
Vastie Bellamy Ariail and husband James Claude Ariail at the farm
Vastie Bellamy Ariail and husband James Claude Ariail at the farm.
This is a photo of the graves of John Harvey Ariail and his wife Chloe Climelia Ives Ariail. It is believed that the open space to the right of the headstone is the place where Eliza Ariail their young daughter is buried. When we first started the Cemetery Fund the first grave that was fixed up was that of John Harvey Ariail and his wife Chloe. Then this year we have put the coping and crushed stone on the grave to finish it up. John Harvey was born Mar 26 1775 and died Aug 29 1836. Chloe was born Abt 1778 and died Feb 14 1844. They were from Connecticut. We left the fieldstones that originally marked the graves in place with their initials on them for historical purposes only. The entire cemetery is historical in nature due to it being the final resting place for many Revolutionary War soldiers. Also the Original Aunt Jemima is buried in this cemetery very close to where our ancient grandfather was buried. She was the housekeeper (slave) of General Pickens and lived to be 105 years of age. There is no doubt that we have the correct graves because of documentation in the Anderson County Library and also a Westfield marker in the cemetery that listed the initialed stones as belonging to John Ariail and his wife Chloe.
Vastie Bellamy Ariail and husband James Claude Ariail at the farm.
Picture of Joseph Roger Michel Arial who is a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Mathias Ariail from Quebec Canada.
Picture of Becky Rabideau Jacques wife of Leo Joseph Jacques Jr. from the Michel Arial (Canadian) family line.