MADISON COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Old Garnett Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Old Garnett graveyard:
                  1936 Dec. 2
                  Research made by Evelyn Tunison

Cemetery Location:  From Syria Post Office, Virginia, take Route #600.  Second 
                    east entrance after passing church on left side of road.
                    Madison County, Virginia


DATE:

1854.

OWNERS:

Robert Twyman, Syria, Virginia, present owner. (1936)

DESCRIPTION:

This old graveyard is located about one hundred yards northeast of the old home.  
It has a rock fence about four and one-half feet tall and at least two feet 
wide.  It is about twenty feet by twelve and is in an old orchard.  There is no 
opening to it and the bodies had to be lifted over the wall.  There are some old 
time rose bushes growing in the graveyard but no evergreens.  This graveyard has 
only four graves, one without any inscription and three which are listed below.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Inscriptions:

In memory of
William Durrett
the first born of R.C. and Wenthea  C. Garnett
died January 12, 1857
aged 20 months and 12 days
Suffer the little children to come unto me
and forbid them not


In memory of
Elder Robert Garnett
A Patriot
A Christian and
Minister of the Gospel
who died September 11, 1854
aged 84 years 2 months and 25 days


In memory of 
Rhoda Garnett
died April 28, 1855
aged 82 years and 4 days



SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

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