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Sims-Bloodsworth Cemetery

Mt. Vernon · Hungary Neck District #5 · Somerset County, Maryland

Cemetery No. 911-H-24-center

Location and 2004 Site Update

Sims-Bloodsworth Cemetery site
Sims-Bloodsworth Cemetery site. Click photograph to enlarge.

The cemetery is in Hungary Neck (Mt. Vernon). It was badly overgrown when Rebecca F. Miller and Philip Goldsborough recorded it in 1993. During a March 2004 visit, Ed Smith and Philip Goldsborough found that adjoining landowners had cleared about 75 percent of the site.

Numerous fieldstones may mark additional burials. David Pietroski shared a sketch showing the locations of fieldstones; that map is included here.

  • Latitude 38° 14.561' N
  • Longitude 75° 49.378' W

Graves Recorded

Gravestone of Robert Bloodsworth
Robert Bloodsworth. Click photograph to enlarge.

Robert Bloodsworth

Transcription

In Memory of
Robert Bloodsworth
Born Feb. 28, 1822
Died Nov. 28, 1899
Aged 77 yrs. & 9 mos.

Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart,
Tis hard, so hard to speak the words,
We must forever part.
Dearest loved one we must lay thee,
In the peaceful graves embrace;
But thy memory will be cherished,
Till we see thy heavenly face.

Gravestone of Sarah R. E. Murrell
Sarah R. E. Murrell. Click photograph to enlarge.

Sarah R. E. Murrell

Transcription

Wife of S. S. Murrell and daughter of Robert & Julia A. Bloodsworth
Died May 21, 1874
Aged 25 yrs, 1 mo, and 24 d's

Farewell my dear Rebecca
Oh! Your name to me is sweet.
My grief will change to happiness,
When you in Heaven I meet.

Gravestone of Rachel E. Murray
Rachel E. Murray. Click photograph to enlarge.

Rachel E. Murray

Transcription

Daughter of H. & M. Murray
Died Aug. 4, 1872
Aged 2 yrs, 8 mos, 8 d's
The icy hand of death… (rest of epitaph is buried)

Gravestone of Lucretia A. Bloodsworth
Lucretia A. Bloodsworth. Click photograph to enlarge.

Lucretia A. Bloodsworth

Transcription

Wife of Littleton Bloodsworth
Born Aug. 9, 1829
Died June 16, 1894
Aged 64 yrs, 10 mo's, 7 d's

Husband and children I must leave you,
Leave yes, leave you all alone,
But my blessed Saviour calls me,
Calls me to a heavenly home.

Gravestone of John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner. Click photograph to enlarge.

John W. Gardner

Transcription

Born Oct. 17, 1853
Died June 18, 1901
Aged 47 yrs, 8 mo's, & 1 d

A sleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep,
A sleep in Jesus, that dear friend,
On whom my hope of Heaven depends.

Gravestone of Irvin B. Gardner
Irvin B. Gardner. Click photograph to enlarge.

Irvin B. Gardner

Transcription

Son of John W. & Martha Gardner
Born Sept. 15, 1888
Died Jan. 8, 1900
Aged 11 yrs, 3 mo's, & 23 d's

Weep not dear parents for me if
I in my childhood should die
Remember my face you shall see
Among the redeemed on high.

Variant: the 2004 contributor transcription reads June 8, 1900.

Gravestone of William G. Whitney
William G. Whitney. Click photograph to enlarge.

William G. Whitney

Transcription

Son of S. D. & M. E. Whitney
Died Aug. 22, 1870
(rest of epitaph buried)

John W. Simms

Transcription

Son of Wm. J. & Rachel Simms
Died Sept. 23, 1864
Aged 2 yrs, 7 mo, 20 d.

Variant: the 2004 contributor transcription reads 1861.

Gravestone of Robert S. Simms
Robert S. Simms. Click photograph to enlarge.

Robert S. Simms

Transcription

Son of John & Mary Simms
Died Sept. 6, 1847
Aged 2 mo's & 26 d's

Variant: the 2004 contributor transcription reads 1874.

Gravestone of Ester A. Simms
Ester A. Simms. Click photograph to enlarge.

Ester A. Simms

Transcription

Daughter of John & Mary A. Simms
Died Sept. 15, 1857
Aged 8 yrs, 4 mo's, 2 d.

Gravestone of Mary Eleanora Marsh
Mary Eleanora Marsh. Click photograph to enlarge.

Mary Eleanora Marsh

Transcription

Consort of George R. Marsh
Died Oct. 30, 1870
Aged 20 yrs, 1 mo, 7 dys.

Meeting was a blessing
But parting was a pain,
Farewell my fairest _____,
Until we meet again.

Gravestone of Lyda Hopkins
Lyda Hopkins. Click photograph to enlarge.

Lyda Hopkins

Transcription

Daughter of James & Eleanora Hopkins
Died June 10, 1888
Aged 2 mo's, 20 d's
(epitaph not legible)

Gravestone of John Sims
John Sims. Click photograph to enlarge.

John Sims

Transcription

Born Sept. 10, 1821
Died June __, 1891
Aged 69 yrs, 8 mo's, 20 d's

Dearest father thou hast left us
……thy loss……
(most of epitaph not legible)

The 2004 contributor transcription reads June 9, 1891.

Gravestone of Mary A. Sims
Mary A. Sims. Click photograph to enlarge.

Mary A. Sims

Transcription

Wife of John Sims
Born Feb. 21, 1828
Died Dec. 30, 1896
Aged 68 yrs, 10 mo's, 3 d's

We miss thee from our home mother
We miss thee from thy place
A shadow o'er our life is cast
We miss the sunshine of thy face.

Gravestone of Jesse S. Sims
Jesse S. Sims. Click photograph to enlarge.

Jesse S. Sims

Transcription

Crescent Lodge No. 74
Sacred to the memory of Bro. Jesse S. Sims
Born March 2, 1824
Died July 4, 1879
Aged 55 yrs, 4 mo's, 22 d'ys

Dear as thou were and justly dear
We will not weep for thee
One thought shall check the starting tear,
It is that thou art free.

Variant: the 2004 contributor record reads July 24, 1879.

Map and Contributor Documentation

Fieldstone map of Sims-Bloodsworth Cemetery
Map shared during the 2004 cemetery visit. Click photograph to enlarge.

Transcript prepared by Philip L. Goldsborough on May 31, 2004 from photographs taken by Ed Smith in March 2004.

Variant readings: Where the 2004 contributor transcription differs from the earlier SCP page, both readings are shown rather than silently replacing one with the other.