Rockingham County Virginia Tombstones by Cemetery

CemeteryEarly Cemetery
LocationHarrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. From the Courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 11 south (South Main Street) and turn left on to Pleasant Valley Road (Route 679). After crossing over I-81, take the first right on to Early Road (Route 988). You will see Nielsen Construction Company building (3588 Early Road) on the left side of road and cemetery is behind it.
NotesWell maintained. It is believed there are many unmarked graves. Excerpts from Early Cemetery Index by Kenneth L. Herr in November 1971. "Land for the cemetery was originally donated by Henry & Anna Wenger. A Wenger girl married an Early, which resulted in the name Early Cemetery. More recently the plot was part of the Miller estate. (Luther Miller's mother was an Early.) Cemetery now maintained by the Early Cemetery Association. Apparently there is no deed."
Survey Date and RecorderNov 2004
Martha Lee & Nettie Lee

Cemetery Index

Surname Index

Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown

SectionRowSurnameGiven Name & MIBirth DateDeath DateHeadstone NotesRemarks
001MyersAnnie W. Hartman25 Apr 20241 Jun 2024Aged 47y w/J. E.
001HartmanJosiah3 Jun 202427 Mar 2024Aged 52y 9m 23d
001HartmanMary C.23 Aug 202415 May 2024Aged 73y 8m 22d
001HartmanSamuel C.14 Jun 20247 Apr 2024Aged 12y 9m 23d
001S.B. F.Markers with initials only
001S.B. F.Markers with initials only
002SteeleDonald L.11 Feb 202517 Jan 2025Son & Brother
002SteeleRodney Souers11 Apr 20248 Oct 2024
002SteeleArthur J. L.15 Jul 202412 Apr 2024
002SteeleEtta V.22 Jan 2025w/Arthur J. Steele
002SteeleFrances Marie1 Jan 202511 Feb 2025d/W. W. & E. V. Steele
002ByerlyDanielApr 18158 Aug 2024Aged 78y 4m
002ByerlySarah V.Dec 1815w/Daniel Byerly
003LandesMary C.28 Mar 2024Aged 60y 5m 26d
003LandesBarbara1 Dec 2024w/Daniel; Aged 73y 4m 11d
003LandesDaniel16 Oct 2024h/Barbara; aged 62y 11m 21d
003DonsonJames18111857new stone
003DonsonPhebe Ann8 Mar 2024w/James; aged 78y 4m 8d
003BrownDaniel18251858New stone - Early Cemetery records show writing on old stone as died 21 Sep 1858, age 33y 2m 6d
004BaileyMary An18611863New stone - Early Cemetery records show old stone stated death date was Aug 13. and age 1y 8m 17d
004BaileyJohn E.8 May 2024Aged 10dNew stone
004BaileyVirginia M.29 Apr 2024Aged 12y 6m 3dNew stone
004BaileyEliza Bettie28 Dec 2024Aged 11yIllegible stone - Early Cemetery records show name as Elizabeth E. Bettie; age 11y 3d
004BaileyJames F.3 Dec 2024s/John & ElizabethEarly Cemetery recordsshow aged 4y 10m 3d
004UnknownBlank stones
004UnknownBlank stones
004UnknownBlank stones
005ChandlerIris D.19151935
005ChandlerRobert G.19231925
005Early, Jr.Warren I. (Lt. Col.)30 Sep 202418 Jan 2025
005EarlyMildred D.15 Jul 2024
005FrankSarah F.22 Aug 2024Aged 32y 6m 18d;w/E. J.
005BaileyJohn18 Nov 2024Aged 59y 15d
005BaileyDavid W.28 Sep 2024Aged 7y3m6d; s/J. & E.
005BaileyElizabeth A.7 Feb 2025Aged 48y; w/John
006BerryHobert W. M.6 Dec 20242 Jul 2024
006EarlySamuel N.29 Mar 202428 Mar 2024
006EarlyAbram M.18761944
006EarlyCora G.18751963
006EarlyWarren Isaac5 Dec190520 Feb 2025h/Georgie Carrier; f/Warren I. Jr.; grandfather of Richard K., Michael D. and JoAnna
006EarlyAbram15 Feb 2025Aged 5d; s/Abram & Cora G.
007DovelThomas J.17 Feb 202526 Jan 2025Aged 77y 11m 9d; father
007DovelFrances L.12 Nov 202426 Dec 2024Aged 59y 1m 14d; mother, w/T. J.
007WhitmireJoseph M.26 Mar 202426 Dec 2024Aged 61y 9m
007WhitmireEarl Nelson23 Mar 20245 Dec 2024s/J. M. & M. A. Whitmire
007WhitmireMary A.5 Apr 202428 Aug 2024Aged 71y 4m 23d
007YeakelHobert E.s/Charles E. & F. J.Illegible death date & age - recorded in Early Family records as 11 Jan 1899; aged 15 m
007ByerlyLaura E.27 Nov 20243 Oct 2024Aged 55y 10m 6d; w/Peter Byerly
007AdamsAnnie E.15 Sep 2024Aged 34y 1m 27d; sister
008FloryA.New stone - replacing old one
008FloryJohn (Rev)17661845New stone - replacing old one
008FloryG.New stone replacing illegible stone
008FloryCatharene15 Mar 20241835w/Rev. JohnNew stone - old stone legible
008UnknownStone with no writing
008RhodesAnna11 Nov 202424 Oct 2024Aged 52y 11m 10d
008FreyJoseph5 Feb 20253 Nov 2024Aged 73y 8m 28d
008FryFrances Rods18 Jun 2024Aged 36y 9m 26d;d/F. RodsNew Stone - old stone legible
008SmithAnn3 Nov 20241 Jan 2025d/Abraham & Maria
008SmithBenjamin24 Apr 202420 Feb 2025s/Abraham & Maria
008SmithHenry16 Mar 2024May 1817s/Abraham & Maria
008SmithAbrahamMar 1808
008SmithMariaJul 1797w/Abraham
008SmithMargaret28 Apr 202414 Feb 2025Aged 73y 9m 16d
009GarberJohn18041872New Stone - Early Cemetery records state birth 13 Mar 2024 & death 10 Oct 1872, aged 68y 8m 7d
009ShrumCatherine1818May 1845New stone- Early Cemetery records state birth was 8 Jun 1818; death 21 May 1845; aged 29y 11m 3d
009ShrumJohn18111835Aged 23yNew stone - Early Cemetery records show birth 31 Oct 1811; death 5 Apr 1835; aged 23y 22m 23d
009SengerSusan7 Mar 2024Aged 29y 9m 25dNew stone - Early Cemetery records show w/Samuel J.; d/Larkin Mormin
009SengerAna1856Aged 5m; d/S. Senger Jr.New stone
009SengerJohna N.1855New stone - Early Cemetery records show age 10m 8d; s/Sam
009UnknownStone with no writing
009UnknownStone with no writing
009RodesMagdalen20 Aug 2024Aged 80y 8m 14d
009RodesFrederick21 Jun 2024Aged 78y 8d
009RodsSamuel6 May 2024Aged 35y 9m 4d
009RodesAnne17 Feb 202528 Nov 2024
009RothAbraham1804Den 6 Sep ?
009RothMagdalena19 Jul 2024
009Roth1906Illegible - Early Cemetery records show record as And Roth Istent Schlatem Im Tahr 1806 DEn z, Febrnary THG
009ShowalterSusan25 Mar 2024Aged about 50 y; w/Samuel Showalter
009UnknownUnmarked stone
009UnknownUnmarked stone
009LandesMary15 Feb 20255 Nov 2024w/Rev. D. H.; aged 51y 8m 20d
009UnknownUnmarked stone
010WhislerLucy20 Jan 2025Aged 9m 28d; d/Henry & Susan
010UnknownUnmarked stone
010BurnerBarbara17801817New stone - Early Cemetery records show birth 17 Jun 1780; death 21 Dec 2024
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010LandesMaria17971866w/John Landes; 69yNew stone - Early Cemetery records show death as 6 Nov 1866; age 69y 9m 6d
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
010LandesJohn21 Aug 2024Aged 65y 7m 5d
011SandyAssenith8 Aug 2024Aged 20y 11m 18d
011SandySamuel10 Dec 2024Aged 63y 5m 27d
011SandyNaomi17 Nov 2024Aged 61y 8m 23d; w/Samuel Sandy
011EarlyJohn30 Jan 202526 Oct 2024Father
011EarlyRebecca6 Feb 202517 Aug 2024Mother
011EarlyRobert G.26 Oct 2024Aged 29y 4m 25d
011EarlyLillie B.24 Aug 20243 Feb 2025
011WislerAnnaAged 84y; w/Henry WislerNew stone - old stone legible
011HarshbargerElizabethIllegible stone - Early Cemetery records record death as 26 Mar 1837; aged 2y 6m 9d
011HarshbargerMargaretIllegible stone - Early Cemetery records show death as 29 Mar 1837, age 1y2m12d
011HarshbargerSarahillegible stone - Early Cemetery records show death 19 Oct 1816; aged 5y 8m 3d
011WislerPollyAged 9mNew stone
011WislerJacob24 Apr 2024Aged 15y 9m 3dNew stone
011WislerDanielApr 1848Aged 64yNew stone
011SengerAnna3 Jul 2024Aged 66y 10m 7d
011WislerJosephJul 1848Aged 24y 8d
011WislerSalome25 May 2024Aged 65y 8m; w/Daniel
011WengerFannyMar 1843Aged 58y
011WingerAnna19 Feb 2025d/Henry & Anny
011WangerHenry15 Au 17539 Au 1819
011WingerAnny175820 Jn 1824
011UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
011UnknownFieldstone-no writing on it
012EarlyJohn D.18681869New stone - Early Cemetery records state birth as 13 Feb 1868; 13 Oct 1869; age 8m3d
012EarlyWilliam23 Sep 202421 Sep 2024Aged 1y
012EarlySusan M.1850Aged 8y 1m 23dNew stone - Early Cemetery records state death date as 11 Nov 1859, old stone shows 1859
012UnknownIllegible stone
012HarshbargerJohn M. or W.Aged 2y 4m 25d; s/J. W. & CatherineNew stone says W. or stone says M.
012HarshbargerMargaret5 Oct 2024Aged 35y 25d; w/John Harshbarger
012KnickleyAbraham18521863New stone- Early Cemetery records show birth 21 Dec 1852; death 27 Feb 1863; aged 11y 1m 19d
012HuddleElizabeth13 Jan 2025Aged 78y 9m 28d
012HuddleSamuel15 Oct 202425 Apr 2024
012UnknownLarge unmarked Riverstone
012WengerSusana1867Aged 73y 8m 28dNew stone- Early Cemetery records state death as 8 Mar.
012EarlyJacob17781869
012EarlyMagdalene17811863
012WhislerJohnOct 1848Aged 28y 4m 28d
012BowmanPeter1833Aged 39y; h/Elizabeth Bowman
012UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
012UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
012UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
012UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
012UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013SmithDouglas Roger8 Jul 202411 Sep 2024
013UnknownBlank stone-no writing
013MillerSadie E.29 Nov 2024Eldest d/William & Elizabeth; Aged 5y 1m 18d
013GarberTilson3 Feb 2025s/A. & E. Garber; Aged 16y 10m 3d
013GarberElizabeth12 Dec 20242 Nov 2024w/John ; aged 71y 10m 20d
013GarberAbraham27 Oct 202428 May 2024Aged 37y 7m 1d
013Garber, Jr.Solomon20 Jun 202427 Jan 2025Aged 31y 7m 7d
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013GarberIsaac Henry22 Dec 2024s/J. & A. ; Aged 1y 8m 20d
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013ShowalterJacob8 Oct 2024Aged 79y 3m 23d
013EarlyElizabeth20 Apr 2024w/Noah; aged 19y 8m
013LandesBernard F.27 Sep 2024s/J. C & S. C.; aged 6y 29d
013LandesEleanore8 Oct 2024d/J. G. & S. G.; aged 5y 2m 21d
013WislerHenry29 Nov 2024Aged 73y 9m
013WhislerSusan15 Apr 2024w/Henry Whisler; aged 91y 1m 15d
013MillerMagdaline19 Dec 20245 Nov 2024w/John J.; aged 44y 10m 16d
013ShankSusanna28 Feb 202529 Jan 2025w/Adam Shank; aged 39y 11m 2dNew stone states 1813 & 1853
013NiswanderAbraham31 Aug 2024Aged 72y 3m 12d
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
013NiswanderAnna1802New stone - Early Cemetery records state death date as 16 Oct 2024
013NiswanderChristian1805
014HeatwoleLeannah24 Oct 2024Aged 42y 10m 14d; w/John A.
014UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
014UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
014UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
014CoffmanElizabeth24 Jan 2025Aged 74y 10m 26d; w/Benjamin Coffman
014CoffmanBenjamin11 Oct 202415 Mar 2024Aged 67y 5m 4d
014UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
014GarberSusanna18 Mar 2024d/Joel & Anna; Aged 5y
015HeatwoleAbraham16 Aug 2024Aged 71y 9m 5d
015HeatwoleMagdalina Rhodes28 Aug 2024w/A. D Heatwole; mother, Aged 78y 6m 8d
015UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
015SwitzerHenry30 Jan 202512 Sep 2024Aged 67y 8m 18d
015UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
015UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
015UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
015UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
015CoffmanSamuel23 Dec 2024Aged 87y 7m 8d
015CoffmanEve Cath.30 Jun 202419 May 2024Aged71y 10m 19d
015UnknownUnmarked fieldstone-no writing on it
015MillerElizabeth3 Nov 202426 Jun 2024Aged 2y 7m 23d
015MillerCatherine13 Jan 202512 Mar 2024Mother; aged 37y 1m 29d
015MillerJohn M.6 Jul 202429 Oct 2024Father; aged 67y 3m 23d
015EarlyMot10 Oct 202426 Jul 2024s/H. & S.; 81y 9m 16d
015EarlyHenry1 Feb 2025Aged 78y 3m 4d
015EarlySarah2 Apr 2024w/Henry; Aged 87y 6m 8d
016WengerFannie M.2 Mar 2025w/Daniel; Aged 84y 9m 8d
016Wenger, Jr.Daniel10 Ju 1839Aged 45y 2m 3d
016LongAlbert L.18551895Fther
016LongRoy FrankSep 1892May 1898Son
016WengerDavid18521865New stone - Early Cemetery records state born 1 Mar 1852; died 7 Feb 1865; age 12y 10m 7d
016WengerCatherine Rodes15 Aug 202415 Nov 2024w/Gid WengerNo stone found - recorded by DAR in the 1960s.
016RodesFannie30 Jun 202430 Mar 2024w/David E.; aged 41y 9m
016RodesDavid E.26 May 202416 Jun 2024Father; aged 80y 21d
016PenceFannie27 Feb 2025w/C. W.; aged 42 y 4m 15d
016PenceCalvin W.17 Mar 2024Aged 71y 6m 13d
016PenceBettie H.28 May 202430 Sep 2024
016SnellHetta30 Oct 2024d/S. G. & M. F.; aged 4y 16d
016SnellSusanna3 Apr 2024w/Christian; aged 64y 6m 4d
016SnellChristian10 Apr 202415 Jun 2024Aged 53y 2m 4d
016UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
016UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
016HedrickMi1868d/S. H.New stone
016HedrickDaniel8 Jun 202425 Mar 2024
016HedrickSamuel24 Mar 20242 Nov 2024
016HedrickAnna28 Feb 2025w/Samuel HedrickDeath date buried in ground - recorded in Early Cemetery records as 2 Jun 2024
016HedrickMalinda3 Feb 2025Aged 6y 2m 12d
016HedrickSamuel31 Jan 2025Aged 2y 3m 19d
016HedrickJohn H.5 Apr 2024s/J. & E.; aged 2y 1m 5d
016UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
016NiswanderSarah Catherine23 Aug 202410 Sep 2024Aged 17y 15dNew stone
016NiswanderLydia1 Aug 2024Aged 11y 7m 5dNew stone
016NiswanderAnna17 Sep 202427 Sep 2024Aged 5y 10dNew stone
016NiswanderElizabeth18381839
016NiswanderAbram25 Dec 202420 Sep 2024Aged 27y 8m 25d
016NiswanderAbraham Burneronly s/A. & E. J.Age buried - recorded in Early Cemetery records as 2y 1m 5d
017WengerSarah3 Feb 20251 Nov 2024w/Daniel; Aged 76y 8m 29d
017WengerDaniel18 Nov 202429 Aug 2024Aged 68y 9m 11d
017WengerCatherine Anna27 Nov 2024d/Gideon & Catherine; aged 6y 1m
017WengerJohn D.1 Jun 2024s/Gideon & CatherineDeath date buried - recorded in Early Cemetery records as 1 Jan 2025
017Rodesinfant son11 Oct 202411 Oct 2024s/D. E. & F.
017RodesAnnie M.10 Mar 2024d/D.E. & F.; Aged 5y 8m 29d
017RodesElizabeth3 Feb 2025d/J. & F.; aged 24y 4m 5d
017RodesElizabeth C.4 Apr 2024d/David & Fannie; aged 2y 2m 3d
017RoadsFrances16 Mar 202423 Jun 2024Aged 83y 3m 7d
017RodesJohn2 Feb 202531 May 2024Aged 70y 4m 26d
017ShumakerPeter J.20 Feb 2025Aged 53y 5m 8d
017ShumakerSarah2 Sep 2024w/Peter Shoemaker; aged 76y 10m 4d
017LineweaverJames D.18641960c/J. D. & Mollie
017LineweaverMollie18681933c/J. D. & Mollie
017LineweaverOra M.19061906c/J. D. & Mollie
017LineweaverWillie19001901c/J. D. & Mollie
017UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
017HollarJacob Elmer29 Apr 202429 Apr 2024s/G. H. & Mary
017F.S.Marked with initials only
017FlorySarah5 May 202419 Sep 2024w/Michael; 62y 4m 14d
017FloryMichael11 Aug 2024Aged 55y 3m 12d
017FloryHannah4 Mar 2025Aged 3y 4m 20dNew stone
017FloryElizabeth1846Aged 8y
017ShaverRobert H.22 Jan 2025Aged 3y 6m 25d
017ShaverJohn G.16 Jan 2025Aged 27y 9m 10d
017ShaverIsabell29 Feb 2025Aged 36y 5m 17d; w/W. O.
017S.R. E.Early Cemetery records show name as Robt. Eddie Shaver, infant son of Wm. G. & I.
017ShaverB. FrankNew stone
018LineweaverFleta V.6 Jun 2024d/N. A. & M. C.; aged 9m 22d
018EarlyAbram5 Jan 2025Aged 85y 11m 2d
018EarlySamuel S.18 Aug 2024Early Cemetery records show age as 53y 5m 4d
018EarlyBarbara AnnEarly Cemetery records show death as 29 Dec 1893; w/S. S.; aged 49y 7m 28d
018LineweaverElmer D.24 Jan 2025s/J. D. & M. E.; aged 10m 27d
018UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
018EarlyAnna7 Apr 2024w/Abraham; d/Elder John Flory; aged 75y 4m 9d
018Earlyinfant sons/Abraham & Anna; aged 4mNew stone
018Earlyinfant son18681868s/S. S. & B. A.
018EarlyMartha V.24 Oct 2024d/S. S. & B. A. aged 5y 2d
018KiserRebeca14 Jan 202512 Sep 2024Aged 19y 7m 28dNew stone - old stone recorded by DAR in the 1960s as b. 16 May 2024 & d. 31 Jul 1849; d/John & Rebecca
018KiserSarah Elizabeth1849Early Cemetery records state birth date as 16 May 1849; death date 31 Jul 1849; age 2m15d; d/John & Rebecca
018UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
018UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
018UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
019HaleMary E.22 Aug 2024Aged 38y 11m 21d
019HaleJacob E.31 Aug 2024Aged 27y 25d
019HaleAnna F.31 Jan 2025d/D. & S.; aged 1m 19d
019HaleCharles A.21 Mar 2024s/D. & S.; aged 3y 9m 13d
019HaleDaniel1 Sep 20248 Oct 2024Father; Aged 50y 1m 7d
019HaleSusanna28 Nov 20244 Mar 2025Mother; aged 88y 4m 5d
019UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
019EarlyMaggie S.30 Oct 202414 Nov 20242nd w/J. J.
019EarlyJonas J.21 Jul 202425 Oct 2024
019EarlyMary C.8 Sep 202418 Jun 2024w/J. J.
019EarlyMary Anna13 Jun 202429 Sep 2024d/J. J. & Mary C.Early Cemetery records state age as 3m 16d
019UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
019DeanAdam H.18571906
019DeanMargaret C.18661927
019UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
019CoffmanElizabeth29 Sep 202419 Jun 2024Illegible in ground - Early Cemetery records state age as 30y 8m 20d
020UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
020CarionElizabeth29 Nov 2024Aged 76y
020YoungSarah G.14 May 202430 Jul 2024Aged 19y 2m 16d
021BranumSallie6 Oct 2024Aged 45y 9m 4d; w/T. R.
022MyersInfant Daughter28 Feb 2025s/Raphael & Sallie F.
023MyersAndrew J.23 Feb 202530 Dec 2024
023CoffmanAlpha18041868New stone - Early Cemetery records states birth was 20 Jun 1804; death 16 Feb 1868; age 64y 7m 22d
023UnknownUnmarked stone-no writing on it
023CoffmanAugustine2 Dec 202410 Mar 2024Aged 59y 2m 23dNew stone
023BaileySamuel H.1855Aged 19yNew stone
023MyersInfant Son4 Jun 2024s/Raphael & Sallie
024EarlyJoseph (Rev.)2 Nov 202411 Feb 2025buried near Eaton, Ohio
024EarlyEsther11 Jan 2025Mother; Aged 66y 2m 28d
024EarlyNoah F.4 Jun 202419 Aug 2024Aged 25y 2m 15d
024MyersCatherine25 Apr 202417 Apr 2024Aged 59y 11m 22d; w/Benjamin; mother
024MyersRaphael21 Jun 20247 Apr 2024Aged 35y 9m 16d
024MyersSallie F.6 Aug 202416 Jun 2024w/Raphael; aged 25y 10m 10d
024EvansKezia3 Apr 20248 Dec 2024w/Joseph Evans
024EvansJoseph27 Nov 2024Aged 73y 8d

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