Wesley married Delila Jane Shifflett on May 26, 1861 in Greene County, Va., and they lived on "Dean Mountain," which is now part of the Shenandoah National Park.
According to family lore, Wesley argued with a man who had made a disrespectful remark about Wesley's wife and the man killed Wesley by striking him in the head with an ax.
There is no stone for Wesley in the cemetery and his grave is most likely marked with a field stone.
According to family lore, Wesley argued with a man who had made a disrespectful remark about Wesley's wife and the man killed Wesley by striking him in the head with an ax.
There is no stone for Wesley in the cemetery and his grave is most likely marked with a field stone.
Wesley married Delila Jane Shifflett on May 26, 1861 in Greene County, Va., and they lived on "Dean Mountain," which is now part of the Shenandoah National Park.
According to family lore, Wesley argued with a man who had made a disrespectful remark about Wesley's wife and the man killed Wesley by striking him in the head with an ax.
There is no stone for Wesley in the cemetery and his grave is most likely marked with a field stone.
According to family lore, Wesley argued with a man who had made a disrespectful remark about Wesley's wife and the man killed Wesley by striking him in the head with an ax.
There is no stone for Wesley in the cemetery and his grave is most likely marked with a field stone.
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