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Hill Family Cemetery (2013)

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in African American History, Cemeteries, Chapmanville

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Acre Wilson, Allen Johnson, Appalachia, Benjamin L. Hill, Carrie Lowe, Chapmanville, Crawley Creek, Della Ferguson, Dorsey M. Moon, Ethel D. Lowe, Fannie Johnson, Floyd Johnson, genealogy, George Hill, Guyandotte River, Hattie Lowe, Hattie Wilson, Hiram Hill, history, Hugh Hill, Jack Hill, James A. Johnson, James Arden Lowe, James Hill, Joseph M. Kitchens, Juanita M. Moon, Juley Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Logan County, Lorenzo D. Hill, Martha Hill, Mary Hill, Molly Claytor, Myrtle A. Johnson, Nancy Hill, Ned Johnson, Nellie Jo Akers, Paradazie Stuart, Patrick D. Williams, Peter H. Hill, Robert E. Lowe, Robert Nelson Lowe, Sarah Hill, slaves, Stone Branch, Thomas Hill, U.S. South, West Virginia, Will Hill, William Craddock Ferguson, William Johnson, William Ward Hill

The Lorenzo D. Hill Family Cemetery, which I visited on 20 September 2013, is located across the Guyandotte River from Stone Branch in Logan County, West Virginia. Prior to the War Between the States, Lorenzo Dow Hill was a prominent resident and slave-owner in the Crawley Creek section of Logan County. This cemetery is also noteworthy in that it contains the final remains of numerous African-American residents. The cemetery can be accessed by following Sawmill Road, near Chapmanville.

Row 1

Robert E. Lowe (1851-1936); s/o Elisha and Elizabeth (Doss) Lowe

Carrie Lowe (1856-1947); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill; m. Robert E. Lowe

Row 2

Hattie Lowe (1878-1908); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Pearl F. Lowe (1893-1909); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Row 3

James Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Thomas Hill (no dates); s/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Sarah Hill (no dates); d/o Lorenzo Dow and Nancy (Browning) Hill

Robert Nelson Lowe (1916-1918); s/o Jim Lowe

Row 4

Ethel D. Lowe (1882-1903); d/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Nancy Browning Hill (1811-1891); m. Lorenzo Dow Hill

Lorenzo D. Hill (1808-1904); s/o Jacob and Sarah (Thomas) Hill

James Arden Lowe (1884-1930); s/o Robert and Caroline (Hill) Lowe

Row 5

unmarked rock headstone

Joseph M. Kitchens (29 April 1871-31 August 1905)

unmarked small rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

Row 6

sunken spot — possible grave

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone (child)

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

unmarked rock headstone

Row 7

Dorsey M. Moon (1900-1957); s/o Samuel H. and Hattie (Stratton) Moon

Della Ferguson (30 January 1888-14 February ____); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. William Craddock Ferguson

W.C. Ferguson (08 August 1873-14 September 1945); s/o Joshua and Ellen (Craddock) Ferguson

(pine tree)

sunken spot — possible grave

Jack Hill (dates are buried); born 1858; died after 1930

Row 8

sunken spot — possible grave

Molly Claytor (03 July 1894-22 October 1946); d/o George and Martha Hill; m. Daniel Claytor of Floyd County, VA

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Hiram Hill (30 March 1896-14 July 1919); s/o George and Martha Hill

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone

mossy mound — perhaps a grave

George Hill (died 08 December 1930); s/o Hiram and Mary (Hill) Hill

Martha Hill (died 24 August 1906); m. George Hill

Peter H. Hill (22 December 1894-22 April 1958); s/o George and Martha Hill; WV PVT CO D 3 DEVELOPMENT BN WWI; fiddler who played with Dick Justice

Acre Wilson (1888-1959); s/o General and Adaline (Jones) Wilson

Row 9

sunken spot — possible grave

William Ward Hill (19 September 1923-09 January 1953); WV PVT WWII

unmarked rock footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Will Hill (15 June 1878-11 October 1896)

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 10

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone

(gap in graves, perhaps one or two graves here?)

unmarked rock headstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone (baby?)

unmarked rock headstone

perhaps another grave, no rock markers

Row 11

Benjamin L. Hill (16 June 1916-07 July 1958); WV PVT CO E 357 ENGINEERS WWII

sunken spot — no rock markers

unmarked rock footstone

Juley Hill (1900-1922); d/o Melvin and Parlena J. (Robertson) Hill

Hugh Hill (12 November 1883-27 December 1904)

sunken spot — possible grave

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 12

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

Hariam Hill (1831-1913)

Mary Hill (1832-1907); d/o Lorenzo Dow Hill (master) and Julia the slave; m. Hiram Hill

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

perhaps one more grave, no rock markers

Row 13

Lewis Hamilton (1880-1916); m. Paradazie Hill

rock

unmarked rock headstone

(pine tree)

(gap)

Paradazie Stuart (14 August 1892-18 April 1960); d/o George and Martha Hill; m1. Lewis Hamilton; m2. John C. Stuart

John C. Stuart (05 March 1885-10 April 1961); PFC CO D 327 SERVICE BN QMC WWI

Hattie Wilson (1904-1961); likely Hattie Inez Bickley; d/o Charles and Mary (Black) Bickley; m. Acre Wilson

Row 14

Juanita M. Moon (1933-1971)

Row 15

Patrick D. Williams (18 September 1961-10 January 1962)

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

unmarked rock headstone and footstone

Row 16

Floyd Johnson (07 April 1895-21 December 1975); s/o Charles Johnson/ PVT US ARMY WWI

Ned Johnson (16 January 1893-16 October 1973); s/o Charles Johnson; PVT US ARMY WWI

William Bill Johnson (10 October 1890-27 June 1970); s/o Charles Johnson

Allen Johnson (1880-1960); s/o Charles and Mary Johnson

Row 17

Fannie Johnson (29 March 1903-23 January 1977); m. Willie Johnson

James A. Johnson (1949-still alive)

Myrtle A. Johnson (1955-2003); m. James A. Johnson

Nellie Jo Akers (13 January 1938-03 March 2009)

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