The Warden Family Cemetery was founded in 1801 and 1997 the cemetery was dedicated with this stone. A distant Warden cousin was kind enough to take me and my son to the many different family cemeteries when we visited Raleigh Co., WV, two years ago.
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In 1999 my Grandpa Richmond was in the hospital for some unexpected problems. While sitting in the family room that evening, I spent the next few hours asking my grandmother questions about his family, her family and their hometown of Besoco, WV. As she told me stories of the family I never knew, I continued to write down everything I could on the napkins that the hospital had in this room. That evening when I got home from the hospital, I googled my grandfathers surname and to my surprise found his cousin's obituary. Now I was 100% certain this man was related, he had the same features as my Grandpa. Same ears and forehead, I just knew I had a match. Within the next few days, I was at Grandma's house with a copy of this picture. She could not believe what I had found. This was a cousin of Grandpa's. I was so excited and hooked at the same time. From that moment on, I knew this is something I would be working on the rest of my life. This past year, I have made the biggest finds in my research so far. They are not by any means large finds. But to me, it is everything. This year I have joined the National Genealogical Society and the Illinois State Genealogical Society.
My richmond family house is right up the road from this cemetary, i visited it aswell! Very spooky cemetary i must say.