Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

Cemetery	Smith Roach Family Cemetery
Location	On the Skyline Drive, Rockingham County, Virginia. Approximately 3/10th mile south of Sandy Bottom Overlook (Mile Post 68.45) look for old road, northwest side of drive, north east of where wall begins (about 2/10th mile down old road, stone wall on left. Cemetery above wall, surrounded by remains of wire fence.
Notes	Notes in "Remarks" column were provided by Lois B. Bowman. Ms. Bowman also notes there are a couple remnants of metal markers in front part of cemetery indicating there may be more burials here. (Note: Arch Roach is buried in this cemetery and there is another cemetery named "Arch Roach Family Cemetery" which was probably on Arch's property. Believe that Smith Roach was son of Arch Roach.) From the book "The Undying Past: History of Shenandoah National Park" by Darwin Lambert in 1989, on page 284 it states there are about 45 burials with the oldest being Arch Roach; and inscriptions hand-carved on fieldstones LB, JCR, NPS.
Survey Date and Recorder	17 Oct 1982 Lois B. Bowman

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

Surname	Given Name & MI	Birth Date	Death Date	Remarks
Wiwlims (Williams)	Margaret	2 Apr 1860	25 Jun 1887
Roach	Elizabeth		6 Dec 1886	Death record at courthouse shows died 8 Dec 1885
Unknown			13 May 1882	Top of stone broken
Unknown	James Eairl	24 Apr 1857	17 May 1871
Roach	John	8 Sep 1862	10 Sep 1874	Front of stone: Smith Roach son of his Jhon Roach wouse bornd Septembr 8, 1862 dide September the 10, 1874; back of stone: John D___[died?] 1874
Roach	Arch		11 May 1857	Engraved in a cursive style
M.	W.L.		22 Sep 1821	Engraved in a cursive style
Crawford	Victoria	2 Jun 1888	24 May 1889
Unknown			1911	No name on marker