Wood Family Cemetery on Markwood Road
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Wood Family Cemetery on Markwood Road

Earlysville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA

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    Earlysville, Virginia 22936 United States
    Coordinates: 38.20281, -78.53240
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The actual Wood Family Cemetery is located at the end of a private drive off of Markwood Road near Earlysville on what was once called "Markwood", the 1000+ acres estate of Willis Wood and wife Emily Y. Walton. Markwood Road was so named for Willis Wood's former estate as many, many homes were built on the former Markwood land. It is specifically located on the map at the coordinates entered. On July 4, 2008, I personally located, walked, and filmed the cemetery and afterwards transcribed the stones the best I could. Several of the stones were heavily pitted and weathered with age making them extremely difficult to record without doing a complete cleaning, at minimum. My survey located 22 gravestones, 18 of which I am able to record here. I also have a couple of pictures taken of the cemetery in the early 1980s which show that at least 6 additional gravestones were standing at that time that were not found during the July 4, 2008, survey. Small bases for these stones were evidenced during the 2008 survey, but the actual stones could not be found. It is my understanding that several Wood descendants still live upon this land, and it is quite possible that the missing stones are with them rather than to be left out in the weather.


The actual Wood Family Cemetery is located at the end of a private drive off of Markwood Road near Earlysville on what was once called "Markwood", the 1000+ acres estate of Willis Wood and wife Emily Y. Walton. Markwood Road was so named for Willis Wood's former estate as many, many homes were built on the former Markwood land. It is specifically located on the map at the coordinates entered. On July 4, 2008, I personally located, walked, and filmed the cemetery and afterwards transcribed the stones the best I could. Several of the stones were heavily pitted and weathered with age making them extremely difficult to record without doing a complete cleaning, at minimum. My survey located 22 gravestones, 18 of which I am able to record here. I also have a couple of pictures taken of the cemetery in the early 1980s which show that at least 6 additional gravestones were standing at that time that were not found during the July 4, 2008, survey. Small bases for these stones were evidenced during the 2008 survey, but the actual stones could not be found. It is my understanding that several Wood descendants still live upon this land, and it is quite possible that the missing stones are with them rather than to be left out in the weather.


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  • Added: 28 Mar 2010
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2347950