1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 169; "Robert and Kathryn Vance Bemisdarfer" article; submitted by
Kathy Bemisdarfer, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St Charles, Iowa.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Firl and Sitha Davis Stewart"; submitted by granddaughter Kathy Bemisdarfer,
3090 Hickory Ridge Road, St. Charles, IA 50240.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Vitginia, 1858-1999"; Volume II; by Geneva Steele, Sandra
Long and Tom Hatcher; Page 169; "Robert and Kathryn Vance Bemisdarfer" article; submitted by
Kathy Bemisdarfer, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St Charles, Iowa.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Firl and Sitha Davis Stewart"; submitted by granddaughter Kathy Bemisdarfer,
3090 Hickory Ridge Road, St. Charles, IA 50240.
3. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Luther E. and Dorothy Vance"; Article; Page 251; submitted by Kathy
Bemisdarfer. daughter of Edison and Dorothy Vance, 3090 Hickory Ridge Rd, St. Charles, IA 50240.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as IreneTrent; age 9; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Arthur Trent.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Main Long Pole; E.D. 24-57; taken on 6 Apr 1940;
Page 1088A; Image 11 of 74; Household # 97.
Listed as IrelandTrent; age 8; born in WV; no education; attending school; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Arthur Trent.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Beuaford Phillips; age 26; born in TN; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com WV Site.
"Name: Beauford Clay Phillips
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Briceville, Tennessee, USA
Residence: Capels, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: NW Birur And Pace Coal Co
Weight: 155
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Virginia Phillips
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name
Beauford Clay Phillips "
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Buford Clay Phillips; born 29 Mar 1914; died in Sep 1987; buried here; double grave marker photo
shown with second wife, Margaret Jones Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Margaret Jones Phillips; born 7 Nov 1915 at War, McDowell Co, WV; died 22 Sep 2001 in Charleston,
Kanawha Co, WV; double grave marker photo show with husband, Beuford C. Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Beuaford Phillips; age 26; born in TN; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; coal miner; head of household.
3. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com WV Site.
"Name: Beauford Clay Phillips
Race: White
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1914
Birth Place: Briceville, Tennessee, USA
Residence: Capels, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Occupation: NW Birur And Pace Coal Co
Weight: 155
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Virginia Phillips
Relationship: Wife
Household Members:
Name
Beauford Clay Phillips "
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1948); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Clay Phillips; age 33; born in TN; divorced; living at Capels, WV; married on 14 Feb 1948
at Welch, Margaret Jones; age 32; born at War, WV; divorced; living at Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton, Mercer Co, WV; submitted by
F. Hylton; 23 Jun 2012.
Buford Clay Phillips; born 29 Mar 1914; died in Sep 1987; buried here; double grave marker photo
shown with second wife, Margaret Jones Phillips.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 72; WV Archives Web Site.
Beauford Phillips; age 21; born in McDowell Co, WV (sic, born in TN); single; miner; living at Capels,
WV; son of George and Sarah; married on 2 Oct 1934 at Capels, WV; Virginia Jackson; age 19; born
in McDowell Co, WV; living at Capels, WV; daughter of Ed and Elsie.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as Virginia Phillips; age 21; born in WV; married; 1 yr HS education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Beuford Phillips.
3. Greenville Co, VA; Death Certificate #74-010371; Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014; Ancestry.com
Web Site.
Virginia Jackson Phillips; age 56; born 12 Sep 1918 at Welch, WV; divorced; housewife; living at 316
Church Street, Emporia, VA; daughter of Ulysses E. and Elsie (Miller) Jackson; died 17 Apr 1974 in
Greenville Memorial Hospital, Emporia, VA; due to cardie-pulmonary collapse; with severe rhuematoid
arthritis; body removed for burial in Roderfield Cemetery, Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs.Joyce Ritter
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site: Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 13 Dec 2013.
Virginia Kathryn Phillips; born 12 Sep 1918; died 17 Apr 1974; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"AT REST IN HEAVEN".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Capels; E.D. 24-34; taken on 11 Apr 1940;
Page 686B; Image 24 of 36; Household #175.
Listed as George C. Phillips; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, Beuford Phillips.
1. 1930 Census, Mingo Co, WV; Magnolia District; Blackberry; taken on 19 Apr 1930; Page 241A;
Image 12 of 22; Family #45/45.
Listed as Sarah Phillips; age 25; born in KY; married at 21; in household of husband, Landon L.
Phillips.
1. 1860 Census, McDowell Co, VA, Family 66.
"First Families of McDowell Co, West Virginia", Evans, page 11.
2. 1870 Census, McDowell Co, WV, page 10, taken 21 July 1870.
Big Creek Township, Tug River P.O. Family #67.
Listed as Alexander A. Beavers, age 15, in household of father, James W.
Beavers
3. "Marriage Records of McDowell Co, WV,...", page 7.
Alexander A. Beavers, age 19, married Mary Barnett, age 15, on 14 Feb 1874.
Marriage Record, McDowell Co, WV, Book 1, 1865-1896, page 137 (104).
He was born in Tazewell Co, VA; she in McDowell Co, WV.
No parents were listed.
4. Ancestry.com Web Site, 21 Sep 2000, Arminda Beavers search, submitted by
hannah@netscope.net.
Alexander Beavers married first Mary Barnett; second Martha Asbury on 13 Apr
1882 in Tazewell Co, VA.
5. "Compiled Tazewell Co Birth Index" "A B C D", Tazewell Co, VA Web Site
Alexander Beavers, son of James W. and Amanda Elizabeth Whitt Beavers, was
born on 24 Jul 1854 in Tazewell Co, VA.
6. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Big Sandy Township, taken on 25 Jun 1880, Page
320A, Family #131.
Listed as Alexander Beavers, age 25, born in VA, farm laborer, married, in
household of father, James W. Beavers. Apparently his family is listed
elsewhere in this census.