1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
James Leffew; age 25; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV;
son of George and Susan; married on 4 Apr 1909 at Twin Branch, WV; Lillie Roop; age 22;
born in Grayson Co, VA; single; daughter of Elihue and Rachel.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; taken 1 May 1940; Page 1224B;
Household #685.
Listed as James N. Leffew; age 56; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house
on 1 Apr 1935; timberman in coal mine; head of household.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #18918; Ancestry.com Website.
James N. Leffew; age 56; born in Franklin Co, VA; widowed; one previous marriage; miner; living at
Raysal, WV; son of George and Susie (Lawson) Leffew; married on 23 Mat 1949 in Grundy, VA;
Myrtle Cook; age 36; born in Wyoming Co, WV; divorced; one previous marriage; living at Raysal,
WV; daughter of Marshall and Lizzie (Allen) Cook.
4. 1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Bradshaw; taken 7 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 9; Dwelling #71.
Listed as James Leffew; age 56; born in WV (sic, VA); widowed; unemployed; head of household.
5. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 015820; WV Archives Web Site.
James Noah Leffew; age 78; born 23 Jul 1884 in "R. Co", VA; married; retired miner;
SS# 233-07-6557; living at Bradshaw, WV; son of George and Susie Leffew; died 1 Nov
1962 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; due to massive cerebral hemorrhage; buried 4 Nov
1962 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV.
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Valerie Neal; 7 Apr 2014; headstone photo added by B. Walls.
James Noah Leffew; born 23 Jul 1884; died 1 Nov 1962; buried here; headstone photo shown;
death certificate posted.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 229; WV Archives Web Site.
James Leffew; age 25; born in Franklin Co, VA; single; miner; living at Twin Branch, WV;
son of George and Susan; married on 4 Apr 1909 at Twin Branch, WV; Lillie Roop; age 22;
born in Grayson Co, VA; single; daughter of Elihue and Rachel.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #16320; WV Archives Website.
Lillie Leffew; age 40 yrs, 2 mons, 30 days; born 10 Oct 1869 in Grayson Co, VA; married; housewife;
daughter of Elihue and Rachel (Ham) Roop; died 16 Jan 1928 at Dan, WV; due to acute indejestion;
ate raw cabbage; buried 17 Jan 1928 in Evans Cemetery; informant, W.C. Roop, Dan, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Raysal; taken 1 May 1940; Page 1224B;
Household #685.
Listed as George Leffew; age 21; born in WV; single; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; track helper in coal mine; in household of father, James N. Leffew.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 36; Line #6; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Axers (sic, Akers); age 25; born in WV; single; living at Widemouth, WV; married on 25 May
1921 at Bluefield, WV; Hazel Hodge; age 20; born in WV; widow?; living at Widemouth, WV.
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1916); Page 99; Line #17; WV Archives Web Site.
Milton Hodge; age 21; born in WV; single; living at Widemouth, WV; married on 10 Dec 1916
in Mercer Co, WV; Hazel Hodge; age 16; born in WV; single; living at Widemouth, WV.
2. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1921); Page 36; Line #6; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Axers (sic, Akers); age 25; born in WV; single; living at Widemouth, WV; married on 25 May
1921 at Bluefield, WV; Hazel Hodge; age 20; born in WV; widow?; living at Widemouth, WV.
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Hazel H Akers
[Hazel Henry Hodges]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1901
Birth Place: Eckman McDow, West Virginia
Death Date: 10 Nov 1989
Father: Fieni Hodges
Mother: Anna O Whittaker
SSN: 233967875
Notes: 14 Sep 1972: Name listed as HAZEL H AKERS"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 75; WV Archives Web Site.
Wade Akers; age 23; born in Summers Co, WV; single; school teacher; living in Cucumber, WV;
son of J.F. and Polly; married on 21 Sep 1909 in Cucumber, WV; Lula Conner; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of F.T. and Devetta.
2.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as Wayde V. Akers; age 53; born in WV; married; 4 yrs HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; teacher; head of household.
3. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wade Akers
SSN: 234-60-1814
Last Residence:
25834 Dothan, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
BORN: 9 Mar 1886
Died: Mar 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (1955)"
4. Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Wade Virgil Akers
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1886
Birth Place: Dunns, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 4 Mar 1966
Death Place: Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cemetery: Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: James Flemming Akers
Mother: Polly Ella Akers
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem..."
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District, taken on 12 Jun 1900, Page
78B, Family #110.
Listed as Lula Corners, age 9, born in Mar 1891 in WV, in household of father, Francis Turner
Conners.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1909); Page 75; WV Archives Web Site.
Wade Akers; age 23; born in Summers Co, WV; single; school teacher; living in Cucumber, WV;
son of J.F. and Polly; married on 21 Sep 1909 in Cucumber, WV; Lula Conner; age 19; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of F.T. and Denetta.
3.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as Lula C. Akers; age 49; born in WV; married; 8th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Wade V. Akers.
4 Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Lula Akers
[Lula Conner]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1891
Birth Place: Cucumber Mcd, West Virginia
Father: Francis T Conner
Mother: Denette Brewster
SSN: 235153115
Type of Claim: Evidence other than birth record submitted; U.S. citizen or alien allowed to work.
Relationship of Signature: Signed by mark, with witnesses.
Notes: 23 Mar 1979: Name listed as LULA AKERS"
1.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as Ruth M. Akers; age 23; born in WV; single; 2 yrs college education; teacher; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wade V. Akers.
1.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as James A. Akers; age 15; born in WV; single; 8th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wade V. Akers.
1.1940 Census, Summers Co, WV; Jumping Branch District; Ellison; E.D. 45-15; taken May 10, 1940;
Page 211B; Image 18 of 28; Household # 132.
Listed as Remenia G. Akers; age 10; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Wade V. Akers.
1. Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Patricia Mae Gantz
Gender: Female
Residence State: California
Spouse: Larry A Meidell
Spouse Residence State: California
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1972
Marriage City: Las Vegas
Officiant Type: Religious celebrant
Recorded Date: 8 Mar 1972
Recorded County: Clark"
1. Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Patricia Mae Gantz
Gender: Female
Residence State: California
Spouse: Larry A Meidell
Spouse Residence State: California
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1972
Marriage City: Las Vegas
Officiant Type: Religious celebrant
Recorded Date: 8 Mar 1972
Recorded County: Clark"
2. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Patricia Mae Meidell
Maiden Name: Gante
Race: White
Age: 48
Birth Date: 6 Aug 1944
Marriage Date: 8 May 1993
Marriage Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Ellis Larry Akemon"
1. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #32929; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Boyd Cleo Hutchinson; age 36; born in Raleigh Co, WV; divorced; married twice previously;
state road commission worker; living in Beckley; son of Walter and Sadie (Callaway) Hutchinson;
married on 16 Sep 1939 in Pearisburg, VA; Erma Anita Edmonds; age 23; born in Mercer Co, WV;
divorced; married once previously; living in Beckley, WV; daughter of Hugh F. and Carrie P.
(Sweeney) Edmonds.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
William Judson Starks; age 22; born in GA; living at Prosperity, WV; married on 23 Apr 1934
at Beckley, WV; Erma Eneda Edmonds; age 21 (sic); born in Summers (sic) Co, WV; living
at Maynor, WV.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #32929; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Boyd Cleo Hutchinson; age 36; born in Raleigh Co, WV; divorced; married twice previously;
state road commission worker; living in Beckley; son of Walter and Sadie (Callaway) Hutchinson;
married on 16 Sep 1939 in Pearisburg, VA; Erma Anita Edmonds; age 23; born in Mercer Co, WV;
divorced; married once previously; living in Beckley, WV; daughter of Hugh F. and Carrie P.
(Sweeney) Edmonds.
3. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Erma Hutchinson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1944
Street address: 2 Hill
Residence Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Spouse: Boyd Hutchinson
Publication Title: Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1944
4. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 23; Line #192; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl D. Davis; age 28; born in Prosperuty, WV; single; living in Beckley, WV; married on 22 Dec
1945 in Hinton, WV; Erma A. Hutchinson; age 24; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; living at
Beckley, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Erma Edmonds Hutchinson
[Erma Edmonds Davis]
[Erma Davis]
[Erma Edmonds Edmonds]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 May 1921
Birth Place: Princeton Meadows, West Virginia
[Princeton ME]
Death Date: 13 Mar 1989
Father: Hugh F Edmonds
Mother: Carrie P Sweeney
SSN: 236323201
Signature on SSN Card: Erma Anita Hutchinson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Jul 1942: Name listed as ERMA EDMONDS HUTCHINSON; Feb 1957: Name listed as ERMA EDMONDS DAVIS; 06 Apr 1989: Name listed as ERMA A DAVIS"
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; taken on 4 Apr 1930; Page 4B; Image
8 of 26; Family #76/87.
Listed as Ernest Akeman; age 4 yrs, 5 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Joshua S. Akeman.
2, 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Havaco; E.D. 24-4; taken on 2 May 1940; Page 69A;
Image 9 of 30; Household #68.
Listed as Ernest Akemon; age 14; born in WV; 7th grade education; attending school; lived in
same house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Joshua S. Akeman.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest D. Akemon; age 21; born in Havaco, WV; single; living in Hemphill, WV; married on 5 Apr
1947 in Welch, WV; Edith E. Marrs; age 19; born in Capels, WV; single; living in Davy, WV; with
consent of Fred Marrs; father of Edith E. Marrs.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest Dean Akemon
[Ernest D Akemon]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1923
Birth Place: Havaco, West Virginia
[Havaco McDow??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 20 Oct 1990
Father: Josh S Akemon
Mother: Bertha Horn
SSN: 235281880
Notes: Jun 1940: Name listed as ERNEST DEAN AKEMON;
04 Jun 1993: Name listed as ERNEST D AKEMON"
5. California, Death Index, 1940-1997:Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest Dean Akemon
Social Security #: 235281880
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1925
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 20 Oct 1990
Death Place: San Mateo
Mother's Maiden Name: Horn"
6. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Ernest Akemon
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1924
Death Date: 20 Oct 1990
Cause of Death: Natural
SSN: 235281880
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 14 Oct 1942
Release Date 1: 2 Jan 1946"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 381; WV Archives Web Site.
Ernest D. Akemon; age 21; born in Havaco, WV; single; living in Hemphill, WV; married on 5 Apr
1947 in Welch, WV; Edith E. Marrs; age 19; born in Capels, WV; single; living in Davy, WV; with
consent of Fred Marrs; father of Edith E. Marrs.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1898); Page 355; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Wharton Davis; age 22; born in Fayette Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on
3 Mar 1898 at the home of George Erasnsed (sp?); Louisa Belle Williams; age 23; born in
Fayette Co, WV; diving in Raleigh Co, WV.
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1898); Page 355; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph Wharton Davis; age 22; born in Fayette Co, WV; living in Raleigh Co, WV; married on
3 Mar 1898 at the home of George Erasnsed (sp?); Louisa Belle Williams; age 23; born in
Fayette Co, WV; diving in Raleigh Co, WV.
1. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 23; Line #192; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl D. Davis; age 28; born in Prosperuty, WV; single; living in Beckley, WV; married on 22 Dec
1945 in Hinton, WV; Erma A. Hutchinson; age 24; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; living at
Beckley, WV.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Carl Dewey Davis
[Carl D Davis]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1917
Birth Place: Prosperity, West Virginia
Death Date: 19 Apr 2005
Father: Joseph H Davis
Mother: Lewisa B Williams
SSN: 235182762
Notes: Aug 1938: Name listed as CARL DEWEY DAVIS;
23 Apr 2005: Name listed as CARL D DAVIS"
1. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 123; WV Archives Web Site.
William Judson Starks; age 22; born in GA; living at Prosperity, WV; married on 23 Apr 1934
at Beckley, WV; Erma Eneda Edmonds; age 21 (sic); born in Summers (sic) Co, WV; living
at Maynor, WV.
2. Giles Co, VA; Marriage License #32929; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Boyd Cleo Hutchinson; age 36; born in Raleigh Co, WV; divorced; married twice previously;
state road commission worker; living in Beckley; son of Walter and Sadie (Callaway) Hutchinson;
married on 16 Sep 1939 in Pearisburg, VA; Erma Anita Edmonds; age 23; born in Mercer Co, WV;
divorced; married once previously; living in Beckley, WV; daughter of Hugh F. and Carrie P.
(Sweeney) Edmonds.
3. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Erma Hutchinson
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1944
Street address: 2 Hill
Residence Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Spouse: Boyd Hutchinson
Publication Title: Beckley, West Virginia, City Directory, 1944
4. Summers Co, WV; Marriage Registry; Vol #__(1945); Page 23; Line #192; WV Archives Web Site.
Carl D. Davis; age 28; born in Prosperuty, WV; single; living in Beckley, WV; married on 22 Dec
1945 in Hinton, WV; Erma A. Hutchinson; age 24; born in Princeton, WV; divorced; living at
Beckley, WV.
5. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Erma Edmonds Hutchinson
[Erma Edmonds Davis]
[Erma Davis]
[Erma Edmonds Edmonds]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 2 May 1921
Birth Place: Princeton Meadows, West Virginia
[Princeton ME]
Death Date: 13 Mar 1989
Father: Hugh F Edmonds
Mother: Carrie P Sweeney
SSN: 236323201
Signature on SSN Card: Erma Anita Hutchinson
Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name.
Notes: Jul 1942: Name listed as ERMA EDMONDS HUTCHINSON; Feb 1957: Name listed as ERMA EDMONDS DAVIS; 06 Apr 1989: Name listed as ERMA A DAVIS"