Joanne, Yes the tombstones are in the privately owned (by a cousin, who is a John Paxton descendant) cemetery. They are in the mid to far left side of the cemetery if you stand facing it with your back to the road. The last time I was there was a couple of years ago and they were perfectly legible at that time. Jeanne > [Original Message] > From: qvarizona <qvarizona@yahoo.com> > To: <PAXTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/20/2003 11:10:27 PM > Subject: Fwd: Re: [PAXTON-L] Paxton > > > > qvarizona <qvarizona@yahoo.com> wrote:Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:07:40 -0800 (PST) > From: qvarizona > Subject: Re: [PAXTON-L] Paxton > To: jpaxtonfisher@earthlink.net > > Jeanne, > There are many cemeteries in Rockbridge Co. Do you mean the privately owned Paxton cemetery? If so, have you seen the stones for John and Mary Blair Paxton? > I'd very much like to know if they are still readable, and where in the cemetery they can be found. Mike Gardebled spent several days there with his camera, but due to conditions, it's very possible he missed them. > Joanne > > 'jeanne- fisher <jpaxtonfisher@earthlink.net> wrote: > Dear Cousiins, > The tombstones of John Paxton and Mary Blair Paxton are both in the > Rockbridge cemetery with their dates of birth and death. There are some > stones which have become ilegible and one may be the elder generation John. > If you are in the area and cannot find the cemetery, I suggest you go to > the offices of the local paper in Lexington, Va. which is still published > by a descendant of the original publisher and he will gladly direct you. > Jeanne > > > > [Original Message] > > From: qvarizona > > To: > > > Date: 11/19/2003 11:02:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [PAXTON-L] Paxton > > > > Willy, > > I know Diehl made some mistakes, but > > for what it's worth, he is quoted as writing that > > John Paxton was buried in the Falling Springs > > Cemetery. Has anyone actually reported > > finding his tombstone? I've wondered if he wasn't > > buried at the private Paxton cemetery where his mother > > and all of his brothers were buried... but I can't > > prove/disprove that. > > Joanne > > > > > > > > Willie R Beaty wrote: > > --=======41873CE2======= > > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-739068F3; charset=us-ascii > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > Jack, > > > > First, I want to congratulate you on the excellent collection of emigrant > > books you own. > > > > Secondly, I have a question: I have John Paxton, b. 1716, married to Mary > > Blair. You indicate Martha Blair. Do you have any documentation on her > > name? Is she buried in the Timber Ridge Cemetery. Incidentally, we were in > > Rockbridge Co this summer and visited Timber Ridge church and cemetery, > but > > couldn't find John's stone. How did we miss it? > > > > Willie > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > > > ==== PAXTON Mailing List ==== > You may search the PAXTON-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > In the surname field, type in PAXTON