Elm Grove in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Revolutionary War Soldiers

are buried in this Cemetery

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

1. Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker

Inscription.

Baird, John 1749-1832 • Boggs, Francis 1758-1825 • Carter Jr., Richard 1759-1835 • Cruger, Lydia Boggs Shepherd 1766-1867 • Chapline, Moses Caton 1754-1812 • Creighton, Moses Unknown • Duke, Francis 1751-1777 • Faris, William 1734-1818 • Gater, Edward 1745-1811 • Gooding, John unknown-1818 • Hervey, William about 1750-1815 • McDonald, Archibald 1760-1838 • Milligan, John 1751-1838 • Mills, John 1752-1833 • Shepherd, David 1734-1795 • Shepherd, Moses 1763-1832 • Shepherd, William 1758-1777 • Woods, Archibald 1764-1846

Erected 2022 by The Fort Henry Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Wheeling, WV.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list.

Location. 40° 2.536′ N, 80° 39.136′ W. Memorial is in Elm Grove, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is on Stone Church Road north of Stone Church Cemetery Lane, on the right when

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traveling south. Marker is located in Stone Church Cemetery just north of the one-way road that goes through the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 183 Stone Church Road, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grand Army of Republic (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Osiris Temple Legion of Honor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Elm Grove Stone Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); “Monument Place” (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Monument Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Forks of Wheeling Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

2. Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker

half a mile away); The Madonna of the Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elm Grove.

Other markers no longer nearby. Daniel Lamb (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Jesse Lee Reno (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Sara Lucy Bagby (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Patriots Interred at Historic Stone Church Cemetery.

Patriot biographies.

(Submitted on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)

Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>Francis Duke image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

3. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
Francis Duke

Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>William Faris image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

4. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
William Faris

Grave Site of Revolutionary War Soldiers<br>David, William and Moses Shepherd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023

5. Grave Site of Revolutionary War Soldiers
David, William and Moses Shepherd

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 12, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.