Main Street Cemetery, West Alexander, Washington County, Pa.
THE OLD CEMETERIES OF WEST ALEXANDER "FOR YESTERDAY IS ALREADY A DREAMAND TO- MORROW IS ONLY A VISION." THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WEST ALEXANDER CEMETERY (MAIN STREET) The minutes show that the first Presbytery on November 19, 1785 had a request for supplies from the Three Ridges (West Alexander) church. In 1790 Rev. John Brice came to serve the Church. He died in 1811 and is buried with his family in the cemetery. The fact seems well established that the ground for the cemetery was consecrated at the same time as the church was established. The first services were held under a large oak tree which afterwards was called "The Preaching Oak". The tree had to be removed in 1936 and Samuel White donated a monument to preserve the site and its history. The dedication took place on December 20, 1936 in charge of Rev. G.K. Monroe; James C. Lewis; and Rev. W.M. Lorimer, each having a part in the ceremonies. The cemetery has been used by both congregations, many markers are still legible. Each Memorial Day, the American Legion places flags on the veterans graves, dating back to the Revolutionary War. This Historical Series has been made available to our readers through the efforts of S. WHITE'S SONS, 68 WEST MAIDEN ST. WASHINGTON, PA. Plant & Office CLAYSVILLE, PA. 1. James ALEXANDER Died 4-Apr.1824 2. Robert ALEXANDER Born 1804 Died 30-May.1846 Aged 42 yrs. 3. James ANDERSON Died 1-Apr.1814 (inscription partly gone) 4. Margaret ANDERSON Born 1766 Died 13-Sep.1827 Aged 67yrs. 5. Robert ANDERSON Born 1733 Died 2-Sep.1858 Aged 85 yrs. 6. Elizabeth ARMSTRONG w/o Hugh Armstrong Born 1805 Died 11-Mar.1848 Aged 53 yrs. 7. Hugh ARMSTRONG Born 1797 Died 10-Apr.1858 Aged 61 yrs. 8. Infant s/o T. & A. ARMSTRONG Born 16-Jul.1842 Died 28-Jul.1842 Aged 12 days 9. Infant s/o Wm. & M. ARMSTRONG Born 20-Jun.1853 Died 2-May.1853 Aged 12 days 10. James ARMSTRONG Born 1762 Died 1856 Aged 94 yrs. 11. Jane ARMSTRONG d/o Hugh & Jane Born 1833 Died 1-Feb.1834 Age 1 year 12. Jane ARMSTRONG w/o Hugh Born 1792 Died 6-Sep.1842 Aged 50 yrs. 13. Margaret E. ARMSTRONG d/o Thomas & A. Born 1834 Died Nov.1851In her 17th yr. 14. Mary ARMSTRONG Born 1791 Died 1869 Aged 78 yrs. 15. Mary ARMSTRONG w/o Thomas Born 16-Nov.1806 Died 12-MAy.1859 Aged 57yr5mo26da 16. Mary A. ARMSTRONG d/o T. & A. Born 1837 Died 24-May.1842 Aged 5 yrs. 17. Thomas ARMSTRONG Died 9-Oct.183_ 18. Thomas ARMSTRONG Born 23-Dec.1802 Died 2-Feb.1839 Aged 36yr 2mo 7da 19. Thomas H. ARMSTRONG s/o T. & A. Born 1839 Died 28-Jul.1842 Aged 3 yrs. 20. James BAXTON Born 1793 Died 1813 aged 20 yrs. 21. James BELL Born 1793 Died 1813 Aged 20 yrs. 22. John BLACK Born 1761 Died 19-May.1817 Aged 71 yrs. 23. Barnet BONAR Born 1779 Died 1-Feb.1871 Aged 92 yrs. 24. Jane BONAR w/o Barnet Born 1818 Died 10-Dec.1869 Aged 51 yrs. 25. Sarah BONAR Consort/o William Born 1769 Died 12-Oct.1858 Aged 89 yrs. 26. William BONAR Born 7-Jul.1748 Died 4-Mar.1814 Aged 65yrs. 8 mo. 27. Cadwallader BLAYNEY (Was a Lord in Ireland) Born 1757 Died 21-Aug.1841 Aged 84 yrs. 28. George BLAYNEY Born 1812 Died 20-Feb.1838 Aged 26 yrs. 29. Margaret BLAYNEY Consort/o George Died 22-Feb.1845 30. Jane Stockton BRICE Consort/o Rev. John Brice Born 1770 Died 1-Apr.1853 Aged 83 yrs. 31. Rev. John BRICE Born 1760 Died 20-Aug.1811 Aged 51 yrs. 32. Rebecca BRICE Consort/o Rev. John Brice Died 1-Jun.1794 33. John BROWN 5th Penna. Cavalry 34. Sally BYERS w/o Dr. Byers Born 1786 Died 1817 Aged 31 yrs. 35. Maggie CAMPBELL d/o W.H. & M. Born 25-Oct.1859 Died 27-Sep.1860 Aged 11mo 2day 36. John CARSON Born 1798 Died 18-Oct.1862 Aged 64 yrs. 37. Elbridge COLLINS Regt. 85th Born 1780 Died 12-Dec.1862 Aged 82 yrs. 38. Joanna L. COOL Born 1780 Died 9-Dec.1854 Aged 74 yrs. 39. Phillip COOL Born 1778 Died 18-Mar.1838 Aged 60 yrs. 40. Anna CRAIG w/o James Craig Born 1763 Died 1-Oct.1823 Aged 63 yrs. 41. Eleanor CRAIG d/o John & Eleanor Born 1817 Died 17-Sep.1852 Aged 35 yrs. 42. Eleanor CRAIG w/o John Craig Born 8-Jul.1787 Died 21-Nov.1852 Aged 65yr 4mo 14 da 43. James CRAIG Born 1752 Died 1-Jan.1811 Aged 59 yrs. 44. Rebecca CRAIG Born 1780 Died 6-Sep.1824 Aged 74 yrs. 45. Samuel CRAIG Born 1823 Died 22-Jan.1849 Aged 26yrs. 46. Samuel CRAIG Born 1777 Died 20-Dec.1837 Aged 60 yrs. 47. S.P. CRAIG Co.I, 1st W.Va. Inf. 48. William CRAIG Born 1812 Died 4-Sep.1844 Aged 32 yrs. 49. Minerva DAUGHERTY Born 1843 Died 12-Dec.1847 Aged 4 yrs. 50. Mary DAVIS d/o Wm. & Nancy Born 1824 Died 1828 Aged 4 yrs. 51. Samuel DAVIS s/o Samuel Born 1835 Died 1838 Aged 3 yrs. 52. Samuel DAVIS Born 1766 Died 1833 Aged 67 yrs. 53. Sarah DAVIS Born 1787 Died 1841 Aged 54 yrs. 54. Mary EMMERY w/o John Died 15-Sep.1853 55. Margaret EVITT Born 1747 Died 20-Feb.1814 Aged 67 yrs. 56. Elizabeth FARIS Born 1779 Died 8-Apr.1843 Aged 64 yrs. 57. Marcissa M. FISHER Born 25-Dec.1815 Died 19-Jun.1841 Aged 2yr 5mo 2da 58 Alfred FRAZIER Died 12-Aug.1848 59. Andrew FRAZIER Born 1752 Died 11-Dec.1838 Aged 86 yrs. 60. Christiana FRAZIER w/o Andrew Born 1754 Died 9-Oct.1842 Aged 88 yrs. 61. David FRAZIER Born 1779 Died 3-Jul.1839 Aged 60 yrs. 62. Elizabeth FRAZIER Born 1797 Died 18-May.1831 Aged 34 yrs. 63. Jane FRAZIER w/o David Born 7-May.1779 Died 20-Jun.1868 Aged 89yr 1 mo 13 da 64. Jane GALLOWAY w/o Samuel Born 1826 Died 1849 Aged 23 yrs. 65. Alex GORDON Born 1785 Died 12-Sep.1821 Aged 36 yrs. 66. Catherine GORDON w/o Alex Died 25-Jan.1835 67. Elizabeth GORDON Born 1757 Died 23-Mar.1835 Aged 78 yrs. 68. Jane GORDON Died 17-Aug.1831 69. Elizabeth GUY Born 1757 Died 23-Mar.1835 Aged 78 yrs. 70. John GUY Born 1743 Died 10-Aug.1810 Aged 67 yrs. 71. Nancy HALL Born 1770 Died 19-Aug.1858 Aged 88 yrs. 72. William HALL Died 10-Jan.1819 73. Ester HALSEY Born 1772 Died 20-Sep.1831 74. Infant s/o HARVEY Mary and Harry Died 10-May.1840 75. James HARVEY Born 26-Feb.1808 Died 2-Sep.1837 Aged 29 yrs. 76. Mary Frances HARVEY Born 1833 Died 18-Jan.1847 Aged 14 yrs. 77. William HASTINGS Born 1810 Died 3-Jul.1845 Aged 34 yrs. 78. Infant Son HAYS s/o John & Jane Died 17-Feb.1855 79. Robert HAYS s/o John & Jane Died 4-Jul.18__ 80. Jane HEMPHILL Born 1806 Died 22-Feb.1868 Aged 62 yrs. 81. Josie HENRY d/o J. & L. Born 1874 Died 21-Oct.1878 Aged 4 yrs. 82. John HUEY Born 1766 Died 1-Apr.1842 Aged 76 yrs. 83. Robert HUEY Born 21-Sep.1828 Died 21-Mar.1829 Aged 6 mo. 84. Joseph KELLY Co.K, 1st W.Va. Cavalry Born 1832 Died 1887 Aged 55 yrs. 85. Thomas H. KELLY Born 20-Nov.1834 Died Jul.1836 Aged 2 yrs. 86. Agness KIDD w/o William Born 1762 Died 6-Oct.1843 Aged 81 yrs. 87. Sophia C. KIMMONS Born 1816 Died 2-May.1844 Aged 28 yrs. 88. Isaac KIRK Born 19-May.1797 Died 31-Aug.1855 Aged 58 yr.4mo.12da. 89. Christianna LUCAS w/o David Died 14-Dec.1842 90. Infant of J.T. & C. LUCAS 91. Isaac LUCAS s/o David & C. LUCAS Born Feb.1835 Died Jun.1835 Aged 4 mo. 92. William M. MAXWELL Born 1840 Died 23-Jan.1850 Aged 10 yrs. 93. Charles MAYES Born 1746 Died 1-Mar.1823 Aged 77 JOB:1 25,26,27. 94. Margaret MAYES w/o Charles Born 1743 Died 5-Jun.1805 Aged 62yrs. Tomb erected by John Mayes 95. Elizabeth McADOO Born 21-Dec.1828 Died 16-Jul.1864 Aged 41ur.7mo.26da. 96. Catherine McADOO Born 1767 Died 2-Feb.1852 Aged 25 yrs. 97. James McADOO Born 1780 Died 6-Oct.1843 Aged 63 yrs. 98. Nancy McCLAIN w/o Samuel McClain Born May.1808 Died 17-Nov.1803 Aged 55 yrs. 6 mo. 99. Catherine McCLEERY Born 1785 Died 19-MAy.1861 Aged 76 yrs. 100. Infant Son of A.and M.D. McCLEERY Died 4-Mar.1852 101. James McCLEERY Born 15-Oct.1789 Died 28-Oct.1859 Aged 70 yrs. & 13days 102. Jane McCLEERY Born 1768 Died 23-Jan.1844 Aged 76 yrs. 103. John H. McCLUSKEY Born 26-Feb.1841 Died 25-Nov.1842 Aged 1 yr. 9 mo. 104. Ann McCONN wife of Samuel McConn Born 1795 Died 17-Oct.1828 Aged 33 yrs. 105. McCOY Died 18-Sep.1724 106. Alexander McCOY Born 1795 Died 17-Aug.1823 Aged 38 yrs. 107. Angus McCOY Born 1761 Died 1840 Aged 79 yrs. 108. Daniel McCOY Born 1812 Died 1830 Aged 18 yrs. 109. Daniel McCOY Born 1749 Died 22-Apr.1809 Aged 60 yrs. 110. Grisel McCOY Born 1752 Died 1815 Aged 63 yrs. 111. James McCOY Born 1760 Died 3-Nov.1830 Aged 70 yrs. 112. Jane McCOY Died 13-___.1848 113. Jane McCOY Born 1801 Died 28-Jun.1827 Aged 26 yrs. 114. Jane McCOY Wife of Wm. McCoy Born 1760 Died 22-Jul.1833 Aged 73 yrs. 115. John McCOY s/o Angus & Catherine Born 1797 Died 3-Jun.1829 Aged 32 yrs. 116. Nancy McCOY wife of Daniel McCoy Born 1798 Died 1876 Aged 78 yrs. 117. Rebecca McCOY Born 1821 Died 1848 Aged 27 yrs. 118. Rebecca McCOY Died 10-Sep.1873 119. Ruth McCOY dau/o Wm. & Jane McCoy Died 10-Sep.1873 120. William McCOY Born 1748 Died 1805 Aged 57 yrs. 121. John McCRACKEN Born 25-Dec.1817 Died 1869 Age 52 yrs. 122. McDONALD Died 21-Oct. (no year) 123. (Another stone) (McDonald lot) (Inscription gone) Aged 3 yrs. 124. Catherine McDONALD dau/o William & Elizabeth Aged 3 yrs. 125. Elizabeth McDONALD Wife/o Major William Died 4-Aug.1845 126. Mary McDONALD Wife/o George McDonald Born 1769 Died 11-Aug.1806 Aged 37 yrs. 127. Major William McDONALD (inscription gone) 128. Sarah McDONALD Born 1781 Died 7-Nov.1857 Aged 76 yrs. 129. Agnes McKAY Died 25-Jul.1807 130. John McKAY Died 20-Jun.1805 131. Matilda McKINLEY Born 19-Mar.1791 Died 15-Apr.1864 Aged 73 yrs. 132. Ann McKUNE Born 1761 Died 24-Aug.1842 Aged 81 yrs. 133. Annie McKUNE Died 20-Jun.1820 134. Austin McKUNE Born 1844 Died 28-Aug.1863 Aged 19 yrs. 135. John McKUNE s/o A. & M.A. McKune Born Feb.1840 Died 20-Aug.1840 Aged 6 months 136. S.W. McKUNE Died 20-Jun.1820 137. Ann McMURRAY Born 1808 Died 11-Oct.1834 Age 26 yrs. 138. James McMURRAY Died 21-Dec.1816 140. John McMURRAY Born 1760 Died 5-___.1849 Aged 89 yrs. 141. John McMURRAY Born 1807 Died 17-Feb.1867 Aged 60 yrs. 142. Mary McMURRAY Born 1764 Died 25-Jul.1834 Aged 70 yrs. 143. James McNINCH Born 1739 Died 31-Aug.1866 Aged 87 yrs. 144. Jane McNINCH Died 25-May.1867 145. Elizabeth McNUTT wife/o James McNutt Died 1-Mar.1821 146. James McNUTT Died 8-Jun.1823 147. Jane McWREATH Born 1817 Died 8-Sep.1842 Aged 25 yrs. 148. Joseph McWREATH Born 1782 Died 16-Apr.1856 Aged 74 yrs. 149. Mary McWREATH Born 1812 Died 6-Jun.1856 Aged 44 yrs. 150. Sarah McWREATH Born 1786 Died 26-Jan.1852 Aged 70 yrs. 151. Sarah McWREATH Born 1747 Died 26-Jan.1819 Aged 72 yrs. 152. Elinor MEHAFFEY Born 1782 Died 9-Sep.1846 Aged 64 yrs. 153. Elinor MEHAFFEY Born 1794 Died 21-Jun.1819 Aged 25 yrs. 154. James MEHAFFEY Born 1803 Died 16-Mar.1858 Aged 55 yrs. 155. Robert MEHAFFEY Born 1772 Died 21-Jul.1824 Aged 52 yrs. 156. Margaret MILLER wife/o John Miller Born 1-Nov.1774 Died 1-Dec.1855 Aged 81 yrs 1 mon. 157. Mary MILLER Born 13-Apr.1805 Died 13-May.1866 Aged 59 yrs. 1 mon. 158. John MILLER Born 1762 Died 10-Jan.1846 Aged 84 yrs. 159. Experience MILLS Born 1804 Died 1856 Aged 52 yrs. 160. Jain MOORE Born 1806 Died 17-Aug.1829 Aged 23 yrs. 161. Margaret MYERS wife/o Thomas Myers Born 1794 Died 4-Mar.1843 Aged 49 yrs. 162. Andrew Jackson ODENBAUGH Born 19-Mar.1824 Died 19-Jan.1844 Aged 19 yrs. 9 mon. 163. Jane OLDHAM dau/o J.M. & I. Oldham Born 10-Dec.1851 Died 10-Feb.1852 Aged 2 mon. 164. Samuel H. OLDHAM s/o L. & E. Oldham Born 22-Sep.1843 Died 8-Sep.1844 Aged 11 mon, 14 days 165. Catherine PATTERSON Died 8-May.1859 166. Jane PHILABAUM Consort of Isaac Died Mar.1844 167. Margaret RAMSEY Aged 75 yrs. 168. James RAMSEY Aged 93 yrs. 169. Amasa RAMSON Born 1792 Died 25-Apr.1818 Aged 26 yrs. Laborer on United States Road 170. Anderson RAY s/o John & Mary Born 23-Jan.1834 Died 12-Aug.1834 Aged 7 mon 4 days 171. James RAY Born 1812 Died 12-Jun.1844 Aged 32 yrs 172. Keziah RAY dau/o John & Mary Born 1844 Died 3-Nov.1846 Aged 2 yrs. 173. Nancy RAY Born 1802 Died 10-Nov.1845 Aged 43 yrs. 174. Thomas RAY Born 1750 Died 14-Jan.1834 Aged 84 yrs. 175. Agnes REED Born 1765 Died 24-Feb.1830 Aged 65 yrs. 176. Margaret Bonar REED wife/o William Reed Born 1819 Died 31-Jan.1845 Aged 26 yrs. 177. Martha REED wife/o William Reed Born 1792 Died 4-Jul.1860 Aged 68 yrs. 178. William REED s/o Wm. & Martha Reed Born 1831 Died 15-Apr.1855 Aged 74 yrs. 179. William REED Born 1792 Died 18-Mar.1860 Aged 68 yrs. 180. John ROBINSON Born 1763 Died 30-Aug.1832 Aged 64 yrs. 181. Margaret White ROBINSON Consort of W.M. Robinson Born 1783 Died 1843 Aged 60 yrs. 182. Rosanna ROBINSON Wife/o John Robinson Born 1772 Died 17-Aug.1854 Aged 82 yrs. 183. Madison RODGERS Born 14-Feb. THE SECEDER CEMETERY (BY THE SCHOOL HOUSE) The General Assembley of the Presbyterian Church stated in 1843, that slave-holders were not barred from the church communion. One group of members felt that the Assembly was favoring slavery and they left the church and formed an organization under the name of "Free Presbyterian Church of West ALexander" in connection with the "Free Presbyterian Synod". They worshipped in a building where the school-house now stands, and soon were given the name "Seceders". At the close of the Civil War, the congregation disbanded, sold the building to a group called the "Free Soldiers" and returned to the main Congregation. During this time the cemetery was first used, burials taking place as late as the 1890's. The lot was sold to the School Board later and the building given to be used as part of the structure. The bodies of Robert Humphrey, the founder of the town, and his wife Martha Alexander Humphrey are in this cemetery. He was an elder in the church over fifty years. He died on August 19, 1834 at the age of 83. The graves and markers are still there and plans are being made to preserve them. This Historical Series has been made available to our readers through the efforts of S. WHITE'S SONS, 68 WEST MAIDEN ST. WASHINGTON, PA. Plant & Office CLAYSVILLE, PA.
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