Upshur County WVArchives Cemeteries.....Old Sines Cemetery 

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Old Sines Cemetery

This small cemetery, no longer in use, is located
abt. 2 miles southwest of the Goshen community in
the Banks District of Upshur Co. WV. This burial
site is situated deep in the woods and can only be
reached via a narrow, steep, rough trail. It is best
traveled by foot, mule or ATV; vehicles such as
Jeeps and trucks are too large to navigate the
narrow width and sharp turns of this trail which is
just barely cut into the steep sides of the mountain
ridge. 

NOTE: This burial site is surrounded by a "wire &
stake fence" but is usually overgrown with tall
ferns so it is a bit difficult to spot the graves,
even with GPS coordinates. Bears and rattlesnakes
are among the wild life common to these woods. Many
cell phones do not receive service in this area and
thus should not be relied on for 911 situations. 
Rather then give detailed directions to this site, I
will instead suggest that visitors find a person
familiar with the location of this cemetery to act
as a guide to this VERY remote location. 
There are 5 marked and at least 14 unmarked graves
at this site.
The five marked graves are:
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1) John William Daff/Daft, s/o Margaret Showalter & Jacob Daft, 
w/o (1) Hannah Wamsley (m: Feb.09.1858 in Randolph Co. WV) & 
(2) Elizabeth F. Ramsey (m: Jun.26.1862 in Randolph Co. WV)
His grave was originally unmarked, the original
rough fieldstones used for his head and foot stones
are still in place. At some point in more recent
decades, a white marble "military" style headstone
has been placed just behind his original headstone.
It reads:
JOHN W. DAFF, CO F, 31st VA INF, SSA, 1837, 1901
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2) Boyd Daff, s/o Lottie Emily Lee & Syrus Jacob Daff 
His headstone reads:
BOYD, SON OF, S. J. & LOTY, DAFF, BORN, NOV. 21,
1897, DIED, JULY 22, 1898, Verse reads: "Gone so soon"
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3) Alice L. (Gregory) Sines, d/o Sarah J. Harris & Wyett Gregory
w/o Franklin Albert Sines (m: abt. 1876 in Upshur Co. WV) 
Her headstone reads:
ALLICE L. WIFE OF, FRANK SINES, BORN , MAY 1,1861,
DIED, SEP. 13, 1897
Verse reads:
"Kind Friends behave, as you pass by. As you are now
so once was I. I am now, so you must be. Prepare
therefore to follow me."
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4) Mahala A. Gregory, d/o Anna Elizabeth Friend & David Hamilton 
Gregory
Her headstone reads:
MAHALA A., DAU. OF, D. H. & E .A., GREGORY, BORN
MAR.10.1895, DIED MAR.. 24. 1895.
Verse reads: "Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest.
God calls away when He thinks best."
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5) Delia Bell Sines, d/o Alice L Gregory & Franklin Albert Sines.
Her headstone reads: (Verse is featured first on stone)
"Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest, God calls
away when He thinks best".
DELIA BELL, Dau. of, A L & F A, SINES, BORN, SEP. 5,
1893, DIED, MAR. 13, 1895

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I also have photos of each headstone.

Kathleen Fitzgerald
gmakf@earthlink.net