John McElroy settled at the mouth of Short Creek in 1786 Surnames (McElroy Humphrey) Hughes Slade Taylor McClelland Patterson Chapman McKeever McKee Locating the graves of my G-G-G-G-Grandfather's Revolutionary soldier's John McElroy and John Humphrey is by far the most important thing to me at this point A lady who lives near the Warrenton Jefferson County Ohio Cemetery She told Charles Green that there was an old family cemetery up on top of the hill above Warrenton but you need a four wheel drive vehicle to get to it. Dose Any one Have any info The book, " Pioneer Days," Notes that the graves of Revolutionary soldiers John McElroy and John Humphrey are located somewhere in Jefferson County but it is not known where they are buried The Family is Sure it is Warrenton Cemetery There are simply to many graves missing however hill top family Cemetery above Warrenton Has no Records This hast to be it I have Ben working with Charles Green Jefferson County Historical Association and he has went out of his way for us The Work Charles is doing Ohio is priceless!!! However Charles went down to the Warrenton Cemetery on Aug 29 2001 and he did not find any McElroy tombstones. The cemetery is not in too bad of shape but it does need a good cleaning. Charles talked a lady who lives near the Warrenton Jefferson County Ohio Cemetery and she told him that there was an old family Cemetery up on top of the hill above Warrenton but you need a four wheel drive vehicle to get to it. She didn't know how many graves were in it nor did she know the names and she said some logging operations had damaged it seems they cut the trees down and then drag them out with tractors. They just pulled the trees through the burial site and ran over the stones. of my G-G-G-G-Grandfather's they settled there in 1786 Ohio Pioneer's Revolutionary Soldier's Fife major John McElroy and Caption John Humphrey and John McElroy served as Caption 89 Company F Ohio in War 1812 This is Old Scottish Irish Highlands Tradition family cemetery up on top Highlands over looking the River valley's where they lived in This Case the Highland above Warrenton Jefferson County over looking Ohio River valley ============================== The book, " Pioneer Days," Notes that the graves of Revolutionary Soldier's John McElroy and John Humphrey are located somewhere in Jefferson County but it is not known where they are buried. ============================== More info on John McElroy at my web page @ Captain John McELroy http://www.geocities.com/thomasrmcelroy/Captain_John_McELroy.html http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/McElroy_Ohio_land_Records.htm ============================== More info on John Humphrey at my web page @ http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/Humphrey_Page.html http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/Humphrey_Ohio_Land_Records.htm Can Any one please look to this logging operation on the hills above Warrenton Jefferson County Ohio They just pulled the trees through the burial site and ran over the stone's Locating the graves of Revolutionary soldiers John McElroy and John Humphrey of my G-G-G-G-Grandfather's is by far the most important thing to me at this point! Can Any one Help me ? Thomas Ray McElroy my phone # is (405) 329 9194 I will call you back on my dime mailto:[email protected] Thomas Ray McElroy 1532 Elk CR. Norman Oklahoma 73071 The Index Page of The "Clanpappy" http://www.geocities.com/thomas_mcelroy/index.htm