The Morgantown Community Cemetery
Mount Nebo Church Road
Morgantown, Virginia
This cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and 
is an African-American Cemetery.  It is partially enclosed by a wood fence 
and contains over 100 grave sites.  The land was once owned by William Morgan 
and the land was deeded to his former slaves during the 1870's.  The 
cemetery was deed by James Lawson to the Morgantown Colored Baptist 
Church in 1876.  The earlies documented tombstone is for Mollie Massie 
who died in 1880.  There are many unmarked graves.
(cemetery is approx. 0.2 miles SE of the intersection of Freestate Road 
& Mount Nebo Church Road)
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Ragin, Sheila O., 1958 - 2001   (RaginS.jpg)
Wines, Mary Lee, 1922 - 1960 (WinesML.jpg)
Wines, Sam H., US Army World War II, Mar 13, 1921-Nov 14 1994 (WinesSH.jpg)
Jackson, Lucy G., Mar. 16 1914-Oct. 10, 1979, Beloved wife and mother (JacksonLG.jpg)
Jackson, Rossell S., US Army World War II, Jun 10, 1913-Aug 13, 1977 Rev (JacksonRS.jpg)
Jackson, Asbury, 1911-1913 (JacksonAL.jpg)
Jackson, Edith L., 1913-1979 (JacksonEL.jpg)
Miles, R.E., 1858-1936 and Miles, Kitty W., 1867-1900 (MilesRE.jpg)
Blount, Geraldine, April 20, 1920-Sept 5, 1943 (BlountG.jpg)
Howell, Ella C. Ford, Dec. 10, 1898-Jan. 11, 1955 (HowellEC.jpg)
Ford, Lillie, 1875-1955 (FordL.jpg)
Ford, Jesse, 1867-1953 (FordJ.jpg)
King, Harvey E. Jr. "Butch", February 13, 1950-March 27, 1998, In Loving Memory (KingHE.jpg)
Hamilton, M. Louisa, Daughter, Died Aug 19, 1916 aged 48 years and Waters, Bell Died May 2, 1912, Aged 63 years (HamiltonML.jpg)
Butler, Chas, Died Feb. 10, 1926, Love and Truth Chamber, 6080-Warrenton, Va. (ButlerC.jpg)
Butler, Sarah, Wife of C.H. Butler, Died Mar. 6, 1904, ag 53 yrs, 2ms, 6 ds, One monumental dear, has vanished, I think as the tear drops start that the memory of my Sarah, Is still within my heart (ButlerS.jpg)
Ford, Mary C., Born Nov. 30, 1872, Died July 1, 1904 (FordMC.jpg)
Ford, Ella, My Dear Mother, Born Feb. 2, 1847, Died May 11, 1920, Aged 73 yrs, 4 mos, 9ds, Gone but not forgotten (FordE.jpg)
Ford, Douglass, Father,  Died June 24, 1915(FordD.jpg)
Ford, Wm Moses, 1867-1944 (FordWM.jpg)
Smith, Daniel, 1878-1943 (SmithD.jpg)
Smith, Minnie C., 1897-1988 (SmithMC.jpg)
Smith, Alphonso F., 1919-1992 (SmithAF.jpg)
Miles, Lucinda, 1877-1963 (MilesL.jpg)
Williams, Mary E., Born Apr 1, 1840, Died Dec 27, 1917 (WilliamsME.jpg)
Lee, Randle, Born Apr 17, 1849, Died ??, 26, 1916, Aged 67 years, 7 ms, 9 dys (LeeR.jpg)
Lee, Mary S., Born 1837, Died 1918, Aged 80 yrs, 6 ms (LeeME.jpg)
Lee, Bessie V., 1877-1943 (LeeBV.jpg)
Sanford, Ernest Warren, AA, US Navy, Mar 31, 1959-Mar 14, 1881 (SanfordEW.jpg)
George, George, 1894-1965 (GeorgeG.jpg)
Ford, Richard, 1953-2000 (FordR.jpg)
Pinkett, Lucy B., Born Jan. 29, 1868, Died Sept. 25, 1932 (PinkettLB.jpg)
Anderson, Robert L., May 2, 1902-Sept. 1, 1980 and Anderson, Mary H., Jul. 4, 1912-Jul. 19, 1992 (AndersonRL.jpg)
Nelson, Zelma, Dec. 8, 1945-Mar. 9, 1994 and Nelson, Eugene , Dec. 20, 1937-(blank) (NelsonZ.jpg)
Anderson, Robert L., 1927-1995 and Anderson, Mary P., 1930-2003 (AndersonRLP.jpg)
O'Neill, Lena S., Dec. 28, 1902-Sept. 2, 1963 (ONeillL.jpg)
Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth, Mother, Born Sept. 29, 1857, Died Apr. 16, 1935 (ThompsonSE.jpg)
Miles, Rosie E., 1893-1988 (MilesR.jpg)
O'Bannion, Herbert R., Jan. 5, 1951-Feb. 3, 1979 (OBannion.jpg)
Gaines, Nathan, Oct. 14, 1944 (GainesN.jpg)
Tates, Sandy Robert, 1904-1969 and Tates, Nanie Belle 1894-1969 (TatesSR.jpg)
Herder, James S., 1917-1976 (HerderJS.jpg)
Bailey, Sarah H., 1883-1868 (BaileySH.jpg)
Herder, James F., 1885-1944 (HerderJF.jpg)
Timbers, Rachel W., 1886-1973 (Timbers.jpg)
Jackson, Viola, 1929-? and Jackson, Joseph Jr., 1937-1975 (JacksonV.jpg)
King, Nelson T., Pvt US ARMY, Mar 9, 1898-Nov 27, 1974 (KingNT.jpg)
Thornley, Ella Timbers, Mother, May 20, 1897-Mar 24, 1939 (ThornleyET.jpg)
Mills, Michele D., 1962-1962 (MillsMD.jpg)
O'Banion, Hillery H., 1921-1986 (ObanionHH.jpg)
O'Banion, Eliza C., 1883-1961 (OBanionEC.jpg)
O'Banion, Richard L., 1909-1984 (OBanionRL.jpg)
Russell, Dorothy Irene, Oct. 29, 1928-May 2, 2003 (Russell.jpg) & (RussellD.jpg)
King, Robert H., US Navy, World War II, Apr. 5, 1915-Sep. 21, 1994 (KingRH.jpg)
King, Soney T., 1885-1973 and King, Addie T., 1884-1963 (KingST.jpg)
Whitmore, Helen L., Mother, August 10, 1919-January 22, 1994 (WhitmoreHL.jpg)
Davis, Marie Gaines, 1914-1993 (DavisMG.jpg)
Gaines, Major H., 1912-1939 (GainesMH.jpg)
Gaines, George T., Aug. 1, 1891-July 5, 1950 and Gaines, Pearl C., Mar. 18, 1897-Jan. 8, 1941 (GainesGT.jpg)
O'Banion, Viola M., 1925-1978 (OBanionV.jpg)
Gaines, Willie G., CPL, US ARMY, World War II, Dec 17, 1916-Jan 19, 1981 (GainesWG.jpg)
Gaines, Geneva, Mother, Apr 17, 1920-Apr 12, 1994 (GainesG.jpg)
King, Lacey V., 1919-2000 (KingLV.jpg)
King, Willie N., 1908-1978 (KingWN.jpg)
Walden, Eliza Marie "Boo", Oct. 17, 1972-Nov. 15, 1995 (WaldenEM.jpg) & (WaldenE.jpg)
Walden, James E. Jr., 1951-1979 (WaldenJE.jpg) 
O'Bannion, Morris E., 1915-2002 (OBannionME.jpg)
Coates, Etta Gaines, 1889-1976 (CoatesEG.jpg)
Headen, Minnie Lee, 1941-1976 (HeadenML.jpg)
Bushrod, Lula W., Aug 6, 1906-Mar 3, 1986 (BushrodLW.jpg)
Bushrod, Preston, 1903-1992 (BushrodP.jpg)
Hill, Naomi Bushrod, 1938-2001 (HillNB.jpg)
O'Bannion, David D., April 19, 1949-Feb. 14, 1978, May he rest in peace o'lord, His loving son and relatives (OBannionDD.jpg)
O'Bannion, Elwood O., Oct. 18, 1951-March 31, 1975 (OBannionEO.jpg)
Corum, Teresa Lewis, 1910-1997 (CorumTL.jpg)
Corum, James E., 1912-1991 (CorumJE.jpg)
O'Bannion, Moses H., 1992-1992 (OBannionMH.jpg)
O'Bannion, Sophie I., 1972-1972 (OBannionS.jpg)
Hughes, Catherine S., 1929-2001 (HughesCS.jpg)
Harris, Aubrey Sanders, PFC US Army, Mar 1, 1934-Jun 8, 1991 (HarrisAS.jpg)
Harris, Gilbert A., 1957-1997 (HarrisGA.jpg)
Harris, Charles C., 1955-1989 (HarrisCC.jpg)
Christian, Devin M., 1994-1994 (ChristianDM.jpg)
O'Bannion, Carrie F., Nov 14, 1915-Feb 5, 2000 (OBannionCF.jpg)
Wines, Charles H., Daddy Bill, Dec. 20, 1937-Jan. 12, 1998 (WinesCH.jpg)
Wines, Amanda Viola, March 15, 1920-July 5, 2001, In Loving Memory-The Children (WinesAV.jpg) & (WinesA.jpg)
Thornley, Ernest, SP3 US ARMY, Korea, Apr, 28, 1936-Jan 16, 1979 (ThornleyE.jpg)
Thornley, James W., Aug. 27, 1899-Jan 26, 1985 (ThornleyJW.jpg)
Thornley, Benjamin Sr., 1932-1999 (ThornleyB.jpg)
Thornley, Henry F., Feb. 16, 1929-Nov. 21, 2002 (ThornleyHF.jpg)
Combs, Ella Timbers, Jan. 18, 1919-Jun 11, 1985 (CombsET.jpg)
Harris, Theodore W., 1905-1993 (HarrisTW.jpg)
Massey, Mollie, died June 18, 1880


The following names were obtained from church records.  I could not find tombstones for them.

Timbers, Jessie, Died Nov 1, 1963 aged 70 years
Timbers, Sarah Lewis 1925-1972 (The Fauquier Times Newspaper index shows she died January 25, 1972, of Warrenton)
O'Banion, Carey M., 1903-1976
Lewis, Alexander, 1905-1970
Williams, Simon, Uncle
Thompson, Keeley Oscar, VIRGINIA PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I, Aug 10, 1899-Feb. 26 1972
Pinkett, Rev. A.R., Born Dec. 28, 1853 & Died Feb. 4, 1918
Miles, Ferdinand, Died Jan. 31, 1946 age 47