There are some old stones in the cemetaries around that area that are carved from slate. I didn't notice the dates, but believe they were early 1800's. Dan H ----- Original Message ----- From: "HERMON B FAGLEY" <hermfagley@juno.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 5:55 AM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] 1700's Cemetaries How early a tombstone? > Here just east of Cincinnati,settled 1795, 1817 seems the 1st year an > engraved tombstone > could be bought, but I know of exceptions "just "without the county. > 1798-1800-1803. > Noby need research it,but how early a tombstone is found on the South > Branch,settled 1740 era? > We have creek stone,with,or without initials,for earlier, > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:02:30 -0500 graymatters2@juno.com writes: > > You're welcome! > > > > Arnold Cemetery, Route 1/1, Green Spring, WV, Recorded December, > > 1991, by > > Vicki Horton (Springfield District Cemeteries, p. 137) > > > > Arnold, David--Died Oct 5, 1855; Aged 58 yr 2 mo 1 dy > > Arnold, Mary--Died Sept 25, 1875; Aged 71 yr 3 mo 9 dy; wife of > > David > > Arnold > > Hass, Sarah J--Died Nov 21, 1858; Aged 33 yr 10 mo 22 dy; wife of Wm > > Hass > > Hass, Sallie A--Died Aug 9, 1877; Aged 1 yr 7 mo 2 dy; dau of DA & > > EH > > Hass > > Hass, William--Born June 28, 1820--Died May 29, 1904; Aged 83 yr 11 > > mo 1 > > dy > > > > Martha Grenzeback > > graymatters2@juno.com > > > > > > > > On Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:21:34 EDT Joone1498@aol.com writes: > > > Hi Martha, > > > > > > I would like very much a lookup on the Arnold graves. Thanks so > > > much for > > > your kind offer. > > > > > > June Schultz > > > joone1498@aol.com > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >

If anyone runs across a James White d. 1846 buried somewhere along or in South Branch please email me............thelma1@ameritech.net Tootsie DanlHarris wrote: > There are some old stones in the cemetaries around that area that are carved > from slate. I didn't notice the dates, but believe they were early 1800's. > > Dan H > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "HERMON B FAGLEY" <hermfagley@juno.com> > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 5:55 AM > Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] 1700's Cemetaries How early a tombstone? > > > Here just east of Cincinnati,settled 1795, 1817 seems the 1st year an > > engraved tombstone > > could be bought, but I know of exceptions "just "without the county. > > 1798-1800-1803. > > Noby need research it,but how early a tombstone is found on the South > > Branch,settled 1740 era? > > We have creek stone,with,or without initials,for earlier, > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 00:02:30 -0500 graymatters2@juno.com writes: > > > You're welcome! > > >