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| Cemetery | Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery |
| Location | Pleasant Valley area, Rockingham County, Virginia. From the corner of Route 11 south (Main Street) and Route 659 (Port Republic Road) travel east 5.3 miles on Route 659. Turn right onto Route 276 (Cross Keys Road). Go a short distance and turn right onto Route 679 (Battlefield Road). Go to Route 681 (N Whitsel Church Road) and turn left. Cemetery is on the left side of the road. |
| Notes | Cemetery is well maintained with fence around it. In 1987 Brett & Judy Nordgren provided the data and notes in the Remarks Column. They also noted; The site is presently occupied by a small Mennonite Church, the original United Brethren Church building having been removed in 1976. Inscription on historical monument: "Mary Whitesel, widow of Peter Whitesel Sr. and her eight children came from Maryland to Virginia in 1778. In 1824 her son Peter Jr. donated the land on which a log church building was erected. The first United Brethren Church building in Virginia. The log structure was replaced in 1874 and in 1893 the second building was replaced by a frame building which was removed in 1976. Mother Mary Whitesel is buried in an unmarked grave." Note by Brett & Judy Nordgren: The Widow Mary story is not correct. Peter Weitzel, Sr., his wife Anne and 6 or 7 of their children, who eventually numbered 9, came from Leitersburg, Maryland sometime around 1791. |
| Survey Date and Recorder | 06 Jun 2024 Bob & Lois Emswiler |
Surnames are sorted by section / plot / row / grave - only sections and rows are shown
| Section | Row | Surname | Given Name & MI | Birth Date | Death Date | Headstone Notes | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesel | Mary E. | 8 Dec 2024 | 8 Jul 2024 | She shall rise again in the Resurrection on the last day | Name-Mary Elizabeth Whitesel; d/Simon Brown Whitesel | ||
| Whitesel | Glossy E. | 4 Jun 2024 | 5 Jul 2024 | Aged 23y 1m 1d; He died as he lived trusting in Jesus | Name-Glossbrenner Evers Whitesel; s/Simon Brown Whitesel | ||
| Whitesel | J. E., Rev. | 11 Jan 2025 | 26 Oct 2024 | Aged 27y 9m 15d ; Va. Conference of the United Brethren in Christ; Among his last words were I have no more to do. Peace, Peace, Perfect Peace | Name J.E. is James Edward Whitesel; s/Simon Brown Whitesel | ||
| Whitesel | Simon B. | 16 Aug 2024 | Aged 84y 1d; Father into thy hands I commend my spirit | Name-Simon Brown Whitesel; born 15 Aug 1820; s/Peter Whitesel Jr. | |||
| Whitesel | Catherine | 23 Dec 2024 | Aged 47y 6m; w/Simon B. Whitesel; Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth | born 23 June 2024 | |||
| Whitezel | Peter, Rev. | 12 Mar 2024 | 22 Feb 2025 | Rev. of the denomination of the United Brethren In Christ; Sacred to the memory of | s/Peter Whitesel Jr. | ||
| Whitezel | Peter | 8 Feb 2025 | Aged 6m 8d; s/Peter & Mary Whitezel; In Memory of | s/Rev. Peter & Mary S. McClure Whitezel | |||
| Brown | Catharine | 10 Feb 2025 | Mar 1829 | Consort of Michael Brown; Sacred to the memory of | d/Peter W. Whitesel Jr. | ||
| Whitzel | Mary | 25 Jul 2024 | 4 Nov 2024 | Consort of Peter Whitzel; Sacred to the memory of | Illegible marker-recorded by D.A.R. in 1960s; w/Peter W. Whitesel Jr. | ||
| Whitzel | Peter | 20 Oct 2024 | 20 Oct 2024 | Aged 90 yrs | s/Peter W. Whitzel Sr.; born in Maryland | ||
| Whitesel | John | Feb 1795 | 30 Mar 2024 | Aged 79 yrs; s/Peter & Mary Whitesel | s/Peter W. Whitesel Jr. | ||
| Painter | Duane Alice | 17 Sep 2024 | 9 Oct 2024 | d/I. H. & Marie Painter; gone so soon | Illegible marker-recorded by D.A.R. in 1960s | ||
| Painter | Mary J. | 2 Jul 2024 | 6 Jul 2024 | d/I. H. & Marie Painter | Illegible marker-recorded by D.A.R. in 1960s |
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