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Library of Congress #89-063731 Second Edition, 1990 Third Edition, 1995 ************************************************************************** Part 4 ************************************************************************** Davis Grave Located on Rt. 635 off Rt. 60 past the end of the State Road, next to Joann Patterson's property, surrounded by an iron fence. Only 1 marker remains, there are possibly about 4 graves inside the fence. Davis, Isaac d. 28 Jul 1861, aged 65y John Carter Cemetery Located on Rt 631, Muddy Lane, Stillhouse Hollow area. On property of Keith Chittum. In a cowpasture but in very good condition. A rock tomb covers the graves and the marker lies flat on top of the tomb. Carter, John, Jr. 1792-1872 & wife Carter, Margaret "Peggy" Replogle 1792-1872 (d/o Balser Replogle) Carter Cemetery On Big Hill, Rt. 646 to Rt. 636 on the old Carter place. Carter, Elizabeth 3 Dec - 4 Dec 1917, d/o Wm. Lewis & Maggie Bell Carter Carter, Margarette Ellen 20 Jan 1913- 21 Jan 1913, d/o Wm. Lewis & Maggie Bell Carter Wm. L. & Maggie are said to have nine children buried here. ********************************************************************* Page 64 Higgs House Cemetery Located near the top of North Mountain from Waterloo, Rt. 629. No markers are said to exist. Some of those buried include: Bane, Andy d. 1901 aged 61y, Pvt Co B 1 Rockbridge Arty, CSA & Co I 20 VA Cav, CSA Bane, baby Hinkle Cemetery Said to be located off Rt. 629, Waterloo on Jim Mays property. No markers are said to exist, unlocated. Dave Irvine Cemetery Said to be located in Waterloo above Boyd Irvine's house, unlocated. Some of the burials there include: Irvine, baby of Dave & Emma Irvine, Emma, w/o Dave Morris Cemetery Located Rt 629, Waterloo, on the left back on a hill below Jim May's house. Across the creek in a low place on a hill across from where the old Morris home stood. (unvisited) Some of those buried there include: Gibson, John Morris, _____ Bennington, sister of John Bennington Morris, Agnes Morris, "Billy" William, h/o Sallie Hayslett, Co C 34 VA inf, CSA Morris, William d. 9 Jan 1889 aged 70y, member of Kerrs Cr. Church Morris, Jim Dave Morris, J. E. d. Mar or Apr 1885, s/o Wm. Morris, Mary Margaret Morris, Nan Morris, Sally Hayslett, w/o Billy, d/o Robt. Hayslett Morris, William Taylor "Bill Taylor" 29 Aug 1846- 19 Sep 1917, s/o Wm. & Sallie; CSA Wilhelm Cemetery Located past the end of Rt. 629, Waterloo, on Jim Mays property. No markers exist except a metal marker for Mattie Wilhelm. Harris, Melissa "Liss" Harriett, w/o -1- Isaac A. "Ike" Wilhelm, w/o -2- Wm. T. Harris, d/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham Wilhelm, baby Wilhelm, "Ike" Isaac Abner 2 Mar 1858- 22 May 1887, s/o Saml. H. & Elizabeth Ann Wilhelm, Elizabeth Goodbar d. 7 Aug 1894, aged 76y, w/o Saml. [he died in CSA] Wilhelm, Martha "Emma" Emily Knick 9 May 1860- 20 Dec 1894, 1st w/o Saml. N. Wilhelm, "Mattie" Martha Virginia Wilson 27 Jan 1873- 1925, 2nd w/o Saml. N. Wilhelm, Samuel :Lusby" 28 Apr 1897- 10 Nov 1912, s/o Saml. N. & Martha Jane Wilson Wilhelm Wilhelm, Samuel Newton 24 Feb 1861- ?, s/o Saml. H. & Elizabeth Cunningham Cemetery (homeplace) Located at the end of Rt. 629, Waterloo, behind the Old Cunningham home, (now Greg Mays') No markers exist, information provided by Mrs. Seatta Teaford and Nellie Teaford Wood. Cunningham, Catherine B. 20 Apr 1856- 27 Mar 1862, d/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham, Elizabeth c1849-before 1860, d/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham, Harriett Wilhelm 18 Sep 1820- 17 Aug 1911, w/o James, d/o Jacob A. & Elizabeth Hostetter Wilhelm ************************************************************************* Page 65 (Cunningham Cemetery cont'd) Cunningham, infant of James W. & Harriett Cunningham, James W. "Jim" b. c1816 or 1817, h/o Harriett, s/o Thos. C. & Mary Keller Cunningham Cunningham, Joseph C. May 1864- 10 Feb 1866, s/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham, Samuel C. c1853- before 1870, s/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham, William C. 22 Apr 1854- 22 Jun 1862, s/o James W. & Harriett Cunningham Cemetery (Egypt) Located past the end of Rt. 629, Waterloo, past the Old Cunningham homeplace on property owned by T.R. & E.R. Cunningham, adj. Jim Mays property.. Few stones exist, some information added on unmarked graves by Seatta Hartbarger Teaford and Nellie Teaford Wood. Cunningham, Kapo Frenzie 2 Jul 1878- 3 Mar 1892, s/o Jacob N. & Nancy R. (um) Cunningham, Celia Agnes Harris d. 14 Aug 1922, w/o Lloyd, d/o Wm. T. & Victoria Bennington Harris Cunningham, Clara Virginia 23 May 1919- 25 Feb 1920 (twin) d/o Lloyd & Celia (um) Cunningham, Clarence Edwin (twin) 23 May 1919- 23 Feb 1920, s/o Lloyd & Celia (um) Cunningham, Harriett V. 9 Nov 1894- 22 Mar 1899, d/o James "Lee" & Mary A. "Jabie" (marked) Cunningham, Jacob Newton "Jake" 7 Jun 1847- 21 Jan 1909, h/o Nancy Rhoda Wilhelm (mar. 3 Oct 1871), s/o James W. & Harriett (um) Cunningham, James Levi "Lee" 25 Feb 1852- 21 Jan 1912, h/o Mary Ann "Jabie" Knick, s/o James W. & Harriett (marked) Cunningham, James "Lloyd" 17 Nov 1880- 11 Oct 1953, h/o Celia Harris, s/o James "Lee" & Mary A. "Jabie" (um) Cunningham, Matilda Mathesda infant b&d 1895, d/o Jacob N. & Nancy (um) Cunningham, Mary Ann Knick "Jabie" 25 Jul 1858- 15 Jun 1941, w/o James Levi "Lee", d/o James Franklin & Nancy V. Siders Knick (marked) Cunningham, Maud Rapp 1st w/o Romanuel Victor (um) Cunningham, Milo Leland 3 Feb 1913- 13 May 1956, s/o Llyod & Celia, h/o Nellie Ruley; VA Sa USNR WWII (marked) Cunningham, Nancy Rhoda Wilhelm 9 Feb 1853- 20 (or 21) Aug 1898, w/o Jacob N., d/o Saml. H. & Elizabeth Goodbar Wilhelm (um) Bennington Cemetery Located Rt 629, Waterloo, Joette Bennington place. (unlocated, unvisited) Mrs. Ivy Muterspaw was able to provide many names of those buried in the Waterloo cemeteries. Bennington, Becky Bennington, "Jackie" John M. d. Apr 1898, aged 80y, h/o Rebecca Jane Hughes, member of Dunkard Church Harris, baby Harris, Elmer Harris, Victoria "Vicky" Bennington 1st w/o William Taylor Harris Harris, William Taylor b. c1851 h/o-1- Vicky, h/o -2- Melissa Harriett Cunningham Job Bennington Cemetery Also called Bennington-Gaylor Cemetery. Located Rt. 629, Waterloo. Across the creek on the hill where Mary Bennington lived. (unlocated, unvisited) Information on some of the graves there was provided by Mrs. Ivy Muterspaw. Bennington, Barb Bennington, Job Bennington, Mabel Bell 21 Mar 1893- 8 Jun 1917, d/o James & Ella Jane Rapp Bennington, William D. d. Apr 1891 aged 20y, s/o Job Gaylor, three children of Wm. & Mary J. Thompson Gaylor died previous to 1892. Gaylor, Mary J. Thompson 12 Jan 1861- 3 ************************************************************************** Page 66 Mar 1892, w/o Wm. Downey, baby Wilson, Fannie d. 27 Jan 1900 aged 39y, d/o Job Bennington Hartbarger Cemetery Located Rt. 629, Waterloo. Thomas Wm. Hartbarger in selling the field to his brother-in-law, Joseph Wilhelm, retained a portion of the property to be used as a cemetery. The earliest marker is that of Rebecca P. Wilson, niece of Thos. Wm. Hartbarger, d/o his sister Mary & Andrew J. Wilson, dated 1885. The cemetery has thirty-three stones and four graves without stones. This listing was compiled by Nellie Teaford Wood with he aid of Seatta Hartbarger Teaford. Chittum, John Pleasant 23 Jun 1828- 25 Jul 1911, Co B 27 VA Inf, CSA Chittum, Sarah Elizabeth Saville 15 Jul 1831- 2 Mar 1919 Chittum, John Douglas 4 Apr 1861- 12 Jan 1925 Chittum, Samuel Driver 3 Jun 1873- 5 Sep 1949 Chittum, Kenneth M. 13 Jul 1906- 26 Feb 1977 Chittum, Mary D. Robins 10 Jul 1901- 25 Oct 1980 Chittum, Newton Fletcher 17 Jul 1863- 27 Jul 1948 Chittum, Elizabeth Frances 30 Mar 1866- 22 Jul 1913 Black, John N. 4 Oct 1870- 25 Sep 1906 Black, Fanny? Sara? short child sized grave, name is unclear. Muterspaugh, Ralph Newton 24 Nov 1923- 1 Apr 1924* Chittum, Bertha Frances 17 Jun 1891- 3 Mar 1899, d/o N.F. & E.F. Chittum, Henry Bryon 5 Apr 1893- 5 Jul 1894, s/o N.F. & E.F. Paxton, John d. 1908 or 1909, s/o Rev. Paxton, child's grave marked with wooden posts, last grave in the lower corner. Black, infant of Ollie, marked with a post Chittum, infant of Benjamin, marked with a post or rock. Unidentified child's grave. Black, Henry Armentrout 17 May 1843- 3 Sep 1914, Co K 20 VA Cav, CSA; Co I 12 VA Cav, CSA Black, Dinah Jane 25 Nov 1851- 30 May 1911 Riley, Effie Laura Black 14 Mar 1869- 22 Jun 1916 Strasburg, Martha F. 23 Oct 1846- 22 Sep 1917 Strasburg, George L. 22 Jul 1857- 10 Mar 1950 Wilson, Andrew J. 24 Mar 1854- 20 May 1928 Wilson, Mary M. 18 Sep 1854- 12 Sep 1891 Wilson, Rebecca P. 13 Apr 1875- 29 Oct 1885, d/o A.J. & Mary M.; 1st person buried in this cemetery. Hartbarger, Thomas William 21 Dec 1857- 26 Jun 1939 Hartbarger, Emily Wilhelm 6 Sep 1859- 4 Dec 1955 Hughes, Catherine Paxton Hartbarger 18 Jul 1831- 10 Mar 1914 Hartbarger, Frederick 6 Jan 1823- 24 Feb 1892, Co G 58 VA Inf, CSA Wilhelm, Rebecca Jane 2 Nov 1851- 1 Jul 1909 Wilhelm, Charles Jacob 7 Feb 1851- 15 May 1926 (um) Hartbarger, T. Harry 18 Apr 1893- 2 Aug 1979 Hartbarger, Cleopatra E. 4 Apr 1894- 20 Oct 1979** Hartbarger, Evalina G. 3 Jun 1914- Hartbarger, Clarence H. 13 Dec 1920- 18 Dec 1920, s/o T. Harry & Cleopatra Hartbarger, William Archie 23 Jan 1926- 4 Dec 1949, s/o T. Harry & Cleopatra Mays, Mary K. Hardbarger 1894- 1922, w/o Edward F. Wilhelm, Joseph 20 Apr 1856- 31 Mar 1940 Wilhelm, Rachel E. 2 May 1865- 14 Sep 1920 Wilhelm, Joseph "Clarence" 4 Aug 1905-*** Wilhelm, Daisy Virginia McKemy 6 Jan 1902- 3 Mar 1873 Teaford, David Cunningham 3 Aug 1917- 14 Jul 1974 Knick, Thornton H. 21 Mar 1936- 9 Aug 1965 Hartbarger, Frederick M. 22 Jan 1885- 4 Nov 1966 Hartbarger, Mary C. 11 Dec 1888- 13 Aug 1963 ________________ Footnote * The surname spelling was changed to Muterspaw when C.E. Muterspaugh was in the Army, this is a child of C.E. & Ivy Chittum Muterspaw. Footnote ** She recorded stories told to her as a child by her grandmother and aunts, preserving a history of the area. Footnote *** Clarence was a great help in sorting out the Waterloo Cemeteries. ________________ ************************************************************************** Page 67 (Hartbarger Cem. cont'd) Hartbarger, Leslie A. 19 Jul 1954- 20 Aug 1954, s/o Ora Vance Hartbarger Hartbarger, Ora Vance 19 Oct 1923- 30 Mar 1961, s/o Thos. W. & Emily Hartbarger, Mrs. Deborah Hughes d. 1907 (um) Bane Cemetery Located on Rt. 627, past Sycamore Valley Church, across the road from the Barger house. (unlocated, unvisited, said to have no marker). Baine, _____ s/o Harvey, d. May 1896 aged 10y Bane, Harve* Bane, Sarah Frances Virginia "Sue" Ford d. Oct 1932, aged 64y, w/o Harvey Chestnut Grove Cemetery Also called Shake Rag Church. Located on Rt. 622, 1/2 mile west of the intersection with Rt. 623, beyond the home of John Trussell. Organized 1910, dissolved 1921, an outpost of New Monmouth. A frame structure was erected c1900 to replace the log building. It had previously been used as a Methodist Church and remained an outpost of New Monmouth until 1955 when it was closed. Robinson, Annie W. 10 Dec 1880- 11 Jan 1881, d/o John & Rachel Robinson, Charles F. 22 Feb 1872- 21 Nov 1872, s/o John & Rachel Robinson, John A. 29 Aug 1843- 15 Dec 1930, s/o M. & M.J., Jr. Reserves, CSA Robinson, Rachel R. Mazingo 2 Sep 1848- 14 Oct 1920, w/o John A. Mazingo, Mrs. Rebecca 7 May 1813- 8 Nov 1873, w/o Wm. Tolley Cemetery Located past the end of Rt. 741 on private property of the late Richard Fletcher. No markers, seven graves. Tolley, James Preston 5 Oct 1817- 11 Jul 1895 aged 80y, h/o Martha Taylor The other six graves are likely that of his wife and children. Linkswiler Cemetery Located on Rt. 629, White Rock Mountain Road, just before the interstate bridge on the right. Many rock markers (likely about 25 graves). Linkswiler, Jacob L. 28 May 1847- 22 Nov 1927, (um) Linkswiler, Martha 1815- Dec 1900, w/o Michael** , d/o Francis Hatton (um) Wash, William Thomas 15 Oct 1909- 24 Oct 1909, s/o H.E. & M.E. (marker) Lowman Cemetery Located on Rt. 627 on Francis Beard Farm. On west side of the rod. It is very difficult to see. Lowman, David 1812- Dec 1891 Lowman, Rachel 14 Jul 1820- 17 Mar 1857 Lowman, infant of David & Rachel d. Jul 1853 Hattan Cemetery Located on Rt. 629 behind Raymond T. Knick's house on property of Frances Hostetter. Ayers, _____ oldest d/o John (um) Chittum, Jane H. Hattan w/o Geo. W. (um) Forehand, John, Sr. 29 Mar 1755-1835 or 1836, A Revolutionary Soldier in 16 VA Regt. (Marker) Forehand, Rebecca Campbell 17 Mar 1751- ______________ Footnote * Rockbridge County Death Records say he was buried at New Monmouth. Footnote ** Rockbridge County News, obituary says buried in the family cemetery, this could have been the Hatton Cemetery rather than Linkswiler. ______________ ************************************************************************** Page 68 (Hattan cont'd) 1837 or 1838, w/o John Hattan, Francis 3 May 1798- 30 Mar 1852 Hattan, Rebecca Forehand 30 Mar 1793- 19 Jul 1875 Hattan, Jacob 17 Dec 1824- 12 May 1864, killed in battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Co E 5 VA Regt, Stonewall Brig, CSA Hattan, Sarah "Margaret" Teaford 25 Dec 1833- 13 Oct 1872 Hattan, Mark Iv c1745- 1830 from Warlingham, Surrey, England (um) Hattan, Jane Kindred, w/o Mark, IV (um) Hattan, Capt. Mark 15 Jan 1834- 9 Oct 1909, Co G 58 VA Inf, CSA Hattan, Jennie Siler 5 Aug 1851- 1946 (Hattan Cemetery cont'd) Hattan, Sarah Elizabeth 16 Mar 1855- 30 Oct 1862 Mutispaugh,_____ (um) McKemy, Elizabeth Frances 30 Apr 1911- 8 Jul 1913 (um) d/o Giles Saml. & Bessie Wilkerson Huffman McKemy Nuckols, William (um) Richards, Ruth Hattan 27 Feb 1892- 2 Nov 1927 Shaw, Samuel B. 27 Apr 1825- 26 May 1909, 58 VA Inf, CSA Shaw, Susan E. d. 2 Aug 1896, aged 62y Siler, Patience Pettus Wright 20 Aug 1821- Nov 1903 (um), w/o Phillip Siler, Philip M. 1823- Apr 1901 aged 77y (um), Capt. CSA 27 VA Inf Smith, Alexander F. 29 Aug 1833- 23 May 1883, Co B 27 VA Inf, CSA Smith, Andrew J. 26 May 1857- 29 Nov 1889 Smith, Henry "Old Man Henry" d. Jan 1900 aged 89y, h/o Angeline Childress Rowsey (she d. 1880) (um) Smith, Jacob (um) Co H 27 VA Inf, CSA Smith, Roy F. 1 Feb 1883- 22 Jan 1903 Smith, Sarah Brown (um) w/o Alexr. Kerrs Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Located on Rt. 635 just off Rt. 60 (now 805). Organized 15 Nov 1868 in the Teaford Schoolhouse. A lot was purchased that year but no building was erected. The Presbyterians invited the Baptists to use their building and this practice was continued until 1909. It was then that construction began and the building was dedicated 30 Jul 1911. Miller, Richard S. 20 Nov 1840- 12 Sep 1919, Cpl Donald's Co VA Lgt Arty, CSA; 6th Cpl Co B 2nd Rockbridge Arty, CSA Vess, Ernestine A. 1938- 1944, d/o C.C. & M.M. Miller, Maggie L. Hartsook 8 Oct 1853- 16 Sep 1939 Miller, Baxter 28 Dec 1875- 16 May 1920 Miller, Clarence L. 30 Mar 1908- 7 Nov 1961, VA Pfc 9 Trp Carr SQ AAF WWII Gearheart, James H. 10 Jan 1957- 15 Jan 1981 Ayers, infant b&d 13 Sep 1977, d/o Mikeal & Rebecca Ayers, James Edgar 15 May 1896- 17 Mar 1956 Ayers, Minnie May Muterspaw 15 May 1901- 24 Dec 1987 Carter, Howard T. 11 Apr 1938- 12 Jun 1958 Carter, Estile T. 2 Nov 1908- 15 Dec 1976 Carter, Lennie D. Kirby 14 Dec 1921- Carter, William Lewis 17 Jun 1875- 9 Jul 1942 Carter, Maggie Bell 14 Mar 1886- 14 Sep 1950 Carter, Claude L. 22 Nov 1921- 31 Oct 1970 Carter, Edith S. 9 Jun 1922- Muterspaw, Nettie Moore 31 Dec 1899- 23 Jul 1948 Muterspaw, John W. 9 Dec 1899- 14 Jan 1972 Chittum, John Anderson 17 Mar 1897- 7 Jan 1949 Chittum, Myrtle Vest 30 Jan 1902- 4 Nov 1963 Chittum, Dwight Anderson 11 Jun 1935- 14 Jun 1935, s/o J.A. & M.J.V. Chittum, Paul C., Jr. 7 Oct 1962- 15 Nov 1985, "The Bravest Texan" Hostetter, Floyd E. 13 Feb 1926- 10 Jan 1987, Tec 5 US Army WWII Hostetter, P. Raymond 24 Mar 1902- 8 Oct 1980 ************************************************************************* Page 69 (Kerrs Creek Baptist cont'd) Hostetter, Eva M. 7 Mar 1909- 25 Aug 1980 Irvine, James David 1870-1946 Hostetter, Jacob Henry 2 May 1873- 25 Jan 1952 Hostetter, Nancy Malone "Lonie" 24 Nov 1874- 17 Jun 1937 Hostetter, H.E. 13 Jun 1900- 27 Dec 1969 Hostetter, Samuel David 8 Jan 1875- 30 Jun 1963 Chittum, Michael Steven 23 Jul 1956- 23 Apr 1978, Pvt US Army Chittum, Harvey Franklin 6 Dec 1899- 4 Jun 1977 Chittum, Lula Gaylor 29 Oct 1899- 3 Sep 1988 Myers, Marshall Leo 24 May 1916- 1 May 1984, AB1 US Navy WWII Chittum, Herbert Conway 25 Feb 1908- 9 Nov 1931, s/o Harvey & Lula Chittum, Mary W. 1874-1945 Chittum, Nathaniel Jacob 15 Jan 1870- 1947 Knick, Amos Strang 26 Oct 1894- 10 Feb 1961, Co F Regt WWI Knick, Celia Catherine Chittum 23 Dec 1897- 22 Mar 1950 Knick, Brian Michael 9 Apr 1974, infant s/o Ray & Wilma Wilhelm, Nora M. 18 Oct 1905- 25 Jun 1918 Miller, Ellen Hughes 9 Dec 1874- 26 Jan 1961 Miller, Charles H. 14 Jan 1873- 9 Mar 1930 Miller, Russell Thomas 11 Nov 1911- 11 Nov 1917 Chittum, infant 29 Sep 1924, s/o R.L. & T.R. Chittum, Thelma Ray Miller 29 Sep 1903- Chittum, Russell Lowell 12 Dec 1898- 22 May 1976 Miller, Eliza "Radie" Wilhelm 28 Jan 1896- 24 Feb 1973 Miller, Heiskell Jennings 28 Dec 1898- 1 Jul 1970 Hughes, Martha Virginia Wilhelm 20 Dec 1846- 17 Oct 1933 Hughes, William Calvin 21 Mar 1843- 14 Oct 1927, Pvt Co B 2nd Rockbridge Arty, CSA Bennington, Joetta 27 Sep 1857- 27 Dec 1938 Goodbar, Beatrice C. 19 Apr 1922- Goodbar, Aubrey M. 20 Sep 1916- 9 Aug 1979 Bennington, Kenton B. 12 Jun 1923- 7 Jun 1984 Bennington, M. Wiletta 26 Feb 1925- Knick, Carolyn E. 14 Nov 1953- 24 Feb 1988 Muterspaw, Clarence Everett 14 Nov 1894- 15 Jun 1935 Muterspaw, Ivy Stella Chittum 12 Mar 1904- Muterspaw, Nelia Vess 25 Apr 1877- 21 Mar 1957 Muterspaw, John Ross 7 Sep 1877- 2 Feb 1937 Mutispaw, Willie Kermit 23 Aug 1907- 24 Jan 1944, VA Pvt Med Sept Bane, Shelby Ann 31 Jan 1962- 2 Sep 1977 Bane, Shelia Gay 9 Jan 1963- 2 Sep 1977 Bane, Sherry Lynn 26 Feb 1964- 2 Sep 1977 Bane, Sharon Fay 22 Apr 1968- 2 Sep 1977 Bane, Estelle V. 30 Oct 1917- 16 Nov 1985 Bane, Thomas H., Sr. 7 Jun 1912- WWII Veteran Bane, Loraine Muterspaw 21 Aug 1918- 26 Jan 1985 Muterspaw, Verlia 11 Dec 1900- 26 Jan 1983 Muterspaw, Russell C. 26 Nov 1903- 18 Jan 1957 Strawsburg, Clara Ellen 27 Sep 1902- Harris, Buford Martin 2 Jul 1919- 16 Nov 1979, SP3 US Navy WWII Harris, Ruth Shafer 20 Jul 1916- 9 Dec 1960 Harris, Samuel "Eldridge" 25 Feb 1886- 17 Sep 1923 Harris, Grace Rapp 3 Sep 1890- 10 Aug 1978 Bennington, Calvin 2 Jun 1925- 13 Oct 1985 Bennington, Betty S. 10 Jun 1926- Hostetter, Frances Smith 13 Aug 1927- 30 Jan 1987 Smith, Loana 17 Jun 1875- 13 Nov 1940 Smith, Huldah M. 4 Aug 1886- 2 Aug 1959 McCormick, Vicky Samuel 7 Sep 1946- 28 Sep 1985 Bennington, David "Harry" 15 May 1887- 28 Sep 1958 Bennington, Hassie Virginia Knick 27 Jan 1893- 26 Jan 1973 Bennington, Earl H. 29 Mar 1910- Jun 1967, VA Pfc 4051 Base Unit AAF WWII Bennington, Lottie M. 1914- Padgett, Frances B. 1916-1962 Bennington, Warren Harding 1920-Sep 1933* Bennington, Helen Virginia 1919-1920 Reardon, Belinda Lee 1962 Reardon, Dennis Lee 1967 Bennington, John William 24 May 1892- 31 Oct 1963 _______________ Footnote * Rockbridge County News, obituary; s/o Henry, struck by a car. ________________ ************************************************************************* Page 70 (Kerrs Creek Baptist cont'd) Bennington, Mattie Hughes 2 Nov 1901- 11 Sep 1988 Campbell, Renard Clayton 14 Sep 1887- 30 Dec 1964 Campbell, Hattie Bennington 17 Jul 1893- 17 Feb 1966 Campbell, J. Clayton "Bear" 21 Jan 1913- 10 Sep 1979 Campbell, Howard S. "Groundhog" 2 Feb 1915- 23 Jul 1972 Bennington, Frank 20 Nov 1832- 14 Mar 1919, Nichol's Co VA Lgt Arty, CSA; Petersburg Arty, CSA Bennington, Mary J. 15 Nov 1855- 16 Jun 1930 Hostetter, Albert B. 1 Jun 1912- 16 Jan 1983 Hostetter, Hanie M. 6 Feb 1918- Hinkle, Andrew L. 7 Feb 1893- 9 Oct 1918 Shomo, Ida 4 Jun 1893- 9 Oct 1952 Some unmarked graves: Dale, Mrs. Sarah Ann d. 24 Mar 1939 aged 83y, w/o Chas. Wilhelm, Miss Mary Jane d. 13 Jun 1889 aged 48y Ford's Schoolhouse Located Rt. 627 on Larry & Beth Smith's property. No markers. This served as an outpost of New Monmouth until discontinued in 1945. Two of Joe Reynold's children are said to be buried here. Ebenezer Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery Located at the junction of Rt 60 and Rt 639. Ebenezer was organized c1790 as Hall's Meeting House and Monmouth, in 1796 the property was deeded as House Mountain Meetinghouse, and a log Church was erected. In 1825, the name became Ebenezer A.R.P. and a white frame structure was then erected. Armentrout, Bertie R. M. 1916-1987 Ayres, John Reid 3 May 1912- 21 Nov 1972 Ayres, Margaret Hull 28 Apr 1910- 23 Nov 1978 Deacon, Clarence F. 18 May 1942- 14 Dec 1975 Ford, Samuel Stuard 11 May 1905- 12 Mar 1975 Hartless, Roy T. 15 Jun 1910- 5 Apr 1974 Hartless, Ellen G. 4 Aug 1917- Higgins, Tanzy B. 1910-1967 Collison, Mildred McKemy 1930-1975 Harper, Parker M. d. 1 Aug 1814 (?) aged 9y Harper, John William d. 19 May 1843 aged 4y 9m, s./o Jas. F. & Martha C. Harper, James d. 27 Jun 1806 aged 48y Harper, Elizabeth d. 22 Oct 1837 aged 73y Harper, Mary C. "Patsy" 12 Mar 1805- 12 Mar 1858, w/o Jas. F. Harper, Sophia A. 27 Jan 1826- 8 Mar 1853 Harper, Jane d. 15 Oct 1828, aged 32y Harper, "Agness" Nancy d. 3 Oct 1816 (?) aged 65y, w/o Hugh Harper, Rachel W. Moore 20 Oct 1846- 27 May 1877, w/o Calvin M. Brown, Miss Anna Belle 21 Sep 1864- 6 Nov 1897, d/o Col. R.H. Brown, Col. Robert H. 21 Oct 1819- 6 May 1899, Militia Officer Brown, Jas. Hemphill 14 Jun 1870- 15 Sep 1870 Brown, Robert Calvin 29 Mar 1861- 21 Aug 1884 Anderson, Jacob d. 9 Mar 185_, aged 13y 8m 18d Anderson, John Replogle 7 May 1815- 11 Aug 1862 aged 44y, Co I 4 VA Inf, CSA; 1 Rockbridge Arty, CSA Mateer, Eliza Jane Palmer Anderson d. 24 Mar 1894 aged 70y Anderson, William L. 10 Apr 1835- 26 Jun 1877, Soldier Co F 27 VA Inf, CSA Goodbar, Sarah F. Zollman Anderson 27 Dec 1845- 4 Apr 1906 (broken stone) Muterspaugh, Martha Victory Smith 6 Oct 1866- 28 Feb 1895, w/o A.D. Guffey, Andrew Jackson 24 Oct 1884- 24 Nov 1889, s/o J.H. & L. Guffey, Nadie infant of J.H. & L. ************************************************************************** Page 71 (Ebenezer cont'd) Guffey, Lucinda 16 Aug 1843- 18 Jul 1919 Guffey, James H. 14 Feb 1851- 25 Nov 1892 Hemphill, William Clarence 14 Sep 1875- 25 May 1876, s/o Rev. J.L. & N.H. Smith, Gussie M. Higgins 8 Oct 1918- 27 May 1954 Smith, Russell E. 1913- 1966 Higgins, Harry 4 Nov 1892- 16 Aug 1976 Higgins, Clara V. 1 Jan 1895- 2 Oct 1970 Higgins, Charles H., Jr. 26 Aug 1962- 23 Oct 1965 Higgins, Fonza J. 30 Nov 1901- Higgins, Mae B. "Polly" 1 Sep 1907- 20 Jun 1987 Higgins, Isabelle M. "Nattie" Miller 9 Apr 1905- 23 Oct 1971 Armstrong, William S. 1913- 1982 Jarvis, Bessie H. 27 Sep 1933- Jarvis, Edward Manuel 11 Jun 1931- 11 Dec 1986, Cpl US Army, Korea Higgins, Clarence Obenchain 1 Aug 1908- 10 Aug 1984 Higgins, Ruth H. 1920- Morris, Mrs. Ella Mae Fox 23 Dec 1925- 31 Jan 1986 Armstrong, Rosa H. 1905-1987 Shaw, Roy C. 1915- Shaw, Madeline 1918- Hostetter, Raymond Earl 11 Mar 1928- 13 May 1988 Higgins, Wayne Lee 3 Aug 1959- 15 Mar 1980 Brown, John Harper 16 Oct 1859- 8 Apr 1860 Harper, two infants of C.M. & Rachel Some unmarked graves: Chaplin, William d. Jan 1900 aged 77y, born in Canterbury, Kent Co., England Harper, Calvin Moore d. Jun 1898; Co C 1 VA Cav, CSA McKee Cemetery Also called Big Springs Cemetery. Located off Rt 60 on Rt 631 on Clarence Tardy's farm. Tombstones were recorded by Bob Driver, Mrs. Margaret Seebert, listings provided by Rev. Wray Sherman of New Monmouth. Dunlap, Madison 29 Sep 1808- 29 May 1883, s/o Robt. Dunlap, Martha Hanna d. 28 Oct 1872 aged 61y 2m 23d Dunlap, John McKee d. 3 Jul 1863 aged 26y 10m; Co C 1 VA Cav, CSA, fell at Gettysburg Dunlap, Nannie Isabella d. 1 Jul 1852 aged 7y 2m 4d, d/o Madison & Martha McCown, John A. 23 Jul 1840- 17 Feb 1918 Lam, Mary Agnes Dixon 1846- 22 Sep 1881, w/o Cyrus M. Lam, Eliza Ann Dixon d. 9 Nov 1893, w/o Cyrus M. Lam, Cyrus Morrison 19 Feb 1837- 24 Nov 1899, Pvt Co I 4 VA Inf, CSA Lam, Nannie Mary Marietta Morrison 11 Aug 1885- 1 Mar 1899, d/o C.M. & E.A. Lam, Ira Lena 20 Nov 1870- 1 Mar 1908, d/o C.M. & M.A. Lam, Miss Annie (um) d. 2 Apr 1899 aged 14y, d/o Cyrus McKee, Nancy Hannah d. 1847 McKee, John Telford d. 30 Apr 1857 aged 74y Moore, John d. 29 Apr 1838, aged 59y 5m Moore, Betsy d. 11 May 1856 aged 76y Weir, Hugh d. 16 Jul 1822, aged 76y Weir, Mary McKee d. 2 Aug 1822, aged 76y McKee, N. L. G. McKee, James L. 14 Mar 1752, PA- 14 Aug 1832 aged 80y 6m; Soldier of Revolution & Indian Wars. McKee, Jane Telford d. 30 Apr 1800 aged 46y, w/o James McCown, Belana Dixon 31 May 1856- 31 May 1899, w/o John A. Gilmore, Marial E. d. 4 May 1862 aged 18y 1m 10d Laird, Mary McKee d. 1858, w/o John C. Laird, John C. d. 20 Jan 1866 Fix, Sarah J. Dixon 12 Mar 1832- 14 Apr 1876 Fix, Robert Jackson d. 10 Nov 1899 Some of the unmarked graves may contain the ************************************************************************** Page 72 (McKee cont'd) following: Cunningham, Jonathan, h/o Mary McKee Cunningham, Mary McKee d. 17 Jul 1763, w/o Jonathan, d/o John & Jane Logan McKee, killed in Indian Raid Cunningham, Rosanna d. 7 Mar 1792 aged 84y, 2nd w/o Jonathan Dixon, Sallie Horn d. 5 May 1865 aged 64y, w/o Wm. McCown, John d. 1765 McHenry, Jamie d. c1795 McHenry, Molly, w/o Jamie McKee, John b. 1707 McKee, Jane Logan b. c1744, w/o John McKee James 1752, s/o John & Jane McKee, John, Jr. d. 1815 McKee, Polly Ann Davidson d. 1880, w/o Saml. W. McKee, Samuel Wilson d. 1883, s/o John T. & Nancy Hannah McKee McKee, Samuel Madison d. Feb 1894 aged 42y, s/o Saml. Newcomer, Mary Gaylor d. Feb 1896 aged 72y, w/o Alfred Some of those killed in the first Indian Raid on Kerrs Creek who may be buried at the Big Spring: Cunningham, Isaac d. 1759 (McKee Cemetery cont'd) Cunningham, Jacob, killed 10 Oct 1759, s/o James & Mattie Cunningham, John, killed 10 Oct 1759 Doughtery, Charles , his entire family was killed 10 Oct 1759 Gilmore, John, four of his family killed 10 Oct 1759 Gilmore, Thomas and wife killed 10 Oct 1759 Gray, killed 10 Oct 1759 Hamilton, Robert's family lost five of it's ten members in 1759 Big Spring Indian Raid McGee, James killed in 1759 McMurty, Alexander killed 10 Oct 1759 Ramsay, Robert killed 10 Oct 1759 Stephenson, James d. 10 Oct 1759 (McKee Cemetery cont'd) Wilson, Samuel killed 10 Oct 1759 Winyard, John killed 10 Oct 1759 Some of those killed in the Indian Raid 17 Jul 1763 who may be buried at Big Spring: Cunningham, _____ d/o Jacob Cunningham, John Gilmore, William Hamilton, Mary McKee, w/o John ************************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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