Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society
Rockingham County Tombstones by Cemetery
Cemetery |
Harshbarger Family Cemetery |
Location |
Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 42 South towards Dayton. Cemetery located on the Charles Wampler farm west of Route 42 on top of hill northwest of office along fence. |
Notes |
In 1967 J. Robert Swank wrote: There is evidence of ten or more graves marked by field stones. Unfenced in pasture field. From burnt deeds, Rockingham Courthouse we found: Deed Book 7 pg 115, April 11, 1825 Daniel Harshbarger to Henry Rhodes-2 plus acres. Deed Book 33 pg 439 Elizabeth Harshbarger,
Catherine Harshbarger, Daniel Miller and wife Rebecca to Harshbarger and Shem Harshbarger-14 acres adj. Blossers, Ann Harshbarger, and Abel and Henry Gile. Deed Book 36 pg 437, Nov 3, 1824 Daniel & Elizabeth Garber to Daniel Harshbarger a parcel of land adj. Peter Blosser. Note in minutes-lost-Daniel Harsbarger from Henry Rhodes. In 2003 checked with Charles and William Wampler and they have no knowledge of this cemetery. |
| Survey Date and Recorder |
Cemetery Index
Surnames are sorted by section /
plot / row / grave - only rows are shown
| Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
| Unknown | Child | Aged 6y 8m 29d | |||
| Harshbarger | Daniel | 1 Nov 1841 | Aged 82y 10m 29d | ||
| Harshbarger | Mary | 27 May 1834 | Aged 5m 17d; d/J. & A. | ||
| Harshbarger | Barbara | 4 Jul 1823 | Aged 60 yrs; w/D. | ||
| Harshbarger | Barbara W. | 27 Nov 1857 | Aged 21y 7m 21d; d/J. & A. |
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