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Cox - Poleyett Cemetery

Westover / Back Creek · Princess Anne District No. 1 · Somerset County, Maryland

Cox - Poleyett Cemetery site beneath the power line
View of the original burial ground. Click photograph to enlarge.

The cemetery lies northwest of Westover, just south of Back Creek (also called Fontane Creek), in a wooded strip near the edge of an arable field and beneath a power line. The 2016 survey described the ground as roughly eight feet above sea level.

The survey recorded damage within the burial ground, two above-ground concrete vaults without markers, two unmarked brick graves in the Poleyett section, and a Cox section enclosed by a short concrete-and-steel loop fence. Two large marble markers were also found underground by probing.

  • Latitude38° 7.878′ N
  • Longitude75° 42.883′ W

Transcription note: Inscription text retains original spelling and abbreviations. Unreadable portions are not silently reconstructed.

Graves Recorded

Gravestone of Milton T. Poleyett
Milton T. Poleyett. Click photograph to enlarge.
Second view of the gravestone of Milton T. Poleyett
Second view. Click to enlarge.

Milton T. Poleyett

Transcription

Milton T.
Son of
Nelson E. & Clara W.
Poleyett
Born Sept. 17, 1893
Died June 30, 1894

Gravestone of Mary -ide Pearson
Mary -ide Pearson. Click photograph to enlarge.

Mary -ide Pearson*

Transcription

Mary -ide*
Daughter of
Robert & Evanda
Pearson
Born Feb. 5, 1908
Died Mar. 29, 1908

*Possible reading: MARTHILDE. The name is difficult to read because of weathering and lichen; this reading is tentative.

Gravestone of Elizabeth Florence Pearson
Elizabeth Florence Pearson. Click photograph to enlarge.

Elizabeth Florence Pearson

Transcription

Elizabeth Florence
Daughter of
Robert & Evanda
Pearson
Born July 11, 1911
Died Sept. 24, 1911

Gravestone of Clara A. Cox
Clara A. Cox. Click photograph to enlarge.
Second view of the gravestone of Clara A. Cox
Second view. Click to enlarge.

Clara A. Cox

Transcription

Clara A.
Wife of
S. T. Cox
Born Aug. 30, 1862
Died Feb. 2, 1922

The 2016 record reports that the Cox burials were later moved to Sunny Ridge Memorial Park in Hopewell; some markers remained at the original site.

Unmarked graves and vaults

The survey recorded two above-ground concrete vaults without markers and two unmarked brick graves in the Poleyett section.

Documentation History and Source Material

  • March 2016: Listed by Freddy Howard, Ed Smith, and Philip Goldsborough.

Original contributor transcription: Cox-Poleyett Cemetery at Westover (PDF).