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died Jan. 12, 1834. John Lillard was the maternal great-grandfather of Melinda Cornwell Pullen.
So, within this wire fence atop Pickeral Ridge we find graves of those representing five continuous generations of the Pullen family. We also find, that monument erected to that old distant sire, John Lillard, making, then from his time, some eight generations. Those of us there adding another three generations. Counting the dead and the living, eleven generations!
After the cemetery was cleaned and toured we retreated to the shade and took some refreshments. After our short respite we headed back down the mountain. Some had an interest in revisiting our father’s birthplace, which we did. This site is in close proximity to the Pullen place, but unlike the Pullen place it lies in the bounds of Shenandoah National Park. It was sold to my grandfather, Oscar Baldwin, by his uncle, Clarence Pullen, both parcels being formerly Houghton property.
Here now, in an over grown thicket, we find the remains of two stone chimneys, silent sentinels and monuments in their own way, to the former times and people who though are long gone are by no means forgot
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