Old Cox Cemetery, Ritchie Co., WV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submitted on November 25, 2004 by Judith Douglas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Located on Slab Creek between Pullman and Berea, WV. My Husband and I maintain this Cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ first row: Philip Cox Sr., d. Oct. 29, 1854; aged 94 years. Christiana wife of Philip Cox Sr., d. March 6, 1856; age 92 yrs Daniel V. Cox d. Feb. 22, 1862; age 52 years 11 mo. 12 da; Mahala wife of D.V. Cox b. July 20, 1812; d. Apr. 4, 1899; age 86y 8m 15d Row 2: Alvin W. Cox, son of D.V. and M. Cox d. Sept. 7, 1857; age 23y 3m 2 days Philip H., son of D.V. and M. Cox; d. Jan 22, 1856; age 16y 10m 18days Don W.E., son of Daniel V. and M. Cox; d. Apr. 14, 1855; age 3y 6mo 28days Infant dau of T.W. and M.L. Bayne b.d. June 15, 1871; Alvin N., son of T.W. and M. Bayne; d. Apr. 18, 1855; age 7m 26d Don I. son of T.W. and M. Bayne; d. Nov. 14, 1865; age 5y 3m 24d Thomas son of E. and M. Summers d. May--, 1855 Elias Summers d. Nov 16, 1884; age 75y Maranda wife of Elias summers d. Apr. 4, 1900; age 86y 1m 15d Row 3: Wm. Floyd Cox 1832-1910 and Eliza J. his wife 1836-1915 Emma A. Cox 1866-1884 Sarah L. Cox 1858-1862 Rosa May Cox 1862-1866. 2 sunken places no markers. Row 4: Alva L. son of J.J. & H.E. Prather, b. Jan 21, 1858; d. Dec 24, 1866 Sunken spot with Rock no marker. Mary Ann wife of J. W. Conaway. d. Apr. 2, 1884; age 28y 1m 27d John W. Conaway b. Sept., 1, 1852; d. Jan 2, 1892 Martha V. dau. of T.W. & M.L. Bayne d. June 11, 1887; age 14y 11m 13d T.W. Bayne d. Sept. 16, 1888 age 56y 2m 2d; There is a sunken spot so this would be Mariah Louisa Bayne. Adelia J. dau. of M. L. & T.W. Bayne d. Apr. 19, 1890; age 15y 1m 17d there is another sunken spot and I am pretty sure this is where Louisa Alice Bayne Conaway is buried. I know she is buried in this cemetery her husband James Conaway told me. Row 5: F. R. Crane, b. 1889;d. 1896 sunken spot no marker. Clyde son of Creed M. and L.G. Cox 1906-1908. Warrick son of W.E. and R.A. Cox 1887-1889 sunken spot no marker Hester R. dau of J.A. and A. E. Cox b. Mar., 29, 1891; age 6m 7d 4 or 5 unmarked graves. Row 6: John Fox b. 1808; d. 1873 and Sarah J. his wife b. 1810; d. 1885 2 unmarked graves Isaac Mc Daniel d. July 5, 1882; age 60y 2m 9d 6 unmarked graves with rocks for headstones. I was told by Otha Cox that Sammy and Ollie Calhoun are buried near the gate. He also told me that Ida Maud Cox dau of Mose Cox is buried here. Also these people are suppose to be buried here: Grafton Jay E. Cox his wife Columbia and 6 children Derwood; Harvy; Mansel; Madizona Ona; Laura Myrtle; Cyril Wayne Cox. Also is is said that John Shore was buried here just on the outside of the cemetery above Philip and Christiana Cox. He was a tailor. FYI: the Prather was a grandchild of the Summers. Mary Ann (Bayne) Conaway. Mariah L.ouisa (Cox) Bayne dau of Daniel V. and Mahala Ward Cox