1. 1920 Census, Marshall Co, WV; Union District; Benwood Ward; taken on 22 Jan 1920; Page 111B;
Image 34 of 38; Family #295/344.
Listed as Pete Orel; age 35; born in Serbia; divorced?; boarder; alien arrved in 1910; coal miner; in
household of Stephen Page.
2. US WW II Draft Registration Card #U-158; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Pete (No middle name) Orill; age 56; born on 12 Jul 1885 in Dalyanis Yugoslovia; employed by
Pond Creek Coal Co, Raysal, WV; person who will always know address, May Orill, Raysal, WV;
5'11" tall; 148 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion; left hand crippled up middle finger off at
first joint.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Pete Orell; born on 12 Jul 1885; died in May 1971(differs from Death Certificate); last residence West
Virginia; SS #232-12-9817; card issued in NC or WV before 1951.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1965); Page __; Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web
Site.
Pete Orell; age 79; born on 12 Jul 1885 in Yugoslovia; married; retired miner; living at War, WV; son
of Toney and Symthis Orell; died on 10 Mar 1965 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV from advanced
obstructive emphysema; buried on 12 Mar 1965 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
Pete Orell; born 12 Jul 1886 (sic, 1885); died 10 Mar 1965; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"IN LOVING MEMORY"
1. Ancestry.com Web Site; Judy Steele researcher; posted "Orell-Steele" family tree.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 414; WV Archives Web Site.
Fletcher Collins; age 26; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Merritt
and Dandelion; married on 26 Dec 1910 at Twin Branch, WV; Nannie Barber; age 21; born in Floyd
Co, KY; single; daughter of John and Nancy.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Fletcher C. Collins; age 45; born in VA; married at 25; foreman in coal mine; head of
household.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card # U-920; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Fletcher Lee Collins; age 58; born on 12 Feb 1884 in Monroe Co, WV; living at Davy, WV; employed
by Darr Smokeless Coal Co, Asco, WV at Spice Creek; person who will always know address; Nannie
Collins; Davy, WV; 5' 9" tall; 160 lbs; gray eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #582; WV Archives Web Site.
Fletcher C. Collins, Sr; age 72; born on 12 Feb 1884 in Monroe Co, WV; married; retired coal miner;
SS # 232-12-5814; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Will and Essie (Broomfield) Collins; died on 17
Jan 1956 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from uremia with generalized arteriosclerosis; buried on 10
Jan 1956 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, Mrs. A.R. Rose.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Valerie Neal; 24 Nov 2013
Fletcher C. Collins, Sr; born 12 Feb 1889; died 27 Jan 1956; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. 1900 Census, Boyd Co, KY; East Fork District; taken on 26 Jun 1900; Page 256B; Image 50 of 51;
Family #405/418.
Listed as Nancy J. Barber; age 10; born in Apr 1890 in KY; in household of father, John P. Barber.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 25 Apr 1910; Page
187B; Image 4 of 33; Family #55/62.
Listed as Nancie Barber; age 20; born in KY; single; in household of father, John Barber.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1910); Page 414; WV Archives Web Site.
Fletcher Collins; age 26; born in Giles Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of Merritt
and Dandelion; married on 26 Dec 1910 at Twin Branch, WV; Nannie Barber; age 21; born in Floyd
Co, KY; single; daughter of John and Nancy.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Nannie Collins; age 40; born in KY; married at 20; in household of husband, Fletcher L.
Collins.
5. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Nancy Jane Collins; born on 26 Apr 1889; died on 27 Mar 1985; buried here.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Roy Collins; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Fletcher L. Collins.
Fletcher Lee "Junior" Collins Jr
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Junior Collins; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Fletcher L. Collins.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Howard Collins; age 4 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Fletcher L. Collins.
1. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 189B; Family #122.
Listed as Alda Rose; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Paris E. Rose.
2. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 3 Feb 1920; Page 144B; Family #166.
Listed as Alda Rose, age 15, born in WV, in household of father, Paris E. Rose.
3. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysville District; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 76B; Family #93.
Listed as Aulda Rose; age 23; born in WV; in household of father, Paris E. Rose.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1933); Page 130; WV Archives Web Site.
A.R. Rose; age 28; born in Wyoming Co, WV; single; barber; living at Crumpler, WV; son of Ed and
Jane; married on 15 Apr 1933 at Welch, WV; Arabella Prater; age 21; born in Ashland, KY; single;
living at Twin Branch, WV; daughter of Glenn and Mae.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
A.R. Rose; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; barber; living at Welch, WV; son of Ed and
Jane; married on 20 Jan 1936 at Welch, WV; Layuna Collins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Fletcher and Nannie.
6. Wyoming/ McDowell Co
Aulda Raymond Rose; age 56; born 8 May 1904 at Baileysville, WV; widowed, husdand of Layuma
Collins, dead; living on Elkhorn Street, Welch, WV; son of Edward and Jane (Jackson) Rose; died
7 Apr 1961 on Indian Creek, Wyoming Co, WV; buried 9 Apr 1961 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield,
WV.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Jamie
Rose; 26 Nov 2012; headstone and grave marker photos added by B. Walls.
Aulda Raymond Rose; born 8 May 1904; died 7 Apr 1961; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown.
"2nd husband (It was his 2nd marriage; not her's) to Layuna Noel Collins who was born 15 April 1912
and died 15 January 1959. She was the daughter of Fletcher Collins and Nancy Jane Collins.
Family links:
Spouse:
Layuna Collins Rose (1912 - 1959)*
Children:
Bennie Ray Rose (1935 - 1980)..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page
43A;
Image 15 of 57; Family #131/141.
Listed as Launa Collins; age 18; born in WV; in household of father, Fletcher L. Collins.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 352; WV Archives Web Site.
A.R. Rose; age 30; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; barber; living at Welch, WV; son of Ed and
Jane; married on 20 Jan 1936 at Welch, WV; Layuna Collins; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV;
single; daughter of Fletcher and Nannie.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '59 000652; WV Archives Web Site.
Layuna Collins Rose; age 46; born on 15 Apr 1912 at Twin Branch, WV; married; living at Welch, WV;
daughter of Fletcher and Nannie (Barber) Collins; died on 15 Jan 1959; DOA Stevens Clinic, Welch,
WV; from coronary thrombosis; buried on 17 Jan 1959 in Iaeger Memorial; Roderfield, WV; informant,
A.R. Rose, Welch.
4. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Layuna Noel Rose; born on 15 Apr 1912; died on 15 Jan 1959; buried here.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Valerie Neal; 24 Nov 2013.
Layuna Collins Rose; born 15 Apr 1912 at Twin Branch, WV; died 15 Jan 1959 at Welch, WV; buried here;
headstone and grave marker photos shown; death certificate posted
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens North; Pompano Beach, Broward Co, FL;
submitted by recordgrave.com; 16 Dec 2009.
Bennie Ray Rose; born 4 Feb 1935 in Martin, Floyd Co, KY; died 16 Mar 1980 in Miami, Dade Co, FL;
buried here; grave marker shown.
"Family links:
Parents:
Aulda Raymond Rose (1904 - 1961)
Inscription:
SP 3 US Army..."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page 29; Line 30; WV Archives Web Site.
Julius O. Christian; born on 23 May 1907 in Big Creek District; Iaeger, WV to John and Ella; John
Christian, father, supplied the information.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 10 of 31;
Family #92/94.
Listed as Jules O. Christian; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, John Christian.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 235B; Image
2 of 35; Family #10/11.
Listed as Julius Christian; age 13; born in WV; in household of father, John Christian.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 260A; Image 40
of 51; Family #344/350.
Listed as Julius Christian; age 22; born in WV; in household of father; John Christian.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 311; WV Archives Web Site.
Julius Christian; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Avondale, WV; son of
John and Ella; married on 20 Dec 1932 at Avondale, WV; Lena Bowles; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of A.F. and Mary.
6. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Julius O. Christian; born on 23 May 1907; died on 30 May 1990; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co,
WV: SS # 234-20-4895; card issued in WV before 1951.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Julius Oliver Christian; born 23 May 1907; died 30 May 1990; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife, Lena I. Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 311; WV Archives Web Site.
Julius Christian; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; laborer; living at Avondale, WV; son of
John and Ella; married on 20 Dec 1932 at Avondale, WV; Lena Bowles; age 18; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; daughter of A.F. and Mary.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Lena Christian; born on 10 Nov 1917; died in Sep 1984; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 232-98-4125; card issued in NC or WV in 1973.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Lena I. Christian; born 10 Nov 1917; died 21 Sep 1984; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Julius O, Christian.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #61" 007984; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Andrew Christian; age 13; born in Feb 1948; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Julius Oliver
Christian nad unlisted mother; died 20 Jun 1961 in Grace Hospital; from a gunshot wound to the
right chest; another child was playing with a loaded gun which went off and struck him in the chest;
accident occurred in his home at abt 10 pm on 19 Jun 1961; buried 23 Jun 1961 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 7 Apr 2014.
Clarence Andrew Christian; born 26 Feb 1948; died 20 Jun 1961; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"IN GOD WE TRUST".
1. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Garden District, taken on 29 Aug 1870, Page 174A, Family #14.
Listed as John Davis (sic, Christian), age 9, born in VA, in household of step-father, Henry Davis.
2. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV", page 17.
Marriage Record, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 111.
John Christian, age 21, born in McDowell Co, WV, son of Addison and Rebecca
Christian, married on 3 Dec 1881 Margaret Asberry, age 21, born in Tazewell
Co, VA, daughter of James H. and Louvisa Asberry.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Township, page 256A, Family 304.
Listed as John Christian, age 40, born in Jan 1860 in WV, married 19 years,
9 children, 7 living, head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 249; WV Archives Web Site.
John Christian; age 42; born in McDowell Co, WV;single; farmer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Adison
and Rebecca; married on 30 Dec 1905 at John Christian's; Elly Christian; age 30; born in Tazewell
Co, VA; single; daughter of Gus and Nancy.
5. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 10 of 31;
Family #92/94.
Listed as John Christian; age 50; born in WV; married twice; last time for 5 yrs; farmer; head of household.
6. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 235A; Image
1 of 35; Family #10/11.
Listed as John Christian; age 57; born in WV; married; no occupation; head of household.
7. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 260A; Image 40
of 51; Family #344/350.
Listed as John Christian; age 70; born in WV; married at 21; farm hand; head of household.
8. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Nacals?; E.D. 24-60; taken on 3 Apr 1940;
Page 1123A; Image 3 of 132; Household #20.
Listed as John Christian; age 79; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; no occupation; head of household.
9. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #6774; WV Archives Web Site.
John Christian; age 90; born in McDowell Co, WV; married; husband of Ella Christian, age 75; farmer;
son of Addie and Beckie (Worth?) (sic?, Christian?)Christian; died 11 Apr 1945 at Avondale, Mile Branch,
McDowell Co, WV; from pernecious anemia with senility; buried 12 Apr 1945 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield,
WV; informant, George Christian, Iaeger, WV.
10. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Barbara Pryor; 22 Jun 2014.
John Christian; born in Jan 1860; died 11 Apr 1945; buried here; no grave marker photo shown.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1905); Page 249; WV Archives Web Site.
John Christian; age 42; born in McDowell Co, WV;single; farmer; living at Iaeger, WV; son of Adison
and Rebecca; married on 30 Dec 1905 at John Christian's; Elly Christian; age 30; born in Tazewell
Co, VA; single; daughter of Gus and Nancy.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 23 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 10 of 31;
Family #92/94.
Listed as Ella Christian; age 35; born in VA; married once for 5 yrs; 1 child, 1 living; in household of
husband, John Christian.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; taken on 2 Feb 1920; Page 235A; Image
1 of 35; Family #10/11.
Listed as Ella Christian; age 51; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John Christian.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 260A; Image 40
of 51; Family #344/350.
Listed as Ella Christian; age 54; born in VA; married at 30; in household of husband, John Christian.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Nacals?; E.D. 24-60; taken on 3 Apr 1940;
Page 1123A; Image 3 of 132; Household #20.
Listed as Ella Christian; age 69; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John Christian.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #10182; WV Archives Web Site.
Ella Christian; age 84; born in 1867 at Bandy, VA; married(sic?, widow?); living at Avondale, WV; daughter
of George (sic, Gus) and unlisted mother; died 13 Jul 1951 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from hypertensive
arteriosclerotic heart disease; buried15 Jul 1951 at Roderfield, WV.
1. Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Robinett; born on 6 Jul 1921 in Pike Co, KY; Vol 77 (1921); Certificate #38348; mother, Virgie
Rofnett (Transcription Error. Sould be Robinette)
2. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #7; Knox Precinct; Persimmon Branch; taken on 17 Apr 1930; Page
276B; Image 6 of 25; Family #52/54.
Listed as Earl Robinett; age 10; born in KY; in household of father, Floyd Robinett.
3. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Robinette; born in 1920 in KY; residing in McDowell Co, WV; grammar school education; single;
without dependents; 66" tall; 159 lbs; enlisted on 23 Jul 1942 at Huntington, WV as a Private.
4. US Public Records Index, Vol 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Robinette; born on 6 Jul 1920; living at PO Box 573, Iaeger, WV 24844 in 1993
(? He died in Dec1992)
5. US Public Records Index, Vol 2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Robinette; born on 6 Jul 1920; living at Hager's Trailer Park, Iaeger, WV 24884.
6. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Earl Robinette; born on 6 Jul 1919; died on 9 Dec 1992; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 236-18-3907; card issued in WV before 1951.
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 29 Dec 2013
Earl Robinette; born on 6 Jul 1919 (sic, 1920); died on 9 Dec 1992; buried here; double headstone
photo shown with wife Helen J. Francis Robinette; "PVT US ARMY * WORLD WAR II".
1. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Janalea Robinette; born on 23 May 1928; died in Oct 1987; last residence, Iaeger, McDowell Co, WV;
SS # 235-96-6219; card issued in WV in 1973.
2. McDowell Co, WV Web Site; Cemeteries; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
Helen Francis Robinette; born on 23 May 1928; died on 27 Oct 1987; "Wife of Earl Robinette"; buried
here.
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Jacqueline (Wimmer) Dunman, 71, of Iaeger, WV, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025."Jacqueline was born August 4, 1953 in Iaeger, a daughter of the late Earl and Janalee Lester Robinette.
"Jacqueline has been a member of the Church of God since she was 14 years old and taught Sunday School for many years. Jacqueline worked with Save the Children; she was a very loved person and she never met a stranger.
"In addition to her parents, Jacqueline was preceded in death by one daughter, Teresa Wimmer; her first husband of 33 years, Harold Wimmer; and two sisters, Diane Robinette Bowman and Bessie Robinette.
"Survivors include her husband, Dillard Dunman of the home; two daughters, Kimberly (Ricky)Lewis of Walnut Cove, NC and Kelli Wimmer of Beckley, WV; four granddaughters, Laresa Collins of Walnut Cove, NC, Leslea Roberts of Mount Airy NC, McKenzie Shelley of Pilot Mountain, NC and Jana Leonard of Iaeger; one great granddaughter, Charley Jo Neal and three great grandsons; two sisters, Mildred Lugo of San Antiono, TX, Nancy (Charlie) Perkins of Fort Royal, NC, three brothers, Tommy ( Rita) Robinette of Bedin Lake, NC Kenny (Brenda) Robinette of Seven Lakes, NC, and Jay (Melody) Robinette of Roanoke, VA; and several nieces and nephews.
"Jacqueline’s family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the Church of God for all their help during her illness.
"Friends may visit with the family Saturday morning, March 1, 2025 from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. at the Harmons Branch Church of God.
"Funeral services will be conducted at 12 o’clock with Pastor David Moore officiating at the Harmons Branch Church of God. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV. Serving as pallbearers will be family and friends.
"In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the McDowell County Flood Relief in care of Harmons Branch Church of God, PO Box 118, Iaeger, WV. Make donations payable to the Church of God.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"
1. 1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, taken on 31 Aug 1850, Page 278A, Family # 858.
Listed as Solomon Jewell, age 3, born in VA, in household of father, Thomas Jewell.
2. 1870 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Grundy District, taken on 8 Sep 1870, Page 183B, Famiy #159.
Listed as Solomon Jewell, age 18, born in VA, in household of father, Thomas Jewell.
1. 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 Louisa Jewell; age 78; born in NC; widow; married at 18; in household of son-in-law;
Melvin Bledsoe.