Marshall Family Cemetery - Burke Station, Virginia - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

This small cemetery of three (Husband, Wife and Unknown Soldier), has survived due to its location within a park. Though, it is a neglected corner of a park.

The 14-foot monument that marks the couple’s burial place features an inverted torch on each of the pillar’s four corners, with a draped urn on top, which is the only piece of the monument visible from Burke Road. At one point, the monument had three separate foot stones beneath it, two of which bore the initials of John and Mary Marshall, while the third was curiously carved with the letters “J.L.B.”

The Virginia residents would have seen much activity during the Civil War, and according to a local newspaper article, a soldier who was involved in a nearby skirmish in the area crawled all the way up to the Marshalls’ doorstep before dying of his wounds. The couple found the man a short while later but could not identify him or the origins of his uniform—i.e. whether he was part of the Confederate or Union Army. The only form of identification found on the man were the initials “J.L.B.” printed on a sword he was carrying. The Marshalls would end up burying the unknown soldier in their family cemetery.

City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Burke Station Approximate number of graves: 3 Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained Cemetery Website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   02/19/2022 dminimax visited it