1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 163; WV Archives Website.
John Willie Jones; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; black; living at Worth, WV; son
of Lonzy and Dolly; married on 1 Jan 1932 at Northfork, WV; Elaine Ross; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; black; living at Worth, WV; daughter of Mildred Ross Thornton.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge, Worth; taken 14 Apr 1940; Page
1007B; Household #374.
Listed as John W. Jones; age 30; born in WV; married; Negro; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
coal loader in coal mine; head of household.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Birth Registry; Vol #__(1913); Page 166; Line #26; WV Archives Website.
Elaine Elizabeth Ross; born 1 May 1913 at Elkhorn, WV; colored; parents Floyd and Mildred.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Elkhorn District; taken 28/29 Jan 1920; Page 119B;
Family #183/182.
Listed as Elaine E. Ross; age 5; born in WV; black; in household of grandfather, Nicholas L.
Thomas, with mother and brother.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; taken 15 Apr 1930; Page 79B; Family #295/309.
Listed as Elaine Ross; age 16; born in WV; single; Negro; in household of step-father, John
Thornton.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1932); Page 163; WV Archives Website.
John Willie Jones; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; black; living at Worth, WV; son
of Lonzy and Dolly; married on 1 Jan 1932 at Northfork, WV; Elaine Ross; age 17; born in McDowell
Co, WV; single; black; living at Worth, WV; daughter of Mildred Ross Thornton.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge, Worth; taken 14 Apr 1940; Page
1007B; Household #374.
Listed as Elaine Jones; age 25; born in WV; married; Negro; 2 yrs HS education; lived in same place
on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, John W. Jones.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Northfork District; Indian Ridge, Worth; taken 14 Apr 1940; Page
1007B; Household #374.
Listed as Clinton Jones; age 7; born in WV; single; Negro; 2nd grade education; attending school;
lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, John W. Jones.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
2. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 13 Apr 2007.
" Rosa Loraine “Rosie” Miller Burks
Birth 28 May 1915
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 13 Jul 1967 (aged 52)
USA
Burial
Burks Cemetery - Jenny Branch
Carswell, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 18910324"Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of McCoy Miller (Deceased) & Mae Miller (Deceased)."Married to N.C. Burks (1908-Deceased) on December 27, 1930 in McDowell County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, McDowell County, WV, 1930, Page 185, Application Date: December 27, 1930).
"Mother of Charles "Edgar" Burks (1933-1950).
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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
2. "The Welch News"; Welch, WV; 4 Jan 2021; On-Line Version.
"“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Psalm 116:15
On Friday, January 1, 2021, Renie Burks Smith, loving sister, mother, and grandmother departed this life to be with her heavenly Father at the age of 89."Renie was born on July 6, 1931 in McDowell County. She loved her family, God, bluegrass music, gardening and canning, and her dog “Little Man.”
"Renie was preceded in death by her parents: Rosie Miller Burks and William Council Burks; her brother: Edgar Burks; her children: Henry William Mays, Carla Gail Mays, Rex Allen Black, and Timothy Mays; all of McDowell County.
"Left to cherish her memory is her brother Edward Burks of Carswell; her sisters: Eileen Lane, Loretta Lane, Vicky Lane, Violet Trump, and Vada Adkins; her children: Frances Rheinscheld and companion Ralph Brooks of Bluewell, WV; Naomi McKinny of Lenoir, NC; Carol Potter of NC; Charles Mays of Carswell, WV; Susan Andes of Ohio; Marlene Lamb and husband Harry Lamb of King William, VA; Brenda Thompson of Kernersville, NC; Tina Osborne and companion Debbie Gortman of Westfield, NC; James Mays and companion Curtis Stone of Hudson, NC; Karen Stewart and husband Paris Stewart of Carswell, WV; and Roger Black of Carswell. She also leavesbehind many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will be missed by her special friends:
"Brenda Quesenberry and Elizabeth Green, among many others.
"Renie will be missed but she is walking the streets of gold with her loving, beautiful mother, children, and her Father awaiting the day when we will all rejoin her.
"Services will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 12:00PM in the Widener Funeral Home Chapel, Northfork, WV with Rev. Charles Triplett officiating. Burial will follow at Burks Cemetery on Burk Mountain, Kimball, WV. A walk-through visitation limited visitors at one time) will be held from 11:00AM until the hour of service. Social distancing will be enforced; masks/face coverings required. Pallbearers will be: Randy Burks, Ralph Brooks, Paris Steward, Jerry Burks, Matthew Kimbleton, Billy Rotenberry; lead pallbearer: Charles Mays, eldest son.
"Serving the Burks/Smith family is Widener Funeral Home, Northfork, 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; "Todd McCoy Miller" Article;
Page 205; submitted by Venellia Miller Perry, Rt 1, Box 508, Bluefield, WV 24701.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 107; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Glenn Shrader; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 13 Apr 1959
at Horse Creek, WV; Irene Coleman, age 24; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single.
1. "Heritage of McDowell County WV 1858-1995", Vol I, "George Coleman" article, page 122, submitted by
Cathy Duty, PO Box 301, Iaeger, WV 24844.
George Coleman; born in 1903; died in 1960; son of Adam and Matilda (sic, Surilda) Roberts
Coleman; married Angeline Kennedy; eight children: Stella, Irene, Troy W., Annalee, Sylvia, Hershel,
Hazel, and Basil.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 107; WV Archives Web Site.
Charles Glenn Shrader; age 21; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; married on 13 Apr 1959
at Horse Creek, WV; Irene Coleman, age 24; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single.
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Irene Coleman Shrader, 82, of Johnnycake near Iaeger, WV, passed away, Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Welch Community Hospital in Welch, WV.
" Irene was born September 29, 1934 in Iaeger, WV, a daughter of the late George and Angeline Coleman. She was a homemaker, a Christian and was of the Baptist Faith. She was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church at Raysal, WV. She was loved by all who knew her and she will be missed by her family, church, and friends. Irene was the last surviving member of her original family.
"In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two infant daughters; four sisters, Sylvia Cline, Stella Ritchie, Anna Lee Horn, and Hazel Coleman; and three brothers, Troy, Basil and Hartsel Coleman.
"Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Charlie Glen Shrader of the home; one daughter, Brenda Roberts and husband Frank of Johnnycake; one grandson, Derrick S. Roberts of Johnnycake; one granddaughter, Kristen N. Roberts of Twin Branch near Davy, WV; one great granddaughter, Kylie F. Wheeler of Mile Branch near Avondale, WV; numerous nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and other family members and friends especially Jeanie and Jeffery Frasher and children Emily, Madison and Matthew of Twin Branch, Adam Wheeler of Mile Branch, Patrick Couey of Panther, and Johnny and Sandy Shrader of Iaeger.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday October 28, 2016, at 12 o'clock with Elder Edward Cline and Reverend Adam Wheeler officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Burial will follow in Iaeger Memorial Cemetery at Roderfield, WV...
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Patty Greene; 27 Oct 2016.
Irene Coleman Shrader; born 29 Sep 1934; died 25 Oct 2016; buried here; no grave marker photo Shown;
personal photo, marriage license and obit posted.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken on 5 Apr 1930; Page 4A; Image 7 of 28;
Family #69/72.
Listed as Leon Wallace; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, David T. Wallace.
2. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Leon Wallace
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: War, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919
Residence: War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: Carter Coal Co
Weight: 150
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: David Thomas Wallace
Relationship to Draftee: Father
Household Members:
Name Relationship
George Leon Wallace Self (Head)
David Thomas Wallace "
3. Anderson Co, TN; Marriage Record #6816; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Leon Wallace; age 43; born 43 (sic, 13 Feb 1919); living at 3108 N. Stillman St, Philadelphia,
PA; next of kin of male, Mrs. Della Tuttle, half-sister, Rt #2, Lake City, TN; married on 28 dec 1961 in
Lake City, TN; Hazel Irene Murray Bunch; age 36; born 29 Jul 1925; living at Rt #2, Lake City, TN; next
of kin of female, Ruby Jean Bunch, daughter; living at Rt #2, Lake City, TN.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George L Wallace
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919
Death Date: 9 Dec 1996
Claim Date: 26 Jan 1974
SSN: 233123533"
5. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George Wallace
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919
Death Date: 9 Dec 1996
SSN: 233123533
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 31 Dec 1942
Release Date 1: 14 Feb 1946
6. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: George L Wallace
Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 13 Feb 1919
Death Date: 9 Dec 1996
Cemetery: Leach Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Lake City, TN 37769"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Leach Cemetery; Rocky Top, Anderson Co, TN; submitted by
dhintx; 2 Jul 2011.
George L. Wallace; born 13 Feb 1919; died 9 Dec 1996; buried here; grave marker photo shown;
"PFC * US Army * World War II".
1. Anderson Co, TN; Marriage Record #6816; Ancestry.com Web Site.
George Leon Wallace; age 43; born 43 (sic, 13 Feb 1919); living at 3108 N. Stillman St, Philadelphia,
PA; next of kin of male, Mrs. Della Tuttle, half-sister, Rt #2, Lake City, TN; married on 28 dec 1961 in
Lake City, TN; Hazel Irene Murray Bunch; age 36; born 29 Jul 1925; living at Rt #2, Lake City, TN; next
of kin of female, Ruby Jean Bunch, daughter; living at Rt #2, Lake City, TN.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Leach Cemetery; Rocky Top, Anderson Co, TN; submitted by
Susie Bullock; 18 Apr 2013.
Hazel Irene Murray Wallace; born 29 Jul 1925; died 23 Nov 2008 in Knoxville, TN; headstone photo
shown; obit posted;
"Hazel Irene Bunch Wallace, 83 of Knoxville, passed away Nov. 23 at her residence. She was born July 29, 1925 to Alonzo and Ella Loving Murray. She loved sewing, crafts, embroidering, gardening and her pets. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Charlie Bunch and George Wallace."Funeral services were held Nov. 28 in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Bill Prewitt officiating. Interment was in the Leach Cemetery.
"Hatmaker Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
"LaFollette Press
"Dec. 4, 2008"
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Milton Hearl; age 25; born in VA in Oct 1874; married 7 yrs; farmer; head of household.
2. Washington Co, VA; WW I Draft Registration Card #1415; 12 Sep 1918; LDS Web Site.
Milton Hearl; age 42; born 30 Sep 1876; living on Rt 3, Abingdon, VA; farmer; nearest relative; Mollie E. Hearl,
wife, Rt #3, Abingdon, VA; medium height and build; blue eyes and light brown hair.
3. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Milt Hearl; age 43; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Mary E. Hearl; age 23; born in VA in Jan 1877; married 7 yrs; 5 children; all living; in household of
husband, Milton H, Hearl.
2. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Mary Hearl; age 43; born in VA; married; in household of husband, Milton H. Hearl.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Oregon Spur Road; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 252B; Image 12 of 21; Family # 89/114.
Listed as Mollie Hearl; age 54; born in VA; widow; married at 15; no occuopation given; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as George Hearl; age 7; born in VA in May 1893; in household of father, Milton H, Hearl.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Oregon Spur Road; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 252B; Image 12 of 21; Family # 89/114.
Listed as George Hearl; age 37; born in VA; married; miner; in household of mother, Mary Ellen Hearl.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Margaret Hearl; age 5; born in VA in Nov 1894; in household of father, Milton H, Hearl.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Joseph Hearl; age 3; born in VA in May 1897; in household of father, Milton H, Hearl.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Loucy L. Hearl; age 1; born in VA in Sep 1898; in household of father, Milton H, Hearl.
1. 1900 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Forth District; Greendale and Whitts Mill Precincts; taken on 13 Jun
1900; Page 261A; Image 23 of 42; Family #209/215.
Listed as Albert D. Hearl; age 2 mons; born in VA in Mar 1900; in household of father, Milton H, Hearl.
2. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Albert Hearl; age 19; born in VA; single; in household of father, Milton H. Hearl.
1. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as John Hearl; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Milton H. Hearl.
1. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Millie Hearl; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, Milton H. Hearl.
1. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Helen Hearl; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Milton H. Hearl.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Oregon Spur Road; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 252B; Image 12 of 21; Family # 89/114.
Listed as Helen Hearl; age 15; born in VA; in household of mother, Mary Ellen Hearl.
1. 1920 Census, Washington Co, VA; North Fork District; Greendale Precinct; taken on 13 Jan 1920; Page 278A;
Image 11 of 23; Family #105/107.
Lited as Annie Hearl; age 8 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Milton H. Hearl.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; Oregon Spur Road; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 252B; Image 12 of 21; Family # 89/114.
Listed as Ama Hearl; age 11; born in VA; in household of mother, Mary Ellen Hearl.