2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 111; WV Archives.com Web Site.
Stanslove Wierzbisky; age 23; born in Poland; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Sam and
Victoria; married on 22 Oct 1921 in Gary, WV; Mary Kasperek; age 16; born in Marion Co, WV;
single; daughter of Joseph and Mary.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Mary Kaperek; age 4; born in WV in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Mary Kasperek; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 111; WV Archives.com Web Site.
Stanslove Wierzbisky; age 23; born in Poland; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Sam and
Victoria; married on 22 Oct 1921 in Gary, WV; Mary Kasperek; age 16; born in Marion Co, WV;
single; daughter of Joseph and Mary.
4. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary Kasperek
1905–1980
Birth JANUARY 9, 1905 • West Virginia, USA
Death OCT 1980 • New Ringgold, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA"Other Information Posted:
Married Michael Siluk (no other data)
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Mary Kaperek; age 4; born in WV in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Mary Kasperek; age 14; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1921); Page 111; WV Archives.com Web Site.
Stanslove Wierzbisky; age 23; born in Poland; single; miner; living at Havaco, WV; son of Sam and
Victoria; married on 22 Oct 1921 in Gary, WV; Mary Kasperek; age 16; born in Marion Co, WV;
single; daughter of Joseph and Mary.
4. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary Kasperek
1905–1980
Birth JANUARY 9, 1905 • West Virginia, USA
Death OCT 1980 • New Ringgold, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA"Other Information Posted:
Married Michael Siluk (no other data)
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Rosanna Kaperek; age 1 yr, 5 mons; born in WV in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Rosa Kasperek; age 11; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Rose Kasperek
1909–
Birth ABT 1909 • McDowell West Virginia, USA
Death Unknown"
4. Hyde Family Tree; posted by Karen Roebuck; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Rose Kasparek
1908–1943
Birth 8 NOV 1908 • Gary, West Virginian
Death 27 SEP 1943 • Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, USA"
5. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Mrs Rose F Holtz
[Mrs Rose F Kasperik]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Death Age: 34
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1908
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginian
Death Date: 27 Sep 1943
Death Place: Iron Mountain, Dickinson, Michigan, USA
File Number: 002863
Father: Joseph Kasperik "
1. Webster Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 124; WV Archives Web Site.
Jennings Arden Kyer; age 34; born in Nicholas Co, WV; living at Craigsville, Nicholas Co, WV;
married on 31 Oct 1936 at Camden on Gauley, WV; Iris Lillie Rigsby; age 16; born in Webster Co,
WV; living at Gauley Mills, Webster Co, WV; with consent of Lacy Kyer, aunt of and foster mother of
Iris Lillie Rigsby.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Arden Kyer
Race: White
Age: 28
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Allingdale, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1912
Residence Place: Craigsville, Nicholas, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: Lumbering For Himself
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Arnold Kyer
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Arden Kyer Self (Head)"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Thats My Cuz; 19 Jul 2016.
" Jennings Arden Kyer
Birth 7 Aug 1912
Allingdale, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
Death 24 Jul 1984 (aged 71)
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery
Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA "
1. Webster Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1936); Page 124; WV Archives Web Site.
Jennings Arden Kyer; age 34; born in Nicholas Co, WV; living at Craigsville, Nicholas Co, WV;
married on 31 Oct 1936 at Camden on Gauley, WV; Iris Lillie Rigsby; age 16; born in Webster Co,
WV; living at Gauley Mills, Webster Co, WV; with consent of Lacy Kyer, aunt of and foster mother of
Iris Lillie Rigsby.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Thats My Cuz; 19 Jul 2016.
" Inis Lilly Rigsby Kyer
Birth 20 Aug 1920
Webster County, West Virginia, USA
Death Dec 1979 (aged 59)
USA
Burial
Saint Clairsville Union Cemetery
Saint Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, USA"
1. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Karen J Kyer
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1952
Phone Number: 695-5964
Address: RR 1, Saint Clairsville, OH, 43950
[RR 1, St Clairsville, OH, 43950]
[50023 Lin Chris Dr Lot 7, Saint Clairsville, OH, 43950-9101 (1993)]"
1. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"ralph titus hyde
1917–1985
Birth 19 JUL 1917 • catasauqua
Death 23 APR 1985 • Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States of America"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Lizzie Kasperek; age 3 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1930 Census, Forest Co, WI; Armstrong Creek; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 168A; Image 5 of 15;
Family #44/44.
Listed as Elizabetg Karperek; age 18; born in WV; single; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Elizabeth M Kasperek
1916–1983
Birth 22 AUG 1916 • McDowell West Virginia, USA
Death 5 APR 1983 • Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Joe Kaperek; age 36; born in Austria-Poland; married once for 8 yrs; coal miner; head of
household.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Joseph Kasperek; age 45; born in Poland; married; immigrated to US in 1903; alien; coal
miner; head of household.
3. US Naturalization Records; McDowell Co, WV; Original 341; Filed 1 May 1922; LDS Web Site.
Josef Kasperek; age 49; born in Miedrybrodsic (sp?), Austria-Hungary; married; husband of Mary;
miner; living at Gary, WV; 5'6" tall; 175 lbs; blue eyes; brown hair; fair complexion; no distinctive
marks; departed at the Port of Bremen, Germany aboard the "Necskar"; arrived at the Port of
Baltimore, MD; 15 May 1903" (Naturalized 20 Sep 1927)
4. 1930 Census, Forest Co, WI; Armstrong Creek; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 168A; Image 5 of 15;
Family #44/44.
Listed as Joseph Karperek; age 56; born in Poland; married at 27; immigrated to US in 1903;
naturalized citizen; farmer; head of household.
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957; Page
59; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Marja Kasparek; age 28; married; last lived in Miedrybrodsic, Austria; final destination, Fairmont,
WV to meet husband, Josef Kasparek; sailed from Bremen 8 Oct 1904 aboard the "Main"; arrieved
port of NewYork on ____ 1904.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Mary Kaperek; age 35; born in Austria-Poland; married once for 8 yrs; 4 children; all living;
in household of husband, Joseph Kasperek.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Mary Kasperek; age 44; born in Poland; married; immigrated to US in 1904; alien; in
household of husband, Joseph Kasperek.
4. 1930 Census, Forest Co, WI; Armstrong Creek; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 168A; Image 5 of 15;
Family #44/44.
Listed as Mary Karperek; age 55; born in Poland; married at 26; immigrated to US in 1904;
naturalized citizen; in household of husband, Joseph Kasperek.
5. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Mary Sczcepourki
1876–
Birth ABT 1876 • Poland
Death Unknown"
(Mother of Mary Kasperek)
1. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Karolina Kasparek
Arrival Date: 20 Oct 1904
Birth Date: abt 1903
Age: 11 Months
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: Polish
Port of Departure: Bremen
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Main"
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 51A; Image 24 of 37;
Family #84/105.
Listed as Karatina Kaperek; age 7; born in Austria-Poland; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
3. Hyde Family Tree; posted by Karen Roebuck; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Karalina Kasperek
1903–
Birth 1903 • Austria
Death Unknown"
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; taken 27 Jan 1920; Page 148A; Image 5 of 16;
Family #53/54.
Listed as Johnnie Kasperek; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Joseph Kasperek.
2. 1930 Census, Forest Co, WI; Armstrong Creek; taken 18 Apr 1930; Page 168A; Image 5 of 15;
Family #44/44.
Listed as John Karperek; age 19; born in WV; single; laborer; in household of father, Joseph
Kasperek.
3. karen hyde family tree; posted by karen_roebuck1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Johnnie Kasperek
1911–
Birth ABT 1911 • West Virginia, USA
Death Unknown
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Creek Township, taken on 23 Jun 1900, Family #215, page 85A.
Listed as William Reed, age 7, born in Apr 1893 in WV, in household of father, Martin Reed.
2. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; War; taken on 24 May 1910; Page 180B: Image
10 of 21; Family #91/91.
Listed as William Reed; age 16; born in WV; railroad section laborer; in household of father, Martin
Reed.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
William Reed; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Excelsior, WV; son of
Martin and Rebecaa; married on 25 Sep 1920 at Newhall, WV; Alice Altizer; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Richard and Lula.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1920); Page 344; WV Archives Web Site.
William Reed; age 27; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Excelsior, WV; son of
Martin and Rebecaa; married on 25 Sep 1920 at Newhall, WV; Alice Altizer; age 21; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Richard and Lula.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site.
" Alice Blanche Altizer Reed
Birth 17 Jan 1897
Death 13 Sep 1973 (aged 76)
Burial
Grassy Spur Church Cemetery
Bishop, Tazewell County, Virginia"
1. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Birgan Lester
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 38
Birth Date 21 Aug 1925
Death Date 10 May 1964
Death Place Conaway, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date 12 May 1964
Father Paris Lester
Mother Callie Bishop
Spouse Hester Yvone Lester
Certificate Number 1964014027"
1. 1930 Census, Pike Co, KY; 8th District; taken 26 Apr 1930; Page 16A; Image 11 of 19; Family #92/93.
Listed as Earmele Slone; age 2; born in KY; in household of grandfather, Charles Freeman, with
mother.
2. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Earmele Lester
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1927
Address: PO Box 324, Bradshaw, WV, 24817-0324 (1993)
[RR 1 POB 324, Bradshaw, WV, 24817]
[PO Box 327, Raysal, WV, 24879-0327 (1992)] "
3. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Earmele Sloane Lester, our blessed, loving mother, age 89, of Bluefield, WV, formerly of Bradshaw, WV, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 in Bluefield Regional Medical Center in Bluefield, WV."Earmele was born November 27, 1929, in Feds Creek, KY, a daughter of the late John Henry and Mary Jane Freeman Sloane. She retired from the Council of Southern Mountains Head Start Program where she was employed as a cook and a teacher’s aide. She attended several different churches in the area.
"In addition to her parents Earmele was preceded in death by two infant children, Darrell Keneth and Flodra Lester; one son, Gary Michaels and two brothers, Willard and James Stanford Sloane.
"Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Earl (Elaine) Deskins of Martinsville, VA, Miss Donna Wimmer of Perkins Camp, WV and Mrs. Andy (Drema) Christian of Jonesborough, TN; two sons, Mr. James Gregory and Brenda Lester of Raysal, and Larry Lester of the home; four grandchildren, Diana Riffe, Greg Christian, Keith Hagerman and Rhonda Barrett; six great grandchildren, Keagan, Braxton, and Haisley Riffe, Christian and Corey Barrett and Earl Michael Hagerman.
"Funeral services will be conducted Monday, January 28, 2019, at 11 o’clock with Reverend Herman Day, Reverend Martin West, and Reverend Pete Woods officiating at the Raysal Freewill Baptist Church in Raysal, WV. Burial will follow in Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, Virginia...."
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Larry Lester, 73, of Bradshaw, WV, passed away at his residence, Friday, November 21, 2025."Larry was born November 28, 1951 in Pikeville, KY a son of the late Bergin and Earmele Sloan Lester. Larry was a retired coalminer. In his younger days he was an avid hunter. Larry enjoyed going to lunch at the local senior Center; visiting with his friends there and he enjoyed going on the senior trips.
"In addition to was parents, Bergin and Earmele Sloan Lester, Larry was preceded in death by one brother, Gary Michaels.
"Survivors include one brother, Gregory Lester and wife Benda of Raysal; three sisters, Elaine Deskins of Martinsville, VA, Donna Wimmer of Bradshaw, and Drema Christian of Gray, TN; two nieces and two nephews.
"Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 28, 2025 at 12 o’clock with Reverend Herman Day and Reverend Martin West officiating at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger. Also, the UMWA Sub 28 Chaplin Corp. will do a service.
"Friends may visit with the family at the Chapel of Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger from 11 o’clock until the time of services at 12 o’clock.
"Following these services the body will be cremated.
"Fanning Funeral Home in Iaeger is assisting the family.
"Online condolences may be sent to the family at fanningfuneralhomes.com"