West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Early Settler's Cemetery, Jackson Co., WV

Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:	Early Settlers (a.k.a. Old Ripley)	Click on images above to enlarge
County:	Jackson
USGS Quad:	Ripley
Coordinates:	38.8213ºN 81.7085ºW
Maintained by:	Unknown
Land owner:	Unknown
Date added to WVCPA register:	August 2008
Condition of cemetery**:	Excellent (May 2007)
Accessibility:	This cemetery is located in the heart of Ripley in a residential area a couple of blocks northeast of the county courthouse on 7th Street. From the intersection of Rt. 33 and CR 21 in downtown Ripley, go north on CR21 to the next light. The Library will be on your left across the intersection and to your right will be the Vail Funeral Home. Turn right and go to the end of the street and turn left on 7th Street. Go about 150 yards and you will notice the cemetery is on your left in a gated chain link fence area. There is extremely limited parking along the street at the southwest gate (basically in front of the gate), but more spaces available on the street along the east fence. The gates are generally locked, but you may borrow the key from the public library clerk during their open hours (as per our latest experience - some sources have also found the key to be at the bank next door - either would likely know who you'd need to contact). The cemetery itself is fairly well-maintained and relatively accessible, though the ground can be quite uneven in places. Use caution when walking through the grounds if you are at all unsure on your feet.
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:
Armstrong	Alice	19 May 1842	19 June 1850	[Dau. of J. & C. Armstrong - aged 8y 7m]
Armstrong	B.F.	1832	1919	[87 years of age]
Armstrong	Calvin	20 November 1817	21 December 1872	[Aged 55yr 1mo 1dy]
Armstrong	Charles			[Infant]
Armstrong	Charlie Stull	27 July 1856	7 August 1859	"Son of B.F. & S.M. Armstrong" "Aged 3 years 11 days" "Mid angels brightness, now thy home, But one among that throng to us is brightest of them all, and sweetest is his song. Dear boy, that angel form is thine, and though each heart is wrung with sorrow for thy loss, sing on. Thy... harp is strung."
Armstrong	Eliza J.	29 January 1834	13 September 1880	"Mother"
Armstrong	Floried	11 February 1851	4 September 1863	[Dau. of J. & C Armstrong - aged 12 yrs]
Armstrong	Jacob L.	24 July 1827	6 November 1901	"Father"
Armstrong	James	1804	1879	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Armstrong	Catharine	1812	1900	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Armstrong	John W.	1859	21 June 1878	[Aged 19 yrs]
Armstrong	Margaret M.	18 June 1856	8 June 1857	[Aged 11 months]
Armstrong	Morgan	1853	18 December 1878	"Son of James & Catharine Armstrong" "Aged 25 years"
Armstrong	Otmer F.	11 May 1859	16 July 1869	[Aged 10 yrs, 2 mo.]
Armstrong	Sarah M.	8 April 1835	12 April 1895	[60 years of age]
Armstrong	William H.		29 June 1840	"In the 25th year of his age"
Armstrong	William L.	9 December 1861	25 September 1884	[Son of Jacob & Margaret - aged 23 years]
Ayers	John L.	1830	31 January 1857	"Son of W.G.& Mary Ann Ayers" "In the 25th year of his age" [Rest of inscription illegible in photo]
Ayers	Phebe J.	6 February 1824	18 January 1850	"Wife of W.G. Ayers" "Aged 25y 11m 12d"
Ayers	William G.	1803	1848	[Aged 45yr 9mo 9ds]
Bettis	Mary H.	30 September 1852	3 June 1893	"Wife of W.A. H. Bettis" "Aged 40ys 8m 3d"
Board	Lillie Wilson	1850	1923	[Aged 73 yrs]
Board	George W.	6 October 1857	13 August 1858	[Son of B. & L. Board - aged 10mo 7ds]
Boice	E.M.	16 January 1840	23 September 1910	[Aged 70 yrs 8mo 7dys]
Boice	M.J.	20 March 1841	29 April 1911	[Aged 70 yrs 1mo 9dys]
Boice	Margaret R.	11 January 1866	10 March 1867	[Dau. of M.L & S. Boice - aged 1yr]
Bonnett	Harra	13 December 1803	20 August 1887	[Wife of Wm. Bonnett - aged 83y 8m 7d]
Bonnett	Matilda Graig	1816	29 September 1839	[Dau. of Wm. & B. Bonnett]
Bonnett	William	3 May 1771	10 January 1855	[Aged 83 yr 2mo 26dy]
Boyar	Mary M.B.	26 March 1864	3 January 1865	[Aged 9 mo 8 dys]
Briant	Fannie F.McKnown	9 April 1873	16 September 1910	[Dau. of Mary M. McKnown]
Brown	Infants	11 September 1874	11 September 1874	"Sons of J.E. & F. Brown"
Carl	Daniel M.	9 July 1841	2 February 1922	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His wife"
Carl	Eliza F.	5 November 1843	26 November 1892	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His wife"
Carl	George E.	1887	1888	"Son"
Chase	Benjamin	7 October 1834	23 May 1862	[Aged 28 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 2yr 9mo 5dys]
Chase	Elizabeth A.	3 July 1837	8 April 1924
Chase	Mary B.	20 January 1862	25 October 1864
Clinton	Nancy Belle	8 February 1863	29 November 1895	[Wife of J.D. Clinton - aged 32yr 9m]
Coast	Ellenor	1832	9 October 1887	[Wife of John Coast - aged 55 years]
Coast	John D.	1816	5 December 1891	[Husband of Ellen - aged 75 years]
Coast	Malinda	19 December 1873	5 October 1892	[Dau. of John Coast - aged 18y 9m 16d]
Conley	Ella	3 August 1796	1 July 1804	[Dau. of C. & A. Conley - aged 7yrs 10ms]
Conley	George E.	1799	19 August 1892	[Aged 93 years] [Husband, wife and son - shared stone] [Aged 42 years] [Aged 1 yr 2 dys]
Conley	Ellen	1815	22 June 1857
Conley	Samuel	10 September 1855	12 September 1856
Crow	Daniel Polsley	1874	1941
Crow	George Burton	11 January 1901	4 December 1973	[Major Army Air Force] [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Crow	Bernice R.	31 October 1911	16 February 1993	[Major Army Air Force] [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Crow	Hal B.	1876	1907	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "Wife of Hal B. Crow"
Crow	Lottie	1878	1901	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "Wife of Hal B. Crow"
Crow	Susan Walker	1874	19__	[not certain if actually buried here]
Cunningham	Benjamin R.	3 October 1829	26 April 1893	[Civil War Ind. Arty]
Cunningham	Leola	1862	1864	[Aged 2 years] "Sisters" [Shared stone]
Cunningham	Viola	1859	1928	[Aged 2 years] "Sisters" [Shared stone]
Cunningham	Mary J. Graham	1832	1891	[Aged 59 years]
Cunningham	Keziah H.	1766	26 February 1852	"In Memory Of..." "Aged 86 Ys" "Blessed be the dead which die in the Lord"
Deaton	Charles R.	22 July 1859	15 May 1879	[Son of J.C. & E.B. Deaton]
Deaton	Eliza F.	24 January 1842	26 September 1867	[Dau. of J.B. & E.B. Deaton]
Deaton	Sarah	11 May 1851	11 September 1870	[Aged 19yr 4mos]
Dell	Dora	1863	1934
Doolittle	Moses	1800	2 July 1877	"Age 77 years" [Husband, wife and dau. - shared stone] "His Wife" "Age 74 years" "Daughter"
Doolittle	Susan Walker	1804	12 January 1878
Graham	Susan D.	1839	1923
Gabbert	Mary A.	3 March 1826	2 November 1897	[Wife of A.H. Gabbert]
Graham	Infant Son	7 February 1897	7 February 1897	[Son of T.E. & Kate A. Graham]
Greer	Hamilton M.	30 December 1855	4 December 1856	[Aged 11ms 4ds]
Greer	Infant	7 September 1854	7 September 1854	[Infant]
Greer	Infant	11 December 1856	11 December 1856	[Infant]
Greer	James A.	1838		[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Greer	Sarah A.	1836	1881	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Greer	Charles A.	1858	1878	[Son of James & Sarah Greer
Greer	Mary F.	8 February 1835	10 January 1882	[Wife of S.B. Greer - Aged 46yrs 11ms 2ds]
Hall	Jackson	1834	1885	[Aged 51 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 36 years]
Hall	Elizabeth	1834	1871
Hamrick	Harriett B.	1878	1939
Hamrick	Maggie L.	18__	1___
Hamrick	Mark B.	26 __ 1829	4 __ 1898	[Shared stone]
Hamrick	Sarah A.	4 March 1844	__ December 1920	[Shared stone]
Hamrick	Velva	1883	19__
Harker	William	1811	6 June 1847	[Buried at sea - England] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 75 years]
Harker	Eliza	1810	14 October 1885
Harpold				[Family marker]
Harpold	Infants			"Frances J.& Nada Harpold"
Hassler	Clarissa J.	1819	1850	[Wife of J.J.S. Hassler]
Hassler	Col. F.R.	1838	9 December 1892	[Son of Clarissa Hassler - 54 years of age]
Hockenberry				[Family marker]
Honaker	Emma G.	31 May 1850	28 March 1900
Hood	Bessie E.	1865	1950	[Wife of John Hood]
Hood	Charley	1894	1983	[Aged 89 years]
Hood	D.K.	1834	1907	"Father" Husband of Rebecca Hood - 73 years of age]
Hood	John C.	1861	1919	[Husband of Bessie Hood]
Hood	R. Elizabeth	1898	1975	[Aged 77 years]
Hood	Rebecca M.	1841	1925	[Aged 84 years]
Hutchinson	Harry P.	19 June 1875	11 March 1900	[Aged 25 years]
Hutchinson	W.T.	14 December 1843	5 October 1888	[Aged 4y 9mo 21ds]
Jennings	Francis	1867	1954
Jhanker	James S.	18 February 1858	20 August 1865	[Son of F. & M. Jhanker - aged 7 years]
Karr	Henry	1826	1892	“Father” [Aged 66 years]
Landfried	Adam	15 December 1785	10 December 1871	[Aged 86 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 76 years] "Gone But Not Forgotten"
Landfried	Charlotte	18 January 1791	6 February 1867
Landfried	Eliza	9 November 1862	16 May 1878	"Dau. of H.P. & E.L. Lanfried" "Aged 15ys 6ms __ds" [Rest of inscription illegible]
Landfried	Infant	25 January 1850	28 October 1861
Landfried	Infant	15 April 1856	18 January 1857
Landfried	Phillip	9 August 1829	30 August 1904	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Landfried	Sarah A.	7 September 1833	3 October 1916	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Lowther	E.B.	15 June 1830	4 March 1897	[Aged 67 years]
Lowther	Mary	2 April 1792	1 July 1851	[Wife of Robert Lowther - aged 59yrs 2ms 29ds]
Lowther	Robert	20 June 1795	22 April 1856	[Aged 60yrs 10ms 2 ds]
Maddox	Edgar A.	18 June 1888	18 June 1888	"Son of M & N.B. Maddox" "Aged 4m's 6d's "At Rest"
Maddox	Mansfield	28 May 1857	8 August 1888	"Aged 32Y. 2M. 11D." "Farewell dear, wife and child, farewell from you, ___ Christ doth call"
Maguire	Edward		29 August 1887	[Shared stone]
Maguire	Elizabeth		30 June 1857
Maguire	R.C.		19 January 1882
Maguire	Mary A.		13 July 1879
Maguire	Robert		16 December 1878	[Rest of inscription illegible]
Martea	J.	18 June 1817	16 July 1847
Mate	James	25 March 1833	9 February 1862	"Aged 28ys 10ms 15ds"
Mate	Mary	1849	1 April 1870	"Wife of James Mate" "Aged 21yrs"
Mate	Robert	14 January 1821	26 April 1902	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"
Mate	Eliza	9 February 1832	21 August 1909	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"
McGinty	?	20 August 1843	11 November 1852	"Son of J.A. & J. McGinty" "Aged 9y's. 2m's. 22d's."
McGinty	William	30 October 1828	6 April 1852	"Son of J.A.& J. McGinty" "Aged 23y's. 5m's. 7d's."
McKown			2_ ___ 1870 ?	[Illegible] "Remember... As you are now so once was I..."
McKnown	John S.			[Husband of Mary McKnown]
McKnown	Mary M.	23 December 1858	6 May 1886	"Wife of John S. McKnown"
McKown	James	26 July 1828	30 January 1905	[Aged 77 years]
McKown	James M.	1865	1937
McKown	Samantha	7 February 1833	11 November 1920	[Aged 83 years]
McKown	William E.	7 August 1850	13 September 1952	"Son of J.& S. McKown"
McMahon	Melissa	4 December 1854	29 August 1898	[Aged 44 years]
Moyle	John B.	2 August 1809	6 April 1899	"Aged 89yr 8ms 4ds"
O'Brien	John F.	1878	1961	[Aged 83 years]
Park	Abram	1843	2 September 1888	"Brother" [Aged 45 years] [Shared stone] "Father" [Aged 63 years] "Mother" "Aged 72 years"
Park	James A.	1817	15 August 1880
Park	Sarah Starcher	1823	1 September 1895
Parsons	Ballard R.	1862	1934	[Aged 72 years - husband of Mary Ellen Parsons]
Parsons	Henry C.	1834	1896	[Husband of Sarah Ann - aged 62 years]
Parsons	Mary Ellen	1868	1926	[Aged 58 years]
Parsons	Sarah Ann	1839	1910	[Wife of Henry C. Parsons - aged 71 years]
Parsons	Susan Fink	1770	1807	"In memoriam... Wife of Capt. Wm. Parsons.. First settlers of Ripley"
Perry	Anna M.	17 January 1881	29 February 1881	"Dau. of Rev. A.D. & S. Perry
Perry	Ella McKnown	1868	1961	[Sister Fannie F. Briant]
Pfost	Park	1877	1959	[Aged 92 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Pfost	Jess M.	1886	1970	[Aged 92 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone]
Progler	Donald	1900	1901	"Son of H.S. & J.E. Progler"
Progler	Elizabeth J.	1835	1904	“Mother” [Aged 69 years]
Progler	Mamie L.	1862	1905	“Sister" [family marker]
Richardson	John R.	21 December 1816	24 July 1883	"Aged 66yr 7ms 3ds"
Ripley	Rev. James G.	25 December 1819	10 January 1896	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Ripley	Sarah J.	3 May 1825	10 July 1906	[Husband and wife - shared stone]
Ripley	Jennings B.		3 July 1890	[Shared stone] "Son of J.A. & M.E. Ripley" "Aged 1Y. 3M. 3D." "Son of J.A. & M.E. Ripley" "...... Aged ...." "Dau. of J.A. & M.E. Ripley" "Aged 9Ms. 27Ds"
Ripley	Robert W.		___ 1898
Ripley	Sarah S.		18 July 1880
Sandy	S.E.	1 December 1833	24 May 1884	"Aged 50Ys. 5Ms. 23Ds."
Smith	Joseph	2 October 1816	24 November 1888	[Husband of Minerva Smith]
Smith	Mariah	24 January 1843	16 December 1843	"Dau. of N. & R. Smith" "Aged 5Ys. 10Ms. 22Ds."
Smith	Minerva	26 September 1823	11 August 1901	[Wife of Joseph Smith]
Smith	Nehemiah	14 December 1805	28 April 1859	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"
Smith	Rachel	21 December 1805	15 February 1865	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"
Staats	Jacob	6 April 1795	21 July 1857	[Aged 62yr 3ms 15ds]
Starcher	Abram	21 May 1800	15 October 1871	[Aged 71yr 4ms 24ds]
Starcher	Ann M.	1825	9 July 1836	[Dau. of Wm. & Sarah Starcher - aged 11 years]
Starcher	Jacob	1768	1838	[1st settlers of Ripley]
Starcher	Ann Staats	1777	1847	[1st settlers of Ripley]
Starcher	John G.	9 October 1796	8 September 1831	[Aged 35 years]
Starcher	Daniel	30 October 1821	22 July 1846	[Aged 24yr 8ms 22ds]
Starcher	Margarett	27 March 1798	20 August 1852	[Wife of Abraham Starcher]
Starcher	Mark	1824	27 March 1867	[Aged 43 yrs] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 71yr 5ms 26ds]
Starcher	Mary C.	15 May 1819	10 November 1890
Starcher	Mary Ann	22 May 1820	22 August 1837	[Dau. of J.G. & G. Starcher] [Shared stone] [Aged 4mo] [Son of J.D. & L.M. Starcher]
Starcher	Harold D.	October 1894	12 February 1895
Starcher	Carlos	July 1893	16 November 1894
Starcher	Mary E.	27 October 1863	23 September 1908	“Sister” [Aged 45 years]
Starcher	Priscilla		9 July 1857	[Dau. of William & Sarah Starcher]
Starcher	Prudence E.	26 December 1836	10 March 1906	“Mother” [Wife R.E. Starcher]
Starcher	R.E.	2 September 1829	6 March 1904	“Father” [Husband of Prudence Starcher]
Starcher	Rebecca Ashley			"Dau. of Wm. Starcher"
Starcher	Sarah	10 March 1802	13 January 1883	"Aged 80ys. 10ms. 3ds."
Starcher	W.H. Coop	1844	1912	[Aged 68 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 51 years]
Starcher	Esther	1860	1911
Starcher	William		10 January 1872	"In Memory Of" [Age is patched over]
Straley	George W.	18 April 1846	19 June 1866	[Son of S & M. Straley - aged 20yr 2ms 1ds]
Straley	William H.		31 July 1865	[Son of S. & M. Straley]
Taylor	Charles B.	12 September 1797	24 July 1823	"Aged 25Ys. 10Mo. 12Ds." "Life, labors, done.... thee bring on the Saviors...."
Taylor	Eliza J.	15 January 1822	17 November 1897	"Wife of Joseph Taylor" "Aged 75Ys. 10Ms. 22D."
Turner	Martha			[not legible - stone in poor condition]
Turner	Thomas			[not legible - stone in poor condition]
Vail	Isaiah	19 January 1825	19 November 1895	"Aged 70ys 10ms"
Vail	Louisa Caroline	22 April 1830	2 March 1891	"Wife of Isaiah Vail" "Aged 60ys. 10m. 8d."
Walker	George J.	4 April 1830	9 November 1899	[1st Lt.9th WV Inf.] "Father" "Aged 69 yrs" [Husband and wife - shared stone] "Mother" "Aged 52 yrs"
Walker	Martha J.	1841	1 February 1893
Walker	Margaret M.	1872	1957
Walker	William Edward	1870	1952	[Husband, wife and sons - shared plot] "Infant sons of Wm. E. & Minnie W. Walker"
Walker	Minnie Williamson	1880	1968
Walker	Infant sons	1908	1909
Waugh	Andrew	1812	1858	[Aged 46 years]
Waugh	Guntis	30 July 1841	2 June 1844	[Son of... (illegible)]
Waugh	Jennette	18 June 1813	9 July 1847	[Dau. of J. & E.J. Waugh]
Waugh	Julia Thompson	1815	1862	[Wife of Andrew Waugh - aged 47years]
Waugh	Newton	27 July 1842	8 August 1851	"Son of A. & J.A. Waugh" "Aged 9Yrs. 12D's."
Wetzel	Charles	1857	1859	[2 yrs old]
Wetzel	Harriet Lowther	1817	1845	[Aged 28 years]
Wetzel	Lewis Adam	1838	1841
Wetzel	William Ovid	1848	1864	[Aged 16 years]
Wilson	Sidnor	29 December 1809	8 July 1893	[Aged 83 years] [Husband and wife - shared stone] [Aged 66yr 9ms 11ds]
Wilson	Henrietta	26 February 1825	7 December 1891
Wolf	Mary A.	13 May 18_3	12 June 18_0	"Wife of __.__. Wolf"
Wright	Benjamin	14 August 1803	23 December 1875	"Aged 72yr 2ms 9ds"
Wright	James Madison	1854	1941	[Husband of Katherine Wright - aged 87 years]
Wright	Katherine Walker	1858	1915	“Mother” [Wife of James Wright]
Wright	Walker	1893	1918	"BTY G 120TH F.A. Died in Paris, France Sept. 12, 1918"
Unidentified or Unmarked Graves:
Magrew ?	[Image 128]
	[Image 129]
Keeney ?	[Image 130]

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.

According to WVCPA volunteer Keith Weekley, this cemetery contains many of the early settlers of Ripley (at least 27 of them), but many here were simply their relatives of more recent local residents that were not among the earliest settlers. This listing is, at best, about 80% complete, as many of the stones are no longer legible from damage by people or
nature, and some have just been missed by accident when reading the cemetery. If you know of a name (verified) that should be included here, please contact WVCPA.

WVCPA is thankful to Keith for his great help in getting an up to date reading, as well as many of the photographs of this cemetery.

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Updated: 07 September 2012