MT. ZION CEMETERY
THIS CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON NEW MARTINSVILLE RIDGE
TURN RIGHT AT THE TOP OF WHITEMAN HILL AND GO OUT
THE RIDGE ABOUT FIVE MILES. IT IS IN THE REAR OF MT. ZION
CHURCH OF CHRIST
The cemetery is on the hill behind and above the church and is a steep climb. It is not seen from the church nor the road. There is an old road leading to it. It is fenced and well cared for.
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ANDERSON, GEORGE M |
9 NOV 1869 |
22 FEB 1895 |
S/O C & L |
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ANDERSON, G W |
18 NOV 1842 |
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ANDERSON, REBECCA B |
12 NOV 1850 |
5 MAR 1894 |
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ANDERSON, TOY E |
2 JUNE 1893 |
8 SEP 1893 |
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ANDERSON, GEORGE RAY |
23 DEC 1890 |
20 AUG 1892 |
S/O G W & R B |
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ANDERSON, WILLIE A |
6 JULY 1883 |
9 NOV 1885 |
S/O G W & R B |
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BATTON, CLARA A |
20 JUNE 1916 |
21 OCT 1916 |
D/O LESLIE C. & MARY FRANCIS WABLE |
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BEATTY, MABEL |
7 MAY 1921 |
18 FEB 1923 |
D/O E W & A J |
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BEATTY, COLLIE A |
6 JUNE 1918 |
4 NOV 1919 |
S/O E W & A J |
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BEATTY, ANNA J |
28 JULY 1882 |
2 AUG 1921 |
W/O E W |
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CRAIG, WILLIAM S |
1943 |
1966 |
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CRAIG, WILMA L |
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DIETERICH, REBECCA J |
1880 |
1943 |
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DIETERICH, PAUL |
12 OCT 1912 |
17 JAN 1913 |
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DIETERICH, MABEL D |
5 DEC 1909 |
29 OCT 1917 |
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IN THE DIETERICH PLOT IS A CHILD SIZE GRAVE WITH SAND STONE MARKER AND NO NAME OR DATES |
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FANKHOUSER, JACOB |
1860 |
1929 |
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FANKHOUSER, SARAH E HELTSLEY |
1865 |
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W/O JACOB |
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FEISZT, LAURA ANN |
17 SEP 1864 |
20 DEC 1891 |
W/O JAMES |
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FEISZT, SUSAN LAURA |
- |
27 DEC 1891 |
13 YRS D/O JAMES & LAURA |
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FULMER, GRACE MEEKER HASSIG |
1866 |
1926 |
W/O A J FULMER |
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HASSIG, CHARLOTTE J |
29 JAN 1880 |
10 OCT 1966 |
WV NURSE CORPS WW 1 |
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HASSIG, JACOB |
17 JAN 1833 |
5 DEC 1913 |
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HASSIG, REBECCA |
6 DEC 1840 |
22 NOV 1911 |
W/O JACOB |
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HASSIG, WILLIAM A |
1861 |
1915 |
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HELTSLEY, HULDAH |
1846 |
1923 |
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HENDERSON, THEADOSIA |
1867 |
1917 |
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TWO UNMARKED GRAVES WITH FRESH FLOWERS AS OF DECORATION DAY 1977 |
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HOLMAN, RICHARD P |
1845 |
1928 |
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HOLMAN, MARGARET |
1854 |
1944 |
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HOLMAN, RENZO P |
7 JUNE 1887 |
19 MAY 1919 |
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HOLMAN, BERTHA E |
4 FEB 1887 |
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JACOB, AARON |
1854 |
1906 |
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JACOB, DELILA |
- |
17 MAR 1890 |
77/2/25 W/O JONATHAN |
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JACOB, JONATHAN |
14 JAN 1809 |
1 APR 1891 |
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JACOB, LEWIS C |
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15 SEP 1880 |
22/2/3 |
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KEHRING, ROBERT JR |
1918 |
1920 |
S/O ROBERT AND MAE |
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LEASURE, REBECC |
1882 |
1888 |
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LEASURE, HENRY SR |
1859 |
1955 |
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LEASURE, REBECCA S ROBERTS |
1879 |
1938 |
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LEASURE, HENRY A |
17 NOV 1917 |
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LEASURE, MARY VIRGINIA |
28 DEC 1919 |
30 MAR 1958 |
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LEWIS, ELZY |
9 OCT 1848 |
8 JUNE 1885 |
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MCDONALD, ELIZA J |
28 FEB 1870 |
2 SEP 1901 |
D/O A & M |
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MCGINNIS, JAMES F |
1880 |
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MCGINNIS, EMMA D |
1886 |
1957 |
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MERCER, HENRIETTA F |
- | - |
WEAVER FUNERAL MARKER DATES ILLEGIBLE |
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MERCER, WILLIAM |
13 AUG 1832 |
11 SEP 1899 |
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MERCER, REBECCA A |
6 MAR 1833 |
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MORGAN, MELISSA J |
23 AUG 1834 |
29 JAN 1915 |
W/O ACHILLES |
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NOLAND, SAMUEL |
17 MAR 1879 |
6 DEC 1907 |
S/O AMOS & MARY E |
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PAVLIK, ANNA |
1865 |
7 NOV 1937 |
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ANNA'S MARKER ERECTED BY MELVIN BROOKOVER 11 JUNE 1972 |
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POWELL, MARTHA E |
15 APR 1853 |
12 DEC 1894 |
W/O L T |
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RINE, LUCY |
- |
24 MAY 1899 |
2M/28DS D/O W R & IDE b |
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RINE, CLARENCE R |
- |
23 MAY 1884 |
7M/25DS D/O WR & IDA B |
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ROBERTS, FRANK |
1864 |
1926 |
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ROBERTS, DAVID |
1815 |
29 DEC 1883 |
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ROBERTS, MATILDA |
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11 MAY 1885 |
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DAVID AND MATILDA MARIED 12 JUNE 1844-BOTH MEMBERS OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH |
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SMITH, EXPERIENCE |
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30 JAN 1881 |
67/11/19 |
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SPICER, JW |
1858 |
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SPICER, LUCY FRANCIS |
1870 |
1922 |
W/O J W |
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THOMAS, |
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ACCORDING TO ROY THOMAS, HIS PARENTS JOHN AND SARAH HAD TWINS A BOY AND A GIRL. THEY DIED AT BIRTH AND ARE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES ALONG THE FENCE JUST INSIDE THE CEMETERY TO THE LEFT OF THE GATE. ALSO A BABY BOY WHO DIED AT BIRTH BURIED BESIDE THE TWINS. |
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THOMAS, LOUISE |
7 MAR 1886 |
18 MAR 1866? |
D/O JOHN & SARAH |
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THOMAS, A J |
11 SEP 1874 |
17 NOV 1906 |
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THOMAS, SARAH F |
2 APR 1872 |
28 FEB 1930 |
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THOMAS, MARY L |
8 SEP 1904 |
8 SEP 1904 |
D/O A J & S F |
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THOMAS,JACKSON |
1844 |
1912 |
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THOMAS, NANCY |
1853 |
1913 |
W/O JACKSON |
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THOMAS, SARAH |
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23 APR 1917 |
57/1/3 |
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THOMAS, JOHN |
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31 DEC 1936 |
81/4/5 |
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WABLE, THEO |
1861 |
1937 |
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WABLE, MARY H |
1862 |
1922 |
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WABLE, WILLIAM OSCAR |
1889 |
1916 |
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WABLE, JAMES MARSHALL |
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29 NOV 1918 |
WV PVT 52ND PIONEER INF |
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WETZEL, JOHN L |
10 OCT 1873 |
17 OCT 1876 |
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WETZEL, HANNAH |
16 JAN 1832 |
14 JUNE 1887 |
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WETZEL, MARGARET |
5 JULY 1851 |
21 APR 1898 |
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WETZEL, LUCY F |
18 JAN 1881 |
16 JULY 1892 |
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WETZEL, LENORAH |
23 APR 1873 |
6 MAY 1892 |
W/O E J |
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WETZEL, ELI |
1842 |
1892 |
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WETZEL, JULIANNA |
1849 |
1934 |
W/O ELI |
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WETZEL, JOHN W. |
8 AUG 1867 |
27 DEC 1901 |
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WETZEL, JOHN HENRY |
1871 |
1932 |
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WETZEL, DRUSILLA F |
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6 JUNE 1891 |
3/11/5 D/O J W & L B |
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WETZEL, LENA E |
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8 JAN 1892 |
6MOS D/O J W & L B |
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WETZEL, OSCAR L |
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4 SEP 1893 |
4Y/2DS S/O J W & L B |
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WETZEL, INFANT |
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12 JUNE 1901 |
S/O J W & L B |
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WATKINS. SHERIMAN |
29 JULY 1905 |
28 SEP 1907 |
S/O W E & LOLA |
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WHITEMAN, |
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ACCORDING TO JAMES F. WHITEMAN, NOW DECEASED, AN UNKNOWN MALE STRANGER WAS BEATEN TO DEATH AT A BAR IN NEW MARTINSVILLE AND WAS BURIED IN AN UNMARKED GRAVE TO THE RIGHT, JUST INSIDE THE GATE. FAIRVIEW SCHOOL WAS CLOSE BY SO THEY WERE CALLED OUT TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL-ABOUT 1907 |
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WHITEMAN, RALPH |
28 FEB 1887 |
2 JULY 1888/89 |
S/O R M & N M |
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WHITEMAN, JACOB FRANK |
26 SEP 1898 |
12 MAY 1955 |
WV PVT US ARMY WW1 |
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WHITEMAN, LAURA B THOMAS |
7 OCT 1872 |
9 FEB 1911 |
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WILSON, MARY A |
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21 OCT 1891 |
82YRS |
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WILSON LINDA ANN LEWIS |
1847 |
1911 |
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YOST, AARON |
16 OCT 1825 |
26 AUG 1898 |
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YOST, JACOB S E E |
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23 DEC 1881 |
15/9/6 S/O AARON & P A |
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In days gone by this church was refered to as "Snuff Chapel" and it is said the name started because the men would peck on their snuff boxes during the services. It is a custom of men to tap the box gently to loosen the snuff before opening it to "take a rub". This tapping makes a little peck sound on the tin can.
039 34 53.42N
080 50 14.74 W
NAD 1927 Datum