Shelton Family Cemetery
Cabell County, West Virginia

Guyan River Road
Barboursville, WV

Lat: 38°25'42"N, Lon: 82°19'13"W

Contributed by Candie Freeman, May 29, 2001 [cfreeman99@aol.com].
Total records = 5.

The cemetery is located on a knoll of the Smith property, within sight of the railroad tracks and just pass the railroad underpass, on Guyan River Road.

Compiled 29 May 2001 from actual tombstones readings. Contains all visible tombstones The cemetery is abandoned and uncared for.

The site was recently cleared but other stones are believed to be buried under the heavy overgrowth and topsoil. All the tombstones are broken or separated from their base and lie flat on the ground.

- Candie Freeman

Johnson, Mary L., d. 9/23/1824, age: 21 yrs, Wife of James F. Johnson
Johnson, Richard M., d. 10/2/1823, age: 6 weeks 3 days, Infant son of James F. Johnson and Mary L. Johnson His Wife
Shelton, George Washington, d. 7/7/1850, age: 39y 4m 1d, Son of James & Susan Shelton
Shelton, James, d. 8/21/1852, age: 62ys., "Brother thou art gone to rest, And this shall be our prayer, That when we reach our journey's end, Thy glory we may share."
Shelton, Susan (Hannan), b. 1/22/1796, d. 10/8/1869, age: 73yrs, Wife of James Shelton

Misc:
??, ??, A. F. W.,"Loose footstone with initials A.F.W. Believed to be America Fenton Wilson, infant
??, ??, SM,Loose fieldstone with initials SM,
??,??, Fieldstone only, no inscription

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