Cemetery

 Peaked Mountain Church Cemetery

Location

McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 33 East. Go 7.9 miles and turn right onto Route 996 (McGaheysville Road). Go 2.7 miles and cemetery is on the left side of the road next to and behind Brown Memorial United Church of Christ.
 

Notes

The cemetery is well maintained. The cemetery area is large and there are many small stones and possibly many unmarked graves. Numerous stones are in German script. John W. Wayland wrote on April 8, 1931; "Old graveyard at McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Va., on the N.W. side of the main road, around the old Lutheran (formerly Lutheran and German Reformed) Church." Today you will find the Brown Memorial UCC near the cemetery.

Survey Date and Recorder

22 Oct 2003
Bob & Lois Emswiler

Photos

Lois Emswiler, Deb Wake

Surname

Given Name & MI

Birth Date

Death Date

Headstone Notes

Remarks

Images

Kisling

Barbary

14 Apr 1827

Aged 76y 2m; Consort/Jacob

Image 

Miller

Eliza Ann

3 Jan 1820

9 Mar 1837

Aged 17y 2m 6d; d/John & Margaret

Image 

Pence

Catharine

6 Nov 1843

Aged 59y _m 22d; Consort/Adam

Image 

Hedrick

Franklin J.

14 Jul 1820

22 Jan 1840

Image 

Sellers

Emanuel

4 Jun 1848

Aged 58y 12d

Image 

Sellers

William

21 Sep 1853

Aged 31y 1m 23d

Image 

Sellers

Adaline

30 Aug 1851

Aged 21y 9m 0d

Image 

Pence

Delila

23 Sep 1858

Aged 33y 8m 1d

Image 

Snyder

Elizabeth

27 Apr 1862

Aged 86y 1m 12d; w/Mathias

Image 

Hedrick

Charles L.

7 Nov 1862

Bro/G. W. Hedrick

In 2003 found two stones for him in different locations.

Image 

Hedrick

Viola

12 Mar 1868

Age 3y 14d; d/G. W. & N. F. Hedrick

Image 

Mauzy

Joseph G.

6 Jul 1812

19 May 1814?

s/Joseph & Christina

Mauzy

Elizabeth

2 Aug 1810

21 Jun 1814?

d/Joseph & Christina

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Reiers

Philip

6 Dec 1799

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s; Surname Reiers? Royer?-dates uncertain-Inscriptions in German.

Reyer

Maria Elisabeth

12 Jun 1743

wife(?) of John Reiers

Illegible marker 2003-Inscriptions in German-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Conrad

Peter

26 Jul 1745

8 Aug 1800

In his 55th year

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s-Inscriptions in German transcribed "Here lies the body of the later Peter Conrat. He was born in the year 1745 on the 26th of July and died the 8th day of August 1800. He had attained his 55th year."

Mauzy

Lucy G.

12 Aug 1820

Age 2y 7m 0d; d/Joseph

Inscriptions in German-recorded in 2003 and by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Kisling

Jacob

23 May 1835

Age 75y 4m

Recorded 2003; John W. Wayland 1930s note: Rev. soldier? See book Virginia Valley Records pp 305-307

Image 

Mauzy

Frances

20 Nov 1821

9 May 1835

d/Joseph & Christina

Illegible marker 2003-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Bolinger

Peter

6 Dec 1771

22 Mar 1835

Va Lieutenant 2 Regt Militia War of 1812

New stone erected in recent years

Nicholas

Peter

5 Apr 1762

10 Jul 1852

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Bollinger

Rebecca McGaughey

30 Nov 1849

Age 73y 8m 0d

New stone erected by Great-Great-Granddaughter Rachel Wyant Hedrick

Hedrick

Nicholas P.

7 Sep 1818

6 Oct 1843

Recorded 2003; recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Image 

Shumate

Ann

28 Nov 1799

12 Nov 1843

Consort/John Shumate

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Breeden

Mary

11 May 1832

13 Apr 1854

Age 21y 11m 2d; Consort/Nicholas Breeden

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Hawkins

Philip C.

31 Mar 1831

10 Aug 1853

Age 22y 4m 9d

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Hawkins

Susan

1803

1875

Age 72 yrs

Recorded 2003; recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

May

Amanda M.

1 Aug 1851

Age 5y 7m 18d; d/W. & C. May

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Straughan

Benjamin W.

4 Jun 1852

Age 8y 6m 1d

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Straughan

Anna Catharine

28 May 1852

Age 6y 4m 9d

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Straughan

Alfred N.

28 May 1852

Age 1y 5m 15d

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Royer

Phillip

About 1772

25 Jun 1830

Age 57y 8m 6d

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s-Data from Q. G. Kaylor 21 Aug 1931; Father(?) of Philip Reiers? Royers? b.1799 listed above

Leap

Lydia

Age about 62 yrs; Consort/Adam Leap

No visible marker-recorded by John W. Wayland in 1930s

Rush

Jno.

1800

1842

Illegible marker 2003; Recorded in 1960s DAR & 1930 John W. Wayland

Rush

Mary

1799

1880(?)

Illegible marker 2003; In 1960s DAR stated died 1860 & Wayland shows 1880?.

Rush

M. A.

1843

ch/Jno. & Mary Rush

Illegible marker 2003-all on one granite block

Rush

V. R.

1843

ch/Jno. & Mary Rush

Illegible marker 2003-all on one granite block

Rush

S. A.

1843

ch/Jno. & Mary Rush

Illegible marker 2003-all on one granite block

Rush

J. H.

1843

ch/Jno. & Mary Rush

Illegible marker 2003-all on one granite block

Rush

J. D.

1883

ch/Jno. & Mary Rush

Illegible marker 2003-all on one granite block; 1960s DAR stated J.B. died 1863 & Wayland shows J.D. died 1883

Schaefer (Shaver)

Elizabeth

21 Nov 1777

6 Nov 1795

Aged 17y 11m 16d

Buried on the 8th; Data from church records

Schaefer

Suzanna

30 Sep 1770 (?)

12 Nov 1795 (?)

Aged 13y 4m 11d

Buried on the 14th; Data from church records

Schaefer

Sarah

12 Jul 1782

23 Nov 1795

Aged 13y 4m 11d

Buried on the 25th; Data from church records

Schaefer

John Michael

6 Feb 1774

25 Nov 1795

Aged 21y 9m 18d

Buried on the 27th; Data from church records

Geiger

William

30 Jun 1776

20 Dec 1795

Aged 19y 6m 20d

Buried Dec. 22; Data from church records

Ementraut (Armentraut)

Elizabeth

1725

7 Oct 1795

Aged 70 yrs

Buried on the 8th; Data from church records

Schneider

Conrad

10 Dec 1715

7 Oct ___

Aged 79y 10m 3d

Buried October 9; Data from church records

Risch

Anna Maria

2 Feb 1796

Born 8 days ago

Data from church records

Wagner

George

1792

7 Dec 1796

Buried December 8th; Data from church records

Mallo

Barbara

26 Sep 1726

17 Jan 1797

Her age 70y 3m 22d

Buried on the 19th; Data from church records