Thornrose Cemetery Co. Records, 1850-1982

Access and use

Location of collection:
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Thornrose Cemetery Co. Records, 1850-1982. Accession 31514a-c, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Collection context

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thornrose Cemetery Co. Records, 1850-1982. Accession 31514a-c, Business records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1850-1982, of the Thornrose Cemetery of Augusta County, Virginia. The collection is divided into three parts: Minutes; Death and internment records; and Indexes to death and internment records.

Misc. reel 889 incldes the minutes of the board of trustees, 1850-1972, which include the company's constitution and by-laws. Bond receipts and accounts for 1907-1921 follow the minutes. (Acc. 31514a)

Misc. Reel 889, Death and Interment records No. 1 and No. 2, 1850-1982, include name of person buried (or owner of slave), age, sex, race, profession, residence, interment number, birthplace, cause of death, and burial location. Names of parents and spouses are sometimes given. (Acc. 31514b)

Misc. Reel 890, is an Index to death and Interment records, No. 1 and No. 2, 1853-1982. (Acc. 31514c)

Biographical / historical:

The Thornrose Cemetery Company, located in Staunton, Virginia, was incoporated by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia and its charter was granted February 24, 1849.

Acquisition information:
Lent for copying by Thornrose Cemetery Company, 11 March 1982.
Physical location:
Misc. Reels 889-890
Physical description:
2 reels of microfilm