West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Davis Family Cemetery, Putnam Co., West Virginia

Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:	Davis Family (a.k.a. Poar)	Click on photos above to enlarge
County:	Putnam
USGS Quad:	Mt. Olive
Coordinates:	near 38.5597ºN 81.9938ºW
Maintained by:	unknown
Land owner:	Ira Lawrence Taylor
Date added to WVCPA register:	September 2007
Condition of cemetery**:	Fair (September 2007)
Accessibility:	The cemetery is located up 5 & 20 Mile Creek Road (CR 15) south southeast of Frazier's Bottom. Follow Rt. 15 for 3.2 miles from highway 35 (soon to be "old" 35, when the new highway is completed!), then turn left onto Rt. 13. Cross a low water bridge and stay on Rt. 13, for about 8 tenths of a mile total from the turn off of Rt. 15, past the intersection of Rt.13/7. The cemetery is located on high point above the old Davis home there. It is a very, very steep climb up the hill - not easily accessible.
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**

Last Name:	First Name:	Born:	Died:	Inscription:	Photo:	Source:
Chapman	Baby
Chapman	Bacil
Chapman	Baby Beatrice
Chapman	Clara E.	4 March 1893	2 November 1930
G.A.D.
Davis	Allen	1839	1918
Davis	Jack	12 April 1870	10 August 1933	[Son of Allen Davis, husband of Rachel]
Davis	Mary Ann	22 August 1865	22 March 1950	[Dau. of John and Susan Davis - her death certificate states her death date as March 21, 1950]
Davis	Isabell		13 April 1910	[Aged 20 Y. 4? M. 14 D.]
Davis	William Richard	5 April 1865	6 April 1940	[Son of Allen and Emmaline Fletcher Davis - see his birth record proving birth year]
Ferguson				[Ferguson plot]
Ferguson	Infant	1923	1923
Ferguson	Nelson R.	1886	1952
Ferguson	Ogie N.	1904	1923
Gillispie	D.G.			[Husband and wife - shared stone - David & Catherine (Davis) Gillispie - NOTE: second photo is large and loads slowly]
Gillispie	Mrs. D.
Gillispie	Harvey	March 1872		[Brother of Missouri Gillispie Poar]
Johnson	Mirtie Davis	1891	1923
Kimball	Osa Boyd	1882	1940	[Note:nscription is in error - Husband of Mirtie Davis Johnson - see his death record]
Poar	George	August 1855	1 June 1930	[Husband of Missouri - he was born in Cabell Co., died in Putnam Co.]
Poar	Missouri A.	1859	1939	[Daughter of David and Catherine Gillispie, wife of George Poar]
Poar	Monroe C.	20 April 1939	3 May 1939	[Infant son of David and May Poar, grandson of George and Missouri Poar]
Possible Burials, based on WV death records:
Davis	William Richard	5 April 1865	6 April 1940	[Per death certificate, buried in "home cemetery" - being the son of Allen & Emmeline Davis, and his father Allen is buried here, so there's a good chance this is the "home cemetery"]

Comments: Dates in Red are not inscribed on the tombstone and have either been calculated based on death date or are as a result of research on the individual. WVCPA contributor, Angie Harkins, writes: "...there are many more that are not marked and at least 2 I know that are buried there that have no markers. Those 2 are Harvey Gillispie b: Mar 1872 (brother of Missouri Gillispie Poar). I have found no record of his death date, but Mr. Chapman (who now owns the land) says he can show you right where he is buried, but he is 87 years old and cannot make the trip up there. Missouri's husband, George Poar b: Aug 1855 in Cabell County d: 1 Jun 1930 Putnam County, is also buried there. His father is David Poar that is buried in Frazier's Bottom United Methodist Church - the broken stone). I believe he is beside Missouri (her grave is where you see the white plastic bag in the pictures). Missouri is the daughter of David & Catherine. Monroe is her grandson by her son David. There are many more graves that are not marked but with sandstone and none are readable. The oldest stone belongs to my 3rd great grandfather & grandmother (David & Catherine Davis Gillispie), is vaguely readable." Thank you, Angie, for sharing your work with us! We look forward to seeing more of your cemetery finds!!
GALLERY *Click on photos to view full size*	The old Davis house - to get to the cemetery, you'll climb up the hill to the right of the house >>
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	<< Views of the cemetery >> The red circles note grave markers - many of which are of the metal funeral home marker type
	<< Views of the cemetery >> Our "cemetery paparazzi" volunteers taking a well-deserved break after their hard climb to read markers and think on those that were buried here so many years ago...
	<< Views of the cemetery >> Of the 12+ graves in this cemetery, most are seen in the photo to the right

Updated: 18 October 2013