Hopewell · Lawson’s District No. 8 · Somerset County, Maryland
Cemetery No. 911-II-25-South
These Roach family memorials are in the southwest corner of Sunny Ridge Memorial Park near Hopewell. The original field record specifically states that the graves were moved to this location. Their earlier burial positions are not established by the available source.
Philip L. Goldsborough’s 1992 transcription records ten people or unidentified infant burials. The surviving photo set contains close-ups of two fallen stones and group views of several standing monuments.
Latitude38.01722222° N
Longitude75.81888889° W
Transcription note: Readings from the original contributed record are retained with unusual spellings and uncertain wording noted. Where the survey photograph supports a correction or clarification, that reading is identified separately. Photographs are not proof of grave locations other than the cemetery identified in the source.
Graves Recorded
Original survey photograph. Click to enlarge.
Eliza Roach
Transcription
In Memory of
Mrs. Eliza
Consort of Wm. Roach Esq.
Born Decr. 15th 1804
Died Sept. 13th 1861
hers was that good part
which the world can never
give or take
Original survey photograph. Click to enlarge.
William Roach Jr.
Transcription
In Memory of
William Roach Jr.
who departed this life
Sept. 30th 1839
Aged 39 years & 3 mons.
Leaving a widow & 7 children
Jane Roach
Transcription
In Memory of
Jane Roach
who departed this life
September 29th 1847
Aged 16 years 6 months & 9 days
but error wounded, writhes in pain;
and dies amist her worshipers
Epitaph copied from the left column of the original two-column 1992 transcription; wording is uncertain in places.
Original survey photograph. Click to enlarge.
J. P. Edward Roach
Transcription
In Memory of
J. P. Edward Roach
Youngest son of William & Eliza Roach
Born July 17 1838
Killed at Delaware College
March 30 1858
Now is the strong staff broken
An the beautiful rod, [reference unclear]
“Truth crushed to earth will
Rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;”
The field document gives the name as “J. P. Edward Roach”; the readable portion of the photographed stone says “Edward Roach.” The initials have not been independently established from the image. The biblical reference is indistinct in the typed record.
Mary A. C.
Infant dau. of William & Caroline Roach
died June 28, 1870
aged 10 months & 24 days.
Shared photograph: William H. Roach at center, Caroline V. Roach at left; same view accompanies both entries.
William H. Roach
Transcription
In Memory of
WM. H. ROACH
Died January 2, 1888
Aged 61 years
Behold God is my helper
Shared photograph: Caroline V. Roach at left, William H. Roach at center; same view accompanies both entries.
Caroline V. Roach
Transcription
In loving memory of
Caroline V.
Beloved wife of Wm. H. Roach
born Aug’t 24, 1831
died Sept’r 12, 1879
Leaving a Husband & 8 children to mourn the irreparable loss
Shared photograph: Ethel M. Roach at left and Lucy R. Roach at right.
Ethel M. Roach
Transcription
In loving memory of
Ethel M. Roach
Wife of M. H. Gunby
Born Nov. 9, 1874
Fell Asleep Dec. 25, 1903
Shared photograph: Lucy R. Roach at right and Ethel M. Roach at left.
Lucy R. Roach
Transcription
Home in the Land of Love & Joy
Lucy R.
Eldest dau. of William H. & Caroline V. Roach
Born Oct’r 24th 1850
Died June 12th 1866
Cemetery and Research Notes
Relocated burials: The source identifies these as Roach family graves moved to the southwest corner of Sunny Ridge Memorial Park, near Hopewell and northeast of old St. Peter’s Church. This page records their current memorial grouping as documented; it does not assert that the original burial site is known.
Original survey and transcription: Philip L. Goldsborough, “Roach Family Burials at Sunny Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery,” recorded 1992; original field transcription and accompanying donor photographs.
