11th West Virginia Infantry Soldiers buried in Wirt County, West Virginia
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(Some Cemetery Locations)
Rank Name  Co. Regt.  Born / Location Date of Death Cemetery Remarks
Capt.
 Pell, William F.
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 b. Jun 26, 1819 Wirt Co.,
 Mar 26, 1895 / Wirt Co.,
 Rector
 death cert.

1st Lt.
 Berry, Madison H.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Jan. 3, 1882
as per marker
Wirt Co.,
 Ball
 tombstones
1st Lt.
 Park, Marlin
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Burning Springs
 Aug 4, 1903 / Burning Springs


 Rector
 [death cert]
also given as d. 1910 [marker]
2nd Lt.
 McCoy, William

 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 b. Aug. 21, 1818 / Wirt Co.,
 Dec. 29, 1902 / Wirt Co.,
 Boggs Cemetery
Corp'l
Wag'r
 Barnes, Alexander W
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 b. Mar 4, 1837 Newark, Clay District, Wirt County
West Virginia
 Feb 12, 1922
 Oak Hill Cemetery
also shown: Timms Cemetery
  [death cert]
Corp'l
 Cain, Calvin H.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Freeport, Wirt Co.,
 Jan. 19, 1865 / Wirt Co.,
 Freeport
 Died at home in Wirt County.
Corp'l
 Frazier, James
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Jul 7, 1838 / Western Virginia
 Mar 6, 1906 / Newark, Clay District, Wirt County
West Virginia
 Fought Cemetery/ Sandy Bend, Newark District, Wirt County, West Virginia
 SUV Grave Registration - Find-A-Grave #53257834
Corp'l
 Southall, George
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Baltimore Md.
 Dec. 16, 1864
 Freeport
Corp'l
 West, Arthur P.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 b. Feb 8, 1839 / Newark, Clay District, Wirt County
West Virginia
 Oct 30, 1928
 Oak Hill Cemetery
 [death cert.]
Private
 Arnold, David D.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Feb. 6, 1925
 Beatty Cemetery, Elizabeth Township, Wirt County
 SUV Grave Registration
Private
 Baker, Henry W.
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 May 3, 1912
 Buffalo
Private
 Bell, Allen
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 White Oil Rock, Wirt County, West Virginia
 Apr 23, 1910
 Pine Twist Cemetery
 b. 1835
[death dert.]
Private
 Bell, Jason M.
 H
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Dec 16, 1875
Beauchamp
Private
 Bixler, Caleb
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 / Palastine, Wirt County, WV Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
 WIA (right leg) @ Snickers Ferry - Find-A-Grave #64589903
Private
 Cade, Isaac
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Tucker
Private
 Cain, George W.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Mar.  31,1910
 		Sayre
Private
 Campbell, Hiram
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Jul. 20, 1924
 Creston - See Calhoun County - Listed as buried there
 photo of tombstone
Private
 Clark, Adolphus
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Jun. 9, 1911
 Rector
Private
 Corbett, Cincinnatus
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Sep 23, 1863
 Rector
Private
 Davis, Charles W.
 A
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Dec 15, 1893
 Limestone Cemetery
(Limestone actually sits in Wood County, very near Wirt)
 Find_A_Grave
b. May 12, 1809
Private
 Deem, John M.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Dec. 23, 1923
 Jon M. Deem Cemetery
 Possibly the same person below and Madison would be middle name
Private
 Deem, Jonathon Monroe
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Eaton, Clay District, Wirt Co.,
 Dec 23, 1921
 Jon M. Deem Cemetery
 [death cert.]
b. Jan 21, 1841
81 yrs-11mos-2days
SUV Grave Registration has him buried in Wood County, Ohio but I cannot find his grave there. (*)
Private
 Deem, Peter
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Mar. 20, 1904
 Jon M. Deem Cemetery
Private Dewees, Benjamin Casto K 11th West Virginia Infantry Munday June 4, 1907 Wolverton photo of tombstone
Private
 Foutty, William F.
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Mar. 22, 1923
 Hedgeman-Fought Cemetery
 [death cert.]  b.  May 12, 1835
Private
 Frazier, Enoch
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Newark, Clay District, Wirt County
West Virginia
 1905
 Hedgeman-Fought Cemetery
 b. 1832
Private
 Frazier, James
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Newark, Clay District, Wirt County
West Virginia

b. 1838
Private
 Geho, Samuel K.
 H
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt County, WV
 Feb 11, 1862
 Killed by W.L.Clayton -
Bannen(?) Cemetery, Marshall County
Private
 Hickman, Abraham
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt County, WV
 Jul 28, 1921
 Knights of Pythias
 SUV Grave Registration
Private
 Hickman, Zachariah Wilson
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Jun. 12, 1912
 Hickman Cemetery
Private

 Hall, Benjamin H.

 B

 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,
b. Jun. 1,  1814
 **Need**
 Beauchamp Cemetery
Private
 Houchin, John
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Feb. 22, 1887
 Hill Grove Cemetery
Private
 Hustead, James M.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 KIA @ Batttle of New Creek
 Aug. 4, 1864
 Freeport
 Tombstone marking
Private
 James, George C.
 A
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
b. Feb. 22, 1818
 Jun. 12, 1912
 Bethel E.U.B.
 [birth cert.]
Find_A_Grave
Private
 Leeson, Richard
 D
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt Co., West Virginia

 Jun 21, 1917
 Rockhold
 b. Jun. 21, 1842
Monongalia County, WV
Find-A-Grave # 59093662
Private
 Lott, Caleb Andrew
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
 Sep. 25, 1918
 Knights of Pythias Cemetery - Wirt Co.,
West Virginia
 SUV Grave Registration
Private
 Lyons, William W.
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
b. 1829
 Aug 1, 1903
Elizabeth, Wirt County
 		Bethel
 [death cert.]
Private
 Maffett, Isaac
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Private
 Martin, William J.
 D
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Knights of Pythias Cemetery
Private
 McConnell, James
 H
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Parkersburg
 Jun. 14, 1863
 Foster
Private
 McFee, Lewis
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,
b. 1827
 Jun. 10, 1911
  Sayre
Private

 Merrill, Richard

 B

 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Marion Co.,
July 15, 1843
 Jul. 26, 1931
Creston, Wirt County
 McCray Cemetery
 photo of tombstone
Private
 Melvin, Jeremiah
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Nov 17, 1843
Ohio
 Jan 12, 1888
Newark District, Wirt County
 Fought Cemetery
 WIA @ Cedar Creek - Oct 19, 1864
[death cert.]
Private
 Naylor, Adam
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Elizabethtown
 2/22/1862
(Typhoid)
 Palestine
Private
 Petty, William T.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,
b. Jan. 20, 1841
 Jan. 10, 1905
 Rector
*
 Phillips, Joseph
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,

 **Need**
 Wolverton
Private

 Ravenscraft, Reson
 D
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Freeport
Private

 Reynolds, D.T.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry

 Wirt Co.,
 1877
 Dye Cemetery (Also known as
Henderson Run)

 Cemetery Readings
Private

 Reynolds, Vincent D.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,

 Nov 11, 1917
Military marker: Co. B, 11th West Virginia 		Sayre
 Cemetery Readings, Vol. 1, by Cynthina Buskirk
Private
 Schoolcraft, Benjamin
 F
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt County, West Virginia
 Feb 23, 1888
 Elizabeth

 [death cert.]
b. 1835 (Wood County)
Private
 Sink, George
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Gutheria
Private
 Stanton, Fuller
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Mar 3, 1886
 		Perrin
 [death cert.]
Private
 Stuttler, Martin
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt County
 Jun 26, 1863
 unknown
 Adj-Gen'l Report
Private
 Sprouse, William S.
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Henderson Run
Private

 Tanner, Samuel
 B

 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Burning Springs, Wirt Co.,
 **Need**
 Belt
Private
 Taylor, Benjamin
 H
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt County
 Apr 11, 1862
 unknown
Private
 Weaver, John
 B
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Apr 2, 1904
 Weaver Chapel
Private
 Wilson, Henry
 D
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Elizabeth, Wirt Co.,
 Dec 8, 1913
 Knights of Pythias Cemetery
 b. Jun 13, 1843 - SUV Grave Registration
death cert.
Private
 Wood, Edward B.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Wirt Co.,
 Mar 28, 1898
 Freeport

Soldiers who died in another County and are buried in Ritchie County, West Virginia

Rank Name
 Co.
 Regt
 Date of death
 Location
Cemetery
 Location
 Remarks
Private
 Nutter, Christopher B.
 E
 11th West Virginia Infantry
 Oct 18, 1921
 Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
 Petroleum Cemetery
 Grant District, Ritchie County

 [death cert] born Dec 1, 1842




 * (Hickman) Member of Company B, 11th WV Infantry by Hardesty's WV Heritage Encyclopedia for Wirt County
             (Phillips) Member of Company B, 11th WV Infantry by Hardesty's WV Heritage Encyclopedia for Wirt County

Cemetery Locations:
        
Ball Cemetery:    Tuckers Creek Road   
 Bethel Cemetery: Tuckers Creek Road
Beauchamp Cemetery: Route 14 in Elizabeth
 Buffalo Cemetery: Mayberry Road
Deem Cemetery-1: Morehead Ridge .35 miles from Cline Hill
 Deem Cemetery-2: Goose Creek Road
Freeport Cemetery: Staunton Pike
 Hedgeman/Fought Cemetery: River Road
Hickman Cemetery: Dever Fork Road
 Hill Grove Cemetery: From Elizabeth, take Rt. 5 through Burning Springs. Take a right onto Sonoma Rd. Go about 2-3 miles.
Knights of Pythias Cemetery: Located on Route 14, South of Elizabeth
 Merrill Cemetery: Creston Road
Sayre Cemetery: Enterprise Road, off Rte. 14 in Palestine
 Wolverton Cemetery: Off Munday Road, 5 miles past Guthrie Cemetery
Tucker Cemetery: 1 mile north Greencastle

             
Private Hiram Campbell - Co. A
 Private Richard Merrill - Company B
 Private Benjamin C. Dewees - Co. K
            
                   

Gravestones of 1st Lt. Madison H. Berry, Company E (civilian marker and military marker on right.
Military Marker reads Lt. M.H. Berry
photos are courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey
 1st Lt. Marlin Park, Company B

courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey

                

Corp'l Arthur P. West - Co. E
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey
 Corp'l Alexander P. Barnes (civilian marker on left, military marker on the right)
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey


                   
                                                                                                                   
Private Allen Bell - Co. K 10th WV Inf. & Co. F, 11th West Virginia Inf (Adj-Gen'l 1864/65 Reports has him in the 11th)
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey
 Private John Monroe Deem - Co. E

courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey

 Private Peter Deem - Company E, 11th WV Inf - b. May 12, 1839  d. Mar 20, 1904

courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey








Private James M. Hustead - Company E
KIA at the Battle of New Creek
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey
 Private George Culp James - Company A
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey
 Private Caleb Andrew Lott -
Company B, 11th West Virginia Infantry
courtesy of  Gary A. Bailey

(*) There are two John M. Deems. One is listed above as John Monroe Deem. There is also another John M. Deem who is probably John Madison Deem. This may be the one who is buried in Dowling, Perrysburg County, Ohio, in New Bellville Ridge Cemetery.


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