There is no direct access from Rt. 2.  The cemetery is on a part of Proctor Ridge Road that is only a jeep trail. (We went out on foot.)   Proctor Ridge Road no longer extends to Rt. 2 as shown on the map.   The closest access from Rt. 2 is Birch Ridge Road (Rt. 29) which meets Rt. 2 near the Columbia Chemical Company, just south of Fish Creek.  It is about 2 miles on Proctor Ridge Road from Burch Ridge.  

The cemetery is overgrown in some areas and cannot be seen from the road. There are a number of unmarked footstones with no visible monuments, One monument was uprighted and three monuments were unearthed. Two 4-sided pillars were on the ground and could not be raised to check for additional readings. Many of the older monuments have inscriptions, but no special techniques were undertaken to read them. The readings were made on April 17 and April 18, 2001. Each entry corresponds to one monument, inscriptions are in quotation marks, and comments are in parentheses. This update adds approximately 30 new readings and corrects some typographical errors in the data reported for the Wayman Cemetery by Ada Finnicum and Ethyl Briggs in “Wetzel County Cemeteries”, pg. 191, published in 1978. Two gravesites reported in
that work could not be found, i.e., those for John, Mary C., and Emma Tate; and for Sherry Lynn Litton. Readings that appear also in the publication by Ada Finnicum and Ethyl Briggs are noted with an asterisk *. 
Bonnie Van Orden

ASH
Earl Jr.*
“son of E.N. & G.M. Ash”
Nov 15, 1918-Dec 2, 1919
(with footstone for “E.A.”)

BROTHERS
Austia M. Brothers* 1886-1929
“Dau. of William Rine”
(with footstone for “A.M.B.”)

CANNON
Robert P.* 1915-1917
Bernetta M.*(sic) 1920-1921
“children of E. E. & E. E. Cannon”
(with footstones for “R.P.C.” and “B.M.C.”)

COOK
Mary Litton Cook*
1872-1956
(damaged Iams Funeral Home Marker
difficult to read)

CONNER
Oliver L. Conner*
Aug 7, 1872-Apr 8, 1943

CONNER
Ephriam D.* 1839-1923
Arminia(sic), his wife* 1841-19__

CONNER
Georgia A. Conner*
Feb 14, 1882-Feb 14, 1903

CONNER
“Infant dau. of S & M. Conner”
(no dates, very small stone)

DOUGHERTY
William A.
“Son of H. & S. Dougherty”
Died Apr. 23, 1880
“Aged 31yrs 1mo 5ds”
(plus an inscription)

ERLEWINE
Rosie E. I.*
“Wife of S. N. Erlewine”
Born July 26, 1871
Died Oct 15, 1901
(plus inscription and footstone
for R. E. I. E.)


ERLEWINE
Frank Erlewine*
WEST VIRGINIA
CORPL. 163 INF.
41 DIV.
December 26, 1920
(one date only)

ERLEWINE
Mary E.
“Dau. of F. & E.J. Erlewine”
Died Nov 22, 1877
“Aged 5 yrs 2mos 23ds”

ERLEWINE
Fidella
“Dau. of F. & E.J. Erlewine”
Died Nov 27, 1877
“Aged 3yrs 9mos 13ds"
“...The angel came and claimed his own
And bore her home to Heaven”
(engraved with a lamb)

ERLEWINE 
Franklain (sic) Erlewine
Born Jan 28, 1846
Died Mar 17, 1890
“Gone but Not Forgotten”

FRANCIS
Mary A.
“Wife of Bennet (sic) Francis”
Died Jan 21, 1865
“Aged 53ys 2ms 21days”
(engraved at top of monument 
with hand with index finger extended,
and “She rests above”.)
“She lived in peace and pardon blest
And found in Christ a constant rest
And died assured of future bliss
And everlasting happiness.”
(Monument has “FARIS” at the lower
left, and “Wheeling” at the lower right.)

FRANCIS
Joseph A.
“Son of Bennet (sic) & Mary Francis”
“Died at Covington Kentucky Hospital”
July 21, 1862
“Aged 19yrs. 8mo. 27days”
“He loved God, and died in defense of
our Glorious Union”
(monument has an inscription and “FARIS”
at the lower left, and “Wheeling” at the lower right)
(with footstone for “J.A.F.")

FRANCIS
Bennett (sic) Francis
1812-1901
(with footstone for “B.F.”)

HALL
Clarence*
Mar 23, 1925 (one date only)
Elsie I.*
Sept 19, 1926-Aug 3, 1957

HERN 
James Hern 1903-1921
(monument with metal name plate)

HERN
Albert Hern 1860-1938
(monument with metal name plate)

HERN
Samuel Hern 1862-1923
(monument with metal name plate)

HOYT
Abraham Hoyt*
June 3, 1832 (one date only)
Eliza, his wife*
July 29, 1839-Jan 7, 1909

HOYT
John Hoyt*
WEST VIRGINIA
PVT. 111 INF.
28 DIV.
October 3, 1918

HOYT
William Sr.* 1862-1939
Minnora F. (sic)* 1865-1934
(nice monument with indent
for an urn over hands in prayer)

HOYT
William Hoyt Jr.*
Dec 11, 1889-July 18, 1963

JACKSON
Robert V. Jackson*
TR. A 1 Cav.
(military marker with no dates)

LEHEW
Agha
“Wife of Mr. John Lehew”
Died Nov 10, 1865
“Aged 65 Years”
(Stone is down and is engraved
with an open book plus a signed
inscription.)

LEHEW
John Lehew
Born May 6, 1803
Died Jan 25, 1883
(engraved with clasped hands
and a signed inscription)

LITTON
(these are Iams Funeral Home markers)
Alice E. Litton* 1913-1914
Clara Litton* 1902-1915
Charles D. Litton* Died Jan 16, 1915
Etta Mae Litton 1939-1941
(see also “Cook”)

LITTON
Charles D.
Mary E.
(monument with no dates)

LONG
Wm. E. Long
May 16, 1862-Apr 9, 1908

LOWRY
Martha
“Wife of Thomas Lowry”
Born Feb 25, 1807
Died July 2, 1880
(5 foot spire)

LOWRY
Margaret Lowry 1931
(one date only)

LOWRY
Austie Lowry 1894
(one date only)

LOWRY
H. B. Lowry M. D. 1925
(one date only)

LOWRY 
Wm. Lowry 1921
(one date only)

LOWRY
John O. Lowry 1837-1895
“At Rest”
(with footstone “J.O.L.”)

MOORE
Rexford Moore
Born Aug 18, 1898
Died May 13, 1899
(heart-shaped monument
with footstone for “R.M.”)

MOORE
Mary B.
“Wife of Jas. Moore”
Born Jan 13, 1855
Died May 5, 1884
(with footstone for “M.B.M.”)
(monument is a 4-sided pillar
which has fallen, cannot read other side)

OBLINGER
Henry
“son of”
Chas & M. Oblinger
“Born & Died”
Mar 31, 1889

PAGE (?)
Mary
“wife of Thomas Page (?)”
Died July 3, 1859
“Aged 24yrs 9mos”
(Inscription and signature,
and footstone for “M.P.”)
(Monument was in two parts,
completely broken across
the name and was hard to read.)

P......L
(very old sandstone, about one
inch thick, 12 in. wide and 8 in. tall
with missing stone between these letters.)

RENFORTH
Rebecca*
“wife of W. J. Renforth”
Born Feb 15, 1832
Died Dec 29, 1912
(monument is 4-sided pillar,
on other side is)
W. J. Renforth
Born Sept 29, 1830
Died May 30, 1901
“In my Fathers house
are many mansions”
“Gone but not forgotten”


RINE
Frank Rine* 1888-1916
“son of William Rine”
(with footstone for “F.R.”)

RINE
William* 1857-1932
Mary M.* “his wife” 1861-1917
(with footstones for “W.R.” and for “M.M.R.”)

SHRIVER
Brent Shriver*
June 28, 1859-Jan 26, 1913
“Rest in Peace”
(with footstone for “B. S.”)

SHRIVER
“In Loving Remembrance of”
Phoebe A.*
“wife of Brent Shiver”
Sept 15, 1852-Apr 6, 1910
(with footstone for “P.A.S.”)

SHRIVER
Roland Barrett*
“son of B. & P. Shriver”
Born Aug 16, 1885
Died July 6, 1899

SHRIVER
Mary D.*
“Infant Daughter of B. & P. Shriver”
Born June 16, 1891
Died Aug 16, 1891

SMITH
C. J. Smith*
Born Sep 29, 1844
Died June 11, 1896
“Aged 51ys 8ms 12 ds”

SMITH
Mary C.(or S.) Smith*
Died May 6, 1893
“Aged 82ys 12 ds”
(on other side of monument)
J. J. Smith*
Died May 10, 1877
“Aged 66ys 2ms 16ds”
(with “Gone Home” over a hand
with index finger extended, plus
an inscription) 

STACKHOUSE
J. W. Stackhouse
Born Jan 9, 1823
Died (blank)
(4-sided pillar broken off base)
(on other side of monument)
Mary J. Stackhouse*
Born Dec 31, 1829
Died Apr 11, 1907
(with inscription and with
footstones for “J.W.S.” and
“M.J.S.”)

“W”
(one footstone about
six inches wide and twelve inches
tall mounted on a base and reads “M.W.”)

WAYMAN
Araminta Melvina 
“Daughter of H. & R.A. Wayman”
Feb 26, 1861
“Aged 19ys 6ms 14ds”
(very old monument encrusted with
lichen, with an embedded medallion, 
and a footstone for “A.M.W.”)

WAYMAN
Rose Anne
“Wife of Hezekiah Wayman”
Died Mar 3, 1863
“Aged 45ys 11ms 21ds”
(monument decorated with a tree
plus an inscription, and footstone for “R.A.W.”)

WAYMAN
Rosa Lue
“Daughter of __& R.A. Wayman”
Died July 22, 1863
“Aged 5ms 3ds”

WAYMAN
H. Wayman
Born Mar 16, 1813
Died June 13, 1887
(4-sided pillar)
(on other side of monument)
John F.
“Son of H. Wayman”
Born Sep 2, 1847
Died Feb 22, 1887
“Died at Modesto, California
Buried in Odd Fellows
Cemetery in H.....ado
California”

WAYMAN
J. N. Wayman
Born April 27, 1840
Died June 6, 1903
(with footstone for “J.N.W.”)

WAYMAN
Lovina Wayman
Born Aug 9, 1835
Died Mar 24, 1909
“In my Fathers House
Are many mansions”
(monument is a four sided
pillar lying on ground--
could not read bottom side.)

WINGROVE
Dorcas S.
“Wife of David W. Wingrove”
Died May 16, 1876
“Aged 24ys 6ms 2_ds”

From the Cemetery book of Ethel Briggs and Ada Finnicum - BLC

Tate, John  b. 14 Sep 1819    d. 1 Jan 1894

Tate, Mary C. Otto  b. 16 Sep 1827  d. 7 Jan 1918

Tate, Emma  b. 1859  d. 1889

Litton, Sherry Lynn  b. 1961  d. 1961