According to early pioneer stories, he was the first person to be buried in Broad Run Baptist Cemetery, circa 1800 A.D. He was allegedly killed by a black bear in nearby Westfield, the first Lewis County seat.
∼"....killed by a bear..." (*)First burial in the Broad Run Cemetery, as reported in the Hackers Creek Journal, Vol III, Issue 4, p. 182, was originally recorded in "Old Cemeteries In Lewis Co., W.Va. by Miss Edythe Rohrbough, of Weston and located in the DAR library in Washington D.C. by Doris Poinsett.
*death year estimated based on the establishment of the church 1804-1806.
∼"....killed by a bear..." (*)First burial in the Broad Run Cemetery, as reported in the Hackers Creek Journal, Vol III, Issue 4, p. 182, was originally recorded in "Old Cemeteries In Lewis Co., W.Va. by Miss Edythe Rohrbough, of Weston and located in the DAR library in Washington D.C. by Doris Poinsett.
*death year estimated based on the establishment of the church 1804-1806.
According to early pioneer stories, he was the first person to be buried in Broad Run Baptist Cemetery, circa 1800 A.D. He was allegedly killed by a black bear in nearby Westfield, the first Lewis County seat.
∼"....killed by a bear..." (*)First burial in the Broad Run Cemetery, as reported in the Hackers Creek Journal, Vol III, Issue 4, p. 182, was originally recorded in "Old Cemeteries In Lewis Co., W.Va. by Miss Edythe Rohrbough, of Weston and located in the DAR library in Washington D.C. by Doris Poinsett.
*death year estimated based on the establishment of the church 1804-1806.
∼"....killed by a bear..." (*)First burial in the Broad Run Cemetery, as reported in the Hackers Creek Journal, Vol III, Issue 4, p. 182, was originally recorded in "Old Cemeteries In Lewis Co., W.Va. by Miss Edythe Rohrbough, of Weston and located in the DAR library in Washington D.C. by Doris Poinsett.
*death year estimated based on the establishment of the church 1804-1806.
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