CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Clover Hill Cemetery ----¤¤¤---- Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Clover Hill cemetery: 1937 July 16 Research made by Craig Romaine Cemetery Location: 14 miles southwest of Richmond, Virginia, on Route #360; thence south 5.5 miles on Route #153; thence north .3 mile on Route #564; thence east .2 mile on private road. Chesterfield County DATE: 1861 – date of oldest grave marker OWNERS: 1839 – Judge James H. Cox 1877 – James F. Cox 1879 – John H. Cox 1883 – Bettie A. Cox 1917 – Virginia C. Tucker, Meta P. Crymes, Maude D. Liphart, James Piper Cox 1925 – J.A. and H.L. Chalkley DESCRIPTION: Clover Hill is situated in a remote section of Chesterfield County, though at one time it was the center of extensive coal mining activities. Reached by a winding land that crosses Winterpock Creek, the house stands on a small hill, under large oaks. The graveyard lies to the rear of the house, at the bottom of the hill, and among very old trees, some of which are of striking beauty, particularly a large and symetrical magnolia which grows almost in the center of the small lot. Here, protected by an iron fence, and marked by monuments and tombstones, lie the remains of Judge Cox, his wife Martha, and two sons, one of whom died a soldier in the War Between the States. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Clover Hill is perhaps one of the most historic plantations in the western part of Chesterfield. Here lived Judge James H. Cox who was a prominent figure in the political affairs of his time, and who owned and developed the Clover Hill mines. This place is rich in events of historical interest. The most notable among them was the visit of General Lee in the War Between the States; for it was in the great dining hall of this old house that General Lee ate his last meal before marching on to Appomattox and the surrender. Many stories have been told of this occasion, the most interesting and the most authentic being that of Mrs. Kate Cox Logan, daughter of Judge Cox, who was at her father’s home at the time of General Lee’s visit. The graveyard lies to the rear of the house, at the bottom of a small hill, and among very old trees. The epitaphs are as follows: Sacred to the memory of Martha R. Wife of Judge James H. Cox Born May 10th, 1810 Died August 18th, 1872 A true Wife, a true Mother and a True Woman Our Mother Mary M. Mann Aug. 10, 1817 June 22, 1878 Gone to Rest Judge James H. Cox Born Feby. 16th 1810 Died Feby. 18th 1877 His Character Based On Charity, Justice and Independence, Developed In His Life The Deepest Devotion to His County, And The Warmest Love To His Friends. I Miss Thee Capt. James Piper Cox Born April 10th, 1842 Died March 7, 1879 An Affectionate Husband and kind Father, He was noble and true, faithful and brave on the field of Appomattox, he yielded only at the command of his Chief. His Widow mourns his early death and erects this Shaft to his memory and virtues. We grieve for Thee Sacred to the memory of Lieutenant Joseph Edwin Cox Son of James H. and Martha R. Cox Born Sept. 27, 1837 Died Dec. 26, 1861 He enlisted is the first Company that left Chesterfield County for the maintenance of Southern Independence, was in the first battle fought on Virginia soil at the bombardment of Sewell’s Point near Norfolk, at this place he contracted the disease which ended his life. Born a Gentleman, bred a Scholar and a Lawyer, he died a Christian Soldier. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Court Records, Chesterfield County, Virginia Tombstone Inscriptions Visit by worker. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joan Renfrow NOTICE: I have no relationship or further information in regards to this family. ___________________________________________________________________