Cemeteries: Whitmore Family, Frederick Co., Maryland

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Contributed to The USGenWeb Archives by H.C. Nycum, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, and Norman Niccum, Tecumseh, Kansas and
James Whitmer (jowhitmer@aol.com)
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The cemetery record of the Whitmore Family Of Frederick County,
Maryland as recorded in National Genealogical Society Quarterly,
Volume 52, 1964 is as follows:

This abandoned cemetery, known as the Dern Farm Cemetery
(see footnote), is in what was once Toms Creek Hundred. It is
south of Toms Creek Cemetery, Which is southeast of Emmittsburg.
In reality, Toms Creek Cemetery, itself, consists of two
cemeteries. These graves are the earliest in the locality.

In memory of / BENJAMIN WHITMORE Sen- /
who departed this life / March 11th. 1818, aged 84 years.

In memory of / MARY WHITMORE /
who departed this life / April 4th. 1820. /
aged 67 years / and 11 months.

B. W AU / A.64.
Footstone; "A.1789".
A O 1728 / D. 22. May / C. x W.

BARBARA WHITMORE / Died May 14, 1863, /
Aged 59 Years & 7 M.

FRED WHITMORE / Died May 6, 1858, /
Aged 45 Years, / 4 M. & 12 D.

ELIZABETH WHITMORE / Died March 1, 1846 /
70 Years, 6 Mo. / & 28 days.

CHRISTIAN WHITMORE / Died May 26, 1862 /
Aged 86 Years, 9 Mo. / & 6 d.

Footnote:

To get to the Dern farm, go south on the SIXES ROAD, from
the Toms Creek Church. Turn to the right and follow a lane
to the residence. Not far from the Dern residence is a lane.
Follow this, then cross a fence, and the stones will be seen
among clumps of trees and brush, surrounded by a woven wire
fence. All the stones were carefully examined, and data copied
on September 16, 1956.

Information by James Whitmer, February 11, 2001. Although the
remains of the cemetery are still located on the farm, the 
gravestones have been moved to the Mountain View Cemetery,
Emmitsburg, Maryland. As I understand, the reason for moving the
gravestones was that Frederick County had plans to flood the area
for a large reservoir but it was never constructed.