robertmackayclan

Looks like I had the wrong birth & death dates for my great-great-grandfather Edwin L. Heflybower. The dates I had came from the Hoeffelbauer genealogy by Beth (Hefelbower) Seebach which was published back in the 1970s.

The birth year of "1843" was recorded and a death date of "August 13" was also recorded.

From some online records of Rockland Cemetery as well as a Civil War record I noticed the discrepancy in the dates. Both sources recorded 1845 as his birth year.

I decided that the best thing to do was to take a trip over to Rockland Cemetery and see for myself what was written on his tombstone and I saw where the correct dates were listed.

The record has been updated to record the dates as given on his tombstone.

I plan to go back to Rockland and copy down the inscriptions on the tombstones to update the list that was originally made back in the mid 1930s.

I also would like to do the same for Bethel. So far no one has posted a cemetery listing for Bethel but I am sure one was done many years ago.

Michael I have some notes from my two visits to Rockland Cemetery, VA. I included the pictures of my Sowers ancestors in my earlier Sowers Family History book.

Would you like what I have for your web page ? If yes how would you like to receive the information ? Posted here on this page or by the mail ?

Later,

Dee

You can post the info. on this forum if you wish or put it in email. If it's a picture and you don't have the ability to scan you can just mail me a copy.

I have a picture of George and Martha on the website. They were provided by Cousin Betty Powers who lives in the area.

Looks like I had the wrong birth & death dates for my great-great-grandfather Edwin L. Heflybower. The dates I had came from the Hoeffelbauer genealogy by Beth (Hefelbower) Seebach which was published back in the 1970s.

The birth year of "1843" was recorded and a death date of "August 13" was also recorded.

From some online records of Rockland Cemetery as well as a Civil War record I noticed the discrepancy in the dates. Both sources recorded 1845 as his birth year.

I decided that the best thing to do was to take a trip over to Rockland Cemetery and see for myself what was written on his tombstone and I saw where the correct dates were listed.

The record has been updated to record the dates as given on his tombstone.

I plan to go back to Rockland and copy down the inscriptions on the tombstones to update the list that was originally made back in the mid 1930s.

I also would like to do the same for Bethel. So far no one has posted a cemetery listing for Bethel but I am sure one was done many years ago.

The following grave markers were compiled by me on 22 Jun 1986 & 16 Nov 1986. I only recorded those stones I thought belonged to the families I am compiling information. I have enclosed a picture of George H. & Martha V. Sowers in my Sowers Family Book.

The Bowen Family has a family plot:

Andrew Jackson Bowen Jr. 3/2/1862-12/11/1935
on the same stone with his
Bessie Louise Bowen 10/15/1880-7/8/1937

Large stone with both names inscribed as:

A.J. Bowen 2/20/1832-8/7/1898
Jane Kerfoot Bowen 9/29/1838-4/22/1917

Two ground stone only
Andrew J. Bowen 1908-1978

Edward Maurice Bowen 6/19/1913-2/9/1981

Buried within the Bowen Family Plot are members of the Conrad Family

Lucie-Emmett Conrad wife of Emmett Conrad 5/10/1868-7/18/1895
W.S. Conrad born 6/17/1821 no death date on the same stone
Anne Eliza wife of W.S. Conrad 11/16/1831-12/15/1894

One large stone Wm. Robinson Conrad 2/6/1856-5/15/1912 & his wife
Nannie Wheatley Bowen 7/27/1861-9/9/1913

The Sowers Family Plot

George H. Sowers 7/4/1835-2/13/1919 his wife
Martha V. Sowers 10/28/1843-10/6/1911 their daughter & son
Daisy Love Sowers 8/28/1894 age 16 years 7 months 20 days
J. Welby Sowers 1/30/1885-10/20/1908

Grandson of G.H. Sowers son of Robert L. Sowers One stone with his wife
Henry Marcus 7/2/1911-1/23/1965
Marjorie Reed 11/16/1911-3/4/1967 and

above's brother & his wife:
Robert L. Jr. 1917-
Beatrice B. 1918-1978

Son of G.H. Sowers & M.V. one stone:
Robert Lee Sowers 10/20/1872-3/1/1959
Beryl Manuel 6/2/1887-10/1/1981 and their daughter:
Jane Alleyne Sowers 6/20/1918-12/16/1919

George Hunter Sowers 7/9/1909-7/22/1910 son of George F. & I. (Dahl) Sowers

Charles R. Mckay 1881-1943
Mary E. McKay 1883-1958

Buried across the land and down the hill behind the Bowen Family Plot. There are buried the family of Mary Elizabeth (Helfybower) McKay. Some of their stones were very hard to read and I did not try to read them. Her parents stones were readable

Edwin L. Heflybower 4/17/1845-8/3/1913
Aurelia R. Heflybower 1/12/1849-4/1/1918

Gore Family is related to the McKay & Helfybower families. Members of this family are also buried at Nineveh Cemetery and Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Edward Gore 1882-1962

Same stone husband & wife
Lucy M. Gore 8/18/1872-6/28/1914
John T. Gore 8/10/1872-9/9/1932

Grubbs Family
Julia Grubbs 1879-1948
Isaac N. Grubbs 1884-1963
Oval Grubbs 1873-1902 & his wife
Nannie E. Grubbs 1872-1906

Miller Family Plot
Wm. F. Miller 5/21/1838-7/16/1895 and his wife
Emily Rachel Miller 2/11/1843-10/6/1929
Nannie E. Miller 7/23/1896-8/23/1896
Benton S. Miller 4/25/1875-7/21/1893
Robert Lee Miller 5/1/1867-11/25/1925 and his wife
Lucy S. Shipe 2/3/1868-10/31/1942 (many Shipe buried in his cemetery)

On one stone: Nancy Powers 1889-1932
Oscar J. Reed 1860-1940
Lulu E. Reed 1866-1936

On one stone: Jackson B. McBee 1864-1938 & his wife
Lillian J. 1867-1951

Robert E. Welsh 7/17/1859-1/20/1914

All on one stone: Alice L. Rogers 12/25/1883-6/9/1965
Charles A. Rogers 9/19/1875-11/1/1923
Iris V. Rogers 12/28/1916-1/10/1928
Wm. A. Rogers 10/8/1921-1/19/1928
Sarah T. Rogers 2/5/1833-3/5/1927
Carrie V. Rogers 2/10/1864-9/23/1934

Gladys Trenary wife of Thomas J. 1902-1933

Eliza Ann Wright died 7/16/1894 aged 85 years

Wm. C. Kirby 9/24/1895-5/21/1937 and his wife
Daisy B. Kirby 9/1/1897-1/4/1966 and their children:
Margaret Kirby died 3/3/1937
Virginia E. Kirby died 12/28/1923

Fritts Family Plot

Thomas J. Fritts 1832-1916 and his two wives
Elizabeth H. Fritts 1834-1903
Harriett A. Fritts 1838-1874

Edward H. Fritts 4/13/1871-5/29/1921

Amands Fritts wife of G.W. Fritts 6/15/1813-11/15/1874

One stone husband & wife: Bushrod Thomas Fritts 5/28/1869-10/27/1923
Sarah Gore Fritts 7/26/1882-6/8/1951

Duane L. Borden (last I heard in a home) compiled a book dealing with grave yards of Warren Co. VA. The ones I needed the most were Rockland Cemetery and Prospect Hill Cemetery of Front Royal, VA.

I have a copy of his book. I do not know if it would be ethical to use his material. But I would be willing to look up names of people for others to see if buried in one of these cemeteries.

Well, I figure the easiest thing to do and would not involve any questions as to whether or not I would be using Duane's material would be for me to go ahead and copy the inscriptions at Rockland and compare them to the ones in the Rootsweb file I have a link to and make my own updated list. Same goes for Bethel.

Ones I would not include in the on-line record but would copy them just for my own sake are the stones put up by living persons to mark where they will be buried when their time comes. I know of a few cousins who have done this so I'll leave those out of the on-line report.

Do you want me to type in what Duane Borden has on Rockland Cemetery. Posted in order by alphabetically order ?

Are you going to post grave markers for Niveneh Cemetery ? I have other family burial grounds from Hunter B. McKay's notes ?

To post Prospect Hill Cemetery would be rather large file.

Yes, I'd like to see what Duane has so if you can send it to me I'd appreciate it.

Still I know that there are probably more newer graves at Rockland so I'll use that one as a guide as well.

I can also post the ones at Nineveh as well. Do you have a list of those?

What are the other grave sites you mentioned?

Do you want me to type in what Duane Borden has on Rockland Cemetery. Posted in order by alphabetically order ?

Are you going to post grave markers for Niveneh Cemetery ? I have other family burial grounds from Hunter B. McKay's notes ?

To post Prospect Hill Cemetery would be rather large file.

Ok, here's a link to the Rootsweb files on the different grave inscriptions that have been submitted. You can go back into Virginia and then move into Clarke or Frederick or any other County or you can go back further into the United States and pick a different state and go from there.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va ... cemeteries/

Yes, I'd like to see what Duane has so if you can send it to me I'd appreciate it.

Still I know that there are probably more newer graves at Rockland so I'll use that one as a guide as well.

I can also post the ones at Nineveh as well. Do you have a list of those?

What are the other grave sites you mentioned?

I have various counties for VA, these are just the ones for Warren Co. VA

1. Bell Graveyard of Old Wakeman Mill.
2. Bowen Family Grave Yard
3. Brownley-Mitchell Grave Yard (already given you)
4. Buck Graveyard at Buckton
5. Cook Family at Willow Brook Farm
6. Derflinger Cemetery
7. Earle Grave (one of Anna, wife of Samuel Earle) just one stone given
8. McKay & Painter Graveyard just notes from Hunter B. McKay, believe
to be one of the possible locations of Robert MacKay Sr. burial
9. Federal Hill--Thomson Sowers' farm, just three Ashby graves
10. Garrison Cemetery on Crooked Run
11. Hecht Cemetery of West Run
12. Hite Graveyard at Long Meadows
13. Hopewell Meeting House
14. Kerfoot Grave Yard
15. Millar Family Grave Yard
16. Mitchell Grave Yard, just one Wm. Mitchell (my ancestor)
17. Nineveh Cemetery
18. Prospect Hill Cemetery of Front Royal, would be a large file, have my
own work & a complete accounting from D. Borden (237 pages worth)
19. Rockland Cemetery (already given you) but I have the remaining markers
found in Duane Borden's book.
20. Rust Grave Yard at Howellsville
21. Sperry-Huffman-Rinker
22. Taylor Grave Yard at Walnut Hill
23. Upland Baptist Church just three listing
24. Wheelwright Grave Yard

Some of the above came from the notes of Hunter B. McKay and some I collected for myself. Some might be just the the names connection with our families, rather than a complete listing.

For Clarke county I just have a few family listing from Old Bethel, most likely you already have those. I do have a few from Old Chapel in Berryville. Most likely the new cemetery book put out by Clarke County Historical Society has those. I very interesting cemetery to visit. I also have from the notes of H.B. McKay short listing of grave markers from Burchell & Lindsey Grave Yards.

What do you think you will really use ?