Gaskins Family Cemetery
Narrative
Based on research by Charlotte Cain in late 2015, the name of this cemetery was changed from Vanderpool to Gaskins.
Survey Details
| Classification: | Family |
| Status: | Abandoned |
| Condition: | Fair |
| Approx. Size: | 60 x 30 feet |
| Approximate Number of Burials: | Unknown |
| Markers: | Tombstone, Fieldstone |
| Surnames Listed on Markers: |
Thaddus L. Vanderpool (25 Oct 1916) Carrie Vanderpool Louisa (Mrs. John C.) Shumate Bessie M. Elliott Wilhelmina Shelton Fannie S. Waters (26 Feb 1934) Unmarked Fieldstone |
| Comments: | Low stone wall in poor condition encloses the cemetery. Shelton & Waters graves are outside main cemetery in adjacent stone enclosure. All stones face south. |
| Surveyed By: | Ron Turner, Howard Thomas, & Jim Burgess - 1995, 2000 |
| Latitude / Longitude: | 38.795627, -77.576175 |
Site Visits
| Visited by: | Date: | Comments: |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Turner | 1995, 2000 | Low stone wall in poor condition encloses the cemetery. Shelton & Waters graves are outside main cemetery in adjacent stone enclosure. All stones face south. |
| Thomas Liles | Nov. 2015 | Eagle Scout, Thomas Liles completed his project. The stones separating the two sections of the cemetery were re-aligned. The weeds. brush and sapling trees were removed, graves recorded, tombstones straitened and cleaned. |