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Rocktown History Cemetery Report For
Henry S. Berry
19 Jun 1817
Birth Date:
Age:
Death Date:
12 Jun 1892
Cemetery Name:
Elk Run Cemetery
Grave Location:
1
7
8
Section Plot Row Grave
Cemetery Type:
Community
Tombstone Note:
Aged 74y 11m 23d
Tombstone
Remarks:
s/Rubin & Martha Berry; Notes from descendant Ruth Brooks--28 May 1861 Sgt Co C 6 Reg Cav with Richmond Greys. When Valley River Riders organized he became one of them.
Cemetery Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Source Date Remarks :
Dec-03
Elk Run Cemetery. Recording compared against the DAR records of 1960s, and 1936 recording by C. C. Morris. Also compared against Casey Billheimer (Elkton Historical Society) records 21 April 2002 on soldiers.
Cemetery Notes
Well maintained. Refer to Map for location of Sections 1 through 16. You will find on the map Row Numbers and arrows point to the direction headstones were recorded. Please note in Section 1 there is an area noted as Slave Cemetery. there is a headstone in this area that reads "Beloved Slaves-Gone But Not Forgotten."
2023 Rocktown History. For personal use only.
Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia. Take Route 33 East to Elkton. Take Route 340 North (Stuart Avenue). Go a short distance then turn right on Rockingham or Spottswood Avenue. Both will take you to the cemetery.
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