Baugh Cemetery

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Roanoke County

12.00-1-3
Looney
F-15
571970
4136700

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2nd half 19thc., 1st half 20th c.
Euro-American
Ridge bench & slope
1780 feet
Southeast

Site Dimensions: 19.8 by 36.9 by 28 by 52.6 feet

Survey Description: Site consists of a small family cemetery recently renovated by the landowner. Upon learning of the existence of the cemetery, Mr. Baugh cleared brush, relocated and righted all of the fallen head-and footstones and enclosed the cemetery with a fence. Cemetery contains 11 interments; 10 were marked with fieldstone markers and one was marked with cut soapstone markers. Two of the original headstones were replaced with modern marble markers and two cement blocks (once used as house foundation blocks) were used to replace two missing headstones. All of the interments face east. The cemetery is now enclosed by a galvanized pole and cable fence although family oral histories indicate that the cemetery was once enclosed by a wooden fence. Historic plantings limited to one large cedar (now dead) and recent plantings include Rose-of-Sharon. Site was field inspected, photographed, and headstone inscriptions were transcribed. Site size was based on measurements of the existing fence enclosure.

Survey Date: 9/97
Field Notes: _x_Yes ___No
Photographs: _x_Yes ___No

Reference(s): None

Additional Comments: Assigned temporal affiliation based on headstone inscriptions; however, the presence of uninscribed fieldstone markers may indicate an earlier use of the site. Site is not marked on the Looney map sheet or on local realty maps. Site size based on measurements of existing fence enclosure. However, Mr. Baugh reported that he found the soapstone markers dislodged from the ground and to the immediate north by northwest of the other markers. Therefore, actual site size may be somewhat larger.

Marker inscriptions:

Minnie E. Baugh
1887-1925
(modern headstone and
footstone of marble)

Baby Baugh
Born
Aug 28 195?
Died Aug ????
(cut soapstone headstone
and foot stones, each with
incised flower motif)

Barbara
Baugh
Aug. 28, 1949
(modern headstone
fieldstone footstone)

Janice 1857
MAR
(inscribed fieldstone marker)
and


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