Roanoke Cemetery
Generously surveyed, compiled and photographed by Goldie
Griffith & Nancy Bray.
Thanks Ladies!
Roanoke Cemetery
Going South on US 27, turn right onto 330 before going into Falmouth.
You will travel 6.7 miles out 330. At this point, keep to the
right and go up the hill which is known as the Roanoke Gumlick Road.
Travel for 3.1 miles and the cemetery will be on the right.
Girl Fornash
Oct. 8, 1961
(daughter of Carlos & Goldie Fornash)
Father
Gobel McCann
1901 - 1963
Mother
Gertrude McCann (-nee Dunn)
1906 - 1980
(Gertrude married second to James Miller and third to Dempsey Turner)
Jr. Richard McCann
March 22, 1938 - Sept. 8, 1938
(son of Gobel and Gertrude McCann)
Charles T. Griffith
Dec. 6, 1918 - Nov. 8, 1983
Marion Francis (Frank) Dance
June 4, 1912 - Dec 5, 1990
JoAnn Dance
1939
(daughter of Cora Bell & Frank Dance)
Cecil E. Dance
Pvt. US Army
World War II
July 14, 1915 - Dec. 23, 1986
America McCann
1898 - 1978
Addie Dance (nee Ravenscraft)
1876 - 1947
(Addie was married first to Alvin McCann, then to Francis Marion Dance)
Cassie C. Sparks
1926 - 1999
Grover Patterson Jones Sr.
Pfc. US Army
World War II
Nov. 13, 1925 - Feb. 16, 1994
Thomas Joseph Frost
August 7, 1996
(infant stone)
Robert Perkins
1932 - 1998
Martha Perkins
1889 - 1974
Vernor Perkins
1906 - 1980
John W. Denny
1879 - 1961
Ethel M. Denny
1890 - 1964
Raymond E. Denny
1913 - 1981
G. W. House
1846 - 1920
Mary K. his wife
1847 - 1935
Ewell Harris
1876 - 1945
Bertha H. Harris
1877 - 1943
Walter M. Clemons
1895 - 1927
Elsie Beatrice House
May 9, 1905 - July 13, 1986
Floyd W. House
Dec. 25, 1902 - Feb. 24, 1987
Infant son of Clifton & Ann House
Aug. 11, 1911
Paulene House
Aug. 5, 1912 - Jan. 17, 1923
Emma House
1883 - 1958
Will House
1882 - 1968
Jasper Wells
1878 - 1913
Frank A. House
31 USNR
World War II
Oct. 31, 1917 - Dec. 4, 1956
William N. House
Kentucky
Pfc. 334 Inf. 84 Inf. Div.
World War II BSM
Nov. 7, 1913 - Sept. 16, 1957
Asa Phillips
Feb. 29, 1864 - Aug. 22, 1952
Nancy Ann Phillips
1857 - 1930
Fieldstone
Oma Harris
age 53 years
Mother
infant son
James M. Kells
Kentucky
Cpl. 330 Field Arty 85 Div
World War I
Oct. 14, 1894 - Oct. 26, 1945
(son of Thomas and Drusilla)
B. O. Kells
1900 - 1942
(son of Thomas and Drusilla)
Thomas Kells
1857 - 1926
Drusilla Pike Kells
1869 - 1947
Benjamin P. Porter
Cpl. US Marine Corps
World War II
Sept. 2, 1912 - Nov. 30, 1986
Hattie Porter - (nee Ravenscraft)
1862 - 1943
John B. Porter
1856 - 1927
Irene Harris Porter
1903 - 1974
James Fay Porter
1902 - 1983
Evaline - wife of John B. Porter
Oct. 6, 1861 - Feb. 9, 1882
Wm. T.
son of J. B. & Evaline Porter
Feb. 1 1880 - July 9, 1882
William E. Cason
Pfc. US Army Air Forces
World War II
May 1, 1927 - Dec. 21, 2000
Francis M. Jenkins
Dec. 26, 1877 - Nov. 4, 1957
Thomas Jenkins
Aug. 6, 1870 - Nov. 27, 1933
Concrete outline that could be two grave sites. There are no names.
George W. Shipp
1854 - 1945
Delilah June Ship
1861 - 1942
Willie Shipp son of G. W. & D. J.
1898 -1921
Lulu Shipp Gulick
1890 - 1981
G. T. Rodgers
1854 - 1936
Mary E. Rodgers (wife)
1855 - 1924
Mattie Williamson
1884 - 1937
3 stones that are unreadable
Francis M. Wells
son of G. W. & Georgia E. Wells
Feb. 22, 1884 - Oct. 16, 1885
side of Francis Wells stone
Georgia E. wife of G. W. Wells
Apr. 4, 1849 - Feb. 23, 1884
George W. Wells
1849 - 1934
Artissa Wells
1852 - 1928
Archie Wells
1890 - 1906
Larken Lanter (could be Robert Larken Lanter)
1845 - 1933
Margaret Lanter
1852 - 1929
Hiram H. Carr
1850 - 1930
Ollie T. Carr
1876 - 1943
Overton S. Ashcraft
1912 - 1980
Lizzie R. Ashcraft - (nee Ravenscraft)
1913 - 1997
Wed Feb. 28, 1947
John T. Ravenscraft
1882 - 1961
Pamelia Ravenscraft (nee Winkle)
1875 - 1923
Lula Fogle
1928 (death date 6-29-1928 - 46 years)
Thomas Fogle
William Wells
died Aug. 1907
Thomas Ravenscraft
21 years
William Ravenscraft
21 years
Floyd K. Clemons
1904 - 1993
Willie son of H. C, & Fannie Clemons
Nov. 12, 1893 - Dec. 12, 1907
Fannie M. Clemons
1873 - 1946
Fern L. Clemons
1917 - 1951
John Wells
died 1895
Mollie Wells
died 1927
(06 -06-1928) 57 years
George Risen
1863 - 1940
(April 2, 1863)
Alice wife 1865 - 1923 (nee Readenour)
(3-29-1865 - 12-29-1923)
W. H. Carr
1842 - 1916
Catherine Ravenscraft (nee Moore)
1860 - 1937
Joseph Ravenscraft
1849 - 1908
Myrtle Ravenscraft
1883 - 1884
(dau. of Joseph and Catherine)
Harry
1888 - 1893
(son of Joseph and Catherine)
Loretta
1902 - 1903
(dau. of Joseph and Catherine)
Johnnie T.
2-2-1881 - 4-20-1831
(son of Joseph and Catherine)
W. W. Porter
April 12, 1817 - April 4, 1901
James T. Porter
died Nov. 17, 1892
aged 53 years 4 mos. 20days
Nancy Porter
died Mar.20, 1893
(74 years 3mos. 18 days)
Joseph R. Porter
12-3-1841 - 2-15-1881
W. B. Lowe
1840 - 1919
M. J. wife
1842 - 1917
J. D. Shipp
1844 - 1916
James C. Shipp
1874 - 1880
S. A. Shipp
Sept. 12, 1846 - Dec. 28, 1924
Kate Shipp
Sept. 11, 1856 - Sept. 10, 1941
Donna A.
1943 - 1990
Wed 2-20-1981
William Ravenscraft
1923 - 2001
Violet E.
1921 - 1972
Hutson
Patsy Ann
1946 - 1980
E. C. Shipp
Dec. 20, 1874 - Oct. 8, 1897
Tall Field Stone
George - son of W. B. & Mary Shipp
Born and died April 12, 1861
J. W. Wells
March 19, 1856 - Feb. 28, 1873
Jane Wells -wife of J. W. Wells
3-19-1855 - 2-28-1873
17 yrs. 11 mos.
William F.
son of Wm. & Nancy J. Moore
Oct. 27, 1857 - Oct. 4, 1873
15 yrs. 11 mos. 4 days
Wm. Moore
1819 - 1879
Age 60
Nancy Moore
1824 - 1902
George Woods
Dates not filled in on stone
Mary Henry Woods - wife
1835 - 1909
Joseph S.
son of G. W. & Nancy A. Jones
Jan. 14, 1853 - Jan. 15, 1873
Walter House
1873 - 1950
Sallie House
1877 - 1963
Mable House
2 years
Raymond House
4 years
Amy Kenner
1884 - 1964
Homer Kenner
1881 - 1954
Sarah B. Moore
1836 - 1900
Joseph T. Moore
1833 - 1917
B. F. Lanter
1849 - 1928
Mary Alice (wife)
1853 - 1920
Joseph M. Lanter
1879 - 1904
Daughter
Alpha R. Shipp
Jan. 1, 1927 - Feb. 15, 1946
Bert A. Shipp
1901 - 1978
Ruth L. Shipp
1896 - 1984
Slyvia Shipp
1908 - 1910
Wm. Justice
Mar. 13, 1831 - Dec. 27, 1907
backside of Wm. Justice stone
Sallie T. his wife
Dec. 29, 1836 - Mar. 24, 1917
Michael T. Glaves
Sept. 4, 1825 - Apr. 8, 1901
backside of Michael T. Glaves stone
America Glaves (nee McCann)
May 30, 1837 - June 3, 1901
Ravenscraft
Father
Wilbur
1897 - 1980
Mother
Sallie (nee Claypole)
1893 - 1962
Bealie V. Claypole
1897 - 1958
Nannie Claypole (nee Ravenscraft)
1901 - 1976
Military Marker
Bealie V. Claypole
Kentucky
Pvt. Col 17 Inf.
World War I
March 29, 1897 - Dec. 7, 1958
Roy E. Claypole
3-10-1924 - 6-5-1924
William Paul Wallace
Tec. 4 US Army
World War II
Oct. 17, 1913 - Mar. 13, 1979
(husband of Hallie Ravenscraft-d/o Wilbur & Sallie)
Kenner
Orie A. B.
Nov. 15, 1854 - Aug. 31, 1927
Alex B.
8-12-1837 - 9-26-1893
Z. N. Lowe
April 5, 1890
Age 66 yrs. 1 mo. 25 days
Mary A. Ravenscraft
dau. of Joseph & Kate Ravenscraft
2-23-1879 - 3-1-1879
Mary A. Moore
Nov. 30, 1824 - Dec. 29, 1913
Catherine - wife of Bayles Jones
3-28-1830 - 1-12-1875
Frank - son of Catherine & Bayles Jones
Oct. 18, 1863 - Sept. 5, 1874
Gary
1872 - 1873
Elizabeth - wife of J. Shipp
2-26-1784 - 9-16-1866
George W. Moore
son of Wm. & Jane Moore
died 2-18-____
16 yrs. 4 mos. 9 days
Missouri Moore
dau. of J. M. & Hanna (nee Hand)
3-15-1858 - 3-5-1858
Amanda E. Barnett
wife of J. R. Barnett
Jan. 8, 1834 - May 5, 1911
J. R. Barnett
April 29, 1840 -
(hope the information is correct, stone is difficult to read)
Field stone that is hard to read
Possible - Elizabeth
wife of _ Kendricks
March 7, 1879 (death date?)
Mae
dau. of A. Shipp & wife
1912
Leonard Lee Forsyth born and died 1925
The following is a list of burials that are supposed to be at Roanoke, but I found
no stones for them.
I Found this list at the Pendleton County Library.
Nancy D. Carr
wife of W. H. Carr
8-30-1847 - 1-21-1882
(there is a stone for W. H. Carr)
Nancy E. Jefferson
1884 - 1932
Isabella Jones
dau. of G.& M. A. Jones
1-9-1883
age 33 yrs. 6 mos. 21 days
J. W. Kenner
8-15-1875
Lizzie J. Moor Kenner
6-25-1879 - 11-8-1915
Annie G. Shipp
dau. of G. W. & Delilah
4-15-1886 - 1015-1898
Melvin Van Hook
1883 - 1893
William B. Van Hook
1848 - 1895
Also in a book of Woodhead Funeral Home Burials - 1892 - 1996
Compiled by Col. Douglas A. Harper, the following burials are also at Roanoke:
Mrs. Annie E. Isebel d.
2-3-1913 age 70 years
Ethel T.
Lowe
d. 9-14-1961 age 78 years
Wm.
Moore
d. 7-14-1904 age 20 years
Bettie
Porter
d. 10-27-1906 age 66
Ann Ravenscraft
d. 6-25-1912 age 72
John Ravenscraft
d. 3-25-1903 age 55 (?)
Mrs. Mary Wells d.
3-22-1911 age 42
Possible burials at Roanoke that were found in some of the Barton Papers.
Mrs. Ewell Lanter
William Lanter (was married to V. Whalen dau. of Poke Whalen)
Margaret Lanter age 1 1/2 yrs.
Annie Lanter d. age 24 0r 25 years
James Ravenscraft and his wife Jane Ackman Ravenscraft
Park Ravenscraft
Harry Leone Ravenscraft 9-13-1888 - 6-12-1893
Leddie Ravenscraft dau. of James and Ellender McCann Ravenscraft
Louise Ravenscraft - wife of Newt Lowe
Burials contributed by Mrs. Houston, thanks!
James Ellen Lowe Ammerman
b. 1868 - Nov. 17, 1899
Holly May Ammerman
b. Jan. 21, 1887 - May 1887
These are the 1st. wife and daughter of Perry Ammerman
Possible - Annie Ammerman
b. 1863 - 1863 or 1864
She was about 10 months old
If anyone would have information of anyone else that is buried at Roanoke, or if
you know that any of the above are not buried there, would you please contact
me. You can e-mail me at [email protected] - with Roanoke in the
subject line please, or contact me through the Pendleton County Historical &
Genealogical Society at P.O. Box 130 Falmouth, Ky 41040-0130
Goldie Griffith and Nancy Bray
November 2001