1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Thomas Linkous
Marriage License Place Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 5 Sep 1853
Marriage Place Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Spouse Ellen Grissom"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ellen Grissom
Marriage License Place Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 5 Sep 1853
Marriage Place Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Parent 1 William Grissom
Spouse Thomas Linkous"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvy Kissinger; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Yukon, WV; son of _______;
married on 5 Dec 1907 at Iaeger, WV; Corlie Christian; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and _____.
2, McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9090; WV Archives Web Site.
Harve Kissinger; age 67; born 10 Mar 1880 in Newport, VA; married; husband of Carlie Kissinger;
age 57; railroad section hand; SS#719-07-7484; son of william Kissinger and unknown mother; died
7 Jun 1947 at Iaeger, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease; buried 10 Jun 1947 in Iaeger Memorial,
Roderfield, WV; informant, Thomas Kissinger, Iaeger, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Barbara Pryor; 22 Nov 2013; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Harvey C. "Harve" Kissinger; born 10 Mar 1880; died 7 Jun 1947; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"He worked for the N & W Railway Co as a sectionhand & had worked for Iaeger Poca Coal Co as a miner.Married Carlie Christian on Dec 5, 1907 in Iaeger, McDowell, WV. Children were Thomas Dewey; Luther Willis "Bill"; Charlie E; Grover Kinley; Juanita; Beatrice; Ermile Adrian; Phyllis & Phillip.
WV death certificate for Harve Kissinger: son, Thomas Kissinger, as informant, listed Harve's birth as Mar 10, 1880.
WWII draft registration card: Harvey Kissinger, age 63, listed his birth as March 10, 1879.
WWI draft registration card: Harvey Kissinger, age 35,listed 1883 as birth year but "Don't know" for the date.
1900 VA census: Mary as head & his mother listed his birth as April, 1882.
Family links:
Parents:
William Riley Kissinger
Mary Elizabeth Snell Kissinger
Spouse:
Cordela Christian Kissinger (1889 - 1962)*
Children:
Luther Willis Kissinger (1910 - 1994)*
Grover Kinley Kissinger (1914 - 1994)*
Juanita Kessinger Kevesdy (1916 - 1988)*
Beatrice Kissinger Toddish (1918 - 1995)*
Ermile Adrian Kissinger (1925 - 1998)*
Phillip Kissinger (1932 - 1976)*
Siblings:
Henry H. Kissinger (1843 - 1928)**
Sarah Isabell Kissinger Westwood (1848 - 1918)**
Lillian Preston Kissinger McCroskey (1857 - ____)**
John William Kissinger (1871 - ____)*
Rosa Lee Kissinger Hunter (1873 - 1939)*
James Allie Kessinger (1879 - 1952)*
Sidney Ellis Kissinger (1879 - 1963)*
Harvey C. Kissinger (1888 - 1947)
Floyd Chapman Kessinger (1894 - 1952)*
Marshall Walker Kessinger (1895 - 1970)*
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling..."
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Sandy River Township, Page 256A, Family 304.
Listed as Cordela Christian, age 11, born in Dec 1889 in WV, in household of father, John Christian.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1907); Page 5; WV Archives Web Site.
Harvy Kissinger; age 21; born in Grayson Co, VA; single; laborer; living at Yukon, WV; son of _______;
married on 5 Dec 1907 at Iaeger, WV; Corlie Christian; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of John and _____.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 002032; WV Archives Web Site.
Carlie, Mrs. Harvey, Kissinger; age 91(sic, 73); born in "71 (sic, 1889) in WV; widow; housewife; living
at Iaeger, WV; daughter of John and Mary (Asbury) Christian; died 20 Feb 1962 in Grace Hospital,
Welch, WV; due to hypertensive heart disease with diabetesa and asthma; buried 23 Feb 1962 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Barbara Pryor; 16 Jan 2014; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
Cordela "Carlie Christian Kissinger; born 9 Dec 1889; died 20 Feb 1962; buried here; headstone photo
shown;
"Daughter of John Christian & Margaret Asbury.At age 18, married Harvy Kissinger (age 21; laborer) on Dec 5, 1907 in Iaeger, McDowell, WV.
Children were Thomas Dewey; Luther Willis "Bill"; Charlie E; Grover Kinley; Juanita; Beatrice; Ermile Adrian; Phyllis & Phillip Kissinger.
Family links:
Parents:
John Christian (1860 - 1945)
Spouse:
Harvey C. Kissinger (1888 - 1947)
Children:
Luther Willis Kissinger (1910 - 1994)*
Grover Kinley Kissinger (1914 - 1994)*
Juanita Kessinger Kevesdy (1916 - 1988)*
Beatrice Kissinger Toddish (1918 - 1995)*
Ermile Adrian Kissinger (1925 - 1998)*
Phillip Kissinger (1932 - 1976)*..."
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Emily Adrian "Podink" Kissinger; born 16 Apr 1925; died 1 Feb 1998; buried here; headstone photo
shown.
1. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Phillip Kissinger
SSN: 232-42-9314
BORN: 12 May 1932
Died: May 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: North Carolina or West Virginia (Before 1951)"
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield; McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 25 Dec 2013.
Phillip Kissinger; born 12 May 1932 in McDowell Co, WV; died 4 May 1976 in McDowell Co, WV;
buried here; headstone photo shown; "IN GODS CARE".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Edward McNeely; age 22; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on
5 Sep 1950 in Roderfield, WV; Gladys Blankenship; age 19; born in Blackey, VA; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Carrie Blankenship, mother of Gladys Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1950); Page 228; WV Archives Web Site.
Herman Edward McNeely; age 22; born in Wilcoe, WV; single; living in Roderfield, WV; married on
5 Sep 1950 in Roderfield, WV; Gladys Blankenship; age 19; born in Blackey, VA; single; living in
Roderfield, WV; with consent of Carrie Blankenship, mother of Gladys Blankenship.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Laurence Kipfinger; age 29; born 22 Nov 1938 in Carswell, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 115, Kimball, WV; son of Roy Paul and Ethel Mae (Author) Kipfinger; married on 4 Aug
1968 at Kimball, WV; Bonnie Jean Cornett; age 25; born 26 Sep 1942 in Northfork, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 115, Northfork, WV; daughter of Glen Dorman and Syvil Louise
(Agnew) Cornett.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1968); Page 162; WV Archives Website.
Jacob Laurence Kipfinger; age 29; born 22 Nov 1938 in Carswell, WV; single; no previous marriage;
living at Box 115, Kimball, WV; son of Roy Paul and Ethel Mae (Author) Kipfinger; married on 4 Aug
1968 at Kimball, WV; Bonnie Jean Cornett; age 25; born 26 Sep 1942 in Northfork, WV; divorced;
one previous marriage; living at Box 115, Northfork, WV; daughter of Glen Dorman and Syvil Louise
(Agnew) Cornett.
1.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Herman Kipfinger; age 9; born in WV; single; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page 21; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
Hurman Lee Kipfinger; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12 Nov 1931 at
Princeton, WV; Nellie Lee Alley; age 21; born in WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV.
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1942); Page 27; Line #35; WV Archives Website.
Herman Lee Kipfinger; age 31; born at Big Four, WV; widowed; living in Bluefield, WV; married on
24 Dec 1942 in Bluefield, WV; Mary Katherine Craig; age 21; born in Pulaski, VA; single; living in
Bluefield, WV.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1951); Page 122, WV Archives Website.
Herman Lee Kipfinger; age 39; born at Big Four, WV; widowed; living at Kimball, WV; married on 22
Dec1951 in Vivian, WV; Lee Annie Burks; age 26; born and living in Kimball, WV; single;.
5. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Herman Lee Kipfinger
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 52
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1911
Death Date: 9 Jun 1964
Death Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 29 Jun 1964
Father: Jacob Kipfinger
Mother: Grace Lefler
Spouse: Lee Ann Kipfinger
Certificate Number: 1964015707"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1931); Page 21; Line #37; WV Archives Website.
Hurman Lee Kipfinger; age 21; born in WV; single; living in Bluefield, WV; married on 12 Nov 1931 at
Princeton, WV; Nellie Lee Alley; age 21; born in WV; single; living at Bluefield, WV.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #15154; WV Archives Website.
Nellie Lee Kipfinger; age 30; born 4 Aug 1911 in WV; married; housewife; wife of H.L. Kipfinger;
living at Falls Mills, VA; daughter of M.H. and Willie May (Swacker) Alley; died 16 Nov 1941 in the
Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to septicaemia, probably from septic throat; buried
18 Nov 1941 in Falls Mills, VA; informant, H.L. Kipfinger, Kimball, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9507; WV Archives Website.
Martha Kipfinger; age 1 day; born 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; died 4 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; twin #2;
parents, H.L. and Nellie (Alley) Kipfinger; premature infant; buried 5 Jul 1938 in Norwood (?).
1. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #9508; WV Archives Website.
Mary Kipfinger; age 1 hr; born 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; died 3 Jul 1938 in Kimball, WV; twin #1;
parents, H.L. and Nellie (Alley) Kipfinger; premature infant; buried 5 Jul 1938 in Norwood, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #9572; WV Archives Website.
Baby (female) Kipfinger; born and died 1 Jul 1941 in Bluefield, WV; parents H.L. and Nellie (Alley)
Kipfinger; prematurity; buried 2 Jul 1941 in Harrie Cemetery, Falls Mills, VA; informant H.L. Kipfinger,
Kimball, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken 16 Apr 1910; Page 126A; Image 7 of
77; Family #58/62.
Listed as Lawrence Kipfinger; age 6; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Lawrence Kipfinger; age 16; born in WV; single; coal miner; in household of father, Jacob L.
Kipfinger.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 5, WV Archives Website.
L.J. Kipfinger; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Twin Branch; son of J.L and
Grace; married on 16 Nov 1926 in Welch, WV; Cora Barber; age 25; born in Henry Co, VA; divorced;
daughter of J.E. and Sally.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken 5 Apr 1935; Page 43B;
Image 16 of 57; Family #135/145.
Listed as Lawrence Kipfinger; age 26; born in WV; married at 22; coal loader in mine; head of
household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1916); Page 64, WV Archives Website.
Raymond L. Bailey; age 18; born in Fayette Co, WV; single; pumper; living at Twin Branch, WV; son of
Frank and Kate; married on 31 Mar 1916 at Twin Branch, WV; Cora Barber; age 21; born in Henry Co,
VA; single; daughter of J.E. and Sallie.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1926); Page 5, WV Archives Website.
L.J. Kipfinger; age 23; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; living at Twin Branch; son of J.L and
Grace; married on 16 Nov 1926 in Welch, WV; Cora Barber; age 25; born in Henry Co, VA; divorced;
daughter of J.E. and Sally.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Twin Branch; taken 5 Apr 1935; Page 43B;
Image 16 of 57; Family #135/145.
Listed as Cora S. Kipfinger; age 29; born in VA; married at 25; in household of husband, Jacb L.
Kipfinger.
1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993;n Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Ira V. Robinson
Gender Male
Marriage Age 25
Birth Date abt 1874
Marriage Date 29 Oct 1899
Marriage Place Pike, Ohio, USA
Father J. J. Robinson
Mother M. M. Loveland
Spouse Nellie M. Stewart
Film Number 000292750"
1. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993;n Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Nellie M. Stewart
Gender Female
Marriage Age 18
Birth Date abt 1881
Marriage Date 29 Oct 1899
Marriage Place Pike, Ohio, USA
Father Arch Stewart
Mother Mary Munyan
Spouse Ira V. Robinson
Film Number 000292750 "
1.1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Logan District; Stirrat Mining Town; taken 11 Jan 1920; page 110A;
Image 25 of 41; Family #217/223.
Listed as Kelly Kipfinger; age 1 yr 9 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
2.1940 Census Mercer Co, WV; beaver Pond District; Bluefield; E.D. 28-15; taken 5 Apr 1940; Page
213B; Household #39.
Listed as Kelly Kipfinger; age 22; born in WV; single; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Jacob L. Kipfinger.
3. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Kelly Kermit Kipfinger
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1918
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 26 Jul 1946
Marriage Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: Jake Lawrence Kipfinger
Mother: Lillian Grace Lefler
Spouse: Laura Belle Hager
Certificate Number: 1946025120"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Laura Belle Hager
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 31
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Registration Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date: 26 Jul 1946
Marriage Place: Bland, Virginia, USA
Father: Walter Lee Hager
Mother: Ethel Viola Hall
Spouse: Kelly Kermit Kipfinger
Certificate Number: 1946025120"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 48; Line #17; WV Archives Website.
Walter Hager; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living in Ada, WV; married on 27 Nov 1911 in
Mercer Co, WV; Ethel Hall; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living at New Hope, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1911); Page 48; Line #17; WV Archives Website.
Walter Hager; age 21; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living in Ada, WV; married on 27 Nov 1911 in
Mercer Co, WV; Ethel Hall; age 18; born in Mercer Co, WV; single; living at New Hope, WV.