Gordon Cemetery, City of Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Transcription of headstones by Trip Wiggins, Sept., 1999.

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Where:  Intersection of Washington Blvd and Pitt St. in Fredericksburg, just
behind the burial place of Mary Ball Washington (Mary Washington Monument,
stop 18 on the city driving tour).

The cemetery is a small family cemetery for the owners of "Kenmore" in the
1800s.  The mansion had been built in the early 1770s by Fielding Lewis for
his wife, Betty Washington, sister of George.  Following her death in 1797
(Fielding had preceded her in 1781), the estate was sold.  In 1819, Samuel
Gordon, a Scottish immigrant, purchased the mansion and named it "Kenmore".
The name remains.  The Gordon family lived at Kenmore for 40 years.  It is now
maintained by the Kenmore Association for the city of Fredericksburg.  (For
more on Kenmore, go to: http://www.kenmore.org/)

The cemetery houses 12 identified persons.  It is enclosed by a brick wall
about 6 feet high, with one gate as an entrance.  The cemetery is in quite
good shape.  Even the two sandstone headstones are perfectly legible, perhaps
owing to being under the protective branches of some rather large trees.

The residents:

(1. Upright headstone)
In Memory
Of
W.K. GORDON
Born
December 14, 1799
Died
May 16, 1886
Blessed are the pure in heart
For they shall see God

(Footer)  Broken, "W.G."

(2. Upright headstone)
In Memory
Of
ELIZA S.
Wife of
Wm K. GORDON
Born Jan. 6, 1810
Died July 24, 1872
He that believeth in me
Though he were dead
Yet shall he live

(Footer missing)

(3. Flat marker on crypt with 2 children)
ELLA GORDON
Died at Waverly
Fauquier County, Va.
Sept. 1st 1883, aged 1 years

ROSALIE GORDON
Died at Kenmore
June 21st, 1856, aged 2 years

Children of
Wm K. & ELIZA GORDON
Such is the kingdom of Heaven

(4. Obelisk monument with inscriptions on three sides for the next three names)
ELLA
Daughter of
COSMO & ADELAIDE
GORDON
Died
21st August 1866
Aged 11 Years

GEORGE GORDON
Son of
Wm K. & ELIZA S.
Rests here
He died a Prisoner of War at
Point Lookout
20th August, 1864
Aged 27 Years

GEORGE LORIMER
Son of
COSMO & ADELAIDE
GORDON
Died
4th February 1861
Aged 4 Years

(5. Upright headstone)
To the
MEMORY OF
JOHN GORDON:
Son of John Gordon of
Lochdougan, In Scotland
Who died at Kenmore,
Near Fredericksburg,
On the 10th Day of December
1826: Aged 35 Years

(Footer missing)

(6. Upright headstone)
To the
MEMORY OF
ALEXANDER GORDON:
Son of John Gordon of
Lochdougan, In Scotland
Who died at Kenmore,
Near Fredericksburg,
On the 19th Day of March
1832: Aged 35 Years

(Footer  "A.G.")


(7. Flat marker on crypt)
SAMUEL GORDON
Born at Lochdougan near
Dumfries in Scotland
October 15th, 1759
Died at Kenmore near
Fredericksburg, Virginia.
January 16th, 1843
Aged 83 years 5 mo 1 day
This monument of Filial Piety
Was erected May 1844

(8. Flat marker on crypt)
In
MEMORY
of
SUSAN F. GORDON
Consort of
SAMUEL GORDON
Died
July 10th 1869
Aged 94 Years

(9. Flat marker on crypt)
ALEXANDER B. GORDON
Born at Falmouth, Va.
March 30th, 1815
Died at Kenmore,
Fredericksburg, Va.
November 27th 1861
Blessed are the pure in heart
For they shall see God


(10. Upright headstone)
PATSY F.
WALLACE
DAUGHTER OF
J. GORDON
WALLACE
AGED 3 MONTHS

(Footer missing)

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