TRACEWELL GRAVEYARD
Wood Co. WV

Some Pioneer Graveyards of Wood Co. by John A. House

Like the star
That shines afar,
Without haste
And without rest,
Let each man kneel with steady sway
Round the task that ruled the day,
And do his best.
** Goethe.

There is a graveyard lying on a sort of backbone point above
where the run which heads at Marrtown comes down out of the
hills.  There are a few cedars and other trees scattered over the
grounds, and the cemetery is in better repair than some.

The site, with more shade, and a good road up the hill, would
be ideal.

The older part on the southern end is about one hundred by
one hundred fifty feet.  The new grounds added make it about
forty feet wider, and perhaps three hundred longer.  I only
visited the old part of the cemetery (November, 14th, 1921).
The grounds lie on the point above the Amos Tebay house,
but the Old Tracewell Homestead was farther up the bottom.

I noted the names of -
Dorcas Groves, former wife of Edward Tracewell, died February
9th, 1850, aged seventy-seven.
There is a grave of an old Revolutionary soldier.
Richard Mayhew departed this life August 15th, 1841, in the
sixty-seventh year of his age.  (The inscription looks like it had
been corrected by the cutting of a figure nine over the six, which
is nearer correct, as there is evidence that he was in a New Jersey
regiment of Continentals.
Rebecca, consort of Richard Mayhew, died September 29th, 1856,
aged fifty-six.
Richard Mayhugh departed this life February 15th, 1850, in his
seventy-eighth year.  (John E. Mayhew says there was another
family who spelled the name Mayhugh, and were no kin.  Again,
he said Richard, Sr., had three sons who came to West Virginia,
Walker, Richard and Truman.
Walker Mayhew, October 30th, March 16th, 1904.  (Headstone
says "Son of a Revolutionary soldier".)
Alcinda Mayhew, his wife, February 13th, 1804 - February 7th,
1873.  She was a daughter of Edward Tracewell.
Edward Tracewell, September 9th, 1799 - March 14th, 1878.
Terese, his wife, June 16th, 1799 - October 12th, 1897.  He was
long a member of the Wood County Court.
John K. Tracewell, 1847 - 1882.
Martha C., wife of J. P. Tracewell.
Jefferson Tracewell died July, 1892, aged five years.
Jennie Tracewell, 1868 - 1889.
Elisha Flinn, 1838 - 1902.
Teresa Neal Tracewell, his wife, 1844 - 1917.
Elliot Deem, June 5th, 1816 - 1907.
Parmelia Tracewell, his wife, October 25th, 1824, August 26th,
1907.
Mary Louisa Tracewell Woodyard, 1828 - 1906.
B. F. Tracewell, 1831 - 1909.
A. J. Tracewell, 1834 - 1919.  (May have been born 1830)
Violetta, wife of George Strong, died in 1859, in twenty-ninth
year.
I noted names of Stoops, Wolf, Dotson and Truman.  Also McFee.
A. I. Warne, January 12th, 1878, aged seventy-two years, one month.
Mary, his wife, October 9th, 1809 - December 7th, 1888.
A child.  Eliza.  died in 1865.  aged sixteen.