Augusta County VA Archives Cemeteries....Van Lear Family Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenda Lambert-Gibson September 8, 2009 Van Lear Family Cemetery Located on Route 613, 3/10 mile south of the intersection with Route 742 in North River District. It is approximately 300 yards from the road to the south on the farm of Alfred Ryder. There is no fence and there are quite a few trees on the plot, which measures about 100 by 150 feet. Mr. Ryder keeps it clear of underbrush. There are approximately 71 burials which can be placed and are marked, several by stones, limestone, set in the ground in an upright position. The legible ones are listed below: MS SAS J.S. F.S. E.S. Mother Stover, John 75 yr 2 mo 7 da Stover, Mary d 19 Jan 1885 76 yr 10 mo 19 da Mother, asleep in Jesus Stover, Daniel F. d 1 Feb 1878 31 yr 9 mo Stover, Sarah A. d 3 Sep 1883 Furr, Allison d 11 May 1881 73 yr 3 mo Furr, Catherine d 29 Feb 1896 75 yr 10 mo 26 da Stover, Eliza J. d 29 May 1897 49 yr 10 mo 19 da Stover, Edith d 17 Aug 1913 Limestone Limestone Keun, C.T. b 21 Jul 1819 - d 19 Dec 1852 Kiun, Izetta & A.O. b 8 Nov 1831 - d 14 Dec 1852 W.T.B.L. Stone Ballew, Eliza Jane d 21 Nov 1870 21 yr 7 mo 23 da In memory of Eliza Jane beloved wife of J.L. Ballew Jones, Minnie H. d 29 Jan 1891 59 yr 9 da Father W.N.I. 6 Rock Markers Bumgardner, Rebecca d 30 Aug 1880 w/o J.M. Bumgardner (Rebecca's stone has been grown against a boxwood and this is all that is visable) Bumgardner, John (another boxwood against stone as above) Spencer, Mary E. d 8 Oct 1896 48 yr 4 mo 8 da w/o Henry M. Spencer MES (probably footstone for above) Fishburne, Daniel b 13 Sep 1819 - d 3 Feb 1898 78 yr 4 mo 25 da Fishburne, Malinda C. b 8 Mar 1825 - d 4 Jun 1864 39 yr 2 mo w/o Daniel Fishburne Fishburne, John W.A. d 21 Dec 1882 26 yr 6 mo 14 da MCF Edd, J. son of J.W. & A.O. Stone 5 Rock Markers A.L.C. J.F.C. 3 Rock Markers Wagner, Pricilla b 2 Aug 1807 - d 2 Dec 1857 w/o John Wagner Berry, Henry d 8 Sep 1861 79 yr Berry, ____M b 15 Aug 1870 - d 18 July 1878 s/o J.M & M.C Wagner Thy will be done Berry, Inf. son No Dates s/o J.A.M. & M.C. Berry Berry, Inf. son No Dates s/o J.A.M. & M.C. Berry Berry, Edgar d 20 Nov 1897 2 da s/o J.A.M. & M.C. Berry Beloved Little Boys of J.L. & Nannie Ballew Ballew, Albert Coe d 6 Mar 1886 2 yr 11 mo 13 da Ballew, Henry Martin d 16 Jan 1887 5 yr 8 mo 12 da Lovely in life-in death long parted L.C. Cox, Lydia b 11 Feb 1822 - d Apr 1849 w/o Saml Cox Stone E.C.C. 68 yr 6 mo 18 da (above stone has no head) erected by S.J. Cox Cox, Ellen C. b 24 Jul 1831 - d 12 Feb 1900 2 Stones Amon, John d 15 Jul 1872 76 yr 11 da Amon, John d 30 Aug 1878 80 yr 6 mo 5 da Mason Mason, Rebecca b 1838 - d 1898 ss as Bingley w/o B.J. Mason Mason, Bingley b 1823 - d 1906 ss as Rebecca 2 Stones Mason, Anzonetta C. d 15 Jan 1872 11 da 5 Stones Secured by: Richard M.Hamrick, Jr. March 18, 1971