Tobin Cemetery - Page County VA
N 38° 39.446 W 078° 30.786
17S E 716394 N 4281697
An old family cemetery is located on historic property near Luray, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMDEH7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2012
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Behind historic
Calendine in the small town of Hamburg, near Luray, Virginia, there is a small family cemetery from the 19th century. Members of the Tobin family who were from Page and surrounding counties are buried here.
There are nine headstones. According to a survey report of December 1936, it was "surrounded by a paling fence, privately owned, and in good condition".¹ Today, the fence no longer exists, although there are split rails lying on the ground aligned in a rectangular pattern around the tombstones. The report also states the property as being owned by the heirs of Herbert Barbee.² Calendine, the home once owned by sculptor Barbee, is now the property of the Page County Heritage Association.
Interestingly, both USGenWeb and Find A Grave list Elizabeth Tobin as the oldest inscription -- 1860 and 1861 respectively. Both are incorrect. On closer examination, Elizabeth died in 1864.
Note that what looks like a 1 at first glance is actually a 4.
Rebecca Tobin Strickler is the oldest inscription having died in 1863.
¹ USGenWeb Archives: Tobin Cemetery
² Ibid.