The Myers / Davis Cemetery
Narrative
This cemetery was on the farm land owned by George W. Myers (1818-1873) and Susannah Fiester Corson Myers (1823-1917). They buried relatives, relatives of relatives, and close friends and neighbors there. According to the great-great grandaughter of the Myers',Carol Myers Rymes of Concord, New Hampshire, the "first burial was George W. Myers in 1873, on the hill near the farmhouse".
More information can be found on this ancestry.com page.
This image from 1937 shows the Myers Farm and the location of the cemetery, circled in red.
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Survey Details
| Classification: | Private / Community |
| Status: | Still in use |
| Condition: | Good |
| Approx. Size: | 180 X 300 feet |
| Approximate Number of Burials: | 150? |
| Earliest Burial Date: | 1900 |
| Latest Burial Date: | 1996 |
| Markers: | Tombstone, Fieldstone, Unmarked |
| Surnames Listed on Markers: |
Allen, Harvey C. US Army WWII 19 Sep 1913 - 4 Jun 1976
Allen, John T. not legible (John born Jul 1841, died April 1910) Allen, Margarete w/o John T. 18 Mar 1852 - 13 Oct 1905 Allen, Ralph Horner TEC 4 US Army WWII 13 Sep 1922 - 16 Jul 1981 Armstrong, Edna F. 24 Aug 1883 - 19 Mar 1975 Armstrong, Eugene F. 18 Mar 1870 - 9 Jul 1935 Brenner, A. T. 2 Mar 1868 - 4 Nov 1919 Brenner, Amanda E. 15 May 1846 - 4 Dec 1915 Brenner, Ella J. 1869 - 1948 Brenner, William F. 21 Mar 1837 - 7 May 1913 Bullock, Archie G. died 13 Dec 1915, age 3 weeks Bullock, Ethel F. 7 Sep 1886 - 21 Jul 1966 Bullock, George W. 4 Oct 1877 - 2 Apr 1961 Bullock, Joseph W. 22 Jan 1874 - 10 Nov 1918 Clark, Hannah P. 10 Feb 1845 - 11 Feb 1925 Clark, Henry L. 1863 - 1935 Clark, Manasseh V. Davis w/o Henry L. 1862 - 1936 Cole, Henry 12 Aug 1861 - 1 Feb 1900, stone in 6 pieces Cornwell, Samuel T. 26 Jul 1859 - 13 Dec 1930 Davis, Barkley H. 30 Sep 1908 - 16 Sep 1992 Davis, Blanch W. Mrs. w/o Grover C. 24 Nov 1885 - 28 Mar 1924 Davis, Brady Lee 16 Feb 1887 - 17 Mar 1940 Davis, Dale Clare s/o M. H. & Lennie R. 20 Nov 1924 - 4 Dec 1924 Davis, Dora M. 15 May 1888 - 30 Oct 1918 Davis, George N. 3 May 1846 - death date is broken off, stone in 7 pieces Davis, Henry C. 27 Jan 1875 - 22 Aug 1905 Davis, Lena A. 10 Aug 1880 - 5 Oct 1966 Davis, Lucy E. beloved w/o Reason S. 27 Jul 1867 - 10 Feb 1931 Davis, Marion T. 5 Dec 1912 - 31 May 1996 Davis, Mary O. 17 Apr 1853 - 2 Nov 1936 Davis, Moulton H. 25 Dec 1875 - 27 May 1938 Davis, Nancy A. w/o Reason S. 1837 - 1910 Davis, Reason S. 1832 - 1911 Davis, Reason S. 22 Apr 1870 -20 Jan 1955 Davis, T. Powell 4 Dec 1881 - 30 Nov 1955 Fowke, Thadeus E. 16 May 1859 - 23 Jun 1937 Gardner, Arthur L. 1860 - 1930 Gardner, Nora H. 1869 - 1959 Garner, Ada J. w/o Joseph H. 6 Aug 1860 - 12 May 1920 Haislip, Robert M. 5 May 1851 - 5 Jan 1926 Harrison, Annie M. w/o William H. died 9 Mar 19__ Harrison, Mary Ann not legible Harrison, William H. died 19 May 1903 Haislip, Mahlon 18 Jun 1859 - 24 Jan 1929 Haislip, Margaret 20 Dec 1865 - 21 Jun 1954 Horner, Barkley W. 6 Oct 1846 - 6 Dec 1926 Horner, Clarence V. 8 Dec 1881 - 25 Nov 1955 Horner, Emma Davis 15 Oct 1867 - 11 Feb 1948 Horner, Emily A. 12 Aug 1849 - 11 Mar 1919 Horner, Uriah H. 1875 - 1952 Jewell, Abbie Bradford 04 Apr 1902 - 19 Aug 1955 Jewell, Albert F. 18 Feb 1922 - 2 Feb 1924 Jewell, Benjamin F. 3 Apr 1898 - 7 Sep 1989 Jewell, Benjamin F. Sr. 23 Apr 1860 - 20 Apr 1944 Jewell, Lee A. 8 Feb 1924 - 3 Jun 1924 Jewell, Sarah J. 3 Apr 1850 - 5 Jan 1940 Johnson, J. Morris 11 May 1877 - 3 Apr 1956 Ki--, Donald Ray s/o Lillian & Vernon 6 Apr 1954 - 14 Jan 1963 Lebarre, Frank A. 11 Sep 1893 - 2 Jan 1967 Lopez, Ralph 11 Jul 1938 - 22 Sep 1973 Lynn, Ann Lue 1866 - 1952 Lynn, E. N. 1 Apr 1852 - 29 Apr 1914 Maddox, Harriet P. 1840 - 1907 Marshall, Alec 1848 - 1935 Marshall, Frank V. 1893 - 1930 Myers, Boyd Corson 1863 - 1939 Myers, Brady Piatt 25 May 1859 - 23 May 1943 Myers, Clara Davis 22 Oct 1862 - 22 Jun 1955 Myers, Emma Nursey Coleman born England 1872, died Virginia 1960 Myers, Infant no other information Myers, Leslie L. 9 Mar 1897 - 19 Feb 1978 Neill, John 15 Mar 1828 - 13 Aug 1913 Neill, Margaret 3 Jun 1839 - 14 Mar 1914 Nylen, Charles A. 1870 - 1913 Opp, Margaret M. 2 Nov 1822 - 29 Nov 1895 Opp, Thomas 27 Jan 1823 - 17 Nov 1871 Opp? (footstone W.S.O., might be Walter Opp, headstone face down) Potter, Joseph __ 22 1852 - __ __ 1929 (stone broken into 6 pieces) Radcliffe, Grace L. 12 Dec 1889 - 28 Feb 1932 Reynolds, Edith died 4 Aug 1965 Reynolds, Eveleth E. died 13 Jul 1965 Reynolds, Frank S. 26 Oct 1863 - 29 Jan 1928 Reynolds, Nellie Swann 23 Jan 1865 - 29 Nov 1940 Rolls, Margaret A. 19 Sep 1832- 23 Aug 1912 Rolls, William - 22 Apr 1831 - 27 Dec 1918 Sanborn, C. G. 1846, death date not given Sanborn, E. Z. 1845 - 1919 Selecman, Hattie V. 24 Jul 1876 - 19 Dec 1917 Selecman, Redmond born Occoquan 24 Aug 1844 - 13 Sep 1929 Selecman, Virginia F. w/o Redmond 21 Jan 1836 - 31 Mar 1912 Sheeler, Jacob 1863 - 1923 Sheeler, Mary P. 1859 - 1937 Singleton, Grace 9 Apr 1909 - 3 Jul 1914 Smith, Mary V. 1 Mar 1909 - 12 Apr 1996 Smith, Sallie E. 31 May 1874 - 30 Oct 1959 Smith, Susan not legible - died 1891 Smith, Walter M. 27 Nov 1870 - 9 Mar 1938 Smith, William 17 Jun 1839 - 27 Apr 1902 Smith, William W. 6 Feb 1908 - 29 Jul 1976 Strother, Lewis E. 1874 - 1946 Strother, Mabel R. w/o Lewis E. 1875 - 1923 Swann, Julia F. 23 Jul 1838 - 11 Mar 1920 Tyrrell, Harry A. 4 Apr 1908 - 4 Jun 1979 Tyrrell, Julia P. 15 Apr 1907 only date Ward, Douglas Francis 13 Mar 1923 - 13 Apr 1930 Ward, Fannie Alderman 22 Jun 1898 - 21 Apr 1958 Ward, Peggy Ann 6 Jan 1947 - 29 Oct 1947 Ward, Ralph C. 27 Aug 1925 - 20 Mar 1972 Ward, Wallace Jackson 17 Oct 1879 - 25 Jan 1949 Weeks, Alvia C. 24 Nov 1903 - 8 Jul 1980 Weeks, Etta Elizabeth 13 Jun 1888 - 24 Oct 1955 Weeks, Mary J. 30 Jun 1910 - 3 Dec 1979 Weeks, Richard Lee 6 Oct 1931 - 7 Nov 1973 Wells, Aubrey 1904 - death date broken Wells, Earl A. 1 Jul 1894 - 10 Mar 1974 Wells, Mary A. 30 May 1872 - 6 May 1918 Wells, William H. 3 Apr 1856 - 3 May 1940 West, Hezekiah 20 Jun 1856 - 9 Jun 1937 West, Mary Jane 20 Dec 1852 - 17 Jan 1930 White, John D. s/o T.C. & Rachel 6 Nov 1955 - 7 Nov 1955 Young, Judson 1890 - 1932 |
| Comments: | The cemetery is very close to the railroad tracks and overgrown in some areas. Vandals have broken many stones and others are knocked off the bases. A pile of broken stones are next to a tree in the middle of the cemetery. |
| Surveyed By: | Ron Turner - Oct. 27, 1997 |
| Latitude / Longitude: | 38.654671, -77.249837 |
Site Visits
| Visited by: | Date: | Comments: |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Turner | Oct 27, 1997 | The cemetery is very close to the railroad tracks and overgrown in some areas. Vandals have broken many stones and others are knocked off the bases. A pile of broken stones are next to a tree in the middle of the cemetery. |
| David Cuff | Dec. 8, 2018 | This cemetery is in fair condition as the grounds are being maintained. Some stones have been damaged or knocked over. |
| David Cuff and Robert Moser | Jan. 6, 2019 | Some overgrown areas were cut and one stone was put back on it's base and one stone was reset in the ground. Also a corner marker for a plot was reset in the ground. |
Images
Images taken Dec. 8, 2018
