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John C. Horsey Cemetery

Coulbourne Creek Road · northwest of Marion Station · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-FF28-center
John C. Horsey Cemetery site near Coulbourne Creek Road
Cemetery site. Click the photograph to enlarge.

Located northwest of the town of Marion Station off of Coulbourne Creek Road on a farm now owned by Fred Wilgus and recently owned by Thomas Whittington now deceased. The farm is on the tract of land called Colbourn patented on 18 August 1663 by Stephen Horsey containing 650 Acres. Most of this land remained in the Horsey family for many years. The site is near the home of J.C. Horsey on the 1877 Atlas of the Eastern Shore.

This site is located in a hedge row near a pond that is connected to a branch issuing out of Coulbourne Creek. The cemetery is not in good condition. We cleared many branches and briars from the site. There is no fence around the graveyard, which measures about 30 x 30.

  • Latitude 38 degrees 02.82' north
  • Longitude 75 degrees 47.20' west

Site status: Extant when visited in 2004, but recorded as being in poor condition. There was no fence, and three unmarked graves were noted. Current status has not been independently verified.

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

Gravestone of John C. Horsey
John C. Horsey. Click photograph to enlarge.

John C. Horsey

Transcription

JOHN C. HORSEY
Born
May 4, 1815,
Died
Sept. 27, 1879,

Farwell my wife and children all,
Tis true a father Christ doth call,
Weep not, weep not my children,
It is sweet to die a Christian.

Gravestone of Mary M. Horsey
Mary M. Horsey. Click photograph to enlarge.

Mary M. Horsey

Transcription

In Memory of
MARY M.
Wife of
John C. Horsey.
Born Dec. 3, 1831
Died April 1, 1884
Aged
52 Yrs. 3 Mos. & 27 Ds

Farewell then sweet mother, a long farewell
Your sorrows and suffering are o'er
Each of us hopes to join you at last
On the beautiful heavenly shore

Cemetery and Family Notes

Three unmarked graves.

Site visited by: Rebecca F. Miller, Ed Smith, Florence Horsey, and Philip L. Goldsborough

Date visited: March 7, 2004

Transcript: Philip L. Goldsborough from photographs, April 18, 2004

Additional view of the John C. Horsey Cemetery site
Additional view of the cemetery site. Click photograph to enlarge.