Next FTF Post is up: fun in a cemetery

Fresh on the heels of my cemetery escapade yesterday comes my latest Family Tree Firsts post.  You can read all about a recent trip to a nearby cemetery here. 

I was a bit disappointed that the cemetery was locked, after the ranger told me it was open, but I enjoyed myself anyway.  My husband was very happy that I did not go ahead with my first inclination of scaling the brick wall.  Having to rescue your wife from a locked cemetery, or worse yet explain to an ER doctor why your wife broke her leg, did not sound like a fun idea to him.

Besides the large center stone I did take quite a few other photographs.  These were all taken at the main gate peering through with my zoom lens.  So, without further ado, here are the results from my first cemetery visit!

 

The Chancellorsville Family Cemetery

The front gate

 



 

Here are interred
George Chancellor, Esquire. (1785-1836)
of Chancellorsville
Son of John and Elizabeth (Edwards) Chancellor and
Grandson of John Chancellor (1726 – 1815) and his wife
Nee Jane Monroe. Aunt of President James Monroe.
In 1814 He Married
Ann (Lyon) Pound (1783-1860)
Only Daughter of James Lyon (1755-1836) of Falmouth, VA.
And his wife Nee Mary Longwill (1748-1794) of Cecil Co., MD.
Ann was the widow of Captain Richard Pound of Fairview who
Is also interred here. As a Wedding Gift her only Half
Brother, William Lorman, ESQ. (1764-1841) of Baltimore,
Erected the mansion called Chancellorsville in 1815-1816

Mary Edwards Chancellor

Wife of

John Thomas Frazer

Daughter of Major Sanford Chancellor

Born May 7, 1827

Died at Coventry

Spotsylvania County, VA

Oct 22 ?

 Rev. M.S.Chancellor

June 29. 1815,

Feb. 20. 1895.

 

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,

neither have entered into the heart

of man, the things which God hath

prepared for them that love Him."

 



(On Left)

Thomas Chancellor  

TR E

9 VA Cav

C.S.A.

1846-1864

 

(In Center)

In Memory of

My Mother

Lucie F. Chancellor

Wife of Rev. M.S.Chancellor

Died

Sept. 5, 1834

In The 37th Year of

Her Age

VES

 



 (In Foreground)

William R. Crady

TR. E

9 VA. Cav

C.S.A

 

(In Background)

On the left side:

George Edwards

1842-1887

Major of Cavalry

C.S.A

 

On the right side:

Melzi Sanford

1860-1925

At Rest

 

 



 Susan Margaret Chancellor

Wife of

Vespasian Chancellor

Born at Forest Hall Feb 19 1847

Daughter of

Major Sanford Chancellor

And His Wife

Frances Longwill Pound

Died at Fredericksburg VA.

Dec 28 1935