Hoopers' Island Graveyards - Third Island

These graveyards are located on the 3rd island of the Hooper's Island
Chain known as Applegarth.  Access is by boat only as the 
bridge to the island was washed out in a storm many years ago.

Copied by Janet Ruark, Chan & Charlotte Rippons, Debby & Richard
  Moxey, Jason Moxey, Dee & Karen Kollot


Graveyard near the shoreline:

WOODLAND, William - b 14 Aug 1857 - d 16 Nov 1899
WOODLAND, Levenia J., wife of William WOODLAND - b 16 Mar 1852
             d 31 Mar 1890
WOODLAND, James A., son of Levin A. & Sarah R.E. WOODLAND
            b & d 4 Nov 1889
WOODLAND, Charles, son of Levin A. & Sarah R.E. WOODLAND - b 4 Nov 1889
WOODLAND, Levin Wilson, son of Levin A. & Sarah R.E. WOODLAND
            b 25 Jul 1891 - d 28 Dec 1895

There are about 6 or 7 graves without markers

Inland Graveyard

VOGEL, Rudolph    b 18 Jan 1889 - d 23 Dec 1913
VOGEL, Henry      b 17 Nov 1857 - d 14 Mar 1920
LEWIS, Louisa J., dau of John H & Eliza LEWIS - b 14 May 1845 
                    d 14 Jul 1850
JHL (footstone)

In fenced area:

MEEKINS, William E, son of J.M. & Ida E MEEKINS - b 29 Dec 1888
            d 27 Dec 1910
MEEKINS, Ida L, dau of J.M. & Ida E. MEEKINS - b 15 Sept 1898
            d 14 Jan 1899
MEEKINS, Windfor S., son of J.M. & Ida E. MEEKINS - b 17 Dec 1899
            d 31 Jan 1900

Lots of other unmarked graves

Inland Graveyard

WHITE, Richard S. infant son of J.W. & Clementine WHITE - b 13 Feb
         1883 - d 9 Sept 1883

One tombstone not readable

WHITE, Susan C., wife of George H. WHITE - b 22 Apr 1859 - d 5 Nov 1890
WHITE, Gouley G., dau of George H & Susan C WHITE - b 11 Nov 1883
         d 20 Aug 1884
WHITE, Gould Vane, dau of George H & Susan C. WHITE - b 9 Dec 1886
         d 11 Jul 1887
WHITE, Louisa Emeline, wife of J.H. WHITE - b 11 Jan 1820 - d 13 Jul 1888
BRANNOCK, Hester A., wife of John W. BRANNOCK - b 8 Feb 1852 - d 3 Mar 1887
BRANNOCK, George W., son of John W. & Annie BRANNOCK - b 3 Aug 1872
           d 9 Apr 1889

Lots of unmarked graves


Posted 23 November 2000


RUARK, Elmer J. son of William T. & Elizabeth RUARK - b 16 May 1884
         d 12 Oct 1905 - Masonic symbol on tombstone
SIMMONS, Raymond C. son of Major T. & Willie B. SIMMONS - b 29 Mar
         1888 - d 6 Aug 1888
RUARK, William T. - b 1831  d 23 Oct 1895
RUARK, Irvin C. son of Wm T. & Elizabeth RUARK - b 11 Jun 1880
         d 23 Oct 1895
LEWIS, Dottie S.E. dau of Thomas E. & Elizabeth LEWIS  b 24 Oct 1886
         d 16 Oct 1890
Grave in between the above & below - Could not get to it
LEWIS, Elizabeth R., wife of Thomas E. LEWIS b 15 May 1857 - d 11 Jun
        1899
DEAN, Ethel, dau of Wm. H. & Mary L. DEAN - b 6 Jul 1895 - d 12 Dec
        1914
BRANNOCK, Levada, wife of John - unmarked near fence
DEAN, Charles - b 24 Jul 1825 - d 3 Jun 1905
DEAN, Patty, wife of Charles DEAN - b 14 Oct 1828 - d 3 Oct 1910
BRANNOCK, Willis E. son of John W. & Martha BRANNOCK - b 1 Feb 1891
       d 3 May 1891
_______, Susan J.D., wife of ______ (stone broken)
RUARK, Henry H. son of W.T. & Elizabeth RUARK - b 24 Mar 1878 - d 25
        Dec 1878
RUARK, Annie V. wife of James E. RUARK Jr - b 29 Jun 1859 - d 11 Mar
         1880
RUARK, Henry H. son of James & Annie RUARK - b 7 May 1879 - d 10 Mar
         1880
BRANNOCK, Mary A. - d 20 Jan 1882 - aged 62 yrs
WOODLAND, William - d 23 Nov 1882 - aged 55 yrs
PARKS, Ella Marie Dean, wife of Benjamin Logan PARKS 
NELSON, Edmund R. - b 17 Apr 1821 - d 19 Jul 1891
RUARK, Maud L., wife of Corbett RUARK - b 4 Oct 1895 - d 2 Jul 1917
WOODLAND, Luther E. - b 6 Jul 1897 - d 23 Apr 1918

Lots of unmarked graves

Posted 14 December 2000


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