Old Mt. Olive-Tennant Cemetery, Pentress, Monongalia Co., WV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted February 7, 2005 by Bonnie Wilson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read: 1992 This cemetery is at the intersection of Rt. 7 and Rt. 29 at Pentress. It is on the hill directly above Olive Cemetery. Berry, F.S. - stone down, couldn't raise to read Berry, Grace - w/o F.S., July 21, 1872 ~March 17, 1905 Brown, John - 1829 ~ 1912 Brown, Louisa J. - 1833 ~ 1889 Brown, Albert Gallatin - 1871 ~ 1914 Brown, Schuyler C. - July 21, 1865 ~ March 30, 1874 Brown, Roscoe C. - June 19, 1867 ~ June 30, 1897 Brown, Ann N. - 1833 ~ 1903 Brown, Alpheus W. - August 9, 1822 ~ February 22, 1890 Chalfant, Infant - aged 10 days, died 19(03?) "In the home above so bright and fair, Our darling baby is resting there" Connor - Base is here, stone is gone Copeland, A. Knight - 1893 ~ 1919, and infant daughter Copeland, William - 1866 ~ 1940 Copeland, Minnie - 1870 ~ 1943 Cunningham, Nora I. - March 19, 1871 ~ April 30, 1940 Darling, James - January 25, 1909 ~ March 20, 1909 Downey, James G. - Co. K. 15 WVA INF. Downey, Ellen - w/o J.G. Downey, February 21, 1843 ~ July 24, 1905 Fole, John R, wife and children - This stone looks like the trunk of a tree with 2 small stones in front of it that looks like a log. On the logs are: Fole, Arthur L. - August 23, 1900 ~ February 12, 1919 Fole, Father - February 25, 1886 ~ January 22, 1918 Headley, Thomas - 1858 ~ 1934 Headley, Pleasant - 1861 ~ 1935 Hibbs, Albert - July 9, 1876 ~ May 14, 1878 Hibbs, Charles - October 19, 1869 ~ April 29, 1878 Hibbs, William H. - December 16, 1837 ~ November 14, 1902 Hibbs, Minerva J. - January 25, 1842 ~ February 9, 1926 Simington, Sarah C. - 1874 ~ 1959 Sine, Emaline - 1846 ~ 1934 Stewart, A.A. - April 26, 1842 ~ Stewart, Matilda - w/o A.A., March 13, 1834 ~ January 9, 1904 Stewart, Susannah E. - w/o Richard Stewart, 1818 ~ 1906 Strosnider, Moses Elias - 1870 ~ 1870 Strosnider, Frank Marsh - 1877 ~ 1877 Strosnider, Sarah Myrtle - 1880 ~ 1882 Strosnider, Pansie Ocha - 1891 ~ 1897 Strosnider, Flora Virginia - 1881 ~ 1897 Strosnider, Victoria Ann - 1878 ~ 1901 (Footstones for: Pansie, Flora, Victoria) Tennant, Abraham W. - 1810 ~ 1895 Tennant, Mary R. - 1817 ~ 1878 On the back of Abraham and Marys stone, their children are listed: Tennant, William G. - 1836 ~ 1848 Tennant, Daniel R. - 1837 ~ 1895 Tennant, Minerva - 1842 - Tennant, Jefferson, 1845 - Tennant, John - 1851 - Tennant, Louisa J. - 1839 Tennant, Andrew - 1840 ~ Tennant, Catharine - 1843 ~ Tennant, Alpheus - 1847 ~ Tennant, Marion - 1855 ~ 1896 There are footstones for Abraham, Mary and Marion. Tennant, Nellia May - d/o G.W. & C.Z. Tennant, July 10, 1901 ~ September 23, 1902 Tennant, Emrod - October 18, 1822 ~ March 12, 1890 Tennant, Anna B. - February 10, 1826 ~ Weekly, George W. - 1845 ~ 1905 Weekly, Virginia - 1851 ~ 1937 ?????, W.L. - 1808, rough stone