David Ferguson Cemetery

Locality: Roanoke County                  Temporal Period:                  19^th c., 1^st quarter 20^th c.

Realty Map:          85.02-1-5/11.1?                      Cultural Affiliation:              Euro-American

USGS Map:           Bent Mountain                     Landform:                              Ridge top

Grid Locus:            F-4                                          Elevation:                              1560 feet

UTM Easting:       582380                                    Aspect:                                  Flat

UTM Northing:    4119050

Site Dimensions:  50 by 50 feet

Survey Description:  Site consists of a small family cemetery with about 14 graves.  Nine graves were marked with uninscribed fieldstone markers and five graves were not marked.  Other graves may be present.  Historic plantings include periwinkle and yucca.  Site was field inspected and its size was estimated by pacing the horizontal extent of the observed graves.  Site location was provided by members of the Ferguson family.

Survey Date:         7/98

Field Notes:           __ Yes    _x_No

Photographs:        _x_Yes   ___No

References:           None

Additional Comments:        Assigned temporal period was based Ferguson family oral history. However, the presence of uninscribed fieldstone markers and unmarked graves may reflect an earlier or later use of the site.  The Ferguson family provided the following biographical information for individuals buried in the cemetery: (1) Lottie Ferguson, died about 1920, (2) Lucy Zimmerman, wife of James who was the son of David Ferguson; died May 11, 1869, (3) May Sloan Ferguson, 4^th wife of David Ferguson, died about 1864, (4) David Ferguson died about May 25, 1804, (5) Susie Ferguson, (6) William Ferguson, (7) Hattie Ferguson. The cemetery is not marked on the USGS Bent Mountain map sheet or on local realty maps.