Location: On a hill between Ripley and Cedar Lakes Conference Center. Directions: from Ripley, take Route 21 south, turn left on Cedar Lakes Drive. In about a mile, you will see a small hill and the road makes a fairly sharp turn to the left. The cemetery is on top of that hill. About 500 feet after the curve, there is a gate in the fence on the left. Inside the gate, a dirt road goes up the hill to the cemetery. Make sure the gate is closed to keep the cattle in!!! There is plenty of room to park at the cemetery, which is fenced and well maintained. This cemetery was called the Harpold Cemetery when John House was visiting cemeteries in the late 1800's and early 1900's. House says:
"The western end of the elevation is fairly level on top and is a beautiful grove that slopes down towards the road on the southwest stands the Mount Calvary, M.P. Church, which, had it a new coat of paint, would be a beautiful and appropriate sanctuary.
We visited the cemetery 18 November 2008, on a snowy day. Some of the following pictures were taken that day by Marvin Robie and Betty Briggs, some were taken by Clement Matheny at an earlier time. For a larger resolution picture, email your request to me at Betty Briggs I am very grateful to the Jackson County Historical Society (JCHS) for the transcription of this cemetery in a much earlier time when the stones were not so eroded, as well as John A. House, who recorded the dates and locations of many of the stones that were standing when he was there. My comments are in brackets [ ] and include information from my own database, available at West Virginia Pioneers .
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dh - double headstone
th - triple headstone
fs - footstone
mm - military marker
fhm - funeral home marker
 Bayer, Caroline "Mother" May 7, 1846 - Apr 24, 1920 [dh]     Board, Forest Rose His Wife Born May 14, 1872 Died July 14, 1954 Board, Infant Daughter Born & Died Dec 1, 1913 [th]          John House: Thomas Bord was a son of Patrick Bord and came with them to Reedy in 1815, when he was about four years old. He was born about 1811, and died August 18, 1869, at the age of fifty-seven years, nine months. He married Sarah Harpold, daughter of John and Rachel Sayre Harpold, who was born November 23, 1811, and died March 22, 1883, aged seventy-two years three months. They lived on the Keenan Farm on the Trace Fork of Mill Creek, and had three sons and one daughter. Thomas Bord was something of a genius, a skillful gunsmith, and there is a story extant that he made a flying machine, with which he started from the top of one of the neighboring hill and soared majestically over Ripley, but unfortunately his machine broke. Bord could not speak plain, and from a habit of concluding his remarks with the phrase, "That's a fact." was generally known as "Fact" Tom or "Fact Sure" Tom, which served to distinguish him from his brother Joe Bord's son, Tom. 
 Carney, Enoch Died ---n 10, -- Aged -2 yrs 5 m 
 John House said: Near the same spot is the grave of Enoch Carney, born February 16, 1811, died August 10, 1883, aged seventy-two years five months and beside him, his wife, Martha J. Carney, died April 3, 1900 aged seventy-six years.  John House: In the northeast corner, under the shadow of a large oak tree growing just outside are the graves of Jesse Carney, died July 31, 1879 aged eighty-two years five months. Sarah, wife of Jesse Carney died September 16, 1869, aged seventy-two. Betsey, wife of C. Carney, died November 28, 1867, aged sixty-one years ten months.      Casto, Anna 1847-1930 Mother [dh]  Casto, Mary Frances May 20, 1938 - Aug 27, 1951 Children of Carl & Mary Casto    John House: Levi Casto is another resident of this old neglected burying ground. He was a son of Willam Casto. Levi was born on the Buckhannon River, April 2, 1808 and died January 27, 1880 at the age of seventy-one years nine months. He married first, Sarah Wright nee Woodruff, widow of Daniel Wright, second Hannah Carney. He lived in the bend back of the graveyard and owned one of the finest farms in Jackson County. He raised a large family, seven sons and one daughter. If his wives are buried here, which is likely, either their graves are not marked, or I, in some unaccountable way, missed getting the inscriptions. Hannah Casto, his wife, died January 22, 1891, aged seventy-seven years, five months.      Casto, Isaac C "Father" 1867-1963     Casto, Wilbur Casto, Freda M   Casto, Margaret E 1884-1957     
  
    
 Casto, Hannah Wife of Levi Casto Died Jan 22, 1891 Aged 77 Yr 5 Mos 19 Ds
 The front of the stone  Married 1935 Casto, William D. December 3, 1915 - March 13, 1993    Casto, Margaret E. 1884 - 1957 [dh]     Chancey, Minnie E. 1918- Whither thou goest I will go   Chancey, Emily Winter Dec. 4, 1852 - Mar. 18, 1941    Chancey, Mary Wife of James Chancey Mar 14, 1815 - Mar 14, 1993 Age 78 yrs   Cleek, Peter 10/20/1779-11/14/1856  Tis hard to break the tender cord, when love has bound the heart. Tis hard, so hard to speak the words We must forever part Dearest loved one we must lay thee in the peaceful graves embrace But this memory will be ever had Til we see him fact to face. 
 Ellison, J.C. Father Ellison, Phoebe H Daughter No dates  P.H.E. 1880 - (Ellison, Phoebe H )   Mary Evelina 1880 - 1943      John House: John Harpold died March 28, 1871, aged eighty-two years six months. So reads the inscription on one of the tombstones, a stone volume giving the bare outlines of the life of one of Mill Creeks first pioneers. This much will be remembered while the stone last. "John Harpold was, and again, he was not, and the time of the beginning and the duration of this days." This much and no more, the headstone tells us, unless there be some verse of eulogy which I did not copy. Then, we know from the presence of the stone that here is the spot where his bdy was laid away when life had fled. Another stone standing at the head of another mound and bearing the legend: "Rachel, wife of John Harpold, died January 18, 1868 aged seventy-seven years one month," tells us that he was a married man and that he walked three years alone and then lay down by the side of his companion in sight of the spot, where together, they fought the battle of life. A simple calculation and we may know that John Harpold was born on the first day of September 1788. An obituary notice makes it November 2, 1788. Rachel Harpold was born January 12, 1791. Only this and nothing more. 
     John House: Jacob Hyre, died August 6, 1854 aged theiry-five years seven months. Erilla D., wife of Jacob Hyre died May 10, 1853 age nineteen years three months. She was born about 1833 or 1834. He was born January 3, 1818.    June 8, 1946 Keebaugh, William W. "Bill" Feb. 10, 1922 - Aug 23, 2005  Blessed with Virginia, Kenneth, Juanita, Opal, Wilmer and Ruth        
  Maddox, Flavilla K. His Wife Oct 19, 1849 -  Base: Maddox, Children of Ernest A & Luda Top is broken off and standing behind base.  
 McCoy, Joseph Born Nov 7, 1815 
 John House: A marker in the form of a monument, marks the grave of Amanda B. McCoy born 1820 and died 1892, on the reverse side is Joseph B. McCoy, born 1815.  Prichard, Roy E Mar 23, 1928  Pringle, E.W. 1850 - 1923       
 Rawling, Mary Staats "Mother" Nov 13, 1858 - Mar 7, 1937    
  John House says: Other graves are those of Benjamin Rhodes, died January 11, 1900 aged seventy-four and his wife Hannah died September 20, 1895 aged seventy years two months, being born July 4, 1825. By them lies a daughter, Mazilla, born 1853 died 1864.     Robey, Isaac S. "Father" July 18, 1847 - Nov. 1, 1920  
     John House: Joseph Seyler, born October 22, 1822 died February 9, 1893, aged seventy years three months and Daniel Seyler, born November 16, 1816 died July 20, 1896 aged seventy-nine years eight months. Joseph and Daniel Seyler lie together, obviously brothers.    Staats, Hannah 1826-1905 
       John House: About 1850 or later, Nancy Vandyne, a widow from Botetourt County, moved to Tug Fork. One of her sons, John Vandyne, was Sheriff of Jackson County in 1861 or during the war. Several of the family sleep in the Harpold graveyard. A badly shelled sandrock with a very neatly engraved eight pointed star bears the inscription: "Sidney C. Vandyne, daughter of John and Jemima Vandyne, born 1840 and died in 1845", a child of course. The dates are given, but I did not copy them. James W., son of J.S. and J. Vandyne, died 1856. Jemima Vandyne, born 18__, died July 9, 1850. She was the wife of John Vandyne, date of birth probably unknown, J.S. Vandyne, died December 28, 1855, in his fortieth year. Nancy A,. daughter of J.S. and E. Vandyne, died in 1872, aged nineteen years, nine months. This E. Vandyne was presumably a second wife of J.S. Vandyne. C. and S. Vandyne's children, Martha, died in 1864; George W.S. died 1866. There were Vandynes in Jackson County in 1840.     Weekley, Elizabeth Wagner his wife July 15, 1846 - Sept. 1, 1918 
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