I have an unexplored line in my genealogy that begins with Belle Stoute (Stout) I believe she was born between abt 1910 and 1915. Her parents were Daniel Stoute and Christina Keener (b. 1882 died 10-28-1923). Christina's parents were John Keener and Rebecca Chapman (b. 1860?). Most, if not all, of these individuals lived in Webster county at some time. For awhile Christina and Belle Stoute lived in Hardwood. If anyone has any information on any of these individuals i'd love to hear from you. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

I made it back to sunset memorial park in erbacon yesterday, i was able to correct a lot of errors on the rough draft and i've added some more information. I still need to make one more trip, i've still got about two hours of work left to do there. I also found the Amos Run cemetery near Wainville, it contains about 25 graves, i've recorded the information and I should be able to post it within the next day or so. On a topographic map i've located two more cemeteries on Glade Run, which is also near Wainville. I took a drive up there but the cemeteries weren't immediately visible so i'm going to have to get more specific directions. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Reference: Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Begining of the Southwest- the Roanake of Colonial days -1740-1783 by F.B. Kegley -published 1938 - pages 272 -273 -274 Part 1 Service Reciords -French & Indian War - Botetourt County, Virginia Botetourt Orders of Court: WILLIAM WARD served as a sergeant in the years 1756 & 1757 in DICKINSON'S COMPANY OF RANGERS. He was an inhabitant of South Carolina at the time that warrants for their services were obtained by the officers - certified to the register of the land office. WILLIAM WILSON allowed a warrant for land, having been a sergeant in the Cherokee Expedition under COL. WILLIAM BYRD. ZOPHER CARPENTER was a drummer in JOHN DICKENSON'S company of rangers. JAMES RALSTON, sergeant in same company. HUMPHREY MADISON, was ensign in 1756 on the frontier in Dickenson's company of rangers. FRANCES RILEY, deceased was soldier in Capt. WILLIAM PRESTON'S rangers in 1759. JAMES McGUIRE in Capt. CHRISTIAN'S company of Col. BYRD'S regiment of regulars, Second Virginia 1760. LAIRD FREAM of BYRD's regiment, claim allowed, also SOLOMON SIMPSON, EDWARD GILL, Sr., CHRISTOPHER FINNIE, WILLIAM CROSS. Soldiers under Col. GEORGE WASHINGTON in Old Virginia Regiment: CHRISTOPHER BEST JOHN GAULEY - under Capt. Christian, 1760 JOHN LUNLY and JOHN COLLIER - in the Cherokee expedition, 1760 GEORGE TEETER - under Capt. Gist of First Virginia, 1760 JOHN RAEBURN - Hay's rangers, 1760 JACOB PERSINGER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 ROBERT GILLASPIES, Sr. Dickenson's rangers, 1754 JOHN McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1758- 59 JOSEPH SWOAP, Sr., - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 THOMAS KELLY - Corporal in Dickenson's rangers, 1757 - 59 EZEKIEL JOHNSON - Dickenson's rangers, 1757- 59 SOLOMON CARPENTER - Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -59 THOMAS CARPENTER - William Preston's Company, 1759 EDWARD McMULLIN - Dickenson's rangers, 1756 -1759 JOHN EDWARDS -under Capt. Mercer. SAMUEL CONNER - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. JOHN TYGERT - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. THOMAS CASSATY - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. WILLIAM SIMPSON - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col. Washington. WILLIAM GILL - Old Virginia Regiment, under Col.Washington. THOMAS CARPENTER, Jr. -Dickenson's rangers, 1757 -58 WILLIAM MANN -sergeant in Col. Peachy's Battalion, MOSES MANN, eldest son & heir. THOMAS MANN - Dickenson's rangers, heir John's son, Moses. WILLIAM WARD - under Col.Byrd, Cherokee Expedition 1760. HENRY PAULING - under Col.Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JOHN DRAPER - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760. JAMES BARNETT - under Col. Byrd's Cherokee Expedition 1760 in Christian's Company. PETER WRIGHT - in Dickenson's Co. JOSEPH CARPENTER - in Dickenson's Company heir, JOHN, son of Thomas. DAVID GALLOWAY - sergeant in Capt. Dunlap's rangers, 1757. WILLIAM GALLOWAY - in Dickenson's Rangers, 1758. DAVID CALLOWAY, Sr. -in Dickenson's Rangers,1758. JOHN BOLLER - sergeant under Dickenson 1756 -1757. JOHN KEENE - under Dickenson 1756-1757. GEORGE GLANCY - corporal in Capt. Stuart's company under Col. Byrd. WILLIAM LEATHERDALE - Bullit's Company, under Col.Byrd. PETER WILEY - under Dickenson, 1759. JOHN WILEY -under Dickenson, 1759. WILLIAM DIMPSEY -Capt. Smith's Regulars. WILLIAM HOLLY - Gist light infantry. JAMES COOPER - gist light infantry. WILLIAM RUTHUM - Preston Company, 1757. ROBERT HUTCHISON - sergeant in Penn. Regiment, Fort Pitt. JOHN BURNBRY - Christian's regulars. JOHN PRY or PRESTON - 1756 -1758. ABRAHAM MORRIS - Bullit's regulars. URIAH HUMPHREYS - with Capt. Posey. AUGUSTINE BROOMLEY - with Capt. Blagg. EDWARD YOUNG - with Capt. Posey. THOMAS MILLER - with Christian's rangers,1756. ALEXANDER WALKER - with Christian's rangers, 1756. PETER BRANNER - with Capt. Hewitt. PETER LOONEY - with Capt. Smith, 1755 -56 - taken prisoner & kept two years. HUGH McNEEL - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JULIUS WEBB - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOHN HAYNES - drummer in Capt. Thogmorton's Regulars. JOSEPH SMITH - in John Smith's Rangers, 1755 -56, taken prisoner, died 24 June, 1756. JAMES MILLIGAN - Posey's regulars. ABRAHAM ELLIS - in Capt. Stuart's regulars. CHARLES ELLISON - Corporal under Capt. Root, 1 st. and 2 nd. Virginia. WILLIAM DUNCAN -in Capt. Lewis's regulars. JOHN TATHAM - under Capt. Stewart of Col. Byrd. WILLIAM POAGE - under Capt. Hogg. PHILIP WATKINS - in Capt. Mongomery's Volunteers, Sandy Creek 1756. JOHN NORRIS - in First Virginia Regiment. DAVID ROBINSON - Lieutenant of Rangers under Preston, July 1755 to June 1756 - then Lieu. with Dickenson's Ranngers, June 1757 to May 1759. COL. JOHN SMITH - Served as Captain in new line of 1760 under Col. Byrd. Warrent for 3,000 acres. Captain of rangers under Andrew Lewis, August 1755 to June 1756. His fort attacked by the French and Indians and he was taken prisoner to Canada but returned 1758. WILLIAM SKILLERN - ensign under Robert Breckenridge of Byrd's regiment who garrisoned Fort Chiswell 1761. WILLIAM WARD - Lieutenant, JOHN THOMPSON - second lieutenant. JAMES JOHNSTON - of Thogmorton's Regulars. ALEXANDER McDONALD - Capt. Preston's Rangers - discharged 1758. DR. THOMAS LLOYD - of Preston's Rangers, 1755, disbanded June 1756 - surgeon again under Preston, June 1757 to May 1759 - surgeon in same and other companies and attended to the wounded country people without fee or any gratuity - warrent for 200 acres had been given. WALTER STEWART - sergeant in First VA Regiment - quartermaster in Second VA Regiment. ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER - marched to Greenbrier in 1757 as a Captain of Volunteers, heir to WILLIAM ALEXANDER. post by patsy

From: The Webster Echo; Aug. 24, 1900. ERBACON. Dry and hot....Harvesting is the order of the day....Lots of sickness in this vicinity....John L. Carpenter and James Barnett are on the mend....Rev. Mathew Perrine preached two able sermon here last Saturday night and Sunday morning....A. F. Scott and Walter Shinn started to Burnsville Friday to spend a few days fishing....J. C. Barnett spent last Sunday at Wainville with friends....E. J. Salisbury is getting along nicely with his lumber job. One of his best hands has been sick for a few days, but we think Billy will be able to go to work in a few days. G. J.

From: The Webster Echo; Aug. 31, 1900. HARDWOOD. A few showers of rain this week, which was needed badly. ....E. E. Cottrill is running his saw mill at Hardwood Siding this week. He contemplates moving his mill up to hardwood next week, where he will saw considerable lumber....Mr. Cartwright, of Heater Station, and Mr. Berry, of Salt Lick, Braxton couty, passed through our town from Addison a few days ago....R. Koon, of Marcus, will saw a set near Hardwood for the Stout Lumber Company. They intend to commence next week....John Morris has purchased a good team of horses and outfit from Mr. Cottrill....Walter Case and John T. Morrison are cutting timber for O. S. Taylor, near Hardwood....Mrs. E.izabeth Garrison, of White Oak, returned home this morning from visiting her brother, J. A. Keller, at Excelsior....The school will commence at this place the 10th of next month. We hope Mr. Thomas will make a success....Corn is a pretty fair crop, considering the drought....Ellis Weese, the road overseer, has been out working road hands for the last two weeks. Why don't they work roads sooner, say in May or June of each year, so we could have some good roads a part of the year. TRY ME.

From: The Webster Echo; Oct. 13, 1899. WAINVILLE. The school at this place began last Monday, with an inrollment of 32 pupils. Missis Ethel Hoover and Leda Woods, of Cowen, visited friends and relatives here last Saturday and Sunday. Attorney J. M. Hoover, Administrator of G. F. McElwain's estate, came down last Monday to appraise the property of Mr. McElwain. Prof. D. J. Cochran, the jolly pedagogue, of Puzzle Hole, was a pleasant caller here last Saturday and Sunday. Uncle Lewiis McElwain and A. L. Goff took in the Clarksburg fair last week. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Woods gave the young folks of our town an entertainment one night last week, in which they enjoyed pulling taffy. Mr. Walker, of Cowen, is here building a brick chimney for I. C. Woods. Quite a number of our young people took in the free excursion on the Amos Run railroad, last Sunday evening. A. L. Goff took a double barrelled gun and went hunting a few days ago. After wandering over the hill tops for some time, he came upon a large drove of turkeys, and began firing, killing four of them; but they proved to be Uncle Lewis McElwain's tame turkeys and as a matter ...(unreadable)... Mr. Goff's evening sport cost him the slug little sum of three dollars. BLUE JAY.

From: The Webster Echo; Oct. 27, 1899. WAINVILLE. Ai Chipps has taken charge of the Wainville postoffice. Miss Maggie Davis, of Cowen, is here, the guest of Mrs. L. White. Dr. D. P. Kessler, of Cowen was in our town one day last. Geo. W. White and M. T. Hoover were at Cowen on business Wednesday night of last week. L. M. Green has been busily engaged supplying the people of our town with coal. C. W. McCormick, representing the Equitable Life of New York, was here Wednesday of last week and wrote up three policies. Jerome W. Stewart, traveling salesman for a New York firm, was interviewing our merchants one day last week. The Webster Lumber Company have closed up business at this place and sold there remaining stock to Meade and Spear, and Esker Mearns is now cleaning up the mill-yard. L. White has the contract of cutting, sawing and delivering to the railroad the timber on 1500 acres of land at this place, known as the Kunst land. Some one broke all the front windows out of L. White's store Wednesday night of last week. F. F. Robertson, of Birch River, was here last week selling electric belts and other medicines for the benefit of all ailments and diseases. "Beri" Harrison Woods is the boss squirrel hunter in all these "diggins," he gets four or five of the pesky creatures every day. The forest fires have been raging on thel mountains of Birch and Laurel creek for several days, and have already done a vast amount of damage. Mrs. Lewis McElwain and Wayne Hoover, who has been employed as a farm hand by Mr. McElwain, attended the quarterly meeting at Cowen last Sunday. Success to the ECHO. BLUE JAY.

I've been reading the discussion of cemeteries and maps with great interest. I'm no expert but do train a beginner's course in map reading for the Girl Scouts. On a U.S. Geological Survey map, a cemetery is usually shown as a box of broken lines with CEM beside of it. This is kind of hard to describe. It looks something like this: CEM _ CEM ___ |_| | + | (large cemetery) |___| A large cemetery, such as the Handschumaker Cemetery in Cowen, is identified by name. When working with topographical maps, keep in mind that these are made from photos taken from a plane. If the cemetery isn't visible or can't be identified as a cemetery, it may not appear on the maps. I have found it helpful to get a county highway map from the WV Department of Transportation and use it with the topo maps. I found a couple of cemeteries shown on the county highway map of Webster County that didn't show up on the topo maps. To get topo maps, check with local stores that deal with hiking and backpacking equipment. They may also sell the highway maps. Also check with your local Department of Highways office for the maps. For help with cleaning cemeteries, don't forget your local Girl Scouts. The older girls are required to do service projects with every badge. Also look in your area for a Civil Air Patrol group. Check with your local high school. The high schools here in Putnam County (WV) are making a big push to get the kids to do community service. I'll be out of town until the end of the week but if anyone needs help in locating maps of WV, just let me know and I'll get back to you. Cathy

I've been told about two more cemeteries close to wainville. Both are up Amos Run, the first supposedly contains about 20-30 graves with several markers, the second is smaller with only one tombstone with the rest of the graves marked by field stone. I've also been told that the Mcelwain cemetery up Amos run is much larger than the five graves I discoved when i visted it. Because of the heavy undergrowth and fallen trees i could only verify a total of five graves, three with stones but only one of those was legible, the other two were infant stones. This cemetery is also supposed to contain over twenty graves so i'll probably go back for one more look. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

There is a cemetery just across the ravine from where the school house stood. The school was on the hill up from the Boarding House. If you can find the foundation for the 'powder house' the tram road used to be there to take one to the cemetery. Or find the school house foundation and when facing the town of Barton, go across the ravine on your right and you should find the cemetery. I lived in Barton from 1936 to 1950. Went to school there until Jr, Hi. when we were bussed to Webster Springs. I really appreciate your labor in preparing this web page. Thank you, Jackie Smith Ellington Panora, Iowa

For those who missed it, Sunset Memorial Park is in Erbacon. Just before you get to the fire house (used to be the grade school) a road turns off to the right (White Oak Road/Carpenter Fork). The cemetery sits in the fork between the main road and White Oak Road. I have been involved in cemetery upkeep and restoration since childhood. Twenty five years ago my parents began clearing the Adkisson Cemetery on Erbacon Road. It was overgrown with briars and trees, it wasn't possible to pass from one end of the cemetery to the other without cutting a path. My family has also been responsible for the upkeep of the Arcola Cemetery for several years. There are several stones in the Adkisson cemetery which need to be straightened, and a couple small ones are on the ground. A couple of the Crosby stones have crumbled into illegibility. Announcements in the Echo usually results in enough donations to hire someone to do the mowing for the summer. With the lack of substantial news in Webster County the newspaper would probably be happy to print any item which may be of interest. Not all cemeteries appear on USGS maps, I don't know that there is a size limit but i can't remember seeing any cemeteries listed which contained less than twenty graves. There is a symbol for a cemetery but i can't remember now what it is, churches are designated with a cross and cemeteries can usually be found in the vicinity of churches. >From: "Dan Hamrick" <dhamrick@neo.rr.com> >To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WVWEBSTE] Sunset Memorial Park Here it is >Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 17:09:06 -0400 > > What an incredible service you are performing. Thanks. > Would you have a problem telling us outlanders where these cemeteries >are located? > I have been working to try to get momentum for an organization called >the Pioneer Family History Preservation Society Inc., a nonprofit >corporation, to collect money to clean small, old neglected family >cemeteries, among other preservation projects. >I am aware of the problem. The first time I went into the cemetery called >The Benjamin Hamrick Cemetery on the farm of Bill Triplett down the Bergoo >road, his wife, Barbara, standing in the cemetery, could barely be seen. We >have been having that cemetery cleaned at least once or twice a year. But >it >needs work on the stones and graves. > We had work done on the Hamrick Cemetery atop Morton Hill in Webster >Springs, but descendants of those buried there have done a fantastic job >of >cleaning it up in recent years. These mostly have involved the sons and >daughters of Simpson and Attie Blankenship Hamrick such as Nancy Grimm, >Paul, George and Gene Hamrick. Jamie Hamrick has been taking care of the >lot >of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. > We have much more to do: The grave of James Dodrill, whom I believe to >be the first Dodrill settler in Webster County, is neglected; its stone is >on the ground. The stone of Adam G. "Squire" Adam Hamrick is on the ground, >and it will take equipment to correct it. > The cemetery on Dodrill Flats, up an incredibly winding, hazardous >road >from Bergoo, needs mowed a couple of times a year at least. > We are working with a lawyer to try to get the Methodist Church to >keep >faith with Portia Hamrick's will by fixing the road to the Samp Hamrick >Cemetery. >Last year, we cleaned the cemetery of James Miller and Rebecca Dodrill >Hamrick, in the woods below the Bergoo road. > The Methodist Historical Society Inc., which accepted $50,000 from >Portia Hamrick, has said repeatedly it has no responsibility for the road >to >its only destination ‹ the cemetery where Portia and members of her family >are buried. So Portia's grave goes flower-less on Memorial Day because you >can't get to it except in a four-wheel drive with a willingness to place >your life at risk. > I have lost my understanding as to what this church is responsible >for. >Period. > Would the Webster Echo be willing to print your reports of the >condition >of these cemeteries to make the people of the county more conscious of the >problem? Our largest problem has been to find someone in Webster County >that >we could pay to supervise the work. > I have also promised to go to work on a map of these cemeteries. I was >referred to the U.S. Geological Society maps but could not find the Gregory >Cemetery above Barton as one example. I actually could find none. Maybe >some >list members know more about using it than I do. > >dhamrick@neo.rr.com >Dan Hamrick >402 23rd Street NW >Canton OH 44709 >Phone: 330-454-2376 > > > > > >---------- > >From: "michael henline" <patchez4@hotmail.com> > >To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [WVWEBSTE] Sunset Memorial Park Here it is > >Date: Sat, Jul 29, 2000, 10:44 AM > > > > >This is a survey of the oldest section of the cemetery, which comprises > >about half of the existing markers. This section of the cemetery has >knee > >high to waist high grass growing in it, along with poison ivy etc. It is > >entirely possible that some stones may have been overlooked in the tall > >grass. Many graves are marked only by fieldstone, some are not marked at > >all. Many stones are very difficult to read, some are impossible. There >is > >also the problem of transcribing from a tape recorder, names like 'Mary >Ann' > >sound about the same as 'Marion'. For these reasons this list should not >be > >considered reliable, it contains many errors which i hope to reduce by > >another visit to the cemetery before the final draft is made. If you >have > >any questions (such as what type marker does my g-grandad John Smith >have?) > >or corrections to this list let me know. > > > >Graves were recorded as i came to them, walking up and down the hill. > >Sometimes graves that are side by side are seperated by many names >becaused > >i recorded one name on my way up the hill and recorded the other name on >the > >way down. The final draft of the list will be in alphabetical order by >last > >name. > > > >J.A. Friend born Mar 4 1847 Died Feb 22 1912 > > > >Double Stone Children of J.V. and A.F. Lucky Clarance Born Sept 13 1899 >Died > >Oct 14 1903 Infant son born Oct 1 1903 Died Oct 2 1903 > > > > > >Caleb C son of H.T. and P.I.? Corbett died Aug 21 1900 age 11 yrs 1 >month 8 > >days > > > >Baby boy > > > >Little son of T.J. and N.B. Kelly July 14 1905 July 17 1905 > > > >Double stone HOLCOMB sister Alice 1888 1909 > >brother John 1891 1898 > > > >Harriet wife of Jacob Byers born May 9 1830 died July 30 1895 > > > >Laura Woods Neal 1891 1917 > > > >Flora wife of H.F. Harris born May 5 1876 died Feb 26 1918 > > > >Perry Cottrill born Feb 5 1874 died Feb 2 1924 > > > >Double Stone SCOTT behind this stone were two metal markers the first is > >Sarah E Scott 1865 1951 the next is paper behind glass marker and is > >nearly illegible but appears to be Andrew F Scott May 10 1867 May 31 1944 > >age 76 yrs ? months 26 days > > > >James L Plymale 1951 1999 > > > >George Thomas Plymale Dec 14 1958 May 24 1990 > > > >home made stone with three interlocking circles and below that: number >345 > >Fenwick West Virginia Stephen Neal born June 11 1863 died Sept 8 1925 > > > >William R Holcomb 1864 1931 > > > >Amanda Cutlip Holcomb 1867-1944 > > > >top > > > >Double stone M. Louise Plymale May 11, 1930 no death date married June >30 > >1950 Philus (Jack) Plymale April 25 1927 April 20 1990 On back of stone >it > >says Our Children James, Kenneth, Sharon, George, Nancy > > > >Isaac Thomas Sigman May 31 1965 Sept 7 1965 > > > >Martha Jane Myers 1937-1989 > > > >SIGMAN (Photo in Stone) Luverna Jackson wife of N.R. Sigman 1889 1922 > > > >Double Stone SCOTT Bertha Z. Dec 5 1898 March 20 1973 Harry A. May 7 >1901 > >Jan 7 1984 > > > >Kenneth A son of Earl and Velva Scott July 18 1925 Jan 16 1928 > > > >Infant Daughter of R.E. and V.L. Scott June 20 1921 June 20 1921 > > > >Infant son of H.F. and Cora E. Harris Nov 5 1920 Nov 7 1920 > > > >Forrest B. son of G and ? M Crites born Jan 24 1911 died Jan 30 1911 > > > >illegible baby stone Mildred W E? ?Tina Heater Feb 8 1906 died Aug 22 > >1906 > > > >Chipped stone ?adridn daughter of T.J. and Nora Kelly Jan 7 1918 ? > > > >Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder > > > >Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder (these are two seperate stones >for > >two infant daughters of Willie and Emma Snyder) > > > >Iva daughter of W.P. and V.A. Friend June 3 1911 Sept 7 1912 > > > >new row > > > >Delma daughter of Charles and Ruby Tonkin May 19 1921 > > > >Double stone SNYDER Emma Byrd Jan 26 1885 Dec 1 1973 Willie Preston Nov 2 > >1880 Dec 19 1950 > > > >Addison Weese 1848 1944 > > > >Double Stone J.B. daughter Aug 10 1895 Oct 4 1902 > >L.M. daughter Feb 21 1899 Oct 5 1902 > > > >Rachel wife of Addison Weese Oct 29 1848 July 16 1925 > > > >Double stone Juliann Brown May 4 1847 Oct 7 1928 Jonathan Brown Aug 27 >1847 > >Oct 8 1927 > > > >Double stone BARNETT Noah P. 1872 1932 Sabina J. 1876 1941? > > > >Our son Emil Forrest Rose 1937- 1938 > > > >Double stone SCOTT Velva 1893 1986 Earl 1891-1976 > > > >Double stone SCOTT Blanche M. Mar 25 1908 Dec 6 1979 Ira A Oct 29 1889 >Oct 7 > >1973 On same grave there is a military marker that reads Ira A Scott >Private > >Us Army Oct 29 1889 Oct 7 1973 > > > >Rosalie M. Sigman 1928 1977 > > > >Robert Lee Jamison 1932 1934 > > > >Gary Beryl Rose Jan 24 1947 Feb 2 1954 > > > >new row > > > >Double Stone SIGMAN Mildred O. 1902 1971 Newman R. 1890 1980 > > > >Double stone Alice Thomas Sigman Sept 8 1863 Oct 20 1960 Thomas B Sigman >Jan > >31 1862 Aug 2 1946 > > > >Ida Mae Sigman Nov 9 1888 Sept 12 1962 > > > >Earl Wolverton 1912 1998 > > > >Charles W. Sigman 1949-1949 > > > >Triple marker ATKINS Jess C. 1887 1918 Earl 1916 1920 Lorada 1914 1928 > > > >Elam Holcomb > > > >Claud son of W. and N.E. Shimn born 1894 1898 > > > >James M son of W.E and S.D. Groves Dec 21 1906 Oct 27 1910 > > > >Eva daughter of L. and M.E. Groves Apr 16 1881 Feb 13 1904 > > > >Daughter of ? and M. E. Rose born Jan 26 1902 Feb 12 1902 > > > >Lindsey Rose Dec 15 1852 Dec 25 1912 > > > >Double stone DILLON William M. 1871 1940 Viola F. 1890 1929 > > > >Mary A daughter of J. and ? Brown born 1892 died 1893 > > > >Sabah daughter of ? and B.G. Weese born Apr 20 1800 died Oct 21 1870 > > > >Julia A Brown born Jun 21 1878 died July 15 1908 > > > >Ada A daughter of R.W. and R.J. Rollins died 1896 > > > >Row > > > >Donis Brown born Mar 22 1908 died July 23 1908 > > > >Louisey wife of W. J. Hively born Sept 23 1838 died Sept 10 1882 > > > >Nancy wife of J.L.C. Carpenter born Jun 9 1820 died Feb 26 1902 > >age 81 yr 8 months 17 days > > > >Joseph W son of J.L. and N.C. Carpenter born June 10 1844 died Apr 21 >1861 > > > >Jessie daughter of T.J and R.S. Hosey born Aug 13 1894 died Aug 13 1894 > > > >Double stone HOSEY Thomas 1859 1932 R. Susanna 1865 1947 > > > >Arthur son of L. and M.E. Rose July 23 1877 Mar 15 1897 > > > >Nancy G wife of John A Reynolds born Jan 3 1851 died July 24 1883 > > > >Floyd Hively 1867 1919 > > > >Nancy E daughter of J.L. and N.G. Carpenter born Oct 25 1860 died Jan 24 > >1862 > > > >Mary K daugher of J.L and N.G Carpenter born ? > > > >Allen W. Dillon born June 10 1821 died Aug 26 1879 > > > >Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born April 30 1883 died Oct >12 > >1893 > > > >(Infant stone) ? Carpenter born 1892? > > > >Isaac C. Woods 1866-1919 > > > >Virginia B. Woods Aug 12 1871 June 26 1936 > > > >Double Stone DILLON Mary K May 7 1924 July 20 1996 Married July 2 1949 > >Clayton O. June 17 1927 May 3 1992 > > > >Harry Dillon Feb 10 1914 July 25 1914 > > > >Woodrow Dillion April 30 1916 June 10 1916 > > > >Betty Lavonne Dillon Jan 10 1923 Sept 15 1923 > > > >Jackie Dillon Aug 14 1925 March 24 1927 > > > >Double stone Mary wife of Adam Given died Jan 27 1911 Adam M. Given Died > >April 16 1902 Age 87 yrs 4 months 11 days > > > >Lilly N. daughter of S.E. and S.L. Dillon born March 3 189? died July 19 > >189? Age 4 years 4 months 16 days > > > >Edith Blankenship Oct 20 1841 Aug 27 1915 > > > >George W. Blankenship ? 1835 ? 1897 > > > >James Barnett born July 4 1830 died March 9 1901 > > > >Louisa J. wife of J.M. Barnett born April 28 1838 died Sept 21 1902 age >64 > >yrs 4 months 23 days > > > >Sarah E. wife of Jacob Carpenter born Sept 9 182? died March 16 1905 > > > >Jacob Carpenter born Aug 16 1820 died April 7 1901 > > > >Sarah D daughter of D.W. and R.S. Carpenter born Oct 16 1891 died June 22 > >1892 > > > >Double stone Robert S. Carpenter born 1845 no death date Sophia wife of > >Robert S. Carpenter born 1843 died 1905 > > > >Allie 1889 1913 > > > >Vergie 1884 1919 > > > >M.Q. daughter of J.C. and M.E. Carpenter born 1891 died 1896 > > > >Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born 1888 1893 > > > >Roy E. son of L.H. and Rosetta Posey (stone has fallen to the ground and >the > >rest of the information cannot be seen in the current position of the >stone) > > > >Double stone THOMAS Della D. and W.A. Thomas 1881 1964 1872 1934 > > > >Double Stone BLANKENSHIP Nannie C. 1817 19blank Benj F. 1863 1939 > > > >Delila J. Armentrout 1866 1941 > > > >Double Stone THOMAS E. Lee 1865 1938 Amanda Lee Casto 1874 1957 > > > >Thomas J. Smiley Oct 24 1864 Oct 5 1945 > > > >Byrd Smiley 1874 1960 > > > >Lutia 1904 1935 > > > >Geneva B Posey 1913 1937 > > > >Luther Posey 1861 1938 > > > >Double Stone CARPENTER Mary E. 1861 1920 John C. 1862 1953 > > > >J.G. Holcomb born 1850 died 1909 age 58 years 6 months 3 days > > > >Roy B. Weese born Jan 31 1907 May 18 1907 > > > >Hayes Carpenter 1910 1916 > > > >Infant son of J.G. and ? Barnett born and died Feb 24? 1903 > > > >Double Stone ODELL Rosa Alice Aug 28 1879 Oct 21 1948 James Lawerance >July > >29 1875 Dec 3 1944 > > > >Sarah L. wife of S.E. Dillon born ? 1852 died May 2 1916 > > > >S.E. Dillon born April 10 1848 died July 5 1914 age 66 years 2 months 250 > >days > > > >F.K. Bryant born July 17 1855 died Mar 25 1908 age 52 years 8 months 8 >days > > > >Ruida May Dillon 1920 1921 > > > >Maureen Dillon 1926 1933 > > > >Gail Dillon 1935 1937 > > > >Salina Bell Brannon 1877 1957 > > > >Mary Wilson born 1834 died March 12 1909 > > > >Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. WM Dodrill Dec 9 1927 Dec 10 1927 > > > >Margaret V daughter of W.A. and B. Carpenter Feb 3 1919 Mar 3 1919 > > > >Double Stone DAVIS Joseph R 1900 blank Lunda 1900 1964 > > > >Double Stone FLEMING Mary 1848 1938 Franklin 1852 1930 > > > >Rosettie Posey 1873 1953 > > > >Elissa Posey born Nov 27 1942 > > > >Claud W. Posey 1901 1963 > > > >Ralph M. son of B.E. and B.M. Hickman Oct 10 1904 Mar 11 1916 > > > >Double Stone CARPENTER Enos W. Nov 16 1859 Sept 10 1956 Roxanna S. >April > >14 1863 June 24 1936 > > > >Richard Weese 1914 1929 > > > >Rachel A Wilson born Aug 3 1851 died Dec 18 1928 > > > >Okey Wilson Dec 24 1878 Sept 2 1955 > > > >Double Stone DILLON William Oscar Dillon Jan 4 1904 Feb 12 1934 > >Mirgie J. Dillon April 29 1906 Sept 14 1993 > > > >Rebecca Jane Armentrout June 2 1930 June 21 1930 > > > >Home made marker made out of a large hand cut stone L.A. Armentrout born > >March 26 1863 died Jan 8 1931 67 years 9 months ? days > > > >Infant son of E.J. and F.E. Bean 1924 1924 > > > >Polchery Mccourt Weese 1842 1922 > > > >Aaron Allen Bean 1915 1948 > > > >Military Marker Albert Ralph Dillon CPL US Army WWII Sept 1 1911 June 7 >1996 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

What an incredible service you are performing. Thanks. Would you have a problem telling us outlanders where these cemeteries are located? I have been working to try to get momentum for an organization called the Pioneer Family History Preservation Society Inc., a nonprofit corporation, to collect money to clean small, old neglected family cemeteries, among other preservation projects. I am aware of the problem. The first time I went into the cemetery called The Benjamin Hamrick Cemetery on the farm of Bill Triplett down the Bergoo road, his wife, Barbara, standing in the cemetery, could barely be seen. We have been having that cemetery cleaned at least once or twice a year. But it needs work on the stones and graves. We had work done on the Hamrick Cemetery atop Morton Hill in Webster Springs, but descendants of those buried there have done a fantastic job of cleaning it up in recent years. These mostly have involved the sons and daughters of Simpson and Attie Blankenship Hamrick such as Nancy Grimm, Paul, George and Gene Hamrick. Jamie Hamrick has been taking care of the lot of the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. We have much more to do: The grave of James Dodrill, whom I believe to be the first Dodrill settler in Webster County, is neglected; its stone is on the ground. The stone of Adam G. "Squire" Adam Hamrick is on the ground, and it will take equipment to correct it. The cemetery on Dodrill Flats, up an incredibly winding, hazardous road from Bergoo, needs mowed a couple of times a year at least. We are working with a lawyer to try to get the Methodist Church to keep faith with Portia Hamrick's will by fixing the road to the Samp Hamrick Cemetery. Last year, we cleaned the cemetery of James Miller and Rebecca Dodrill Hamrick, in the woods below the Bergoo road. The Methodist Historical Society Inc., which accepted $50,000 from Portia Hamrick, has said repeatedly it has no responsibility for the road to its only destination ‹ the cemetery where Portia and members of her family are buried. So Portia's grave goes flower-less on Memorial Day because you can't get to it except in a four-wheel drive with a willingness to place your life at risk. I have lost my understanding as to what this church is responsible for. Period. Would the Webster Echo be willing to print your reports of the condition of these cemeteries to make the people of the county more conscious of the problem? Our largest problem has been to find someone in Webster County that we could pay to supervise the work. I have also promised to go to work on a map of these cemeteries. I was referred to the U.S. Geological Society maps but could not find the Gregory Cemetery above Barton as one example. I actually could find none. Maybe some list members know more about using it than I do. dhamrick@neo.rr.com Dan Hamrick 402 23rd Street NW Canton OH 44709 Phone: 330-454-2376 ---------- >From: "michael henline" <patchez4@hotmail.com> >To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WVWEBSTE] Sunset Memorial Park Here it is >Date: Sat, Jul 29, 2000, 10:44 AM > >This is a survey of the oldest section of the cemetery, which comprises >about half of the existing markers. This section of the cemetery has knee >high to waist high grass growing in it, along with poison ivy etc. It is >entirely possible that some stones may have been overlooked in the tall >grass. Many graves are marked only by fieldstone, some are not marked at >all. Many stones are very difficult to read, some are impossible. There is >also the problem of transcribing from a tape recorder, names like 'Mary Ann' >sound about the same as 'Marion'. For these reasons this list should not be >considered reliable, it contains many errors which i hope to reduce by >another visit to the cemetery before the final draft is made. If you have >any questions (such as what type marker does my g-grandad John Smith have?) >or corrections to this list let me know. > >Graves were recorded as i came to them, walking up and down the hill. >Sometimes graves that are side by side are seperated by many names becaused >i recorded one name on my way up the hill and recorded the other name on the >way down. The final draft of the list will be in alphabetical order by last >name. > >J.A. Friend born Mar 4 1847 Died Feb 22 1912 > >Double Stone Children of J.V. and A.F. Lucky Clarance Born Sept 13 1899 Died >Oct 14 1903 Infant son born Oct 1 1903 Died Oct 2 1903 > > >Caleb C son of H.T. and P.I.? Corbett died Aug 21 1900 age 11 yrs 1 month 8 >days > >Baby boy > >Little son of T.J. and N.B. Kelly July 14 1905 July 17 1905 > >Double stone HOLCOMB sister Alice 1888 1909 >brother John 1891 1898 > >Harriet wife of Jacob Byers born May 9 1830 died July 30 1895 > >Laura Woods Neal 1891 1917 > >Flora wife of H.F. Harris born May 5 1876 died Feb 26 1918 > >Perry Cottrill born Feb 5 1874 died Feb 2 1924 > >Double Stone SCOTT behind this stone were two metal markers the first is >Sarah E Scott 1865 1951 the next is paper behind glass marker and is >nearly illegible but appears to be Andrew F Scott May 10 1867 May 31 1944 >age 76 yrs ? months 26 days > >James L Plymale 1951 1999 > >George Thomas Plymale Dec 14 1958 May 24 1990 > >home made stone with three interlocking circles and below that: number 345 >Fenwick West Virginia Stephen Neal born June 11 1863 died Sept 8 1925 > >William R Holcomb 1864 1931 > >Amanda Cutlip Holcomb 1867-1944 > >top > >Double stone M. Louise Plymale May 11, 1930 no death date married June 30 >1950 Philus (Jack) Plymale April 25 1927 April 20 1990 On back of stone it >says Our Children James, Kenneth, Sharon, George, Nancy > >Isaac Thomas Sigman May 31 1965 Sept 7 1965 > >Martha Jane Myers 1937-1989 > >SIGMAN (Photo in Stone) Luverna Jackson wife of N.R. Sigman 1889 1922 > >Double Stone SCOTT Bertha Z. Dec 5 1898 March 20 1973 Harry A. May 7 1901 >Jan 7 1984 > >Kenneth A son of Earl and Velva Scott July 18 1925 Jan 16 1928 > >Infant Daughter of R.E. and V.L. Scott June 20 1921 June 20 1921 > >Infant son of H.F. and Cora E. Harris Nov 5 1920 Nov 7 1920 > >Forrest B. son of G and ? M Crites born Jan 24 1911 died Jan 30 1911 > >illegible baby stone Mildred W E? ?Tina Heater Feb 8 1906 died Aug 22 >1906 > >Chipped stone ?adridn daughter of T.J. and Nora Kelly Jan 7 1918 ? > >Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder > >Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder (these are two seperate stones for >two infant daughters of Willie and Emma Snyder) > >Iva daughter of W.P. and V.A. Friend June 3 1911 Sept 7 1912 > >new row > >Delma daughter of Charles and Ruby Tonkin May 19 1921 > >Double stone SNYDER Emma Byrd Jan 26 1885 Dec 1 1973 Willie Preston Nov 2 >1880 Dec 19 1950 > >Addison Weese 1848 1944 > >Double Stone J.B. daughter Aug 10 1895 Oct 4 1902 >L.M. daughter Feb 21 1899 Oct 5 1902 > >Rachel wife of Addison Weese Oct 29 1848 July 16 1925 > >Double stone Juliann Brown May 4 1847 Oct 7 1928 Jonathan Brown Aug 27 1847 >Oct 8 1927 > >Double stone BARNETT Noah P. 1872 1932 Sabina J. 1876 1941? > >Our son Emil Forrest Rose 1937- 1938 > >Double stone SCOTT Velva 1893 1986 Earl 1891-1976 > >Double stone SCOTT Blanche M. Mar 25 1908 Dec 6 1979 Ira A Oct 29 1889 Oct 7 >1973 On same grave there is a military marker that reads Ira A Scott Private >Us Army Oct 29 1889 Oct 7 1973 > >Rosalie M. Sigman 1928 1977 > >Robert Lee Jamison 1932 1934 > >Gary Beryl Rose Jan 24 1947 Feb 2 1954 > >new row > >Double Stone SIGMAN Mildred O. 1902 1971 Newman R. 1890 1980 > >Double stone Alice Thomas Sigman Sept 8 1863 Oct 20 1960 Thomas B Sigman Jan >31 1862 Aug 2 1946 > >Ida Mae Sigman Nov 9 1888 Sept 12 1962 > >Earl Wolverton 1912 1998 > >Charles W. Sigman 1949-1949 > >Triple marker ATKINS Jess C. 1887 1918 Earl 1916 1920 Lorada 1914 1928 > >Elam Holcomb > >Claud son of W. and N.E. Shimn born 1894 1898 > >James M son of W.E and S.D. Groves Dec 21 1906 Oct 27 1910 > >Eva daughter of L. and M.E. Groves Apr 16 1881 Feb 13 1904 > >Daughter of ? and M. E. Rose born Jan 26 1902 Feb 12 1902 > >Lindsey Rose Dec 15 1852 Dec 25 1912 > >Double stone DILLON William M. 1871 1940 Viola F. 1890 1929 > >Mary A daughter of J. and ? Brown born 1892 died 1893 > >Sabah daughter of ? and B.G. Weese born Apr 20 1800 died Oct 21 1870 > >Julia A Brown born Jun 21 1878 died July 15 1908 > >Ada A daughter of R.W. and R.J. Rollins died 1896 > >Row > >Donis Brown born Mar 22 1908 died July 23 1908 > >Louisey wife of W. J. Hively born Sept 23 1838 died Sept 10 1882 > >Nancy wife of J.L.C. Carpenter born Jun 9 1820 died Feb 26 1902 >age 81 yr 8 months 17 days > >Joseph W son of J.L. and N.C. Carpenter born June 10 1844 died Apr 21 1861 > >Jessie daughter of T.J and R.S. Hosey born Aug 13 1894 died Aug 13 1894 > >Double stone HOSEY Thomas 1859 1932 R. Susanna 1865 1947 > >Arthur son of L. and M.E. Rose July 23 1877 Mar 15 1897 > >Nancy G wife of John A Reynolds born Jan 3 1851 died July 24 1883 > >Floyd Hively 1867 1919 > >Nancy E daughter of J.L. and N.G. Carpenter born Oct 25 1860 died Jan 24 >1862 > >Mary K daugher of J.L and N.G Carpenter born ? > >Allen W. Dillon born June 10 1821 died Aug 26 1879 > >Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born April 30 1883 died Oct 12 >1893 > >(Infant stone) ? Carpenter born 1892? > >Isaac C. Woods 1866-1919 > >Virginia B. Woods Aug 12 1871 June 26 1936 > >Double Stone DILLON Mary K May 7 1924 July 20 1996 Married July 2 1949 >Clayton O. June 17 1927 May 3 1992 > >Harry Dillon Feb 10 1914 July 25 1914 > >Woodrow Dillion April 30 1916 June 10 1916 > >Betty Lavonne Dillon Jan 10 1923 Sept 15 1923 > >Jackie Dillon Aug 14 1925 March 24 1927 > >Double stone Mary wife of Adam Given died Jan 27 1911 Adam M. Given Died >April 16 1902 Age 87 yrs 4 months 11 days > >Lilly N. daughter of S.E. and S.L. Dillon born March 3 189? died July 19 >189? Age 4 years 4 months 16 days > >Edith Blankenship Oct 20 1841 Aug 27 1915 > >George W. Blankenship ? 1835 ? 1897 > >James Barnett born July 4 1830 died March 9 1901 > >Louisa J. wife of J.M. Barnett born April 28 1838 died Sept 21 1902 age 64 >yrs 4 months 23 days > >Sarah E. wife of Jacob Carpenter born Sept 9 182? died March 16 1905 > >Jacob Carpenter born Aug 16 1820 died April 7 1901 > >Sarah D daughter of D.W. and R.S. Carpenter born Oct 16 1891 died June 22 >1892 > >Double stone Robert S. Carpenter born 1845 no death date Sophia wife of >Robert S. Carpenter born 1843 died 1905 > >Allie 1889 1913 > >Vergie 1884 1919 > >M.Q. daughter of J.C. and M.E. Carpenter born 1891 died 1896 > >Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born 1888 1893 > >Roy E. son of L.H. and Rosetta Posey (stone has fallen to the ground and the >rest of the information cannot be seen in the current position of the stone) > >Double stone THOMAS Della D. and W.A. Thomas 1881 1964 1872 1934 > >Double Stone BLANKENSHIP Nannie C. 1817 19blank Benj F. 1863 1939 > >Delila J. Armentrout 1866 1941 > >Double Stone THOMAS E. Lee 1865 1938 Amanda Lee Casto 1874 1957 > >Thomas J. Smiley Oct 24 1864 Oct 5 1945 > >Byrd Smiley 1874 1960 > >Lutia 1904 1935 > >Geneva B Posey 1913 1937 > >Luther Posey 1861 1938 > >Double Stone CARPENTER Mary E. 1861 1920 John C. 1862 1953 > >J.G. Holcomb born 1850 died 1909 age 58 years 6 months 3 days > >Roy B. Weese born Jan 31 1907 May 18 1907 > >Hayes Carpenter 1910 1916 > >Infant son of J.G. and ? Barnett born and died Feb 24? 1903 > >Double Stone ODELL Rosa Alice Aug 28 1879 Oct 21 1948 James Lawerance July >29 1875 Dec 3 1944 > >Sarah L. wife of S.E. Dillon born ? 1852 died May 2 1916 > >S.E. Dillon born April 10 1848 died July 5 1914 age 66 years 2 months 250 >days > >F.K. Bryant born July 17 1855 died Mar 25 1908 age 52 years 8 months 8 days > >Ruida May Dillon 1920 1921 > >Maureen Dillon 1926 1933 > >Gail Dillon 1935 1937 > >Salina Bell Brannon 1877 1957 > >Mary Wilson born 1834 died March 12 1909 > >Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. WM Dodrill Dec 9 1927 Dec 10 1927 > >Margaret V daughter of W.A. and B. Carpenter Feb 3 1919 Mar 3 1919 > >Double Stone DAVIS Joseph R 1900 blank Lunda 1900 1964 > >Double Stone FLEMING Mary 1848 1938 Franklin 1852 1930 > >Rosettie Posey 1873 1953 > >Elissa Posey born Nov 27 1942 > >Claud W. Posey 1901 1963 > >Ralph M. son of B.E. and B.M. Hickman Oct 10 1904 Mar 11 1916 > >Double Stone CARPENTER Enos W. Nov 16 1859 Sept 10 1956 Roxanna S. April >14 1863 June 24 1936 > >Richard Weese 1914 1929 > >Rachel A Wilson born Aug 3 1851 died Dec 18 1928 > >Okey Wilson Dec 24 1878 Sept 2 1955 > >Double Stone DILLON William Oscar Dillon Jan 4 1904 Feb 12 1934 >Mirgie J. Dillon April 29 1906 Sept 14 1993 > >Rebecca Jane Armentrout June 2 1930 June 21 1930 > >Home made marker made out of a large hand cut stone L.A. Armentrout born >March 26 1863 died Jan 8 1931 67 years 9 months ? days > >Infant son of E.J. and F.E. Bean 1924 1924 > >Polchery Mccourt Weese 1842 1922 > >Aaron Allen Bean 1915 1948 > >Military Marker Albert Ralph Dillon CPL US Army WWII Sept 1 1911 June 7 1996 > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >

This is a survey of the oldest section of the cemetery, which comprises about half of the existing markers. This section of the cemetery has knee high to waist high grass growing in it, along with poison ivy etc. It is entirely possible that some stones may have been overlooked in the tall grass. Many graves are marked only by fieldstone, some are not marked at all. Many stones are very difficult to read, some are impossible. There is also the problem of transcribing from a tape recorder, names like 'Mary Ann' sound about the same as 'Marion'. For these reasons this list should not be considered reliable, it contains many errors which i hope to reduce by another visit to the cemetery before the final draft is made. If you have any questions (such as what type marker does my g-grandad John Smith have?) or corrections to this list let me know. Graves were recorded as i came to them, walking up and down the hill. Sometimes graves that are side by side are seperated by many names becaused i recorded one name on my way up the hill and recorded the other name on the way down. The final draft of the list will be in alphabetical order by last name. J.A. Friend born Mar 4 1847 Died Feb 22 1912 Double Stone Children of J.V. and A.F. Lucky Clarance Born Sept 13 1899 Died Oct 14 1903 Infant son born Oct 1 1903 Died Oct 2 1903 Caleb C son of H.T. and P.I.? Corbett died Aug 21 1900 age 11 yrs 1 month 8 days Baby boy Little son of T.J. and N.B. Kelly July 14 1905 July 17 1905 Double stone HOLCOMB sister Alice 1888 1909 brother John 1891 1898 Harriet wife of Jacob Byers born May 9 1830 died July 30 1895 Laura Woods Neal 1891 1917 Flora wife of H.F. Harris born May 5 1876 died Feb 26 1918 Perry Cottrill born Feb 5 1874 died Feb 2 1924 Double Stone SCOTT behind this stone were two metal markers the first is Sarah E Scott 1865 1951 the next is paper behind glass marker and is nearly illegible but appears to be Andrew F Scott May 10 1867 May 31 1944 age 76 yrs ? months 26 days James L Plymale 1951 1999 George Thomas Plymale Dec 14 1958 May 24 1990 home made stone with three interlocking circles and below that: number 345 Fenwick West Virginia Stephen Neal born June 11 1863 died Sept 8 1925 William R Holcomb 1864 1931 Amanda Cutlip Holcomb 1867-1944 top Double stone M. Louise Plymale May 11, 1930 no death date married June 30 1950 Philus (Jack) Plymale April 25 1927 April 20 1990 On back of stone it says Our Children James, Kenneth, Sharon, George, Nancy Isaac Thomas Sigman May 31 1965 Sept 7 1965 Martha Jane Myers 1937-1989 SIGMAN (Photo in Stone) Luverna Jackson wife of N.R. Sigman 1889 1922 Double Stone SCOTT Bertha Z. Dec 5 1898 March 20 1973 Harry A. May 7 1901 Jan 7 1984 Kenneth A son of Earl and Velva Scott July 18 1925 Jan 16 1928 Infant Daughter of R.E. and V.L. Scott June 20 1921 June 20 1921 Infant son of H.F. and Cora E. Harris Nov 5 1920 Nov 7 1920 Forrest B. son of G and ? M Crites born Jan 24 1911 died Jan 30 1911 illegible baby stone Mildred W E? ?Tina Heater Feb 8 1906 died Aug 22 1906 Chipped stone ?adridn daughter of T.J. and Nora Kelly Jan 7 1918 ? Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder Infant daughter of Willie and Emma Snyder (these are two seperate stones for two infant daughters of Willie and Emma Snyder) Iva daughter of W.P. and V.A. Friend June 3 1911 Sept 7 1912 new row Delma daughter of Charles and Ruby Tonkin May 19 1921 Double stone SNYDER Emma Byrd Jan 26 1885 Dec 1 1973 Willie Preston Nov 2 1880 Dec 19 1950 Addison Weese 1848 1944 Double Stone J.B. daughter Aug 10 1895 Oct 4 1902 L.M. daughter Feb 21 1899 Oct 5 1902 Rachel wife of Addison Weese Oct 29 1848 July 16 1925 Double stone Juliann Brown May 4 1847 Oct 7 1928 Jonathan Brown Aug 27 1847 Oct 8 1927 Double stone BARNETT Noah P. 1872 1932 Sabina J. 1876 1941? Our son Emil Forrest Rose 1937- 1938 Double stone SCOTT Velva 1893 1986 Earl 1891-1976 Double stone SCOTT Blanche M. Mar 25 1908 Dec 6 1979 Ira A Oct 29 1889 Oct 7 1973 On same grave there is a military marker that reads Ira A Scott Private Us Army Oct 29 1889 Oct 7 1973 Rosalie M. Sigman 1928 1977 Robert Lee Jamison 1932 1934 Gary Beryl Rose Jan 24 1947 Feb 2 1954 new row Double Stone SIGMAN Mildred O. 1902 1971 Newman R. 1890 1980 Double stone Alice Thomas Sigman Sept 8 1863 Oct 20 1960 Thomas B Sigman Jan 31 1862 Aug 2 1946 Ida Mae Sigman Nov 9 1888 Sept 12 1962 Earl Wolverton 1912 1998 Charles W. Sigman 1949-1949 Triple marker ATKINS Jess C. 1887 1918 Earl 1916 1920 Lorada 1914 1928 Elam Holcomb Claud son of W. and N.E. Shimn born 1894 1898 James M son of W.E and S.D. Groves Dec 21 1906 Oct 27 1910 Eva daughter of L. and M.E. Groves Apr 16 1881 Feb 13 1904 Daughter of ? and M. E. Rose born Jan 26 1902 Feb 12 1902 Lindsey Rose Dec 15 1852 Dec 25 1912 Double stone DILLON William M. 1871 1940 Viola F. 1890 1929 Mary A daughter of J. and ? Brown born 1892 died 1893 Sabah daughter of ? and B.G. Weese born Apr 20 1800 died Oct 21 1870 Julia A Brown born Jun 21 1878 died July 15 1908 Ada A daughter of R.W. and R.J. Rollins died 1896 Row Donis Brown born Mar 22 1908 died July 23 1908 Louisey wife of W. J. Hively born Sept 23 1838 died Sept 10 1882 Nancy wife of J.L.C. Carpenter born Jun 9 1820 died Feb 26 1902 age 81 yr 8 months 17 days Joseph W son of J.L. and N.C. Carpenter born June 10 1844 died Apr 21 1861 Jessie daughter of T.J and R.S. Hosey born Aug 13 1894 died Aug 13 1894 Double stone HOSEY Thomas 1859 1932 R. Susanna 1865 1947 Arthur son of L. and M.E. Rose July 23 1877 Mar 15 1897 Nancy G wife of John A Reynolds born Jan 3 1851 died July 24 1883 Floyd Hively 1867 1919 Nancy E daughter of J.L. and N.G. Carpenter born Oct 25 1860 died Jan 24 1862 Mary K daugher of J.L and N.G Carpenter born ? Allen W. Dillon born June 10 1821 died Aug 26 1879 Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born April 30 1883 died Oct 12 1893 (Infant stone) ? Carpenter born 1892? Isaac C. Woods 1866-1919 Virginia B. Woods Aug 12 1871 June 26 1936 Double Stone DILLON Mary K May 7 1924 July 20 1996 Married July 2 1949 Clayton O. June 17 1927 May 3 1992 Harry Dillon Feb 10 1914 July 25 1914 Woodrow Dillion April 30 1916 June 10 1916 Betty Lavonne Dillon Jan 10 1923 Sept 15 1923 Jackie Dillon Aug 14 1925 March 24 1927 Double stone Mary wife of Adam Given died Jan 27 1911 Adam M. Given Died April 16 1902 Age 87 yrs 4 months 11 days Lilly N. daughter of S.E. and S.L. Dillon born March 3 189? died July 19 189? Age 4 years 4 months 16 days Edith Blankenship Oct 20 1841 Aug 27 1915 George W. Blankenship ? 1835 ? 1897 James Barnett born July 4 1830 died March 9 1901 Louisa J. wife of J.M. Barnett born April 28 1838 died Sept 21 1902 age 64 yrs 4 months 23 days Sarah E. wife of Jacob Carpenter born Sept 9 182? died March 16 1905 Jacob Carpenter born Aug 16 1820 died April 7 1901 Sarah D daughter of D.W. and R.S. Carpenter born Oct 16 1891 died June 22 1892 Double stone Robert S. Carpenter born 1845 no death date Sophia wife of Robert S. Carpenter born 1843 died 1905 Allie 1889 1913 Vergie 1884 1919 M.Q. daughter of J.C. and M.E. Carpenter born 1891 died 1896 Sarah E. daughter of J.M. and R.E. Carpenter born 1888 1893 Roy E. son of L.H. and Rosetta Posey (stone has fallen to the ground and the rest of the information cannot be seen in the current position of the stone) Double stone THOMAS Della D. and W.A. Thomas 1881 1964 1872 1934 Double Stone BLANKENSHIP Nannie C. 1817 19blank Benj F. 1863 1939 Delila J. Armentrout 1866 1941 Double Stone THOMAS E. Lee 1865 1938 Amanda Lee Casto 1874 1957 Thomas J. Smiley Oct 24 1864 Oct 5 1945 Byrd Smiley 1874 1960 Lutia 1904 1935 Geneva B Posey 1913 1937 Luther Posey 1861 1938 Double Stone CARPENTER Mary E. 1861 1920 John C. 1862 1953 J.G. Holcomb born 1850 died 1909 age 58 years 6 months 3 days Roy B. Weese born Jan 31 1907 May 18 1907 Hayes Carpenter 1910 1916 Infant son of J.G. and ? Barnett born and died Feb 24? 1903 Double Stone ODELL Rosa Alice Aug 28 1879 Oct 21 1948 James Lawerance July 29 1875 Dec 3 1944 Sarah L. wife of S.E. Dillon born ? 1852 died May 2 1916 S.E. Dillon born April 10 1848 died July 5 1914 age 66 years 2 months 250 days F.K. Bryant born July 17 1855 died Mar 25 1908 age 52 years 8 months 8 days Ruida May Dillon 1920 1921 Maureen Dillon 1926 1933 Gail Dillon 1935 1937 Salina Bell Brannon 1877 1957 Mary Wilson born 1834 died March 12 1909 Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. WM Dodrill Dec 9 1927 Dec 10 1927 Margaret V daughter of W.A. and B. Carpenter Feb 3 1919 Mar 3 1919 Double Stone DAVIS Joseph R 1900 blank Lunda 1900 1964 Double Stone FLEMING Mary 1848 1938 Franklin 1852 1930 Rosettie Posey 1873 1953 Elissa Posey born Nov 27 1942 Claud W. Posey 1901 1963 Ralph M. son of B.E. and B.M. Hickman Oct 10 1904 Mar 11 1916 Double Stone CARPENTER Enos W. Nov 16 1859 Sept 10 1956 Roxanna S. April 14 1863 June 24 1936 Richard Weese 1914 1929 Rachel A Wilson born Aug 3 1851 died Dec 18 1928 Okey Wilson Dec 24 1878 Sept 2 1955 Double Stone DILLON William Oscar Dillon Jan 4 1904 Feb 12 1934 Mirgie J. Dillon April 29 1906 Sept 14 1993 Rebecca Jane Armentrout June 2 1930 June 21 1930 Home made marker made out of a large hand cut stone L.A. Armentrout born March 26 1863 died Jan 8 1931 67 years 9 months ? days Infant son of E.J. and F.E. Bean 1924 1924 Polchery Mccourt Weese 1842 1922 Aaron Allen Bean 1915 1948 Military Marker Albert Ralph Dillon CPL US Army WWII Sept 1 1911 June 7 1996 ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Does anyone know if these articles are being put on the Webster Co. Rootsweb site? I think they would be a great addition. Mark

Sounds like West Virginia life just might be the good life. Looking forward to seeing WVA for the first time in a couple of weeks. Wanda Wanda Wamsley Balducci, a Southern American *************************************************************************** Descendant of Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania families - Wamsley, Motley, Foster, Talbott, Harper (Herper), Wade, Appelman, Oliver, Addy, Rash, Rives. Luvin' Dear Ole Dixie in Ole Virginia Grande, The South!! God save the South!!

Source - Webster Echo Newspaper - 6 July, 2000 -page 4 -Webster Springs, WV MONNA L. HAMRICK Mingo - Monna L. Hamrick, 78 years of age and a resident of Mingo, passed away at 10:30 pm. on Saturday July 1, at the home of her son, Sherman Hamrick with whom she lived. She was born on April 1, 1922 at Logan Run near Valley Head, WV. She was the daughter of the late John A. and Mary Riggleman Gay. She was married to Tye E. Hamrick who proceeded her in death in 1959. She is survived by one son, Sherman E. Hamrick of Mingo; one daughter, Mrs. Frances Loughery of Bergoo; two sisters - Viola Blevins of Elkins and Jessie Durst of Akron, Ohio. Six grandchildren; Cynthia and Sherman K. Hamrick of Mingo; Gathel Wood of Charlotte, North Carolina; Michael Hamrick of Kirkwood, IL; Andy Loughery of Summersville; and Vanessa Loughry of Elkins. Two great-grandchildren; Cody Wood, Amanda and Tyler Hamrick. Also proceeding her in death were three brothers and one sister. Mrs. Hamrick attended the schools in Randolph County, was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 6, at 2:00 p.m. at the Tomblyn Funeral Home Chapel in Elkins with the Rev. Eddie Kyle officiating. Interment will follow in the Ware's Ridge Cemetery near Valley Head. The Tomblyn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. post by patsy

Like you, i am a new member of the list, but in the short time i've been a member i've enjoyed this list more than the half dozen others i belong to all put together. This is one of the most active lists that i belong to and i really like that i recognize the place names and some of the people i remember my parents talking about. I'm still working on transcribing the Sunset Memorial Park cemetery in Erbacon. I am probably one fourth of the way through. I only have information on the oldest half of the cemetery. The way i transcribe cemeteries is that i take a hand held micro cassette recorder and read off the tombstones, then after i get home i play back the tape and type in the information. The biggest problem so far is that after all the walking up and down hills all the recorder picks up is heavy breathing and a raspy whisper. After i finish typing up the rough draft i'll post the information and let everyone take a shot at correcting the numerous errors and to ask any questions, then i'll make one final trip to the cemetery and check my written information against the tombstones, make one last effort to read the illegible markers, make any corrections to my paper, and then type up a final draft which i'll post to the list. >From: "meloboo" <meloboo@gateway.net> >Reply-To: "meloboo" <meloboo@gateway.net> >To: WVWEBSTE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WVWEBSTE] Erbacon Cemeteries and Webster Echo News >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 13:37:37 -0400 > >Even though I've just joined the Webster County mailing list, I've already >gleened much information about family and friends. Not to mention the >total joy of just reading news and history from home. There is sadness >along with the joy, however, as I read that people I grew up with are no >longer with us. > >I was born and raised at Erbacon, now living in the state of New York, so >a lot of the names mentioned are known to me. I attended Erbacon Grade >School when it consisted of two classrooms and a "hot lunch room", and >graduated from Cowen High School in 1968. > >While reading the list of graves at Hickory Flats, posted by Michael >Henline, I discovered that is where my greatgrandfather John Hamilton >Carpenter is buried with his second wife. His first wife, Rebecca Ann >Mullens Carpenter, was my greatgrandmother. Most members of my family on >the Carpenter side are buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Erbacon. > >Thank you all for contributing the information. Keep it coming. I'm >hoping to add my two cents worth now and then. > >Melody Carpenter Gates > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

> >> YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF: > >> > >> You've never met any celebrities. > >> > >> Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a log truck on > >> the highway. > >> > >> "Vacation" means driving through Rivesville to Morgantown. > >> > >> You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular. > >> > >> You measure distance in minutes. > >> > >> Down south to you means Kentucky. > >> > >> You know lots of people who have hit a deer. > >> > >> You hit one yourself. > >> > >> School classes were canceled because of cold. > >> > >> School classes were canceled because of snow. > >> > >> You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. > >> > >> You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. > >> > >> You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." > >> > >> You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July. > >> > >> Stores don't have bags; they have sacks or pokes. > >> > >> You see people wear bib overalls at funerals. > >> > >> You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it > >> no matter what time of the year. > >> > >> You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: > >> "Where's my coat at?" > >> > >> All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, > >> or grain. > >> > >> You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both > >> unlocked. > >> > >> You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O > >> salad with marshmallows. > >> > >> You carry jumper cables in your car. > >> > >> You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is. > >> > >> You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup. > >> > >> You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. > >> > >> Your Easter outfit includes an overcoat. > >> > >> Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with > >> snow. > >> > >> You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. > >> > >> You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. > >> > >> The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page > >> but requires 6 pages for sports. > >> > >> You think that deer season is a national holiday. > >> > >> You know which leaves make good toilet paper. > >> > >> You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly". > >> > >> You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and > >> Construction. > >> > >> You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones. > >> > >> You know if another Hillbilly is from southern, middle or northern WVa > >> as soon as they open their mouth. > >> > >> You can spell words like Allegheny, Monongalia, and Hawk's Nest > >> > >> You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes. > >> > >> You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your WVa friends. > > > > > >

From: The Webster Echo; Aug. 17, 1900. ERBACON. Harvesting nearly all done, with about two-thirds of a drop....A good deal of sickness about town....Father, James Barnett, of the lower end of town, is dangeroutly ill at this writing, Father Barnett is a good citizen, and it is feared he will not recover....We see P. B. Hoover, a Glade district school teacher on our streets, looking after the Erbacon school. We hope he may be successful, as he is a good and worthy young man and deserves employment whereever he goes....Sant Mason made a flying trip to Burnsville, Braxton county, recently, and came back home mounted on a fine horse which he purchased and paid spot cash for....Give us more such men as the accommodating landload, Jonathan Brown, who is taking in lots of cold cash these days. To say the least of Jonathan, he is an all-round good hotel man, and deserves the patronage of the traveling public....The trustees of the Missouri Run school have employed Mrs. Iska Stalnaker to teach the ensuing term. The selection is a good one....Uncle George Thomas is enjoying himself hugely for a man of his age. Mr. Thomas is perhaps the father of more school teachers than any man in the county. Let us hear from others, and then we will send in a correct report. Uncle George is our postmaster, and am pleased to say he does exceedingly well for a Republican, and being surrounded by a big gang of Democrats.... The railroad company is painting the depot here, which makes things shine, and adds much to the appearance of the town....Dr. Edgell, Rev. Cogar, John Davis, S. B. Holcomb and J. T. Fowler were on a fishing trip to Centralia a few dayss recently, and report an enjoyable trip. They did not come back ladened as heavily as might have been but they brought home some fish. J. T. Hosey was on the sick list a few days, but is able to be up again. J. F.

From: The Webster Echo; July 27, 1900. HARDWOOD. Corn in this section looks well .....J. H. Tyler and C. A. Sandy have bought a team of fine horses of Bird Paugh, and will go to logging....S. L. Mason, candidate for Justice of the Peace, passed through our town last Friday.....Uncle Billy Morris went to Cowen on Business last Saturday....G. R. Tyler contemplates buying a fine mare of S. L. Mason....John Norman, of Beaver Creek, is visiting friends at Hardwood....A special dance was given at John Tyler's Friday night, and the boys report a general blowout....We have a prosperout little town; preaching two or three times a year, with an occasional dance.... Good luck to the ECHO. TRY ME.