Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryAdam M. Long Family Cemetery
LocationNear Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. From downtown Harrisonburg, take Route 11 north (No. Main Street, name changes to No. Valley Pike) and go 6.3 miles to Route 721 (Fellowship Road). Turn right and go 9/10ths of a mile, 0.1 mile past the Fellowship U.M. Church, and cemetery is on the right side of the road.
NotesCemetery is overgrown. Starting in the sw corner of the cemetery, rows are from south to north and & from west to east.
Survey Date and Recorder16 Feb 2002
Deb Wake

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
LawsonVirginia28 Jun 19145 Sep 1914d/ C.B. & M.R. LawsonNo visible marker Feb. 2002 - recorded by DAR in 1960s
LawsonJacob Peter18584 Aug 1912No visible marker Feb 2002. Death certificate shows buried 5 Aug 1912 at Longs Graveyard , age 54 yrs. On 2 jun 2002 Deb Wake wrutes "Jacob is son if Marcus & Rebecca Garber Lawson
001LawsonIleen19 Feb 19061 Sep 1906d/ A.V. & B.V. Lawsonnot recorded by DAR
002LawsonWestly Steward19 Apr 19167 Aug 1917s/ S.C. & L.B. Lawson; 1y 4mfootstone WSL
002BoyersRuth M.1 Sep 191619 Nov 1916d/ Otho & Ollie Boyersfootstone RMB; gc/ Erasmus & Jennie Lawson
002BoyersOrville L.13 Mar 191218 Mar 1913s/ Otho & Ollie Boyersfootstone OLB; gc/ Erasmus & Jennie Lawson
002LawsonErasmus18501924Fathers/ Marcus & Rebecca Garber Lawson; double headstone
002LawsonVirginia F.18521928Mothernee Houchens; w/ Erasmus
002HolsingerMinnie Lawson2 Jun 18856 Mar 1919stone toppled; d/ Erasmus & Jennie Lawson
003LongMarion18401922footstone ML; double headstone; s/ Elizabeth Long
003LongMartha A.18491918his wifefootstone MAL; nee Sisk; w/ Marion; died 22 Feb 1918 per death ctf.
003CaveMarcellus Alfred11 Jun 18484 Jul 18524y 23 dheadstone faces west;s/ Alfred & Ann Cave
003RustMary E.2 May 185019y 2m 12dheadstone faces west; footstone MER
003RustElizabeth2 Jul 18503m 1dfootstone ER; headstone faces west; not recorded by DAR
003HooverWilliam De Witt2 Apr 184921 May 1850s/ John & Catherine Hoover; 1y 1m 19dfootstone WDWH
003HooverCatherine29 Oct 181020 Oct 1864Mother"; w/ John; 53y 11m 21dfootstone CH
003HooverJohn29 Jan 1810Jun 1865Father; 56yr of his lifefootstone JH
003LawsonTracie L.13 Apr 18838 Apr 1911Mothernee Glovier; 1st wife/Thurston Lawson
004LongMary11 Jul 1874about 94ynot recorded by DAR
005LongEli4 Jun 182430 Jun 1904Fatherfootstone EL; s/George & Mary Long
005LongLucinda18238 Jul 1877w/ Elifootstone LL; nee Deshler; 1st wife; headstone broken
006LongAdam M.2 Mar 1884about 80y; fatherheadstone toppled; footstone AML
006LongAgnes J.25 Jan 188781y 27d; motherfootstone AL; w/ Adam
006LongAmantha7 May 183411 Nov 1898w/ Peter; d/ Michael & Diana Sellers; large pillar that is toppled
006LongP. W.22 Jan 182918 Apr 1910s/ Adam & Agnes Long; not found 16 Feb 2002; likely on underside of above
006GaitherOtis L.21 Mar 19005m 3d; s/ G.W. & M.A. Gaitherfootstone OLG; L for Long
006LongMyrtie A.18691936d/ Peter W & Amantha Long; not recorded by DAR; double headstone
006GaitherC.W.R.4 Nov 189943y 10m 9d; fatherfootstone CWRG; first name Cristian
006LongMichael W.18671948s/ Peter W & Amantha Long; not recorded by DAR
006GaitherIda F2 May 188630y 7m 17d; w/ C.W.gd/ Adam & Agnes Long
007LawsonJohn F.11 Aug 190579y 5m 3dfootstone Lawson
007LawsonAmanda C.9 Apr 190068y 9m 15dw/ John F; d/ Adam & Agnes Long
007HarrisonLuther B.8 Jul 187426 Oct 188814y 3m 18d; s/ R.A. & M.F. [Long Harrison]not recorded by DAR