Cemetery Reading
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Cemetery Name: |
Freeland Cemetery |
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County: | Marion | |
USGS Quad: | Grant Town | |
Coordinates: | 39.54417ºN 80.19028ºW | |
Maintained by: | unknown | |
Land owner: | unknown | |
Date added to WVCPA register: | November 2004 | |
Condition of cemetery**: | Fair (November 2004) | |
Accessibility: | Accessible by driving up path on north side of Gilboa Road (behind a blue trailer). | |
** Condition of cemetery
as observed on the given date - may not be representative of care at other times of the year Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned |
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Last Name: | First Name: |
Born:
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Died:
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Inscription: |
Photo:
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Plot |
Source:
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Brownlee | Walter |
1859
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1925
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[husband & wife - shared stone] |
A-1 |
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Brownlee | Cordelia T. |
1861
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1937
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Cordelia Theresa Freeland was the daughter of Jesse and Elmina 'Matilda' Straight Freeland. |
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Toothman | Jackson L. |
01
March 1886
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15
September 1949
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[husband & wife - shared stone] |
A-2 |
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Toothman | Elsie L. |
05
November 1892
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08
March 1974
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Elsie Lovenia Brownlee was the daughter of Walter & Cordelia Theresa Freeland Brownlee. |
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Freeland | Jacob N. |
04
January 1866
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May
1951
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A-3 |
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Jacob Newton Freeland was the son of Jesse Engles and Elmina 'Matilda' Straight Freeland. |
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Freeland | Herschel V. |
27
December 1903
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20
December 1944
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"West
Virginia" "Pvt. U.S. Army" |
A-4 |
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Herschel Vernon Freeland was the son of Jacob Newton and Ida May Koon Freeland. |
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Brown | John |
1803
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1894
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"At Rest" |
B-1
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John Brown married Mary Amos on 8 May 1828 in Monongalia Co. and they had 3 sons. |
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Brown | Mary |
1812
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09
Oct 1895
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B-2 |
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Mary Amos was the daughter of Henry Amos, Jr. & Rosannah Joseph. |
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Amos | Minnie Blanche |
24
June 1878
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15
January 1969
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C-1 |
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Minnie Blanche Amos was the daughter of Alpheus Newton and Virginia Helen Straight Amos. |
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Amos | Clyde Burr |
12
November 1826
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19
November 1872
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C-2 |
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Clyde Burr Amos was the son of Alpheus Newton and Virginia Helen Straight Amos. |
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Amos | Virginia Helen Straight |
17
February 1853
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10
March 1940
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C-3 |
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Virginia Helen Straight was the daughter of John & Amelia Robinson Straight. |
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Amos | Alpheus Newton |
05
November 1848
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10
December 1908
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"Gone but not forgotten" |
C-4 |
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Alpheus Newton Amos was the son of Enoch H. and Malinda Billingsley Amos. |
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Amos | Samuel E. |
18
April 1861
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19
August 1892
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"There are thoughts that never perish; Bright, unfading, through long years; So thy memory we cherish; Shrined in hope, embalmed in tears." |
C-5 |
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Samuel E. Amos was the son of Enoch H. and Malinda Billingsley Amos. |
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Amos | Charley H. |
18
December 1859
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22
September 1885
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"Son of E. H. & M. Amos" "Aged 25-yrs 9-mo 4-dys" |
C-6 |
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Charley H. Amos was the son of Enoch H. and Malinda Billingsley Amos. |
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Amos | Enoch H. |
23
January 1822
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19
January 1902
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"Aged 80-yrs 11-mo 26-ds"
"Aged 86-yrs 4-mo 7-dys" |
C-7 |
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Amos | Malinda |
30
October 1820
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07
March 1907
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Enoch H. Amos was the son of Henry Amos, Jr. and Rosannah Joseph. |
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Amos | Rosannah |
08
February 1784
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19
March 1862
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"Wife
of Henry Amos" "Aged 78-yrs 1-mo 11-dys" ? |
C-8 |
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Rosannah Joseph was the daughter of William and Sarah Stafford Joseph. |
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Amos | Henry |
29
November 1780
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17
March 1872
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"Aged 91-yrs 3-mo 17-dys" ? |
C-9 |
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Henry Amos, Jr. was the son of Henry Amos and Dorcas Hall (?; disputed by some). |
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Brown | Dennis M. |
17
May 1830
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25
June 1851
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"Son
of J & M Brown" "Aged 21-yrs 1-mo 8-dys" (?) |
D-1 |
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Dennis M. Brown was the son of John & Mary Amos Brown. |
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Freeland | Curtis W. |
14
January 1880
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1964
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E-1 |
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Curtis Wesley Freeland was the son of Jesse Engles and Elmina 'Matilda' Straight Freeland. |
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Freeland | Elsie R. |
21
September 1871
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18
November 1956
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E-2 |
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Elsie Roselphia Freeland was the daughter of Jesse and Matilda Straight Freeland. |
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Freeland | William L. |
26
February 1869
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10
October 1952
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E-3 |
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William Levelis Freeland was the son of Jesse Engles and Elmina 'Matilda' Straight Freeland. |
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Freeland | Elmina M. |
28
June 1840
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9 January 1922
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E-4 |
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Elmina 'Matilda' Straight was the daughter of Jacob H. & Matilda Amos Straight. |
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Freeland | Jesse E. |
23 November 1833
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9
August 1915
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E-5 |
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Jesse Engles Freeland was the son of John & Tincy Freeland. |
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Streight | Jacob H. |
1813
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17
February 1885
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[Toppled stone - inscription-side down - not positive this is Jacob's. No photo taken] |
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E-6 |
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Jacob H. Straight was the son of William N. and Martha Haynes Straight. |
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Streight | Matilda H. |
20
January 1817
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06
June 1884
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"Wife
of J. H. Streight" [inscription not clear] |
E-7 |
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Matilda H. Amos was the daughter of Henry Amos, Jr. & Rosannah Joseph. |
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Streight | Mary Allis |
1850?
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?
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E-8 |
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Mary Allis Streight may be the daughter of John & Amelia Robinson Straight and Virginia's sister. |
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Streight | Perlina E. |
1852
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30
December 1865
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"Daughter of Jacob H. & Matilda Streight" "Aged 13-yrs ?-mo ?-dys" |
E-9 |
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Perlina E. Straight was the daughter of Jacob H. and Matilda H. Amos Straight. |
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Streight | Alpheus N. |
08
July 1846
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18
January 1865
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"Son of Jacob H. & Matilda Streight" "Aged 18-yrs 6-mo 10-dys"? |
E-10 |
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Alpheus Newton Straight was the son of Jacob H. and Matilda H. Amos Straight. |
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Boor | Ida Miller |
13
March 1864
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3
January 1950
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F-1 |
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Ida May Miller was the daughter of Enos & Mary E. Pitzer Miller. |
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Miller | Enos |
11
November 1832
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25
May 1902
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[inscription not clear] |
F-2 |
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Enos Miller was the son of Jesse and Elisa Brown Miller. Enos married: (1) Rebecca A. Thomas about 1855. After Rebecca's death in 1862, he married (2) Mary E. Pitzer on 2 Apr 1863 in Marion Co. |
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Miller | Mary E. |
20
June 1841
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30
June 1898
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"Aged
57-yrs 4-mo 10-ds" "She sleeps with..." [inscription not clear] |
F-3 |
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Mary E. Pitzer was the daughter of Joel S. & Rebecca B. Robinson Pitzer. |
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Miller | Virginia W. |
16
March 1879
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25
November 1885
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"Dau of E. & M. E. Miller" |
F-4 |
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Virginia W. Miller was the daughter of Enos and Mary E. Pitzer Miller. |
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Miller | Roy A. |
28
January 1878
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1892
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"Son of Enos & M. E. Miller" |
F-5 |
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Roy A. Miller was the son of Enos and Mary E. Pitzer Miller. |
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Miller | Mary E. |
1855
- 1862
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1863
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"Daughter of Enos & Reb. Miller" "Died
____" "Aged ______" |
F-6 |
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Miller | Rebecca |
8
March 1829
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20
January 1862
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"Wife
of Enos Miller" "Aged 32-yrs 10-mo 12-dys" |
F-7 |
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Rebecca A. Thomas was the daughter of Joseph & Sarah Ann Davis Thomas. |
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Carpenter | Billy J. |
1933
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1936
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G-1 |
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(?) May be the grandson of Edwin S. & Arthelia (Amos?) Carpenter, based on 1910 Fairmont district census. If so, Billy is most likely the son of either Thomas B. & Elsie Carpenter or Earl W. & Rose Williams Carpenter. Edwin's other sons were still at home, unmarried, in the 1930 census |
Comments: |
WVCPA wishes to thank John Boggess and Connie & Bill Burkett for all their hard work researching family trees, making a current reading of this cemetery (as of November 2004), taking tombstone photos, and providing the cemetery plot diagram you see here. Photos
& background data for individuals on this page |
Updated: 07 September 2012