John Lunsford Cemetery

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This page last updated on 20 March 2005

Location: 158E
Directions: From Roxboro, take 158E almost to Surl Primitive Baptist Church. Cemetery is in woods behind field on right
Access: 300 feet from road in woods, thick periwinkle, not maintained in 2005
Survey: Mar 2005 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 20 31.5 N 078 53 37.1 W

All the marked burials are inside a wire fence, however there are depressions and fieldstones outside of fence indicating at least 12 more burials (unknown)

Graves

1 - John LUNSFORD / Born / Feb 27, 1799 / Died / Mar 10, 1872 / (broken stone) / (fs) JL

2 - Sarah Ann Davie / Born / May 9, 1805 / Married to John LUNSFORD / May 3, 1891 (?)(broken stone) / (fs) SAL /

3 - Venniezula / dau of / JG & JD LUNSFORD / Born Jan 3, 1873 / Died Nov 2, 1874 / Aged 1 Yr 10 Mos 18 Dys / Beneath this stone in sweet repose / is laid a mother’s dearest pride / A flower that scarce had waked to life/ and light and beauty and it died. / God in His wisdom has quelled / the precious child His love had given / and though her body moulders here / her soul is sparkling now in heaven / (fs) VL

4 - Our darling / Annie H / Daughter of / JG & JD LUNSFORD / Born Aug 5, 1868 / Died Aug 6, 1877 / This precious child was the light / of our house, the pride of our / hearts and the joy of our lives / Sleep on, sweet Annie / and take thy rest. God called the(sic) home / He thought it best / (fs) AHL

5 - John W / son of JP & PP WADE / Apr 8, 1884 / Jan 14, 1887 / (fs) JWW

6 - Robert T / son of / JP & PP WADE / Nov 14, 1877 / Dec 12, 1877 / (fs) RTW

5 fieldstone graves (unknown, appear to be babies)

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