Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery

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Cemetery	Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
Location	Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. From downtown Harrisonburg, take Route 42 north 4.7 miles and turn left onto Route 778 (Brenneman Church Road). Go 1.0 miles and cemetery is on the right side of road.
Notes	In 2002 Martha Lee found several broken stones in the first couple of rows and stones buried in bushes. Some stones were face down and too heavy to lift and read but I believe were recorded by Mr. Swank. There is an open area between rows 4 and 5 with no markers. In 1967 J. Robert Swank wrote "Brenneman Mennonite Cemetery is the site of the old Brenneman Church. It was used as a place of worship and also a school as there were no public schools." Mr. Swank goes on: From the Brenneman Family History (page 30 # 96) we find, "The Brenneman Church was built on the Peter Brenneman farm one mile north of Greenmount in 1826 by the Funks, Shanks, Swanks and Brennemans of the vicinity of Linville, Singers Glen, Greenmount and the Brush." Mr. Swank notes "Deed Book 24 Page 338 - Oct 1852. Peter Brenneman to Joseph Wenger & (?) Burkholder trustees of Mennonite Society, two parcels of land on road to Geo. Shavers Mill; one for meeting house now built, one for burying ground."
Survey Date and Recorder	Oct 2002 Martha Lee
Photos	Lois Emswiler

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Row	Surname	Given Name & MI	Birth Date	Death Date	Headstone Notes	Remarks	Images
	Beard	James				no visible marker-known to be buried in unmarked graves per Swank's records of 1967
	Fulk	Charles Homer	16 Sep 1880	3 Jun 1893		no visible marker-known to be buried in unmarked graves per Swank's records of 1967, children Abram & Susan
	Fulk	Mary Catherine	26 May 1891	5 Jun 1893		no visible marker-known to be buried in unmarked graves per Swank's records of 1967, children Abram & Susan
	Shank	Elizabeth		3 Jan 1836		no visible marker-the Heatwole History book shows her buried here but she is recorded as buried in the Lindale Mennionte Church Cemetery, aged 46y 4m, w/Henry Shank, nee Heatwole
001	Acker	Lucy Ann	16 Aug 1807	17 Nov 1888	81y 3m 1d, consort/Peter	nee Barnes
001	Acker, Jr.	Peter	13 Oct 1808	13 Nov 1873	Aged 65y 1m	s/Peter & Mary Driver Acker
001	Ocker	Peter	23 Sep 1753	30 Mar 1832
001	Acker	Anna Marie	3 Dec 1764	Nov 1849		illegible stone-recorded by Swank in 1960s, d/Lewis & Barbara Driver Acker
002	Anthony	Sophia M.	14 Sep 1826	29 Sep 1890		illegible stone-recorded by Swank in 1960s, 1st wife of James Beard then 2nd marriage to John A. Anthony per Swank, nee Moyers
002	Beard	Amanda J.	17 Mar 1846	5 Mar 1894		illegible stone-recorded by Swank in 1960s
002	Beard	Ruth E.	22 Aug 1852	8 Mar 1894		illegible stone-recorded by Swank in 1960s
002	Beard	Mary E.	20 Jul 1850	9 Dec 1926
002	Dillard	Sylvester W.	1879	1941
003	Beard	Myron & Nannie		20 Jan 1904		no visible marker-recorded by Swank in 1960s as a child's stone
004	Mitchell	Catherine	31 Oct 1833	29 May 1897	w/E. S.	d/Jacob Nave
004	Mitchell	E. S.	12 Oct 1828	5 Sep 1907		s/Jacob & Catherine
005	Wood	Bertie May	4 Feb 1877	22 Sep 1906	aged 28y 8m 17d, w/Wade H.	d/Geo. & Mary S. Etting, 1w/Wade H.
005	Wood	Georgia M.	25 Aug 1906	27 Jul 1907	c/W. H. & B. C. Winecord Wood
006	Wood	Joseph N.	30 Oct 1850	25 Sep 1918		s/W. A. & Melvina
006	Wood	Fannie J.	17 Jul 1850	31 Oct 1916	w/Joseph N.
006	Webb	Edna Rebecca	14 Feb 1906	23 Apr 1906	c/Thomas C. & Annie Webb	no visible marker-recorded by Swank in 1960s
006	Webb	Thelma V.	23 Mar 1907	27 Jun 1909	c/Thomas C. & Annie Webb	footstone with initials only visible marker - rest recorded by Swank in 1960s
006	Webb	Worthy K.	4 Oct 1911	27 Sep 1913	c/Thomas C. & Annie Webb	footstone with initials only visible marker - rest recorded by Swank in 1960s
007	Rhodes	Allie S.		7 Jan 1890	aged 20y 6m 13d	c/Anthony & Hannah
007	Rhodes	Infant	18 Oct 1893	21 Oct 1893	s/S. J. & Kate
007	Rhodes	Hannah H.	26 Jan 1828	19 Sep 1892	aged 64y 7m 23d	d/John Beery, w/Anthony
007	Rhodes	Anthony		7 May 1902	aged 74y 2m 7d
007	Rhodes	Vernie May	25 Nov 1894	19 Mar 1898	age 3y 3m 23d, c/S. J. & Kate
007	Rhodes	Lena	28 Dec 1898	18 Feb 1899	c/S. J. & Kate
007	Rhodes	Samuel J.	15 May 1860	14 Dec 1909		s/Anthony & Hannah
007	Rhodes	Kate L.	2 Feb 1868	16 Mar 1923	w/S. J.	d/Christian & Rebecca Niswander
007	Fulk	Susan C.	19 Jan 1856	30 Apr 1917	aged 61y 3m 11d, w/Abram F.	d/Peter & Mary Brenneman
007	Fulk	Abraham F.	16 Feb 1854	27 Sep 1899	aged 45y 7m 11d	s/Josiah & Betty
008	Beery	Henry	19 Feb 1806	2 Aug 1887		s/John & Barbara Kagey Beery
008	Beery	Lydia		30 Jul 1890	aged 79y 4m 9d, w/Henry	nee Grove
008	Geil	Catharine		26 Aug 1907	aged 74y 5m 17d, w/Rev John	d/Henry & Lydia Beery	Image
008	Geil	John, Rev.		28 Jul 1900	s/John & Mary Driver Geil	born 27 Feb 1830 according to Swank in 1960s	Image
008	Messick	Geil Richard	10 Jun 1916	5 Mar 1917	c/K. L. & Isadora
008	Messick	Edna Irene	3 Jun 1914	7 Jun 1914	c/K. L. & Isadora
008	Messick	Charlotte Bell	2 Oct 1909	2 Oct 1909	c/K. L. & Isadora
008	Messick	Emma Lee	8 Aug 1908	20 Jul 1909	age 11m 12d, c/K. L. & Isadora
008	Fulk	Hardy C.		30 Jan 1890	aged 3y 1m 15d	s/A. F. & S. C.
008	Rinker	Anna	3 Apr 1820	24 Mar 1890	aged 69y 11m 21d, w/Jonathan
008	Rinker	Jonathan	3 May 1819	9 Apr 1902	aged 82y 11m 6d
009	Geil	John H.		28 May 1917	aged 64y 4m 15d	s/John & Catherine Beery, born 13 Jan 1853 according to Swank in 1960s
009	Geil	Annie E.		19 Dec 1900	aged 43y 8m, w/John H.	nee Fulk
009	Geil	James D.		1 Sep 1896	aged 12y 6m 23d, c/J. H. & Annie E.
009	Geil	infant son			age 1/2 hour, s/J. H. & Anna E. Geil
009	Geil	Martha S.		21 Jul 1889	aged 10m 21d, c/J. H. & Annie E.
009	Geil	Emma Virginia	9 Jan 1882	26 Feb 1883	c/J. H. & Annie E.
009	Geil	Charles W.		9 Nov 1881	aged 1y 1m 14d, c/J. H. & Annie E.
009	Geil	Joseph Edward		10 Oct 1881	aged 3y 7m 18d, c/J. H. & Annie E.
009	Geil	Sophia C.		29 Aug 1880	aged 3y 7m 23d, C/J. H. & Annie E.
010	Martz	Florence	10 Sep 1883	21 Jun 1890	d/Jacob & Lydia	illegible stone-recorded by Swank in 1960s
010	Martz	Lydia A.	10 Jul 1860	21 Dec 1889	age 29y 5m 11d, w/Jacob
010	Masters	George W.	30 Sep 1817	19 Nov 1881	age 64y 1m 19d		Image

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