Cemetery

 Athens Cemetery (Negro)

Location

Northeast of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 11 North and turn right onto Route 721 (Fellowship Road). Route 721 intersects Route 717 (Indian Trail Road) and turn left. Continue on Route 717 and go past Route 811 (Fridley's Gap Road) to 2nd house on right (9302 Indian Trail Road). Cemetery is located in a field a short distance behind their buildings.

Notes

Cemetery is fenced and maintained. There are many field/limestones in the cemetery without markings on them.

 

Survey Date and Recorder

6/7/07
Bob and Lois Emswiler

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Lois Emswiler

Surname

Given Name & MI

Birth Date

Death Date

Headstone Notes

Remarks

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Fortune

Charles R.

13 Oct 1899

Aged 60 y 8m

Stone off base & on ground

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Fortune

Amanda

31 Oct 1893

Aged 40y 3m; w/C. R.

Stone off base & on her side is face down on the ground

Holmes

Infant Son

29 Apr 1911

s/J. C. & Hattie

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Wilson

Jackson

5 May 1839

17 Jan 1909

All on one long flat stone

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Wilson

Mary M.

3 Dec 1838

20 Nov 1928

All on one long flat stone

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Wilson

James H.

10 Sep 1870

6 Jan 1911

All on one long flat stone

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Wilson

Fannie M.

10 May 1868

20 Oct 1930

All on one long flat stone

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