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Cemetery Reading

Cemetery Name:

Frazier's Bottom Methodist Church 

Frazier's Bottom Methodist Church Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia  Frazier's Bottom Methodist Church Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia

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County: Putnam
USGS Quad: Winfield   Map
Coordinates: 38.5644ºN -81.9850ºW
Maintained by: unknown
Land owner: Alvin R. Caldwell family
Date added to WVCPA register: August 2007 
Condition of cemetery**: Excellent (August 2009)
Accessibility: The cemetery is located on either side of the Frazier's Bottom United Methodist Church just off Rt. 35 north of Winfield at Frazier's Bottom. The church was founded in 1845. Easily accessible.

** 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:

Sec:

Photo:

Source:

Graves marked with # in the Section column are in
the fenced area on the south side of the church

Alexander

Infant Dau.

25 July 1892

7 August 1892

"Infant dau. of H.R. & B.F. Alexander"

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Alexander

Infant Dau.

1 July 1893

29 July 1893

"Infant dau. of H.R. & B.F. Alexander"

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Alexander

Henry R.

22 February 1866

27 June 1935

“Father”  
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
“Mother”

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Alexander

Blanche F.

7 January 1869

1 July 1941

Alexander

Lucius Comstock

12 October 1875

31 October 1959

"Son of W.A. & Leonora Alexander"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Dau. of L.K. & Rhoda Livezey"

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Alexander

Anna May

13 July 1888

10 December 1965

Alexander

Samuel Augustus

4 July 1869

22 June 1897

"Son of W.A. & L.C. Alexander"

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Alexander

William A.

3 November 1816

1 April 1885

“Father”  
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"

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Alexander

Lenora C. Ruffner

22 May 1836

13 July 1913

Alexander

William Arbuckle

24 September 1863

19 January 1953

"Son of W.A. & L.C. Alexander"

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Anderson

Mary Lou Frazier

20 October 1930

 

 

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Anderson

Patrick MacKay

19 August 1924

 

 

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Boley

Hannah E.

30 November 1859

31 July 1904

"Dau. of Allen T. Frazier"
"Aged 44Y. 8M. 1D."

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Brown

Arbuckle Rogers

26 July 1893

2 September 1937

“Father”

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Brown

Augustus

15 July 1891

31 July 1891

"Son of C.C. & L.A. Brown"

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Brown

Charles Crawford

20 July 1855

18 November 1911

[Husband, wife and son]

"Wife of Charles C. Brown"

"Son of C.C. & L.A. Brown"

"Son of C.C. & L.A. Brown"

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Brown

Leonora Alexander

13 September 1861

16 August 1944

Brown

William Alexander

2 March 1886

2 October 1934

Brown

Charles Melville

3 September 1888

12 November 1937

Brown

Infant son

9 September 1917

 

 

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Brown

Infant son

9 March 1922

 

 

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Brown

Laura Kennerly

11 October 1919

1 March 1920

"Dau. of C.M. & L.M. Brown"

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Brown

Mary Ewers

18 February 1894

20 October 1959

 

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Brown

Robert Howard

3 June 1915

23 April 1920

 

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Byus

Bennett

1811

1896

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Byus

Susan

1821

1888

Casto

Isabella G.

16 February 1897

27 January 1992

"Beloved Aunt"

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Chapman

George W.

 

 

[stone broken and dates missing/illegible]

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Chapman

Rev. Virgil L.

2 May 1910

30 August 1993

"Father"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"

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Chapman

Esther I.

18 January 1913

7 September 1977

Davis

Clarence O.

1895

1968

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Davis

Ocie O.

1898

1974

Davis Gilbert R. 11 May 1923 24 June 2005 [Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Love Lives On"
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Davis Norma Lee 20 August 1934 20 August 2005

Davis

Homer Russell

30 August 1897

2 August 1984

 

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Davis Leatha Ann 21 January 1928 15 October 2004   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA contributor and local family researcher

Davis

Stella Oty

27 October 1892

21 May 1971

[Dau. of George & Missouri (Gillispie) Poar & wife of Walter Davis]

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Dilworth

Isabella L.

16 December 1874

17 February 1875

[Aged 2 M 1 D - Dau. of S. & A.M. Dilworth]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Dilworth

Lora

28 December 1872

15 February 1875

[Aged 2 Y 1 M 18 Ds - Dau. of S. & A.M. Dilworth]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Doss

Alfred Owen

1872

10 February 1939

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Doss

Ora Bell

1880

1969

Doss

Alfred Cecil

9 January 1900

February 1970

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Doss

Millie L. Deal

12 March 1898

21 August 1990

Doss

Garnett

21 July 1911

2 April 1977

 

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Doss Merle Edward

26 April 1933

14 January 1991

"CPL US ARMY KOREA"

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Doss

Patricia Ann

3 September 1937

4 May 1938

 

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Downey Mary Ella 10 March 1934 9 February 2001

"SN US NAVY"

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Dunn Harold 6 March 1934 29 June 2006

"A3C US AIR FORCE KOREA"
"Lovingly Known as Monk"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Married August 20, 1955"

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Dunn Norma Jean 5 December 1938 3 April 2005
Dunn James Junior 5 March 1932 23 December 2004

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[married] "June 26, 1954"
"Hand in hand together again"

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Dunn Donna M. 29 March 1937 17 January 2009
Dunn James Larry 24 January 1957 6 March 1990   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Ewers

Dr. J.T.

January 1826

June 1863

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Ewers

Mary J. Hall

April 1827

January 1912

Ewers

James Robert

22 October 1861

27 June 1934

"F.O.E. No. 519"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Dau. of P. Oglesberry & Hannah Tillis Higginbotham]
"His wife"

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Ewers

Ermina Mary

16 November 1872

23 January 1949

Ewers

Mary M.

June 1859

September 1859

[Dau. of J.T. & M.J. Ewers]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Ewers

Sallie S.

12 May 1847

20 December 1899

 

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Ewers

T.W.

14 August 1857

11 July 1906

“Father” 
"Son of Dr. J.T. & M.J. Ewers"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
“Mother” 
"Dau. of George & Annie Blake"

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Ewers

F.E.

31 January 1862

30 December 1926

Frazier Family

 

 

 

[Frazier family marker]

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Frazier

A. Elwood

6 January 1902

1 December 1987

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Frazier

Pearl C.

30 April 1904

14 October 1980

Frazier Albert Clay 3 December 1910 22 September 1995   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Frazier

Carmon Lee

11 November 1903

1 June 1982

 

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Frazier

Caroline Hall

22 November 1891

February 1985

 

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Frazier Elsie Alta Young 31 August 1904 17 March 1995 [Wife of Carmon L. Frazier] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Frazier

Evelyn

23 January 1919

14 June 1967

"Daughter"
[Dau. of Osborn & Nora Maude Frazier - from her death record]

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Frazier Harold H. 19 April 1923 6 October 1996

"1ST LT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II KOREA"
"SS DFC PH"

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Frazier

Henrietta Hall

19 October 1840

5 July 1901

 

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Frazier

Infant

22 September 1864

30 September 1864

[Son of John W. & Henrietta Frazier]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Frazier

J. Edgar

1865

1946

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Detail from her death record]

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Frazier

Lida Renner

1870

1955

Frazier

John Henry Randolph

8 March 1861

4 November 1949

[Detail from his death record]
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Detail from her death record]

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Frazier

Elizabeth

1865

1946

Frazier

J.R.

5 March 1860

21 December 1928

[Husband and wife - shared plot (may be others here, but too overgrown to tell for sure)]

"Wife of J.R. Frazier"

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Frazier

Lelia George

21 March 1869

29 January 1926

Frazier

James M.

1866

1929

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Frazier

Sarah E.

1867

1932

Frazier

Janet June Horner

21 June 1938

 

 

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Frazier

Jeff D.

1861

1949

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"His wife"

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Frazier

Mary S.

1874

1942

Frazier

John Clayton, M.D.

6 December 1878

20 September 1928

[Detail from his death record]
[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Frazier

Lillie Ranson

30 November 1891

June 1984

Frazier

John Harley

20 June 1933

4 October 1978

"CPL US MARINE CORPS KOREA"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Frazier

D. Ann

26 June 1941

 

Frazier

John Samuel

8 October 1909

24 June 1967

"Father"
[Detail from his death record]

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Frazier

John W.

25 December 1840

16 July 1896

"In memory of our Father"
"Asleep in Jesus"
[Son of Allen Frazier]

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Frazier

Martha Hannah

16 September 1837

23 June 1907

"Dau. of Allen & Hannah Frazier"

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Frazier

Mary Lou Dudding

11 April 1934

13 December 1979

[Wife of Stanley Frazier]

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Frazier

Montague

29 May 1872

6 September 1940

[Died in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio
Ohio Death Record states birth as 1873 &  WW I Draft Registration card states 1874
stone states 1872 - His birth record states 1874]

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Frazier Osborn 22 January 1878 January 1970

"Father"
[
stone states birth as 1878 -- SSDI states 1879 -- birth record states 1879 - son of Montague & Martha Wallace Frazier]
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"
 
[Detail from her death record]

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Frazier Nora Maude Price 22 February 1875 7 March 1948
Frazier Phyllis Mary 8 May 1938 8 September 1938

"Daughter"
[Dau. of John & Zilpha Gillispie Frazier]

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Frazier

Robert McKelvey

22 November 1871

15 April 1901

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Frazier

Ruby Edna

27 February 1899

15 June 1921

"Wife of Harley Frazier"
"Gone But Not Forgotten"
"Thy Will Be Done"

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Frazier

Stanley Lee

14 August 1957

26 June 1989

 

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Frazier

Stanley Russell

2 January 1925

 

 

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Frazier Zilpha Gillispie 7 November 1911 1 February 1994

"Mother" 
[Wife of John Frazier]

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Gibeaut

Alfred

14 November 1883

12 April 1956

[Son of Samuel & Anna Rayburn Gibeaut - detail from his death record

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Gibeaut

Charles Birdett

16 August 1871

30 July 1902

"In Memory Of..."

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Gibeaut

Clifford

1896

1920

 

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Gibeaut

Ella

25 September 1883

19 April 1918

"Wife of Jesse Gibeaut"
[death record gives date of death as April 18 - rest of inscription illegible]

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Gibeaut

Henry Nash

13 September 1891

1 December 1940

[Detail from his death record]
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"His wife"
"Not My Will But Thine Be Done"

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Gibeaut

Ida Mae Atwood

27 August 1893

13 June 1966

Gibeaut

James Lovell

1932

1941

[Twins - shared stone]
"Gibeaut Twins"

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Gibeaut

Lula Ann

1932

1932

Gibeaut

Jess

1881

1944

"Father"

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Gibeaut

Lovell

1879

1956

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Gibeaut

Lula W.

1873

1948

Gibeaut

Oden

1872

1943

 

[Shared stone]

 

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Gibeaut

Minnie

1868

1946

Gibeaut

Wilma

1900

1964

Gibeaut

Samuel

1846

1926

“Father”
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
“Mother” 
"Erected by Dora"

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Gibeaut

Anna M.

1852

1929

Gibeaut

William

1874

1949

 

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Gillispie

Albert

18 March 1889

17 June 1975

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Gillispie

Mary

21 January 1889

23 November 1953

Gillispie Cleabert E. 13 October 1928 2 April 1988

"PFC US ARMY"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"In Loving Memory"

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Gillispie Jacqueline A. 19 August 1933  
Gillispie Cleatis R. 29 October 1925 9 March 2007

"CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II"

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Gillispie David Eric 12 May 1991 14 May 1991

"In God We Trust"

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Gillispie

Elden Elbert

17 September 1919

6 October 1984

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Gillispie

Velma M.

1922

1964

Gillispie

Frances Irene

July 1915

29 January 1986

 

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Gillispie

Kenneth W.

17 March 1913

26 April 1973

"WEST VIRGINIA PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II"

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Gillispie

Lewis

1894

1918

"131 INFT. CO. B. 8 DIV. A.E.F."

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Gillispie Phyllis Ann 9 January 1949 23 November 2005

[Chapman Funeral Home]

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Gillespie

Viola

3 May 1871

28 December 1923

"Mother"
"Wife of G.W. Gillespie"
"Beloved one, farewell"
[Dau. of John & Lucy (Schloss?) Glenn, wife of George W. Gillispie - detail from her death record]

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Giordanno (?) Ottavio (?) 12 April 1890 ?? 14 February 1892 ?? [Difficult to read - not only well-worn, but in Italian - or Latin? Here's our best shot at it - note: large photo, loads slowly:]
"Qui din St. A. il dai Junio Ottavio Giordanno no M.C. R. Tolvino o April 1896, e nato il 14 Februari 1892 - In Pace"
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Glenn

Eligah

19 May 1858

30 October 1946

"Father"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"
"Having finished life's duty, We now sweetly rest."

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Glenn

Sarah E.

14 October 1858

22 December 1935

Glenn

Forest Cline

31 May 1923

2 September 1929

"Son of M.V. & Leota Glenn"

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Glenn

Infant

 

3 November 1939

 

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Glenn

James W.

October 1876

2 August 1877

[Aged 11 M - Son of H. & M.E. Glenn]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Glenn

Laura

20 June 1883

11 December 1963

 

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society
Glenn Locie 3 November 1894 14 June 1975

"PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I"
"Father"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"
"Married Sept. 9, 1919"
"Our love goes with you and our souls wait to hold you"

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Glenn Agnes 25 July 1897 6 October 1977
Grant Robinson I. "Pete" 21 March 1915 28 September 1995

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Dau. of Albert & Mary (Jordan) Gillispie]

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Grant Pauline Gillispie 8 April 1922 7 April 2004

Gray

Maud Frazier

12 September 1868

3 July 1906

"Wife of J.D. Gray"
[Dau. of John Frazier]

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Hall

Frances

28 February 1839

21 April 1842

"Dau. of R.M. & M. Hall"

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Hall

Infant

28 February 1839

29 February 1839

"Infant son of R.M. & M. Hall"

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Hall

James

1825

1881

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"His Wife"
"At Rest"

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Hall

Z.A.B.

1831

1906

Hall

Julia Smith

5 June 1857

27 July 1896

[Dau. of R.M. & M.B. Hall]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Hall

Robert McKelvy

16 March 1796

21 December 1884

"In Memory of our Father" "Asleep in Jesus"
[Settled Frazier's Bottom 1836]  
[Husband and wife - shared stone] 
"Wife of R.M. Hall"
[and on separate marker:]
"Melinda" "Wife of Robert M. Hall"
"Aged 57 Yrs & 7 Ds"

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Hall

Malinda Bibb

30 July 1800

6 August 1857

Hall

Thomas

14 October 1840

18 November 1841

"Son of R.M. & M. Hall"

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Handley

Evie V.

May 1879

November 1906

"Wife of Chas. Handley"
"Temple No. 201"
"Lodge Upland Council No. 90 O.U.A.M."

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Handley

Dimmie

21 May 1882

10 October 1910

 

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Handley

Ida B. Epling

24 December 1884

18 February 1920

"Mother"
[Dau. of Charles & Mary (Massey) Tooley - detail from her death record]

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Handley

Julius C.

7 July 1871

4 October 1910

[His WV death record lists his year of death as 1909]

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Handley

Melissa Amytis

4 April 1869

17 February 1904

"Aged 34Y. 10M. 13D."
"At Rest"

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Handley

Nelson

2 April 1798

12 January 1879

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Wife of Nelson Handley"

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Handley

Lethe

28 August 1801

16 June 1887

Handley

Samuel C.

18 April 1835

1 July 1908

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"His Wife"
"Meet me in Heaven"
[Detail from her death record]

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Handley

Mary J.

31 July 1835

29 July 1917

Handley

Viola Irana

21 March 1922

21 March 1922

 

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Hanshaw

Little Chester

13 September 1907

13 September 1907

[Son of M.M. & C.J. Hanshaw]

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Hatfield Kimberly Sue 20 January 1968 16 January 1997   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Higginbotham

Audrey K.

15 December 1913

27 December 1943

"Not dead but sleepeth"
[Dau. of William & Ethel (Gilispie) Kemp, wife of Emanuel Higginbotham - detail from her death record

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Holloway

Clyde Gunn

10 July 1891

12 September 1976

"CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR I"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Holloway

Emma F.

1894

1978

Johns

David

27 November 1834

10 August 1908

"At Rest"
[Detail from his death record]

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Johnson

Ann Electa

31 August 1850

19 July 1945

"Mother"
[Dau. of Fleming & Elizabeth (Carter) Woody, wife of V.C. Johnson - detail from her death record]

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Johnson

Florence

1872

1898

"Dau. of V.C. & A.E. Johnson"

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Johnson

Hattie

14 July 1869

3 May 1886

"Dau. of V.C. & A.E. Johnson"
"
Aged 16Y. 9M. 19D."

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Johnson

Lillie

1874

16 December 1896

"Dau. of V.C. & A.E. Johnson"
[Detail from her death record]

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Johnson

Louise Volney

1885

1980

[Dau. of V.C. & A.E. Johnson]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Johnson

Lucy

 

March 1876

[Aged 76 Ys - Wife of W.M. Johnson]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Johnson

Volney Curtiss

8 July 1847

18 May 1930

"Father"
[Husband of Annie E. Woody, son of Wm. & Lucy T. (Ryan) Johnson - detail from his death record

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Johnson

W.M.

 

31 July 1885

[Aged 84 Ys]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Jordan

William F.

24 June 1855

3 May 1929

[Son of Calvary & Mary (Frazier) Jordan - detail from his death record
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Dau. of Bennett and Susan (Chapman) Byers - detail from her death record gives correct birth year of 1862, rather than 1861 carved in the stone]

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Jordan

Louvenia

5 May 1862

15 November 1943

Lane

Bredell T.

28 March 1921

4 March 1976

"PFC ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II"

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Lane

Reba

 

 

 

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Long

George W.

19 November 1872

9 July 1952

[Husband and wife]

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Long

Kennerly Brown

13 February 1890

11 October 1964

Lott Anthony Blake 6 June 1974 12 March 2005   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA research

Love

Infant

27 ___ 1890

27 ___ 1890

[Son of J.R. & F.E. Love]

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society
Lovejoy Tracy Renee Gillispie 29 December 1965 4 May 2001 "In Loving Memory"
"Forever Loved"
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McCoy

Charles Ephraim

8 February 1874

17 January 1959

"Son of David & Amanda B. McCoy"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Dau. of W.A. & Leonora Alexander"

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McCoy

Carolyn Alexander

18 February 1874

25 June 1967

Melton

Birdie Ewers

1881

1910

 

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Melton

Dorothy

1899

1927

 

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Melton

Eva Alma

24 February 1904

19 September 1934

 

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society

Melton

Jason Ryan

15 June 1986

15 June 1986

"Grandson"

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Melton

Otho

2 February 1875

14 September 1951

"Father"

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Melton

Phyllis Mary

8 May 1938

8 May 1938

“Daughter”

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society
Melton Robert G. 2 July 1933 23 November 2004

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Melton Lorene F. 17 July 1941  

Melton

Russell R.

17 May 1900

30 September 1966

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Melton

Beulah V.

9 November 1905

  30 October 1993

Melton

William T.

10 September 1906

8 November 1988

[Husband and wife - shared stone]

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Melton

Mary L.

6 February 1910

27 December 1982

Mohler

Mary E. Alexander

7 March 1871

4 June 1942

 

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Morrow

Emma Jean

1929

1941

"Daughter”

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Morrow

Kenneth E.

1933

1944

"Son"

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Morrow Murvin T. 7 February 1907 3 November 1996

"Father"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"Mother"
"Married Jan. 23, 1928"

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Morrow Edith M. (Frazier) 19 January 1913  

Neal

Calvin A.

8 June 1887

15 May 1969

[Husband and wife - shared stone] 

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Neal

Myrtle B.

8 October 1894

November 1983

Poar

David

2 June 1878

  Source: Putnam County Cemeteries - Upper Vandalia Historical Society
Poar David O. 11 September 1901 26 August 1963   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA contributor and local family researcher
Proffitt George 18 January 1861 17 September 1949     Source: WVCPA research

Proffitt

Henry O.

17 May 1858

27 August 1888

"Aged 30 Y. 3 M. 10D."
"Death's but a path that must be trod, ... to God"

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Proffitt

Lucy A.

25 August 1864

17 February 1892

"Aged 27 Y 5 M 23 D"
[Rest of inscription illegible in photo]

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Proffitt

S.J.

16 March 1868

26 December 1890

[Rest of inscription illegible in photo]

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Proffitt

Sarah J.

22 June 1829

22 September 1898

"Wife of Wm. P. Proffitt"

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Proffitt

Wm. P.

9 January 1820

8 May 1881

"Aged 61Y. 3M. 29D."

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Rankin

Kallie Anna

May 2010

3 July 2010

[Dau. of Richard M. Rankin III and Raeshelle Marie Nichols - from her obituary in the Charleston Daily Mail July 8, 2010]

  Source: WVCPA research
Roach

Elmer Clay

20 May 1892

7 December 1959

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Roach Lillie Mae 30 May 1894 27 September 1968

 

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Roach

Norah Ann

3 December 1926

12 December 1945

 

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Setliff Charles Aaron 24 August 1989 24 August 1989

 

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Sigman Manuel H. 21 January 1919 10 July 1985

"PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II"

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Sorsaia

David Michael

21 March 1951

16 October 1977

[Son of Michael and Helen Sorsaia] 

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Sorsaia

Helen Ilene

27 June 1925

20 July 1984

[Wife of Michael Albert Sorsaia] 

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Sorsaia Michael Albert 7 May 1927 14 August 1998   Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Thompson

Earle G.

30 December 1903

13 June 1980

[Husband and wife - shared stone]
"We Served Mankind"

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Thompson

Anna Ruth

4 November 1913

23 January 1990

Tomassone Marie 23 July 1894 30 August 1894

"Daughter Angelo and Rosa"
"Born 23 Daj of July - Deed 30 August 1894"
"Sleep in Jesus"

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Tredway

Margaret Frazier

21 September 1886

December 1972

 

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Vaughan

Elbia Lee

23 April 1944

23 July 1944

 

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Vintroux

James Archibald

15 February 1884

19 January 1955

[Son of Theodore & Mary (Martin) Vintroux - detail from his death record]
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[Dau. of Reed & Artimecia (O'Banion) Holliday - detail from her death record

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Vintroux

Naomi E.

1888

1961

Ward Homer E. 14 February 1923   [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA contributor and local family researcher
Ward Edith F. 21 March 1924 28 April 1991
Watson Alma Mae 6 May 1942 15 November 1942 [Dau. of John & Garnet (Call) Watson - detail from her death record] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery
Watson James C. 14 May 1933 9 September 1995 "CPL US ARMY"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
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Watson Mae Lee 23 August 1936  
Watson John N. 27 April 1912 5 February 1995 [Husband and wife - shared stone] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery
Watson Garnett M. Call 26 June 1911 28 April 1996

Watson

Ronald Wayne

22 February 1939

19 August 1939

[Death record states date of death as 18 August 1939 - son of John & Garnet (Call) Watson]

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Williams Leroy E. 14 September 1961 8 April 1996 "Weedie"
"In God We Trust"
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Wilson Jason Dean 21 June 1979 29 July 1998 "Brother" Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

Wolfe

Daisy

1879

1974

"Dau. of V.C. & A.E. Johnson"

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Wolfe

Harvey Addison

9 April 1871

31 January 1954

[Son of Thomas & Frances (Hogg) Wolfe - detail from his death record]

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Young Ivan H. 12 March 1913 19 April 1996 "PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II"
[Husband and wife - shared stone]
[From her obituary in the Charleston Daily Mail Nov. 15, 2009]
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Source: WVCPA research
Young Geraldine Opal 22 December 1918 12 November 2009
Unidentified Graves:
Image 178 [This is a rock marked by a few letters and numbers - "W....M...." and numbers "1....1949" can be made out, but uncertain what the inscription is in whole. The marker is half-buried and up under a tree, very difficult to get to - if you have information about this marker and the grave it marks, please contact WVCPA] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery
Image 044 [Illegible - may say in part: "... & E.W." "died"] Click here to view photo of the tombstone Source: WVCPA reading of the cemetery

 

Comments:

Frazier's Bottom Methodist Church Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia

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.

We give our sincere thanks to WVCPA volunteer Angela Harkins for all her photos and research for this cemetery, and to Scott McDowell, Frazier family researcher, for additional photos and information!

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Frazier's Bottom Methodist Church Cemetery, Putnam County, West Virginia
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