Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryThomas Family Cemetery 1
LocationNear Timberville, Roackingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg take Route 42 to Timberville & turn right onto Route 617 (Evergreen Valley Road). Go approximately 3.0 miles & turn left onto Route 617 (Ridge Road). Cross railroad tracks & go 0.3 miles. Cemetery is along the left side of the road.
NotesCemetery is enclosed by an iron fence & overgrown. Only two headstones visible. In 1967 J. Robert Swank noted, "Cemetery on Mrs. Oliver E. Baker farm. There is a slave burial plot, with eight to ten graves outline visible, across the road near large oak. The last three buried were Nelson Nash, his brother Jerry Nash, & Dick Black about 65 years old." Slave plot was not visible in 2002.
Survey Date and Recorder28 Mar 2002
Bennie Getz, Walter Mason, Bob & Lois Emswiler

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

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

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
001ThomasRichard29 Aug 176425 Feb 1840
001ThomasElizabeth4 Jan 176929 Dec 1840
001ThomasIsaac Franklin25 Aug 1850Aged 3m 20dNo visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
001HenkelFrankie21 Mar 187921 Mar 1879s/Franklin & LizzieNo visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
002BakerOliver E. Dr.18891949In 1967 Swank noted "Dr. Baker was cremated & his ashes scattered on the farm. A monument to his memory is placed on the farm on top of Thomas Hill."
003NashNelsonNo visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot in 1967
003NashJerryNo visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot & Nelson Nash's brother in 1967
003BlackDickabout 65 yrsNo visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot in 1967