MAYS CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia
Latitude: N 38° 22.035
Longitude: W 082° 09.901
Elevation: 1001 feet
Accuracy: 19 feet
From US Route 60 in Ona, WV -- Cabell County -- Turn at the
Red Light onto Fudge Creek Road.
Stay on this Road for 6.7 miles or until you come to a sign for the Huntington
Archery Club.
Turn Left onto this road and go for 0.8 miles. This will put you at the
top of the hill. When
you reach the top you will come upon a gas line that crosses the road.
There is a gate
across the gas line and you will have to park there and walk the rest of the
way. Just follow
the gas line for about a 3/4 mile. The cemetery is up on a knoll on your
Right and can
be easily missed as you walk by. It is overgrown and not maintain.
The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone.
Submitted by Barry Huffstutler.
July 06, 2005.
BASIL E. BISHOP |
BORN JAN. 17, 1897, |
DIED MAY 10, |
1898 |
AT REST |
DAUGHTER |
BETTY F. |
DEAN |
B. & D. 1882 |
CLAUD |
DEAN |
1893 — 1907 |
DEAN | |
AMERICA MAYS | JAMES MADISON |
HIS WIFE | DEAN |
1859 — 1948 | 1858 — 1941 |
KNIGHT |
WAYNE |
1838 — 1925 |
ELIZABETH |
1843 — 1925 |
FATHER |
WILLIAM M. KNIGHT |
1877 — 1943 |
FATHER |
EZEKIEL |
MAYS |
JUNE 29, 1851 |
DEC. 30, 1882 |
Gone but not |
forgotten |
Note: This stone is broken and is lying on the ground.
FATHER |
LAFE MAYS |
1883 — 1946 |
AT REST |
MARTHA |
MAYS |
BORN |
OCT. 1, 1854 |
DIED |
DEC. 17, 1908 |
AGE 54 YRS. |
2 MOS. 16 DAYS |
N. MAYS |
BORN |
APR. 15, 1856 |
DIED |
JAN. 9, 1907 |
Gone but not forgotten. |
MAYS |
Note: This person first name was "Nicholas"
LOVE FATHER |
RAYMOND ODELL MAYS |
BORN JUNE 9, 1924 |
DIED OCT. 17, 1956 |
AMERICA THOMPSON |
PAYTON |
AUG. 26, 1899 |
NOV. 17, 1950 |
BOBBY HAROLD |
PAYTON |
NOV. 27, 1920 |
NOV. 27, 1920 |
GEORGIA FRANCIS |
PAYTON |
JULY 18, 1917 |
MAY 18, 1924 |
PAYTON |
MAXINE BERTHA |
BORN MAY 19, 1943 |
DIED JUNE 9, 1943 |
DAVID L STEVENS | |
1941 | 1942 |
Note: This grave is marked with a Medal
Marker only.
HECK & DANFORD
Other Burials in Cemetery
1. Mays, Mary Ellen -- Rusty Medal
Marker -- No Dates -- Parents: Mable & Raymond Mays
2. Mays, John Howard -- Rusty Medal Marker & Heck Records --
(Born: 06-05-1954 -- Died: 05-04-1957 -- Buried: 05-06-1957)
3. Mays, Mary Louise -- Rusty Medal Marker --
No Dates -- Parents: Mable & Raymond Mays
4. Mays, Myrtle -- Rusty Medal Marker --
(Dates: 1826 -- Died: 07-25-1896) Age: 70yrs. 6mos. 29days
Other Possible Burials:
Source: Cabell Cemeteries by "Carrie Eldridge".
1. Dean, John -- 03-16-1935
2. Dean, M. W. -- 12-22-1895
3. Mays, Dewey E. -- 06-19-1932
Note:
There are at least 4 unmarked graves:
There are 2 graves with a Medal Marker that can't be read:
There are 21 graves marked with Field Stones only:
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© Copyright 2004 - 2005 by Candace Freeman
Submitted: July 06, 2005 by Barry Huffstutler
Candie Freeman [email protected]
Barry Huffstutler [email protected]