Thompson Cemetery near Barnes Mill

Location: 1.4 miles East of Shanks on Rt.50 to Rt. 50/9 Little Cacapon Road, then North 3.3 miles on Rt.50/9, this cemetery is 1350 feet West of the highway. Cemetery is west of Little Cacapon River on lower point of ridge between Shawan Run and Little Cacapon River. #37A on Dan Oates map

 

Cemetery Listing:

• BEARD, George, father of Martha, d. Mar. 10, 1820, aged about 88 yrs.
• THOMPSON, Martha, wife of J. Thompson, d. Dec. 27, 1855, aged 82 yrs., 10 mons., 21 days
• THOMPSON, John, d. Feb. 20, 1816, aged about 65 years.
• THOMPSON, John J., infant son of G. & M. T., d. March 25, 1835, aged ??
• THOMPSON, William, son of R. & Z. T., b. April 13, 1838, d. Oct. 26, 1838
• 8 field stones, one with illegible writing

Copied by Dan Oates & Mike Rinker, June 1, 1993