Richard Tennant Cemetery, Jakes Run, Monongalia Co., WV
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Submitted Jan 30, 2005 by Bonnie Wilson <barn@westco.net>
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This cemetery is on Jakes Run.  It is 4 miles from the intersection
of Rt. 7 and Rt. 29.  It is on the right, at the top of the hill,
marked by a white cross.  A Memorial and State Historical Marker
honoring Richard Tennant and his family as early settlers of the area
is close to the road nearby.

Tennant, Richard -  1744 ~ December 1822
Tennant, Elizabeth -  1748 ~ 1830
Tennant, Richard Jr. -  1777 ~ June 27, 1824
Tennant, Sarah -  August 19, 1785 ~ September 20, 1865
Tennant, Abraham I. - died December 19, 1875,  90 year
Tennant, Frances -  ca. 1799 ~ 1850's

NOTE:	Elizabeth, wife of Richard, was the daughter of Peter Haught.
	Sarah, wife of Richard Jr., was the daughter of  Richard and
        Rachel Chew.
	Frances Minor was the wife of Abraham, who was the son of
        Richard and Elizabeth Tennant.
	There are many more graves here, but the only one to have a
        marker with writing on it is
	Richard Jr. The original stone is still there, and also another
        stone with his name and dates was
	put here in the 1900's.  "Memories" by Ross Tennant have these
        people listed as being buried here.
	He also states that Stephen Archer,(a friend of Richard Tennants)
        may be here.  Wiley's History of Monongalia County, says that he
        was buried somewhere on Jakes Run by the Soldiers of 1812.  
	Several of Richard Tennant's sons served in the War of 1812.