Fosdick, Mason, Keesee Cemetery
East of Blackwater Road
South of Hwy 24
Evington, Virginia
 
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Located on private property one driveway south of Jesee Keesee's Garage.
 
Burials
  • William Hudson Mason - Headstone
  • Rebecca Fosdick Mason
  • Cary Mason Keesee
  • Catherine Johnson
  • William H.H. Johnson - Headstone
  • Van Fosdick
  • 2 baby girls - daughters of Dove mason (1 infant, 1 one years old
  • 4 babies - children of the Speece family
    Information provided by Leota Keesee Greaves - the daughter of Cary Mason Keesee
     
 Contact
 
    Mike Keesee - mkscv55@webtv.net
 
History
This property was originally owned by William Fosdick.
This cemetery is a little northeast of the Mansion House. One of the chimneys is still standing.
When he died in 1839 the property was divided between his grandson from his first marriage and
his third wife, Mary Johnson and her two small children (James Fosdick and Rebecca Fosdick) with a half acre for a meeting house.
 
Mary Johnson had a third child Levi Van Buren Fosdick (about 1840-1858) born after William had died.
 
Mary Johnson Fosdick married William Kidd on 08 Feb. 1843. James M. Johnson was the surety.
They raised the Fosdick children and had children of thier own.
 
Rebecca Fosdic married William Hudson Mason and they had 4 girls (Celia, Lucy, Carie, A. Ehrie)
    
 
Carie Mason married John Thomas Keesee and they had 4 children (Leota, John, Walter, Virginia)
 
 James M Johnson (1811 - 25 April 1881) married Martha P. (Penelope) Logwood and had four children:
        (James was probably Mary Johnson's brother)
  • Rebecca (b 1835
  • William H.H. Johnson (b Dec 1842 - died after 1926)
  • Elizabeth Catherine Johnson = ? Mayer before 1900  (b June 1845 - died after 1910)
  • Moorefield (b about 1848 - died by 1860)
William and Catherine are buried here