This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: becdecoy4558 Surnames: Shields, Riffle, Thornton, , Snyder, Connolly, Greenlee, and others Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.jackson/6636.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mr. Shinn: I am enclosing some information on the Shields Cemetery a.k.a. Mt. Flower Cemetery. Recorded by Juanita Burdette for the Mason County Cemetery Books. My what would we have done without Juanita and her volunteers who preserved so much of our local history. The cemetery is Situated at the site of the old Mt. Flower School on Chestnut Ridge. You may sort this through and decide if any of these people belong to your line. Snyder, Margaret 1858-1928 1 Row unmarked Shields, Mary (Jane) d. Sept. 16, 1889 age 13 yrs. 2 mo. 11 da. (dau. of Salathiel and Amanda Shields) Shields, Sara Francis, Sept. 17, 1889 age 12 yrs. 1 mo. 15 da. (dau S. and A. Shields) Shields, Cordelia d. Sept. 18, 1889 age 8 yrs. 1 mo. 5 days, dau of S. & A. Shields (all of diptheria) all on one worn monument Scarberry, Carrie J. 1891-1958 Snyder, Ethel M. 1926-1927 Hart, Robert S. 1907-1958 Hart, Edna S. 1905 Hanning, Elisha 1829-1891 Shields, C. Jewell 1886-1958 Duff, Alma 1921-1967 wf of Joe (died on the Silver Bridge Disaster on Dec. 15, 1967) Jones, Julia A. 1868-1926 wf of "Cad" Shields, C. M. 1867-1946 Scarberry, George M. 1886-1957 Snyder, Mildred I. 1931-1934 18 unmarked graves (at least). A neighbor who lived near by noted that there were Riffle family graves at the rear fence; no monuments; 3 small infants, & Bill Riffle, children of Norman and Cora Riffle Shees, Mr. Shields, Virginia; William; George W; Cora; Bertha; Pete Shirley, Ella (mother); Virgie (dau) infant son Stover, Ethel Mae d. Apr. 10, 1927 (dau Thomas Synder & Edna Gerlach, aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 19 da) Shield, George, Nov. 5, 1883 aged 71 yrs (son Wm. & Ellen) Mason County Records show the following: Suiter, Margaret 1858-1928 (dau of S & M. Shields - may be A Shields Thornton, Roy Norman 1902-1927 (Norman & Della (Shields) Thornton Shields, Peter E. 1870-1925 (Salathiel & Amanda Shields) Shields, Sheridan d. 1917 age 15 yrs. Riffle, Myrtle Marie 1921-1923 dau Norman and Cora Jones, Julia, March 28, 1858 - Jan 12, 1925 (Martin P. and Matilda Shileds McCarty) Jones, Sidney Eugene 1933-1933 (of Walter & Flossie Shields Jones Wright, Virgil L. June 26, 1901, 4 mo. 22 days Shields, Bertha Mae 1899. 1920. dau of Sheridan Shields, William Henry 1883-1936 (Herman & Ruth Shields Shields, Sara A. Dec 12, 1859-Feb. 20, 1941 (dau Lewis and ____ (Gregory) (Riffle) Shields, Hiram Madison, March 15, 1858 - Jan. 27, 1941 d. Jackson County Shields, Rosa, Oct. 4, 1894 age 18 yrs. 2 mo. 7 da. (Seth and Mandy) Shields, Charles Lee, Dec. 10, 1892 (17 yrs.) d. P.S. Couch farm Snyder, Harry Tom July 10, 1899-Aug 28, 1971 (son of George and Margaret Shields Snyder) Shileds, Rachel, April 16, 1878 age 62 yrs. wif of James (dau of Edward & Hannah Greenlee)Mary Conley dau. (James and Rachel were the parents of Elizabeth, Hannah, Lewis, Sarah, and James) Shields, Hannah d. May 18, 1878 age 35 yrs. 1 mo. nerver married, dau James and Rachel, d. Union Dist. (could have bee buried inthe Smith Cemetery on Ten Mile Creek. Also from the MC Cemetery Book: Chestnut and Shirley Road Cemetery Off Rt. 2, Shirley road once would lead into Letart, closed off part way. Mr. Shirley says an old cemetery under large pine tree was fenced some 50 years ago and had unknown woman and child. An old house stood until "10 years ago" onBartrum farm now owned by Mr. Jordan. Never monuments. Mr. Thornton als remembers there were 4 graves, and were tenants. Mrs. Clyd Gerlach also remembers the cemetery location. Mr. Shinn and others. This is the best that I could transcribe this information. Hope it helps you. Keep Searching. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.