LUNENBURG COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Blackwell Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, The Blackwell cemetery:
                  1937 Mar. 18
                  Research made by Mary Boykin

Cemetery Location:  South of Kenbridge, Virginia, 3.1 miles on Route #34, thence 
                    6.9 miles south on Route #138, thence .4 mile east on Route 
                    #638.  Cemetery .2 mile north side of road.
                    Lunenburg County, Virginia


DATE:

About 1857.

OWNERS:

C. W. Callis, present owner. (1937)

DESCRIPTION:

This cemetery is in a large field with lots of honeysuckles grown up in it and 
lots of all kinds of trees, can hardly get to the graves, is not very well kept.  
There are only a few stones with inscriptions and several markers without any 
inscriptions.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

The inscriptions on tombstones which are as follows:


Infant son of
William B. Blackwell
March 17, 1856
Sept. 11, 1857


Sallie O. Blackwell
March 13, 1836
July 18, 1875


William T. Blackwell
March 3, 1825
August 25, 1884


In memory of
Joshua Blackwell
Born August 25, 1878
Died October 23, 1898
20 yrs, 2 months,
Ever Faithful



SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

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