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Monday, November 22, 2021

Will: John Norman

John Norman Will
PWCo Will Book P, pg. 181
Proved 5 May 1845

I John S. Norman of the County of Prince William and State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind and of a disposing memory do make this my last will in manner and form following first I desire all my just debts be paid out of my estate -- and all the rest of my estate of every kind be equally divided between my Sister Geraldean Norman, and my Brother James William Norman -- lastly I appoint my Brother James William Norman my Executor to this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal this fourteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and forty five.

John S. Norman {seal}

Signed sealed and acknowledged in presents of us 

Benson Lynn
Geo. F. Carney
James Keys

In Prince William County Court May 5, 1845

This last will & testament of John S. Norman decd was presented to the Court & being proved by the oaths of Benson Lynn & Geo. F. Carney witnesses thereto was ordered to be recorded and on motion of James W. Norman the executor named in said will, who made oath thereto and together with Seymore Lynn his security, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $200 conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will in due form.

Teste,  John Williams  C. C.



Sunday, September 12, 2021

Sunday's Obituary: Tyler/Norman/Haislip/Marshall

Alexandria Gazette (Va)
23 September 1854

At Millpark, Prince William C., Va., on the 21st inst., of typhoid fever, VIRGINIUS TYLER, son of Geo. G. Tyler, in the 19th year of his age.



Alexandria Gazette (Va)
24 October 1855

On the 8th of October, at his residence, in the village of Occoquan, after a short but painful illness, of congestive fever, CHARLES E. NORMAN, in the 42nd year of his age.



Alexandria Gazette
25 July 1870

On the 21st instant, of brain fever, at the residence of her uncle, Henry C. Haislip, esq., in Prince William county, Miss ANNIE HAISLIP, in the 22nd year of her age.



Alexandria Gazette
2 August 1875

At the residence of her brother, Peter Marshall, esq., in Prince William county, July 27, Miss SUSAN J. MARSHALL.



Thursday, August 20, 2020

Deed: Cornwell to Lynn (1849)

Deed: Cornwell & Wife to Lynn &c.
PWCo Deed Book 20 pg. 302

This Indenture made __ day of June 1849 between Silas K. Cornwell & Catharine Cornwell (his wife) of the county of Prince William & State of Virginia of the one part and Levi C. Lynn & James Norman of the same county & State of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Silas K. Cornwell and Catharine Cornwell for and in consideration of the sum of Forty Dollars to them by the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman in hand paid, the receipt whereof that said Silas K. Cornwell & Catharine Cornwell doth hereby acknowledge, hath granted, bargained and sold and by these presents, doth, grant, bargain, sell & convey unto the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman, their heirs and assigns forever a certain parcel of land supposed to contain Five Acres, lying and being in the county of Prince William, and adjoining the land of Jno. Sullivan Jr. John Keys & William Goodwin Sr. being a part of the land allotted to Sarah C. Calvert from her Father's Estate. To have and to hold the said parcel of land with the appurtenances thereto belonging to them the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman their heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use & behoof of the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman their heirs & assigns forever.  And the said Silas K. Cornwell and Catharine Cornwell for themselves, heirs executors & admr. doth here covenant & give to & with the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman their heirs and assigns forever that they the said Silas K. Cornwell & Catharine Cornwell and their heirs the said parcel of land with its appurtenances unto the said Levi C. Lynn & James Norman their heirs & assigns forever against them the said Silus K. Cornwell & Catharine Cornwell and their heirs forever and against all persons whomsoever and shall and will by these presents forever warrent and defend.  And witness whereof the said Silas K. Cornwell & Catharine hath hereunto set their hand and affixed their seal this 4th day of June and year before written.

Silas K. Cornwell {seal}
Catharine [X her mark] Cornwell {seal}

Prince William Cty to wit

Silas K. Cornwell this day came before us A. H. Saunders & C. E. Norman Justices of the peace for the county aforesaid, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed and desired us to certify sd. acknowledgement to the clerk of the county court of Prince Wm. in order that it may be recorded and on the same day Catharine Cornwell wife of Silas K. Cornwell, who was examined separately and apart from her husband, and made a similar acknowledgement and request, and said it was he voluntary act, and that she did not wish to retract, Given under our hand and seals this the 4th day of June 1847.

A. H. Saunders {seal}
C. E. Norman {seal}

In Prince William County Court June 4, 1849

This deed from Cornwell & wife to Lynn &c. was presented to court with certificate annexed & ordered to be recorded.

Teste -- J. Williams  C. C.



["&c" is often used in land records as an abbreviation for et cetera, Latin for "and the rest." --cgl] 

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Society Saturday: Independent Hill Items (21 December 1917)

Manassas Journal
21 December 1917

Independent Hill

An ice cream and box social will be held at Hayfield School tomorrow evening for the benefit of the School and Civic League. A very interesting program is to be rendered, including a popular girl contest. The young ladies are requested to bring boxes and cakes. The public is cordially invited to attend.

A party was given recently at the home of Mr. David Copen. Among the guests from this section were Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weber, Miss Lillian Garrison, Messrs. Earl Lynn, Austin Greenwood, Newton Sayers, Richard Thorp, Max Weber and Leslie Merritt.

Miss Lillian Greenwood has been visiting relatives in Washington.

Mr. John Norman has moved to Dumfries.

Miss Mary Weber, who teaches at Purcell, will spend the holidays with her parents.




Saturday, September 3, 2016

PWCo. Item: 14 January 1873

Alexandria Gazette
14 January 1873

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY ITEMS. -- Mr. James Vowels, aged 72 years, died on the 25th of December, at the residence of Mr. Matthew Priest in this county. Mr. V. was a native of Talbot county, Md., but had been a resident of this county upwards of thirty years. He was a member of the order of Free and Accepted Masons, and probably the oldest member of that order living in the county. He was buried in the family burrying ground on the farm of Mr. Priest.

On the motion of Judge C. E. Sinclair a rule was entered against Mr. Geo. W. Jones by the Court, on Monday last, to show cause why he should not be removed from the office of constable, for having charged improper fees, Mr. Jones contends that the fees charged were proper.

Mr. Charles H. Whittington, telegraph operator for the Western Union Telegraph Company at this place, was taken down a few days ago with a severe attack of inflamatory rheumatism. Mr. H. S. Sneed of Gordonsville has taken his place until he gets able to resume his duties.

We learn that Mr.s Vanderhoof, the widow of a man by that name, who purchased a farm near Nokesville, about a year ago, is in very destitute circumstances, her husband having died leaving the widow and six children without support.

A man by the name of P. H. Smith, a resient of Monroe county, West Va., passed through here on Wednesday last in charge of three guards who were conveying him to the lunatic Asylum at Weston, West Va.,

Messrs. Nicol and Hunton, commissioners, sold on Monday last in front of the court house, 200 acres of land, a portion of the homestead of Seymour Lynn, near Independence Hill, to Burress Norman for $4 per acre.

Messrs. Sinclair and Nicol, commissioners, sold on Monday last four lots of land, each containing half an acre, of the estate of the late James Purcell, to Jas. R. Purcell for the sum of $399.50.

Mr. M. M. Roseberry who has been confined by sickness for the past three months at his home near Brentsville, is we are glad to report nearly recovered and will soon be out again.  -- Manassas Gazette

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Current Affairs: PWCo Board of Supervisors Set Precedent to Destroy History

Once again, Prince William County has proven its disregard for history and the rights of families and their ancestors.  In a unanimous decision during the September 8th session, the Board of County Supervisors voted to disinter a small family cemetery dating back to at least as early as 1855 in order to facilitate the building of a shiny new fire station.

Public safety and response times were the catch phrase for the BOS decision but it was evident to those in attendance (in person and via live media coverage) that the BOS decision was a foregone conclusion.  In a heavy handed show of favoritism, Chief Kevin McGee was given ample time for his presentation of why the only option was to remove the cemetery to facilitate "response times" while advocates for history like Bill Olson of the Historical Commission and direct descendants of those interred in the cemetery were given a scant 3 minutes.

In the end, the BOS decision came down to the almighty dollar (somehow removing the cemetery was a less expensive option than a land swap with the adjacent landowners -- which was conveniently never pursued).

Martin Nohe's comments in the Potomac Local News that he would "lose  a lot of sleep ... knowing the board has been put in a position to make this decision ... moving a cemetery" are disingenuous at best.  The Coles District Supervisor has been aware of the Norman/Lynn Cemetery beside the Coles Fire House since the earlier debacle on his watch when the PWCo School Board disinterred the Lynn Family cemetery to make way for a fancy new football stadium.  But then, it's an election year and "improving" his district with a football stadium and a shiny new fire station is an excellent platform to run a campaign on.

The BOS were presented with three additional options that would have permitted a compromise, leaving the cemetery undisturbed and still facilitating a shiny new fire station for the community.  Any number of means could have been employed to cover the additional cost (minimal at best in the scheme of things) but none were explored or considered.  Indeed, these options were never truly on the table.  The BOS vote was very much a foregone conclusion.

As a direct result of the PWCo BOS's disregard and disrespect for history and the rights of the deceased, as reported in an article from InsideNova.com, two Historical Commission Members Quit Following Decision to Remove Graves.

The BOS is probably collectively patting themselves on the back right now for succeeding in bulldozing over another historic cemetery (and the rights of their descendants) and disposing of two advocates for historic preservation at the same time.

With their vote and lack of regard (or compassion) for the families of those buried in the Norman/Lynn cemetery, the Prince William County BOS has set a precedent that cemeteries are merely nuisances to be overcome (and bulldozed) in the name of county growth and the march of "progress."  Especially in an election year.

Monday, August 17, 2015

PUBLIC HEARING: Re Disinterment of the Norman/Lynn Cemetery at the Coles Firehouse

NOTICE:  PUBLIC HEARING
Norman/Lynn Cemetery at the Coles Firehouse in Independent Hill

There will be a Public Hearing on September 8, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. before the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors for comments on the possible disinterment of the graves beside the Coles Firehouse in Independent Hill.

The Hearing will be in the Board of Supervisors Chambers in the James J. McCoart Administration Building, 1 County Complex Ct., Woodbridge, VA 22192.  (This is the brick building in the County Complex.)

Because of the cost of the proposed new firehouse, compared to the cost of alternatives, the vote of the Board of Supervisors is predisposed toward disinterment of the Norman/Lynn Cemetery situated in the lot immediately beside the present firehouse.  It should be noted that the County has been aware of this cemetery since the original firehouse was built.

The Norman/Lynn Cemetery was established at least as early as 1855, with the interment of Charles E. Norman, a local merchant and county magistrate.  It may even be older, with the early demise of two of Charles and Mary Frances (Lynn) Norman’s children who would undoubtedly have been buried in the family cemetery.

A large turnout at the Public Hearing would show the Board of Supervisors that all gravesites – even ones that have been neglected (in this case, by the county itself) – deserve respect and should be allowed to remain undisturbed.  Let our ancestors rest in peace!


Sunday, May 17, 2015

Church Record Sunday: Easter Program (1920)

Manassas Journal
2 April 1920

WOODBINE

An interesting program was rendered Sunday evening at Woodbine Church by the young folk of the community.  An Easter program is being prepared for next Sunday evening, with Mrs. J. M. Russell as leader.

Last Sunday's program included a song, Scripture reading, invocation, a solo, Jesus Loves Me, by Mr. Odie Breeden; a recitation, Four Leaf Clover, by Annie Golihew; a reading, The Leak in the Dyke, by Miss Pauline Smith; a solo by Mr. W. A. Breeden; a recitation, The Old Homestead, by Miss Maud Norman; a reading, Somebody's Mother, by Miss Annie Cornwell; a duet, a reading, Little Golden Hair, by Miss Pearl Russell; a reading, A Psalm of Life, by Miss Bessie Cornwell, a duet, a reading, We Parted in Silence, by Miss Goldie Golihew; a song, a reading, by Miss Myrtle Cornwell, a reading, The Volunteer, by Miss Ruth Wheaton; a song, a recitation, The Widower, by Miss Maud Norman; a solo, a recitation by Miss Annie Golihew and a recitation by Mrs. Hill.


Monday, September 1, 2014

Military Monday: Prince William Cavalry, Co. A., 4th Va. Cavalry

Manassas Journal
October 20, 1905

PRINCE WILLIAM'S HONOR ROLL
Prince William Cavalry, Co. A, 4th Va. Cavalry
[Prepared for The Journal by Mrs. Geo. W. Johnson]



















Captain, William Willis Thornton
1st Lieut., P. D. Williams
2nd Lieut., A. D. Wroe
3rd Lieut., James M. Barbee
Orderly Sergeant, Thomas O. Thornton

Privates

J. T. Arundell
J. C. Lynn
Amos Benson
A. T. Lynn
Heywood Bridwell
John H. Lee
Albert Bridwell
C. H. Lambert
Monroe Bridwell
Ned Larkin
Lang Bridwell
George W. Larkin
_____ Bruffey
Charles Lewis
Chas. H. Brawner
T. W. Marders
Hammitt Claggett
Benj. D. Merchant
Alvah Cass
Frank Merchant
E. J.T. Clark
Philo Mitchell
James F. Clark
John Miner
Henry Carter
Reuben Miner
Charles L. Cushing
R. B. Lee McCrea [Macrae]
Thomas Cushing
Robert Manuel
Robert B. Cushing
Adolphus Marsteller
J. P. Cross
Y. H. Marsteller
Ham. Cross
Felix Muldoon
William Cockrell
George W. Nutt
George M. Colvin
Horatio Nelson
Clinton C. Colvin
Andrew Norman
Richard Colvin
Fielding Norman
George Colvin
Thadeus Newman
Lucien A. Davis
Lucien L. O’mera
S. S. F. Davis
James M. Peters
J. W. Davis
John S. Powell
R. M. Davis
B. L. Pridmore
Joseph Davis
Benjamin Pridmore
Charles E. Davis
Levi Pridmore
W. H. Dewy
J. D. Payne
Caleb S. Deats
Wm. L. Robertson
John C. Deats
Richard Shirley
Ellis A. Deats
Thomas S. Shirley
C. E. Donehoe
J. M. Shirley
C. W. Dunnington
J. R. Shirley
T. P. Elliott
Sidney Shirley
Maurice Evans
Samuel Sisson
Henry Evans
W. M. Simms
Hiram Eastman
G. A. Selectman
Madison Finch
George Selectman
John W. Fewell
T. B. Selectman
A. H. Finchsel
R. Selectman
Mathew Finegan
William Stone
N. B. Guy
Marshall Stone
J. M. Graham
R. H. Shephard
J. P. Gaines
Joseph Shepherd
Charles A. Graham
Carys Smith
W. S. George
Charles Smith
Adison George
J. M. Sinclair
F. W. Holmes
J. L. Sinclair
M. C. Holmes
W. H. Simms
Monroe Holmes
Robert Towles
John M. Herndon
Vivian Towles
Geo. W. Herndon
William Towles
Haywood Herndon
James Towles
Henry M. Holland
John G. Taylor
Robert W. Holland
Garland Taylor
R. E. Horton
J. N. Tolson
M. W. Horton
J. T. Williams
R. H. Haislip
John Williams
James Hulfish
J. F. Williams
John L. Hamet[t]
Wm. F. Williams
G. H. Hooe
Frank Williams
Ashley Holmes
William Wilkins
Robert Jewell
Jeff. Woodyard
George Jewell
E. V. Weir
Robert King
Robert W. Weedon
C. W. Keys
P. T. Weedon
Henry F. Lynn
Marshall B. Weedon
W. M. Lynn
C. H. A. Weedon
A. A. Lynn
Geo. M. Weedon
J[ohn] H[enry] Lynn
J. F. Wheat
L. W. Lynn
Luther Windsor
George Lynn
W. T. Washington
Benjamin Lynn

J. A. Lynn

Milton Lynn

Luther Lynn

Albert Lynn


At the reorganization of the army in ’62 and election of officers took place resulting as follows:

Captain, P. D. Williams
1st Lieut., Lucien A. Davis
2nd Lieut., Benjamin D. Merchant
3rd Lieut., Goerge Colvin
Orderly Sergeant, P. T. Weedon
2nd Sergenat, J. Taylor Williams
3rd Sergeant, Robert Towles

Soon after the reorganization, in the spring of ’63, Geo. Colvin died and officers under him advanced a step, and other elected, as follows:

2nd Lieut., Robert W. Weedon
3rd Sergeant, Absolam Lynn
4th Sergeant, Vivian Towles
1st Corporal, J. P. Gaines
2nd Corporal, R. H. Haislip
3rd Corporal, Amos Benson
4th Corporal, Andrew Norman

J. Taylor Williams was made Sergeant major of the Regiment by Col. Wickham and served through the Gettysburg Campaign.

William Willis Thornton (the first Captain) was made Major in the Commissary Department of Ewell’s forces and noted in that capacity until the close of the war.

Many members of Co. A were severely wounded.  John W. Fewell lost a leg at Five Forks. Lieut. B. D. Merchant had a long experience of prison live, and was one of those who were sent to Morris Island in Charleston Harbor.  Three died at Point Lookout and several others suffered long terms of prison life:  Charles H. Brawner, at Fort Delaware, and Luther Windsor, twenty months at Elmyra).

List of Dead of Co. A., 4th Virginia Cavlary

Captain P. D. Williams, killed at Raccoon Ford
George Colvin died of disease
J. T. Arundel, killed near Dumfries, by two negro prisoners
S. S. T. Davis, killed near Dumfries, by two negro prisoners
L. Bridwell, died of disease
W. S. Robinson, died of disease
Henry Evans, died of disease
Mathew Inegan, died of disease
D. C. Norman, died of disease
Thomas Cushing, killed near Warrenton
C. L. Cushing, killed at Appomattox
William H. Cockrell, killed at Raccoon Ford
Ellis A. Deats, killed at Aldie
T. P. Elliott, killed at Travillyan Station
A. A. George, died of disease
L. Lynn, died of disease
John H. Lee, killed at Fairfax
J. P. Monroe, died in prison
Thomas W. Marders, killed at White
W. S. Moore, killed at Spotsylvania
Horace Nelson, killed at Jack’s Shop
W. H. Selectman, killed at Jack’s Shop
Thomas S. Shirley, died in prison
William Stone, died in prison
Frank Williams, killed
Vivian Towles, killed at Travillyan Station
James Towles, killed at Spotsylvania C.H.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sunday's Obituary: Chloe Flatford

Richmond Whig
October 3, 1871

REMARKABLE LONGEVITY -- Mrs. Chloe Flatford, aged 116 years, died at the residence of Thomas Norman, near Independent Hill, in this county, on the 20th ult.  She has been a pensioner for many years, her husband having been a revolutionary soldier.  She was, perhaps, the oldest woman in the State. ~Manassas Gazette



Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Tombstone Tuesday: Julia Franklin (Lynn) Davis

Lynn/Davis/Moor Cemetery, Woodbridge (Photo by C.G.Lynn)
JULIA F. 
LYNN

Wife of
R. G. Davis

Born
November 27, 1850

Died
November 25, 1928

DAVIS


~ ~ ~

Mrs. JULIA F. DAVIS died at her home in Agnesville on Sunday, November 25. She was the widow of the late Rufus Davis. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, November 27, on what would have been the seventy-eight birthday anniversary of the deceased with burial at "The Cottage," her childhood home. Mrs. Davis is survived by one daughter, Mrs. P. C. Wigglesworth, and three sons, Alexander A., Dallas N., and T. Powell Davis, all of Woodbridge, this county. [6 Dec 1928 Manassas Journal]

~ ~ ~

Julia Franklin Lynn was the daughter of Alexander P. Lynn and Mary Jane Ashby and granddaughter of Benson Lynn and Emily Norman.



Saturday, June 28, 2014

In Chancery: Publication Notice: Carter v Lynn

Administrators of Thomas Carter v Administrators of Seymour Lynn
Prince William County, Virginia
Library of Virginia Case 1878-001
Order of Publication

Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va

I, L. W. Caldwell, one of the proprietors of the "True Index" a newspaper published in Warrenton, Va., do certify that the Order, of which the annexed is a copy, in the case of Carter's Admx v James Lynn was duly published in said newspaper once a week for four successive weeks, commencing on 21st day of November 1868 and that a copy of the same was posted at the front door of the Court-house of Prince William County, on the first day of ______ County Court, 186___.

Given under my hand this 9th day of January, 1869

L. W. Caldwell
Printer's Bill $10.70

---------------

In Prince William Circuit Court, October 14th , 1868.

Rachel Carter, Administratrix of Thomas Carter deceased, plaintiff,

Against

James S. Lynn, Administrator of Seymour Lynn deceased, William E. Goodwin, Sheriff of Prince William county, Committee Administrator de bonis non of Charles E. Norman deceased, Mary F. Norman, Andrew Norman, Fielder Norman, Mildred Norman, Eppa Norman, Charles E. Norman, Lycurgus F. Lynn, and James S. Lynn, Administrators of Marshall D. Lynn deceased, defendants

IN CHANCERY

The Court doth adjudge and decree that James S. Lynn, Administrator of S. Lynn deceased do render before one of the Commissioners of this Court an account of S. Lynn as Administrator of Charles E. Norman deceased, and William E. Goodwin do also render before said Commissioner an account of his actings and doings on the said estate.  And that said Commissioner do also take an account of the outstanding debts of said Charles E. Norman deceased, and of any assets of said estate unadministered by the Administrator aforesaid; also an account of the real estate belonging to said estate with annual and fee simple value thereof, notice to be given for four weeks in some newspaper, shall be equivalent to personal service, and tha the convene the creditors of said estate by like notice and that he report to the Court.

An Abstract - Teste
John Camper, Clerk
Nicol p.q.

COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, November 7th, 1868

To the creditors of Charles E. Norman deceased, and all other concerned:

Take notice that I shall on the 20th day of December 1868 at my office, in the town of Brentsville, proceed to execute the requirements of the decree from which the above is an abstract, when and where you are required to attend.  Given under my hand on the day first aforesaid, as Commissioner of said Court.

B. A. Sinclair





Friday, May 23, 2014

Friend of Friends Friday: Account of Sale - Samuel Tansill (dec'd)

Account of Sale
Deed Book 19, pg. 218

An account of the sale of personal property of Saml. Tansill decd. advertised to be sold at Occoquan on the 15th Oct. by Thomas R. Love Trustee and adjirned [sic] to his late residence on the 16th Oct. 1846 at the request of the administrator Seymour Lynn, the slaves not having been brought to Occoquan.

Property Sold
Purchasers Name
Price
Negro woman Cinthia and two Children
C. E. Norman
400.00
[Negro] Ben old
Jno. W. Davis
236.00
[Negro} woman Lavinia old & infirm
Seymour Lynn
50.00
John small boy
Robert Windsor
180.00


866.00

T. R. Love, Trustee
16 Oct. 1846

In the Clerk’s Office of Prince William County, October 26, 1846, this account of sales was received and entered of record.


Teste J. Williams C. C.


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tombstone Tuesday: Lynn-Norman Cemetery (Coles Firehouse)

As urban sprawl and development gobbles up more and more woodland and green spaces, developers and landowners alike are discovering small family cemeteries abandoned to time.

In our day and age, when we think of a cemetery we envision engraved tombstones and manicured lawns neatly contained within a fence or on a large municipal or religious property.  But before the 20th century, that was not the norm, especially in rural areas.  Engraved tombstones were expensive and the nearest stone carver might be located in a town more than 30 miles away.  Available field stones, often of quartz, were used to mark the resting place of a loved one.  Instead of engraving, oral history was passed down from generation to generation so that the family knew who was buried where in their private little cemetery.  Unfortunately, when a family died or the land passed out of their hands, the identity of the graves and even the site itself could be lost to time.

This is the case of many of the Lynn and related cemeteries in Independent Hill in the Coles Magisterial District of Prince William County.

The photo below is an excellent example.  If you were hiking through the woods and were unaware of the use of field stones as headstones, would you recognize this as a grave site?

Lynn-Norman Cemetery, Independent Hill
(photo by C. Lynn)
This photo was taken in the small wooded area beside the Coles District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station.  Oral history in the area has known about this cemetery for many years and, fortunately, this particular site has a name associated with it because of the one engraved headstone that rested there.  Other sites -- like the Lynn Family Cemetery on the 12th High School Construction Site -- do not.

The next time you see a small upright stone standing in a field or a wooded area or in a somewhat unlikely place, give it a closer look.  You may have found a lost family cemetery.  In any case, please mark the location with a GPS (available on most smart phones) and share the information with your local historical representatives.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Prince William Public Works and the Coles District Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station have posted a Notice on the PWCo Government's website seeking the Public's help.  Anyone with information about the identity of the cemetery is asked to contact Matthew Corneliussen (703-792-5296) or Lou Ann Dorrier (703-792-6674).