JOHN ANDREW PRITCHARD John
Andrew Pritchard b. August 8, 1862 d. April 24, 1911 |
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This picture was taken September 2, 1999 at the Nethken Hill
Cemetery, Elk Garden, West Virginia. After searching this cemetery two or three times looking for the gravesites of John Andrew Pritchard, my great-grandfather, and his son Arthur, we finally ran into an old cemetery caretaker that told us that if the gravestones were here, they would be in this particular part of the cemetery. Other relatives had searched this cemetery in vain. But we were in luck this day. The plot is partitioned off as you can see into a nice plot. There is no one else buried in this plot except an infant. I do not know if the baby is a relative. The plot is to the right of the church as you are facing it. I have included in the left side of the picture the "Fout" gravestone because the images on the gravestones of John Arthur and his son, Arthur, are almost unreadable. |
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This is the Nethken Hill Church above
the town of Elk Garden, West Virginia. There are
gravestones to the left, right, behind and across the
street from this church. The Pritchard gravestones are to
the right of the church in this picture. My great-grandfather, John Andrew Pritchard, and his son, Arthur, were killed in a coal-mining explosion on April 24, 1911. |
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This memorial is located in front of the Fire Station,Elk Garden, West Virginia
Included are John Pritchard and Arthur Pritchard.
April 28, 2001 |