Submitted by the Upshur County Historical Commission and Bill Starnes

UPDATE: Complete with pictures October 2008 by Geraldine Little Braswell & Sandy Spann.

There appears to have been many graves in this cemetery, probably 75 to a 100, below is what remains.

According to a letter accompanying a reading from Virginia Carroll dated March 17, 1999........Mr. Jim Pruitt of California wrote to her about Hester Cemetery.  He said that his grandmother Margaret M Pruitt born May 1, 1838, died March 15, 1867, was married to William Malone Pruitt July 12, 1854.  Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Daniels.  Margaret is buried in the old cemetery that is now on the Hester Farm in Upshur County.  Possibly and probably Thomas & Mary Daniels are there too.

As hard as we all try, we are human and sometimes when reading a cemetery we miss a grave covered with leaves, fireants, or bushes. Sometimes the headstone has sunk and is mostly underground. Our area also has many graves only marked with iron ore rocks and even many unmarked graves. There are headstones that have long ago been destroyed by the elements or even vandalizm, and are hard to impossible to read the details. We would appreciate it if you would let us know if you did not find your relative which was buried here, and would appreciate your letting us use the information you know about them. With the combined efforts of us all, we can make the Upshur County website bigger and better.

Three graves within a wire enclosure, but only one with a marker:

Sarah Elizabeth Knight                 w/o Geo W Knight; Order of Oddfellow symbol; broken stone - Pic #2
May 1, 1853             Jan 10, 1881

A carved rock near this enclosure so worn but appeared to read:
D C
1801              18?4

Walter S Bailey                 s/o John & Hulda Bailey; 4 sided stone wth infant sons     Pic #2
(no dates)

Hannah E Bailey               d/o John & Hulda Bailey; 4 sided stone wth infant sons         Pic #2
May 7, 1853                April 27, 1871

Infant sons             Inf sons of John and Hulda Bailey; 4 sided stone wth Walter & Hannah             Pic #2   
(no dates)

Unknown fenced plot

Unknown H E B

Unknown Rock

Unknown Rock

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