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Cemetery
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| Cemetery Name: |
Rodeheaver Chapel |
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| County: | Preston | |
| USGS Quad: | Portland Map | |
| Coordinates: | 39.5412ºN -79.6033ºW | |
| Maintained by: | Unknown | |
| Land owner: | Unknown | |
| Date added to WVCPA register: | January 2010 | |
| Condition of cemetery**: | Fair (December 2008) | |
| Accessibility: | This cemetery is located 1.5 mile southwest of Lenox, WV off of Coal Lick Road. The area is locally known as Crab Apple Orchard. The coordinates are 39.5412 N and 79.6033 W. It is off a path in the woods behind the currently active Wesley United Methodist Church (also known as the Wesley Chapel or Rodeheaver Chapel). There is no evidence of maintenance or vandalism. | |
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may not be representative of care at other times of the year Scale: Excellent - Good - Fair - Poor - Abandoned |
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| Last Name: | First Name: | Born: | Died: | Inscription: | Photo: | Source: |
| Rodeheaver | John | 23 December 1891 |
"Aged 7_ Yrs. 23 Ds." [Husband and wife - shared stone' "Aged 56 Yrs. 10Ms. 9Ds." |
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| Rodeheaver | Roamma | 7 March 1875 | ||||
| Rodeheaver | John | 12 September 1773 | 1 November 1838 |
[Son of John Rodeheaver] "Colored boy" |
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| Charles | ||||||
| [...and other graves, as yet not recorded here] | ||||||
| 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 thanks contributor Lydia Work for information and photos for this cemetery. She writes: "[This cemetery] ...is more of a family plot. All of the stones are dated in the 1800’s with the oldest being my ancestor John Rodeheaver who died in 1838. He owned a slave family. Please note the small stone next to his marked “Charles Colored Boy.” Family stories have that he was a beloved son of John. The pictures attached were taken by me and my brother Wallace Shaffer on Dec 27, 2008." A full transcription and photo series of this cemetery is still needed. If you are willing and able to help, please contact WVCPA! |
Updated: 07 September 2012