Bohon Family Cemetery

 

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  20^th century

Realty Map:          64.04-3-29                              Cultural Affiliation:              Euro-American

USGS Map:           Glenvar                                  Landform:                              Ridge top

Grid Locus:            J-15                                         Elevation:                              1260 feet

UTM Easting:       375520                                    Aspect:                                  Flat

UTM Northing:    4122810

 

Site Dimensions:  70.5 by 100.5 feet

 

Survey Description:  Site consists of a small family and community cemetery with at least 34 graves.  Identified graves included 15 with inscribed markers, one with uninscribed fieldstone marker, one with metal marker, 3 with other types of markers, and at least 14 unmarked graves identified on the basis of ground surface depressions.  All identified graves were oriented to the east.  Cemetery is maintained, covered with mowed grass, and surrounded by a wood post and wire mesh fence.  No historic plantings were observed.  Site was field inspected, photographed, and grave marker inscriptions were transcribed.  Site size was determined by measuring the horizontal extent of the surrounding fence line.

 

Survey Date:         7/98

 

Field Notes:           _x_Yes   ___No

Photographs:        _x_Yes   ___No

 

References:           None

 

Additional Comments:        Assigned temporal period was based on the 1933 through 1991 range of death dates inscribed on observed headstones.  However, the presence of uninscribed fieldstone markers and unmarked graves may reflect an earlier use of the site.  The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Glenvar map sheet or on local realty maps.

 

Bohon family members helped to identify some of the graves that did not contain inscribed grave markers.  They also indicated the rear row in the cemetery was used for individuals of the local community who were not members of the Bohon family.

 

Marker Inscriptions:

 

Kenneth G. Bohon                                               Clarence                                                 Nannie Wade Bohon

Nov. 20, 1933                                                        Golden                                                   Dec. 9, 1902

Oct. 18, 1936                                                          Bohon                                                    Mar. 2, 1968

                                                                                West Va.

                                                                                PVT UQ Co

                                                                                165 Infantry

                                                                                World War II

                                                                                April 18, 1894

                Bohon                                                    July 9, 1951

Raymond R.     Aileen V.

Sept 4, 1924           Dec. 6, 1925                                           Martin                                    G.B. Bohon

June 11, 1983                                                         Oscar H.                 Nora J.                    Sept. 12, 1860

(at foot:  Raymond Russell Bohon                    Apr. 19, 1883         Jan. 17, 1891          Sept. 10, 1944

US Navy                                                                Feb. 20, 1947                                         At Rest

Sep 4  1924   Jun 11  1983                                    (footstones:  OHM / NJM)                 (footstone:  GBB)

 

Bohon Family Cemetery (continued)

 

Mother                                                   J. Gordon Bohon                                                  Ira Green Bohon

Emma V. Bohon                                    July 14  1902    Feb 21  1951                                May 25, 1904

Dec. 29, 1867                                         (metal plate affixed to cement)                           Apr. 8, 1957

July 24, 1933                                                                                                                          (footstone:  IGB)

At Rest

 

Carlton G. Bohon                                 Jack Smiley                                                            Uninscribed fieldstone

Sept. 29, 1920                                        Bohon                                                                    (Bohon infant)

July 8, 1991                                            Died

Louise G. Bohon                                  Feb. 5, 1934

Dec. 7, 1923                                           Aged

(at foot:                                                  4 months

Carlton G. Bohon                                 (cement footstone)

SFC US Army

World War II

Sep 29 1920  Jul 8  1991)

 

James William Bohon                          Edward Cundiff                                                    John Hen__

Born                                                       Jones                                                                      1890        ____

Jan. 17, 1857                                          Virginia                                                                  (illegible metal marker)

Died                                                        S2

Dec. 31, 1940                                         World War II

(footstone:  JWB)                                                March 25  1922

                                                                July 20  1955

 

Uninscribed marble block                   Uninscribed marble block

With illegible metal marker With illegible metal marker

(marker for Tom Thorton)                   (marker for Julia Thorton)

 

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