Thurman Cemetery

Narrative

On July 4, 1974, J. K. Connor, Leslie Blough, and M. L. Williams visited the cemetery that was on the former E.E. Blough farm that was then the Manassas plant of the Woodbridge Brick Company and recorded the following markers.

Elizabeth, wife of R. Hixon, departed this life, June 8, 1850, age 26 years.
Margaret Fewell, departed this life 27th day of September 1825 in the 43rd year of her age
Robert Thurman, departed this life October 19, 1817, age 64 years
Thomas Thurman died July 26, 1826?

On May 18, 2019, a new marker for Thomas Thurman was installed by Virginia Sons of the American Revolution.

The plant stopped making bricks on June 14, 2019 but the property was used to store new bricks until November 2022.

Survey Details

Classification:	Family
Status:	Maintained, not in use
Condition:	Fair
Approx. Size:	30x30
Approximate Number of Burials:	6+
Earliest Burial Date:	1817
Markers:	Tombstone, Unmarked
Surnames Listed on Markers:	Elizabeth w/o R. Hixson departed this life 8 Jun 1850 age 26 years Margaret Fewell 27 Sep 1825 43rd year of her age Robert Thurman 19 Oct 1817 age 64 years Thomas Thurman died 26 Jul 1826 R.T
Comments:	The cemetery is overgrown with considerable damage from groundhogs and trash dumped on the graves. Six Tombstones visible but only 4 readable.
Surveyed By:	Ron Turner 1998
Latitude / Longitude:	38.741256,-77.502141

Site Visits

Visited by:	Date:	Comments:
Ron Turner	1998	The cemetery is overgrown with considerable damage from groundhogs and trash dumped on the graves. Six Tombstones visible but only 4 readable.
David Cuff	Nov. 29, 2020	There was a major cleanup at this Cemetery about 15 years ago but it slowly got overgrown so it was recently maintained by David Cuff and Jeff Gallop.
David Cuff	Nov. 2022	Cemetery was mowed again. The brick plant is being demolished for redevelopment.