Burial Plots
Located just off the Lancer-Water Gap road (rte. 302) at Bull Creek
There are approximately 25 graves with sandstone markers that are unreadable now.
I also suspect that there are some more gravesites further up the hill.
Bryan Griffith
Prestonsburg, KY
LILLIE L. SHELTON------------MARCH 21, 1913 MARCH 28, 1934
ROBERT LAFFERTY------------MAY 15, 1919 NOVEMBER 26, 1932
OLLIE MARSHALL-------------1902 1935
JOHN MARSHALL-------------1867 1951
BILL CALHOUN---------------1884 1932
MARY AGNES CALHOUN-------AUGUST 6, 1880 AUGUST 9, 1943
(NOTE: These are the parents of Dode and Wallace Calhoun)
WILLIE BRANHAM------------FEBRUARY 11, 1904 SEPTEMBER 2, 1923
(NOTE: I susptect this may be WILLIAM BRANHAM, the first husband of DARCUS WILLS, who later married JOHN MONK LAFFERTY...)
CHARLIE WILLS-------------AUGUST 23, 1883 OCTOBER 28, 1883
(NOTE: His headstone said that he was the son of WILLAM WILLS and SIS (HONAKER) WILLS)
WILLIAM WILLS------------MAY 1, 1858 JANUARY 24, 1925
(NOTE: Son of HIRAM WILLS and CATHERINE MASSEY)
JOHN JARRELL--------------FEBRUARY 11, 1887JUNE 14, 1950
JOSIE JARRELL-------------DECEMBER 4, 1871 UNREADABLE
(NOTE: This JOHN is "Cap" Jarrell. Josie is JOSEPHINE LAFFERTY, daughter of JAMES LAFFERTY and SARAH BINGHAM)
CATHERINE MASSEY WILLS-18321910
HIRAM WILLS 1822 1891
(NOTE: These are the parents of MARTHA JANE WILLS BAISDEN, who later married ANDREW JACKSON WRIGHT)
HI BAISDEN----------------MAY 10, 1882OCTOBER 31, 1958
LAURA BAISDEN------------JULY 6, 1886 OCTOBER 1, 1945
(NOTE: HI was the son of JOSEPH BAISDEN and ELIZA LAFFERTY. LAURA BAISDEN is LAURA WILLS, the daughter of WILLIAM WILLS and SIS HONAKER)
HIRAM WILLS--------------AUGUST 18, 1897NOVEMBER 12, 1962
(NOTE: this HIRAM was the son of HENRY J. WILLS and BERTIE PIGMAN, and the grandson of our HIRAM WILLS and CATHERINE MASSEY WILLS)
CLARA COBURN------------1924 1961
HARVEY JARRELL-----------JULY 27, 1890 JULY 23, 1959
(NOTE: This HARVEY JARRELL was a brother to JOHN "CAP" JARRELL, and a son to GEORGE P. JARRELL, and REBECCA LAFFERTY.)
INFANT DAUGHTER OF LEROY AND PEARLIE BAISDEN. APRIL 2, 1934
JOHN C. CALHOUN---------1859 1941
MINNIE H. CALHOUN-------1875 1963
ORVILLE R. PORTER-------JUNE 22, 1908 AUGUST 6, 1971
BRIAN KEITH TURNER------1966
HARRY N. COOLEY--------NOVEMBER 3, 1876MAY 24, 1955
NORA W. COOLEY--------MARCH 18, 1881DECEMBER 30, 1953
(NOTE: NORA is NORA WILLS, daughter of WILLIAM WILLS and SIS HONAKER. HARRY COOLEY is the son of JAMES COOLEY and JULIA AUXIER)
RALPH MARSHALL--------NOVEMBER 7, 1899 APRIL 15, 1977
EMMA MARSHALL--------JUNE 16, 1903JUNE 2, 1986
JOHN E. LAFERTY 1888 1963
DARCUS LAFERTY 1905 1984
AMANDA LAFERTY 1918 1988
(NOTE: This is JOHN "MONK" LAFERTY. DARCUS is DARCUS WILLS. AMANDA is JOHN "MONK"'S daughter by his first marriage to BETTY JANE CANTERBURY)
RICHARD WILLS----------APRIL 16, 1882 DECEMBER 28, 1973
MARY B. WILLS----------AUGUST 27, 1986JULY 5, 1949