Doors to the Past

Holroyd Cemetery

HOLROYD CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia


Latitude: N 38° 26.681
Longitude: W 082° 14.889
Elevation: 750 feet
Accuracy: 21 feet


From US Route 60 East in Cabell Co. WV.   Take Blue Sulphur Rd. for 2.1 miles.
At the bridge turn Left onto the gravel road and go to the top of the hill.  At the top where the road forks keep right and the Cemetery will be at the top of the hill.   There is nothing left of the cemetery but some low spots in the ground where the graves could have been.   All of the stones that are left are leaning against a tree.

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.
Read  February 22, 2005.


Sacred  to  the
Memory  of
 
ALLEN  HOLROYD
 
Departed  this life
May  3,  A. D.  1861
Aged  25 years
3  Mos.  &  9  days.
————

Sacred in the memory of
 
MARY  A.
Wife of
HENRY  W.  WARD
DIED
March  7, 1867
Aged  31 yrs.  11 m's
&  11 days.
———
 
 
JOHN  H.
Son  of  the above
DIED
March  6,  1867
Aged  2  days.
———

Other Possible Burials:

Source:  Cabell Cemeteries by Carrie Eldridge

1.  Holryde,  John  -- (Sep. 6, 1787 -- Aug. 29, 1856)   68yrs. 11mos  14days

 

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