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Droop Mountain Battlefield Graves

The Droop Mountain Civil War Cemetery s located at Droop Mountain State Park, which is immediately off of US Route 219, north of Lewisburg, West Virginia.

The Battle of Droop Mountain was fought over which faction would have control of the only major road leading through the area. Whoever controlled this road would control the comings and goings of the Greenbrier area.

This sign sits right beside US Route 219, and points the way into the State Park.

To get to the cemetery, one needs only follow the signs for the park office.

The Museum and Graves are located directly behind the park office.

Here is the sign by the path leading to the cemetery.

This sign reads simply "Confederate Graves".

There are several distinct graves marked here. Each marked quite simply with a stone. No markings are visible.

One cannot enter the small graveyard, as it is surrounded by a simple split-rail fence to prevent marauders from entering.

After a bloody battle, these brave men were layed to rest in these simple graves.

Here two stones are visible.

Another stone near the rear of the small graveyard.

All photos were taken wth a zoom setting as you are not allowed to enter inside the fencing.

Across the highway, in a field where the worst of the battle was fought, fly the US flag and the WV state flag.

Here is the site where a Confederate soldier fell during the battle.

His portrait sits atop the marker.

JOHN D. BAXTER

THIS MARKS THE SPOT

WHERE JOHN D. BAXTER

ORDERLY SERGEANT CO. R

10TH WV INFT. FELL INSIDE

THE CONFEDERATE LINE

LEADING THE LAST CHARGE

NOVEMBER 6TH 1863.

And here is a marker showing the spot where Lieutenant Henry Bender fell.

His portrait also is atop the stone.

LIEUT. HENRY BENDER

COMMANDER CO. F IN THE LAST CHARGE

THAT THE 10TH WVA VOL. INFT. MADE

THAT BROKE THE CONFEDERATE LINE

AT THE BLOODY ANGLE WHERE

SO MANY OF THE BRAVE MEN

OF BOTH ARMIES FELL

NOVEMBER 6TH, 1863.

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

He's Alive!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm Still Here!

Sorry it's taking forever for us to get the rest of the cemetery photos up!

We've been trying to get back to Fairview and finish up the cataloging... but we're still buried in snow here!

Since we only have the one car, I must wait until Texichick is off from work in order to get to the cemetery. Unfortunately, the weather has not cooperated! First we had rain, and then came the snow!

I promised to get back and finish the cemetery as soon as possible!

Until then... keep working on your family tree and let me know if I can be of assistance!

Back After The New Year!

We are taking a holiday and will return after the New Year!

Email Account Hijacked!!!

Please note:

My personal email account has been hijacked and until further notice any emails received by me are fraudlent! Do NOT OPEN!!!

Fairview Christian Church Cemetery

Fairview Christian Church Cemetery is located between Gap Mills and Union, in Monroe County.  Off of Route 3 approximately 0.75 miles, on Central Church Road, this cemetery is located on the left hand side of the road, and sits almost on the road in places.

We only got about half of this cemetery cataloged yesterday, as a funeral was to begin shortly. We will go back very soon and get the remainder of the sites.

We were able to catalog the upper most area entirely [at the road] and over half of the central area. We will get back shortly to finish the cataloging.

To set these in a more manageable manner, I will be posting 4 or so graves a day.

Fairview Christian Church
Central Church Road
Monroe County, West Virginia

Beginning on upper cemetery at south end [closest to the church building]
Row 1:

(1) This is a double stone:

BURNS

JAMES          RUBY

1901-1977          1909-2001

JAMES

1901-1988

RUBY

1909-2001

There are two footstones for these graves, each with the initial "B".

Second Row:

[Right to Left - facing North]

[1]

DAUGHTER

HELEN E. THOMPSON

APRIL 5, 1930

APRIL 2, 1945

 [2]

THOMPSON

ELIZABETH          EVERETT

1910-1979          1908-1991

ELIZABETH

1910 - 1979

EVERETT

1908 - 1991

ROW 3:

THOMPSON
EDWARD          MAGGIE

1879 - 1950          1886-1956

EDWARD

1879 - 1950

MAGGIE

1886 - 1950



Please watch for more photos from this cemetery tomorrow.

Roasting...

Oh, you know that kind of heat. The kind that causes you to sweat, and no amount of Degree  or Secret deodorant will help!

You know the kind...

...the kind that causes the air to lay still, and it feels like it's sucking the life right out of you. Like just before a hurricane... when the only thing that will cool everything off is for Mother Nature to let loose her anger, and wet the air and the earth with those tears of anger and frustration she has...

like...

... like... 

Bogey and Bacall in Key Largo!

Well, yeah, that's how hot it is here!!!

And while I can't escape to Key Largo, I have been going to Lake Sherwood as often as I can just to cool off in the clear waters of that mountain lake.

Until the weather cools, this blog will not have any entries to place in it with photos of wnderful Monroe and Greenbrier County cemeteries.

But they ARE coming!

Texichick and I will be heading out with our tombstone hunting gear as soon as the weather cools to a tolerable level.

Until then, stay cool, and enjoy a lovely iced drink on me!

Hylton Cemetery - Row 11 Cataloged

Hylton Cemetery

Glace, Monroe, West Virginia

Row 10 - Cataloged

Right to Left

1.

WILLIAM I. FURY

1981 - 1970 [sic]

SHANKLIN FUNERAL HOME

 [SSDI - indicates that William I. Fury was born 28 Feb 1891 and died Mar. 1970]

2.

ROBINSON

CHARLIE MICHELL                    EDDIE MACK

BORN & DIED                   BORN & DIED\

10-20-81                    1-18-81

EDDIE MACK ROBINSON

1980 - 1980

BROYLES MCGUIRE FUNERAL HOME

C. MICHELLE ROBBINSON

1981 - 1981

BROYLES MCGUIRE FUNERAL HOME

3.

MARY M. JONES

MAR. 26, 1929

JAN. 24, 2004

ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS

4.

CALVIN C.

JONES

JAN. 8, 1926

MAR. 29, 1990

ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS

This concludes the catalog of the Hylton Cemetery in Glace, Monroe, WV. This cemetery is located on the road between Glace and Hollywood; it is located on the right side of the road as you travel west on this road.

Please note that this cemetery was cataloged to the best of our ability. There may, or may not, have been errors in our catalog. Please let us know if you note any omissions or errors so that we can correct this.

As always, should you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment, or use the form below to send us a message and we will respond in as timely a manner as possible.

Cyndi Beane Henry
for
Mountain Genealogists and
Greenbrier Valley Gravesyards

Hylton Cemetery - Row 10 Cataloged

Hylton Cemetery

Glace, Monroe, West Virginia

Row 10 - Cataloged

[Right to Left]

1.

RAYMONG K. MORRIS

1944 - 2004

2. [JOINED DOUBLE STONE]

FATHER

JAMES ERNEST

MORRIS

AUG. 27, 1899

JULY 8, 1982

[OTHER HALF OF STONE]

MOTHER

ROSELLA HOKE

MORRIS

SEPT. 30, 1906

SEPT. 1, 1988

J.E.M.

[JAMES ERNEST MORRIS - FOOTSTONE]

R.H.M.

[ROSELLA HOKE MORRIS - FOOTSTONE]

3.

ANDREW MORRIS

1892 - 1972

WALLACE & WALLACE

4.

ADA FRANCIS MORRIS BOSTIC

JANUARY 10, 1888

AUGUST 16, 1968

ADA FRANCES BOSTIC

1888 - 1969

SHANKLIN FUNERAL HOME

5.

FRAZIER DIXON BOSTIC

APRIL 20, 1873

DECEMBER 23, 1964

FRAZIER DIXON BOSTIC

1873 - 1964

SHANKLIN FUNERAL HOME

6.

G.A.FURY

BORN 5-8 1962

DEC. 5-8- 1962

[I think this child was born on Dec. 5th 1962 and died on Dec. 8, 1962.]

7.

NELSON G. FURY

US MARINE CORPS

KOREA

JUNE 22, 1933          AUG. 26, 1983

8.

NANCY C. GILL

1921 - 1990

BROYLES MCGUIRE FUNERAL HOME

NANCY

CATHREN

GILL

BORN 7-20-21

DIED 6-25-90

9.

D.H. FURY

BORN 2-5-52

DIED 2-?-78

DALLAS BUCKY FEURY

1952 - 1978

BROYLES MCGUIRE FUNERAL HOME

10.

WILLIAM

MCKINLEY

FEURY

BORN 7-26-31

DIED 6-11-74