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Rocktown History Cemetery Report For
John Wise Showalter
19 Sep 1888
Birth Date:
Age:
Death Date:
6 Apr 1906
Cemetery Name:
Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery
Grave Location:
3
Section Plot Row Grave
Cemetery Type:
Church
Tombstone Note:
s/Mathias F. Showalter & Susan C. Lahman
Tombstone
Remarks:
Unmarked grave
Cemetery Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Source Date Remarks :
5-Apr-05
Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery. Recording compared against DAR records in the 1960s.
Cemetery Notes
Cemetery is enclosed by a fence and well maintained. Notes in the "Remarks" column were made by an unknown person. This person furnished the following: Recorded History of Shady Grove United Brethrens in Christ Church, Records found in Virginia General Conference Annual Reports. Shady Grove Church was part of the Pleasant Valley Parish. Other churches in Parish: Mt. Hebron, Mt. Sinai, Keezletown. Pastors listed: 1898-A.J. Secrist (32 members), 1900 J.W. Maiden (31 members), 1901 J.W. Maiden (16 members), 1904 & 1905 T.J. Feaster (24 members), 1908 W.H. Sampsell (no members listed), 1910 L.A. Racey (no members Listed), 1912 C.P. Dyche (no members listed), 1916 S.L. Baugher (no members listed), 1920 G.A. McGuire (no members listed), 1921 C.W. Tinsman (no members listed), 1923 C.W. Tinsman (49 members), 1924 E.B. Caplinger (no members listed), 1925 & 1926 D.A. Frazier (7 members), 1927 D.A. Frazier (6 members), 1928 Luther Tedrick (6 members), 1929 J.W. Brill (6 members), 1930 J.W. Brill (0 members). The church building was dedicated on June 12, 1911. The cost of the building was $1700.00, with a $625.00 down payment and remaining balance of $1025.00.
2023 Rocktown History. For personal use only.
Port Republic area, Rockingham County, Virginia. From corner of Route 11 (South Main Street and Route 659 (Port Republic Road), travel east 8.1 miles on Route 659. Take the first right after you pass Mill Creek Church of the Brethren & cemetery, on to Route 673 (Mill Creek Ch Road). Go 9/10th mile and turn right on to Route 672 (Latimer Road & also called Mill Creek Ch Road). Go 6/10th mile on Route 672 till you can make a left turn on to Route 671 (Shady Grove Rd). Go about 6/10ths mile on Route 671 (gravel road) & cemetery is on the left side of road.
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