1. 1900 Census, Wise Co, VA; Lipps District; taken 8 Jun 1900; Page 86A; Family #294/311.
Listed as Robert Conely; age 17; born in Dec 1882 in KY; single; coal miner; in household of
mother, Margaret E. Conley.
2. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert C Conley
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Mertie Shepherd
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1911
Marriage Place Raleigh, West Virginia, United States"
3. "The Messenger"; Beckley, WV; Thursday; 15 Jun 1911; Page 1; Newspapers.com Website.
"Conley-Shepherd
"Mr. Robert C. Conley and Miss Mertie Shepherd, both of Cranberry, were married in the county
clerk's office last Friday by Rev. J.A. Beaton"
4. Wise Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #2372; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Childen (sic, Chilton) Conley; age 35; born 16 Dec 1882; miner; living at Toms Creek, Wise
Co, VA; employed by Culbertson Coal Co, Toms Creek, VA; nearest relative, Margaret E. Conley,
Dante, VA. (No photo of back of card)
5. McDowell Co, WV; WW II Draft Registration Card U-182; 27 Apr 1942; Ancestry.com Website.
Robert Chilton Conley; age 59; born 16 Dec 1892 in Johnson Co, KY; living at Six, WV; employed
by Carter Coal Co, Caretta, WV; name of person who will always know address, Myrtle Conley, Six,
WV; 5' 8-1/2" tall; 150 lbs; brown eyes; gray hair; ruddy complexion.
6. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1956); Page 485; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Chilton Conley; age 73; born in Johnson Co, KY; widowed; living at Roderfield, WV;
married on 16 Jun 1956 at Princeton, WV; Florence Edna Harvey; age 65; born at Dearing, WV;
widow; living at Roderfield, WV.
7. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'61 010846; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert C. Conley; age 79; born in Dec 1882 in Jackson (sic?, Johnson Co?) KY; married; retired
coal miner; SS# 236-10-4704; living at Coalwood, WV; son of John and Margaret (Williams) Conley;
died 11 Jul 1961 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from chronic pylonephritis due to uremia; buried 13
Jul 1961 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
8. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert Conley
Birth Date 16 Dec 1882
Birth Place Flat Gap, Kentucky
Claim Date 3 Feb 1948
SSN 236104704
Notes 19 Nov 1976: Name listed as ROBERT CONLEY "
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Apr 2014.
Robert C. Conley; born 16 Dec 1882; died 11 Jul 1961; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with first wife, Myrtle Shepherd Conley.
1. West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert C Conley
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Mertie Shepherd
Spouse Gender Female
Marriage Date 1911
Marriage Place Raleigh, West Virginia, United States"
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16039; WV Archives Web Site.
Myrtle Conley; age 65; no birth date or place; married; living at Roderfield, WV; daughter of unlisted
parents; died 28 Dec 1954 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; melanoblastoma of skin of ear; buried 30 Sep
1954 at Roderfield, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 11 Dec 2014.
Myrtle Shepherd Conley; born 15 Jun 1889; died 28 Dec 1954; buried here; double headstone photo
shown with husband, Robert C. Conley.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Lansford and Norma J. Richardson Conley";
article; Page 125-126; submitted by Norma J. Richardson Conley, Coalwood, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell Co, WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "Lansford and Norma J. Richardson Conley";
article; Page 125-126; submitted by Norma J. Richardson Conley, Coalwood, WV.
1. 1930 Census, Wayne Co, WV; Lincoln District; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 3A; Family #48/48.
Listed as Noka? Steele; age 3 ; born in KY; in household of father, Elbert Steel.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #12048; WV Archives Web Site.
Anna Branch; 78 yrs, 0 mons, 16 days; born 18 Aug 1856 in Jonesboro, TN; widow; retired
housekeeper; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Sam and _____ Branch; died 15 Sep 1934
at Capels, WV; from broncohial pneumonia; buried 22 Sep 1934 at Roderfield, WV; informant,
Mrs. Kate Conners, Capels, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Anna Branch Conner; born 19 Aug 1856; died 15 Sep 1934; buried here; headstone and grave marker
photos shown; "GRANDMOTHER".
1. Roane Co, WV; Death Certificate #1330; WV Archives Web Site.
C.E. Conner; age 49 yrs, 4 mons, 20 days; born 3 Sep 1886 in TN; married; husband of Mrs.
Katie Conner; engineer; living at Capels, WV; son of Henry and Anna Conner; died 23 Jan 1936
from general paresis having its onset in 1931; body removed to Welch, 25 Jan 1936.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 15 Dec 2013.
Charles Edgar Conner; born 3 Sep 1884; died 23 Jan 1936; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"FATHER".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as Kate Young; age 42; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lloyd Young.
2. Fairfax Co, VA; Death Certificate #65 023378; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kate Campbell Young; age 68; born 18 Apr 1897 in TN; widow of Lloyd Young; housewife; living at
4012 Gallows Rd, Annandale, VA; daughter of Joseph and Lula (Roberts) Campbell; died 7 Aug 1965
in Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VAl due to uremia, renal failure; metastatic adeno carcinoma of bowel;
buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, George Conner, son.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Kate Conner Young; born 18 Apr 1897; died 7 Aug 1965; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"MOTHER".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as George Young; age 20; born in WV; single; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Lloyd Young.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as Virginia Young; age 16; born in WV; 2 yrs HS education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of step-father, Lloyd Young.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as Lloyd Young; age 43; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 10 Apr 1940;
Page 584A; Image 19 of 36; Household #127.
Listed as Kate Young; age 42; born in TN; married; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Lloyd Young.
2. Fairfax Co, VA; Death Certificate #65 023378; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Kate Campbell Young; age 68; born 18 Apr 1897 in TN; widow of Lloyd Young; housewife; living at
4012 Gallows Rd, Annandale, VA; daughter of Joseph and Lula (Roberts) Campbell; died 7 Aug 1965
in Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VAl due to uremia, renal failure; metastatic adeno carcinoma of bowel;
buried in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, George Conner, son.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 17 Dec 2013.
Kate Conner Young; born 18 Apr 1897; died 7 Aug 1965; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"MOTHER".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell; Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 11 Jul 2010.
Robert "Pa- Pa" Baker; born in 1904; died in 1984; buried here; "PA PA".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Woodlawn Cemetery; Bluewell; Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 11 Jul 2010.
Lucille "Ma-Ma" Baker; born in 1917; died in 1991; buried here; "MA MA".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Coalwood; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 20B;
Image 12 of 29; Family #112/113.
Listed as Arthur H.Cook; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur E. Cook
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Hamilton Cook; age 32; born at Coalwood, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 3 May
1955 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Lee Hall; age 27; born in Peerless (sic?, Paris?) WV; divorced; living at
Welch, WV.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Arthur Cook; born 22 Jun 1922; died in Mar 1975; last residence, Welch, WV; SS# 235-28-0684; card
issued in WV before 1951.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Jun 2014.
Arthur H. Cook; born 22 Jun 1922; died 29 Mar 1975; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"TEC 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II".
1 McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 216; WV Archives Web Site.
Curtis A. Hall; age 24; born and living at Gary, WV; single; married on 31 Jan 1945 at Gary, WV;
Dorothy Lee Cundiff; age 18; born in Paris, WV (sic? VA?; widow; living at Welch, WV.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Hamilton Cook; age 32; born at Coalwood, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; married on 3 May
1955 at Welch, WV; Dorothy Lee Hall; age 27; born in Peerless (sic?, Paris?) WV; divorced; living at
Welch, WV.