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Rocktown History Cemetery Report For
Stephen Harnsberger
13 Jan 1787
Birth Date:
Age:
Death Date:
26 May 1870
Cemetery Name:
Port Republic Cemetery
Grave Location:
48
1
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Cemetery Type:
Community
Tombstone Note:
Tombstone
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Source Date Remarks :
4-Nov-03
Port Republic Cemetery. Compared recording against DAR 1960s record and John W. Wayland's 1931 records.
Cemetery Notes
Cemetery is well kept. Cemetery rows start along the road and go up the hill (east to west). Graves are recorded from left to right (south to north). There is a marker in the cemetery (Row 014 Grave 010) with the following information on it: "1970 Port Republic Mutual Cemetery - George K. Harnsberger - President, J. F. Miller Jr. - V. President, John J. Nichols - Secretary, Herman A. Scott - Treasurer, Board of Trustees - S. H Lewis, G. W. Alexander, Minor E. Kyger, A. L. Wonderly Sr., William H. Raynes, Founded in 1897 by Officers and Trustees: W. C. Harper 1850 - 1939 President, W. L. Dinsmore 1870 - 1931 Secretary, J. J. Nicholas 1847 - 1927 Treasurer, W. S. Nicholas 1861 - 1932, W. J. Downs 1864 - 1950, N. T. Wagner 1859 - 1932, T. L. Maupin 1855 - 1908, J. H. Lamb 1850 - 1921, D. P. Shuler 1848 - 1924, S. H. Sipe 1850 - 1929, M. A. Scott 1841 - 1919, N. C. Scott 1876 - 1943, Dr. G. W. Kemper 1814 - 1902, John F. Wagner 1867 - 1948, S. H. Craun 1938 - 1921, H. B. Harnsberger 1836 - 1913, F. L. Nicholas 1859 - 1957, W. L. Scott 1856 - 1932, O. A. Palmer, J. E. Riddle."
2023 Rocktown History. For personal use only.
Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia. In Harrisonburg, from the corner of Main Street (Route 11) and Port Republic Road (Route 659), travel east 11.1 miles on Port Republic Road. Turn right onto Route 605 (Main Street). Route 605 turns left and Route 1606 (Kemper Street) goes straight ahead. Go straight on Route 1606 and you will see cemetery on the left side of the road. It is 1.0 miles from Corner of Routes 659 and 605.
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