Thomas Family Cemetery

Harrisonburg Rockingham Historical Society
Rockingham County Tombstones by Cemetery

Cemetery	Thomas Family Cemetery
Location	Near Timberville, Roackingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg take Route 42 to Timberville & turn right onto Route 617 (Evergreen Valley Road). Go approximately 3.0 miles & turn left onto Route 617 (Ridge Road). Cross railroad tracks & go 0.3 miles. Cemetery is along the left side of the road.
Notes	Cemetery is enclosed by an iron fence & overgrown. Only two headstones visible. In 1967 J. Robert Swank noted, "Cemetery on Mrs. Oliver E. Baker farm. There is a slave burial plot, with eight to ten graves outline visible, across the road near large oak. The last three buried were Nelson Nash, his brother Jerry Nash, & Dick Black about 65 years old." Slave plot was not visible in 2002.
Survey Date and Recorder	27 March 2002 Bennie Getz & Walter Mason
Photos	Lois Emswiler

Cemetery Index

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Row	Surname	Given Name & MI	Birth Date	Death Date	Headstone Notes	Remarks	Images
001	Thomas	Richard	29 Aug 1764	25 Feb 1840			Image
001	Thomas	Elizabeth	4 Jan 1769	29 Dec 1840			Image
001	Thomas	Isaac Franklin		25 Aug 1850	Aged 3m 20d	No visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
001	Henkel	Frankie	21 Mar 1879	21 Mar 1879	s/Franklin & Lizzie	No visible marker - recorded by Swank in 1967
002	Baker	Oliver E. Dr.	1889	1949		In 1967 Swank noted "Dr. Baker was cremated & his ashes scattered on the farm. A monument to his memory is placed on the farm on top of Thomas Hill."
003	Nash	Nelson				No visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot in 1967
003	Nash	Jerry				No visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot & Nelson Nash's brother in 1967
003	Black	Dick			about 65 yrs	No visible marker - record by Swank as located in slave plot in 1967

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