SHENANDOAH:  CEMETERY RECORDS –  OLD DUTCH GRAVEYARD

Contributed by:  Joan Renfrow

NOTICE:  I have no relationship or further information in regards to this 
family.  

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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Old Dutch graveyard: 
                  1936 July 6
                  Research made by Mary E. Funkhouser

Cemetery Location:  1 mile south of Hudsons Cross Roads
                    Shenandoah County




There are only about five of the stones now standing of the twenty some that 
used to be there.  These stones are made of sandstone, limestone and granite, 
and the writing is in the Dutch language.  The date on the oldest legible stone 
being August 27, 1775.  The stones are so old that the writing is almost 
unreadable.  One or two stones were written in English and these were dated 
about 1864.


Hurn Elizabeth Hess Ward
Gebo Ras August 27, 1775
Urnge Gestore
(Rest unreadable, it is so faded)


Her Rubert Der Peter Orerholse
E. R. Wageboh
(Rest buried in ground, could not get uncovered)


Anne,
daughter of Aaron and Lester Foltz
died April 24, 1864
Age 7 months and 8 days.
“Whosever shall not receive the Kingdom of
Heaven as a little child 
can in no wise enter therein”