1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as Jerry Hatmaker; age 43; born in KY; married; 4 yrs HSeducation; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; Blacksmith for coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1194; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 46; born 18 May 1896 in Campbell Co, TN; living at Roderfield, WV;
employed by Carter Coal Co, Coalwood, WV; person who will always know address, Albert
Hatmaker, Roderfield, WV; 5'4" tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 53; born in Jacksboro, TN; widowed; living in Everts, KY; married on 21
Apr 1950 at Welch, WV; Matie Mae Hall; age 25; born and living in Roderfield, WV; divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #660; WV Archives Web Site.
Mrs. Octavia Hatmaker; age 36 yrs, 9 mons, 17 days; born 25 Mar 1900 in Bell Co, KY; married;
wife of Jerry Hatmaker; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of George and Elizabeth (Gambrel)
Messer; died 11 Jan 1939 at Roderfield, WV from pulmonary TB; buried 13 Jan 1937 at Roderfield,
WV; informant, Jerry Hatmaker, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield Cemetery (sic, Iaeger Memorial Cemetery), Roderfield,
McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Randy Jackson; 25 Nov 2012; grave marker photo shown.
Octavia Messer Hatmaker; born 24 May 1900 in Bell Co, KY; died 11 Jan 1937 at Roderfield, WV;
buried here; grave marker photo shown; death certificate shown; "..daughter of Cager Messer
and Elizabeth Gambrell. Married Jerry Hatmaker 5 Aug 1917 in Knox Co, KY."
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as Albert Hatmaker; age 22; born in KY; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; tippleman for coal mine; in household of father, Jerry Hatmaker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as James Hatmaker; age 17; born in KY; single; 1 yr HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jerry Hatmaker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as Evelyn Hatmaker; age 15; born in KY; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jerry Hatmaker.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as Charles Hatmaker; age 8; born in KY; 1st grade education; attending school; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Jerry Hatmaker.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2253; WV Archives Web Site.
Mary Alice Hatmaker; age 1 yr, 6 mons, 23 days; born 10 May 1935 at Capels, WV; living at
Roderfield, WV; daughter of Jerry amd Octavia (Messer) Hatmaker; died 3 Feb 1937 at Welch,
WV; from tuberculosis meningitis; buried 5 Feb 1937 in Roderfield, WV; informant, Jerry
Hatmaker, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roderfield Cemetery (sic, Iaeger Memorial Cemetery), Roderfield,
McDowell Co, WV; submitted by Randy Jackson; 25 Nov 2012; grave marker photo shown.
Mary Alice Hatmaker; born 10 May 1925; died 3 Feb 1937; buried here; death certificate shown.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #162.
Listed as Jerry Hatmaker; age 43; born in KY; married; 4 yrs HSeducation; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; Blacksmith for coal mine; head of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card #U-1194; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 46; born 18 May 1896 in Campbell Co, TN; living at Roderfield, WV;
employed by Carter Coal Co, Coalwood, WV; person who will always know address, Albert
Hatmaker, Roderfield, WV; 5'4" tall; 138 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; light complexion.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 53; born in Jacksboro, TN; widowed; living in Everts, KY; married on 21
Apr 1950 at Welch, WV; Matie Mae Hall; age 25; born and living in Roderfield, WV; divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Rose; age 29; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single; married on 16 Oct 1943 at Welch,
WV; Mattie Mae Hall; age 18; born and living at Roderfield, WV; with consent of Warner Hall,
father of Mattie Mae Hall.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 53; born in Jacksboro, TN; widowed; living in Everts, KY; married on 21
Apr 1950 at Welch, WV; Matie Mae Hall; age 25; born and living in Roderfield, WV; divorced.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Warner Hall; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of
Floyd and Nancy; married on 30 July 1923 at Roderfield, WV; Betty May Oberie (sic, Overby);
age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Steve and Isabell.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1923); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Warner Hall; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Roderfield, WV; son of
Floyd and Nancy; married on 30 July 1923 at Roderfield, WV; Betty May Oberie (sic, Overby);
age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Steve and Isabell.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 009053; WV Archives Web Site.
Betty Mae Hall; age 48; born 28 Oct 1908 in Scott Co, VA; married; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter
of Steve and Isabel (_____) Overby; died 25 Jul 1957 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to a cerebral
hemorrhage; essential severe hypertension; buried 28 Jul 1957 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by;
B. Walls; 2 Aug 2014.
Betty Mae Hall; born in 1909; died in 1957; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
1. 1920 Censu, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 25/26 Mar 1920; Page 252A; Image 34
of 35; Family #349/352.
Listed as Willie Rose; age 2 yrs, 9 mons; born in WV; in household of mother, Julia Rose.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 3 May 1940; Page 1116B;
Image 72 of 74; Household #604.
Listed as Willie Rose; age 25; born in WV; single; 4th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr
1935; coal miner; in household of step-father, Thomas Martin.
3. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Willie Rose
Birth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
Enlistment Date: 16 Apr 1943
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled miners, and mining-machine operators
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 30 (?)
Weight: 062 (?)"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 21 Sep 2014.
Willie Rose; born 8 May 1914; died 6 Apr 1967; buried here; headstone photo shown; "WEST VIRGINIA *
PVT US ARMY * WORLD WARD II".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1943); Page 306; WV Archives Web Site.
Willie Rose; age 29; born and living at Roderfield, WV; single; married on 16 Oct 1943 at Welch,
WV; Mattie Mae Hall; age 18; born and living at Roderfield, WV; with consent of Warner Hall,
father of Mattie Mae Hall.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
Jerry Hatmaker; age 53; born in Jacksboro, TN; widowed; living in Everts, KY; married on 21
Apr 1950 at Welch, WV; Matie Mae Hall; age 25; born and living in Roderfield, WV; divorced.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #163.
Listed as Robert Reynolds; age 39; born in OH; married; 8th grade education; lived in Bluefield,
Mercer Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; garage foreman; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #163.
Listed as Dorothy Reynolds; age 24; born in OH; married; 2 yrs HS education; lived in Bluefield,
Mercer Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert Reynolds.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #163.
Listed as Robert Reynolds; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Reynolds.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #163.
Listed as William Reynolds; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Reynolds.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #163.
Listed as Roy Reynolds; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Robert Reynolds.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #164.
Listed as William I. Harman; age 21; born in VA; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in Keytone,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; garage mechanic; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #164.
Listed as June Harman; age 23; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in Keytone,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, William I. Harman.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1907); Page99; Line #7; WV Archives Website.
Elmer T. Johnston; born 16 Jan 1907 at Trent, WV; parents O.C. and Icy Johnston.
2. 1910 Census, Wyoming Co, WV; Baileysvelle District, taken on 26 Apr 1910;
Page 191B, Family #164.
Listed as Elmer Johnson, age 3, born in WV, in household of father, Odalus C. Johnson.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1935); Page 66; Line #28; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Johnston; age 28; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 2 Aug 1935 in
Princeton, WV; Lilly Alice Bailey; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #165.
Listed as Elmer Johnson; age 33; born in WV; married; 7th grade education; lived in Princeton,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; laborer in coal mine; head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dottie; 16 Apr 2010.
" Elmer Tildon Johnston Sr.
Birth 17 Jan 1907
Death 21 Mar 1977 (aged 70)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Plot Garden of St Luke
Memorial ID 51193737 "
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage registry; Vol #__(1935); Page 66; Line #28; WV Archives Website.
Elmer Johnston; age 28; born in WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV; married on 2 Aug 1935 in
Princeton, WV; Lilly Alice Bailey; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Princeton, WV.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #165.
Listed as Alice Johnson; age 24; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in Princeton,
McDowell Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Elmer Johnson.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Lillie Alice Bailey Johnston
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 51
Birth Date: abt 1917
Marriage Registration Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1968
Marriage Place: Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father: G W Bailey
Mother: Lura Stewart
Spouse: Luther Jones
Certificate Number: 1968005595"
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Nina; 2 Aug 2018.
" Lillie Alice Bailey Jones
Birth 24 Apr 1916
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death 23 Feb 2013 (aged 96)
Chesapeake City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 191909939"Additional Information Posted:
"Married Elmer Tildon Johnston in 1935 and Luther Jones in 1968."
Edward Tildon "Eddie" Johnston Jr
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #165.
Listed as Eddie Johnson; age 4; born in WV; in household of father, Elmer Johnson.
Robert Carlyle"Bobby" Johnston
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22
Apr 1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 35; Household #165.
Listed as Bobby Johnson; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Elmer Johnson.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Dottie; 16 Apr 2010.
" Robert Carlyle Johnston
Birth 20 Jan 1939
Death 21 Mar 1983 (aged 44)
Burial
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 51193688"
1. 1920 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Bailyesville District, taken on 16 Jan 1920,
Page 140A, Family #90.
Listed as Okey Bailey, age 7, born in WV, in household of father, Dennie Bailey.
2. 1930 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Baileysville District, State Road 64, taken on 3 Apr 1930,
Page 1B, Family #15.
Listed as Okey Bailey, age 16, born in WV, in household of father, Dennie Bailey.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Okey Bailey; born 26 Nov 1913 at Baileysville, WV; living at Panther, WV; son of Denny and
Maude; married on 28 Sep 1938 at Capels, WV; Ethel M. Justice; born 20 Jul 1920 in Panther,
WV; living in Panther, WV; daughter of W.A. and Laura.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #170.
Listed as Okey Bailey; age 27; born in WV; married; 3 yrs HS education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1938); Page 334; WV Archives Web Site.
Okey Bailey; born 26 Nov 1913 at Baileysville, WV; living at Panther, WV; son of Denny and
Maude; married on 28 Sep 1938 at Capels, WV; Ethel M. Justice; born 20 Jul 1920 in Panther,
WV; living in Panther, WV; daughter of W.A. and Laura.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #170.
Listed as Ethel Bailey; age 19; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Okey Bailey.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Roderfield; E.D. 24-37; taken on 22 Apr
1940; Page 754B; Image 23 of 36; Household #170.
Listed as Vernon Bailey; age 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Okey Bailey.
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045092; Ancestry.com Website.
George Manuel Church; age 24; born 19 May 1947 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Roderfield, WV; son of Miles William and Aretta (Coleman) Church; married on
22 Nov 1971 in Grundy, VA; Emma Jean Muncy; age 19; born 22 Aug 1952 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 4th grade education; living at Beartown, WV; daughter of Wickman Harvey and Clara
(Addison) Muncy.
2. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"George Manuel Church, 66,of Raysal, WV, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, in the Bower's Hospice House in Beckley, WV.
"George was born May 19, 1947 in Iaeger, WV, a son of the late Miles and Aretta Coleman Church. George was a member of the Church of the Living God at Garland. He enjoyed playing Gospel music with the New Life Singers; he was the Banjo Player. George also enjoyed spending time with his wife and grandchildren.
"In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by five brothers, Roscoe, Frank, JR, Ervin, and Harry Lee Church; one sister, Goldie Church Evans; two brothers-in-law, Howard Green and Howard Evans; and three sisters-in-law, Mary Woods Church, Mazie Church, and Yvonne Beckner Church.
"Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Emma Muncy Church of Raysal; one daughter, Sarah Lee Stollings of Raysal, two grandchildren, TJ Stollings and Ashley Stollings both of Raysal; three sisters, Barbara Church Tolliver of North Carolina, Lydia Church Roberts of Gary, and Lois Church Green of Grapevine; two brothers, Bruce Church and Raymond Church both of Iaeger; four sisters-in-law, Barbara Payne Church of Iaeger, Patricia Church of Pineville, Fosie Reed Church Puckett of Bradshaw; and Oga Evans Church of Iaeger; one brother-in-law, Lesley Roberts of Gary; a special caregiver and sister-in-law, Oretha Green; and a special nephew Kenny Green of Carlos Bottom.
"Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, January 12, 2014, at 12 noon, with Pastor Kenny Green, Reverend Lennis Jackson, and Reverend John Wheeler officiating at the Church of the Living God at Garland, WV. Burial will follow in Reed Cemetery on Coon Branch Mountain near Iaeger, WV..."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #71 045092; Ancestry.com Website.
George Manuel Church; age 24; born 19 May 1947 in WV; single; this is his 1st marriage; 2 yrs HS
education; living at Roderfield, WV; son of Miles William and Aretta (Coleman) Church; married on
22 Nov 1971 in Grundy, VA; Emma Jean Muncy; age 19; born 22 Aug 1952 in WV; single; this is her
1st marriage; 4th grade education; living at Beartown, WV; daughter of Wickman Harvey and Clara
(Addison) Muncy.