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Richard Ezekiel Waters Cemetery

Fairmount Wildlife Area / Chambers Cove · Fairmount District No. 6 · Somerset County, Maryland

LiDAR terrain image from the research files
LiDAR terrain image from the research files

A small cemetery in the Fairmount Wildlife Area near the Annemessex River, on land associated with the Waters River patent. The 2018 visit recorded three named stones and two unmarked graves.

  • Latitude38° 05.590′ N
  • Longitude75° 46.974′ W

Graves Recorded

Gravestone: Richard Ezekiel Waters

Richard Ezekiel Waters

Transcription / field record

Born June 22nd 1769
Died Feb 11th 1855

Gravestone: Mary Elizabeth (Curtis) Waters

Mary Elizabeth (Curtis) Waters

Transcription / field record

Born Jun 22nd 1769
Died Dec. 17th 1844

Gravestone: Caroline A. Waters

Caroline A. Waters

Transcription / field record

Born Oct 6th 1801
Died Dec 31st 1854

Two unmarked graves

Transcription / field record

The survey reports two additional unmarked burials; no names are given.

Documentation and Sources

Research and field records from Ed Smith’s cemetery collection, prepared for the Somerset Cemeteries Project. Where the original transcription is incomplete or difficult to interpret, consult the source document.