PAGE COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Summers Cemetery

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Summers graveyard:
                  1936 Oct. 29
                  Research made by Cannie C. Morris

Cemetery Location:  1.5 miles northeast of river bridge at Grove Hill, Virginia, 
                    near the west bank of the Shenandoah River.
                    Page County, Virginia


DATE:

Unknown.

OWNERS:

The present owner is Vernee Foltz. (1936)

DESCRIPTION:

This is a family burying ground in very bad condition, grown up in bushes and 
trees.  The graves are all sunk in and the tombstones have all fallen down.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

George Summers enlisted in the 7th Virginia Cavalry when he was about 17 years 
old in the early days of the war.  He was a very capable soldier and soon was 
advanced to a commissioned officer in the cavalry.  Captain Summers served until 
the close of the war.  He was on his way to get his discharge papers when he 
encountered trouble with Colonel Hussey’s men, part of the Northern army, on 
June 27, 1865 and he was arrested and taken over ear New Market at Rudes Hill to 
Colonel Hussey’s headquarters.  There he was executed the same day without being 
tried.  There stands a monument at Rudes Hill to the memory of Captain George 
Summers.  His body was brought back home and buried here in the family 
graveyard.

In Memory of
Captain Geo. Summers
who departed this life
June 27, 1865
aged 22 years 6 months 5 days

My Father, Mother,
Sisters, Brothers
and Friends:
“Farewell”
Ever Yours, George


In memory of
Mary Catherine
consort of Hiram P. Strole
and daughter of George Summers
departed this life Jan. 26, 1862
aged 22 years 11 months and 8 days


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informants:  John Foltz, a very old citizen
             Miss Lettie Reed, Grove Hill, Virginia

Tombstone Inscriptions

Visit by worker.

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