1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 17 Apr 1910; Page 130B;
Family #148/150.
Listed as William R. Workman; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Zachariah A. Workman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 96A;
Family #140/147.
Listed as William Workman; age 23; born in WV; married at 22; trackman in coal mine; head of
household.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 96A;
Family #140/147.
Listed as Hazel Workman; age 23; born in WV; married at 22; in household of husband, William
Workman.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 7 Apr 1930; Page 96A;
Family #140/147.
Listed as Charles R. Workman; age 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, William Workman.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, page 124B, Family 94.
Listed as Joshua Lane, age 8, in household of father, Alexander Lane.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Huger; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 237B;
Family #180/180.
Listed as Joshua Lane; age 19; born in WV; boarder; farmer; in household of brother-in-law,
Thomas Mullins.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Browns Creek District, Welch, taken on 16 Jan 1920,
Page 116A, Family #127.
Listed as Joshua A. Lane, age 30, born in WV, married, constable, head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 116; WV Archives Web Site.
Joshua Lane; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Canebreak, WV; son of Alex.
and Mariah; married on 7 Jul 1910 in McDowell Co, WV; Angeline Addair; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Mary A.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken 9 Jun 1900; Page 243A, Family #79/79.
Listed as Angeline Adair, age 5, born in Jun 1894, in household of father, Samuel Adair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 116; WV Archives Web Site.
Joshua Lane; age 19; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Canebreak, WV; son of Alex.
and Mariah; married on 7 Jul 1910 in McDowell Co, WV; Angeline Addair; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of Samuel and Mary A.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 94A;
Family #270/272.
Listed as Moses Addair; age 18; born in WV; single; boarder; in household of brother, Benjamin H.
Addair.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Moses L. Adair; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; railroad worker; living at Avondale, WV
son of James and Laura; married on 6 Nov 1914 at Beartown, WV; Clara Stanley; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Julia and John.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4022; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Mose L. Addair; age 28; born on 16 May 1892 in Avondale, WV; farmer; living at Avondale, WV;
married; dependent wife; medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Image 27
of 51; Family #228/234.
Listed as Moses Addair; age 36; born in WV; married at 22; coal loader in mine; head of household.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1999", Vol II, page 154, James and
Ellen White Smith Addair article; submitted by Earl L. Addair, P.O. Box 82, Avondale, WV, 24811.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'72 000784; WV Archives Website.
Mose L. Addair; age 79; born 19 May 1892 in WV; widowed; miner; SS# 232-16-0870; living at
Beartown, WV; son of James Addair and unknown mother; died 6 Jan 1972 in Doctors Memorial
Hospital, Welch, WV; due to acute myocardial infarction with pneumoconosis; buried 9 Jan 1972 in
Shortridge Cemetery, Garland, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 76; WV Archives Web Site.
Moses L. Adair; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; railroad worker; living at Avondale, WV
son of James and Laura; married on 6 Nov 1914 at Beartown, WV; Clara Stanley; age 16; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Julia and John.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Image 27
of 51; Family #228/234.
Listed as Clara Addair; age 32; born in WV; married at 18; in household of husband, Moses L. Addair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #3259; WV Archives Web Site.
Clara Addair; age 48; born on 21 May 1900 at Coalwood, WV; married; wife of M.D. Addair; daughter
of Bort and Julia (Coleman) Stanley; died on 6 Mar 1949 at Lex, McDowell Co, WV from a heart attack;
buried on 8 Mar 1949 in cemetery at Lex, WV; informant, Oma Patterson, Lex, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #21; WV Archives Web Site.
Clara Addair, Jr; age 10 hrs; born on 16 Jul 1917 at Avondale, WV; daughter of Moses and Clara
(Coleman) Addair; died on 16 Jul 1917 at Avondale, McDowell Co, WV; from premature birth; no
burial information.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Image 27
of 51; Family #228/234.
Listed as Beverley Addair; age 10; born in WV; in household of father, Moses L. Addair.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 254A; Image 27
of 51; Family #228/234.
Listed as Edward Addair; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Moses L. Addair.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1936); Page 1; Line 5; WV Archives Web Site.
no name Addair; femle; stillborn; in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; daughter of Moses L. and Clara
(Stanley) Addair; died on 25 Aug 1936; buried on 25 Aug 1936 in Short Ridge Cemetery.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, page 252A, Family #234.
Listed as Thomas Adair, age 4, born in Oct 1895 in WV, in household of father, Thomas Adair.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River District, taken on 9 May 1910, Page 93A, Family #249.
Listed as Thomas Addair, Jr, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Thomas M. Adair.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 216; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas F. Addair; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of
Thomas and Evaline; married on 28 Oct 1915 at Bartley, WV; Mary Mooney; age 18; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of John and Nora.
4. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3743; 5 Jun 1917; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas F. Addair; age 21; born on 5 Feb 1896 in McDowell Co, WV; living at English, WV;
employed by Henry Etta Coal Co, at Bartley, WV; married; dependent wife and 1 child; tall with
medium build; gray eyes and brown hair.
5. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 1B;
Family #10/10.
listed as Thomas F. Addair; age 24; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
6. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 230B;
Family #119/120.
Listed as Thomas Adair; age 35; born in WV; married at 19; truck drive for oil and gas company;
head of household.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1935); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas F. Addair, Jr; age 38; born in McDowell Co, WV; widowed; miner; living at Avondale, WV;
son of Thomas and Evaline; married on 3 Feb 1935 at Avondale, WV; Martha Sampson; age 35;
born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; daughter of Jim and ______.
8. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-783; Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Franklin Addair; age 46; born on 5 Feb 1896 at Avondale, WV; farmer; living at Avondale,
WV; person who will always know address, Mrs. Martha F. Addair, wife, Avondale, WV.
9. Russell Co, VA; Marriage License #13370; Ancestry.com Website.
Thomas Franklin Addair; age 66; born in Avondale, WV; divorced; 3 previous marriages; farmer;
living at Centerburg, OH; son of Thomas and Eveline (Rowe) Addair; married on 6 May 1957 in
Lebanon, VA; Cora Ethel Addair; maiden name Workman; age 52; born in Kimball, WV; widow; one
previous marriage; waitress; living at Welch, WV; daughter of Z.A. and Tina (Sizemore) Workman.
10. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Thomas Franklin Addair
Birth 5 Feb 1896
Carlos, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 14 Jun 1979 (aged 83)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102939222"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1915); Page 216; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas F. Addair; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at English, WV; son of
Thomas and Evaline; married on 28 Oct 1915 at Bartley, WV; Mary Money; age 18; born in
Buchanan Co, VA; single; daughter of John and Nora.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 1B;
Family #10/10.
listed as Mary E. Addair; age 21; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Thomas F. Addair.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 10 Apr 1930; Page 230B;
Family #119/120.
Listed as Mary Adair; age 33; born in VA; married at 16; in household of husband, Thomas F. Addair.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #15049; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Elizabeth Addair; age 36 yrs, 11 mons, 2 days; born on 25 Dec 1897 at Narrows, VA; married;
wife of T.F. Addair; living at Garland, WV; daughter of J.C., born in Dickerson Co, VA, and Nora
(Lamb), born at Narrows, VA, Mooney; died on 27 Nov 1934 in Grace Hospital, Welch, McDowell
Co, WV from postpartum hemorrhage; buried on 29 Nov 1934 at Avondale, WV; informant, T.F.
Addair, Avondale,WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013.
" Mary E Addair
Birth 25 Dec 1898
Death 26 Nov 1934 (aged 35)
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102939126"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; English; taken on 2 Jan 1920; Page 1B;
Family #10/10.
Listed as Henry J. Addair; age 3 yrs, 1 mon; born in WV; in household of father, Thomas F. Addair.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1092; WV Archives Website.
Thomas Jefferson Addair, Jr(sic?); age 17 days; born 6 Jan 1929 at Kimball, WV; son of Thomas
Jefferson (sic, Franklin) and Mary (Mooney) Addair; died 23 Jan 1912; at Kimball, WV; due to
intesl?????; buried 24 Jun 1929 in Kimball (sic), WV; informant, Dr. J.C. Kelley, Vivian.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by RobMinteer57; 2 Jan 2013
" T J Addair
Birth unknown
Death Jan 1929
Burial
Short Ridge Cemetery
Garland, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 102939223"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; 23 Apr 1930; Page 211A; Image 37 of
75; Family #317/334.
Listed as Robert M. Franklin; age 27; born in WV; loader in coal mine; in household of step-father,
Ern Patton.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 12; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Franklin; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV;
son of Mattie Patton; married on 19 Jun 1932 at Iaeger, WV; Wilda Kirk; age 20 (maybe 26);
born in Martin Co, KY; divorced; daughter of John and Lutecia Munsey.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; Hensley Hollow; 29 Apr 1940;
E.D. 24-36; Page 740B; Image 40 of 48; Household #334.
Listed as Robert Franklin; age 37; born in WV; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'71 010433; WV Archives Web Site via LDS Web Site.
Robert Marshall Franklin; age 67; born 29 Aug 1903 in WV; married, husband of Wilda Kirk
(sic, Muncy); fomer coal miner; living at Big Sandy, WV; son of Robert Marshall and Martha
(Patton) Franklin; died 29 Jun 1971 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV; from congestive heart failure;
buried 2 Jul 1971 in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Robert Marshall Franklin; born 29 Aug 1903; died 29 Jun 1971; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 12; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Franklin; age 29; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV;
son of Mattie Patton; married on 19 Jun 1932 at Iaeger, WV; Wilda Kirk; age 20 (maybe 26);
born in Martin Co, KY; divorced; daughter of John and Lutecia Munsey.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Claren; Hensley Hollow; 29 Apr 1940;
E.D. 24-36; Page 740B; Image 40 of 48; Household #334.
Listed as Wilda Franklin; age 27; born in KY; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert M. Franklin.
3. Social Security Death Index; LDS Web Site.
Wilda K. Franklin; born 20 Oct 1911; died 19 Sep 1994; last residence WV; SS#235-96-5181;
card issued in WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 19 Dec 2013.
Wilda Mae Franklin; born 30 Oct 1911; died 19 Sep 1994; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Sandy Huff; E.D. 24-57; taken on 1 May 1940;
Page 1115A; Image 65 of 74; Household #549.
Listed as Ira Chaffins; age 16; born in WV; 6th grade education; not attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wallace Chaffin.
2. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Ira S. Chaffins; born 15 Nov 1923; living at 205 Highland Ave, Princeton, WV from 1 Nov 1984 to
1 Jan 2004; possible relatives: Helen Lorraine Chaffins and Beverly A. Chaffins.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Irs S. Chaffins; born 15 Nov 1923; died 5 Jul 1994; last residence, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV;
SS#233-34-7639; card issued in WV before 1951.
1. US Public Records Index; LDS Web Site.
Helen Lorraine. Chaffins; born 1 Jul 1931; living at 205 Highland Ave, Princeton, WV from 1 oct 1993 to
25 Mar 2008; possible relatives: Ira S. Chaffins; Beverly A. Chaffins and Lisa Lynn Robertson.
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 239; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil M. Watts; age 30; born in Swain Co, NC; single; miner; living at Chattaroy, WV; son of Joseph
Watts; married on 22 Apr 1921 at Chattaroy, WV; Elizabeth F. Curry; age 35; born in Mingo Co, WV;
divorced by death; daughter of _____Jewell.
(Parents of bride and groom are reversed on record)
1. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1896); Page 3; Line 10; WV Archives Web Site.
Columbus C. Curry; age 17; born in Logan Co, WV; living in Mingo Co, WV; son of Sheridan Curry;
married on 5 Feb 1896 in Mingo Co, WV; Elizabeth Jewell; age 16; born in Logan Co, WV; living in
Mingo Co, WV; daighter of Solomon Jewell.
2. 1900 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 185A; Image 17 of 47;
Family #140/140.
Listed as Eliaz B. Curry; age 21; born in VA in Dec 1878; married 4 yrs; 2 children, both living; in
household of husband, Christopher C. Curry.
3. 1910 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Lee District; Buffalo Precinct; taken on 19 Apr 1910; Page 108B;
Image 8 of 37; Family #67/68.
Listed as Pheba E. Curry; age 29; born in VA; married once for 13 yrs; 5 children, 4 living; in
household of husband, Christopher C. Curry.
4. 1920 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Chattory Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 42A; Image 13 of
56; Family #122/123.
Listed as Elizabeth Curry; age 39; born in VA; widow; head of household.
5. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 239; WV Archives Web Site.
Virgil M. Watts; age 30; born in Swain Co, NC; single; miner; living at Chattaroy, WV; son of Joseph
Watts; married on 22 Apr 1921 at Chattaroy, WV; Elizabeth F. Curry; age 35; born in Mingo Co, WV;
divorced by death; daughter of _____Jewell.
(Parents of bride and groom are reversed on record)
6. Mingo Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 194; WV Archives Web Site.
Melvin Bledsoe; age 24; born in Wise Co, VA; single; miner; living at Chattaroy, WV; son of ________;
married on 29 Mar 1924 at Chattaroy, WV; Lizzie Watts; age 35; born in VA (sic, WV); single; living at
Chattaroy, WV; daughter of _________.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Princess Minning Village; taken on 19 Apr
1930; Page 243B; Image 26 of 36; Family #102/102.
Listed as Elizabeth Jewell; age 47; born in VA; married at 40; in household of husband, Melvin
Bledsoe.
8. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 5/6 Apr
1940; Page 748A; Image 11 of 35; Household #79.
Listed as Elizabeth Bledsoe; age 60; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Melvin Bledsoe.
9. McDowell Co, WV Death Registry; Vol #__(1966); Page __; Browns Creek District; WV Archives
Web Site.
Elizabeth Bledsoe; age 87; born on 21 Dec 1880 in Logan Co, WV; married; housewife; living at
Welch, WV; daughter of Solomon and Eliza (Brown) Jewell; died on 17 Oct 1966 in Grace
Hospital, Welch, WV from pneumonia; buried on 19 Oct 1966 in Iaeger Memorial; Roderfield, WV.
10. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Elizabeth Bledsoe; no birth date; died on 17 Oct 1966; "Daughter of Solomon Jewell (of VA) and
Ladocia Louise "Lou" Brown (of Stokes Co, NC) and was married 2 x's - #1 Christopher Curry and
#2 Melvin Bledsoe"; buried here.
(She was married 3 x, also to Virgil M. Watts.)
11. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Dennis Moore; 26 May 2013
Elizabeth Phebe Jewell-Curry-Bledsoe; born 21 Dec 1880 in Logan Co, WV; died 17 Oct 1966 in Welch,
WV; buried here; no grave marker shown; personal photos shown with husband.