FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Markers and Chappell Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Markers and inscriptions:
                  1937 Feb. 27
                  Research made by Haywood Cleveland McMullan



In the Court House yard located .2 of mile west of Tysons Cross Road on Vienna 
Road there is a large rock with Bronze Plate bearing the following inscription:

“From this spot No. 20” W. 220 ft. stood the first Court House of Fairfax Co. 
Built in 1742 Abandoned because of Indian Hostilities about 1752

Erected by Fairfax County  Chapter Daughters of American Revolution.”


There is a marker at  Chantilly bearing the following:

“Action of Oxen Hill.  Stonewall Jackson reached Ox Hill (Chantilly) on Sept. 
1st 1862 attempting to prevent Pope at Centreville from retracting to 
Alexandria.
The Confederates came into contact with Union Troops and there followed a fierce 
action ended by storm & darkness Gen. Philip Kearney was killed, Pope fell back 
to Alexandria.”


Andrew Chapell Graveyard:

Thomas Cooksey
Born April 11th 1798
Died Oct. 5th 1857


Sallie Cooksey 
Born Mar. 14, 1793
Died Dec. 6, 1858


C. M. Gunnell
Died Jan. 26th 1835

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