This tiny family cemetery is located in a timbered area nearly 1 1/2 miles southeast of Lynnville. No road or path leads to the burials, which are less than 1/2 mile north of the Morgan-Scott county line. The tombstones, none of which are standing, are scattered over an area of about 20 feet square. The area is densely covered with thorn trees and wild berry bushes. In addition to the tombstones listed below, there are several remnants with partial inscriptions. The compilers are grateful to Mr. Clifford Thaxton of Jacksonville who discivered the cemetery while hunting mushrooms and who served as guide to the site, and to landowners, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McNeely, who granted permission to visit the cemetery.
Name | Born | Died | Age | Additional Inscription/Info. |
CARTER, John | 3 Oct 1847 | 56y | Born in W. VA, came to Co. in spring of 1827. | |
CARTER, Nancy | Jul 1849 | 56y | Wife of J. Carter | |
CARTER, Nancy | 29 Jan 1857 | 25y11m5d | 1st wife of John Carter who was the second | |
son of John & Nancy Carter. This woman's husband | ||||
was born in W. VA on 20 Sep 1822. In 1851 he | ||||
formed a co-partnership in a mercantile business in | ||||
Lynnville. In 1866 he moved to Jacksonville and | ||||
went into the drug and hardware business on the | ||||
public square at the corner of West State Street. | ||||
CARTER, Mary A. | Sep 1851 | 2y | Dau of J. & N. Carter | |
Footstone: J.H.C. |