PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – “La Grange” Cemetery

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, La Grange:
                  1937 Feb. 5
                  Research made by Susan R. Morton

Cemetery Location:  5 miles west of Haymarket, Virginia, on Route #681, south 
                    side of road.
                    Prince William Co., Virginia


DATE:

1797.

DESCRIPTION:

(A description of the house and gardens has not been recanted in this space but 
can be located in the original document at the Library of Virginia.)


HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

There are two graveyards on the place, one of considerable size by the side of 
the mountain road, but no inscriptions.

The following inscriptions are from the graves in the one that lies some 
distance from the house site, to the southwest, not very far from the Antioch 
Road:


In memory of
Peyton Norville
who died at Brentsville, Virginia June 17th, 1849
in the 70th year of his age


Sarah Norville
died 1854
Made perfect through suffering


Sacred to
Benoni Harrison
born in Prince Wm. County, Virginia
January 17th, 1804
died August, 1888
(Masonic emblem)


His earthly remains in here.
Benoni Harrison
born 1767


Sacred to the memory of
Margaret Norville
sister of Catherine Harrison
She died on the 14th of February, 1864
in the 67th year of her age


There are numerous other stones and some more inscriptions, but too defaced to 
made them out.




SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Tombstone Inscriptions

Visit by worker.

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