1855 PESTILENCE IN VIRGINIA
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OAK GROVE (PORTLOCK) CEMETERY MEMORIALS
PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
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Robert
Bruce McDonald
Lot 265 Avenue A West Walk 6
Monument
Robert Bruce McDonald
Beloved husband of
Mary L. McDonald
Born Oct. 22, 1825
Died Sept. 8, 1855.
His rest shall be glorious.
Owner: Robert Bruce McDonald
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D.
Grothor (Crowther) Morton
Not Confirmed Yellow Fever Victim
Lot 99 East of Avenue C between 2nd & 3rd streets
In memory of
D. Grothor Morton
Died July 23, 1855
Age 75.
Owners: M. W. Costello & Patrick Cosgrove
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James
Edgar Murden
Lot 327 East of Avenue C between 7th & 8th streets
NCRD #370
In memory of
James Edgar
Son of Robert H. & Elizabeth Murden
Died Sept. 15, 1855
Age
Owner: Robert Edgar Murden
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Elizabeth
Myers
Lot 81 East of Avenue C between 1st & 2nd streets
In memory of
Elizabeth
Wife of Mills Myers
Who died
Oct. 17, 1855
Aged 53.
Lot Owner: William Myers
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Mrs.
Elizabeth Noland
Lot 273 Avenue A East Walk 6, between 6th & 7th
streets
Sacred to the memory of
Elizabeth Noland
Who departed this life
Aug. 15, 1855
in the 60th year of her age
Native of . . . Ireland
Owner: T. J. Lawless
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Patrick
O'Donnell
Lot 276 Avenue A East Walk 7, between 6th & 7th
streets
Patrick O'Donnell
Died Aug. 9, 1855
Age 35
Born in Mycullen, County of Galway, Ireland.
Owner: Martha Fox
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Anna
W. Outten
Lot 233, East of Avenue B between 5th & 6th streets
Anna W.
wife of
John M. Outten
Departed this life
Sept. 21, 1855
Aged 35.
Owner: John F. Outten
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Richard
H. Parker, M. D.
Lot 142, East Side, Avenue C between 3rd and 4th Streets
Richard H. Parker, M. D.
Died Aug. 10, 1855
Owner: John Burnell Barrett
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Mary
V. Pennington
Lot 384 Avenue A East Walk 9
Mary V.
dau. of J. W. & E. M. Pennington
Died Sept. 7, 1855
Aged 7 years.
Owners: Piland, Parker & Simmons
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William
H. Pennington
Lot 384 East of Avenue B between 8th & 9th Streets
William H. Pennington
Son of J. W. & E. M. Pennington
Died Sept. 20, 1855.
Owner: Charles H. Simmons & Wm. Pennington
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Antonia
Pons
Lot 141 East of Avenue C between 3rd & 4th streets
Sacred to the memory of
Sister & Brother
A native of Spain
Antonia
wife of Francis Pons
Born 1810
Died Sept. 9, 1855
Owner: Francis Pons
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James
Powers
Lot 240 East if Avenue B between 5th & 6th streets
In memory of
James Powers
Who died
Aug. 27, 1855
Abed 31 years.
Dear Companion, thou has left us. How thy loss we deeply feel.
But God that hath befeft us, He can all our sorrows heal.
Owner: Jane Ellis
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Eliza
A. Reynolds
Lot 390 East of Ave B between 8th & 9th Streets
Family
plot
Eliza A. Reynolds
Wife of Collin Reynolds
[Born Aug. 20, 1820, Died Aug. 24, 1855.
Dates supplied by Susan F. Moore research, 1938.]
Owner: Collin Reynolds
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Thomas
Rudd
Lot 231 Avenue A East Walk 5
In memory of
Thomas Rudd
Who died
Sept. 1, 1855
Age 65.
Owner: Thomas Rudd
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Robert
T. Scott
Lot 185 East of Avenue C between 4th & 5th streets
In memory of
Robert T. Scott
Who departed this life
Sept. 9, 1855
Aged 43 years and 2 months
Owner: Robert Scott, Jr.
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Shelton
Scott
Lot 185 East of Avenue C between 4th
& 5th streets
NCRD #126
Shelton Scott
July 27, 1854 - September 7, 1855
Owner: Robert Scott, Jr.
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John
A. Sharboro
Lot 234 East of Avenue B between 5th & 6th streets
John A. Sharboro
Died August 1, 1855
Aged 28 years, 4 months & 3 days.
I am the resurrection and the life.
He that believeth in Him, tho he were dead,
yet shall he live.
Owner: John H. Thompson
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Maria
J. Simmons
Lot 384 East of Avenue B between 8th & 9th streets
Maria J.
wife of Charles H. Simmons
Died Aug. 16, 1855
Aged 17
Thou sleepest, dear daughter, beneath the green.
But thy spirit I trust is now praising God.
Owner: Charles H. Simmons (West Half)
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Thomas
and Mary Stewart
Lot 489 East of Avenue B between 10th & 11th
streets
Our Grandfather
Thomas Steward
Died Sept. 20, 1855
Aged 45.
Our Grandmother
Mary Stewart
Died Sept. 18, 1855
Aged 45.
Owner: James Hundley
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Laura
V. Stroud
Lot 536 Avenue A East Walk 12
NCRD #100
Laura V.
Daughter of James & Elizabeth Stroud
Died October 30, 1855
Aged 1 year 3 months
Owner: James Stroud
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Martha
A. Tabb
Lot 227 between 5th & 6th streets
Unconfirmed yellow fever victim. Tombstone reads 1855
but cemetery plot book says she died 1844. Richmond Dispatch
mentions she was ill but her name does not appear in the death register.
In memory of
Martha A. Tabb
Died Nov. 12, 1855
Aged 52 years.
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Joseph
C. Thomas
Lot 284 Avenue A East Walk 7
In memory of
Joseph C. Thomas
Husband of
Martha W. Thomas
Died Sept. 22, 1855
Age 30 years.
He was a kind husband, devoted Christian, and was loved by all who knew
him.
My husband has left me above on earth today.
Owner: Joseph C. Thomas
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Olevia
E. Thomas
Lot 284 East of B 7th Walk
Olevia E.
Daughter of J. C. & M. W. Thomas
Died Sep. 17, 1855
Aged 16 days
Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber.
Owner: Joseph C. Thomas
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Catharine
V. Topping
Lot 375 Avenue B East Walk 8 - North
Mrs. Catharine
Wife of George W. Topping
And eldest daughter of William & Sarah Wood
Who was born May 24, 1821
And died in full assurance of faith in the Redeemer
Sept. 8, 1855.
Owner: Chrismond Topping
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Dr.
John W. H. Trugien
Lot 150, Avenue B
Foreground tombstones, left side.
Born 1827
Died August 29, 1855.
Owner: Paul C. Trugien
William
A. Turner
Lot 143 between 3rd & 4th Streets
William A. Turner
Born Dec. 26, 1819
Died Oct. 8, 1855
Owner: William Turner
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Jesse
N. Veale (Veal)
Lot 328 A East Walk 8
In memory of
Jesse N.
son of Jas. & Abig. Veale
Who departed this life
Sept. 20, 1855
also
Hannah F.
His wife, daughter of
A. & M. Edwards
Who departed this life
Sept. 27, 1855
Aged 32 years.
Owner: Edward V. Veale
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William
F. Ward
Lot 286 East of Avenue B between 6th & 7th streets
In memory of
William F.
son of Francis & Bathsheba Ward
Who died
Sept. 30, 1855
Aged 6 yrs and 8 mos.
I came to the place where the lone infant lay
And pensively stood by his tomb
And in a low whisper I heard something say,
"How calmly I sleep here alone."
(As tomb is now sunken, the poem is supplied by Susan
F. Moore research, 1938)
Owner: Richardson
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John
and Betsey B. Webster
Lot 430 East of Avenue B between 9th & 10th streets
In memory of
John Webster
Born in Weare, N. H., Dec. 8, 1780
Died Sept. 21, 1855
Betsey Burnham
Wife of John Webster
Born in Dunbarton, N. H., Aug. 22, 1788
Died Sept. 22, 1855.
Owner: Nathan B. Webster
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Margaret
A. Wright
Lot 143 Avenue A East Walk 3
To my mother
Margaret A. Wright
Died Oct. 1, 1855
Age 48
Passing Stranger, call this not a place of fear and gloom . . .
Owner: William Tuner
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Gravesites not found but documented in Plot Book
Daniel Culpepper
John Earle
Sarah Hasker
William Snider
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Oak Grove Cemetery at sunset
December 2003
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