SHELTON FAMILY CEMETERY
Barboursville, Cabell Co., WV
Latitude: N 38-25.702
Longitude: W 082-19.368
Elevation: 623 feet
Accuracy: 19 feet
The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone. Annotations are included following the entry for the majority of the stones. Abbreviations are used for the following: d/o - dau of; s/o - son of; c/o - child of; w/o - wife of; and h/o - husband of.
Submitted by Candie
Freeman
Read 2001.
SACRED |
TO THE |
MEMORY |
Of |
MARY L. JOHNSON |
THE WIFE Of |
JAMES F. JOHNSON |
WHO DEPARTED THIS |
LIFE SEPt 23 DAY, 1824 |
IN THE 21 YEAR Of |
HER AGE |
Note: The stone is loose on ground, but near base.
IN MEMORY |
OF |
RICHARD M JOHNSON |
INFANT SON OF |
JAMES F. JOHNSON |
AND MARY L. JOHNSON |
HIS WIFE DYED OCt 2 |
DAY 1823 AGED 6 |
WEEKS AND 3 DAYS |
Note: Stone is loose on ground, but at bottom of base.
GEORGE WASHINGTON |
Son of |
JAMES & SUSAN SHELTON |
DIED |
July 7, 1850 |
Aged 39 y |
4 mo. 1 day |
Note: Stone broken in half where the words "Aged 39y" is on the stone, bottom half firmly in ground.
JAMES SHELTON |
DIED |
Aug 21, 1852 |
Aged 62 ys. |
Brother thou art gone to rest |
And this shall be our prayer, |
That when we reach our journey's end |
Thy glory we may share. |
Note: Stone is loose on ground, but near base.
SUSAN |
Wife of |
JAMES SHELTON |
BORN |
Jan. 22, 1796, |
DIED |
Oct. 8, 1869 |
AGED 73 YEARS. |
Note: Stone is broken into two pieces, loose on ground, but near base.
FOOTSTONES ONLY:
1. S M - letters etched on stone, loose on the top
of the ground. This stone could also read W S if you turn it
around.
2. A. F. W. - footstone, loose on the top of the
ground. This footstone is for America
Fenton Wilson, d/o James S. Wilson & Sarah Ann Shelton.
3. Fieldstone, no data
4. Fieldstone, no data
5. Fieldstone, no data
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© Copyright 2002 Candace Freeman
Revised: 25 Mar 2002
Candie Freeman [email protected]