On Big Gut · Townrow Road Area · near Upper Fairmount, Somerset County, Maryland
· 1877 Atlas map: Fairmount District No. 6
Cemetery No. 911-W-28-N
Cemetery site. Click the photograph to enlarge.
Located near the Community of Upper Fairmount at the end of Townrow Road. On the southwest side of a gut known as Big Gut on modern maps and Maddux Creek on the 1877 Atlas. Near the homes of D. H. Maddox and N. Boggs in 1877.
The site is located within the bounds of the Ancient Patent called
Inclosure
issued to Thomas Maddux in 1740 for 590 acres, a resurvey of an earlier tract known as
Maddux Inclosure
(1680).
John Maddox is taxed for 590 acres on the 1783 tax list. Also near the home of Capt. William T. Ford, on the 1877 Atlas of the Eastern Shore.
Latitude
38° 07' 19.7"
Longitude
75° 47' 14.5"
Transcription note:
The grave information below is presented as recorded by the contributors. Original spelling, abbreviations, epitaph wording, and transcription notes have been retained.
Graves Recorded
Clara U. Maddox. Click photograph to enlarge.
Clara U. Maddox
Transcription
Clara U. Maddox
Died Jan. 18, 1916
Wm Henry Maddux. Click photograph to enlarge.
Wm Henry Maddux
Transcription
[rose motif]
In Memory of
Wm Henry Maddux
Died Feb. 11th 1854
Aged 8 y’rs 5 mo’s
& 25 days.
He is an angel now,
Who Saviour bid him come,
Then cheer thee with the hope
That when thy labour’s o’er
Thy cherub boy in angel garb
Shall greet the[e] to that shore.
Away from parents dear
To dwell with him at home.
Meredith Maker Balt.
Daniel H. Maddux. Click photograph to enlarge.
Daniel H. Maddux
Transcription
Daniel H. Maddux
Died
Nov. 20, 1877
Aged 64 Years, 11 months
& 2 Days
His words were kindness, his deeds were love,
His spirit humble, he rests above.
Susan U. Maddox. Click photograph to enlarge.
Susan U. Maddox
Transcription
In Memory of
Our Mother
Susan U. Maddox
Born
Feb 3, 1816
Died
July 25, 1891
Dearest love one we have laid thee
In the peaceful grave’s embrace
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy Heavenly face.
William E. Maddox. Click photograph to enlarge.
William E. Maddox
Transcription
Maddox
William E.
1860-1943
Cemetery and Family Notes
Daniel Henry Maddux, son of William and Leah Miles Maddux m. (lic.) 18 May 1836 Susan Upshur M.N. Ballard, daughter of Daniel and Dorothy Waters Ballard. The two Williams and Clara are their children.
In 1870 Daniel H. Maddux was a house carpenter aged 57 living in Potato Neck District #368 with Susan U. 57, Joseph G. 27, Laura H. 21, Sarah M. 18, George 23, Robert F. 17, Clara 11, Daniel E. 9 and Charles W. Hall 20 was also in their household.
Listed by:
Rebecca F. Miller, Ed Smith, Dickey Ford and Philip L. Goldsborough
Date recorded:
January 2, 2003
Additional view of the cemetery site. Click photograph to enlarge.
Research and Contributor Credits
Edward M. (Ed) Smith: source photographs, cemetery records, and associated research materials provided from his collection.
Additional named contributors in this cemetery record: Philip L. Goldsborough, Rebecca F. Miller.
