Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeterySamuel Heiston Cemetery
LocationNorthwest of Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia. From downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 33 East towards Elkton. Turn left onto Route 602 (East Point Road) and go about 5.5 miles. Cemetery is on the right side of road hidden by brush. Get permission to visit cemetery from the house nearby.
NotesCemetery is covered with growth and brush. In 1960s the Daughters of the American Revolution recorded this cemetery and noted, "Plot enclosed with an iron fence. Other stones have been removed by vandals. Present owner of property is Howard Heiston Hensley."
Survey Date and Recorder02 Sep 2003
Sue Propst

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
HeistonSamuel S.30 Nov 185914 Aug 1898On same stone with Bettie L. & Ervin F.
HeistonBettie L.22 May 186511 May 1944On same stone with Samuel S. & Ervin F.
HeistonErvin F.27 Feb 189620 Jul 1916On same stone with Samuel S. & Bettie L.
HeistonFlossie7 Dec 1894Aged 24y 8mNo visible marker-recorded by D.A.R. in 1960s
WallaceJohn Lloyd5 Oct 192429 Nov 1983
RogersGrace M.17 Nov 189831 Oct 1993
RogersOtis Leonard29 Jul 189219 Sep 1980SF1 US Navy WWI
PhelpsRobert C.5 Mar 192720 Jan 1979PHM US Navy WWII
HensleyHoward Junior11 Mar 19315 Oct 1979PFC US Army Korea
HensleyRonald R.19351998
SteppCoral Elizabeth16 Mar 200118 Mar 2001