Thrasher / Short Cemetery - Roanoke City, Virginia Copied by Michael L. Mcneely 2005 gray.april@verizon.net ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Located next to 2440 Cannaday Rd., N.E., off Richard Ave., off Gus Nicks Blvd. Off Orange Ave.( Rt 460 e.). Directly across Gus Nicks from Thrasher Park.. Well kept, some stones have been vandalized 1/ Sarah Maggie Short,B.4/7/1884 - D.3/10/1954, 2/ Susan Wilda Short, (Mother Of Cecil Edward Short) B.5/10/1904 - D.7/26/1932, 3/ Lewis Edward Short,B.1/23/1912 - D.9/8/1940, 4/ Nannie Louise Short, B.8/14/1918 - D.9/8/1940, 5/ Edith Austin Short,B.2/22/1886 - D.9/4/1947, 6/ John Thrasher Short,B.4/3/1877 - D.9/8/1933, 7/ Carrie Belle Short, B.3/1/1927 - D.8/12/1927, 8/ Ada Ellen Short,B.6/23/1920 - D.6/30/1920, 9/ Raynond Nelson,( Infant Son Of George And Dorothy Short),B.-D.,12/28/1936, 10/ David Lynn, ( Infant Son Of George And Dorothy Short), B.-D., 2/15/1947, 11/ Sallie, ( Wife Of Paul Thrasher), Died- 7/5/1881, Aged 105 Years, 12/ Paul Thrasher, B.9/16/1772, Departed This Life, 12/21/1848, Aged 75 Yrs-3 Mo.- 5 Dys, 13/ Maston James, Died-6/5/1858, Age, 55 Years, 14/ Delila James, Died-12/11/1889, In Her 79 Year, 15/ Frederick Thrasher, B. 9/16/1769 - D.6/25/1852, Age, 82 Years-9mo.-9dys, 16/ Dave W. Short,B.4/17/1875 - D.9/11/1945, 17/ " Our Mother", Nannie L. Short, B.9/3/1844 - D.9/29/1933, 18/ " Our Father" , C.W. Short, Co.K, 24TH Va.Inf., C.S.A., B.2/5/1835 - D. 2/1/1905, 19/ James Calvin Short, B.6/7/1870 - D.11/18/1927, 20/ Oscar D. Goodwin, B.6/7/1850 - D.11/8/1898, 20/ Steven Paul Short,B.7/4/1881 - D.11/16/1935, 21/ Top Half Of Stone Missing, B.5/10/1810 - - D. 1/5/1881 (Footstone Has, J.W.K.), 22/ Francis L. Saunders,B.11/19/1806 - D.2/2/1878, 23/ Footstone Has, I.L.S., 24/ "Little Wilbur",( Son Of F.V. And R.W. Snapp), B.10/21/1886 - D.12/8/1887, 25/ Eugene Alpha, ( Son Of F.V. And R.W. Snapp), B.11/19/1890 - D.5/18/1894, 26/ Juanita Mary, ( Daughter Of F.V. And R.W. Snapp), B.6/4/1893 - D. 6/19/1894, 27/ Lillie S.J. , ( Daughter Of W. And M.P. Zimmerman) B. 12/24/1885 - D.2/3/1887, 28/ C.W. Zimmerman, B.1/12/1831 - D. 8/16/18?5, 29/ Tall Stone , Miss M. Galaspy, Died, 4/26/1883, and, Florence E. and Viola A., (Children of, J.E. And F.F Gates),{ Footstones Read, V.A.G., F.E.G., And M.V.G.}