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SYLVESTER BRADLEY

DIED

MAY 31, 1862

AGE

31 YRS     2MS     5DS

[ILLEGIBLE]

BRADLEY

Sylvester Bradley was born in 1830 to George and Catherine Bradley, in Giles County, Virginia. It is unknown at present if he had any siblings.

He married Elizabeth Crosier [1824-1890], the daughter of James Crosier and Sarah Beamer, in Monroe County on 31 May 1855. The couple had at least four children: Christopher, James, Washington and Ella.

Sylvester served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was killed at the only battle to have occurred near the Giles County Courthouse, in Pearisburg. He was injured on the 28th and died on the 31st day of May 1862, his and Elizabeth's 7th wedding anniversary.

HANNAH

WIFE OF

J.M. CROSIER

BORN

DEC. 28, 1824

DIED

[ILLEGIBLE]

Unfortunately, I have been unable to match a Hannah to a J.M. Crosier that was born in 1824. However, I do have the records of a Hannah Virginia Price, who was born in 1841, and was married to James Madison Crosier. The couple did reside in Zenith. I have been unable to locate proof that this is one and the same. If anyone has any information on this person, please contact me.

William and Margaret Crosier

[no other markings are legible]

At present it is unknown who this couple was.

This concludes all of the photos I currently have on the Crosier Cemetery. Please watch for more later this spring.

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S.BERTEN CROSIER

AUG. 11, 1910

DEC. 29, 1934

Staley Berten Crosier was born 11 Aug 1910 to Charles Andrew Crosier and Minnie Belle Shirey, in Zenith, Monroe, West Virginia. He was one of at least 2 children born to the couple, although he may have been the only one to reach adulthood.

Berten never married. He died 29 Dec 1934 in Zenith. COD: Influenza. He was buried on 1 Jan 1935.

SAMUEL                    SARAH

HUESTON                    MAGDELINE

AUG. 6, 1858                    SEP. 23, 1863

JUNE 22, 1931                    JAN. 22, 1935

CROSIER

Samuel Houston Crosier was born 06 Aug 1858 to Phillip B. Crosier and Mary Ann Brown in Zenith, Monroe, [West] Virginia. He was one of at least 3 children born to the couple.

Sarah Magdeline Weikle [sometimes found listed as Sarah "Ann"] was born 23 Sep 1863 in Monroe County to George Weikle and Lydia Clark. [No further info known on her parents at present.]

Samuel and Sarah married on 01 Jun 1882 in Monroe County, at the home of the bride's father, George Weikle. The officiant was Rev. William F. Hank.

The couple had at least one child: Marshall Ezra Crosier [1882-1956].

Samuel died 22 Jun 1931. Sarah died 22 Jun 1935 [per her death record]. She was buried on 24 June. COD: nephritis.

SARAC.....

[ILLEGIBLE]

Unable to read this stone. No known information.

Cut stones and pieces of rock marking graves.

No engravings.

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OCTAVINA M. CROSIER

FEB. 6, 1860         SEPT. [????]

Octavina Miller was born 06 Feb 1860 to Jacob Miller in Monroe County, [West] Virginia. [At present her mother is unknown.]

She married Addison Clark Crosier [no information known] on 14 May 1879 in Monroe County, at the home of J.A. Miller, by Rev. G.W. Clark.

Octavina died on 02 Sep 1954 in Pembroke, Virginia from congestive heart failure. No other information known.

REMNANT OF BROKEN STONE

NO DISCERNIBLE ENGRAVINGS

PHILLIP B.

HUSBAND OF

AGNES

CROZIER

JAN. 28, 1823

FEB. 14, 1883

Phillip B. Crozier was born 28 Jan 1823 to James Crozier and Sarah Beamer, it is believed in Monroe County. He was one of at least 7 children born to the couple.

Phillip married [1] Sarah Ann Kinsley [1832-1851] in 1848, Monroe County. The couple had at least 2 children: Hannah and James.

After Sarah Ann's death, Phillip married [2] Mary Ann Brown [1830-1858] 14 Dec 1854 in Monroe County. The couple had at least 3 children: Augustus, Anderson and Samuel Houston.

After Mary Ann's death, Phillip married [3] Agnes Clark [1839-1913] on 20 Jan 1860 in Monroe County. They had at least 4 children: George, Harvey, Charles and Armacy Celona.

Phillip died 14 Feb 1883.

Rows of Multiple Broken and Illegible Stones

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MINNIE B. CROSIER

JUNE 19, 1873

AUG 21, 1958

Minnie Belle Shirey was born 19 Jun 1873 in Monroe County, West Virginia. At present her parents are unknown.

She married Charles Alexander/Andrew Crosier[1877-1935] on 05 Apr 1899 at her brother's home in Monroe County [we do not know her brother's name at present]. The couple had at least two children, one boy unnamed, and Staley Benton Crosier.

Minnie died 21 Aug 1958.

MRS. MARGARET S.

CROSIER

BORN

AUGUST [I think] [?] 1832

DIED

NOV 20, 1902

AGED

[THIS ROW IS ILLEGIBLE]

No known information at this time.

MUSA M. CROSIER

APR 23, 1903

SEPT. 1, 1976

No known information at this time.

NEWTON E. CROSIER

JAN. 15, 1882

JULY 28, 1943

Newton Edgar Crosier was born on 15 Jan 1882 in Monroe County, West Virginia to Anderson Clark Crosier and Mary Ann Brown. It is unknown at present if he had siblings.

He married Lillie Flossie Falls on 07 Apr 1915 at the home of William Falls [relationship unknown at present] in Willow Bend, Monroe County. It is unknown if the couple had children.

Newton died on 28 Jul 1943 at the hospital in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia from carcinoma of stomach. He buried here on 30 Jul 1943.

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CROSIER

FRANK T.                    EVERETTE LEE

JUNE 20, 1895                    AUG. 7, 1927

AUG. 18, 1896                    JAN. 2, 1928

SON OF                    SON OF

GEORGE H.                    ROY L.

**Note: this is a rather unusual stone, in that bother of these are infants, and have different fathers, still while sharing a stone.

Frank T. Crosier was born on 20 June 1895 to George Henry Crosier and Emma Jane Miller, in Monroe County. He was one of at least 4 children.

He died 18 Aug 1896, in Monroe County. Cause of death is unknown. No records found.

Everrette Lee Crosier was born 7 Aug 1927 to Roy L. Crosier and Bessie Fay Humphreys. It is currently unknown if he had any siblings.

Everette died 02 Jan 1928. Cause of Death: "Unknown - Possibly Croup".

**NOTE: Frank T. Crosier and Roy L. Crosier were brothers. Thus the relationship between the two little boys were that of Uncle and Nephew.

CROSIER

EMMA J. MILLER                    G.H. CROSIER

HIS WIFE                    [unknown symbol]

1872 - 1951                    1865-1928

Emma J. Miller was born July 1872 to Jefferson Miller, in West Virginia. [Her mother is unknown at present.] She married George H. Crosier in 1890. The couple had at least five children: Harvey, Frank, Roy, Deber and Anne.

Emma died 01 Oct 1951 in Monroe County.

George Henry Crosier was born 24 Mar 1865 to Philip B. Crozier and Agnes Clark, near Zenith, Monroe, West Virginia. He was one of at least four children.

George died 05 Dec 1928 in Zenith, Monroe, West Virginia.

CROSIER

INFANT SON OF

CHARLES A.

AND MINNIE B.

1902

This unnamed son is not found in the birth or death records thusfar. He was born in 1902 to Charles Andrew Crosier and Minnie B. Shirey. He was one of at least two children born to the couple.

According to this stone, we know he died in 1902 as an infant.

ONE OF SEVERAL BROKEN OR ILLEGIBLE STONES IN THE REAR OF THE CEMETERY.

CROSIER

MARSHALL EZRA

APR. 5, 1883

JULY 5, 1956

Marshall Ezra Crosier was born 05 Apr 1883 to Samuel Houston Crosier and Sarah "Maggie" Weikle, in Monroe County. It is unknown at present if he had any siblings.

He married Lula White [b. 1910] on 02 Dec 1937 in Union, Monroe, West Virginia, at the Presbyterian Manse. The were wed by Rev. Robert R. Gray. It is unknown if they had children.

Marshall died 05 Jul 1956 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier, West Virginia. Cause of Death: Myocardial Infarct. He was buried on 07 July.

The Crosier Cemetery

The Crosier Cemetery is located near Zenith, Monroe County, West Virginia. From Route 3 in Gap Mills, you will turn onto the Zenith Road, and follow this road approximately 6 miles. The cemetery sits in a small clearing on the left-hand side of the road, and is marked clearly with a sign.

Crosier Cemetery Sign

The cemetery is fenced and gated, however each time I have been here, it has not been locked. You will need to park just off the edge of the road, and walk a short distanced to reach the cemetery.

On my last visit, caretakers were attempting to remove dead debris from a storm, and several of the older stones were covered by fallen trees and limbs.

I hope to get back over there this spring and do a proper cataloguing of the cemetery. When I do, this site will carry that update.

Anderson C. Crosier

Oct. 29, 1856                       [illegible]

According to birth records, Anderson Clark Crosier was born on 23 Oct 1856 in Zenith, Monroe, [West] Virginia to Phillip B. Crosier and Mary Ann Brown. He was one of at least three children born to this couple.

He died 08 Jun 1949. It is unknown at present if he ever married.

Charles A. Crosier

June 25, 1877

Feb. 13, 1935

Charles Andrew Crosier was born according to Monroe County records on 14 Jun 1877, to Philip B. Crosier and Agnes Clark.

Charles married Minnie Shirey, it is believed in Monroe County. The couple had at least one child, Staley Benton Crosier [1910-1924]. Charles died 13 Feb 1935.

CROSIER

I could not tell if this family stone was representative of a single Crosier family buried here, or for the entire cemetery. It is a beautiful, large, granite stone. Engraving on the side seen here only.

CROSIER

DEBER J.                    IVA H.

1899-1977                    1909-2001

OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN

Deber J. Crosier [aka: Dever] was born 1899 to George Henry Crosier and Emma Jane Miller, probably in Zenith. He was one of at least 5 children born to the couple.

He married Iva H. [Unknown]. She was born in 1909 and died 2001.

No other information is known of this couple at present.