West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Shinn Cemetery, Jackson Co., WV

Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:	Shinn (a.k.a. Casto-Little)	Click images to enlarge
County:	Jackson
USGS Quad:	Elmwood
Coordinates:	38.7209ºN -81.7960ºW
Maintained by:	Unknown
Land owner:	Unknown
Date added to WVCPA register:	November 2005
Condition of cemetery**:	Fair-Good (October 2005)
Accessibility:	This cemetery is located at Rockcastle in Jackson County. To get to the cemetery, take the gravel road out of town heading toward Foster Ridge. Just past the Marshall Casto home and what was once a doctor's office (now displaying the historic Rockcastle post office sign, which it also served as for many years), the road will turn to gravel and begin up the hill out of town. A dirt road takes off to the left and follows Thirteenmile Creek. The dirt road will lead you to the cemetery approximately 1/4 mile out the road. We suggest that you park at the fork of the road and walk the dirt road to the cemetery. It can be driven with a four wheel drive, but gets a little rough as you proceed up the hill to the cemetery.
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:	Plot:	Photo:	Source:
	Infant			[Near Wesley Sayre grave]	32
	Mary F.			[Near Wesley Sayre grave]	31
Casto	Benjamin		1 May 1882	"Aged 83 Yrs"	10
Casto	Ida M.	24 September 1872	7 November 1876	"Dau. of J. & M. Casto" "Aged 4ys 1m 13ds"	19
Casto	Infant	1899	21 December 1899	"Infant Dau. of W.R. & H.M. Casto"	13
Casto	Oliver H.	31 August 1875	25 June 1879	"Son of J. & M.A. Casto"	18
Casto	Orville Estel	24 May 1905	5 February 1908	"Son of W.R. & H.M. Casto"	14
Casto	May	20 November '81	_3 November 1894	[Could have died Nov. 3 or 13, most likely born Nov. 20, 1881 - difficult to tell]	6
Casto	Pery C.	1 March 1880	28 March 1887	"Son of W.R. & H.M. Casto" "Aged 7Y. 27D."	11
Casto	Sarah	25 February 1806	2 June 1852	"Wife of Benj. Casto" "Aged 46Y. 3M. 5D." In my Father's house are many mansions"	20
Casto	Viona	5 August 1888	20 June 1893	"Dau. of W.R. & H.M. Casto" "Aged 4ys 10ms 15ds"	12
Donnelly	Clara		21 September 1876	"Dau. of H.M. & R.A. Donnelly" "Aged 10 yrs"	26
Donnelly	Dora P.		5 ___ 1886?	"Dau. of H.M. & R.A. Donnelly" "Aged ___"	25
Gifford	Mrs. Freddie Little	29 August 1928	27 February 2004	"Age 75"	99
Hill	Rebecca	31 July 1812	13 May 1872	"Wife of L. Hill" "Aged 59Y 9M 13Ds" [Rest of inscription illegible in photo]	27
Little	Elijah	20 June 1822	14 June 1890	"Aged 67Y. 11M. 24D." "Farewell dear wife and children all, From you a father Christ doth call"	39
Little	Infant	11 October 1910	13 October 1910	"Infant Dau. of J. & M.F. Little"	40
Little	Iona	10 July 1866	31 December 1883	"Dau. of E. & M. Little" "Aged 17Y. 5M. 21D." "To Thy cross I cling"	37
Little	Joel	February 1870		[Husband and wife - shared stone	42
Little	Mary Frances	12 November 1884		[Husband and wife - shared stone	42
Little	Joel R.	1915	1975		43
Little	Lugiana	6 October 1882	3 July 1887	"Son of E. & C.J. Little" "Aged 4Y 8M 28Ds" "Sleep on in thy beauty thou sweet angel child"	1
Little	Mary	10 August 1827	23 January 1909		38
Little	Oliver H.	26 November 1851	23 January 1855	"Son of E. & M. Little" "Aged 3Y. 1M. 27D." "At Rest"	35
Little	Pamela Jane	4 July 1952	10 March 2001		44
Little	Parkerson C.	23 January 1850	24 May 1867	"Son of E. & M. Little" "Aged 17Y. 4M. 1D." "To Thy cross I cling"	36
Little	Roy	4 October 1913	15 October 1918	"Gone to be an angel"	41
Parsons	C. Oral	22 November 1891	14 February 1892	"Son of J.B. & H.B. Parsons" "Aged 2M. 22D."	45
Parsons	Hannaher E.	18 December 1851	10 June 1853	"Dau. of A.F. & P. Parsons" "Aged 17M 23Ds"	4
Parsons	Nancy B.	6 January 1862	27 April 1890	"Wife of J.B. Parsons" "Aged 28Y. 3M. 21D."	46
Sayre	Wesley			"Aged 32 Years"	33
Shinn	Charles M.	15 June 1863	9 March 1883	"Son of J. & E. Shinn" "Aged 19Y. 8M. 24D." [Rest of inscription illegible in photo]	2
Shinn	Samuel	16 December 1868	3 April 1904	"Aged 35Y 3M 18Ds" [Rest of inscription illegible in photo]	3
Simmons	Ezra C.	1906	1909		17
Simmons	Infant Daughter	1912	1912		16
Simmons	Samuel F.	1876	1919		15
Stewart	Elisha	6 February 1830	16 February 1916	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"	23
Stewart	Marthela M.	15 November 1833	3 April 1911	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife"	23
Stewart	Samantha			[Shared stone] "Aged 9Y. 8M. 17D."	24
Stewart	Sarah E.	21 January 1874	7 October 1883	[Shared stone] "Aged 9Y. 8M. 17D."	24
*Unidentified Stones:*
Image 11					5
Image 13					7
Image 14					8
Image 15					9
Image 17					21
Image 16					22
Image 26					28
Image 25					29
Image 24					30
Image 41					34

Comments:

Dates or text 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.

The Marshall Casto home mentioned in the directions above, is the prior home of Wm. & Mary (Harrison) Barnette (mid-1800s), Doc Kessel (early-1900s), Samuel & Lucy Belle (Casto) Simmons (early-1900s) alongside what was once a doctor's office and the post office in Rockcastle (still sporting the historic Rockcastle post office sign, where Marshall's mother Minnie was the postmistress for 22 years).

On the date of the last visit to this cemetery in October 2005 by WVCPA volunteer Rick Hill, he reported that it was well fenced and all in all in fair to good shape.

Click on plot map diagram below to view grave locations in this cemetery:

Updated: 02 September 2013