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Cemetery Name:

Roanoke (a.k.a. Sayre)

Roanoke Cemetery, Chestnut Ridge, Mason Co., WV Roanoke Cemetery, Chestnut Ridge, Mason Co., WV

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County: Mason
USGS Quad: Mt. Alto        Map
Coordinates: 38.8635ºN  -81.9116ºW
Maintained by: Mrs Ardis (Smith) Shirley
Land owner Mrs Ardis (Smith) Shirley
Date last visited May 2012
Condition of cemetery**: Excellent
Accessibility: Easy Access. The cemetery is located about 0.2 miles out Chestnut Ridge Road from Rt. 2 on the left side of the road. The turn-off for Chestnut Ridge is just before junction with Rt. 87 as you head east from Pt. Pleasant. Easily accessible, with off-road parking for a couple of vehicles.

** 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:
Brinker Jerome 1843 1905 "CO. K. 18 OHIO INF."
[Husband, wife and children - shared stone]
"His Wife"		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Brinker H. Virginia 1851 19__
Brinker Minnie E. 1880 1881
Brinker Robert J. 1883 1918
Buffington Baby     [Only Buffington marker in cemetery] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Deweese Scott (Mrs)     [no dates] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Deweese Scott     [no dates] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Dizzywood       [unspecified number of children - buried in unmarked grave near the persimmon tree]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Dyke Gertrude 1889 1963 "MOTHER" Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Dyke Robert W 1912 1912 "SON"
[2nd marker for R W Dyke next to first one]
Graham Anna G.       Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Graham Betty       Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Graham Fred W. 1873 1889     From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Graham G.W. 1880 1900 [Aged 20 Y 11 M] Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo (close up) 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Graham George       Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Graham Wesley         From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Jones John     [no dates] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Jones Mack 1905 1962 [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Jones Ernestine 1922 1995
King Woodrow W. "Woodie" 16 February 1916 18 January 1992 "PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
King Shirley I. Smith 16 May 1928 12 October 1998
Mason Marsellous C. 1870 1909 [Husband] Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see 1900 US Census Excerpt (www.Ancestry.com) 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Mason Lucy V 1871 1919 [Wife]
Mason Gordon G 1899 1921 [Son]
Mason Miriam Victoria 23 November 1858 5 August 1929 [Wife of Edwart T Mason per 1900 Census] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Ohlinger Curtis Edward 30 October 1982 3 December 1983 "Our Son"
"At Rest"		 Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Ohlinger Strawford Ray 25 April 1935   [Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Nook"		 Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Ohlinger Orilla Elizabeth 23 February 1940 23 February 2001
Pauley Alonzo 5 February 1912 15 March 1967 "WEST VIRGINIA"
"ME3 USNR"
"WORLD WAR II"		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Pauley Dorothy 1916 7 July 1965 [shared stone]
Sayre Archie L. 1904 18 June 1965 [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Rachel F. 1909 1997
Sayre Charles E. 1888 1920   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Charles Ezra Floyd 9 June 1863 13 March 1936 "FATHER" "STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN"
"FINAL RESTING PLACE SCHARDEIN CEMETERY LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY"		 Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Corp'l. D.W.     "CO. A. 2 W.VA. INF." Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Daniel       Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre David A. 1851 1915 [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Mina 1871 19__ "His Wife"
Sayre Don     [unmarked grave]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Ernest Raymond 1897 28 June 1966   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Everet 1898 1898   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Infant     [Infant child of Con & Charlotte Sayre]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Lillian May 17 November 1896 6 July 1900 "In Loving Remembrance of Lillian May, dau. of G.E. & L.F. Sayre"
"Aged 3Y. 7M. 19D."
"We loved her, yes, we loved her, but angels loved her more. And then her … called her to …"		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Louise Frances 6 June 1868 15 March 1946 "Mother"
"Gone But Not Forgotten"		 Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Myrtle September 1897 23 January 1898 [4 months of age - buried here per death record]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Nina Edith 1893 1893   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Pauline 1903 1904   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Robert F. 22 Jan 1822 20 December 1895 "Aged 73Y. 11M."
[According to death cert., died 20 Dec. 1894 at 72Y 10M 28D of age]		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Nancy 31 October 1824 22 September 1890 "Wife of R.F. Sayre"
"Aged 65Y. 10M. 22D."
Sayre Robert F. 1862 1921   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Sayre Ruby Lee 5 October 1891 13 September 1976   Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see tombstone photo 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Earl 1888 1915   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Ephriam B. 1852 1943 [shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Hannah Sayre 1860 1946
Shirley Ethel Thomas 26 November 1901 6 November 1926 "WIFE OF RUSH R SHIRLEY ""RADER""" Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Paul R. "Jay" 28 January 1925 1 January 2008 "PFC US ARMY"
"WORLD WAR II"
[Son of Rush Robert "Rader" and Ethel (Thomas) Shirley, husband of Janice C. Shirley - from his obituary in the Pt. Pleasant Register Jan. 4, 2008]		   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Paul Ray, Jr. 12 February 1960 12 April 1967   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Ralph H., Jr. 1927 1999 "Wren"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]		 Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Ardis (Smith) 1934   "Ardie"
[Alive as of May 2012]
Shirley Ralph H. 1897 1956 [shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Era C 1907 1974
Shirley Robert, Jr. 19 February 1929 4 March 1929 "SON OF RUSH R AND MARY A SHIRLEY" Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Rush R. 1890 1961 [shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Shirley Mary A 1911  
Smith Connie Sue 19 November 1954 31 March 1955   Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Smith Edward William 19 March 1932 20 November 2010 "TOGETHER FOREVER"
[Married Aug 9, 1951]
[Son of William T and Bertie May Shirley Smith]		 Click here to see tombstone photo
Click here to see Obituary notice (The Pt Pleasant Register - Nov 22, 2010)
Click here to see Obituary notice (Deal Funeral Home - February 3, 2011) 		From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Smith Evelyn Elizabeth Durst 19 October 1929 2 February 2011 [Dau of Hershel W and Ruth Barnett Durst]
Smith Wm. T. 14 August 1890 19 April 1971 [shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Smith Bertie M 1 February 1893 2 September 1954
Snyder       [unspecified number of children - buried in unmarked grave near the persimmon tree]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Weigand John Franklin 27 June 1914 15 December 1991 [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to see tombstone photo From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
Weigand Rachel Doris 8 January 1923 25 June 1993
Unidentified or unmarked graves:
Shirley Infants     [according to one time caretaker of this cemetery, also 2 infants of Ephriam and Hannah Shirley are buried as well behind the Oliver Home like Minnie Brinker]   From reading by WVCPA or one of its volunteers
             

 

Comments: Data in Red is not inscribed on the tombstone and has either been calculated based on death date or as a result of research on the individual.

If you have photos that we may add to this page, of tombstones or portraits of those buried here, or if you have any additions or corrections to the roster of burials listed above, please contact WVCPA at .  

Easy Access. From Letart, WV, head south on WV 62N toward 62/16, Joe Roush Rd. After 2.6 miles, turn right onto Chestnut Ridge Rd/Co Rout33/12 and go 0.2 mile. Cemetery was on right side of road.

2012 Visit by George B Scott: It was my pleasure to meet Mrs. Ardis (Smith) Shirley, landowner and caretaker for the cemetery. It turns out we are third cousins, both having Strother Long Smith (born 1823) as a great-great-grandfather.

2007 Visit: This is a beautifuly little family cemetery - Descendants of Robert Sayre - that sits on a high point of Chestnut Ridge with magnificent views between the trees over the surrounding valleys Very well cared for. Our thanks to WVCPA bolunteers Karl and Alice Click for showing it to us!

Roanoke (aka Sayre) Cemetery, Mason Co, WV   Roanoke (aka Sayre) Cemetery, Mason Co, WV   Roanoke (aka Sayre) Cemetery, Mason Co, WV
 
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