Old Orphans Cemetery, aka Snyders Cemetery, Preston Co., WV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Tombstone Project June 19, 2005 by Jennifer Burns Copyright - All Rights Reserved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As of 9-18-2004 by Naomi Swartzentruber and Jennifer Burns Located 1 1/2 mile from Maple Spring cemetery on Dayton Bolyards farm (currently) Near Eglon, WV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Row 1 John S. Arnold Born May 11, 1821 Died July 1879 (on back of stone) where immortal spirits reign there we shall meet again. Saloma Daughter of John S. + Susanna Arnold unmarked unmarked Row 2 D.S. Sell (thought to be Dan S. Sell) Noah Snyder 1849-1934 Sophia Snyder 1851-1943 Row 3 Joanna Weimer (Funeral home marker) Marker broken- actual reading is August 18?? Died May 3 1832 (according to previous list of cemetery done by Mrs. Claude (Jean) Winters in 1972- Jean recorded this marker as Catherine Gilmore born 5 August 1802 died May 3, 1882) unmarked Ora Gladys Dau. of Mr & Mrs L.W. Sell born Feb. 28, 1899 Died Feb.2, 1902 weep not father and mother,for me for I am waiting in glory for thee. Footstone: O.G.S. Row 4 T.W. Sell (funeral home marker) D.O. Sell (funeral home marker) Marker Broken ??H, 1809 May 17 1832 Row 5 Aaron Weimer Died Sep. 22 A.D. 1861 ??? John L. S??der. was. bo?? Aprile. the. 8. AD.1819.and Dide. February the 4.1879. John L. Snyder Apr, 8 1819 ???? Feb. 4, 1879 ( new stone) Susanna Fike Snyder June 3, 1819 Unmarked with stone and funeral marker Rachel wife of P.B. Wolf born Dec. 15, 1846 Died Aug 6, 1880 ??? Footstone R.W. SNYDER Levi Snyder Born Apr. 20, 1853 Died Mar. 7, 1895 Unmarked Unmarked Amanda Snyder born May 13, 1869 Died Mar. 1, 1884 Age 14 yrs, 9 mos, 18 days Gone but not forgotten Almeda Snyder born Jan. 8, 1878 Died Feb. 18, 1884 Age 6 yrs. 1 mo. 10 days sweet be thy slumber Infant d/o P.B.& Sophia Wolf Dec. 19, 1883 Of such is the kingdom of heaven Jesus, Footstone: Infant July the 18 Mary Snyder departed this life July 187? (According to two different recordings in the past of this cemetery the year is possibly 1874 or 1875..I'm unsure of who did the record that shows 1875. The record that shows 1874 was done by Willard Harsh) Malissa Dau. of P.B. & Rachel Wolf b Sep 2, 1869 d May 8, 1876. Of such is the kingdom of heaven Jesus Peter Fike New Marker Peter Fike Nov. 3, 1794-Nov. 28, 1871 Magdalene Arnold Fike Nov. 16, 1796_ Sept. 1883 There is also a memorial marker in the Maple Spring Cemetery for Peter and Magdalene...it is close to the road and is very large. According to Mrs Bolyard who lives there now, there were some stones destroyed due to vandalism. We researched several other sources and others had recorded markers being there before the vandalism. We went to the cemetery this spring (2005) before the grass began growing and looked closely for markers, unfortunately no more were found. According to other resources this is what we found: Cornelius Weimer 2-28-1836 - April 1861 Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 LW Sell Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 ____ Sell Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 Infant Wolfe B 12/19/1883 d/o P.B. & Sophia Recorded by Donna Keener 8-28-2000, Mrs. Claude (Jean) Winters in 1972, and Recorded in the book Cemeteries In And Near Eglon, Preston Co, WV page 179 Rosella Sell Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 Wade SellRecorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 O Sell Recorded by Willard Harsh 120-9-1984 John Snyder (Husband to Susan Glass Snyder) Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 Susan Glass Snyder(Wife to John Snyder) Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 Catherine Gilmore Aug 5, 1802- May 3, 1882 Recorded in the book Cemeteries In And Near Eglon, Preston County, W.Va. page 179,Mrs Claude (Jean) Winters in 1972, and Donna Keener 8-28-2000 Noah Snyder July 25, 1886- August 5, 1887 1 yr. 11 days Recorded in the book Cemeteries In And Near Eglon, Preston County, W.Va. page 179, and by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 Ester Fike Recorded by Willard Harsh 10-9-1984 and Donna Keener 8-28-2000