Thomas White House Rd Cemetery

Thomas--White House Rd--Cemetery

Transcribed by members of the

Grave Site Survey Task Force (GSSTF)

Under the Auspices of

Isle of Wight County Historical Society (IWCHS)

Visited August 11, 2013

Location: At the edge of a large field about ¼ mi off White House Road (682) east of intersection with Raynor Road (681).

A selection of shaving foam, water, or talcum powder was used to improve the legibility of the inscriptions on the older tombstones. Afterwards, a clean water spray was used to remove any residue. GSSTF members were careful not to damage tombstones or artifacts during the transcription process.

Any text within the “[ ]” is a comment about the tombstone inscription, ex., [fs] indicates a footstone inscription. Throughout the transcribing process, an attempt was made to preserve the, ‘look and feel’ of the original inscriptions as regards word spacing, arrangement, and possible misspellings.

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Note: : Inscriptions A, B, C, and D below are on a marble obelisk about 5 feet tall with the name THOMAS on the base. Remaining markers are separate headstones.
Inscription / Inscription
A / T

John C. Thomas
Born
Aug. 22, 1825
Died
Oct. 28, 1899

Although he sleeps, his
Memory doth live.
And cheering come
forth his mourners give
(more but not readable without help) / B / Karenhappuch
Thomas
Dec.25, 1839
Feb. 15, 1914

She hath done what she could.
C / W.J. Thomas
Nov. 4, 1864
Aug. 2, 19— / C / Jno. Walter
Son of
Jno. C. & K. Thomas
Born April 14, 1861
Died Nov. 28, 1887
(long inscription but not readable without help)
Footstone: J.W.T.
Louis Naploeon
Son of
G.W. & Nannie Britt
Born Oct. 2, 1861
Died March 31, 1863 / John Wm. E.
Son of
G.W. & Nannie Britt
Born Oct’r 22, 1852
Died Oct’r 10, 1862
S.D. White
Died Sep 5, 1851
--E. 32. Yrs.
Rest, oh Rest
My(?) Peaceful Home