West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Association: Frazier-Washington Cemetery, Putnam Co., West Virginia

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Cemetery Name:	Frazier-Washington	Click on image to enlarge
County:	Putnam
USGS Quad:	Winfield Map
Coordinates:	38.54811ºN -81.98013ºW
Maintained by:	not maintained
Land owner:	not maintained
Date added to WVCPA register:	August 2009
Condition of cemetery**:	Abandoned (August 2009)
Accessibility:	The cemetery is located 225 ft west of the new US Rt. 35 on the south side of Hurricane Creek Road, down a dirt/mud road (with gate) leading back to a gas well. The cemetery is on the right hand side in the trees down this dirt/mud road about 200 feet. Not easily accessible, and greatly overgrown.
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:
Frazier	Allen, Sr.	20 November 1801	20 February 1861	"Son of Sam and Ann" [Husband, wife and son - shared stone] "One child died young"
Frazier	Hannah McAllister	1804	Approx. 1850
Frazier	Infant	1850	1850
Galpin	Gladys Christina Gray	24 December 1906	26 June 2000	[Wife of John Winney Galpin]
Galpin	John Winney	18 April 1906	8 December 1996
Washington	Francis Augustine, Sr.	22 February 1811	4 August 1872	"Meet Me In Heaven" "Aged 61Y, 5M, 12D"
Washington	Francis Augustine, Jr.	25 August 1845	2 November 1913	[Husband and wife - shared stone] "His Wife" "The Lord Is My Shepherd I Shall Not Want"
Washington	Lucy Joanna Walter	2 April 1849	13 November 1884
Washington	Infant Oliver Franklin	1 August 1871	1 August 1871	"Early Blest" "Son of F.A. & L.J. Washington"
Washington	Malvinia M. Garten	30 October 1821	15 April 1894	"Wife of F.A. Washington" "Aged 72Y, 5Ms, 15Ds"

Comments:

Photo above is of the Washington family plot - click on the image to view full size

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.

Scott McDowell, Frazier family researcher and WVCPA contributor, comments regarding this cemetery and entries published previously by the Upper Vandalia Historical Society in "Putnam County Cemetery Inscriptions", and regarding the Frazier family graves located here:

"The 2 adult and 1 child limestone crypts ARE NOT descendents of George Washington, rather are the crypts of Allen Frazier, Hannah (McCallister) Frazier and their infant child (not named). A newer marker has been placed for Allen & Hannah Frazier by a B. B. Frazier. The crypts are in horrible shape with their limestone tops cracked/broken and falling in. There is nothing about this cemetery that is remotely well kept. The Washington's are inside a chain link fence (all 5 of them, not 4) but ARE NOT descendants of George Washington, rather they are descendents of Georges brother Charles Washington.

Allen was the son of Samuel and Anne Frazier, founders of Fraziers Bottom, WV. He raised a large family in Fraziers Bottom and owned quite a bit of property at the time of his will in 1857. Allen committed suicide down on the bank of the Kanawha River. The story goes that he waited until his children were mostly grown, set up a guardian for his youngest child, and killed himself.

The graves of these Fraziers are covered with limestone crypt covers. The engraving has worn away through time. A marker has been added for Allen and his wife Hannah McAllister at a later time by family members."

We give our sincere thanks to Scott for the information regarding this cemetery. See also the Findagrave.com page for this cemetery for more background on this cemetery and those buried here.

Updated: 07 September 2012