1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Elbert; E.D. 24-6; taken on 25 Apr 1940; Page
139B; Image 44 of 48; Household #372.
Listed as Chris Puckett; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, Floyd H. Puckett.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Riffe; age 21; born in Hanover, WV; single; living at Steeles, WV; son of Epison and Bessie
Riffe; married on 30 Sep 1945 at Pineville, WV; Opal Holsclaw; age 21; born at Mohegan, WV; single;
living at Steeles, WV; daughter of Fayette and Artie Holsclaw.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 11 Apr 1930; Page 205A; Image 25 of
75; Family #214/229.
Listed as Opal Holsclaw; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Roe F. Holsclaw.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Hemphill; Orkney Hollow; E.D. 24-39; taken on
20 May 1940; Page 774A; Image 18 of 31; Household #135.
Listed as Opal Holsclaw; age 13; born in WV; single; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same
house on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Fayette Holsclaw.
3. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1945); Page 150; WV Archives Web Site.
Theodore Riffe; age 21; born in Hanover, WV; single; living at Steeles, WV; son of Epison and Bessie
Riffe; married on 30 Sep 1945 at Pineville, WV; Opal Holsclaw; age 21; born at Mohegan, WV; single;
living at Steeles, WV; daughter of Fayette and Artie Holsclaw.
1. Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wiley Everette Clay; married on 20 Jul 1984 in Brevard Co, FL; Carlie Elana Johnson.
1. US Publc Records Index, 1950-1993; Vol #2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Carlie Johnson
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1958
Address: PO Box 811, Pineville, WV, 24874-0811"
2. Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-2001; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Wiley Everette Clay; married on 20 Jul 1984 in Brevard Co, FL; Carlie Elana Johnson.
1. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #'56 011082; WV Archives Web Site.
Edward I. Hofmeier; age 74; born 11 Aug 1882 in Harrison, OH; widowed; accountant for WV Steel
(US Steel?, Gary, WV?); ss # 234-05-1016; living at 114 Edison Ave, Huntington, WV; son of John
B. and Paulina (Goebels) Hofmeier; died 3 Sep 1956 in the Fifth Avenue Nursing Home, Huntington, WV;
due to probable uremia; nephrosclerosis with generalized arteriosclerosis; buried 5 Sep 1956 in Iaeger
Memorial Cemetery; informant, Harold F. Hofmeier.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Edward I. Hofmeier; born 11 Aug 1882; died 3 Sep 1956; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with wife Gertie Lee Martin Hofmeier.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 27 Apr 1910; Page 198A; Image 9 of 33;
Family #257/269.
Listed as Sistia Lee Martin; age 18; born in VA; single; in household of father, Joseph A. Martin.
2. Cabell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2468; WV Archives Web Site.
Gertrude Lee Hofmeier; age 54 yrs, 4 mons, 10 days; born 25 Nov 1892 at Glade Hill, VA; married; wife
of E.I. Hofmeier; housewife; living at 332 25-1/5 Street, Huntington, WV; daughter of Joseph A. and Mary
Ellen (Holland) Martin; died 5 Mar 1947 at her home; due to suicide; buried '47 in Roderfield Cemetery,
Roderfield, WV; informant, E.I. Hofmeier, Huntington, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 14 Dec 2013.
Gertie Lee Hofmeier; born 25 Nov 1892; died 5 Mar 1947; buried here; double headstone photo shown
with husband, Edward I. Hofmeier.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Hodge; age 21; born in Johnson Co, TN ; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of J.D. and Ellen
Hodge; married on 13 May 1928 at Newhall, WV; Ethel Bowman; age 17; born in Horsepen, VA; single;
daughter of John and Rinda Bowman.
2. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall, WV; taken on 8 Apr 1930: Page 187A;
Image 15 of 36; Family #128/144.
Listed as Harry Hodge; age 22; born in VA; married at 21; brakeman for coal company; head of household.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Harry Hodge; age 33; born in VA; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
motor man in coal mine; head of household.
4. Ralegh Co, WV; Death Certificate #'63 015790; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Shelton Hodge; age 56; born 18 Jun 1907 in Toms Creek, VA; married; retired miner;
SS# 233-07-5311; living at Newhall, WV; son of Joe David and Ellen (Reed) Hodge; died
17 Oct 1963 in Pinecrest Sanitarium, Beckley, WV; due to silico-tuberculosis; buried 20 Oct
1963 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Ethel Hodge, Newhall, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery; Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Harry S. Hodge; born 18 Jun 1908; died 17 Oct 1963; buried here; headstone photo shown; "AT REST".
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 16/17 Feb 1920; Page 100B; Image 24 of 38;
Family #206/207.
Listed as Ethel Bowman; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, John Bowman.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 7; WV Archives Web Site.
Harry Hodge; age 21; born in Johnson Co, TN ; single; miner; living at Newhall, WV; son of J.D. and Ellen
Hodge; married on 13 May 1928 at Newhall, WV; Ethel Bowman; age 17; born in Horsepen, VA; single;
daughter of John and Rinda Bowman.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall, WV; taken on 8 Apr 1930: Page 187A;
Image 15 of 36; Family #128/144.
Listed as Ethel Hodge; age 18; born in WV; married at 16; in household of husband, Harry Hodge.
4. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Ethel Hodge; age 28; born in WV; married; 5th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of husband, Harry S. Hodge.
5. US Public Records, 1950-1993; Vol #1; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ethel Hodge; born 11 Apr 1911; living at PO Box 44, Newhall, WV 2866-0044 in 1989.
6. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"ame: Ethel Gertrude Hodge
[Ethel G Hodge]
[Ethel Gertrude Bowman]
SSN: 235649739
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Apr 1912 (sic? 1911?)
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia
Death Date: 17 Jul 2005
Father: John Bowman
Mother: Cindy Bowman
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Nov 1958: Name listed as ETHEL GERTRUDE HODGE; 23 Jul 2005: Name listed as ETHEL G HODGE"
7. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, Tazewell Co, VA; submitted by
Chris Bowman; 21 Dec 2011.
Ethel Gertrude Bowman Hodge; born 11 Apr 1911; died 17 Jul 2005; buried here; grave marker and personal
photos shown;
"...Ethel G. Hodge, 93, of Newhall, died Sunday, July 17, 2005 in Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 12 p.m. at the Newhall Bible Church, Newhall, where friends may call Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Bluefield, Va. The Douglas Funeral Home of War is in charge of arrangements.
"Family links:
Parents:
John Bowman (1882 - 1971)
Martha Lourinda Bowman Bowman (1885 - 1956)
"Siblings:
Myrtle Bessie Bowman Asbury (1904 - 1948)*
Garland Wade Bowman (1909 - 1962)*
Ethel Gertrude Bowman Hodge (1911 - 2005)
Basil Bowman (1917 - 1979)*
Dema Bowman Newberry (1918 - 1973)*
Dock Bundy Bowman (1924 - 1989)*
"*Calculated relationship..."
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Newhall, WV; taken on 8 Apr 1930: Page 187A;
Image 15 of 36; Family #128/144.
Listed as Ruth Hodge; age 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Harry Hodge.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Ruth Hodge; age 11; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harry S. Hodge.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Bula Hodge; age 9; born in WV; 2nd grade education; attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harry S. Hodge.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Walter Hodge; age 6; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same place on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Harry S. Hodge.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Cucumber; E.D.24-24; taken on 16 May 1940; Page
405B; Image 6 of 48; Household #43.
Listed as Harry Hodge, Jr; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Harry S. Hodge.
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; taken on 23 Apr 1930; Page 166A; Image 33 of 36;
Family #308/325.
Listed as Fields Hodge; age 1 yr, 10 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Wayne Hodge.
2. McDowell Co WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 227; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Fields Hodge; age 23; born in Independence, VA; single; living at Leckie, WV; married
on 3 May 1952 in the Methodist Church, Leckie, WV; Elsie Vivian Lambert; age 19; born and
living at Leckie, WV; with consent of Cora Lambert, mother of Elsie Vivian Lambert.
1. McDowell Co WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1952); Page 227; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Fields Hodge; age 23; born in Independence, VA; single; living at Leckie, WV; married
on 3 May 1952 in the Methodist Church, Leckie, WV; Elsie Vivian Lambert; age 19; born and
living at Leckie, WV; with consent of Cora Lambert, mother of Elsie Vivian Lambert.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Complied by William A. Marsh, page 786.
Elkhorn Township, page 011.
Listed as Joseph Lambert, age 1, in household of father, Isaac Lambert.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 759.
Elkhorn Township, page 012.
Listed as Rachael V. Bailey, age 3, in household of father, John Wesley
Bailey.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV, Elkhorn District, page 147A, Family 12.
Listed as Virginia Bailey, age 21, born in Oct 1878, in household of father,
James Bailey.
3.Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'62 005469; WV Archives Web Site.
Rachel Virginia Lambert; age 84; born 27 Oct 1877 in WV; widow; domestic; housewife;
living at Leckie, WV; daughter of James W. and Arabelle (Dillion) Bailey; died 15 Apr 1962
in the Bluefield Sanitarium Hospital, Bluefield, WV; due to cerebral thrombosis, nephrosclerosis
with uremia and generalized ateriosclerosis; buried 17 Apr 1962 in Bailey Cemetery, Leckie, WV;
informant, Owen Lambert, Tonawanda, NY.