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Smith Born 8-29-20 Died 11-2-20 2- first & last name unreadable/first could be Michael or Rachel Feb. 14, 1934 line is unreadable (metal marker with a window/info typed on paper is pretty much gone and grave is badly sunken). 3- J. Kellett 4- marked grave / no information Dec - 5- marked grave / no information Aug 20 6- marked grave / no information, believed to be grave of Mary June Whitt 7-1 Maud M. Zeek 1902 - 1921 7-2 Amanda M. 7-3 Stella G. Whitt Wife of APR. 18, 1899 J. W. Simpson NOV. 12, 1918 May 16, 1843 Aug 12, 1921 MEET ME IN HEAVEN 7-4 Beulah M. Totten 7-5 JOE Nov. 1, 1920 BILLIE Nov. 12, 1918 DEC. 2, 1929 From Mothers SEPT. 21, 1933 Arms To Jesus 7-6 Don William 9-1 ANTHONY - Whitt SANSOM - BORN Apr. 29, 1876 MARCH 11, 1849 July 30, 1943 DIED MAY 28, 1936 8- C. B. 9-2 POLLY SANSOM BORN BORN APRIL 17, 1850 1844 DC 1921 DIED JANUARY 4, 1946 Our Mother At Rest 10-1 Wayne M 10-2 BAILEYS BAILEY F.M. S.E. KENTUCKY 1882 1883 TEC4 1946 1962 US ARMY WORLD WAR II FEBRUARY 14, 1919 MARCH 20, 1974 11-1 BABY (identified as grave of Ballard baby) 11-2,3 FATHER - MOTHER S V SANSOM - ONA SANSOM MAY 14, 1881 - MAR. 24, 1881 ______, 19__ - FEB. 12, 1930 _______________________________________ AN HONEST MAN'S SHE WAS THE THE NOBLEST WORK SUNSHINE OF OF GOD OUR HOME (a picture of Ona is on the double headstone above the word MOTHER, The base stone reads SANSOM. SV plot is empty, SV is buried along side of his son, Douglas Sampson). 11-4 DOUGLAS F SAMPSON WEST VIRGINIA PVT 124 INF 4 DIV WORLD WAR II OCTOBER 7 1922 JUNE 10 1944 11-5 SYLVESTER SANSOM MAY 11 1881 JAN. 5 1968 (Sylvester is S V Sansom, h/o Ona Sansom. Death date on stone is incorrect and should read March 5, 1968. At top of stone is inscribed, HAVE FAITH IN GOD. Footstone reads PAPA). 11-6 SALLY - A- JUSTICE - BORN - MARCH - 12 - 1833 - DIED FEB - 7 - 1946 11-7 NICHOLAS L SANSOM VIRGINIA PVT 8 CO COAST ARTY WORLD WAR I MAY 13, 1891 DECEMBER 14, 1950 11-8 marked grave, sunken / no information 11-9 FLEM K SANSOM APRIL 6 1886 SEPTEMBER 19 1967 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN (grave has sunken in past two years). 12- BABY 1920 13-1 BABY 13-2 GRANT BLANKENSHIP 1922 MAR. 11, 1893 OCT. 24, 1929 (his picture on head stone which has toppled from its base). 13-3 C. JUSTICE 13-4 unreadable (line unreadable) (line unreadable) (line unreadable) 14- N. J. ESTEP 15-1 MAUDIE KEEN MAY 3, 1872 NOV. 22, 1911 DEC 16, 1939 JULY 6, 1929 FARWELL MY LOVED ONE MY CROSS IS EXCHANGED FOR A CROWN (picture is located at top of stone). 15-2 OUR DARLIN 16-1 MOTHER WALLACE KEEN MINDA CHAPMAN SEPT. 24, 1918 JULY 28, 1876 JUNE 26, 1919 MAR 17, 1963 FROM MOTHERS ARMS TO THE ARMS OF JESUS 16-2 WOODROW W. 16-3 LEWIS C CHAPMAN CHAPMAN KENTUCKY 1865 - 1951 PFC 109 INF GONE BUT NOT WORLD WAR II FORGOTTEN MARCH 25, 1918 SEPTEMBER 22, 1944 17-1 ERVIN SMITH 17-2 BOBBY LEE SMITH 1953 - 1953 1932 -1936 18-1 LOIS ANN 18-2 marked grave / no JUSTICE information 1949 1949 18-4 marked grave / no information 18-3 VANDELL LOU 18-5 marked grave / no information JUSTICE 1957 1957 18-6 marked grave / no information 18-7,8 marked graves / no information 19- ELIZABETH JEAN 20-1 LEONARD PRATER MATNEY 1922 1986 20-2 VIRGINIA MACKLING 20-3 ADA PRATER 1931 1985 1914 1977 20-4 JAMES GEORGE 20-5 STEWART SANSON PRATER 1916 1984 APRIL 9 1928 SEPT 3 1978 20-6 TW 20-7 LEVI PRATER INS DEC. 16, 1930 JESSICA JOSHUA PRATER FEB. 3, 1975 1983 1983 21-1 CAMPBELL MARILYN FRANKLIN 1948 1950 1995 (their wedding date July 4, 1991 is engraved and their pictures are on the headstone. Frankie was a Vietnam veteran and on his footstone is } FRANKLIN DEE CAMPBELL SP4 US ARMY VIETNAM NOV 23 1950 MAR 21 1995 21-2 HAVE FAITH IN GOD CHARLES HATFIELD JR JULY 8 1938 APR 12 1980 21-3 STEWART C 22-1 MARIONT KEEN CAMPBELL JULY 11 1881 SEPT 11 1907 JUNE 28 1937 AUG 9 1973 22-2 MARION KEEN 22-3 JULIA P JUSTICE 1884 1937 1896 - 1991 22-4 headstone / info plaque missing 22-5 MATTIE C. KEEN 22-6 WILLIAM D. KEEN 1893 1978 1911 1984 22-7 headstone / info plaque missing 23-1 BOBBY RAY 23-2 JUANITA JUSTUS SHANKLES NOV 8, 1921 NOV 12, 1939 JULY 2, 1924 OCT 22, 1994 (picture on headstone) 23-3 MAUD G. 23-4 ERNEST JUSTICE JUSTICE FEB 7 1905 FEB 22, 1886 -1984 APR 6, 1928 (footstone reads MOTHER). WEEP NOT HE IS AT REST 23-5 CLYDE JUSTICE 23-6 JAMES W. JUSTICE FEB 9 1907 FEB 18 1876 OCT 11 1935 DEC 14 1946 (footstone reads SON). 24- ALMA 25- TEDDY PEMUS WIFE OF W. M. FLETCHER BELOVED SON OF AUG. 23, 1882 _____ AND VIVEN MAY 1, 1926 CHAPMAN BORN APR. 7, 1924 DIED OCT. 24, 1926 26- DELIA CRUM 1890 - 1927 ********* Time and nature has taken its toll on the Sansom/Woodman Cemetery. Many, many graves there are marked with a piece of stone stuck in the ground at the head and foot of the grave, also there are numerous sunken graves. Relatives of those buried there are scattered across the U.S.A. I have been successful in contacting some and 17 of us donated money to have the cemetery cleaned off. In 1995, the initial cleaning took place. In the spring of 1996 the cleanup was completed, the V.F.W. post in Pikeville was contacted and Mr. Hamilton saw to it that flags were placed on the graves of the six brave soldiers buried there. The inventory of the cemetery took place in the fall of 1996. I hope that everyone will continue to support this project so we can continue to have the cemetery cleaned each year. Anyone wishing to contribute to this project may do so. Make your check payable to Sansom/Woodman Cemetery and mail it to} Patricia (East) Denney 3822 Elmcrest Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46809 219-747-0674 denney@mail.fwi.com Money is withdrawn from the Sansom/Woodman account to pay for yearly cleanup and for postage to update each contributor yearly about the cemetery, donations received, and expenditures made. In the future I would like to do a brief history on the people who are buried at Sansom/Woodman Cemetery. Any information (spouse, parents, children, birth place, etc.) you have on those buried there would be helpful. Sincerely, Patricia East Denney