THORNBURG BURIAL PLACE
Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia

     

Latitude: N38° 24.375
Longitude: W 082° 19.027
Elevation: 628
Accuracy: 19

The Thornburg Burial Place was dedicated and set apart by John W. Thornburg. This cemetery is situated on the old Thornburg homestead, on the west side of the Guyandotte river in Barboursville, WV and established in 1832.

From US 60 in Barboursville, turn South on to Alt. Rt. 10. About .6 mile, turn left on Bartow Drive at the entrance to Guyan Estates. Go to the second intersections and make a left on to Nedra Drive. The cemetery is located on the right about .2 mile from the intersection. The cemetery is fenced and well maintained.

The following list was compiled by actual reading of the tombstones. Some names, marked with an asterisk(*), were taken from an older list, compiled by Victoria Thornburg Vickers, of Buford Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. There are no markers for these additional names taken from this list. All the information, excluding annotation, is written on the tombstone. Annotations are included following the entry for the majority of the stones. Abbreviations are used for the following: d/o - dau of; s/o - son of; c/o - child of; w/o - wife of; and h/o - husband of. Submitted by Candie Freeman.
Read 16 Jun 2001

CAROLINE M.
1825 - 1899

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with Moses S.
Named on older list compiled by Victoria Thornburg as Caroline M., wife of Moses S. Thornburg.

DAISY
1891 - 1908

Note: Named on older list compiled by Victoria Thornburg as Daisy Thornburg , d/o J. M. & Jenny Thornburg.

HARRY T.
1880 - 1880

Note: This marker behind Willis F. Cyrus & side-by-side with South P.
Named on older list compiled by Victoria Thornburg as Harry T. Cyrus.

MOSES S.
1789 - 1870

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with Caroline M.
Named on older list compiled by Victoria Thornburg as Moses Thornburg, died 4/24/1870.

SOUTH P.
1891 - 1891

Note: This marker behind Willis F. Cyrus & side-by-side to Harry T.
Named on older list compiled by Victoria Thornburg as South P. Cyrus.

BELL
CONNIE S. RONALD E.
FEB 23 1946 MAR. 25, 1943
  MAY 16, 1993
RONALD EARL BELL
SSG US ARMY
VIETNAM
MAR 25 1943    MAY 16 1993

Note: Ronald has two stones. Connie S., d/o Claud & Mary Alice Thornburg.

*John E. Cyrus, born 10/1/1850, died 9/1/1922.

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

WILLIE F.
WIFE OF J. E. CYRUS
1855    -    1895

Note: Large marker with surname "CYRUS" on lot.

INFANT
Dau of
J. & M. J. EVERETT
BORN
Feb. 1, 1854,

Note: This stone has no date of death inscribed.

MARY J. THORNBURG
WIFE OF
JAMES EVERETT.
DIED
May 9, 1856
AGED
26 Yrs. 10 Mos.
& 3 Dys.

She has gone to an inheritance,
(rest of verse below ground level)
 
Footstone: M. J. T. E.
FRALEY
MOTHER FATHER
  (Mason Symbol)
SARAH T. PAUL
JUNE 8, 1915
SEPT. 10, 1987 		SEPT. 22, 1913
NOV. 25, 1992
ADELAID A. E.
Dau. of
J. & E. GRIFFIN,
DIED
Aug. 17, 1851,
Aged 6 years,
8 mo. 1 day.
CHARLES H.
Son of
J. & E. GRIFFIN,
DIED
Aug. 3, 1840,
Aged 1 year,
1 mo. 24 days

Note: Stone chipped at side where 1 mo. is inscribed. The number could be 11, but most likely 1.

ELIZA ANN,
Dau. of
J. & E. GRIFFIN,
DIED
Aug. 3, 1851,
Aged 8 Years,
5 mo. 6 days.
ELIZABETH
WIFE OF
JOHN W. GRIFFIN
DEC. 7, 1815
MAR. 21, 1893

Note: Elizabeth, d/o Solomon Thornburg & Mary M. Staley,
side-by-side with spouse John W. Griffin.

GEORGIANA T.
Dau. of
J. & E. GRIFFIN,
DIED
Aug. 18, 1851
Aged 4 years,
8 mo. 21 days.
INFANT
Dau. of
J. & E. GRIFFIN.
DIED
March 16, 1834
JOHN W. GRIFFIN
DIED
May 22, 1858;
AGED
52 Years & 17 Days
  Our father has gone to a mansion of rest,
  From a region of sorrow and pain,
  To the glorious land by the deity blest,
  Where he never can suffer again.

Note: John W., s/o William Zebulon Griffin & Virginia Frances Beaumont,
side-by-side with wife Elizabeth Griffin.

JOHN W.
SON OF
J. W. & E. GRIFFIN
BORN
May 11, 1858,
DIED
Sept. 12, 1861.
LEONORA A.
Dau. of
J. W. & E. GRIFFIN
Born
June 6, 1854,
Died
Aug. 7, 1856.
SOLOMAN Z.
Son of
J. W. & E. GRIFFIN
Born
Oct'r 20, 1848,
DIED
Oct'r 25, 1853.
THOMAS B.
Son of
J. & E. GRIFFIN.
DIED
Sept. 26, 1839
Aged 1 years.
8 days.
ELLEN E. HOVEY
1842    -    1915

Note: Ellen, b. 12 Mar 1842, d/o Thomas T. Thornburg & Margaret C. Miller
married William Marshall Hovey on 27 Jun 1866.

T. E. M. HOVEY
MAY 5, 1870,
AUG. 16, 1890.
"TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE
BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE"

Note: T. Edwin M. , s/o William M. & Ellen E. Hovey.

WILLIAM M. HOVEY
1842    -    1923

Note: Middle name Marshall, b. Oct 1842, Ohio, d. 17 Dec 1923, Clendenin, Kanawha Co., WV,
married Ellen E. Thornburg on 27 Jun 1866.

JAMES LEONARD
BORN
DEC. 23, 1797
DIED
DEC. 7, 1845.
JULIA C.
Dau. of
G. R. & L. R. MAYBERRY
DIED
Mar. 23, 1879.
AGED
1y. 8m. 1d.
   This tender child so young and fair
   Called hence by early doom
   Thus given to show how fair a flower
   In paradise would bloom.
DAVID B.
Son of
Dr. P. H. & R. W.
M'CULLOUGH
DIED
September 5, 1846
Aged 3 days.
RACHEL W.
WIFE OF
Dr. P. H. McCULLOUGH
DIED
May 9, 1864
AGED
43 YEARS

Note: Rachel W., d/o Ephram Thornburg & Rachel Simmons,
married Patrick H. McCullough.

WILLIAM M.
Son of
Dr. P. H. & R. W.
McCULLOUGH,
DIED
August 28, 1851,
Aged 1 year,
1 mo. 10 days.
WILLIE WIRT
SON OF
Dr. A. B. & S. E.
McGINNIS
DIED
Oct. 22, 1874
AGED
4Ys. 2Ms. 29Ds.
   We loved our darling Willie Boy
   And would have wished him stay
   But let our Fathers will we done
   He shines in endless day
 
Footstone: W. W. M.
J. O. MILLS
1843    -    1925

Note: John Oscar, b. 24 Oct 1843, d. 22 May 1925, s/o John Mills & Mary Ann Thornburg,
never married.

JOHN MILLS
DIED 1884

Note: John, b. 1818, buried side-by-side wife Mary A. Mills.

MARY A. MILLS
DIED 1899

Note: Mary Ann, b. 6 Sep 1815, d. 29 Jan 1899, d/o Ephram Thornburg & Rachel Simmons.

W. E. MILLS
1840    -    1911

Note: William E., b. Apr 1840, d. 22 Mar 1911, s/o John Mills & Mary Ann Thornburg,
married Lucy M. Capps. Lucy buried in Spring Hill Cemetery.

*Quinn, Margaret Susan, born 1819, died 12/25/189/

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

H. J. SAMUELS.
1825 - 1898.
HIS WIFE
REBECCA A.
1827 - 1901.
AT REST
 
SAMUELS
 
Footstones: R. A. S. ; H. J. S.
EDGAR SIMMONS
1914    -    1916
JULIA
SIMMONS
1880    -    1923
MARIE SIMMONS
1918    -    1920
CHARLES A. SLAUGHTER
1867    -    1953

Note: Charles, buried side-by-side wife Margaret Hovey Slaughter.

MARGARET H. SLAUGHTER
1875    -    1960

Note: Margaret Dale, d/o William M. Hovey & Ellen E. Thornburg,
married Charles A. Slaughter.

ADDIE M. THORNBURG
1862    -    1953
ANNAH L.
Dau. of
THOS & M. C.
THORNBURG
DIED
July 20, 1854
Aged 1y'r.
7 mos & 8 ds

    They shall be mine
    saith the Lord of
    hosts; In that day
    when I make up my
    Jewels.

ANNIE MAGDALENE
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN W. & EMILY A.
THORNBURG
BORN
SEPT. 1, 1858
DIED
MAY 14, 1865
~~~
     Suffer little children to come unto
     me for of such is the kingdom
    of Heaven.
THORNBURG
MARY ALICE CLAUD H.
1921    -    1985          1918     
CLAUD H.
THORNBURG
1856    -    1930

Note: Claudius Henry, b. 22 Sep 1856, s/o John W. Thornburg & Emily J. Handley,
side-by-side with Ida E. Thornburg. Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot.

*Thornburg, Collins unseld, son of U. M. & F. M. Thornburg,

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

*Thornburg, Daisy, daughter of J. W. & E. A. Thornburg, born
10/28/1866, died 11/6/1868

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

EMMA J.
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN W. & EMILY A.
THORNBURG
BORN
APR. 23, 1860.
DIED
JUNE 17, 1862
    Suffer little children to come unto
     me for of such is the kingdom
    of Heaven.
ERNEST L.
THORNBURG
SEPT. 15, 1882
MAY 1, 1884

Note: S/o Uriah Millard Thornburg & Mary Frances Griffin. Buried side-by-side Lizzie Thornburg.

ERSIE D. THORNBURG
1888    -    1968

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with Howard B. Thornburg.

FRANK MILLER
THORNBURG
1870 - 1934
HUSBAND OF ROSELLA
GEORGE G.
Son of
U. M. & M. F. THORNBURG
Departed this life
July 1, 1864
AGED
1 year & 1 day
HOWARD B. THORNBURG
1888    -    1966

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with Ersie D. Thornburg.

IDA E.
THORNBURG
1862    -    1935

Note: Ida Emma, maiden Fox
side-by-side with Claud H. Thornburg. Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot.

INFANT
Daughter of
J. L. & V. F.
THORNBURG
BORN & DIED
OCT. 24, 1878
JAMES L. THORNBURG
1835    -    1904

Note: James Lewis, b. 28 Oct 1835, d. 24 Aug 1904, s/o Solomon Thornburg & Mary M. Staley,
married Virginia F. Handley.

THORNBURG
NANCY VARNUM JAMES THOMAS
1867 - 1955 1863 (Mason Symbol)1949
   
Footstone: MOTHER Footstone: FATHER
JENNY VARNUM
THORNBURG
1871    --.--    1940

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with John M. Thornburg.

JOHN DAVID,
SON OF
J. L. & V. F. THORNBURG,
DIED
Apr. 22, 1867.
AGED
2 Yrs. 4 Mos.
& 3 Ds.
JOHN M.
THORNBURG
1866    -    1932

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Side-by-side with Jenny Thornburg.
John M., s/o John W. Thornburg & Emily A. Handley.

(Mason Symbol)
JOHN W.
THORNBURG
DIED
FEB. 3, 1888
AGED
55 YEARS.
EMILY A.
THORNBURG
DIED
JAN. 6, 1927
AGED
97 Years.

Note: Both on same stone, John on right, Emily on left. Emily, d/o Samson & Susan Handley.
John W., s/o Solomon Thornburg & Mary M. Staley.

LIZZIE M.
THORNBURG
JUNE 19, 1865
MAY 10, 1886
"BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
THAT DIE IN THE LORD"

Note: D/o Uriah Millard Thornburg & Mary Frances Griffin. Buried side-by-side P. Eugene Thornburg.

MADGE S.
THORNBURG
1875 - 1959

Note: Buried side-by-side with P. Eugene Thornburg.

MAGGIE L.
THORNBURG
1856 - 1902
    Blessed are the pure in
    heart, for they shall see
    God

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Buried side-by-side her sister Mary S.
Thornburg, both never married, d/o Thomas T. Thornburg & Margaret C. Miller.

MARGARET C.
WIFE OF
THOS THORNBURG
and Daughter of
JOHN & SOPHIA
MILLER.
BORN
NOV. 25, 1818;
DIED
AUG. 19, 1859;
AGED 40 YRS.
8 MOS. & 25 DS.
Our Companion and Mother is not dead but sleepeth
Dedicated ___ ___ Wife and Mother
by her Husband and children
MARY
ELIZABETH
THORNBURG
MAR. 16, 1906
AUG. 30, 1997
MARY M. STALEY
WIFE OF
SOLOMON THORNBURG
DIED
July 26, 1864
AGED
71 Yrs. 6 Mos.
& 13 Ds.

Note: Buried side-by-side with Solomon Thornburg.

MARY S. THORNBURG
1838 - 1907
"THE RIGHTEOUS
SHALL BE IN
EVERLASTING
REMEMBRANCE."

Note: Large marker with surname "THORNBURG" on lot. Buried side-by-side her sister Maggie L.
Thornburg, both never married, d/o Thomas T. Thornburg & Margaret C. Miller.

McCULLOUGH
SON OF
J. L. & V. F.
THORNBURG
Died
Sept. 16, 1861.
Aged
1 mo. & 2 d's.

*Thornburg, Mollie, daughter of Jno. W. & E. A. Thornburg,
born 6/6/1871, died 11/6/1872

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

NETTIE D. THORNBURG
1859    -    1930
P. EUGENE
THORNBURG
1875 - 1941

Note: S/o Uriah Millard Thornburg & Mary Frances Griffin. Buried side-by-side with Madge S. Thornburg.

*Thornburg, Randolph, son of Jno. W. Thornburg born 6/6/1871,
died 3/6/1875

Note: Entry typed exactly as published on older cemetery list by Victoria Thornburg Vickers.

RUTH L. THORNBURG
1871    -    1954
SOLOMON THORNBURG
BORN
June 17, 1791
DIED
Dec. 30, 1854
AGED
63 Yrs. 6 Mos.
& 13 Dys.
 
Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord.
 
Footstone: S. T.
T. H. B. THORNBURG JR.
1880    -    1904
T. H. B. THORNBURG
JULY 9, 1850,
AUG. 16, 1893.
"THERE IS NO DEATH"

Note: May be more to verse, but rest of stone is below ground level.

THOMAS THORNBURG
OCT. 6, 1818 - OCT. 31, 1897
       "MARK THE PERFECT MAN
       AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT
       FOR THE END OF THAT MAN
       IS PEACE"
FANNY M.
WIFE OF
U. M. THORNBURG
NOV. 2, 1840
JULY 17, 1902
 
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and ernest care.
Our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
U. M. THORNBURG
NOV. 12, 1840

Note: On same stone, Fanny on left side, U. M. on right. Date of death missing for U. M. Thornburg.
Mary Frances, d/o John W. Griffin & Elizabeth Thornburg, Uriah Millard, d. 5 July 1919. Uriah
married 2nd, Mary M. Merritt Duffin. Mary is buried in Barboursville Cemetery.

VIRGINIA F. THORNBURG
1838    -    1931

Note: Virginia Frances, b. 28 Oct 1838, d. 5 Feb 1931, d/o Alexander Walker Handley & Eliza Griffin,
married James Lewis Thornburg.

VICTORIA THORNBURG
VICKERS
1867 (*) 1956
 

(*)Daus. of the American Rev. Symbol

Note: Victoria, b. 21 Jul 1867, d. 2 Nov 1956, d/o James Lewis Thornburg & Virginia Frances Handley,
married Robert Evan Vickers.

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