MARTINSVILLE, VA - CEMETERIES – Martinsville Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Martinsville Cemetery:
                  1936 Sept. 24
                  Research made by Mrs. H.C. Field

Cemetery Location:  On Cemetery Street
                    Madison County, Virginia


DATE:

1843.

OWNERS:

Town of Martinsville, Virginia.

DESCRIPTION:

This cemetery has an iron fence around it and is full of shade trees of many 
different varieties as well as boxwood, shrubbery, lilacs, old roses and other 
flowers.  It is well kept.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Inscriptions on Tombstones:


Benjamin J. Jones
Taylor Company
3 Va. Regt. Rev. War
Born Feb. 5, 1752
Died Aug. 22, 1843
He giveth grace to the lonely.


Ann B. Law
Mother of Mrs. P.A. Meade
Died Mar. 3rd, 1852
Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.


G. R. Jones
Born June 12th, 1785
Died July 21st, 1853
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.


Elizabeth
Consort of Benjamin Jones
Born Feb. 5th 1756
Died April 22nd, 1856
Her last days were spent rejoicing in hope.
Patient in tribulation and continuing instant in prayer.


Elder (Pastor) Alvis L. Moore
Born April 11, 1845
Died May 3rd, 1920
A sinner saved by Grace if saved at all.



SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

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