1. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Short Smith
Gender Male
Birth Date 13 Apr 1754
Baptism Date 24 Apr 1754
Baptism Place Independent,Wattisfield,Suffolk,England
Father Jonathan Smith
Mother Elizabeth Moor
FHL Film Number 0825410 (RG4 1863) "
2. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Short Smith
Gender Male
Marriage Date 18 Nov 1779
Marriage Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse Alice Knight
FHL Film Number 887393"
3. Suffolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Short Smith
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Death Age 84
Birth Date abt 1754
Death Date abt 1838
Burial Date 28 Jan 1838
Burial Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Parish as it Appears Wattisfield
Description Wattisfield. Register of burials"
1. England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alice Knight
Gender Female
Marriage Date 18 Nov 1779
Marriage Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse Short Smith
FHL Film Number 887393 "
2, England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Alice Smith
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Death Age 77
Birth Date 1755
Death Date abt 1832
Burial Date 25 Feb 1832
Burial Place Wattisfield, Suffolk, England
Spouse Short Smith
FHL Film Number 989591"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lawer Copas Blankenship
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 23
Birth Date 4 Nov 1951
Marriage Registration Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 16 Oct 1975
Marriage Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Father Colley Blankenship
Mother Pauline Hurley
Spouse Virginia Rambo
Certificate Number 1975043493 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Virginia Rambo
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 16
Birth Date 22 Sep 1959
Marriage Registration Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 16 Oct 1975
Marriage Place Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Father Donald Rambo
Mother Lula Owens
Spouse Lawer Copas Blankenship
Certificate Number 1975043493"
1. 1900 Census, Buchanan Co, VA; Rock Lick District; taken 20 Jun 1900; Page 281A; Image 37 of 52;
Family #324/327.
Listed as Dave Hurley; age 9; born in Mar 1891 in VA; in household of father, Adam Hurley.
2. 1910 Census, Pike Co, KY; District #4; Lick 4; taken 18 Apr 1910; Page 3B; Image 6 of 26; Family
#40/40.
Listed as Dave Hurley; age 19; born in VA; single; farmer; in household of father, Adam Hurley.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 224; WV Archives Website,
D.C. Hurley; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of unlisted
parents; married on 13 Jun 1914 at Yukon, WV; Earl Smith; age 16; born in McDowell Co??, WV;
single; daughter of James and Elizabeth.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: David Crockett Hurley
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1895
Birth Place: Bick Rock, Virginia
Father: Adam Hurley
Mother: Laura S Hurley
SSN: 235051981
Signature on SSN Card: Dave C Hurley
Notes: 18 Nov 1983: Name listed as DAVID CROCKETT HURLEY"
4. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate # '62 006910; WV Archives Website.
David Hurley; age 71; born 24 Mar 1891 in VA; married; miner; SS#235-05-2981; living at Avondale,
WV; son of Adam and Laura (Shortridge) Hurley; died 19 May 1962 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV;
due to mycardial infarction; with coronary arteriosclerosis; buried 21 May 1962 in Iaeger Memorial
Cemetery, Roderfield, WV.
5. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Coleman, 16 Feb 2024.
"David Crockett Hurley
Birth 24 Mar 1891
Virginia, USA
Death 19 May 1962 (aged 71)
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 264088765"Additional Information Posted:
"Name David Hurley
Name Note SSN: 235-05-2981
Residence Place Avondale, McDowell, W.Va.
Sex Male
Age 71 years
Marital Status Married
Occupation Miner
Birth Date 24 Mar 1891
Birthplace Virginia
Death Date 19 May 1962
Death Place Welch, McDowell, West Virginia
Burial Date 21 May 1962
Cemetery Iaeger Mem.
Father's Name Adam Hurley
Mother's Name Laura Sportridge
Source Reference County Records"Husband of Early Smith, daughter of James William Smith and Elizabeth Phelps"
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 5 May 1910; Page 91B; Image 25
of 31; Family #224/226.
Listed as Early Smith; age 12; born in AR; in household of father, James W. Smith.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1914); Page 224; WV Archives Website,
D.C. Hurley; age 21; born in Buchanan Co, VA; single; miner; living at Yukon, WV; son of unlisted
parents; married on 13 Jun 1914 at Yukon, WV; Earl Smith; age 16; born in McDowell Co??, WV;
single; daughter of James and Elizabeth.
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Coleman, 16 Feb 2024.
"Early Smith Hurley
Birth 1899
Death unknown
Burial Iaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 264089768 "Additional Information Posted:
"Daughter of James William Smith and Elizabeth Phelps
burial unknown, assuming she is buried here with her husband
Event Type Marriage
Name D C Hurley
Marriage Date 1914
Marriage Place Mcdowell, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name Earl Smith
Source Reference County Records
Record Number 787"
James Norman "Jimmy" Pennington
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; E.D. 24-38; taken on 25 Apr
1940; Page 753A; Image 5 of 10; Household #34.
Listed as Jimmy Pennington; age 1; born in WV; no education; in household of father, George
Pennington.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
James Norman Pennington; age 28; born 15 Dec 1938 in Premier, WV; single; living in Roderfield,
WV; son of George W. and Nellie (Turpin) Pennington; married on 3 Jun 1967 in Roderfield, WV;
Penny Sue Hopkins; age 19; born 21 Apr 1948 at Welch, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV;
daughte of Lawrence E. and Carrie (Johnston) Hopkins.
3. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home, Bluewell, Mercer Co, WV; Posted Obit.
"James Norman Pennington, 83, of Princeton, WV went to be with his Lord and Savior November 23, 2022. Born December 15, 1938, in Premier, WV, he was a son of the late George Washington Pennington and Nellie Turpin Pennington. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Carl, Ed, Elaine, Warren, Walt, Garnett, Gale, and Jess Pennington. He graduated from Welch High School in 1957 and he served in the United States Army from 1963 until 1965. He was employed by Purity Baking Company for 12 years before opening Pennington’s Little Green Markets in Big Four, WV and Roderfield, WV which he owned and operated for 32 years. Jim was a devout Christian, Elder and Treasurer at Memorial Church of Christ in Princeton. Jim was a devoted husband and father. He loved his family and church family more than anything. Jim also served as caretaker of Iaeger Memorial Cemetery from 1972 until 2022. Upon retirement, Jim loved to wholesale flowers and pumpkins, meet and talk with new people."Those left to cherish Jim’s memory are his wife of 55 years, Penny Hopkins Pennington; daughter, Tamathea (Tambo) Warner of Green Valley; son, Jami Pennington and wife, Sarah of Bluefield, VA; grandchildren, Michael Warner, Jessica Northrup and husband, Bob, Sydney Pennington and fiancé, Tyler Brewster, and Laine Pennington; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Aiden, and Storm Warner, Peyton and Titan Northrup, and Ellie Brewster; siblings, John Pennington and wife, Shirley of Roderfield, WV, and Shirley Cline of Princeton, WV; many nieces and nephews also survive. And beloved friend and employee Michael Kennedy.
"The family would like to give special thanks to the nurses and doctors at Princeton Community Hospital, Fresenius Kidney Care in Bluefield and Princeton, Stonerise Nursing Home, and the Bluefield and Princeton Rescue Squad.
"Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 PM Monday, November 28, 2022, at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home with Pastor Rod Hedrick officiating. Interment will follow at Iaeger Memorial Cemetery in Roderfield where Michael Warner, Bob Northrup, Jeff Branham, Johnny Gail Pennington, Clinton McCloskey, Andy Green will serve as pallbearers. Laine Pennington, Andrew Warner, and Aiden Warner will serve as junior pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, a non-profit organization, P.O. Box 23, Roderfield, WV 24881.
"Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.cravens-shires.com. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home is serving the Pennington family."
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1967); Page 329; WV Archives Website.
James Norman Pennington; age 28; born 15 Dec 1938 in Premier, WV; single; living in Roderfield,
WV; son of George W. and Nellie (Turpin) Pennington; married on 3 Jun 1967 in Roderfield, WV;
Penny Sue Hopkins; age 19; born 21 Apr 1948 at Welch, WV; single; living at Roderfield, WV;
daughte of Lawrence E. and Carrie (Johnston) Hopkins.