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; "The James Buchanan Tunnell
Family"; Article; Page 249; Lillian Payne Marsdeb, 606 Shamrock Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
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; "Cecil Keene"; Article; Page 181;
submitted by Louise Keene, Box 38-A, Pilgrim Knob, VA24634.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #17914; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cecil Keene; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Haysi,
VA; son of Gilbert and Rosa (King, sic, Keene) Keene; married on 1 Jul 1950 in Clintwood, VA;
Louise Green; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; living at Haysi, VA;
daughter of Frank and Marie (Compton) Green.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Cicel Keen
[Cecil Keene]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1929
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia
[Paynesville, West Virginia]
Death Date: 10 Oct 2005
Father: Gilbert Keene
Mother: Rosa Keene
SSN: 230329701
Signature on SSN Card: Cicil Keen
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Apr 1946: Name listed as CICEL KEEN;
Dec 1950: Name listed as CECIL KEENE"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sue Lapp; 8 oct 2012.
" Cecil Keene
Birth 27 Apr 1929
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 10 Oct 2005 (aged 76)
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Noah Stewart Cemetery
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 98504230"
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; "Cecil Keene"; Article; Page 181;
submitted by Louise Keene, Box 38-A, Pilgrim Knob, VA24634.
2. Dickenson Co, VA; Marriage License #17914; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Cecil Keene; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; miner; living at Haysi,
VA; son of Gilbert and Rosa (King, sic, Keene) Keene; married on 1 Jul 1950 in Clintwood, VA;
Louise Green; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; no previous marriage; living at Haysi, VA;
daughter of Frank and Marie (Compton) Green.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Betty L Keene
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1932
Address: RR 1, Pilgrims Knob, VA, 24634 (1993)
[POB 38a, Pilgrims Knob, VA, 24634 (1993)] "
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; "Cecil Keene"; Article; Page 181;
submitted by Louise Keene, Box 38-A, Pilgrim Knob, VA24634.
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; "Cecil Keene"; Article; Page 181;
submitted by Louise Keene, Box 38-A, Pilgrim Knob, VA24634.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16196; WV Archives Web Site.
Randa Lou Prater; age 1 mon, 21 days; died 10 Jun 1945 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to lobar pneumonia; parents, Edward and Mary (Roberts), Prater; living at Roderfield,
WV; buried 12 Jul 1945 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemtery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Shanda Hicks Brewer; 2 Aug 2013.
Randa Lou Prater; born in 1945; died 10 Jun 1945; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
death certificate posted.
1. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken 11 Apr 1930; Page 232B;
Family #158/159.
Listed as Roy Vanover; age 2 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV;in household of father, Creed Vanover.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Coon Branch Rd; E.D. 24-59; taken 2 Apr
1940; Page 1151A; Household #18.
Listed as Roy Vanover; age 12; born in WV; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Creed Vanover.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Vanover age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 2 May 1946 at Iaeger,
WV; Clarice Kennedy; age 18; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at iaeger, WV; with consent
of Creed and Maggie Vanover, parents of Roy Vanover; and Mary E. Kennedy, mother of Clarice
Kennedy.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 1May 1930; Page 221A; Family #322.
Listed as Clarice Kennedy; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Kennedy.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1946); Page 410; WV Archives Web Site.
Roy Vanover age 18; born and living in Iaeger, WV; single; married on 2 May 1946 at Iaeger,
WV; Clarice Kennedy; age 18; born in Bradshaw, WV; single; living at iaeger, WV; with consent
of Creed and Maggie Vanover, parents of Roy Vanover; and Mary E. Kennedy, mother of Clarice
Kennedy.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Prater; age 21; born in Pike Co, KY; laborer; living at Garland, WV; son of John and Martha;
married on 7 Jan 1936 at Avondale, WV; Dora Mullins; age 23; born in Pike Co, KY; widow; living at
Garland, WV; daughter of Rudolph and Rosie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'57 009092; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert W. Prater; age 44 yrs, 4 mons, 5 days; born 13 Mar 1913 in Pike Co, KY; married; miner; living
in Bartley, WV; son of John and Martha (Ashby) Prater; died 18 jul 1957 in Bartley, WV; due to coronary
thrombosis; with pneunomoconiosis; buried 21 Jul 1957 in Iaeger memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Dora Prater.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemtery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Shanda Hicks Brewer; 2 Aug 2013.
Robert William Prater; born 13 Mar 1913; died 18 Jul 1957; buried here; no grave marker photo shown;
death certificate posted; "BELOVED HUSBAND AND DADDY".
1. Wise Co, VA; Birth Certificate #30071; Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Dora Murtie Lee Mullins; born 15 Oct 1912 in Wise Co, VA; parents Roedolph, age 33, born in KY, farmer,
and Rosa (Collins), age 34; born in WV; housewife, Mullins; both were living in Short, Wise Co, VA; this
was her 4th child with only two living including this birth.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 130; WV Archives Web Site.
Auvil Powell; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Avondale, WV; son of Daniel
and Elizabeth; married on 2 Jul 1926 at Avondale, WV; Dora Mullins; age 18; born in Pike Co, KY (sic,
Wise Co, VA); single; daughter of Rodolph and Rosa.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 313; WV Archives Web Site.
Robert Prater; age 21; born in Pike Co, KY; laborer; living at Garland, WV; son of John and Martha;
married on 7 Jan 1936 at Avondale, WV; Dora Mullins; age 23; born in Pike Co, KY; widow; living at
Garland, WV; daughter of Randolph and Rosie.
1. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; Cleveland District; taken on 27/28 Jan 1920; Page 92B; Image 16 of
23; Family #130/121.
Listed as Effie Phillips; age 16; born in VA; marriied; in household of father-in-law, Andrew J.
Phillips, with husband and son.
2. 1930 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 219A; Image 15
of 45; Family #139/145.
Listed as Effie R. Phillips; age 26; born in WV; married at 15; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784B;
E D # 24-40; Image 11 of 36; Household #75.
Listed as Effie Wyatt; age 35; born in VA; married; 7th grade education; lived in McDowell Co, WV
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Charles Wyatt.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'58 016489; WV Archives Web Site.
Effie Ruth Phillips Elswick; age 54; born 17 Sep 1904 in Buchanan Co, VA; married; living at Premier,
WV; daughter of Peter Jefferson and Virginia Florence (Stephens) Newberry; died 8 Nov 1958 due to
cancer of cervix with metastasis; buried 10 Nov 1958 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
G.L. Phillips, Welch, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site: Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 31 Dec 2013.
Effie Ruth Phillips; born 27 Sep 1904; died 8 Nov 1958; buried here; headstone photo shown; "REST IN
PEACE".
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; "Charles Bernard (Bun) and Nora
Harman Tiller"; Article; Page 248; submitted by Nora Harman Tiller; PO Box 1087, War, WV 24892.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 2 Apr 1930; Page 180B; Family #17/20.
Listed as Elizabeth V. Tiller; age 5; born in VA; in houshold of father, Sherman G. Tiller.