Rockville Baptist Cemetery, West Jefferson Street Rockville, Montgomery Co., MD ****************************************************************** The cemetery presently known as "Baptist Cemetery" is traced to 1823, when a group of former members of Seneca Church organized the Bethel Baptist Church, bought a parcel of land on present S. Van Buren Street, opposite Great Falls Road and a short distance south of present W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, built a church and established a cemetery there. In 1897 a southerly segment of the land was deeded to the Mayor and Council of Rockville, evidently to enable the westward extension of Jefferson Street to Van Buren Sreet. As a result, it was then necessary to relocate 16 graves to the Rockville Cemetery, according to minutes of the Mayor and Council of Rockville of May 4, 1897; in addition to which there were at least 3 other removals to Rockville Cemetery not mentioned in the Council minutes. The congregation built a new church in 1908 on S. Washington Street Rockville, and at that time the then-existing church building on the old site was razed, leaving the cemetery as the only use of the parcel. The last known interment in the cemetery was that of William Veirs Bouic in 1896. Photos of this site may be seen at: http://www.peerlessrockville.org/projects/Baptist_Cemetery_Bouic_Plot_web.jpg And also at: http://www.peerlessrockville.org/projects/trimofwhiteoak.jpg The information here presented is made possible by the kind assistance and cooperation of Peerless Rockville, [http://www.peerlessrockville.org], an organization devoted to the restoration and preservation of Rockville's past, the present owner of the cemetery. ****************************************************************** Contributed to the USGENWEB Archives by: John D. Bowman (Cewtal@aol.com) May, 2003 To contribute additional information and/or photographs, please contact MD Tombstone Transcription Project Manager Kathi Jones-Hudson at mdcemmy@yahoo.com ****************************************************************** NAME BIRTH DEATH INSCRIPTION / NOTES ALBY, Elizabeth, Mrs. 12/31/1856 AUSTIN, William Nelson 1792 9/23/1864 BOGLEY, Ada B. 1872 1874 Child of William A. & Isabel BOGLEY, Clarence N. 1881 1881 Child of William A. & Isabel BOGLEY, Eugene 1876 1881 Child of William A. & Isabel BOGLEY, Grace 1/6/1881 Age 18 / Daughter of R.A. Bogley BOGLEY, Mary A. 4/8/1883 Wife of John BOHRER, Cornelia 1825 9/10/1874 Removed to Rockville Cemetery 1897 BOHRER, Wallace A 1847 1864 Removed to Rockville Cemetery 1897 BOUIC, Louis Aubrey 1871 1872 Son of W. Veirs, Jr. & Alice A. BOUIC, Mary 1845 1849 Child of William V. & Mary BOUIC, Mary A.M. Veirs 1816 1888 Wife of William Veirs Bouic Eldest daughter of Samuel C. Veirs BOUIC, Mrs Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897. BOUIC, Peter A. 1802 1/10/1860 Moved to Rockville Cemetery BOUIC, Unnamed child Of 'Mrs" Bouic Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 BOUIC, William Veirs 1816 1896 Lawyer / Married Mary, eldest daughter of Samuel C. & Julianna Veirs BRADDOCK, Annie 1856 Age 3 months BRADDOCK, Elizabeth 1854 1870 BRADDOCK, Isaiah 1848 1866 Son of William & Roberta V. BRADDOCK, John P. 1845 1864 BRADDOCK, Mary R. 1852 1864 BRADDOCK, Roberta V. 1826 1866 BRADDOCK, William 1818 10/31/1850 BRADDOCK, William, Jr. 1850 1868 BREWER, John 9/14/1804 7/10/1866 Second son of William & Mary R. CAMPBELL, John J. 1837 1839 Oldest remaining stone CAMPBELL, John L. 1839 Age 21 months CASE, Unnamed Man Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 DAVIS, Unnamed Child Of Mrs. William Davis Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 DAVIS, unnamed child Of Mrs. William Davis Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 DAVIS, William, Mrs. Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 GREEN, Alice R. 3/6/1860 3/291881 GREEN, Melchisadek 1890 Reported in Sentinel, but no other record / A commissioner of Rockville for 15 years GREEN, Rebecca 1825 1884 Wife of Melchisadek GREEN, Richard Clyde 3/20/1885 Son of 'M' HANCE, Unnamed Child Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 HANCE, William R. 1818 4/2/1878 Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 HANEY, Eliza P. 1875 1875 HANEY, Leonora 3/15/1889 Age 19 / Daughter of Joseph HANEY, Rosa 2/16/1889 Age 24 / Daughter of Joseph M. HOFFMAN, Unnamed Man Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 HORNER, Elizabeth 1875 JONES, Ellen Brewer 7/22/1845 7/21/1876 Wife of Spencer C. / Daughter of John & Elizabeth S. Brewer. KEYS, Belle 1876 11/29/1878 Daughter of John W. & Josephine Riley LITCEY [?], Unnamed Child Removed to Rockville Cemetery 1897 MONDAY, Margaret C. 3/24/1859 Age 23 / Wife of Bernard MULFINGER, Unnamed Child Removed to Rockville Cemetery 1897 PATTERSON, George C. 1815 1889 Son of Dr. Thomas Patterson / Twice a member of the Maryland legislature Librarian to U.S. House of Representatives / Killed in train accident PATTERSON, Thomas, Dr. 1767 1848 Tombstone now missing / Librarian to U.S. House of Representatives. RICKETTS, Mary Ella 1858 12/10/1882 Wife of Ulysses Magruder Ricketts Killed in buggy/train accident RILEY, B. F. Dec.1845 8/21/1872 RILEY, Isaac 7/5/1850 ROBERTSON, Unnamed Child Removed to Rockville Cemetery 1897 SELBY, Brice 1811 Infant / 3 months / No present marker SELBY, Brice 1774 4/15/1844 Member House of Delegates / Judge of Orphan's Court / Sheriff / Clerk of the Circuit Court SLAVES, Unnamed SMITH, Charles 1817 8/13/1845 SOMMERS, Clarence 1858 SOMMERS, Edwin 1870 Age 15 months / Child of Virginia SOMMERS, Virginia Sophia Abt. 1845 5/17/1872 Wife of Dr. Abraham H / Second daughter of Samuel C. Veirs & Julianna SOMMERS, Willia w. 1863 1878 Child of Virginia SPATES, Charles 1790 10/15/1873 SPATES, Ruth 6/17/1788 10/13/1866 Wife of Charles STEPHEN, Mary 1807 1850 VEIRS, Clarence Age 25 months VEIRS, Henry Franklin 5/3/1891 Age 72 VEIRS, Julianna 5/24/1794 11/27/1878 Youngest daughter of Dr. Diffendorfer of Baltimore VEIRS, Samuel Clark 1798 11/8/1872 Owned 'Veirs' Mill from which the road takes it's name VEIRS, Unknown VINSON, Thos. F. W., Col. 1785 9/8/1843 WHITE, George, Mrs. Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 WHITE, Unnamed Child Of Mrs. George White Moved to Rockville Cemetery 1897 ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Last updated 5/15/03