence, Welch, WV;
SS#232-46-0511; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
1. Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; born in 1919; married twice; living in Cincinnati, OH; divorced on 25 Mar 1976
in Hamilton Co, OH; Mildred L. Deskins; living in Clermont Co, OH; one minor child; 28 yrs of marriage.
2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; age 86; born on 12 Mar 1919; divorced; SS# 236-01-7017; living at Clemont,
Clermont Co, OH; died on 27 Dec 2005; autopsy performed; buried.
3. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; born on 12 Mar 1919; died on 27 Dec 2005; last residence, Cincinnati, Hamilton
Co, OH; SS #236-01-7017; card issued in WV before 1951.
4. " Cincinnati Inquirer"; Cincinnati, OH; 30 Dec 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"DESKINS, Thurman F., former husband of the late Mildred L. Deskins, dear father of Jeff Deskins, Jean Feldkamp and Lucy Brown, grandfather of Jenna, Mike and Tim, great grandfather of Cassidy, loving brother of Ella Cline, Belle Deskins and Jesse Hill. Also survived by his close companion and best friend, Judy Russell. Thurman, a resident of New Richmond, died December 27 at the age of 86. Visitation at the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 200 Western Ave., New Richmond on Saturday from 10 A.M. until the time of service at 12 Noon at the funeral home. Interment Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice..."
1. Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; born in 1919; married twice; living in Cincinnati, OH; divorced on 25 Mar 1976
in Hamilton Co, OH; Mildred L. Deskins; living in Clermont Co, OH; one minor child; 28 yrs of marriage.
2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; age 86; born on 12 Mar 1919; divorced; SS# 236-01-7017; living at Clemont,
Clermont Co, OH; died on 27 Dec 2005; autopsy performed; buried.
3. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; born on 12 Mar 1919; died on 27 Dec 2005; last residence, Cincinnati, Hamilton
Co, OH; SS #236-01-7017; card issued in WV before 1951.
4. " Cincinnati Inquirer"; Cincinnati, OH; 30 Dec 2005; Newspaper Obit.
"DESKINS, Thurman F., former husband of the late Mildred L. Deskins, dear father of Jeff Deskins, Jean Feldkamp and Lucy Brown, grandfather of Jenna, Mike and Tim, great grandfather of Cassidy, loving brother of Ella Cline, Belle Deskins and Jesse Hill. Also survived by his close companion and best friend, Judy Russell. Thurman, a resident of New Richmond, died December 27 at the age of 86. Visitation at the E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 200 Western Ave., New Richmond on Saturday from 10 A.M. until the time of service at 12 Noon at the funeral home. Interment Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice..."
1. Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thurman F. Deskins; born in 1919; married twice; living in Cincinnati, OH; divorced on 25 Mar 1976
in Hamilton Co, OH; Mildred L. Deskins; living in Clermont Co, OH; one minor child; 28 yrs of
marriage.
2. Ohio Deaths, 1908-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mildred L. Deskins; age 62; born in 1919 in WV; divorced; SS # 235-05-0999; living in Clermont Co,
OH; died on 2 Jan 1981 in Mercy Hospital, Clermont, Clermont Co, OH.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 436; WV Archives Web Site.
Francis Marion Deskins; age 27; born in mohawk, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 22
Dec 1948 in Roderfield, WV; Ruth May Kennedy; age 22; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 436; WV Archives Web Site.
Francis Marion Deskins; age 27; born in mohawk, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 22
Dec 1948 in Roderfield, WV; Ruth May Kennedy; age 22; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single.