Mahone Family Cemetery
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Mahone Family Cemetery

Also known as Hill Family Cemetery

Massies Mill, Nelson County, Virginia, USA

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  • Get directions Pigeon Hill Road (Look for red and green gates next to each other and that the green)
    Massies Mill, Virginia 22954 United States
    Coordinates: 37.80250, -78.99500
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The cemetery has only one tall obelisk marking it. This monument was added long after the final interment in the cemetery. On one side are the names and dates of birth and death of Cornelius Walter Mahone and his wife Delilah Ramsey Mahone. On the second side is the name of his mother who moved with him to Nelson County after the War Between the States. Her name was Susanna Matilda Lyons although the names have been reversed on the obelisk. She married John Buffon Mahone in 1831. His date of death and burial location are unknown. Also buried with them and identified on the obelisk are the grandchildren of C.W and Delilah Mahone, Carl and Lovena Whitehead, children of James Deane Whitehead and Lovena Mahone. Lastly is Samuel C. Bryant born November 1885 and died the following month. He was indirectly related to the family. While it can not be proven, this may also be the burial place for other family members whose place of burial is unknown, including the other son Alexander B. Mahone and his wife Susan Jacobs Bowling Mahone.

The cemetery is a challenge to reach. It is off a gated dirt road to the west of Rt. 681. There are two gates metal gates blocking two dirt roads, but there is room for at least one vehicle to park off the road. Walk around the green gate to the right. The graves are about 50 feet to the left of the trail and the marker should be visible. If you start going downhill you have just missed the site. As of this writing there is also and abandoned washing machine by the trail as well at this point. It is about halfway to the electric transmission lines where if you continue you can visit the ruins of the historic Seven Oaks estate which was owned by the Jacobs and Mahone family.

The cemetery has only one tall obelisk marking it. This monument was added long after the final interment in the cemetery. On one side are the names and dates of birth and death of Cornelius Walter Mahone and his wife Delilah Ramsey Mahone. On the second side is the name of his mother who moved with him to Nelson County after the War Between the States. Her name was Susanna Matilda Lyons although the names have been reversed on the obelisk. She married John Buffon Mahone in 1831. His date of death and burial location are unknown. Also buried with them and identified on the obelisk are the grandchildren of C.W and Delilah Mahone, Carl and Lovena Whitehead, children of James Deane Whitehead and Lovena Mahone. Lastly is Samuel C. Bryant born November 1885 and died the following month. He was indirectly related to the family. While it can not be proven, this may also be the burial place for other family members whose place of burial is unknown, including the other son Alexander B. Mahone and his wife Susan Jacobs Bowling Mahone.

The cemetery is a challenge to reach. It is off a gated dirt road to the west of Rt. 681. There are two gates metal gates blocking two dirt roads, but there is room for at least one vehicle to park off the road. Walk around the green gate to the right. The graves are about 50 feet to the left of the trail and the marker should be visible. If you start going downhill you have just missed the site. As of this writing there is also and abandoned washing machine by the trail as well at this point. It is about halfway to the electric transmission lines where if you continue you can visit the ruins of the historic Seven Oaks estate which was owned by the Jacobs and Mahone family.

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  • Added: 29 Mar 2014
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2535379