Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
Also known as Saint Xaviers Cemetery
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
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Parkersburg, West Virginia, USACoordinates: 39.27030, -81.54310 - Cemetery ID:
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The cemetery was established in 1872 when the Catholic congregation purchased the three acre plot from Dosithee Dillaway, for whom Dillaway St. is named. In 1872 this area was outside the city limits of Parkersburg and the cemetery was considered "way out in the country".
Buried here are individuals who in their lifetimes made significant contributions to their families, community and church. The cemetery contains the graves of veterans from the Mexican-American War to the Vietnam Conflict. 35 Union and Confederate Civil War veterans are interred here.
Some prominent burials include:
Colonel John "Cass" Rathbone--Drilled West Virginia's first major oil well in 1860. Some historians contend that Rathbone's well predates the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pa.. During the Civil War Rathbone commanded a unit that he personally armed and outfitted. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Visitation Academy in Parkersburg.
Capt. Michael Egan-- Captain Egan wrote a most fascinating book about his Civil War exploits. Entitled "The Flying Gray Haired Yank", it is a must read for those interested in local Civil War history.
Charles Flachbarth-- A Defense Department attorney in Washington. DC who later relocated to Parkersburg in retirement. He was the great-grandson of John Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Frances Ihrig-- The "Oil Tycoon of West Virginia". In the early part of the 20th century she amassed a fortune from the oil wells in nearby Sistersville, W. Va. A beautiful carved statue of her and her son Tony marks her final resting spot.
James Reynolds Mehen--Parkersburg's first paid fireman and later police chief. Later in life he was a U.S. Marshall and paid detective for the B and O Railroad. This Confederate veteran is referred by some historians as Parkersburg's version of Wyatt Earp.
The cemetery was established in 1872 when the Catholic congregation purchased the three acre plot from Dosithee Dillaway, for whom Dillaway St. is named. In 1872 this area was outside the city limits of Parkersburg and the cemetery was considered "way out in the country".
Buried here are individuals who in their lifetimes made significant contributions to their families, community and church. The cemetery contains the graves of veterans from the Mexican-American War to the Vietnam Conflict. 35 Union and Confederate Civil War veterans are interred here.
Some prominent burials include:
Colonel John "Cass" Rathbone--Drilled West Virginia's first major oil well in 1860. Some historians contend that Rathbone's well predates the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pa.. During the Civil War Rathbone commanded a unit that he personally armed and outfitted. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Visitation Academy in Parkersburg.
Capt. Michael Egan-- Captain Egan wrote a most fascinating book about his Civil War exploits. Entitled "The Flying Gray Haired Yank", it is a must read for those interested in local Civil War history.
Charles Flachbarth-- A Defense Department attorney in Washington. DC who later relocated to Parkersburg in retirement. He was the great-grandson of John Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
Frances Ihrig-- The "Oil Tycoon of West Virginia". In the early part of the 20th century she amassed a fortune from the oil wells in nearby Sistersville, W. Va. A beautiful carved statue of her and her son Tony marks her final resting spot.
James Reynolds Mehen--Parkersburg's first paid fireman and later police chief. Later in life he was a U.S. Marshall and paid detective for the B and O Railroad. This Confederate veteran is referred by some historians as Parkersburg's version of Wyatt Earp.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 79796
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