• Current Projects, Grimesley Family Cemetery

    Posted on September 9th, 2009

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    Grimesley Family Cemetery

    Grimesley Family Cemetery

    The Grimesley/Grimsley cemetery, located in Springfield, Virginia was found to be neglected, overgrown and a dumping ground during an August 15, 2009 FCCPA survey visit.
    The Grimsleys were a family of farmers, whose spelling of the last name changed between censuses and Grimsley families. Research has not shown the familial relationship between Augustine Grimsley and [...]

  • Current Projects, In the News

    Posted on September 9th, 2009

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    Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation

    Fairfax Genealogical Society
    Fairfax Genealogical Society Newsletter
    Vol 25, Number 1, September 2009
    THE OLD DOMINION CORNER
    Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation
    By Barbara Ellis
    “A precious one from us has gone…” begins the inscription for Mary J. Marshall on the 14-foot monument in the family plot for Mary and her husband, John A. Marshall. John Marshall, whose family had connections [...]