Martinsville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Oakwood Cemetery
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021
1. Oakwood Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Oakwood Cemetery. . The Town of Martinsville chartered Oakwood Cemetery in 1883 and deeded it to the Martinsville Cemetery Association in 1887. Buried here are about 80 Confederates soldiers, at least one Union soldier, and veterans of World Wars I and II. Also interred here are George Waller, Revolutionary War officer and a founder of Henry County; John R. Brown, member of the U.S. House of Representatives; Thomas G. Burch, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate ; Sallie Cook Booker, the third woman elected to the General Assembly of Virginia; and Stafford G. Whittle and his son, Kennon C. Whittle, both justices of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
The Town of Martinsville chartered Oakwood Cemetery in 1883 and deeded it to the Martinsville Cemetery Association in 1887. Buried here are about 80 Confederates soldiers, at least one Union soldier, and veterans of World Wars I and II. Also interred here are George Waller, Revolutionary War officer and a founder of Henry County; John R. Brown, member of the U.S. House of Representatives; Thomas G. Burch, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate ; Sallie Cook Booker, the third woman elected to the General Assembly of Virginia; and Stafford G. Whittle and his son, Kennon C. Whittle, both justices of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-125.)
Location. 36° 41.267′ N, 79° 52.687′ W. Marker is in Martinsville, Virginia. It is on Cemetery Street 0.1 miles west of Moss Street South, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Cemetery St, Martinsville VA 24112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021
2. Oakwood Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
