1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of Cecil
Pershing Linlous"; Article; Page 176.
"...of Roanoke, VA..."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of Cecil
Pershing Linlous"; Article; Page 176.
"...of Roanoke, VA..."
Charles Edward "Shag" Robinette
1. Stafford Funeral Home; Lynco, WV; Posted Obit.
"Charles Edward "Shag" Robinette, 66, of Princeton, WV formerly of Iaeger, WV passed away on Sunday,
February 7, 2016 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born on December 20, 1949 in Milebranch
located in Avondale, WV a son of the late Alfred Thomas and Mary Flossie Estep Robinette. He was a
retired coal truck driver. He had driven many trucks in his life including coal, rock, cement and produce, he
was indeed a lifelong trucker. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a brother Randy
Darnell Robinette. He leaves behind many friends and family including a daughter Djuna (Dennis) Justice
of Panther; a son Charles "CT" Robinette of Parkersburg; eight grandchildren Timothy Justice (Amber
Adams) of Panther, Alyshia Justice (Vernard Trent) of Wharncliffe, Savannah Robinette and Summer
Robinette both of Panther, Skyler Robinette of Grafton, VA, Anastasia Robinette, Haylynn Robinette and
Johnathon Robinette all of Princeton; a great grandchild Aidan Justice of Panther; a sister Theda (Johnny)
Mullins of Winston Salem, NC; a half sister Nancy DeMars of West Springfield, MA; many special friends
including Diane Thornsbury; his girls of S&S Express, the women of S&H Trailer lot; and a host of other
loving family and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the
Panther Missionary Baptist Church, Panther, WV. He will be laid to rest in Collins Memorial Cemetery,
Litwar, WV...."
1. 1900 Census, Madison Co, NC; Hot Springs Township; taken 9 Jun 1900; Page 139A; Image 11 of
36; Family #1010/101.
Listed as Herman Andrews; age 12; born in Mar 1888 in NC; in household of father, John Andrews.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #1789; WV Archives Website.
William Herman Andrews; age 67; born in Mar 1888 in Dillonhon (sp?), NC; retired coal miner; living
at War, WV; son of John and Rebecca (Banks) Andrews; died 15 Feb 1956; DOA Grace Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to cerebral embolus with arteriosclerotic heart disease, auricular fibrillarion; buried
18 Feb 1956 in Grassy Spur Cemetery; informant, Mary Andrews.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Garfield, the eldest of the Bailey boys,
inspired his children to achieve success in
whatever they desired to do, and to be
productive citizens. Garfield and his wife
had six children. Four of the children ___
Lillian, Samuel, Clara and John are
deceased. Alean and Katie are still living."
" Alean Bailey Smith was born in Elk
Creek, Virginia, while Garfield was a
sharecropper, but later moved to Coalwood,
WV. She and her husband were blessed
with three children — Mary, Leanna, and
Debra. They reside in New Jersey and Ohio."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Alean Bailey Smith was born in Elk
Creek, Virginia, while Garfield was a
sharecropper, but later moved to Coalwood,
WV. She and her husband were blessed
with three children — Mary, Leanna, and
Debra. They reside in New Jersey and Ohio."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Alean Bailey Smith was born in Elk
Creek, Virginia, while Garfield was a
sharecropper, but later moved to Coalwood,
WV. She and her husband were blessed
with three children - Mary, Leanna, and
Debra. They reside in New Jersey and Ohio."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Alean Bailey Smith was born in Elk
Creek, Virginia, while Garfield was a
sharecropper, but later moved to Coalwood,
WV. She and her husband were blessed
with three children - Mary, Leanna, and
Debra. They reside in New Jersey and Ohio."
1. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #1185; Ancestry.com Website.
Newton Reynolds; age 40; born in Floyd Co, KY; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at
Panther, WV; son of James and Caroline (Justice) Reynolds; married on 11 Jan 1939 at Stacy, VA;
Francey Davis; age 26; born in McDowell Co, WV; divorced; living at Panther, WV; daughter of W.I.
and Martha (Lester) Davis.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '72 020349; WV Archives Website.
Newton Reynolds; age 76; born 12 Sep 1896 in KY; married; husband of Frances Davis; miner;
SS# 232-18-9101; V; son of Jim and Caroline (Justice) Reynolds; died 19 Dec 1972 at Panther, WV;
due to prostate cancer with metastatis; buried 22 Dec 1972 in Lester Cemetery, Paynesville, WV.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272; submitted by Katie Lee
Bailey Jones, Coalwood, WV 24824.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "In Loving Memory Of The Bailey
Boys - Garfield, Benjamin, Howard, Julian and Fred, and Families"; Page 272.
" Grandma Eliza came to this country in
1822 from New Guinea (on the lvory Coast
of Africa). She was sold into slavery to a
family in Virginia. There she met and married
John Wesley Bailey in Carroll County,
Virginia. The location was called Elk Creek.
"To this union, five children were born,
namely Mitchell, Laura, Sue, Friel, and
Major. After Emancipation, John and Eliza
continued to live as sharecroppers with the
Bailey family, whose name they took, as
was the custom in those days. Grandmother
Eliza lived to be 115 years old, and never
learned to speak English....."
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; McVeigh; taken 2 Apr 1930; Page 64B; Image 4 of 26; Family #24/29.
Listed as Buford Derossett; age 4 yrs, 6 mons; born in TN; in household of father, William Y.
DeRossett.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Iaeger; E.D. 24-56; taken 2 Apr 1940; Page
1069B; Image 3 of 29; Household #12.
Listed as Buford Derossett; age 14; born in TN; 6tth grade education; attending school; lived in Pike
Co, KY on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, William Y. DeRossett.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 369; WV Archives Website.
Buford L. Derossett; age 22; born in Eastland, TN; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 3 Oct 1947
in Iaeger, WV; Ernestine Riffe; age 17; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Vida
Riffe, mother of Ernestine Riffe.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Burial Site Unknown; submitted by Bill DeRossett; 10 Jul 2014.
" Buford Lee “Pete” DeRossett
Birth 9 Sep 1925
Eastland, White County, Tennessee, USA
Death 21 Jan 1996 (aged 70)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Hillsboro Memorial Cemetery
Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Plot Garden of Christus
Memorial ID 132591530"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 369; WV Archives Website.
Buford L. Derossett; age 22; born in Eastland, TN; single; living in Iaeger, WV; married on 3 Oct 1947
in Iaeger, WV; Ernestine Riffe; age 17; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; with consent of Vida
Riffe, mother of Ernestine Riffe.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Burial Site Unknown; submitted by Bill DeRossett; 10 Jul 2014.
" Chloe Ernestine Riffe DeRossett
Birth 23 Dec 1929
Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 May 2007 (aged 77)
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Burial
Hillsboro Memorial Cemetery
Brandon, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Plot Garden of Christus
Memorial ID 132591572"
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 466; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Dale Bailey; age 18; born in Sabine, WV; single; living in Ravencliff, WV; son of Dean and Sally
Bailey; married on 24 Jun 1955 at Ravencliff, WV; Eunice Spence; age 18; born and living at
McGraws, WV; single; daughter of Perry and Ida Spence.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1955); Page 466; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Dale Bailey; age 18; born in Sabine, WV; single; living in Ravencliff, WV; son of Dean and Sally
Bailey; married on 24 Jun 1955 at Ravencliff, WV; Eunice Spence; age 18; born and living at
McGraws, WV; single; daughter of Perry and Ida Spence.