Margaret Louise Spurrier1,2,3

F, b. April 2, 1914, d. March 27, 1975
     Her Social Security Number was 242-74-6690.4 Margaret Louise Spurrier was buried at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina.5,2 She was born on April 2, 1914 at North Carolina.2,4 As of April 25, 1936,her married name was Gray.3 She married Charles Dowd Gray Jr., son of Charles Dowd Gray Sr. and Clarice Mabel Poff, on April 25, 1936 at Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina.1,2,3 Margaret Louise Spurrier died on March 27, 1975 at Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina, at age 60.2

Census Records

1940Dwelling 87, District 36-37, Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina6

Family

Charles Dowd Gray Jr. b. January 27, 1914, d. June 17, 1985
Marriage*Margaret Louise Spurrier married Charles Dowd Gray Jr., son of Charles Dowd Gray Sr. and Clarice Mabel Poff, on April 25, 1936 at Gastonia, Gaston Co., North Carolina.1,2,3 
Children
  • Margaret Louise Gray1,7,6
  • Charles Dowd Gray III1,7,6
  • Thomas Alexander Spurrier Gray1,7
  • Daughter Gray7

Citations

  1. [S1488] Dorothy Shinn (granddaughter), "Charles Dowd Gray," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Oct 1, 2007 and Feb 3, 2008.
  2. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976.
  3. [S5158] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S7413] Gaston Memorial Park, Gaston Co., NC, online www.findagrave.com/.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.

Wade Hampton Riffe1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, b. July 26, 1879, d. July 25, 1962
     Wade Hampton Riffe was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.7 His Social Security Number was 236-01-1238.8 He was born on July 26, 1879 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.2,3,4,8 He married Mary Walton Cole, daughter of Alfred Lewis Cole and Nancy Rosina Dunn, on October 8, 1902 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,9 Wade Hampton Riffe married Pearl Davis on August 29, 1946 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.5 Wade Hampton Riffe died on July 25, 1962 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 82.6

Census Records

1920Dwelling 161, District 171, Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia10
1930Dwelling 463, District 29, Trap Hill, Raleigh Co., West Virginia11

Occupation

1920Farmer10
1930Mechanic11

Family 1

Mary Walton Cole b. March 1, 1885, d. November 19, 1942
Marriage*Wade Hampton Riffe married Mary Walton Cole, daughter of Alfred Lewis Cole and Nancy Rosina Dunn, on October 8, 1902 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,9 
Children

Family 2

Pearl Davis b. January 14, 1892, d. March, 1981
Marriage*Wade Hampton Riffe married Pearl Davis on August 29, 1946 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.5 

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Mary W. Riffe death certificate.
  2. [S1597] Ronald Ray Turner, Raleigh County West Virginia Marriages 1850-1911.
  3. [S533] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.
  4. [S1253] Selective Service System United States, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Riffe-Haley marriage record.
  6. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Wade Hampton Riffe death record.
  7. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Mary W. Riffe obituary in the Nov 20, 1942 edition.
  10. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Orlin N. Riffe obituary in the Jun 17, 1974 edition.
  13. [S798] Register Herald, From the Betty Lou Riffe Daniel obituary in the Jun 6, 2015 edition.
  14. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Riffe-Riffe marriage record.
  15. [S2878] FamilySearch, West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
  16. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Herbert Henry Riffe1,2,3,4,5

M, b. February 25, 1901, d. March 11, 1944
FatherOliver Perry Riffe1,3,2 b. March 29, 1860, d. July 25, 1926
MotherRuhama Davis1,3,2,6 b. September 13, 1865, d. July 4, 1937
     Herbert Henry Riffe was buried at Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor Road, Mount Tabor, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,5 He was born on February 25, 1901 at Lester, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2,5 He married Corda Fitzpatrick on May 23, 1931 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,4,7 Herbert Henry Riffe died on March 11, 1944 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 43; Died in a slate fall in a coal mine.1,5

Census Records

1910Dwelling 653, District 157, Mabscott, Raleigh Co., West Virginia2
1920Dwelling 621, District 169, Glen White, Raleigh Co., West Virginia3
1930Dwelling 27, District 26, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia6
1940Dwelling 285, District 41-39, Town, Raleigh Co., West Virginia8

Occupation

1920Farm hand3
1930Coal loader6
1940Coal miner8

Family

Corda Fitzpatrick b. August 6, 1911, d. May 26, 2003
Marriage*Herbert Henry Riffe married Corda Fitzpatrick on May 23, 1931 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,4,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Herbert Riffe death certificate.
  2. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Riffe-Fitzpatrick marriage record.
  5. [S4028] Calfee Cemetery, Raleigh Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com
  6. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S798] Register Herald, From the Cora A. Riffe obituary in the May 28, 2003 edition.
  8. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Meadows-Riffe marriage record.
  10. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From the Nila Marie Riffe Meadows obituary in an unknown edition.
  11. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Riffe-Park marriage record.
  12. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Orlin N. Riffe obituary in the Jun 17, 1974 edition.
  13. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Gertrude Dotsie Cole1,2,3

F, b. September 25, 1918, d. March 10, 1997
     Her Social Security Number was 234-22-0572.3 Gertrude Dotsie Cole was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.4 She and Homer Wilmer Riffe were divorced.4 Gertrude Dotsie Cole was born on September 25, 1918 at True, Summers Co., West Virginia.2,3 As of November 4, 1942,her married name was Riffe.2 She married Homer Wilmer Riffe, son of Dr. William Thomas Riffe and Melia Snuffer, on November 4, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2 Gertrude Dotsie Cole died on March 10, 1997 at Oak Hill, Fayette Co., West Virginia, at age 78.4 She BECKLEY - Gertrude C. Meadows, 78, of Beckley died March 10, 1997, in an Oak Hill care center after a long illness. She was an 11-year resident of Beckley, a member of United Methodist Temple, Beckley, a retired registered nurse from the V.A. Hospital, Beckley, with 20 years' service and a member of Retired Nurses Association. Surviving: daughter, Jienell Gilkerson of Beckley; sister, Janetta Pisegna of Malden; nephew, who cared for her, Wayne D. Hungate of Beckley; several additional nieces and nephews. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Temple with the Rev. Daniel B. Johnson and the Rev. Michael Q. Atkinson officiating. Entombment will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Prosperity. on March 11, 1997.4

Family

Homer Wilmer Riffe b. March 30, 1908, d. June 19, 1955
Divorce*She and Homer Wilmer Riffe were divorced.4 
Marriage* Gertrude Dotsie Cole married Homer Wilmer Riffe, son of Dr. William Thomas Riffe and Melia Snuffer, on November 4, 1942 at Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.1,2 
Child

Citations

  1. [S798] Register Herald, From the Jienell Gilkerson Wall obituary in the May 13, 2008 edition.
  2. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Riffe-Cole marriage record.
  3. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S616] Charleston Gazette, From the Gertrude C. Meadows obituary in the Mar 10, 1997 edition.
  5. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Gilkerson-Riffe marriage record.