1. 1880 Census, Buchanan Co, VA, Garden District, taken on 14 Jun 1880, Page 340B, Family #147.
Listed as Gordon Rife, age 8, born in VA, in household of mother, Wyrena Gibson Riffe.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Clifford Edsel Miller; 4 May 2011.
" Gordon W. Riffe
Birth 28 Feb 1872
Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Death 24 Mar 1911 (aged 39)
Slate, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Rife-Ward Cemetery
Slate, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 69345916 "
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Carolyn Goddard; 3 Dec 2007; maintained by Clifford Edsel
Miller.
" Lovisa “Louise” Rife
Birth 28 Jan 1881
Death 28 May 1958 (aged 77)
Norton, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Rife Cemetery
Slate, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 23237702"
1. Roanoke, VA Marriage License #79-005898; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Gregory Allen Craighead; age 23; born 13 Aug 1955 in Roanoke, VA; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr
college education; living at Rt6, Box 359, Roanoke, VA; son of Zollie Allen and Barbara (Leslie)
Craighead; married on 23 Feb 1979 in the United Medodist Church, Roanoke, VA; Kathlee Lane
Fentress; age 18; born 14 May 1960 in VA; this is her 1st marriage; living at Rt 6, Box 359, Roanoke,
VA; 12th grade education; daughter of John Leo and Ruth (Lane) Fentress,
1. Roanoke, VA Marriage License #79-005898; Ancestry,com Web Site.
Gregory Allen Craighead; age 23; born 13 Aug 1955 in Roanoke, VA; this is his 1st marriage; 1 yr
college education; living at Rt6, Box 359, Roanoke, VA; son of Zollie Allen and Barbara (Leslie)
Craighead; married on 23 Feb 1979 in the United Medodist Church, Roanoke, VA; Kathlee Lane
Fentress; age 18; born 14 May 1960 in VA; this is her 1st marriage; living at Rt 6, Box 359, Roanoke,
VA; 12th grade education; daughter of John Leo and Ruth (Lane) Fentress,
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elmer Ferrell
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: 1888
Birth Place: Giles Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1907
Marriage Place: Giles Co., Virginia
Father: J. W. Ferrell
Mother: N. Ferrell
Spouse: Pearl Alderman
FHL Film Number: 31740
Reference ID: Line 17"
2. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elmer Layfayette Frerrell
[Elmer Lafayette Ferrell]
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 29 Feb 1888
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Residence Place: Giles, Virginia, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Description: Not Bald
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue"
3. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elmer Ferrell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 51
Birth Date: 29 Feb 1888
Death Date: 29 Apr 1939
Death Place: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 1 May 1939
Father: J W Ferrell
Mother: Nannie Warner
Spouse: Neta Ferrell
Certificate Number: 1939009117"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Sharon Brown; 2 Jun 2008.
" Elmer L. Ferrell
Birth 20 Feb 1888
Death 29 Apr 1939 (aged 51)
Burial
Boyd Cemetery
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 27261886"Addition Information Posted:
"Application For Headstone" ; Photo
Elmer L. Ferrell; Private 1st Class; Company B; Machine Gun Battalion; died 29 Apr 1939.
1. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Pearl Alderman
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 16
Birth Date: 1891
Birth Place: Giles Co., VA.
Marriage Date: 28 Jul 1907
Marriage Place: Giles Co., Virginia
Father: Geo. W. Alderman
Mother: C. Alderman
Spouse: Elmer Ferrell
FHL Film Number: 31740
Reference ID: Line 17"
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1912); Page 143; WV Archives Web Site.
George Miller; age 25; born in Mercer Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on 10
Dec 1912; Mrs. Pearl Alderman; age 23; born in Giles Co, VA; living in Raleigh Co, WV.