Ferris Grave

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  1st quarter 20th century

Realty Map:          113.00-1-31                            Cultural Affiliation:              Euro-American

USGS Map:           Garden City                           Landform:                              Ridge bench

Grid Locus:            D-11                                        Elevation:                              1280 feet

UTM Easting:       591340                                    Aspect:                                  West

UTM Northing:    4112710

 

Site Dimensions:  5 by 10 feet

 

Survey Description: Site consists of a single grave marked with inscribed headstone and footstone..  Grave is oriented to the northeast (85 degrees).  Grave is located in a mixed deciduous-pine forest with no plants typical of mortuary areas.  Site was field inspected, photographed, and headstone inscriptions were transcribed and compared to previous site documentation.  Site size was estimated by pacing the horizontal extent the observed grave.

 

Survey Date:         2/98

 

Field Notes:           x Yes    No

Photographs:        x Yes     No

 

Reference(s):         Roanoke Valley Historical Society

                                1986        Roanoke County Graveyards Through 1920.  Privately printed, RVHS, Roanoke.

 

Additional Comments:  This grave was surveyed by the RVHS and it was mentioned in the discussion of the nearby “Amos Cemetery I” (1986: 2-3).  Informants explain this lone grave as Eddie Ferris’ desired to be buried on his property rather than in the Amos Cemetery, a community cemetery located about 330 feet to the west.  Site is not marked on local realty maps or on the USGS Garden City map sheet.

 

Marker Inscription:

 

Eddie L.

Ferris

Born

Dec. 3, 1884

Died

July 14, 1918

Home sweet

home

 

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