Layfield Family Cemetery

Princess Anne, Somerset Co., MD

South of Princess Anne between the northbound Route 13 and Old Princess Anne Road

Directions: From the center of Princess Anne travel south turning off onto Old Princess Anne Road, cross
the railroad tracks, go south approximately 3-4 miles, passing Washington High School on the right.
The cemetery is in a small clump of trees in a tillable field approximately 400 yards from the road.
There is a small white house and red barn on the property. The plot was very overgrown and
the stones in disarray when transcribed in 1999.

NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH INSCRIPTION / NOTES
BLAINE, Elizabeth James 1825 Feb 1898 Mother / Wife of James Layfield
LAYFIELD, Annie W.

Headstone broken & covered with ivy
LAYFIELD, Emma F.
1890 Daughter of James & Elizabeth
LAYFIELD, James 07 Apr 1813 03 Mar 1880 I fought the good fight, I have finished my ___, I have kept the faith / He sleeps his memory will live, __cheering comfort to his ___, ___ virtue is his finest guide
LAYFIELD, Mary E. Sep 1841 26 Feb 1869 Daughter of James
LAYFIELD, Winnie W. 24 Apr 1863 1876 Too soon faded / Daughter of Elizabeth J.

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This page was last updated Febraury 28, 2003

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