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Ragsdale Family Cemetery (Fort Pickett)

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Location	:	Blackstone, Nottoway County, USA
Description	:	"This family cemetery is located east of Range 3 within Fort Pickett's controlled access danger area. This cemetery is marked as "relocated" in Tract H-258 owned by J.B. Morgan et ux. in 1944 (see Table 1 and Figure 1). Godburn's list of graves moved to Butterwood Church notes the relocation of 35 individuals from this cemetery: Mrs. Slate, Bennie Slate, Sallie E. Slate, James Ragsdale, Mr. Slate, Jonnie Ragsdale, Eleanor Ragsdale, Robert Inge, William Ragsdale, Julia Ragsdale, Jasper Ragsdale, Mary Inge, 3 Ragsdale Infants, Winfield Ragsdale, Sallie Pettus, Hardwell Bentley and 17 Unknowns (Godburn 1977: G-6). Also, one metal marker... Read More	"This family cemetery is located east of Range 3 within Fort Pickett's controlled access danger area. This cemetery is marked as "relocated" in Tract H-258 owned by J.B. Morgan et ux. in 1944 (see Table 1 and Figure 1). Godburn's list of graves moved to Butterwood Church notes the relocation of 35 individuals from this cemetery: Mrs. Slate, Bennie Slate, Sallie E. Slate, James Ragsdale, Mr. Slate, Jonnie Ragsdale, Eleanor Ragsdale, Robert Inge, William Ragsdale, Julia Ragsdale, Jasper Ragsdale, Mary Inge, 3 Ragsdale Infants, Winfield Ragsdale, Sallie Pettus, Hardwell Bentley and 17 Unknowns (Godburn 1977: G-6). Also, one metal marker at Gills Bridge Road identifies a Cora Christopher as originally from this cemetery (see Table 5). The exact location of this former cemetery has not been identified at the time of this survey." Source; Fort Pickett Historic Cemeteries Brunswick, Dinwiddie & Nottoway Counties, Virginia Fort Pickett Cultural Resource Management Project 2005.06 Prepared by; Conservation Management Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Cultural Resources Program 200 W 10th St, Pickett Park, Blackstone, VA 23824 Author: James G. Parker - February 2007 Works referenced by: Beverly A. Boyko, Wayne C.J. Boyko & Katherine E. Sutton; Terry Clouthier; Doug Colebum; Pamela Hurak; Clifton A. Huston, Charles M. Downing & Anne S. Beckett; Mary Cecilia Godburn; Matthew Laird; Michelle MacCarthy; Carol D. Tyrer, Jen Green & Matthew Laird; Len Winter, Brad Botwick & Debra A. McClane; Wayne Stith; Isham E. Hargrave. ***AVAILABLE at the Brunswick, Dinwiddie & Nottoway County Public Libraries

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