WOODYARD GRAVEYARD
Wood Co. WV

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

There is an old graveyard (perhaps private) lying on the east line
of the Harrison Woodyard farm, west of Holmes Run and near the
old homestead.  Doubtless this is on the old Dils tract.

This is not the old Presley Woodyard burying ground, I am told.
It is on a sort of point reaching down toward Holmes Run.

Of those buried there I noted:

Gardway,Mary,		Died Jan. 6, 1856 			wife of Daniel Gardway.  , aged twenty-four years.
Gardway,Nancy L.,	June 13, 1853, 				wife of Daniel Gardway.   aged twenty-one years.
Gardway,		1856 					infant child, 

Lakin,Julia A. 		Sept. 7, 1830 - Feb. 25, 1901 		wife of R. L. Woodyard, .

Wilson Lee Woodyard, 	Mar. 2, 1875				son of R. L. and J. A. 
Woodyard,Elizabeth,	May 16, 1860 				daughter of Rev. R. L. and J. A. Woodyard, .
Woodyard,Gordon B.  	1861 - 1918.
Woodyard,Grace,		Nov. 7, 1889 -  Dec. 1889 		daughter of H. and S. Woodyard.  .
Woodyard,Harrison  	1856 - 1913.
Woodyard,,Harrison  	born Feb. 17, 1804, died Oct. 31, 1872.
Woodyard,Rhoda-Lee- 	Dec. 28, 1797 - Oct. 11, 1883.
Woodyard,Richard L.  	Oct. 5, 1827 - Feb. 8, 1905.  		He was a local Methodist Episcopal preacher.






The Harrison Woodyard graveyard appears to be about twenty rods
back along the Brown line from the St. Marys Pike.  A steep hollow
runs down the north side and a large elm tree grows inside the line.

There have been several trees, but they have been cut away.  The
grounds are fairly well sodded with grass, and are in good repair.