Merchant Family Cemetery

Montclair, Prince William County, Virginia

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Location: Small family cemetery located several miles north of the town of Dumfries (along the I 95 Corridor). The area may be called Monclair. There are 5 headstones (4 of these have associated footstones) and one footstone doesn't have a headstone associated with it. Possible the somes have been moved around. They are lenaing at odd angles and the cemetery is overgrown and untended in 2003.

NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH NOTES
M., M. P.

Footstone, no matching headstone.
MERCHANT, WILLIAM E. 12 Aug 1878 9 Apr 1879 Sacred to the Memory of William E. Merchant Born Aug. 12, 1878 died April 9, 1879...touched him and he slept. Our little Eddie was a part of every earth born....blessed a fathers and a mother's heart. They tell us he is happy now with holy babed above. We know it all but cannot.....yearning.....
MERCHANT, WM H. A. 13 Jan 1814 8 Apr 1879
MERCHANT, WILLIAM J.
21 Mar 1879 In memory of William J. Merchant who departed this life March 21, 1879 aged 21 yrs. 6 mos. 3 ds. Called away in the....of....your....to mourn his loss...devoted brother,.......
STONNELL, CATHERINE V.
7 Nov 1861 Sacred to the memory of Catherine V. Stonnell Who departed this life Nov. 7, 1861 in the 40th year of her age
STONNELL, RICHARD JR. 9 Nov 1821 7 Feb 1887 In memory of Richard Stonnell Jr. of Prince William County, Va Born Nov. 9, 1821 died Feb. 7, 1887 A dutiful son, devoted husband, affectionate father , true friend and good citizen.

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