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Merritt Cemetery #3
MERRITT CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia
Merritt Detail List
Latitude: N 38° 24.389
Longitude: W 082° 16.700
Elevation: 845 feet
Accuracy: 36 feet
From Interstate 64 take exit 18 and go to the stop light on
US 60. Turn left and go .05 mile to the road sign that has Barboursville
Main Street
on it. Turn right under the railroad underpass and then left onto Woodland
Drive. Go to the end of the paved road and park. You now have
about 1/2 mile walk. Follow the road to the cemetery at the top of the
hill.
Submitted by Barry Huffstutler
Read 5 Apr 2003
| IN MY FATHERS HOUSE |
| ARE MANY MANSIONS
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| BAXTER |
| ANDERSON |
| BORN |
| MAY 17, 1832 |
| DIED |
| OCT. 14, 1902 |
Footstone: B. A.
| COMA |
| |
| Dau. of |
| BAXTER & HATTIE |
| ANDERSON. |
| BORN |
| AUG. 24, 1868. |
| DIED |
| OCT. 9, 1870. |
| ————— |
| Thy days were short sweet Child tis
true |
| Which showed your God was kind to you |
| He took you from this world of pain |
| Where happiness you never could gain. |
| ————— |
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| GEORGE H. EPLING |
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| 1874 ——
1910 |
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| MARY E. EPLING |
| |
| 1854
—— 1884 |
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| WILLIAM E. EPLING |
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| 1884 ——
1903 |
| BERTIE GIBSON |
| 1930 ——
1930 |
| WALLACE FUNERAL HOME |
Note: This grave is marked with a Medal
Marker set in concrete.
WALLACE FUNERAL HOME
| PHILLIS A. GIBSON |
| JAN. 12 —
JAN. 19, 1937 |
| NANCY J. |
| Wife of |
| JOHN HOLROYD |
| DIED |
| Feb. 10, 1875 |
| AGED |
| 35ys. 8ms. |
| Just as the son decends
------ ------ |
| Soon with --sher beams to
rise |
| So will our darling mother
receive |
| Life eternal in the skies. |
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| PEACE PERFECT PEACE |
| |
| T. E. HOLROYD |
| BORN |
| DEC. 11, 1869 |
| DIED |
| DEC. 8, 1904 |
| |
| HOLROYD |
| CHARLES |
| SON OF |
| W. & M. MERRITT |
| DIED |
| Aug. 21, 1858 |
| AGED |
| 1yr. 5ms. |
| ———— |
| MAGGIE |
| Dau of |
| W. & M. MERRITT |
| DIED |
| Aug. 18, 1864 |
| AGED |
| 1ys. 3ms. |
| ———— |
Note: Charles and Maggie are on the same
stone.
Both have Footstones.
| JOHN W. MERRITT |
| JUNE 14, 1877 |
| JULY 24, 1948 |
Note: John also has a Medal Marker from
WALLACE FUNERAL HOME.
It gives John middle name as "WESLEY".
Footstone: J. W. M.
| MERRITT |
| |
| JOSEPH A. MERRITT |
| 1835 ——
1925 |
| ———— |
| EDNA BLAKE |
| HIS WIFE |
| 1848 ——
1922 |
Footstones: FATHER; MOTHER
| MARY REESE |
| MERRITT |
| WIFE OF |
| MALACHI |
| MERRITT |
| BORN |
| APR. 29. 1807 |
| DIED |
| DEC. 8, 1891 |
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| AT REST |
Footstone: MOTHER
| R. L. |
| MERRITT |
| DIED |
| JULY 15. |
| 1903 |
| AGED |
| 1y. 2m. 5d. |
| Another little darling babe is |
| sheltered in the grave. |
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| W. E. SON OF J.
& E. A. MERRITT |
| DIED APR. 15, 1892 |
| AGE 3Y. 9M. 20D. |
R. L. and W. E. Merritt are on the same
stone.
| REV. M..
MERRITT |
| |
| DIED |
| Sept. 8, 1872 |
| AGED |
| 61Ys. 8Ms. 22Ds. |
| ~ • ~ |
| The Lord also will be all things for |
| the oppresed ----- in time of ----- |
Footstone: M. M.
| WILLIAM M. MERRITT |
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| DIED |
| MAR. 13, 1865 |
| AGED |
| 38 YEARS |
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| There is sweet rest in heaven. |
Footstone: W. M. M.
Note: There are 7 graves that are marked with field stones
and at least 16 unmarked graves.
Others buried here include:
1. Blake, John s/Col. Isaac - Cabell Co. Cemeteries by
Carrie Eldridge.
2. Gibson, Elaine - 26 Nov. 1930, Inf. - Cabell Co. Cemeteries by Carrie
Eldridge.
3. Gibson, Randolph - 23 Oct. 1938 - Cabell Co. Cemeteries by Carrie
Eldridge.
4. Harriet F. (Merritt) Anderson McClung McComas
B. July 26, 1837 - D. Jul 27 1921
Buried in "Merritt Burial Ground" -WV Archives Death
Certificate Website.
d/o Melchor & Mary (Reese) Merritt
Widow of Baxter Anderson, Albert McClung, & George
McComas
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