Brown Farm Cemetery, Blacksburg, Mongtomery County, VA
Recorded 10 August 2004 by Carola A. Haas and Kelly S. Brennan

Location: Located on former Brown Farm, now Blacksburg Natural Heritage Park,
off of Glade Road, Blacksburg, VA.  Cemetery is in large woodlot, must walk a
good ways across park (not quite half the distance to MeadowBrook Drive on other
side), there is no road access.

Notes:  Cemetery is surrounded by a chainlink fence but has been neglected for
years.  There are large trees grown up, one partially blocking the gate, and
some limbs fallen on the fence.  In many places the ground is densely overgrown
with periwinkle.  Several tombstones are crumbled or fallen, while others are in
good condition. We did not attempt to lift or turn any stones or remove
vegetation, so there are certainly more graves and likely a few more readable
stones than are recorded here.   However, it is a small cemetery (about 32 x
40 feet), so there were not likely more than 20-30 graves total. We hope to get
back and do more work in the future and hope that people with information
will contact us.

PLUNKETT, Rufus 1846-1927, Emma 1843-1900
Nannie Plunkett Davis 1876-1902
Baby/ three months
In memory of/ Sarah/ Daughter of John and Margaret [?] Robinson [Was written as 
Robinson, but probably Robison, judging from other stones in plot]/ [illegible] 
departed this life April 22nd 1851 [?]/ [two more illegible lines]
In memory of Mrs. Rosannah Robison/ wife of SamÕl Robison/ Born May 30, 1816/ Died 
June 6, 1866/ [one line of illegible script]
In memory of/ Susannah E./ wife of Wm. A. Karr/ & daughter of SamÕl and R. Robison/ 
Died Nov. 6, 1861/ In the 21st Year of her age/ As an obedient and faithful daughter,/ 
a devoted and loving wife, & a fond/ Mother of an only infant son, she had but/ few 
equals and no superiors./ Remember Youth as you pass by/ As you are now so once 
was I/ As I am now soon you must be/ Wherefore prepare to follow me.
[J]oseph/ son of/ [J]ohn [all that is written on fragment lying near the
following part of  stone still standing] departed this [broken edge]/10th March
1817 [?] [broken edge]/aged 11 [? or 12? 14?] years [illegible] months
In memory of/ Margaret wife of/ John Robison/ who departed this life/ Octr 26 1859/ 
Aged 87 years [There is also a footstone, fallen, reading M R]
In memory of/ Robert Preston/ son of/ Preston & Eugenia Robison [or Robeson?]/ Born 
July 30th 1849/ Died Sept. 28th 1851 [There is also a footstone reading R P R]
Lilly B. Holley/ Dec. 21, 1873/ July 26, 1949

Alphabetical Listing of Names
Davis, Nannie Plunkett
Holley, Lilly B.
Karr, Susannah E. Robison
Karr, William A. [mentioned but his grave not found here]
Plunkett, Emma
Plunkett, Rufus
Robinson, Rosannah
Robinson, Samuel [mentioned but his grave not found here]
Robinson, Sarah (or Robison, Sarah)
Robison, Eugenia [mentioned but her grave not found here]
Robison, John [mentioned but his grave not found here]
Robison, Margaret
Robison, Preston [mentioned but his grave not found here]
Robison, Robert Preston
Unknown, Baby
Unknown, Joseph [possibly son of John Robison?]