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| Cemetery | Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Location | Port Republic area, Rockingham County, Virginia. From corner of Route 11 (South Main Street and Route 659 (Port Republic Road), travel east 8.1 miles on Route 659. Take the first right after you pass Mill Creek Church of the Brethren & cemetery, on to Route 673 (Mill Creek Ch Road). Go 9/10th mile and turn right on to Route 672 (Latimer Road & also called Mill Creek Ch Road). Go 6/10th mile on Route 672 till you can make a left turn on to Route 671 (Shady Grove Rd). Go about 6/10ths mile on Route 671 (gravel road) & cemetery is on the left side of road. |
| Notes | Cemetery is enclosed by a fence and well maintained. Notes in the "Remarks" column were made by an unknown person. This person furnished the following: Recorded History of Shady Grove United Brethrens in Christ Church, Records found in Virginia General Conference Annual Reports. Shady Grove Church was part of the Pleasant Valley Parish. Other churches in Parish: Mt. Hebron, Mt. Sinai, Keezletown. Pastors listed: 1898-A.J. Secrist (32 members), 1900 J.W. Maiden (31 members), 1901 J.W. Maiden (16 members), 1904 & 1905 T.J. Feaster (24 members), 1908 W.H. Sampsell (no members listed), 1910 L.A. Racey (no members Listed), 1912 C.P. Dyche (no members listed), 1916 S.L. Baugher (no members listed), 1920 G.A. McGuire (no members listed), 1921 C.W. Tinsman (no members listed), 1923 C.W. Tinsman (49 members), 1924 E.B. Caplinger (no members listed), 1925 & 1926 D.A. Frazier (7 members), 1927 D.A. Frazier (6 members), 1928 Luther Tedrick (6 members), 1929 J.W. Brill (6 members), 1930 J.W. Brill (0 members). The church building was dedicated on June 12, 1911. The cost of the building was $1700.00, with a $625.00 down payment and remaining balance of $1025.00. |
| Survey Date and Recorder | 05 Apr 2005 Bob & Lois Emswiler |
Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown
| Section | Row | Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | William Russell | 6 May 1877 | 3 Jul 1921 | s/Samuel H. Baker & Sarah M. shreckhise | Moved to Pineville Brethren Church Cemetery | ||
| Baker | William Russell | 3 Sep 1917 | 13 Sep 1917 | s/William R. Baker & Mollie M. Kyger | Moved to Pineville Brethren Church Cemetery | ||
| Showalter | John Wise | 19 Sep 1888 | 6 Apr 1906 | s/Mathias F. Showalter & Susan C. Lahman | Unmarked grave | ||
| Showalter | Mathias Franklin | 1 Mar 1856 | 13 Sep 1923 | s/William Showalter & Eliza A. Baker | Unmarked grave | ||
| Showalter | Susan Catherine Lahman | 13 Sep 1861 | 25 Dec 1925 | Unmarked grave | |||
| 001 | Pirkey | Dianna C. | 15 Oct 1854 | 6 Mar 1911 | ch/Alexander Pirkey & Elizabeth Eutsler | ||
| 002 | Saufley | Infant | 1897 | ch/T. J. & A. F. | ch/Thomas Jefferson Saufley & Ada Floss Dennett | ||
| 002 | Saufley | Ada F. | 1870 | 1936 | b. 11 Apr 1870 d. 18 Mar 1936; w/T. J. Saufley; Full name-Ada Floss Saufley | ||
| 002 | Saufley | Thomas J. | 1869 | 1955 | b. 4 Jul 1869 d. 12 Jul 1955; s/Isaac Newton Brown Saufley & Josepha Ann Null; Full name-Thomas Jefferson Saufley | ||
| 003 | Meyerhoeffer | Infant Son | 27 Feb 1893 | 27 Feb 1893 | s/W. J. & A. E. | Parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger | |
| 003 | Meyerhoeffer | Giles S. | 12 Aug 1850 | 17 Apr 1926 | Father | Full name-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer | |
| 003 | Meyerhoeffer | Mary S. | 11 Jan 1853 | 21 May 1923 | His wife; Mother | w/Giles S. Meyerhoeffer; parents-William W. Kyger & Mary Jane Jones; Full name-Mary Salome Kyger Meyerhoeffer | |
| 003 | Drummond | William A. | 22 Feb 1897 | Aged 74y 1m 21d | |||
| 003 | Drummond | Barbara A. | 8 Mar 1898 | Aged 63y 8m 5d; w/Wm. A. | |||
| 003 | Saufley | Mary E. C. | 6 May 1858 | 23 Apr 1924 | w/George H. | 2nd w/George H. Saufley; full name-Mary Elizabeth Catherine Drummond Saufley | |
| 003 | Saufley | Geo. H. | 31 Mar 1836 | 26 Feb 1913 | Parents-William Saufley & Margaret Altaffer; full name George Harrison Saufley | ||
| 004 | Meyerhoeffer | Laura S., Little | 15 Oct 1891 | Aged 4y 1m 25d; d/G. S. & Mary S. | Parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger | ||
| 004 | Meyerhoeffer | J. Paul | 29 Jun 1893 | Aged 14y 7m 18d; s/G. S. & Mary S. | Parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger; full name-John Paul Meyerhoeffer | ||
| 004 | Meyerhoeffer | J. W. | 6 Oct 1895 | Aged 12y 1m 14d; s/G. S. & Mary S. | Parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger; full name-Jacob Will Meyerhoeffer | ||
| 004 | Meyerhoeffer | Bennie M. | 11 Mar 1896 | Aged 8y 6m 19d; s/G. S. & M. S. | Parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger; full name-Benjamin (Bennie) M. Meyerhoeffer | ||
| 004 | Sipe | Pearl L., Little | 15 Dec 1897 | Aged 5y 4m 4d; d/H. S. & G. B. | Parents-Samuel H. & Gertha B. Sipe; Full name-Pearl Lenora Sipe | ||
| 004 | Sipe | Infant Son | 24 Jul 1905 | Aged 3 das; s/S. H. & G. B. | Parents-Samuel H. & Gertha B. Sipe | ||
| 004 | Sipe | Infant Daughter | 1 Sep 1906 | d/S. H. & G. B. | Parents-Samuel H. & Gertha B. Sipe; no age shown | ||
| 004 | Sipe | Steward A. | 12 Sep 1898 | 6 Dec 1911 | s/Henry & Gerthie | Parents-Samuel H. & Gertha B. Sipe; full name-Steward Albert Sipe | |
| 004 | Sipe | Samuel H. | 12 Aug 1868 | 29 Jun 1919 | Father | Full name-Samuel Henry Sipe | |
| 004 | Sipe | Gertha B. | 9 Jun 1874 | 9 Apr 1942 | His Wife | w/S. H. Sipe; parents-Giles Samuel Meyerhoeffer & Mary Salome Kyger da. of William W. Kyger & Mary Jane Jones; full name-Gertrude (Gertha) Belle Zora Meyerhoeffer Sipe, born in Port Republic, VA. | |
| 004 | Kyger | Wm. W. | 14 Jul 1807 | 28 Apr 1855 | Aged 47y 9m 14d | Born Cub Run, VA; 3 daughters-Elizabeth C., Virginia Frances, Mary Salome; parents-Johannes (John) M. Kyger & Elizabeth Harshman | |
| 004 | Kyger | Mary | 14 Jul 1827 | 19 Jun 1903 | Age 76 yrs | Full name-Mary Jane Jones Kyger | |
| 004 | Kyger | Leon A. | 26 Aug 1899 | Age 2m 28d | |||
| 004 | Kyger | Albert | 26 Jan 1898 | Age 1m 25d | |||
| 004 | Kyger | Wm. McKinly | 26 Jan 1897 | Age 5m 18d | |||
| 004 | Kyger | Alonza | 7 May 1901 | Age 3m 9d | |||
| 004 | Kyger | Thomas J. F. | 5 Jan 1903 | Age 4m 15d | |||
| 004 | Shifflett | Jos. A. | 12 Sep 1839 | 7 Dec 1887 | Aged 48y 2m 25d | ||
| 005 | Craun | Infant Daughter | 17 Sep 1889 | d/C. S. & M. M. | |||
| 005 | Showalter | Eliza A. | 30 Jan 1830 | 22 Dec 1910 | w/Wm. | Parents-Philip Baker & Margaret Ruebush; w/William Showalter | |
| 005 | Diehl | Elizabeth C. | 12 Sep 1832 | 25 Aug 1911 | w/Hezekiah Diehl | No children; parents-Philip Baker & Margaret Ruebush | |
| 005 | Rodgers | Margaret J. | 9 Feb 1837 | 14 Feb 1921 | |||
| 005 | Null | George | 8 Jul 1813 | 5 Apr 1885 | Father | Parents-Leonard Null & Margaret Mittenberger | |
| 005 | Null | Amanda | 9 Mar 1820 | 9 Feb 1904 | Mother | Parents-John Pirkey & Ann Mittenberger; Ann & Margaret Mittenberger were sisters | |
| 006 | Baker | Mary F. | 3 Oct 1894 | Aged 55y 7m 28d | Parents-Philip Baker & Margaret Ruebush; Not married, lived at home per 1880 census | ||
| 006 | Baker | Luella L. | 19 May 1900 | Aged 28y 6m 14d; w/L. W. | 1st w/Luther W. Baker; Parents-William Liskey & Amanda Catherine Arementrout; Full name-Luella Lee Liskey Baker | ||
| 006 | Baker | Saml. H. | 18 Sep 1834 | 25 Aug 1906 | Aged 71y 11m 7d | Husband of Sara Margaret Shreckhise; Parents-Philip Baker & Margaret Ruebush | |
| 006 | Baker | Sarah M. | 27 May 1841 | 28 Jan 1922 | His Wife; Gone but not forgotten | w/Samuel; Full name-Sarah Margaret Shreckhise Baker | |
| 006 | Baker | Maggie M. | 12 Jan 1867 | 14 Aug 1936 | Wife | 2nd w/Luther W. Baker; Parents-Peter & Elizabeth Hartman; Full name-Maggie M. Hartman Baker | |
| 006 | Baker | Luther W. | 10 Jun 1867 | 5 Apr 1955 | Husband | Parents-Samuel H. Baker & Sarah Margaret Shreckhise; Full name-Luther Worthington Baker | |
| 006 | Hartman | Ward B. | 1872 | 1945 | Parents-Peter W. & Elizabeth Ann Hartman; Full name-Benjamin Ward Hartman | ||
| 006 | Hartman | Peter W. | 12 Oct 1834 | 15 Jul 1913 | Kind angels watch his sleeping dust till Jesus comes to raise the just. Then may he wake with sweet surprise and in his Savior's image rise. | Parents-Abram Hartman and Susannah Long | |
| 006 | Hartman | Elizabeth Ann | 9 Oct 1836 | 29 Nov 1919 | Aged 83y 1m 20d; w/Peter W. | ||
| 006 | Hartman | John William | 27 Apr 1874 | 1 Aug 1928 | Their children-Lester J., Olin W., Wilson A., Jesse C., Bessie M., Ethel A.; It is the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit and they are life. St. John 6-63 | Parents-Peter W. & Elizabeth Ann Hartman | |
| 006 | Hartman | Maude Mary Root | 15 Feb 1882 | 12 Mar 1922 | His wife | w/John William Hartman | |
| 007 | Freed | Charles N. | 24 May 1892 | 13 Jan 1895 | Age 2y 7m 19d; s/J. N. & A. I. | ||
| 008 | Baker | Virginia F. | 10 Dec 1851 | 30 Apr 1909 | His wife; Dear Parents, Tho we miss you much, we know you rest with God | w/G. Baker; Parents-William W. Kyger & Mary Jane Jones; Full name-Virginia Frances Kyger Baker | |
| 008 | Baker | Anna Laura Silona | 24 May 1874 | ? ? 1877 | Age 3y 1m 13d; d/George & V. | d. 7 Oct 1877 per DAR in 1960s; only death year legible in 2005 | |
| 008 | Baker | George | 26 Jan 1845 | 14 Apr 1928 | Husband of V. F. Kyger; Parents-Philip Baker & Margaret Ruebush | ||
| 008 | Baker | Bertie A. | 28 Jan 1884 | Age 4m 6d; d/Geo. & V. | Parents-George & Virginia F. Baker; Full name-Bertie Alice Baker | ||
| 009 | Harbin | Gloria Ann | 18 Apr 1942 | 18 Apr 1942 | d/R. H. & Edna | Parents-Robert H. & Edna Harbin | |
| 010 | Kyger | Benjamin H. | 18 Oct 1888 | 6 Jun 1912 | s/D. N.; My beloved son; Twas hard to give thee up, but thy will O God be done | ||
| 011 | Crow | Polly Anne | 23 Mar 1898 | Age 67 yrs; Mother; Erected by W. H. Crow | |||
| 011 | Crow | James W. | 4 Oct 1902 | Age 70 yrs; Father; Erected by W. H. Crow | |||
| 011 | Crowe | George F. | 12 Aug 1848 | 26 Dec 1924 | Age 66y 4m 12d | ||
| 012 | Seivers | Elmer J. | 1948 | 2002 | Grandle Funeral Home marker only |
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