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John T Bills Cemetery

Midkiff, Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

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    Coordinates: 38.26484, -82.21099
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The cemetery is on the top of a very small knoll, off the road, at the bottom of the north hill of the holler that was once known as Falls Creek. All but one of the graves are unmarked, although there are six or a dozen field stones. It resides on what was formerly the Bills property of nearly 300 acres. According to family history, the property was lost during the depression, and the Bills Grocery store that stood at the mouth of the holler on Route 10 shut down at that time. The store was run by "grocer" Walden Alfred Bills, d. June 1932 and who was buried in the cemetery marked by a field stone. As of 2021, the family's two story house, in which all Walden's children were raised, still stood across from the cemetery. The cemetery is named after Walden's father, John Tyler Bills, who is also buried there, along with his wife and Walden's mother, Sarah Jane (Midkiff) Bills, whose stone stands alone. In November of 2017, Dennis Walden Bills II and brother Robert (Bob) Bills installed a sign for the cemetery with the most recent property owner's gracious permission. The cemetery is largely unknown to all but a few locals and to the Lincoln/Logan Co. family.
The cemetery is on the top of a very small knoll, off the road, at the bottom of the north hill of the holler that was once known as Falls Creek. All but one of the graves are unmarked, although there are six or a dozen field stones. It resides on what was formerly the Bills property of nearly 300 acres. According to family history, the property was lost during the depression, and the Bills Grocery store that stood at the mouth of the holler on Route 10 shut down at that time. The store was run by "grocer" Walden Alfred Bills, d. June 1932 and who was buried in the cemetery marked by a field stone. As of 2021, the family's two story house, in which all Walden's children were raised, still stood across from the cemetery. The cemetery is named after Walden's father, John Tyler Bills, who is also buried there, along with his wife and Walden's mother, Sarah Jane (Midkiff) Bills, whose stone stands alone. In November of 2017, Dennis Walden Bills II and brother Robert (Bob) Bills installed a sign for the cemetery with the most recent property owner's gracious permission. The cemetery is largely unknown to all but a few locals and to the Lincoln/Logan Co. family.

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  • Added: 1 Apr 2021
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2727665