Vashenan Subscribers, Hoping this will help someone. While in New Market this week, Henry Buhl and I went out to the Roof Family Cemetery on Cedar Lane where Smith Creek flows across, on the property of Mark Anderson who graciously allowed us to come on to his property to see the cemetery. It is a stones throw from Henry Buhl's old home place. There are only a few tombstones left and only two readable. I looked on the Shenandoah Gen Web site to see if any of the tombstones were recorded and two were, neither of which was Jacob Roof's wife Anna. His wife Anna Roof's tombstone was found by Mr. Anderson, further down the bank, broken in two and buried. Mr. Anderson has it in his garage as it would not survive at this point in time in the elements. Mr. Anderson did some research and stated that the Roof family, after the deaths of the parents, moved to Rockingham County. We think that these Roof's came down from York County, Pennsylvania and probably knew the Bushong family well. I believe they married in to the Hess, Kagy and Rush families as did the Bushongs marry Hess and Rush families. Kagy's played a roll in the Bushong family too although we have yet to find a marriage. We transcribed the two readable tombstones and here they are: In Memory of Jacob Roof Departed This Life 13 March 1814 Aged 64 years {Born 1750} In Commemoration of Anna Roof Who was born in the year 1762 June the 25 Departed This Life September The 23 1820 Aged 58 years 9 months 28 days There were several fieldstones which were unreadable, several of which were probably children. The readable one recorded in the cemetery book was: Henrich Ruff Died November 1795 Note: The cemetery book states the location of this cemetery as Mt. Jackson but this is a little deceiving as it is not in Mt. Jackson. It is so close to New Market, we are not sure why they state Mt. Jackson in the book ----------- We found this entry in the Shenandoah County Virginia Order Book 14 October 1823 William Hess is appointed guardian to his children: namely John, Martin, Anna, Anna, Samuel, Elizabeth and William Hess, grandchildren of Anna Roof. ---------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong