Fought Cemetery (Sandy Bend)

Wirt County, West Virginia
Fought Cemetery (Sandy Bend)

Also known as Monroe Fought Cemetery, Hedgeman Fought Cemetery, Fought Cemetery (Grieves Run).

Northeast of bend in river called Sandy Bend.

Latitude 39° 5' 6.6" N / Longitude 81° 23' 20.9" W M

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Burials in the Fought Cemetery (Sandy Bend)

John E. Adams (John Q.), born 15 February 1812, died 13 January 1891, son of Abraham Adams and Elizabeth (--?--). He married Elizabeth Simmons. DD

Sarah M. Clark, died 17 June 1905. She married Henry H. Leavenworth. T

Eda Collins, born 26 February 1839, died 19 May 1927, daughter of Joseph Collins and Mary (--?--). She married James Frazier 28 June 1865.

Hannah Darnell, born 3 March 1815, died 29 January 1880, daughter of Joshua Darnell and Mary (--?--). She married Thomas P. Fought 27 April 1840. TTD

Elizabeth Fisher, born 25 November 1822, died 7 May 1904, daughter of James Fisher. She married Alex Barnes 16 July 1846. She married Daniel Fought 21 August 1851. T

Alford W. Fought, born 1836, died 28 July 1900, son of Abraham Fought and Louisa Rockhold. He married Louisa A. Parish. TT

Alice Fought, born 3 June 1875, died January 1884, daughter of Alford W. Fought and Louisa A. Parish.

Cora E. Fought, born 9 December 1866, died 4 December 1893, daughter of Morgan Fought and Ann Elizabeth Barns. She married Lanson H. Crawford 14 November 1888. T

Daniel Fought, born 5 May 1827, died 23 January 1866, son of James P. Fought and Elizabeth Pribble. He was bonded to marry Elizabeth Barnes 28 July 1851. He married Elizabeth Fisher 21 August 1851. T

Daniel Fought, born 26 May 1847, died 17 December 1878, son of Thomas P. Fought and Hannah Darnell. T

Hedgman Fought, born 5 March 1840, died 6 April 1862, son of Thomas P. Fought and Hannah Darnell. T

Hedgman P. Fought, born 19 January 1830, died 25 February 1888, son of James P. Fought and Elizabeth Pribble. He was bonded to marry Margaret Rockhold 22 May 1852.

James P. Fought, born 9 October 1776, died 11 November 1862, son of Philip Fought Senior and Ann (--?--). He married Elizabeth Pribble. T

Lovey Fought, born 28 April 1843, died 3 January 1877, daughter of Thomas P. Fought and Hannah Darnell. She married John Hickman 1 December 1861. T

Mary Fought, born 26 August 1862, died August 1891.

Mary Elizabeth Fought, born 13 April 1855, died 1 June 1890 (or 2 June), daughter of Hedgman P. Fought and Margaret Rockhold. She married John Monroe Leep 24 May 1880. TTD

Monroe J. Fought, born 14 October 1868, died 20 October 1951, son of Hedgman P. Fought and Margaret Rockhold. DD

Nancy Fought, born 19 October 1852, died 28 May 1940, daughter of Daniel Fought and Elizabeth Barnes. She married Edward Conoway Hammond 17 June 1872. DD

Paschal Fought, born 30 December 1850, died 27 February 1928, son of Thomas P. Fought and Hannah Darnell. He married Mary Jane Foutty 14 January 1875. He married Arabelle Frances Rothwell 1880. He married Susanna Adams 21 August 1887. He married Mary E. Wood 12 February 1899. T

Paul Thomas Fought, born 23 February 1925, died 3 August 1927, son of Alfred Curtis Fought and Jessie Luvenia Weaver. D

Richard W. Fought, born 6 January 1867, died 26 October 1904, son of Alford W. Fought and Louisa A. Parish.

Thomas J. Fought, born 1 July 1864, died 2 January 1936, son of Alford W. Fought and Louisa A. Parish. D

Mary Jane Foutty, born 5 April 1858, died 11 November 1879, daughter of Adam Foutty and Matilda Ann Barnes. She married Paschal Fought 14 January 1875. TD

Enoch Frazier, born 1832, died 1905. T

James Frazier, born 7 July 1838, died 6 March 1906. TT

Susan Edna Frazier, born 1 October 1889, died 16 December 1889, daughter of George W. Frazier and Rosa May Camp.

Edward Conoway Hammond, born 1843, died 4 December 1911, son of Michael Hammond and Mary Ann (--?--). He married Nancy Fought 17 June 1872. TD

Homer T. Hammond, born 22 June 1877, died 2 December 1880, son of Edward Conoway Hammond and Nancy Fought. TD

Albert Hamrick, born 12 October 1858, died 6 February 1931, son of Thomas Hamrick and Farnina Peck. He married Mary J. Leasure 22 May 1910. DD

Anna K. Leavenworth, born 1875, died 1887, daughter of Henry H. Leavenworth and Sarah M. Clark. T

John Monroe Leep, born 19 February 1849 (1847), died 30 June 1938, son of Samuel E. Leep and Delilah Wood. He married Mary Elizabeth Fought 24 May 1880. He married Regina Hamrick 18 August 1908. D

Charley McCann, born July 1850, died 20 January 1893. TT

Louisa A. Parish, born 1842, died 6 February 1904. She married Alford W. Fought.

Perry Otis Roberts, born 24 January 1887, died 9 April 1944, son of Benjamin Perry Roberts and Sophia Jane Rothwell. D

Arabelle Frances Rothwell, born 21 February 1859, died 15 December 1885, daughter of Thomas B. Rothwell and Mary F. Oaks. She married Paschal Fought 1880.

Mary E. Townsend, born circa 12 February 1867, died 12 August 1888, daughter of Comodore Perry Townsend and Rebecca Ann Williams. TD

This page last modified 18 September 2026.

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