Roman Catholic Cemetery

Narrative

This was the original location of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. See E.R. Conner's comment below.

Survey Details

Classification: Religious
Status: Maintained
Condition: Fair
Approx. Size: 95 x 175 feet
Approximate Number of Burials: Not Known
Markers: Tombstone, Timber Crosses
Surnames Listed on Markers:
V KRISTU ODPOCIVA/JOSEPH STEFKO/MAY 25, 1871 / OCT 30, 1942
V KRISTU ODPOCIVA/JOHANA STEFKO/BORN SEPT 29, 1883/ DIED MAR 17, 1936
GEORGE M. DROTAR/DEC 17, 1891/JULY 23, 1919/HOSPITAL CORPS/USA (F:) G M D
ANEY/CHESTLOCK/BORN/SEPT 16, 1881/DIED/JUNE 4, 1916/ Blessed are the dead/Who die in the Lord. (F:) A C
(Unmarked timber cross)
(Unmarked timber cross and fieldstone footstone)
JOSEPH/BENCSAK JR./AUG 2, 1916/SEPT 6, 1916
BENCSAK/JOSEPH/FEBWARY 19, 1872/APRIL 19, 1955/
MARTHA/JULY 29, 1875/JUNE 8, 1962/May their souls rest in peace. (F;) FATHER (F:) MOTHER
SUSIE CHAPURA/MAY 25, 1879/DECEMBER 22, 1964/ TOGETHER
TUSPOCSIVA/ALIZABETH CZAPP/ROZDENA ALGUST 15 1921/ UMARDA/OKT 10 1925 (F: unmarked fieldstone)
(Unmarked timber cross)
MARY CEBULA/1907-1918
JOHN SHOLTIS/MAY 1, 1868/FEB 9, 1919/May his sole (sic) rest in peace./Amen (F:) J S
JOHN JOSEPH/SHOLTIS/MAY 17, 1893/JUNE 22, 1965
THOMAS W./HEYS0r/BORN & DIED/JULY 17, 1966 (F:) TWH
KATHERINE DURITZA/1911-1920 (F:) K D
MARY/WIFE OF/JOHN PAULOVICH/1831-1919 (F:) M P
(Unmarked timber cross)

Comments: Land owned by the Roman Catholic Church in Arlington, Virginia. On google maps it's labeled as Minnieville Cemetery.
Surveyed By:
Latitude / Longitude: 38.6479179, -77.3837471

Site Visits

Visited by: Date: Comments:
E.R. Conner III Oct. 13, 1979 Cemetery is enclosed by chain-link fence; .25 acre is reserved as church property. Lot is well-maintained except for condition of crucifixes; large timber cross for entire lot in rear part of Cemetery is missing corpus, as are all but one of the smaller individual grave crucifixes. There may be additional unmarked burials here. Church was built about 1916 on property of John Cheslock to serve newly-arrived Eastern European immigrants to this part of Prince William. After 1929, Sacred Heart Church, sometimes called Minnieville Church, was a mission of All Saints Parish in Manassas. Church was moved from this somewhat remote location to new site on Hoadly Rd. about 2 miles north and another cemetery was begun at latter site. New church is now a mission of Holy Family Parish in Dale City. Building on new site has date 1937 under steps.
David Cuff 2014 Site is maintained it seems. Property is owned by the DIOCESE OF RICHMOND in Arlington.

Images

Images taken 2014

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