Lucas - Farley Cemetery

The Farley Cemetery is located about 3.5 miles  up Big Fork or Laurel Fork  on Saw Mill Hollow  of Sand Creek , Ranger , WV in Lincoln County . To gain access to this cemetery, you'll need a 4-wheel drive vehicle . There are 37 unmarked graves at this cemetery

Pam and Hillary pictured at the Lucas Cemetery with the graves of their Great-Grandparents : Causby Elvira (Lucas) Farley and Melvin Farley ( Melvin was the s/o Matthew and Rachel (Lucas) Farley).

Row 1 Brumfield , Paris ; b. 8/2/1888 ; d. 1/11/1939 ; s/o John H. and Susan Ellen (Lucas) Brumfield ;(One of his son's was Con Brumfield who married Nora Vance who was the d/o Charley and Sibby (Lovejoy) Vance) Unmarked baby's grave ; named Joyce ann Brumfield ;d/o Con and Nora (Vance) Brumfield Unmarked Hicks, Johnnie ; s/o Bill Hicks and Jessie Brumfield Unmarked Unmarked Row 2 Unmarked Child's grave Unmarked Unmarked ( tin marker but the writing is washed away) Row 3 H.A. possibly unmarked grave with a tree for a headstone Lucas , Robert L. ; 1906-1974 ; married to Lula b. ( ?) Lucas Lucas, Lula B. ; 1924-1950 ( possibly the "50" is for age) " only marked with 'LBL' " Unmarked baby's grave Lucas , Roger Dale ; 9/18/ or 13th. (small pile of rocks for a headstone) "RDL" Row 4 Lambert, Anna D. (Farley) b. 4/10/1915; d. 6/22/2001 married 1. Albert Lambert and then married his uncle 2nd who was also named Albert Lambert; sister to Elvira (Lucas) Farley and the d/o David and Nancy (Neace) Lucas Lambert , Albert A. ; PVT US Army , WWII ; b. 2/20/1921 ; d. 1/20/1976 Lucas, Allen Green ; 1876-1960 Possibly unmarked grave ( stone with an "A" on it) "R.A."- illegible writing Unmarked Row 5 Lucas , Margaret Ann ; 1876-1951 ; d/o Ralph and Emmezetta (Nelson) Lucas ; m.1 Owen Osbourne Vance ; m. 2 Allen Green Lucas (Allen was a brother to Melvin Farley's mother Rachel (Lucas) Farley) White tombstone with illegible lettering Vance, Florie ; b. 2/27/1925 ; d. 11/14/1927 ;d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance Vance, Nellie ; b. 6/9/1930 ; d. 9 /25/1931 ; d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance Unmarked square slab Unmarked Unmarked Vance, E.E. Miss; 6/14/1946 Unmarked Vance, Charley ; b. 8/17/1898 ; 9/8/1950 ; s/o Owen and Margaret (Farley) -Lucas Vance Vance, Hazel (Nelson); b. 9/27/1901 ; d. 1966 ; d/o Allen and Sibby (Lovejoy)  Nelson ; m. Charles Vance Grave marked with a cinderblock Vance, Larry Owen ; b. 1/22/1945 ; d. 11/3/1986 ; s/o Mack and  Edar (Adkins)Vance, Marcil ; b. 2/16/1923 ; d. 12/2/1988 ( father of 14 children) Rogers, Maura (Vance)-Lambert ; b.7/ 23/ 1947 ; d.  1994 ; d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance Three unmarked graves between Rows 5-6 Row 6 Three Unmarked graves " F.L." only lettering visible is Nov._ 1911(?) D.R.L. Unmarked ( tree at the foot area with a stone against it marked with the date " 45" Two more unmarked graves Unmarked baby's grave  with an "M. R." or " M. P. " on the footstone Row 7 Farley, Violet Jean (Vance) ; 9/4/1937 - 11/2/1991 ; d/o Charley and Hazel (Nelson) Vance ; married to Lilburn "Jocko" Farley Baby Farley ; born and died May 1957 ; child of Lilburn "Jocko" and Violet Jean (Vance) Farley Anna D. Farley Lambert; b4/10/1915 ; died 6/22/2001 m. 1st Albert Lambert m. 2nd Albert Lambert (an uncle to the 1st Albert Lambert) Five  unmarked graves Large round rock lying beside a tree with a footstone ; possibly "F.B.R." on it Two unmarked graves Rakes, Susan ; 1858-1925 ; d/o John C. and Rebecca (Elkins) Farley Rakes, Levi ; 1835-1929 ; s/o Levi Chelsey and Susan (Farley) Rakes Two unmarked graves

Paris Brumfield; s/o John H. and Susan (Lucas) Brumfield; married Julia Lucas

Pictured above are the graves of Homer Maynard ( spouse of "Toots"  (Farley) Maynard  and his son, Roger Maynard

Vance, Florie ; b. 2/27/1925 ; d. 11/14/1927

Row 8 Mrs Margaret Ann Lucas (sister to Melvin Farley's mom, Rachel (Lucas) Farley Wife of Allen Gren Lucas born 1876- died 1960 Farley, Ralph ; b. 4/1886 ; d. 1967 ; s/o Robert Lee and Elvira (Lucas) Farley Farley, Lottie Unmarked "R.F." Unmarked Unmarked ( at the head of Melvin Farley) named " Nancy (Neace) Farley " B.D.P" N or W / 1917/R.F. Possibly "Robert Paris ?" s/o  Elvira's sister Virgie (Lucas) ? Unmarked VL Farley, Jane Causby ; b; 1/1884 d. 1920 Farley, Joe ; 1919-1920 Unmarked "C.R." or "O.R" ; born 1924 There are two unmarked baby's graves in this row above Melvin and Causby Farley's headstones. One  was the baby  of  Elvira and Melvin Farley; named Rachel Farley. The other baby was the Elvira's sister, Lettie's< child. Row 9 Unmarked baby's grave; named "Johnny Farley" s/o Melvin and Causby Farley died at age 2 years Farley, ? ; ( scratched name in tin plate) "V" on small headstone; possibly Nancy Farley Neace "BRP" Robert Paris ? s/o Elvira's sister, Virgie Farley , Causby Elvira ; 12/4/1917 ; d. 7/13/1983 ; d/o David and Nancy V. (Neace) Lucas ; m. Melvin Farley Farley, Melvin Clay ; b. 11/19/1905 ; d. 10/13/1989 ( Obit. says 10-14-1989) ; s/o Matthew Clay and Rachel (Lucas) Farley Row 10 Maynard, Roger Lee ; b. 1965 ; d. 1992 ( murdered in Logan County) ; s/o Homer and Vartie "Toots" (Farley) Maynard Maynard, Homer  ;b 4/15/1921 ; 5/10/2000

Vance, Edgar, b 1922 ; d. 1998

Adkins, Howard ; b. 1935-1998

Church, Thomas C. ; b. 12/1/ 1933 ; d. 12/29/ 1999 ; s/o William Claude and Mary (Porter) Church ; married to Sylvia "Sibbie" Celvesta Vance. They had ten children and 15 grandchildren and 5 great -grandchildren

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