Tavenner Cemetery
Located in south Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va.
Situated along the 2200 block of Camden Avenue, Tavenner Cemetery is the oldest surviving cemetery on the south side of Parkersburg, West Virginia. It is close to the site of Neal's Station, a pioneer fort and the first permanent settlement in the area. The cemetery's establishment date of 1821 is based upon the death and burial of the fort's builder Captain James Neal. (He was disinterred from Tavenner in 1916 and relocated to Mt. Olivet Cemetery.) Neal's son-in-law, Col. Hugh Phelps (large landholder of the area, including the cemetery's property at that time), and his wife Hannah Neal Phelps, were buried there in 1823 and 1824, respectively. Even though the graveyard was used by many families of the early Tygart district, it earned its name "Tavenner" from the internment of the Colonel Thomas Tavenner family (Thomas, his wife Elizabeth Beauchamp Tavenner, his son Thomas Jefferson Tavenner, and several other members of Thomas Jefferson's family).
In 1948, a group of descendants formed the Tavenner Cemetery Association. All of the association members have since passed away. Plans are currently underway for the association to be revived.
The Tavenner family plot, near the center, was for a time partitioned off from the rest of the cemetery by a fence. The partition was installed, perhaps, when the perimeter of the cemetery was fenced by the Tavenner Cemetery Association in 1952. In 2006, the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society, seeing the need to replace old dilapidated 1950s fence, raised $7,000.00 for a replacement, which was installed in the fall of 2007. The WCHS is currently raising money for a perpetual cemetery maintenance fund for Tavenner, Dils, and Holliday cemeteries.
Below is a list of known burials, compiled from headstone readings, newspaper obituaries, etc. Each entry contains the following information (if available): decedent's name, date of birth, date of death, parents' names, spouse's name, military service, headstone notation, source notation, and obituary information. The "headstone" or "footstone" notation indicates the presence of a gravestone for that individual as of 2011. The source notations (the numbers following each entry) correspond to the sources used. A complete list of the sources appears at the end of this list.
All remaining gravestones have been photographed and can be viewed here. Names that are underlined are linked to a photo. To see the photo, just click on the name.
Known Burials
- Adams, Louise - b:Dec. 15, 1912, d:Feb. 20, 1920, 7y 2m 3d, dau. of Waitman T. and Anna (Barker) Adams 5
- Allen, Amanda L. - 6 [obit DSJ Sept. 26, 1906, pg. 1, column 5]
- Amick, Frank - d:Nov. 21, 1918, 50y 5
- Anderson Infant (female) - b:Sept. 17, 1914, d:Sept. 17, 1914, dau. of A. J. and ___ (Edwards) Anderson 5
- Anderson Infant (female) - b:March 12, 1919, d:March 12, 1919, dau. of Frank Anderson 5
- Armstrong, Margaret - d:April 17, 1866, 76y, wife of George Armstrong headstone 1 2
- Atkinson Child - son of S. T. 6 [obit PS March 11, 1904, pg. 5, column 6]
- Atkinson Child - child of J. F. 6 [obit PMN Dec. 16, 1902, pg. 2, column 3]
- Atkinson Infant (male) - b:May 15, 1918, d:May 15, 1918, son of James S. and Bessie (Wilson) Atkinson 5
- Atkinson, Della Louise - b:1916, d:Aug. 18, 1916, dau. of Charles
- Atkinson, Harold - b:Feb. 9, 1916, d:Aug. 9, 1916, 6m, son of Samuel T. and Bessie Bell (Burg) Atkinson 5
- Atkinson, Kellam V. - 6 [obit DSJ Aug. 30, 1906, pg. 8, column 4]
- Baker, Chester - 6 [obit DSJ Nov. 5, 1906, pg. 1, column 6]
- Baker, Mary - 6 [obit DSJ Sept. 26, 1904, pg. 1, column 5]
- Barrett, Annie - d:May 1, 1898, 19y 4
- Bartlett, Arizona - b:1892, d:Dec. 19, 1911
- Bartlett, Arizona - b:1892, d:Dec. 19, 1911
- Baxter, Laura - dau. of Thornton 6 [obit PS Oct 14, 1903, pg. 5, column 4]
- Baxter, Lettie L. - b:1901, d:Oct. 15, 1903, 2y 6m 14d, dau. of William 6 [obit DSJ Oct. 16, 1903, pg. 4, column 4]
- Baxter, Mollie - 6 [obit PS Aug. 18, 1902, pg. 5, column 4 and 5]
- Baxter, Thornton - d:Aug. 8, 1905, 55y [Civil War soldier - Company "D", Eleventh W.Va. Infantry] 2 6 [obit DSJ Aug. 9, 1905, pg. 1, column 5]
- Bear, Pearl - b:May 18, 1914, d:March 18, 1915, 10m, dau. of Richard and Jennie (Ball) Bear 5
- Betz Infant (male) - d:Dec. 28, 1891, 6d 4
- Biles, Fleming - b:ca. 1830, d:Dec. 8, 1910, son of Alexander P. and Ann (Chester) Biles, husband of 1) Barbara Hendricks, 2) Rachel Riggs, and 3) Eliza Ann Sprouse [Civil War soldier - Company "L", Fourth W.Va. Cavalry] veteran's headstone 2
- Biles, Lillie Dale - b:April 1891, d:Dec. 10, 1902, 10y, 6m, dau. of Fleming P. and Eliza Ann (Sprouse) Biles headstone
- Bloom, Sophia - 6 [obit PS Aug. 31, 1901, pg. 6, column 3]
- Bonnett Infant - b:Jan. 12, 1918, d:Jan. 12, 1918, child of George William and Rena Catharine (Morehead) Bonnett 5
- Bower, David - b:March 25, 1822, d:Jan. 26, 1904 headstone 2 [shares marker with Janette Bower]
- Bower, Janette - b:Oct. 15, 1826, d:Jan. 27, 1915 headstone 2 [shares marker with David Bower]
- Boyce, Mary - b:1904, d:Oct. 12, 1906, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Boyce 7 [obit DSJ Oct. 13, 1906, pg. 1, column 3]
- Boyles (female) - 6 [obit DSJ Oct. 4, 1906, pg. 4, column 5]
- Brown, Carrie Rebecca - b:1882, d:1913, dau. of William F. and Louisa (Howard) Stewart, wife of Lewis Scott Brown headstone 2
- Brown, Isaac - 6 [obit DSJ Feb. 9, 1903, pg. 5, column 3]
- Bryon (male) - d:Jan. 19, 1903, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryon
- Buckheimer, Mary J. - d:Feb. 27, 1888, dau. of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Barrett, wife of Henry Buckheimer 6
- Bunnell Child - child of B. Bunnell 6 [obit PS May 30, 1903, pg. 7, column 2]
- Burdette, Goldie - dau. of J. M. 6 [obit DSJ Nov. 22, 1902, pg. 4, column 4]
- Burdette, Monroe - d:July 28, 1906, 57y 8m 6 [obit DSJ July 30, 1906, pg. 1, column 5]
- Burgy, Virginia Pearl - b:March 22, 1914, d:April 11, 1914, 20d, dau. of James and Jennie (Webb) Burgy 5
- Calhoun, Lollie - d:July 15, 1917, 10m, child of George W. and Anna (McGill) Calhoun 5
- Canter, Raymond - d:April 21, 1916, 11m, son of Susie Canter 5
- Carpenter Infant (female) - b:Sept. 19, 1916, d:Sept. 24, 1916, 5d, dau. of F. and Anna (Miner) Carpenter 5
- Caskins, Anna Emily - d:Dec. 9, 1904 6 [obit DSJ Dec. 12, 1904, pg. 6, column 2]
- Charlton, Arthur Luther - b:Aug. 2, 1919, d:April 20, 1920, 8m 18d, son of A. R. and Mary (Goodwin) Charlton 5
- Dailey Child - d:June 17, 1902, child of J. M. Dailey
- Danforth, Francis - b:1903, d:Jan. 31, 1905, son of Clara 6 [obit PS Jan. 31, 1905, pg. 8, column 4]
- Davenport (female) - dau. of Mrs. Clara 6 [obit DSJ Feb. 1, 1905, pg. 1, column 4]
- Davis, Katherine Louise - b:Feb. 18, 1917, d:Feb. 19, 1917, 1d, dau. of Floyd Franklin and Mary L. (Williams) Davis 5
- Dawkins, William - d:1907, son of J. W. Dawkins 7 [obit DSJ Dec. 9, 1907, pg. 1, column 7]
- Deem, B. F. - d:Nov. 18, 1912
- Dellinger, Charles R. - b:1913, d:1921 headstone 2
- Divine, Mrs. - d:Feb. 2, 1893, 60y 4
- Dobbins Child - d:Oct. 14, 1888, child of Michael Dobbins 6
- Dobbins, J. W. - [Civil War soldier - Company "F", Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry] veteran's headstone 2
- Douglas Family - 2
- Dugan Child - child of John 6 [obit DSJ Dec. 1, 1902, pg. 1, column 5]
- Dugan, Frankie - son of John 6 [obit DSJ Nov. 30, 1901, pg. 1, column 4]
- Dundo (male) - son of George 6 [obit DSJ Jan 25, 1904, pg. 6, column 4]
- Farnsworth Child - child of Mrs. Julia Farnsworth 6 [obit PS July 15, 1904, pg. 1, column 3]
- Farnsworth Infant - b:June 22, 1919, d:June 25, 1919, 3d, child of N. A. and Catherine (Webb) Farnsworth 5
- Farnsworth, Julia - 6 [obit DSJ April 25, 1903, pg. 1, column 2]
- Finn, Orval - b:June 2, 1917, d:Aug. 11, 1917, 2m 9d, son of Anna Finn 5
- Flinn Infant - b:Jan. 1, 1915, d:Jan. 1, 1915, child of M. G. Flinn 5
- Forshey (female) - dau. of Rhoda 6 [obit DSJ Dec. 19, 1904, pg. 1, column 2]
- Forshey, Mary - 6 [obit DSJ April 16, 1906, pg. 3, columns 1 and 2]
- Fortner, George - d:July 29, 1919, 73y 5
- Fortner, Matilda - d:1854, dau. of D. and V. Fortner 1 2
- Frazier, Bessie - 6 [obit PS Oct. 4, 1906, pg. 6, column 4]
- Fry, Ray - b:July 21, 1914, d:Sept. 28, 1914, 2m 7d, son of John and Emma (Elliott) Fry 5
- Fuget, Ann - b:Nov. 5, 1782, d:Aug. 17, 1856, wife of Jarred Fuget headstone 1 2
- Fuget, Elizabeth - b:Dec. 15, 1811, d:June 22, 1822, dau. of Jarred and Ann Fuget headstone 1 2
- Fuget, Jarred - d:July 26, 1849, 64y, husband of Ann headstone 1
- Fuget, William Lancelot - b:Dec. 9, 1813, d:Dec. 13, 1831, son of Jarred and Ann Fuget headstone
- George, Mrs. E. - 6 [obit DSJ March 10, 1903, pg. 8, column 3]
- Gibson, Newton - b:July 11, 1885, d:March 20, 1887, son of Mr. and Mrs William Gibson 6
- Goodna, James - d:July 26, 1894, 37y 4
- Griffin, Mrs. A. C. - d:March 3, 1906 [obit March 5, 1906, pg. 1, column 2]
- Grimm, Mrs. Jessie - d:April 4, 1887 6
- Hall, Benjamin - d:March 17, 1919, 3d, son of B. H. Fletcher and Verna Hall 5
- Hardy, John - 6 [obit PS Sept. 12, 1903, pg. 1, column 4]
- Haught Infant (male) - d:May 16, 1889, 2d 4
- Haynes, Mildred B. - [African-American] b:1902, d:1903 headstone 2 (Shares marker with Benjamin and Delphia Smith)
- Hedrick Infant (female) - b:May 30, 1917, d:May 30, 1917, dau. of William Canter and Marie Hedrick 5
- Hendricks, Katy - d:Sept. 19, 1905, 23y 6 [obit DSJ Sept. 20, 1905, pg. 1, column 2]
- Hendricks, Ralph Bennet - d:July 7, 1915, 5m 18d, son of James and Phoena (Manley) Hendricks 5
- Howard, Queena - dau. of Andrew 6 [obit PS Oct 3, 1904, pg. 2, column 4]
- Hoy, Myrtle - 6 [obit DSJ March 13, 1901, pg. 1, column 3]
- Huber, Capt. George - d:Dec. 10, 1894 [Civil War soldier - Company "G", 200 Pennsylvania Infantry and (Lieut.) Company "G", Twelfth Pennsylvania Reserves] two veteran's headstones 2 6 [obit DSJ Dec. 12, 1894]
- Huff, Earl - adopted son of Alexander 6 [obit DSJ June 15, 1903, pg. 1, column 3]
- Hupp - 2
- Isner, Richard Stewart - b:Feb. 1, 1919, d:July 31, 1919, son of Richard and Ada Isner 5
- Janes (or James) Infant - b:Feb. 13, 1917, d:Feb. 13, 1917, child of A. H. Janes (or James) 5
- Jones, David Kelly - b:March 1811, d:Oct. 30, 1894, 65y 4
- Jones, Gibson S. - [African American] d:March 4, 1900, 69y 11m headstone 2 6 [obit DSJ March 5, 1900]
- Jones, John Joseph - b:1845, d:Aug. 7, 1914
- Jones, O. K. - [U. S. Navy] veteran's headstone 2
- Kaech, John - d:Feb. 15, 1890, 50y 6
- King (female) - 6 [obit DSJ Nov. 22, 1906, pg. 1, column 2]
- King, E. H. - [Civil War soldier - Company "L", 32nd Ind. Infantry] veteran's headstone 2
- Leisure, Edward Casto - b:Nov. 10, 1915 (according to death certificate), 1916 (according to headstone), d:March 19, 1919, 3y 4m 9d, son of Harry M. and ___ (Williams) Leisure headstone 2 5
- Leisure, Laura - 2
- Madison, Lillie Norris - b:Oct. 12, 1884, d:Dec. 10, 1919
- Mason Infant - b:Sept. 29, 1916, d:Oct. 2, 1916, 4d, child of Howard Wadkins and Elsie Mason 5
- Mathews, Okey - d:Aug. 15, 1893, 5y 4
- Mathews, Sarah - d:April 29, 1898, 62y 4
- Maxwell, Hannah - b:Feb. 17, 1827, d:April 12, 1873, 46y, 1m 25d headstone 1 2
- Maxwell, Theodore - [Civil War solder] b:1843, d:Aug. 16, 1903 6 [obit DSJ Aug. 17, 1903, pg. 1, column 5]
- Mayhew, A. Cooper - d:Dec. 20, 1918, wife of Charles 6 [obit PS Dec. 21, 1918]
- McDougle, Benjamin F. - d:Aug. 12, 1869, 32y 9m 14d headstone 1 2
- McDougle, Ida L. - d:May 8, 1871, 20y 2m 22d headstone 1 2
- McDougle, Mary F. - d:Oct. 6, 1873, 26y 5m 26d headstone 1 2
- McDougle, Samuel - d:April 27, 1853, 54y 10m, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth McDougle headstone 1 2
- McFarland, Mathew - b:June 15, 1848, d:May 16, 1915, 67y 5
- McGill, James - b:1832, d:May 6, 1914, 82y 5
- McGuire Infant (male) - b:Feb. 22, 1914, d:Feb. 22, 1914, son of Ethel McGuire 5
- Meeks, Isaac - [obit PMN Oct. 1, 1902, pg. 4, column 3]
- Merinar Infant - b:July 28, 1915, d:July 28, 1915, child of George and Alma (Fitch) Merinar 5
- Miller, Lida A. - b:1843, d:Feb. 1, 1919 6 [obit PN Feb. 2, 1919]
- Miller, Verna "Vernie" Marie - b:Nov. 23, 1906, d:April 18, 1919, 12y 4m 26d, dau. of James H. and Mary (Leisure) Miller headstone 2 5
- Milstead, Alice - wife of Jasper 6 [obit DSJ Nov. 27, 1903, pg. 4, column 3]
- Moats, Bob - 2
- Moats, Dick - 2
- Moats, Gus - d:July 13, 1936 2 6 [obit PS July 14, 1936]
- Moats, Taylor - 2
- Moorehead, Ann - wife of Jared Moorehead
- Morehead, Louise - Headstone unearthed Saturday, August 15, 2009, by Robert "Bob" Enoch partial headstone 2
- Morehead, Maggie - d:July 27, 1916, 2m, dau. of Clark and Annie (Canter) Morehead 5
- Mullines, Lula Rebecah (Runnion) - bNov. 13, 1890, d:Feb. 3, 1965, wife of Noah C. Mullines headstone [shares headstone with Noah C.]
- Mullines, Mack - b:1926 (according to headstone), Feb. 5, 1927 (according to death certificate), d:July 6, 1955, son of Noah and Lula (Runnion) Mullines headstone 2 7
- Mullines, Noah C. - b:Apr. 22, 1888, d:Oct. 9, 1960, husband of Lula Rebecah Runnion headstone [shares headstone with Lula R.]
- Neal / O'Neall, Captain James - b:ca. 1736, d:Feb. 7, 1821, 85y, son of Hugh and Anne (Cox) O'Neall, husband of 1) Hannah Hardin and 2) Mary Phelps. His original grave marker, a ledger (a flat stone laid over the grave), was unearthed in Tavenner Cemetery on Saturday, August 15, 2009, by Robert "Bob" Enoch. The inscription reads: "Sacred to the memory of CAPT JAMES NEAL Soldier of the Revolution who died 7 Feb. 1821 age 85 years". Capt. Neal's remains (along with the remains of his son John and daughter-in-law Ephlis Hook from Holliday Cemetery) were relocated to Mt. Olivet Cemetery November 1, 1916, by his great grandson Dr. Daniel R. Neal, Jr. A new large family stone was erected in Mt. Olivet at that time.1
- Nicely, Benjamin - b:Oct. 1, 1858, d:May 1, 1861, 2y 7m, son of William and Lydia (Winning) Nicely partial headstone 2
- Nicely, Hannah - b:1792, d:July 23, 1854, wife of John Nicely headstone 1 2
- Nicely, John N. - b:Jan. 6, 1861, d:March 25, 1861, son of William and Lydia (Winning) Nicely partial headstone 2
- Nicely, Mary - b:April 23, 1835, d:Oct. 18, 1854, daughter of John and Hannah Nicely headstone 1
- Paugh, Henry - b:1799, d:Jan. 1, 1881 2 6 [obit PWS Jan. 8, 1881]
- Phelps, Colonel Hugh - b:Feb. 14, 1766, d:Sept. 6, 1823, son of John and Mary (Converse) Phelps, husband of Hannah Neal. On March 31, 2010, a headstone was recovered that is believed to be that of Colonel Hugh Phelps. Unfortunately, the stone had been laying face up (partially visible) for decades and the inscription was totally worn away.
- Phelps, Hannah - b:Nov. 15, 1768, d:Sept. 15, 1824, dau. of Captain James and Hannah (Hardin) Neal, wife of Colonel Hugh Phelps. Hannah's headstone was unearthed March 31, 2010, by Bob Enoch and Jeff Little. It has been face down for at least 3/4 of a century and had lost its identity. The inscription reads "In memory of HANNAH wife of Col. H. Phelps who died 15 Sept. 1824 aged 55 yrs 10 months". headstone
- Phillips Infant (female) - d:Dec. 7,1884, d:Dec. 25, 1884, dau. of J. F. and E. A. Phillips headstone 2
- Phillips, Horatio N. - b:June 25, 1819, d:Nov. 4, 1865, 46y, son of Daniel and Huldah Phillips, husband of Julia A. headstone 1 2 [Horatio and Julia his wife are engraved on the front of the headstone, and Horatio's mother Huldah is engraved on the side]
- Phillips, Huldah - d:Jan. 1865, mother of Horatio Phillips headstone 1 2
- Phillips, Julia A. - b:Jan. 16, 1814, d:Sept. 13, 1901, wife of Horatio N. Phillips headstone 1 2
- Phillips, Mrs. Horatio - 6 [obit PS Sept. 14, 1901, pg. 2, column 3 and 4]
- Pilcher, Laura B. - 6 [obit DSJ Oct. 13, 1903, pg. 5, column 2]
- Poole, Anna - b:1860, d:Jan. 30, 1905 6 [obit DSJ Feb. 3, 1905, pg. 8, column 3]
- Proviance, Patience A. - b:Oct. 22, 1871, d:Nov. 7, 1907, wife of Uriah J. Proviance headstone 2 [shares marker with Uriah Proviance]
- Proviance, Uriah J. - b:June 16, 1868, d:April 14, 1911, husband of Patience A. Proviance headstone 2 [shares marker with Patience Proviance]
- Province, Rachel Jane - b:April 9, 1867, d:March 6, 1925, dau. of Simeon and Anna Province headstone 2
- Province, Simeon - [Civil War soldier] b:Jan. 16, 1845, d:Jan. 31, 1931, 85y 15d headstone 2 [shares marker with Uanna Province]
- Province, Uanna - b:1844, d:1914 headstone 2 [shares marker with Simeon Province]
- Pyatt (male) - son of R. R. 6 [obit PS Feb. 11, 1904, pg. 1, column 5]
- Reynolds, Harrison - b:1891, d:1902 headstone 2 6 [shares marker with Lillie Reynolds, obit DSJ Nov. 19, 1902, pg. 7, column 4]
- Reynolds, Lillie - b:1900, d:1902 headstone 2 [shares marker with Harrison Reynolds]
- Reynolds, Mildred - dau. of J. W. [obit DSJ Nov. 4, 1902, pg. 6, column 3]
- Rice, Annie - d:Aug. 11, 1903
- Rife, George S. - d:June 26, 1917, 48y, son of Stephenson and Sophia (McCarty) Rife, husband of Mary E. Rife 5
- Riffle, David - b:Sept. 2, 1838, d:May 28, 1917, 78y 8m 26d, son of Henry and Mary (Wilson) Riffle [Civil War soldier - Company "K", Ninth W.Va. Infantry] veteran's headstone 2 5
- Riffle, Mollie Bell - b:April 19, 1893, d:Nov. 10, 1918, 25y 6m 22d, dau. of David and Rose (Wains) Eddy 5
- Riffle, William Arthur - b:July 22, 1913, d:Nov. 16, 1913, 3m 25d, son of Chester Arthur and Mollie Belle (Eddy) Riffle 5
- Rose, Columbia - b:July 4, 1873, d:Nov. 3, 1913, dau. of Henry and Sarah (Barnett) Woods 5
- Rosser, Calvin P. - [Civil War soldier - Company "D", Fourteenth W.Va. Infantry] two veteran's headstones 2
- Ruble Infant (female) - b:Nov. 10, 1913, d:Nov. 29, 1913, dau. of H.M. and Clara (Roach) Ruble 5
- Ruble, Ebert - d:March 28, 1915, 2m 5d 5
- Rutter, William - b:1872, d:Jan. 12, 1907
- Rutter, William - d:1907 7 [obit DSJ Jan. 12, 1907, pg. 8, column 5]
- Safreed, Lelia E. - child of Noel 6 [obit DJS Feb. 6, 1905, pg. 1, column 6]
- Shears, Bailey - d:Sept. 4, 1899, 1m 4
- Shears, Betty Tavenner - b:1845, d:Feb. 3, 1888, dau. of Campbell Tavenner
- Shields, Hattie Jane - b:June 17, 1908, d:Jan. 13, 1919, 11y 6m 27d, dau. of William and Lillie (Lyons) Shields 5
- Sink, James H. - b:Oct. 14, 1862, d:Nov. 29, 1915, 53y 1m 12d, son of George and Barbara (Baker) Sink 5
- Sink, Martha Jane - b:Aug. 30, 1864, d:April 22, 1917, 52y 7m 22d, dau. of James and Julia (Greathouse) Duskey 5
- Smith, Benjamin - [African-American] b:1842, d:1905 headstone 1 2 [obit PD June 8, 1905, pg. 4, column 4]
- Smith, Delphia - [African-American] b:1847, d:1905, wife of Benjamin headstone 2 6 [obit PS Nov. 11, 1905]
- Smith, Herbert I. - [African-American] b:Sept. 10, 1881, d:Jan. 23, 1898 headstone 2
- Smith, Jerrold - d:Aug. 30, 1890, 1y 2m 4
- Smith, Katherine - dau. of James 6 [obit PMN July 22, 1903, pg. 1, column 2]
- Smith, Ralph - [African-American] b:Sept. 21, 1868, d:July 31, 1870, son of B. and D. Smith headstone 2
- Smith, Sarah - dau. of B. and D. S. Smith, d:1870
- Snyder, Alma - b:Aug. 1, 1915, d:May 17, 1916, 9m headstone 2
- Snyder, Job - [Civil War soldier - Company "K", Eleventh W.Va. Infantry] veteran's headstone 2
- Snyder, Sheridan E. - b:July 16, 1890, d:Sept. 19, 1901, son of Job and C. Snyder headstone 2 6 [obit PMN Sept. 21, 1901, pg. 2, column 4]
- Spencer, Carl - b:Sept. 21, 1917, d:Nov. 21, 1918, 1y 2m, son of John and Ivy Spencer 5
- Spencer, Gertrude - b:March 13, 1896, d:Feb. 14, 1914, dau. of Jesse J. and Lillie (Pearson) Strait, wife of John Spencer 5
- Sprouse Child - child of G. W. 6 [obit WSJ Dec. 25, 1902, pg. 5, column 6]
- Stalnaker, Hattie - b:March 27, 1870, d:March 8, 1877, adopted dau. of Salathiel S. and Martha Jane (Maxwell) Stalnaker headstone 2
- Stalnaker, Martha Jane - b:Jan. 24, 1848, d:July 15, 1924, 76y 6m 21d, wife of Salathiel S. Stalnaker headstone 1 2
- Stalnaker, Salathiel S. - b:Nov. 16, 1844, d:April 22, 1936, 91y 5m 6d, husband of Martha Jane Maxwell [Civil War soldier - Company "C", Eleventh W.Va. Infantry] veteran's headstone 2
- Stanley Infant - b:May 23, 1918, d:May 23, 1918, child of Nathaniel and Nettie (Carmichael) Stanley 5
- Stephens, Thomas Monroe - b:July 12, 1913, d:April 6, 1914, 8m 24d, son of David and Pearl (Boggs) Stephens 5
- Stephenson, Edna May - d:June 25, 1889, 4m 26d 4
- Stewart, Elliott - son of S. W. 6 [obit DSJ Jan. 23, 1905, pg. 5, column 2]
- Stewart, Estella - b:1875, d:1879, dau. of William F. and Louisa (Howard) Stewart headstone 2
- Stewart, Everett - b:1891, d:1904, son of William F. and Louisa (Howard) Stewart headstone 2
- Stewart, Franklin - b:1877, d:1879, son of William F. and Louisa (Howard) Stewart headstone 2
- Stewart, Louise - b:Feb. 18, 1855, d:April 1, 1936, dau. of George C. and Christina (Nicely) Howard, wife of William F. Stewart headstone 2
- Stewart, William F. - b:1844, d:1897, husband of Louisa Howard headstone 2
- Still, James L. - [Civil War soldier - Company "H", 39th Ohio Infantry] veteran's headstone 2
- Still, Nancy J. - b:1833, d:Oct. 23, 1904, wife of James L. 6 [obit DSJ Oct. 24, 1904, pg. 8, column 3 and 4]
- Still, Philip - 6 [obit DSJ Sept. 17, 1906, pg. 4, column 3]
- Stoneking, John - [Civil War soldier - Company "H", Third W.Va. Cavalry] two veteran's headstones 2
- Stout (male) - d:Aug. 19, 1905, 8m, son of S. S. 6 [obit DSJ Aug. 21, 1905, pg. 4, column 5 and 6]
- Stuckey Child - 6 [obit PS July 24, 1905, pg. 1, column 6]
- Stump (male) - son of Luther 6 [obit DSJ March 10, 1905, pg. 1, column 5]
- Stump Child - 6 [PS Aug. 23, 1906, pg. 5, column 5]
- Sweesey, John - b:1845, d:Nov. 24, 1904 [Civil War soldier - Company "K", Fifth Virginia Infantry] veteran's headstone 2
- Swisher Infant - b:May 14, 1919, d:May 14, 1919, child of Ralph and Ella (Dunn) Swisher 5
- Tavenner Infant (female) - b:April 1865, d:April 1865, 4d, child of Benjamin Franklin and Eunice Tavenner headstone
- Tavenner, Adah - b:1870, d:1871, dau. of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner 2
- Tavenner, Alexander - b:May, 1768, d:Feb. 10, 1848 headstone 1 2
- Tavenner, Ann Rebecca - b:June 8, 1835, d:Oct. 9, 1928, dau. of Benjamin and Lydia (Allen) Butcher, second wife of Thomas J. Tavenner large obelisk family stone 2
- Tavenner, Benjamin Franklin - d:May 3, 1865, 55y, son of Col. Thomas and Elizabeth (Beauchamp) Tavenner, husband of 1) Catherine Taylor, and 2) Mrs. Eunice Steel 1 4
- Tavenner, Catherine Taylor - b:1815, d:March 23, 1850, wife of Franklin moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery May 17, 1917
- Tavenner, Charles Baldwin - b:March 7, 1860, d:April 9, 1883, son of Benjamin Franklin and Eunice Tavenner large family stone 1 2
- Tavenner, Colonel Thomas - b:April 18, 1776, d:May 23, 1857, 81y, husband of Elizabeth Beauchamp headstone 1 2
- Tavenner, Elizabeth - b:March 15, 1781, d:Sept. 30, 1844, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Manlove) Beauchamp, wife of Col. Thomas Tavenner headstone 1 2
- Tavenner, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Beauchamp - b:1863, d:Dec. 26, 1939, dau. of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner headstone 2 4
- Tavenner, Elizabeth Frances - b:1876, d:Jan. 8, 1957, dau. of Charles Hanks, wife of Ray Tavenner headstone 2
- Tavenner, Eunice Christina Margaret - d:April 15, 1865, 40y 6m 28d, dau. of James Carter, wife of 1) Mr. Steel, and 2) Benjamin Franklin Tavenner headstone 1 2
- Tavenner, Frances "Fannie" Elizabeth - b:Jan. 28, 1849, d:Jan. 25, 1887, dau. of Benjamin Franklin and Catherine (Taylor) Tavenner large family stone 1 2
- Tavenner, Guy Allen - b:June 17, 1868; d:Aug. 28, 1891, son of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner large obelisk family stone 2
- Tavenner, Hattie W. - b:Jan. 30, 1859 (according to death record)1860 (according to headstone), d:Dec. 4, 1940, dau. of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner headstone 2 4
- Tavenner, Jennie A. - 2
- Tavenner, Lydia L. - (Lydia A. on headstone) b:1861, d:Oct. 7, 1939, dau. of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner headstone 2 4
- Tavenner, Ray - b:June 23, 1870, d:June 30, 1950, 80y, son of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner, husband of Elizabeth Frances Hanks headstone 2 7
- Tavenner, Samuel Jaques - b:June 28, 1872, d:Feb. 7, 1899, son of Thomas J. and Ann R. (Butcher) Tavenner large obelisk family stone 1 2
- Tavenner, Thomas Jefferson - b:Oct. 17, 1821, d:Jan. 18, 1875, son of Col. Thomas and Elizabeth (Beauchamp) Tavenner, husband of 1) Nancy Spencer, and 2) Ann Rebecca Butcher large obelisk family stone 1 2
- Tavenner, Thomas Olin - b:April 17, 1856, d:July 7, 1888, son of Benjamin Franklin and Eunice Tavenner large family stone 2
- Tavenner, William Cabell - b:Nov. 30, 1863, d:Aug. 15, 1877, son of Benjamin Franklin and Eunice Tavenner headstone 2
- Teft, Lillian - 2
- Thompson (male) - 6 [obit DSJ Aug. 27, 1901, pg. 3, column 4]
- Timms, Laura - d:April 30, 1854, 1m 11d, dau. of James and Sarah (Simpson) Timms headstone 1 2
- Tracewell, Benjamin B. - 6 [obit DSJ May 1, 1903, pg. 5, column 4]
- Tracy, Nettie T. - d:Dec. 25, 1900, 22y 4
- Trader (male) - son of Mrs. Emma Trader 6 [obit PS Feb. 29, 1904, pg. 1, column 5]
- Trader, John T. - d:April 6, 1901, 3m 13d 4
- Turner, Marlin G. - b:1907, d:1911, son of Henry J. and Jessie B. Turner headstone 2
- Uncle Lewis - [African-American] Tavenner family slave 2
- Watkins, Sarah - wife of Thomas S. 2
- Watkins, Sarah E. - d:Feb. 28, 1901, 55y 9m 25d 4
- Watson, Mary Emly - b:Aug. 8, 1844, d:illegible, dau. of John and Mary Burford, wife of George M. Watson headstone
- Weaver, Catharine - d:May 21, 1898, 87y 4
- Whitehead Child - child of John 6 [obit DSJ March 28, 1904, pg. 3, column 4 and 5]
- Whitehead Child - d:Nov. 28, 1905, 1d, child of John 6 [obit Nov. 30, 1905, pg. 6, column 4 and 5]
- Winans - 2
- Wires, Enoch Monroe - b:1852, d:Jan. 19, 1906, husband of Laurinda Frasure headstone 1 2 [obit DSJ Jan. 23, 1906, pg. 1, column 1]
- Wolfe, Ella - d:July 8, 18__, 8y 5m 14d, dau. of J. and C. headstone 2
- Woodring, Lenna - b:Nov. 10, 1919, d:Dec. 21, 1919, 1m 11d, dau. of Becky Woodring headstone 5
- Woodyard, Lyman J. - b:Jan. 25, 1848, d:March 8, 1913, husband of Nancy Elizabeth Bower 2
- Woodyard, Nancy Elizabeth - b:Aug. 20, 1850, d:Aug. 9, 1906, dau. of David and Janette (Chase) Bower, wife of Lyman J. Woodyard 2 [obit DSJ Aug. 10, 1906, pg. 1, column 4]
- Woodyard, Sarah Gertrude - b:March 10, 1892, d:Dec. 27, 1910, dau. of Lyman and Nancy (Bower) Woodyard 2
- Work, Lillian M. - b:March 8, 1895, d:Sept. 3, 1917, wife of S. F. Work headstone 2
- Wright, Scemilda - b:Dec. 20, 1840, d:April 6, 1916, 75y 3m 27d, dau. of Kinzzie and ___ (Buskirk) Atkinson, wife of Rolly (Roy) Wright 5
- ___, Andrew - ___, Andrew, son of J___h and Mary C_____ or G_____, d:April __, 1820 headstone
Sources
1. Some Early City, Village, and County Burying Grounds, by John A. House, "Tavenner Graveyard"
2. Wood County Cemetery Inscriptions, "Tavenner Cemetery," recorded by Mrs. Shirley H. Bee, Chairman, Old Bible and Cemetery Records Committee (Parkersburg, W.Va.: West Augusta Genealogical Society, 1964)
4. Wood County, West Virginia, Court House Death Records
5. Wood County Board of Health Death Certificates, 1913-1921
6. Obituary from local newspaper [Most obtained through use of Russell Roy’s Wood County, West Virginia Obits index]
7. West Virginia Vital Research Records (online through W.Va. Division of Culture & History)
Newspapers
DSJ = Daily State Journal
PD = Parkersburg Dispatch
PMN = Parkersburg Morning News
PS = Parkersburg Sentinel
PSWS = Parkersburg Semi-Weekly Sentinel
PWS = Parkersburg Weekly Sentinel
WSJ = Weekly State Journal
WVWT = West Virginia Weekly Times