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Rocktown History Cemetery Report For
Samuel H. Arey
5 Dec 1815
Birth Date:
Age:
Death Date:
27 Aug 1877
Cemetery Name:
Arey Family Cemetery
Grave Location:
Section Plot Row Grave
Cemetery Type:
Private
Tombstone Note:
Aged 61y 8m 22d
Tombstone
Remarks:
Stone broken off base and face down on ground in 2005; recorded by J. Robert Swank in 1967
Cemetery Location:
Latitude:
38° 26′ 15.2″ N
Longitude:
78° 59′ 00.8″ W
Source Date Remarks :
12-Apr-05
Arey Family Cemetery. Recordings compared against J. Robert Swank's 1967 records and against the Roy Burkholder ledger book (page 78-79) which had a recording of the Arey Cemetery dated 16 Jan 1933.
Cemetery Notes
Not maintained and cattle have trampled headstones. A new pipe fence was placed around William H. Robinson's headstones by a relative. In 1967 J. Robert Swank recorded this cemetery and added a few notes to the various headstones.
2023 Rocktown History. For personal use only.
West Rockingham County, Virginia. From Harrisonburg, Virginia, go west on Route 33 (Rawley Pike) about 11 miles and turn left on Route 732 (Coopers Mountain Road). Go about a mile to 9938 Cooper Mountain Road on left side of road. Turn into the farm house owned by Jean Simmons and obtain permission to visit the cemetery. It is located about 200 feet east of the house.
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