Cemetery | Pirkey Family Cemetery |
Location | East of Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. From the corner of Main Street (Route 11) south and Port Republic Road (Route 659), travel east 5.3 miles on Port Republic Road. Cemetery is located on the SW corner of Route 659 (Port Republic Road) and Route 276 (Cross Keys Road). |
Notes | Well maintained. Notes in remarks column were furnished by Deb Wake. In 1931 John W. Wayland noted "In early days the store of David Kyle was located at the intersection of the roads, at or near the site now occupied by the Pirkey graveyard." |
Survey Date and Recorder | Apr 2002 Deb Wake |
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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Pirkey | Ananias | 5 Nov 1807 | 17 Jun 1893 | Married Margaret Kiblinger 1 Dec 1834 Rockingham Co. VA | |||
Pirkey | Margaret | 9 May 1812 | 19 Jan 1886 | w/A. Pirkey | d/Peter & Sarah Carpenter Kiblinger | ||
Pirkey | Joab J. | 4 Sep 1844 | 24 Jul 1855 | s/A. & M. | s/Ananias & Margaret Kiblinger Pirkey; 1850 census Rockingham Co VA "Jacob" - death record Jacob J.-name may be Joab Jacob; death record shows born Keezletown Rd & died at Gravels of consumption & age 53 which is incorrect. Shows died April 14, 1855 | ||
Pirkey | Mary J. | 29 Mar 1842 | 19 Nov 1864 | d/A. & M. | d/Ananias & Margaret Kiblinger Pirkey; died at Mill Creek of diptheria, unmarried | ||
Pirkey | Milton W. | 2 Feb 1848 | 11 Nov 1868 | s/A. & M. | s/Ananias & Margaret Kiblinger Pirkey; born Cross Keys, unmarried, died of heart disease |