Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryCuster Family Cemetery
LocationFulks Run, Rockingham county, Virginia. From Fulks Run Grocery, continue west on route 259 for 1 mile. Turn left at the Valley Land Store onto Route 818 (Little Dry River Road). After crossing the bridge, turn right onto the private gravel and go as far as you can. The cemetery is on top of the hill and is fenced.
NotesFenced erected in 1995 by Custer descendants who also placed the memorial marker with several names. Notes in "Remarks" column were taken from Pat Ritchie's book in 1999. In l967 J. Robert Swank indicated the cemetery is on the old Abe Hess farm. Pat Ritchie's book notes the land was owned by the Custer family from about 1750 to 1870's.
Survey Date and Recorder1. 1967 2. 1999
1. J. Robert Swank 2. Patricia Turner Ritchie

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

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

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
001HessMargaret18721928d/Abraham & Amanda Custer Hess
001HessAbraham7 May 182925 Jun 1912s/Peter Hess & Elizabeth Romack Hess
001HessAmanda29 Nov 182922 Feb 1921w/Abraham; d/Richard Custer Jr. & Elizabeth Trumbo Custer
001Custer, Sr.Richard1 Jun 175714 Feb 1837Revolutionary War Veteran; on memorial stone & buried here
001CusterJane Humble1765After 1850w/Richard Custer, Sr.; d/Conrad & Hannah Humble; on memorial stone & buried here
001Custer, Jr.RichardAbout Dec 178814 Jun 1857War of 1812 Veteran; s/Richard Custer Sr. & Jane Humble Custer; on memorial stone & buried here
001CusterElizabeth Trumbo21 Aug 17913 Dec 1873w/Richard Custer, Jr.; d/Jacob Trumbo & Hannah Hawes Cowger Trumbo; on memorial stone & buried here
001CusterConrad16951772Memorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book
001CusterMrs. ConradMemorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book
001CusterPaul17301820Memorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book
001CusterLucinda MaloneMemorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book
001CusterMargaret MaloneMemorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book
001CusterInfant Bro. of Leroy18561856Memorial stone, may not be buried here but lived in Brocks Gap - from Pat Ritchie's book