Mr. Stackhouse was a woodsman that worked for the Alexander Lumber Company in Upshur County, WV. His first name is not currently known. He is believed to have been of Italian descent and did not have family near by.
He was injured in the course of doing his job. Dr. Kemp, the company doctor, and the Shahan family cared for him but the infection from his injury led to blood poisoning and his death in 1894. Being no other cemetery or church nearby, the Shahans buried him in their family cemetery about a half mile above the river in their family cemetery.
There is no stone for Mr. Stackhouse's grave but the general location is known as shown on a hand drawn map. The story of his death has been printed in multiple Upshur County texts over the years. He is also believed to haunt the railroad that still runs along the river between Alexander and Palace Valley.
He was injured in the course of doing his job. Dr. Kemp, the company doctor, and the Shahan family cared for him but the infection from his injury led to blood poisoning and his death in 1894. Being no other cemetery or church nearby, the Shahans buried him in their family cemetery about a half mile above the river in their family cemetery.
There is no stone for Mr. Stackhouse's grave but the general location is known as shown on a hand drawn map. The story of his death has been printed in multiple Upshur County texts over the years. He is also believed to haunt the railroad that still runs along the river between Alexander and Palace Valley.
Mr. Stackhouse was a woodsman that worked for the Alexander Lumber Company in Upshur County, WV. His first name is not currently known. He is believed to have been of Italian descent and did not have family near by.
He was injured in the course of doing his job. Dr. Kemp, the company doctor, and the Shahan family cared for him but the infection from his injury led to blood poisoning and his death in 1894. Being no other cemetery or church nearby, the Shahans buried him in their family cemetery about a half mile above the river in their family cemetery.
There is no stone for Mr. Stackhouse's grave but the general location is known as shown on a hand drawn map. The story of his death has been printed in multiple Upshur County texts over the years. He is also believed to haunt the railroad that still runs along the river between Alexander and Palace Valley.
He was injured in the course of doing his job. Dr. Kemp, the company doctor, and the Shahan family cared for him but the infection from his injury led to blood poisoning and his death in 1894. Being no other cemetery or church nearby, the Shahans buried him in their family cemetery about a half mile above the river in their family cemetery.
There is no stone for Mr. Stackhouse's grave but the general location is known as shown on a hand drawn map. The story of his death has been printed in multiple Upshur County texts over the years. He is also believed to haunt the railroad that still runs along the river between Alexander and Palace Valley.
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