HALIFAX COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Watkins Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, The Watkins graveyard at Mt. Mayo:
                  1937 Dec. 1
                  Research made by Lizzie B. Ragland

Cemetery Location:  12 miles southeast of South Boston, Virginia.  Go 11 miles 
                    south of South Boston on Route #501, thence 1 mile on 
                    private road leading to graveyard, east of #501.
                    Halifax County


DATE:

1851.

OWNERS:

Descendents of Richard Venable Watkins.  Present owners to date. (1937)

DESCRIPTION:

This lot is enclosed with a stone wall three feet high and eighteen inches wide.  
The entrance has an iron gate.  Two graves have brick walls around them with 
marble slabs placed over the top.  The other graves have perpendicular marble 
slabs.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:


The following inscriptions were copied from the stones:


Sacred to the memory of
R. V. Watkins
Born Oct. 9, 1812
Died Dec. 3, 1889
He came to his grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.


Sacred to the memory of
Mary A.E. Watkins
Born July 14th, 1819
Died July 6th, 1873
Aged 54 years.
Leaving a fond husband and 12 living children.
With us her name shall live through long succeeding years,
embalmed with all our hearts can give our praises and our tears.


To the memory of
Little Margaret
Third daughter of Rich’d V. and Mary A.E.W.
Born June 22nd, 1845
Died November 5, 1851


To the memory of
Richard V. Watkins
4rth son of R.V. and M.A.E.W.
Born July 31, 1846
Died March 5, 1864
Aged 17 years and 7 months


To the memory of
W. M. Watkins
2nd son of R.V. and M.A.E.W.
Born March 9th, 1840
Died July 8th, 1864
Aged 24 years and 4 months


To the memory of
Alice Watkins
Born May 11, 1855
Died April 22, 1880
Aged 25 years
She lived for others


Edward Harrison Stanfield
Died Aug. 23, 1857
Aged 8 mos., 18 days


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

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