West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Peter Cogar Cemetery, Webster Co., WV

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Cemetery Name:	Peter Cogar	Click on photos to enlarge
County:	Webster
USGS Quad:	unknown Map
Coordinates:	38.48222ºN -80.40883ºW
Maintained by:	Unknown
Land owner:	Unknown
Date added to WVCPA register:	September 2008
Condition of cemetery**:	Good (September 2008)
Accessibility:	This cemetery is located within the city limits of Webster Springs. It is across the highway from the hospital and behind the old skating rink.
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:
Cogar	Clara G.	27 February 1880	8 September 1886	"Daughter of W.W. and Sarah J. Cogar" "Aged 6Y 6M 11D" [Peter and Nancy Cogar's granddaughter, a daughter of their oldest son, Adam Wesley Cogar and his wife Sarah Harris]
Cogar	John J.	19 July 1855	26 November 1880	"Aged 25Y 4M 7D" [Son of Peter and Nancy Cogar]
Cogar	Nancy		15 April 1890	"Wife of P.L.J. Cogar" "Aged 61Y 3M 15D" [Wife of Peter Cogar, a daughter of John C. Payne and Mary Sanders Payne]
Cogar	Peter L.J.	11 October 1825	26 August 1897	"Aged 71Y 10M 24D" [A son of Thomas and Eva Spillman Cogar, early settlers on Elk River. He carries the name of his grandfather, a Revolutionary War veteran and an early settler in Braxton County]
Sprigg	Ida D.	22 December 1875	5 August 1896	"Wife of J.W. Sprigg" [A daughter of the noted Webster County public servant, Dr. Charles W. Benedum. Her husband was Joseph Sprigg of Braxton County]
Hazelwood	Walter R.	5 November 1885	30 July 1909	"Son of J.H. and D.M. Hazelwood" [Became a local hero when he was drowned in Cheat River while attempting to rescue some of his fellow workers during a flood]
Unidentified or unmarked graves:
				unidentified - grave marked by a rock
				unidentified - grave marked by a rock

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.

A note from WVCPA volunteer, Michael Henline:

"In the spring of 2008 the cemetery was overgrown to the point that it was impossible to photograph individual markers. The property changed hands and the new owners started a restoration project, beginning with the removal of brush. The photos above show the overgrown cemetery and how it currently looks."

WVCPA extends their sincere thanks to Michael for his work on documenting this cemetery, along with so many others in Webster County, and sharing that information with us on this web site. We also thank the landowners of this cemetery, for their concern and care of this special cemetery. We wish that there were many more folks like you!

Updated: 07 September 2012