MADISON COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – “Repton” Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Repton graveyard:
                  1937 Mar. 29
                  Research made by Mrs. Evelyn W. Tunison

Cemetery Location:  From Pratts P.O. Virginia on Route #231, go one-fourth mile 
                    south; thence one-fourth mile west to site.  Graveyard on 
                    the south side of the road.
                    Madison County, Virginia


DATE:

1802, date of oldest marker.

OWNERS:

Beal’s.

DESCRIPTION:

The old Beal graveyard is located about one hundred yards southwest of the house 
in an open field.  The only slab visible is a sandstone one that marks the grave 
of Ruebin Beal.  This stone has been broken in half and the only inscription 
readable on it is “Ruebin Beal, died 1802”.  The other letters are worn so it is 
impossible to make them out.

About 300 yards farther west is located a large slave graveyard with at least 40 
graves.  There are no markers, only common rocks at the head and foot.  Most of 
these have sunken in.  There is no fence around this and it is grown up in 
bushes.  These are graves of the slaves that Ruebin Beal and Robert C. Carter 
owned.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

None.


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

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