The cemetery at Workman's Creek sits on top of the mountain, and at the very top is an 8 ft Monument dedicated to Jacob Stover and Sallie McGhee. There is a drawing of a Pioneer Man and Pioneer Woman on the monument and it reads:
Dedicated to
Jacob Stover ca 1764-1844
Sally McGhee ca 1767-1836
Married on 3-16-1788
And their children are listed as:
Jacob Jr, Obediah, Henry,, John, Lewis, Frances, Abraham, Susan, Sampson, Jubal.
The following inscription is on the stone -
"Who with great faith in God left their homeland in Franklin Co, VA and settled here on Coal River at the mouth of Lick Run about 1815, and by word and deed set, an example for their ancestors to follow. We, their many descendents are forever grateful to these, 'true pioneers
for the courage They showed and the hardships they faced. It is to these the grandparents of us all that we give our greatest honor and our deepest respect."
Dedicated 5-29-1994
Dedicated to
Jacob Stover ca 1764-1844
Sally McGhee ca 1767-1836
Married on 3-16-1788
And their children are listed as:
Jacob Jr, Obediah, Henry,, John, Lewis, Frances, Abraham, Susan, Sampson, Jubal.
The following inscription is on the stone -
"Who with great faith in God left their homeland in Franklin Co, VA and settled here on Coal River at the mouth of Lick Run about 1815, and by word and deed set, an example for their ancestors to follow. We, their many descendents are forever grateful to these, 'true pioneers
for the courage They showed and the hardships they faced. It is to these the grandparents of us all that we give our greatest honor and our deepest respect."
Dedicated 5-29-1994
The cemetery at Workman's Creek sits on top of the mountain, and at the very top is an 8 ft Monument dedicated to Jacob Stover and Sallie McGhee. There is a drawing of a Pioneer Man and Pioneer Woman on the monument and it reads:
Dedicated to
Jacob Stover ca 1764-1844
Sally McGhee ca 1767-1836
Married on 3-16-1788
And their children are listed as:
Jacob Jr, Obediah, Henry,, John, Lewis, Frances, Abraham, Susan, Sampson, Jubal.
The following inscription is on the stone -
"Who with great faith in God left their homeland in Franklin Co, VA and settled here on Coal River at the mouth of Lick Run about 1815, and by word and deed set, an example for their ancestors to follow. We, their many descendents are forever grateful to these, 'true pioneers
for the courage They showed and the hardships they faced. It is to these the grandparents of us all that we give our greatest honor and our deepest respect."
Dedicated 5-29-1994
Dedicated to
Jacob Stover ca 1764-1844
Sally McGhee ca 1767-1836
Married on 3-16-1788
And their children are listed as:
Jacob Jr, Obediah, Henry,, John, Lewis, Frances, Abraham, Susan, Sampson, Jubal.
The following inscription is on the stone -
"Who with great faith in God left their homeland in Franklin Co, VA and settled here on Coal River at the mouth of Lick Run about 1815, and by word and deed set, an example for their ancestors to follow. We, their many descendents are forever grateful to these, 'true pioneers
for the courage They showed and the hardships they faced. It is to these the grandparents of us all that we give our greatest honor and our deepest respect."
Dedicated 5-29-1994
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