PETERSBURG, VA - CEMETERIES – Providence Cemetery ----¤¤¤---- Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Providence Cemetery: 1936 June 29 Research made by Dorothy Gray Pilout Cemetery Location: Located directly across the street from Old Blandford Cemetery Petersburg, Virginia DATE: 1865, date of oldest grave [marker]. OWNERS: [blank] DESCRIPTION: [blank] HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: In Memory of My Sister Alice Harris Died Aug. 9, 1906 Age 58 years Our Mother Mary Hatch Died April 16, 1882 Aged 80 years (Masonic emblem) In Memory of Alex Gordan Died Dec. 22, 1880 Aged 60 years Thy will be done In Memory of Harriett McCray Died Dec. 28, 1916 Aged 84 years Faithful to God Faithful to friends In Memory of Frank McCray Died Nov. 27, 1904 Aged 74 years Only sleeping Beloved One Farewell In Memory of My Sister Maria F. Johnson Wife of Douglas Johnson Died July 11, 1909 Rest in Peace Mary Skidmore Died Mar. 2, 1906 Aged 84 years Anthony Skidmore Died Feb. 20, 1890 Aged 67 years (Masonic emblem) In loving memory of Capt. Richard R. Bolling Born May 4, 1838 Died Jan. 15, 1903 Age 64 years Sleep on Dear husband and take thy rest, God called thee home he thought it best. Father Nelson Davis 1853 – 1931 In loving remembrance of our Dear Mother Susan Davis Born August 12, 1851 Died Feb. 3, 1917 Gone but not forgotten Father Fed Palmer 1853 – 1911 At Rest Julia A. The Beloved Wife of Richard Cossingham Born Dec. 26, 1848 Departed this life Feb. 25, 1875 Died trusting in Christ Emma L. Wife of Benj. Dabney Born April 5, 1849 Died Aug. 21, 1904 Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord for they rest from their labors. Benj. Dabney Born March 12, 1844 Died October 20, 1909 And he was a good man full of good works In Memory of Elizabeth Smith B 1848 D Apl. 19, ‘94 Asleep in Jesus Margaret A. Cook Born Jan. 9, 1823 Died June 9, 1898 Love’s tribute here we raise ‘Tis all that we can do, Til death shall close our earthly days, Our friendship to renew. Life without thee mother Seems cold and dark to us; How much joy and brightness, We’ve lost in losing thee. John C. Cook Born Oct. 19, 1819 Died Jan. 25, 1891 Jesus while our hearts are bleeding O’er the spoils that death has won We would at this solemn meeting Calmly say, Thy will be done. Though cast down, we’re not forsaken Though afflicted, not alone Thou didst give and thou hast taken Blessed Lord, Thy will be done. Violet Lewis Born in Gloucester Co. in 1800 Died in Petersburg, Va. Oct. 5, 1873 The fear of the Lord prolongeth life; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Erected by her son John G. Cook In Memory of Miss Nannie Brown Born in the County of Buckingham December 19, 1851 (or 1831) Died in Petersburg June 30, 1874 Her last words when dying, I am not afraid to die I am going home to Heaven. None knew her but to love her In Memory of (masonic emblem) Reuben Smith Departed this life Aug. 17, 1892 Aged 45 years Asleep in Jesus Mary F. Johnson Died April 15, 1933 Our Faithful and Beloved Mammy for 37 years The Family of Dr. W.F. Drewry Mother Emma Thomas 1851 – 1925 At Rest Grandmother Mary Thomas 1829 – 1919 At Rest In Memory of Martha Robinson Wife of Archer Robinson Born May 1, 1840 Died April 19, 1890 She sleeps in Jesus Her last hymn was Jesus can make _____(?) Keziah Price Born in Henrico Co., 1817 Died in Richmond, Va. Feb. 1890 Aged 73 years Hartwill Price Born June 2, 1793 Died Aug. 11, 1880 Aged 87 years In Memory of Chas. M. Walker B-July 4, 1837 D-Sept. 5, ‘90 Dearest Husband Thou hast left us and thy loss we deeply feel But tis God that hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal. At Rest In Memory of Our Mother Mary S. Thornton Born 1842 Died 1907 May she rest in peace Here rests my Beloved Mother Margaret Jones Departed this life Sept. 18, 1887 Aged 45 years Asleep in Jesus Erected by her only daughter Nelson W. Dabney Born March 17, 1843 Died Oct. 12, 1883 God’s finger touched him and he slept. Erected by a friend In Loving Memory of Green Gooding Born 1841 Died May 14th, 1903 In Memory of Willie A. Daughter of William & Mary Cooke Born Aug. 15, 1859 Died June 14, 1882 There’s rest for the weary Mary Ann Wife of Eugene Harris Died Dec. 9, 1876 Aged 38 years Jesse Scott Died 24, 1877 Aged 72 years & 5 mos. He died in Jesus and is blest. How kind his slumbers are, >From suffering and from sin released. He’s freed from every snare. Anna Scott Wife of Jesse Scott Died July 19, 1855 Aged 58 years Her last words were Glory to God and the Lamb Forever who has freed my Soul from death and hell Welcome sweet day of rest That saw the Lord arise; Welcome to this reviving breast, And these rejoicing eyes! My willing --- wouldst stay In such a frame as this and sit, and sing, herself away To everlasting bliss. Sacred to the Memory of My Mother Mary A. Moss Born 1822 Died July 15, 1917 In Loving Memory of Chas. (T?) Morse Born May 8, 1826 Died Feb. 9, 1895 Aged 69 years He was a Deacon of the 1st Baptist Church and died in full triumph of Christian faith. In Memory of Charlotte Wife of Thos. Scott Died Aug. 1, 1877 Aged 82 years Although she sleeps her memory doth live, And cherishing comforts to her mourners gives She followed virtue as her truest guide Lived as a christian, as a christian died. Benjamin Died April 1885 Aged 31 years Montgomery Randolph Born Jan. 1, 1821 Died 1876 Aged 55 years and Rebecca A. Randolph Born 1835 Died June 6, 1905 Aged 70 years Asleep in Jesus James R. Jordan Sr. Jan. 15, 1847 March 27, 1906 At Rest George W. Fields Only Child of Mrs. Julia A. Fields Born Sept. 6, 1858 Died at W____ (Rest of stone buried in ground) James M. Coleman Born Dec. 15, 1857 Died Feb. 21, 1913 At Rest Margaret Coleman Born Oct. 26, 1856 Died June 13, 1921 Asleep in Jesus Major W. E. Jackson 2nd Bat. Va. Vol. Inf. July 28, 1849 Nov. 21, 1894 JACKSON Corp’l Nathan Jones Co. H. 119 U.S.C.L. In Memory of Our Brother John C. Davis Born Nov. 14, 1854 Died July 25, 1899 Fold him O Father in thine arms And let him henceforth be, A messenger of love between Our human hearts and Thee. At Rest Margaret Davis [nothing more] Maggie Scott [nothing more] In Memory of Maria The Wife of Deacon John Williams Born in Granville County, North Carolina April 16, 1853 Died June 11, 1883 Sarah Jane Daughter and only child of Elizabeth James Died June 17, 1883 Aged 30 years and 10 days Gone to her rest, oh sweet the thought, My loved one with the blest By precious blood so freely bought She now has gone to rest. To the Memory of Robert Garrison Died Jan. 16, 1882 Aged 75 years He died in peace with God My God the spring of all my joy The life of my delight The glory of my brightest day The comfort of my night. Lucy Garrison Born in Surry County, Va., 1819 Died in Petersburg, Va. April 17, 1884 Aged 65 years Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord In Memory of John Wiggins Born March 10, 1822 Died Jan. 29, 1886 Aged 63 years & 10 Mos. & 13 days Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep >From which none ever wake to weep A calm and undisturbed repose Unbroken by the last of foes. In Memory of Mariah Wiggins Wife of the late John Wiggins Died April 25, 1899 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Rev. L. A. Black Born March 1820 Died April 28, 1883 (Masonic emblem) Elder L. A. Black took charge of the First Baptist Church Harrison St., Petersburg, Va. Nov’r. 15, 1873 Exercised by Elders: Henry Williams, Jr. Henry Dickerson Jefferson Branch During his ministry in this city, he baptized more than 2200 persons. Yes! Lay him down to rest; The Man of God whose feet so long earth’s pilgrimage have trod; Wearied at length, he sinks in slumber blest, Lay him, and leave him in his peaceful rest, Yes! Lay him down to rest All that is dust To the safe keeping of the grave entrust He can not die his spirit scars above His memory lingers here Embalmed in Love. Ada Jones April 15, 1856 Dec. 14, 1913 At Rest In Memory of My Aunt Miss Susan A. Jones Died Jan. 25, 1906 I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith. In Memory of Mother Lucy A. Stokes Died Jan’y 18, 1901 Aged 51 years Grandmother Elizabeth Wilkins Died Feb’y 14, 1889 Aged 58 years Life without thee mother Seems cold and dark to me, How much of joy and brightness I’ve lost in losing thee. John H. Jones 1850 – 1922 Resting in Peace William H. Crump June 28, 1856 June 26, 1914 Another link is broken In our household band But a chain is forming In a better land. Lucrehus Johnson Died April 26, 1882 Aged 55 years & 6 Mos Life without thee Mother Seems cold and dark to me How much joy and brightness I’ve lost in losing thee. In Memory of Katy Allen Died Dec. 7, 1897 Aged 108 years Mother of Mary E. Bradshaw Charlotte Fields 1804 – 1923 Martha J. Fields Dec. 12, 1850 Aug. 8, 1916 Mary A. Penn 1883 SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Tombstone Inscriptions Visit by worker. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joan Renfrow NOTICE: I have no relationship or further information in regards to this family. ___________________________________________________________________