Inscription
Born January 20, 1820, Trainer worked as a tailor before becoming a Methodist minister. An opponent of secession, he was a delegate to the state's first Constitutional Convention and served as chaplain of the 12th WV Infantry during the Civil War. He represented Marshall County in the House of Delegates 1865-1866.
Trainer died April 19, 1891, and is buried in Moundsville.
Location
AddressWV 2, Moundsville
CityMoundsville
CountyMarshall
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.894430, -80.689110
Sources
More markers in Marshall
Moundsville/Capt. James Herrod
Named for Grave Creek Mound.
Forman Massacre
In the "Narrows," September 27, 1777, Capt. Wm.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed, 1835, from Ohio and named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
Marshall County/Wetzel County
Formed in 1835 from Ohio.
