Stone Church Cemetery



Latitude: 400230N --- Longitude: 0803910W


[aka Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery; Old Stone Church Cemetery]

Elm Grove, Wheeling, W.Va.
Located 1 block off Route 40


Maps courtesy of Mapquest



Stone Church, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va.
(c. 1910)
Located in what is now known as Stone Church cemetery, the building was demolished in the 1940's

This is almost definitely *not* a complete burial listing.
Internet transcriptions don't take the place of actually visiting the cemetery and viewing the stones for yourself.

You are advised to confirm all information against the original stones

Transcription by K. Torp


[Source of the following data: Extracted from "The Echoer", vol 1, no 1, Aug 1, 1967, by Mary Freese Warell]

Amy Steenrod Brown - b. 1743 - d. 1827
George W. Camden - b. July 17 1860; d. Apr 28 1862

Edward Gater - b. 1745; d. 1811
Nancy Gater - b. 1743; d. 1811

John Merchant - b. 1799; d. 1824
Mary Merchant - b. 1774; d. 1856
Reuben Merchant - b. 1770; d. 1851
Sophia Merchant Robinson - b. Sept 11 1804; d. Mar 31 1897

Daniel Steenrod - b. June 22 1784; d. Apr 28 1864 -- "One of nature's Noblemen"
Daniel Steenrod - infant son - aged 6 weeks, same stone as Mary White Steenrod
Edward G. Steenrod - 1806 - 1832
Hon. Lewis Steenrod - b. May 27 1810 - d. Oct 3 1862 (served 3 terms in Congress)
Mary White Steenrod - b. Jan 16 1821; d. Aug 22 1845 - same stone as infant Daniel Steenrod
Nancy McClure Steenrod - b. 1788; d. 1860
Nancy Gater Steenrod - b. 1785; d. 1823
Noah Zane Steenrod - b. Mar 1 1801; d. Dec 22 1822
Sophia Steenrod - b. July 5 1815; d. Sept 16 1820

Elizabeth Steenrod - wife of G.W. Thompson - b. Apr 3 1817; d. Oct 15 1897
George W. Thompson, son of W.P. Thompson - b. Oct 1 1876; d. Apr 3 1879
Geo. W. Thompson, son of D.S. Thompson - b. Nov 6 1876; d. Feb 15 1887
Col. Geo. W. Thompson - b. June 23 1845; d. Feb 26 1895. Pres. of Ohio River Railroad
Geo. W. Thompson - b. May 14 1806; d. Feb 24 1888; served in Congress & on Judiciary Bench
John Thompson - d. Oct 7, 1799 - aged 91 years
Lewis Steenrod Thompson - b. Nov 18 1842; fell at Battle of Allegheny Dec 13 1861
Mary Evelyn Thompson - b. 1842; d 1899; beloved wife of Wm P. Thompson, Mother of Lewis Steenrod Thompson, Eliz. S. & Wm. P. Thompson
Wm. P. Thompson - b Jan 7 1837; d. Feb 3 1896
Wm. P. Thompson - b. Aug 16 1762; d. Mar 1 1839 (listed on bottom - M.J. Rowan)

Other burials:

Robert Blake - d. Feb 22, 1927, aged 86, Civil War Veteran
[Source: Moundsville Daily Echo, Feb 23, 1927]
Hannah Elizabeth Brown - b. 15 Jun 1833; d. 7 Jul 1919 [Source: Researcher's Website]
James Hervey Brown b. 24 Oct 1848; d. 13 May 1877 [Source: Researcher's Website]
Josiah Brown b. c. 1803; d. 1863
Mary Faris Brown - b. 1800 at Roney's Point, Ohio Co, VA - d. 1884
[Source: Researcher's Website]

Carrie M. Dague - b. November 4, 1881; d. April 11, 1943
[Source: Obituary in Wheeling News-Register, Apr. 12-13, 1943]
Charles E. Dague - b. May 9, 1873; d. December 19, 1962
[Source: Obituary]
Hannah A. Jones Dague - b. July 13, 1859 ; d. August 13, 1941
[Source: Obituary in The Intelligencer, Thursday, Aug. 14, 1941]
John W. Dague - b. June 16, 1853; d. August 9, 1939
[Source: Obituary in Wheeling News Register, Wednesday, 9 August 1939]
Maria C. Dague - b.October 11, 1847; d. April 25, 1927
[Source: Obituary in Wheeling News-Register, April 26, 1927]
Mrs. Mary A. Thatcher Dague - b. November 6, 1879; d. August 17, 1962
[Source: Obituary in The Intelligencer, Saturday, 18 August 1962]
Pearl M. "Nettie" Campbell Dague - b. April 9, 1879; d. May 17, 1951
[Source: Obituary in Wheeling Intelligencer, 18 May 1951]
R. W. Dague - b. April 2, 1874; d. August 18, 1959
[Source: Obituary in Wheeling News-Register, Aug. 19, 1959]

Pauline Hazel Gilliam Godsey - b. April 24, 1923; d. August 28, 2006
[Source: Toothman Funeral Home archived obits]
James Grimes - d. Dec 19, 1928, aged 90, Civil War Veteran
[Source: Wheeling Register, December 22, 1928]

Ida May (Kelly) Jones - b. 1856; d. 1894
[Source: Researcher's Website]
Isaac Hardy Jones - b. 15 Feb 1798; d. 3 Mar 1879
[Source: Researcher's Website]
Isaac Frederick Jones b. 1839; d. 1909
[Source: Researcher's Website]

John Tyler Roseberry - d. January 17, 1926; Civil War Veteran
[Source: Moundsville Journal, January 17 & 18, 1926]
Leona M. (Folmar) Sowers - b. June 17, 1930; d. June 22, 2007
[Source: Obituary in the "Tribune Democrat" Johnstown, PA]

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