LYNCHBURG, VA - CEMETERIES – Scotts Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Scotts cemetery:
                  1937 June 10
                  Research made by R. A. Christian

Cemetery Location:  Go out Rivermont Avenue.  Take Episcopal school road north.  
                    Cemetery located 200 yards from Episcopal School.
                    Lynchburg, Virginia


DATE:

1834.

OWNERS:

Scotts and their descendants prior to 1776 to present date. (1937)

DESCRIPTION:

Cemetery located in the edge of a large body of old oak trees.  This cemetery 
was in an unkept condition until 1832.  At that time some of the Scott 
descendants had all of the trees and underbrush out of this cemetery and a 
concrete wall put all around one foot high and one foot wide, on top of wall is 
on iron fence 4 feet tall, with double iron gates leading into cemetery.  Grass 
has been planted, shrubs of all kinds, lilac and rose bushes.  Total of 62 
graves in this cemetery, but only a few with markers with inscriptions on them.  
Same is in excellent condition today.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Brass plate on each side of iron gate.
Inscribed:

Scotts Cemetery
1776-1932


A large flat grey stone marker at the head of two graves.
6 feet long, 1 ½ feet wide and 2 feet thick, inscribed:

Thomas Hazelwood
1803 – 1861
son of Capt. William W. Scott
who served in the War of 1776
and
Margaret Parks Burks
his wife
1807 – 1834


Small marble slab inscribed:

In memory of
Hugh Roy Scott
Born August 7, 1804
Died March 3, 1869


Small marble slab inscribed:
Ida Bell
Child of J.S. and Nannie Rucker
Died Sept. 7, 1861
aged 12 months and 12 days


Small marble slab inscribed:

Sacred to the memory of
John Cabell Ward
Capt. C.E.
11th Va. Inf. C.S.A.
Born March 7, 1832
Died March 7, 1866


Capt. William W. Scott who fought in the War of 1776, is buried in this cemetery 
but there is no marker to show where his grave is.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

Visit by worker.

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