Cemetery | Simmons Family Cemetery |
Location | Rawley Springs area, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg take Route 33 West. Cemetery is on left (south) side of road, between Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church and Rawley Springs, on a hill. Not visible from Route 33 West. |
Notes | Cemetery is well maintained and has a white fence around it. In 1967 J. Robert Swank noted, "This is the only family cemetery we found that was started after 1900." In 2003 Debbie Hilbert noted, "East of Rawley Springs on US 33 west, in Central District, Rockingham County, Virginia. A perpetual none exclusive easement of right-of-way from the south side of US 33, 20 feet in width and lying ten feet on either side of the centerline as shown on the aforesaid plat. The cemetery is enclosed by trees and white vinyl fence on a hill." |
Survey Date and Recorder | 20 Aug 2003 Debbie Hilbert |
Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown
Section | Row | Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
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Litton, Jr. | Raymond Lee "Mickey" | 15 Dec 1929 | 19 Aug 1997 | Pvt US Army WWII | |||
Litton | Raymond L. | 3 Jun 1908 | 23 Nov 1986 | Rest In Peace | WWII | ||
Litton | Elva C. | 12 Oct 1911 | 4 Mar 1992 | ||||
Joseph | H. Nolan | 10 Dec 1929 | 11 May 1996 | How Great Thou Art | |||
Joseph | Eunice H. | 10 Dec 1926 | 12 Mar 1987 | ||||
Joseph | Carl E. | 1 Mar 1922 | 16 Feb 1953 | Tec 4 Co B 728 Ry Opr BN TC WWII; Rest In Peace | s/Mattie Simmons Joseph | ||
Joseph | Mattie S. | 1902 | 1967 | Rest In Peace | |||
Joseph | Howard | 1900 | 1940 | ||||
Soklosky | Alice T. | 6 May 1910 | 21 Jul 2003 | Mt. Castle Funeral Home, Lorton, VA marker only | |||
Wilson | Virgie C. | 25 Mar 1913 | 25 Jul 1980 | Rest In Peace | |||
Simmons | Isaac G. | 15 Jul 1874 | 9 Feb 1963 | Father | |||
Simmons | Sarah E. | 20 Jan 1875 | 2 Mar 1944 | Mother; His Wife | w/Isaac G. | ||
Simmons | Addison | 22 Feb 1921 | Aged 70 yrs | 1st grave on family farm | |||
Simmons | Lavina | 22 Nov 1921 | Aged 77 yrs | ||||
Simmons | Jesse A. | 12 Mar 1905 | 18 Oct 1957 | Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit | WWII; s/Issac & Sarah Simmons. | ||
Harman | Lorene L. | 23 Apr 1916 | Rest In Peace | ||||
Hardin | Pauline S. | 1916 | 1995 | ||||
Hardin | James R. | 1944 | 1966 | US Army, Germany | |||
Simmons | Hubert B. | 21 Mar 1919 | 12 Nov 1937 | Footstone HBS. Bro/Nina A. Simmons. | |||
Simmons | Nina A. | 23 Jun 1908 | 20 Aug 1935 | sister/Hubert B.; footstone NAS | |||
Soklosky | Donald | 2 Feb 1931 | 27 Oct 1981 | Cremated. Korean conflict. |