The Wren cemetery is located on a hillside, off the left-hand side of Highway #223, near the town of Wren.The land was deeded in 1859 to be used by the United Brethren Church. The cemetery shared the 5-acre lot with the community church. Donor of the land was George WREN, who gave his name to the railroad station and to the post office, and is said to be buried here in an unmarked grave.
The oldest stone in the Wren Cemetery marks the grave of Andrew J. WOOD, son of B & P. WOOD, who died in 1857, aged 1 month and 9 days.
Two members of the KING family of Kings Valley, Charles KING (1848-1915) and his wife Margaret (1860-1927), are buried here. Charles was the son of Nahum KING. Other pioneers buried in this cemetery are W.F. HERNDON (1825-1901) and his wife Francinous (1826-1867), and James McP . O'BRIEN (1829-1873)
Funeral home marker - cannot read,
Near Ballards, Funeral home marker, January, Age 85 Y,
Decorative tile and iris, No marks,
Next to George and Robert Bayne, Funeral home marker,
A. M. Metal funeral marker - blank,
Mary, In fenced plot with "Mother", 1872~ 1873,
McCULLOUGH, Mary Myrtle - 17 Sep 1872 - 19 Dec 1873
dau. of Henry P. and Zilpha M.Mother, In fenced plot with "Mary", 1841~ 1919,
McCULLOUGH, Zilpha Marie (EDDY) CUSTER
b. 11 Apr 1841, VT
d. 6 Mar 1919, Monrovia, L.A., CAW. C. (G.?) Small stone apart from others, No dates,
BALLARD, Adline, (sic),
In row with Mary Ballard Mulkey and George W. Ballard,
1828~ 1886, Mother,BALLARD, Charles R., 29 Oct 1945, Age 79 Y, 7 M, 22 D,
BALLARD, David, On stone with Ann Ballard Hall, 1846~ 1934,
BALLARD, George W.,
In row with Mary Ballard Mulky and Adline Ballard,
1820~ 1887, Father,BALLARD, Martha A.,
Next to Jonny W. Hall (in row with Ballards), 1858~ 1858,BAYNE, George A., Next to Robert Bayne,
18 Aug 1870~ 20 May 1938BAYNE, Margaret E. (OWEN), 1877~ 1947,
13 Dec 1877 - 25 Aug 1947BAYNE, Robert [A.], Next to George Bayne,
28 Oct 1872~ 8 Mar 1879,HALL, Ann Ballard, On stone with David Ballard, 1853~ 1939,
HALL, Jonny, (sic), [Tenny W.],
Next to Martha A. Ballard, 1876~ 1877,HERNDON, Francinous, Wife of W. F. Herndon,
11 Mar 1867, Age 40 Y, 10 M, 14 D,HERNDON, W. F., Next to Francinous Herndon (his wife),
4 Apr 1825~ 12 Apr 1901, Age 76 Y, 8 D,HUNTER, Rosa Prather,
On stone with W. G. Hunter (his wife), 1876~ 1923,HUNTER, W. G.,
On stone with Rosa Prather Hunter (his wife), 1864~ 1951,KING, Anna Maria, 19 Jul 1938, Age 65 Y, 2 M, 28 D,
KING, Charles A., 1848~ 1915, We shall meet again.
KING, Charles Edward,
On stone with Minnie May King, 1871~ 1949,KING, Gladys P., 1901~ 1964,
KING, Glen Melvin, Oregon,
S 2 U S N R F, World War I, 15 Aug 1898~ 10 Jul 1964,KING, Margaret E., 1860~ 1927, Mother,
KING, Minnie May,
On stone with Charles Edward King, 1877~ 1958,LABARE, Malcolm Wesley, 1921~ 1921,
LENOX, Ruth Scoles (Reverend), 26 Oct 1895~ 5 Oct 1965,
Disciple of Light, Beloved Mother and Teacher,LIN, Mrs. Jerry, Funeral home marker, 20 Sep , Aged 43 Y,
MORGAN, Ethel Jane, 1899~ 1977,
MORGAN, Victor S., 1885~ 1946,
MULKY, (sic), Mary Ballard,
In row with George W. and Adline Ballard, 1860~ 1893,PARKER, Mary Jane, ** 3 Mar 1939, Age 1 D,
SCOTT, , No dates, Our father and mother.
SCOTT, Infant, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Scott,
Metal funeral marker, 26 Nov 1926, Age 1 D, 2SHROUYER, Baby, 22 May 1941~ 24 May 1941,
TAYLOR, Anderson C., On stone with Violet Harris Taylor,
21 Mar 1896~ Died recently -- new graveTAYLOR, Mary Ellen, 21 Nov 1923~ 12 Feb 1932,
TAYLOR, Violet Harris, On stone with Anderson C. Taylor,
14 Jun 1901~ 21 Aug 1981 [1986], Together forever.TURNER, Adella King, On stone with Samuel Creed King,
1875~ 1954,TURNER, Cleo M., On stone with Loraine Turner,
Two stones for Cleo M., 1905~ 1909,TURNER, Cleo Marie, Dau of Creed & Della Turner,
1905~ 1909, Our darling.TURNER, Loraine, On stone with Cleo M. Turner,
1903~ 1922,TURNER, Samuel Creed,
On stone with Adella King, 1861~ 1941,W. G. H., Is this W. G. Hunter? No info,
WOOD, Andrew J., Son of B. & P. Wood,
5 Nov 1857, Age 1 M, 9 D,WOOD, James J., Son of B. & P. Wood,
21 Nov 1859,Age 8 M, 1 D,O'BRIEN, James McP, 1829 - 1873 (no stone found)
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