Somerset Cemeteries Project
Bozman Family Graveyard
Pigeon House Creek / Dames Quarter · 1877 Atlas map: Dames Quarter District No. 2
Cemetery No. 911-O-21-West← Back to the Somerset Cemeteries Project
Location and Site Information
The cemetery is west of the head of Pigeon House Creek, north of Deal Island Road, in two wooded hammocks surrounded by marsh. The contributor survey notes that the cemetery and a few large trees are among the surviving traces of the old Pigeon House community, which the 1877 Atlas shows with numerous homes, a school, and a church. The site is near the boundaries of the tracts Delay, Addition to Forlorn Hope, and Forlorn Hope.
- Latitude 38° 11' 13" N
- Longitude 75° 51' 44" W
- 1877 Atlas map Dames Quarter District No. 2
Transcription note: The grave records below combine the original 1993 Somerset Cemeteries Project listing with the expanded field survey made January 30, 1994. The fuller 1994 transcription is used as the main reading. Where the two records differ, the 1993 reading is noted on the individual grave card rather than repeated in a separate duplicate list. Uncertain readings and field notes are retained rather than silently corrected.
Graves Recorded
John Wallace
Transcription
In Memory of
John Wallace
husband of
Mary Wallace
died May 11, 1911.
aged 77 years
Lay my body down to sleep
Place the pillow for my head
While well appointed angels keep,
Their watchful stations round my bed.
Earlier SCP record: died 1910. The 1994 field survey reads died May 11, 1911, aged 77 years.
Mary Wallace
Transcription
In Memory of
Mary Wallace
wife of
John Wallace.
Born Mar 4, 1823
Died July 2, 1908
Asleep in Jesus' peaceful rest
Whose waking supremely blest
No fear no woe shall dim that now,
That mend this Savior's power.
Earlier SCP record: born March 1, 1823; died July 21, 1908. The 1994 field survey reads born March 4, 1823; died July 2, 1908.
Keziah Bozman
[carving of two leaves]
Transcription
In Memory of
Keziah
wife of
Thomas Bozman
died July 15, 1909
aged 70 years.
A loved one has gone from our circle,
On earth we shall meet her no more.
She has gone to her home in heaven,
And all her afflictions are o'er.
Earlier SCP record: died July 16, 1909, age 70. The 1994 field survey reads July 15, 1909, aged 70 years.
John W. Messick
[crown carving]
Transcription
In Memory of
John W. Messick
son of A.B. & Ennory V.
Messick.
Born April 5, 1866.
Died July 27, 1891
There all the ships companys meet
Who hath sailed with their Saviour beneath;
With shouting each other thy greet
In triumph over sorrow and death.
Earlier SCP record: The 1993 SCP listing records the same birth and death dates as the 1994 field survey.
Martha J. Shores
Transcription
In Memory of
Martha J.
wife of
Sheridan Shores.
Born Aug. 29, 1856
Died Aug. 14, 1914
A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Earlier SCP record: born August 21, 1856; died April 14, 1914. The 1994 field survey reads born August 29, 1856; died August 14, 1914.
Vernie A. Bozman
[small obelisk with spool on top]
Transcription
In Memory of
Vernie A.
dau of Levin & Ellen
Bozman
Born July 20, 1878
Died July 16, 1897
Calm ___ the bossom of thy God
Dear ___ _ernie rest thee now
This ___ with us thy footsteps trod
While ___ was on thy brow.
[inscription on foundation which has shifted]
Earlier SCP record: 1993 SCP listing identifies this grave as Ernie A. Bozman, died July 16, 1897, age 18. The 1994 field survey reads Vernie A. Bozman, daughter of Levin and Ellen Bozman, born July 20, 1878; died July 16, 1897.
Mary Bozman
[vine carving]
Transcription
Mary Bozman
Born April 18, 1841
Died April 27, 1900.
We miss thee from our home dear mother.
We miss thee from our home.
A shadow o'er our life is cast.
We miss the sunshine of thy face,
We miss thy kind and willing hand.
Thy fond and earnest care.
Our home is dark without thee.
We miss thee everywhere.
Earlier SCP record: 1993 SCP listing identifies her as Mary E. Bozman, born April 18, 1841; died April 22, 1900. The 1994 field survey reads Mary Bozman, born April 18, 1841; died April 27, 1900.
John P. Bozman
[4-leaf clover]
Transcription
John P. Bozman
July 22, 1866.
Jan. 16, 1913.
He is not dead but sleepeth.
Not my will but thine be done.
By his wife.
Earlier SCP record: 1993 SCP listing identifies this grave as John T. Bozman, born July 22, 1866; died January 15, 1913. The 1994 field survey reads John P. Bozman, July 22, 1866–January 16, 1913.
Mary B. Bozman
Transcription
In Memory of
Mary B. Bozman
Born April 17, 1834.
Died Oct. 22, 1906
Dear Mother thou hath left us.
We thy loss do deeply feel.
But tis God who hath bereft us
He will all our sorrows heal.
Earlier SCP record: The 1993 SCP listing records the same birth and death dates as the 1994 field survey.
William T. Shores
[index finger pointing up]
Transcription
William T. Shores
husband of
Sallie J. Shores
Born Sept. 1, 1870,
Died March 6, 1893
aged 22 yrs 6 mo's & 3 ds.
A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled.
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
Contributor field note beside this grave: semicircle of bricks with large cherry tree growing in it--perhaps marked a child's grave.
John W. Bozman
Transcription
In Memory of
John W. Bozman
Born Feb. 11, 1836
Died Dec. 31, 1893.
Dear father, thou hast left us
We thy loss do deeply feel,
But 'tis God who hast bereft us
He will all our sorrows heal.
John B. Bozman
Transcription
John B. Bozman
Born Feb. 3, 1835.
Died May 24, 1897
Aged 62 y'rs 3 mo's & 21 days
We miss thee from thy place dear father
We miss thee from thy place
A shadow o'er our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care,
And home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.
Thomas G. Bozman
Transcription
In Memory of
Thomas G.
son of Robert R.
& Margaret Bozman
Born Dec'r 26, 1850.
Died July 11, 1880.
Our brother the heavens hath gained,
And flying the tempest and wind,
His rest he hath sooner obtained,
And left his companions behind.
Robert Bozman
[weeping willow]
Transcription
In Memory of
Robert Bozman
Born June 8, 1810,
Died June 19, 1882.
Behold young friends as you pass by
Behold the spot where I do lie
As you are now so once was I
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for death and follow me.
Thomas Bozman
Transcription
In Memory of
Thomas Bozman
Born Oct 28, 1891
aged 77 yrs 5 mo's & 23 ds.
I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me
A crown which the righteous Judge shall give.
The wording above is retained exactly from the contributor transcription; the date/age combination may reflect an uncertain or misread inscription.
Margaret Bozman
[weeping willow]
Transcription
Margaret Bozman
wife of
Robert Bozman
born Mar. 4, 1816
Died Feb. 17, 1894
aged 77 y'rs 11 mo's & 13 ds.
She has gone to God--Angels greet her
Gone to join the seraphs band
Who are springing now to meet her
From the glorious spirit land.
Our father and mother are gone,
They be beneath the sod;
dear parents, tho' we miss you much,
we know you rest with God.
Sophia A. Bozman
Transcription
In Memory of
Sophia A.
wife of Thomas Bozman
Born Sept. 28, 1819
Died July 23, 1873.
Why should we weep for her,
Was she not ready. Oil in her
lamp in her bridal robe on;
Waiting in faith, with a hope
firm and steady, the Good Shepherd's
call and the plaudits well done.
Contributor note recorded beside this inscription: footstone A.W.B.
Contributor Photographs and Maps
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Contributor Notes
The original SCP listing was contributed in 1993 by Zack and Mike Taylor at the request of Peg Taylor and sent by Margaret Robinson. An expanded field survey was made January 30, 1994, in falling snow, by Clifford Laird, Philip L. Goldsborough, and Rebecca F. Miller. This page merges those records into one grave-by-grave listing; differences between the two transcriptions are preserved on the affected grave cards.
- Contributor record: View the original PDF