1445 LAYMAN ST., MCLEAN
J. Harry Shannon (a.k.a. The Rambler) writes of a visit
to the cemetery in the Feb. 17, 1914 edition
of the Washington Star. He records "There are
many graves in this little plot marked by rude
stones picked up from the fields, or probably
brought from Big Pimmit Run. There are a few
conventional tombstones." The cemetery lot has
been subject to considerable vandalism and controversy
over the years. The Remaining gravestones have
all been laid down and set flush with the ground
and the area appears to be used as an extension
of the yard for 1443 Layman St. The cemetery
is clean and the grass neatly trimmed. Flower
beds have been installed in the north and east
corners of the lot. NOTE: This cemetery is listed
on the Fairfax County Master Inventory of Historic
Sites.
Date of Survey: 4/20/1994
MARY G. WALTERS
Born: 1859c
Died: JAN 15, 1909
Daughter of: T.J. & H.V. WALTERS
LAURA V. WALTERS
Born: FEB 23, 1852
Died: JUN 2, 1855
MAUDE E. HIRST
Born: 1878
Died: 1946
ARCHIBALD
Born: 1824
Died: 1901
Inscription "Resting in hope of a glorious resurection."
MARY A.
Born: 1825
Died: 1917
Inscription "Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection."
SAML. J.
Born: 1820
Died: 1892
Inscription "Resting in hope of a glorious resurrection."
WILLIAM N. SEWELL
Born: OCT 24, 1847
Died: NOV 16, 1901
Inscription "Sleep only sleep."
JOSEPH W. SEWELL
Born: MAR 23, 1817
Died: SEP 15, 1882
Husband of: CATHERINE A. SEWELL
LIEUT. WALTER H. REID
Born: OCT 25, 1837
Died: OCT 19, 1874
War: CIVIL
Inscription "Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy."
AMANDA SWAIN
Born: 1857
Died: 1916
HENRIETTA NELSON
Born: 1778c
Died: 1830
Side 1.
WILLIAM NELSON
Born: 1754c
Died: 1830
Side 2.
VALINDA NELSON
Born: 1786c
Died: 1852
Side 3.
JOHN E. NELSON
Born: 1841c
Died: 1851
Son of: WILLIAM AND HENRIETTA NELSON
Side 4.
CATHERINE SEWELL
Born: APR 10, 1818
Died: MAY 8, 1901
Wife of: JOSEPH W. SEWELL
Written up by "The Rambler" in the Feb 14, 1914,
edition of the Washington Star.
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