Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryLinville Creek Ch of Brethren Cem - Negro Section (*)
LocationBroadway, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 42 north (Harpine Highway) to Broadway. Turn right onto Route 1421 (E. Springbrook Road). Go 5/10th mile and go right onto Brethren Road. Go 2/10th mile and cemetery is located by the church.
NotesRefer to Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery Recordings. In Section 1 at the beginning of Row 20, there is a memorial that reads: "In Gratitude to the Church Fathers who dedicated this parcel of land for the burial of Black People- Marker placed by M. R. Zigler & S. D. Lindsay 1980." And in Section 1 at the beginning of Rows 15 & 16, J. Robert Swank noted there are 5 Negro graves. There were others said to be buried here-no markers. The caretaker of the cemetery does not have good records of early graves and the church uses J. Robert Swanks recording for it's records.
Survey Date and RecorderJune 2004
Martha Lee and Nettie Lee

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SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
NickensDocia Allen18601924Section 1 Row 015
115AllenJoshua A.18501909Section 1 Row 015
116AllenJames G.18 Oct 18306 Nov 1914Section 1 Row 016
116MaddenAlice25 Dec 184210 May 1906w/NedSection 1 Row 016
116LewisJames23 Sep 1955Aged about 80 yearsSection 1 Row 016