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Perry (Benjamin) Cemetery
PERRY CEMETERY
Cabell County, West Virginia
Perry Detail List
Latitude: N 38° 19.904
Longitude: W 082° 11.624
Elevation: 710 feet
Accuracy: 17 feet
From Barboursville, WV take State Route 10 to Salt Rock.
Cross the railroad tracks and go
to the Exxon gas station. Turn Left on McComas Rd. and go to Tyler Creek
Rd. Turn Right
on Tyler Creek Rd. and go to the first blacktop driveway on your Left. Go
up the driveway to
the house (Midkiff) and asked about going to the cemetery. To get to the
cemetery you need to
go across the field on the Right side of the driveway and take the old road
through the woods to the
old grown up field. The cemetery is in this old field on your Right. The
cemetery is overgrown and
in very bad shape.
The following list was compiled by actual reading of the
tombstones. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the
tombstone.
Read December 22, 2005.
Submitted by Barry Huffstutler
| JERROLD LYNN |
| GIBSON —
INFANT |
| 1943 |
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| OUR DARLING BABY |
| ROBERT LEE GIBSON |
| MAY 20, 1868 |
| MAY 22, 1940 |
Footstone: (blank)
| THOMAS J. |
| GIBSON JR. |
| 1942 |
| |
| OUR DARLING BABY |
| MARY ANN |
| WIFE OF |
| T. LEITH |
| |
| BORN |
| AUG. 28, 1827 |
| DIED |
| FEB. 17, 1888 |
| ——— |
| |
| As a wife devoted; |
| As a mother,
affectionate, |
| As a friend e'er kind
and true. |
| THEODERICK LEITH |
| BORN |
| NOV. 1, 1816 |
| DIED |
| SEP. 14, 1893. |
| ——— |
| |
| Our father has gone to a
mansion of rest. |
| To the glorious land by
the duty bless. |
| FATHER |
| WILLIAM HARVEY LEITH |
| 1863 ———
1939 |
| EMMY |
| McCLARY |
| BORN FEB. |
| 24, 1856 |
| DIED APR. |
| 4, 1876. |
| A. F. |
| |
| McKENDREE |
| BORN |
| MAY 15,1805 |
| DIED |
| DEC. 30, 1891 |
| AGED |
| 86Y. 7M. 15D. |
| ——— |
This person name was "Aaron Flood".
| CATHARINE |
| McKENDREE |
| BORN |
| MAY 22, 1818 |
| DIED |
| JAN. 6, 1907 |
| AGED |
| 88 y. 7 m. 14 d. |
| CHILDREN |
| OF |
| M.C. & WM. |
| McKENDREE |
| |
| McKENDREE |
| S. I. |
| BORN |
| SEPT. 25, |
| 1889. |
| DIED |
| OCT. 18, |
| 1890 |
This person name was "Stella Irene".
| E. G. |
| BORN |
| DEC. 10, |
| 1887, |
| DIED |
| FEB. 13, |
| 1890. |
This person name was "Eva Garnet".
| FLORUS |
| MIDKIFF |
| MAY 26, 1900 |
| JAN. 27, 1924 |
| Will you meet me |
| in heaven. |
Footstone: "F.M."
| LOTIE HESTER |
| MIDKIFF |
| JUNE 11, 1893 |
| OCT. 16, 1920 |
| Asleep in Jesus |
| MIDKIFF |
| —— |
| OKEY |
| JUNE 25, 1890 |
| JUNE 19, 1891 |
| —— |
| ELIOT |
| AUG. 30, 1897 |
| SEPT. 15, 1897 |
| —— |
| ELBERT |
| AUG. 10, 1898 |
| OCT. 10, 1898 |
| —— |
| BABY |
| NOV. 7, 1902 |
| NOV. 7, 1902 |
| |
| From mothers arms |
| to the arms of Jesus |
| SALLIE |
LEWIS E. |
| MIDKIFF |
MIDKIFF |
| JAN. 25, 1864 |
JULY 15, 1858 |
| MAR. 21. 1945 |
FEB. 19, 1923 |
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| With Christ
in Heaven |
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| MIDKIFF |
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| M |
| |
| LEWIS E. MIDKIFF |
| JULY 15, 1858 |
| FEB. 19, 1923 |
| With Christ in Heaven. |
| MOTHER |
| |
| BETTIE |
| WIFE OF |
| B. W. |
| MORRIS |
| NOV. 13, 1833 |
| DEC. 25, 1868 |
| FATHER |
| |
| B. D. |
| PERRY |
| JULY 11, 1842 |
| APR. 24, 1900 |
| REV. B. L. |
| |
| PERRY |
| DIED |
| JUNE 8, 1897 |
| AGED |
| 89Y. 1M. 28D. |
| |
| And realized immortal
joy. |
| His spirit smile from
that |
| bright shore, |
| And softly whispers weep
no |
| more. |
This person name was "Benjamin Level".
| FARWELL |
| |
| BULAH ANN |
| |
| Wife Of |
| B. L. PERRY |
| DIED |
| APR. 29, 1882 |
| AGED |
| 74 ys. 6m. 15ds. |
| ——— |
| Bear as thou were and
justly dear |
| We would not weep for
thee |
| some though shall check
the staring tear |
| It is that thou art free |
| CYNTHA A. |
| WIFE OF |
| E. H. PERRY |
| BORN SEPT. 23, 1841 |
| DIED NOV. 20, 1904 |
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| PERRY |
| LOVE |
| |
| REV. E. H.
PERRY |
| BORN |
| AUG. 2, 1837 |
| DIED |
| (blank) |
| Thy trials ended. |
| Thy rest is won. |
This person name was "Elijah Hawkins".
| ELIZABETH |
| BLANCHE |
| PERRY |
| OCT. 4, 1872 |
| APR. 18, 1954 |
| At rest |
| MOTHER |
| |
| EMILY V. |
| PERRY |
| JAN.19, 1844 |
| DEC. 15, 1899 |
| HAWKINS SON OF |
| E. H. & C. A. |
| PERRY |
| BORN |
| AUG. 23, 1879 |
| DIED |
| NOV. 22, 1900 |
| In Heaven |
| JACKSON S. |
| PERRY |
| NOV. 30, 1868 |
| JAN. 10, 1936 |
| At rest. |
| REV. JOHN J. |
| PERRY |
| JULY 31, 1847 |
| APR. 7, 1884 |
| —— |
| JENNETTE |
| HIS WIFE |
| SEPT. 14, 1850 |
| APR. 2, 1946 |
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| PERRY |
| JOSHUA SON OF |
| E. H. & C. A. |
| PERRY |
| BORN & DIED |
| MAY. 20, 1878 |
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| From mothers arms |
| to the arms of Jesus. |
| LOVE |
| |
| MOSS, SON OF |
| E. H. & C. A. |
| PERRY |
| BORN |
| APR. 20, 1881 |
| DIED |
| JULY 31, 1902 |
| Gone home |
| SUSAN DAU. OF |
| E. H. & C. A. |
| PERRY. |
| BORN |
| JULY 21, 1877 |
| DIED |
| SEPT. 13, 1878 |
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| Darling we miss |
| thee. |
| WALKER SON OF |
| E. H. & C. A. PERRY |
| BORN MAY 29, 1871 |
| DIED DEC. 25, 1894 |
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| At rest |
| ANNA AGNES. |
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| Dau. of |
| F. M. & B. A. SWANN |
| DIED |
| SEPT. 20, 1878 |
| AGED |
| 1 yr. 14 ds. |
| ——— |
| This tender bud so young
and fair. |
| Called hence by early
doom. |
| Thus given to show how
fair a flower. |
| In paradise would bloom. |
| VIRGEL |
| SON OF |
| F. M. & B. A. |
| SWANN |
| BORN |
| AUG. 28, 1901 |
| DIED |
| AUG. 28, 1901 |
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| FLOSSIE |
| MAY |
| DAU. OF |
| W. H. &. |
| MARY A. |
| WILLIS |
| MAR. 9, 1894 |
| JULY 24, 1895 |
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| WILLIS |
Other possible graves:
(From Cabell Cemeteries books by "Carrie Eldridge".
1. Chapman, Olivia -- b 1853 (servant of A. F. McKendree)
2. Perry, Henry L. -- (1870 -- 1872)
3. Perry, William Silas -- (1877 -- 1878)
4. Perry, Robert Scott -- (1885 -- 1886)
Note: There are several footstones in this cemetery that
do
not have a headstone.
V.S. -- M.A.L. -- S.T.M. -- W.P. -- E.Mc.K. -- G.A.P. --B.M. -- E.G.M. --
B.A.P. -- O.M. -- F.M. -- L.H.M. -- E.M.
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