I just found out that Susan Tucker is the database administrator for Woodland Cemetery in Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia. Susan is a very nice lady and is documenting all graves in the cemetery. She is using burial records, ownership papers, any old notes she can find, local resident knowledge, tombstone inscriptions and is even probing for vaults with a metal rod.There is also a document at the Library of Virginia called "Burial book, [Woodland Cemetery], Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia, 1862." It was recorded by Robert T. James and Bros., Robert being a carpenter and most likely the undertaker for there burials of Civil War soldier. There are 254 entries on 74 pages pertaining to men from Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas plus one "Yankee." The call number at the library would be 21743.
The grave pictured here is of my great-great-grandfather, Joseph A. Vass. He is in the oldest part of the cemetery in the bottom, right-hand corner. His dates are January 6, 1845 - January 8, 1888. It took years to find his grave and I just happened upon it in this cemetery - I had not idea he would be there. I honestly never expected to find his grave. I knew he was "buried out in the country" but that could have been anywhere. This was truly a great find!
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I looked around and I cannot find her phone number or email address in my notes. I think you can do a Google search for "susan tucker ashland virginia" and find her number as she is very active in the town of Ashland.
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