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MASON CEMETERYRoad 680Blainesville, Page County, Virginia At the junction of Roads 611 and 680, at Blainesville, Page County, Virgin1a, take Road 680, .2 miles to a lane on the left. Enter this lane to a dwelling on the right of the lane and continue on past the house to the woods where a road through the woods can be seen. Follow this road just inside the woods where it forks. Take the left fork of this road just a short distance to to the cemetery. This cemetery, actually, is a three-part burial ground. The front part closest to the nearby dwelling is maintained in excellent condition by the caretaker, Mr. Glenwood C. Berry, who resides nearby. He furnished the compilers with family history data. Part two, contiguous to the front part, is not cared for and is very brushy and overgrown. Part three contiguous, is brushy and wooded. This cemetery was examined by Jeanette Conner Ritenour, HC 60 ,Box 1081, Seven Fountains, Virginia, 22652, and Mazie Cullers, HC 60, Box 1090, Seven Fountains, Virginia, 22652. All family burials and family relationships were related to the compilers by Mr. Glenwood C. Berry, Road 680, Blainesville, Virginia. His mailing address being Route 2, Luray, Virginia. Cemetery examined 11 Apr 1988.David C. RedmonVa Pvt Co D 407 ResLabor Bn QMC WW I16 Jul 1896 – 4 Jun. l960(White upright Military Marker)Beatrice R. Redman Wife/of David C. Redman Jr.9 March 1923 – 30 Nov 1951(Daughter-in-law) of David C. Redmon, above)Robert B. Johnson15 Dec 1885 – 7 Jul 1948Mrs. Susan RedmanDied 6 Oct 191752 yearsMr. John A. Redmon22 Aug l857 – 22 Sep 1906(Obituary—-Page News dated 4 Oct 1906—A sad death.We regret to note the death of Rev. J. A. Redman, who died 22 Sep 1906. He was sick but a few weeks. We feel that he has gone from work to reward. He left sure evidence of this fact. His family standing around his dying bedside rereceived his last message to meet him in glory. He leaves a widow, two sons, four daughters, and one brother, Page Redman, to mourn his death. He was a good man, respected by both white and colored. He was aged 49 years and one month.He was faithful to his ministry and every duty. Sweet be his rest–A friend. The name Redmon also used as Redman)Walter L. Redman23 May 1888 – 7 Jan 1949Nina Redman Cambell30 Apr 1883 – 24 Feb 1966George G. Jasper1871 – 1933(Bradley Mortuary Marker)Grave depression – No marker. Buried here is Vender Jasper, wife/of George G. Jasper. No other data known at this time. (George G. Jasper, 29, single, born and residing in Page County, Va. The son/of William and Fannie Jasper. He married Mary V. Redmon, 17, single, born and raised in Page County, Va., daughter of John A. and Susan P. Redmon.A rusted metal mortuary marker with all data missing(Buried here—- Ott Jasper Son/of George G. and Vender JasperPriscillia R. Griffith1905 – 1979(Daughter/of George G. and Vender Jasper)Cora May Whitley (Mother)1 Sep 1894 – 17 Sep 1944Ground depression. No marker.Buried here– (Clarence Whitley, husband of Cora May Whitley)Floyd John Short1908 – 1963(Bradley Mortuary Marker)Ground Depression. Unmarked grave.(Buried here—- Harrison F. ShortFather/of Lester Short)Ada Blanch Short 1891 – 1961(Bradley Mortuary Marker. Wife of Lester Short. Lester and Blanch Short are the parents of Pauline Short Berry, the wife/of Glenwood Berry. Pauline Berry is buried in the nearby Mt. Carmel Baptist Church)Lester Short14 Sep 1885 – 5 May 1918 (Son/of Harrison Short, and husband of Ada Blanch Short. Page Co. marriages. Lester Short, colored, single, born and raised in Page Co. Va., the son/of Harrison Ford Short and Mary C. Short. Married on 31 Dec 1907 by clergy I. I. Jenkins. Bride was Blanch Redman, colored, single, born and raised in Page Co. Va.. and the dau/of John A. and Susannah B. Redman)Louisa Green12 Jan 1968(Also Bradley Mortuary Marker for Louisa Green 1892-1968)John Green4 May 1965(Also Bradley Mortuary Marker for John Green1885-1965. Obituary—Death of John Franklin Green. John Franklin Green, 85, of Luray, Va. travis county jail . died Wednesday, 5 May 1965 at 6 p.m., at the University of Virginia Hospital where he had, been a patient for two weeks. He had been in failing health for the past month.Funeral services were conducted, Sunday, May 9, 1965 at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of the Bradley Funeral Home with the Reverend H. F. Wakeman officiating. Internment was in the Mason Cemetery. Born 10 Oct 1885, in Marksville, he was a son of the late Irvin and Carrie Green. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. He had formerly been employed as a farmer. Besides his wife, the former Miss Louisa Banks, he is survived by two sons, Lawrence M. Green of Luray, Va., John Green Jr., of Lexington, Ky., two daughters Mrs. Reva A. Johnson of Luray, Va. and Mrs. Nina Harris of New Haven, Connecticut, nine grandchildren and 13 great grandschildren. Active pallbearers were Glenwood Berry, Melvin Short, Texas Berry, George Fleming, Matthew Johnson, Luther Tatum and Frank Redman)Grave depression. No grave marker.(Kelly Williams, brother to Ida Redman)PART TWO OF CEMETERY Annie E. Redman (Mother)Died 1942(No age inscribed)Page Redman (Father)Died 1940(No age inscribed)Myrtle E. Redman (Wife/of Frank Redman)28 Feb 1993 – ___________(Stone broken, could not find date of death)Newton A. GoodVa Pfc Co B 1314 Engr CS RegtWorld War II25 Jul 1922 – 6 Jul 1965(Military Style Marker)Josie KnightDied 3 Jun 1918(Bradley Mortuary Marker)Elbie H. Knight1889 – 1964(Bradley Mortuary Marker. Elbie Harrison Knight, 20, single, born and raised in Page Co. Va. Son/of Bettie Knight. Married 17 July 1909 Josephine Mason, 23, colored, born and raised in Page Co. Va. Dau/of Elizie & Mary Mason.Clergy D. W. Strickler)Mrs. Julia Ellen SloanDied 3 Feb 195183 years(I. C. Bradley mortuary Marker. Obituary—Page News dated 3 Feb 1951. The death of Mrs. Julia F. Sloane, on 3 Feb 1951, 85, a resident of the Blainesville community marks the passing of another highly esteemed member of her race. limos . She was well known and had many friends both white and colored in Luray. The had been in failing health for several weeks. Death came at 10 p.m. Tuesday. Last rites are scheduled for Friday afternoon. She was a life long resident of Page Co. and was born in the Mud Pie Section. Her parents were the late John and Ellen Hughes Dougans. For a number of years she worked for Professor Binford of the old Luray Female Institute, and in later years was a familiar figure in town with her canned foods and beautiful flowers which she sold to Luray families. It was not uncommon for her to he seen walking all the way from her home in Blainesville to Luray, even in her late years. On many occasions, the lovely dahlias which she raised in her Blainesville garden were displayed in the office of the Page News and Courier where she freqnently visited. Her homemade pickles, relishes and canned fruits were considered by many Luray homemaker’s the best to be had. Since girlhood she had been a member of the Free Baptist Church at Blainesville. Surviving are her aged husband, Thomas L. Sloane, of Blainesville, a brother-in-law George Bradford, anl a number of nieces and nephews. She was the last member of her family, her five brothers and sisters having preceded her in death. She had one child who died in infancy. Rev. Bert Madison, of Luray, will conduct the funeral at 2:00 p.m. Friday, from the Blainesville Church. Burial will be in the Redmond Cemetery)John N. SpriggsDied 3 Jan 1913(Bradley Mortuary marker)Isabella BradfordDied 15 Mar 192980 yearsAlso buried here:(Tom Bradford, husband of Isabella Bradford. No stone – no inscriptions. A grave depression)PART THREE OF CEMETERY This part is unfenced, has brush and trees in the area. Grave depressions at several places in this lot.John Berry and his wife, Mary Berry, are known to be buried here. flowers pittsburgh . No stones or inscriptions. They are the great grandparents of Cecil C. Jeffries, Road 611, Blainesville, Va. as related to the compilers by Cecil Jeffries on 11 April 1988)