Herd Cemetery

Surveyed by

Harold O. Goins

Published in

Pioneers of Beech Creek Cemetery Book

Submitted with permission by: Robert Torbert

This cemetery is located on a hillside at an elevation of about 30 feet above the creek as one would travel down lower Beech Creek.  It is located on the right hand side of the entrance to the Susie Herd Branch.  This cemetery is not easily accessible and requires a good pair of hiking shoes.  During the winter months it is visible from the left hand side of the Beech Creek Road and is located about 100 yards from the road.

There are a total of 23 graves.  Eight are marked or have recorded information.  Fifteen are either old cut stones or field stone and the lettering is illegible or nothing recorded at all.

The oldest recorded birth date is 1864  -  John Herd

The oldest recorded death date is 1898 – Ernest Herd

Name                          Birth                Death              Misc. Comments

Dezarn, Maude H.        Jul 4, 1892    Oct 27, 1921    H= Herd; w/o Gabe Dezarn

Gambrel, Jasper  Jan 30, 1871    Mar 6, 1912    s/o Newton & Amy

Gambrel, Jno                                                                Co D 8 US Inf

Gambrel, Vivian   Jan 6, 1906    Apr 24, 1928    d/o T.T. Hounchell &

                                                                                    Emma Dezarn

Herd, Ernest                 Apr 14            1898            Apr 14, 1898    born dead

Herd, John                   1864                May 25, 1947            m/n Poss; h/o Susie Hounchell

Samples, John              no dates                            f/o Lily

Herd, Susie Hounchell  no dates                            w/o John Poss Herd

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