Note: Certain records in the cemetery lot deed book for Methodist Protestant Cemetery, dated between 1843 and 1852, are penned upside-down on the first page. It is believed that these adults and children were buried, as acts of charity, in unmarked graves.
Cemetery lot deed book text:
Sister Watkins April 1845
Almost nothing is known about the identity of Sister Watkins. Although "Sister" (a presumed honorific) suggests church involvement, her name was not found in a search of the membership ledger of Methodist Protestant Church. The name Watkins was not found in Alexandria in a search of records for the relevant time frame.
Sources Consulted:
Records of Methodist Protestant Church, Local History/Special Collections, Kate Waller Barrett Branch, Alexandria Library: cemetery lot deed book; cemetery plat; church membership ledger
Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia, v 2, by Wesley Pippenger
Index of death notices published in the Alexandria Gazette 1784 to 1946… Donald Robey
Obituary notices from the Alexandria Gazette, 1784-1915
Alexandria Gazette editions on microfilm, selected dates in 1840s and 1850s
1840 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
Cemetery lot deed book text:
Sister Watkins April 1845
Almost nothing is known about the identity of Sister Watkins. Although "Sister" (a presumed honorific) suggests church involvement, her name was not found in a search of the membership ledger of Methodist Protestant Church. The name Watkins was not found in Alexandria in a search of records for the relevant time frame.
Sources Consulted:
Records of Methodist Protestant Church, Local History/Special Collections, Kate Waller Barrett Branch, Alexandria Library: cemetery lot deed book; cemetery plat; church membership ledger
Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia, v 2, by Wesley Pippenger
Index of death notices published in the Alexandria Gazette 1784 to 1946… Donald Robey
Obituary notices from the Alexandria Gazette, 1784-1915
Alexandria Gazette editions on microfilm, selected dates in 1840s and 1850s
1840 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
Note: Certain records in the cemetery lot deed book for Methodist Protestant Cemetery, dated between 1843 and 1852, are penned upside-down on the first page. It is believed that these adults and children were buried, as acts of charity, in unmarked graves.
Cemetery lot deed book text:
Sister Watkins April 1845
Almost nothing is known about the identity of Sister Watkins. Although "Sister" (a presumed honorific) suggests church involvement, her name was not found in a search of the membership ledger of Methodist Protestant Church. The name Watkins was not found in Alexandria in a search of records for the relevant time frame.
Sources Consulted:
Records of Methodist Protestant Church, Local History/Special Collections, Kate Waller Barrett Branch, Alexandria Library: cemetery lot deed book; cemetery plat; church membership ledger
Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia, v 2, by Wesley Pippenger
Index of death notices published in the Alexandria Gazette 1784 to 1946… Donald Robey
Obituary notices from the Alexandria Gazette, 1784-1915
Alexandria Gazette editions on microfilm, selected dates in 1840s and 1850s
1840 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
Cemetery lot deed book text:
Sister Watkins April 1845
Almost nothing is known about the identity of Sister Watkins. Although "Sister" (a presumed honorific) suggests church involvement, her name was not found in a search of the membership ledger of Methodist Protestant Church. The name Watkins was not found in Alexandria in a search of records for the relevant time frame.
Sources Consulted:
Records of Methodist Protestant Church, Local History/Special Collections, Kate Waller Barrett Branch, Alexandria Library: cemetery lot deed book; cemetery plat; church membership ledger
Tombstone Inscriptions of Alexandria, Virginia, v 2, by Wesley Pippenger
Index of death notices published in the Alexandria Gazette 1784 to 1946… Donald Robey
Obituary notices from the Alexandria Gazette, 1784-1915
Alexandria Gazette editions on microfilm, selected dates in 1840s and 1850s
1840 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Population Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census Mortality Schedule for Alexandria, Virginia
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