McComas (Elisha) Cemetery

ELISHA McCOMAS CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia

McComas Detail List

Latitude: N 38° 18.702
Longitude: W 082° 12.790
Elevation: 588 feet
Accuracy: 17 feet

From Huntington, WV in Cabell County take State Rt. 10 to Salt Rock. At Salt Rock cross the bridge and railroad tracks. As soon as you cross the tracks turn Right onto Midkiff Rd. Go 0.9 of a mile or until you come to the 1st. railroad crossing. Cross track and turn Right then Left to the cemetery. Only one marker standing. The rest are leaning up against a tree. Most are broken and hard to read.

The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone.

Read: July 6, 2005
Submitted: by Barry Huffstutler.

GEN. ELISHA McCOMAS

DIED

NOV. 12, 1849

AGED

74ys. 7ms. 17ds.

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ELISHA McCOMAS
BRIG GEN US ARMY
WAR OF 1812
MAR 25 1770	NOV 12 1849
†

ANN

WIFE OF

ELISHA McCOMAS

DIED

NOV. 1850

AGED

54ys. 11mos.

Stone is broken and is laying on the ground.

ELISHA

SON OF

J. & E. McCOMAS

DIED

JULY 4, 1853

AGED 16 YEARS

1 mo. 11 ds.

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EMILY

WIFE OF

JAMES McCOMAS

DIED

JULY 10, 1853

AGED 42 YEARS

6mo. 27ds.

Bottom part of stone is broken off.

DANIEL W.

SON OF

J. & A. McKEAND

DIED

NOV. 4, 1843

AGED

3ys. 11ms. 13ds.

Other Possible Burials:

Source: Cabell Cemeteries by Carrie Eldridge

1. McComas, James -- 10-04-1865 -- 64ys. & 4ms.