The following information is available thanks to Teresa Kelley:<\/p>\n
Stevensburg Baptist Church, founded October 23, 1833, in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia.<\/p>\n
Tombstone Inscriptions<\/p>\n
The following tombstone inscriptions were made on 26 April 1997 and 10 May 1997. Only two stones could not be read: one because it was completely worn off; and the other because it had fallen face down and was TOO heavy to lift.<\/p>\n
GEORGE WM HURT (REV.)
\nDec 17, 1857
\nFeb 29, 1932
\nfor 51 years an active minister<\/p>\n
LAURA LOUISE HURT
\nDau. of
\nWerther H. Jr. & Susan D. Hurt
\nApr. 14, 1955
\nMar 30, 1966<\/p>\n
MARY EWING HURT
\nInf. dau. of
\nWerther H. & Janet Hurt
\nOct. 3, 1920
\nJan. 21, 1921<\/p>\n
MARY HOBSON HURT
\nJune 28, 1857
\nNov 22, 1957
\nShe loved and served her Lord<\/p>\n
WERTHER H. HURT
\nMar. 5, 1895
\nJune 8, 1984<\/p>\n
ARABELLA HURT NALLE
\nJuly 9, 1887
\nSept. 27, 1992
\none hundred five years old<\/p>\n
LAURA HURT NORMAN
\nDec. 3, 1891
\nAug. 9, 1972<\/p>\n
There is an excellent history of the church in Early Churches of Culpeper County, Virginia: Colonial and Ante-Bellum Congregations published by the Culpeper County Historical Society. A copy of this book is located in the Culpeper Town and County Library. It may be purchased from The Corner Shelf Bookstore, 213 Southgate Shopping Center, Culpeper, Virginia 22701.<\/p>\n
The history includes the following pictures:<\/p>\n
Elder Thornton Stringfellow
\n“Belair” home of Thornton Stringfellow
\nMr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Norman
\nRev. A.H. Spillman
\nthe church in 1874
\nthe church today
\nRev. George W. Hurt
\nMiss Laura Hurt
\nlist of deacons from 1833 until 1982
\nlist of trustees from 1885 until 1965<\/p>\n
Other references for this church include:<\/p>\n
– Faust, Drew Gilpin, “Evangelicalism and the Meaning of the Proslavery Argument: The Reverend Thornton Stringfellow of Virginia,” Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 85 (January 1977): 3-17.
\n– Jones, Mildred Conway, “History of Stevensburg Baptist Church” (mimeographed typescript), 1975.
\n– Keefe, The Reverend William Randolph. History of Stevensburg Baptist Church, 1936, Stevensburg, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Economy Printing Co., 1936.
\n– Norman, Bertha, “History of Stevensburg Baptist Church, 1833-1983” in Stevensburg Baptist Church (Pictorial Directory). Galion, Ohio: United Church Directories, 1983. pp. 11-19.
\n– Norman, J. Thomas. “History of Stevensburg Baptist Church,” 1933.
\n– Stevensburg Baptist Church, Records (MSS), 1833-1927, Virginia Baptist Historical Society, University of Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n
The church is located in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, VA. From Rt 3 turn onto Stevensburg Road. Take a right onto York Road and follow it to the top of the hill.<\/p>\n
I thank Teresa Kelley takelley@erols.com for the work she has done in transcribing these tombstone inscriptions and for allowing me to add them to this website.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a92007, Karen Furst. Please feel free to link to any of these pages. This information is for personal use only. Please do not copy, publish, or distribute it elsewhere. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The following information is available thanks to Teresa Kelley: Stevensburg Baptist Church, founded October 23, 1833, in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, Virginia. Tombstone Inscriptions The following tombstone inscriptions were made on 26 April 1997 and 10 May 1997. Only two stones could not be read: one because it was completely worn off; and the other because…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[116,41,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-churches-cemeteries","category-history","category-virginia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3viLY-dS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":853,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/reedy-creek-baptist-church-records-tennessee\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":0},"title":"Reedy Creek Baptist Church Records, Tennessee","author":"Karen","date":"June 20, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"List of members, circa 1836 James M. Hurt Robert M. Hurt Martha Hurt Phillis Hurt (colored) Daniel Hurt (colored) Elen Hurt William Hurt Peggy Hurt (colored) Frank Hurt (colored) Mrs. R. M. Hurt Mrs. Cle? Hurt Thanks to Peggy S. Holley for providing me with a copy of this list.","rel":"","context":"In "Churches & Cemeteries"","block_context":{"text":"Churches & Cemeteries","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/churches-cemeteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2331,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-hurt-family-history-by-rollin-hurt\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":1},"title":"The Hurt Family History by Rollin Hurt","author":"Karen","date":"February 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Copied from Rollin HURT's notebook written in the year of 1907 by him and loaned to Ruby TAYLOR in 1962 by Mrs. Ralph HURT. (Ruby TAYLOR's notes are in ITALICS) Many thanks to Carl Johnson for this submission. The family was originally of Welsh extraction and the name was originally\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genealogy News"","block_context":{"text":"Genealogy News","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/genealogy-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":677,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurt-cemetery\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":2},"title":"Hurt Cemetery, McLemoresville, Carroll County, Tennessee","author":"Karen","date":"June 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"There is a Hurt Cemetery located between Atwood and McLemoresville, Carroll County, Tennessee, about one-half mil south of McLemoresville. It's on private land owned by a Mr. Johnson. It was established in 1827. Tombstones read as follows: Emily, wife of R. M. Hurt D. Aug. 26, 1858? Rebecca Mitchum, wife\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Churches & Cemeteries"","block_context":{"text":"Churches & Cemeteries","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/churches-cemeteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Philemon Hurt Gravestone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HURT-CEME.-WEST-TN-1024x682.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HURT-CEME.-WEST-TN-1024x682.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HURT-CEME.-WEST-TN-1024x682.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HURT-CEME.-WEST-TN-1024x682.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3218,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurt-cemetery-mount-juliet-wilson-county-tennessee\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":3},"title":"Hurt Cemetery, Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee","author":"Karen","date":"June 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Submitted by J. Preston Swafford (descended from Josiah Hurt Swafford (b1894-d1965TN) named after his maternal grandfather Josiah Hurt (Jr.?) (b11\/11\/1833-d12\/25\/1901).) Josiah Hurt, along with his wife, was buried in the Hurt Cemetary #3 in Mt.Juliet area of Wilson County Tennessee til the graves were moved around 1965 for the making\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Churches & Cemeteries"","block_context":{"text":"Churches & Cemeteries","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/churches-cemeteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3216,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/hurtt-cemetery-new-river-scott-county-tennessee\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":4},"title":"Hurtt Cemetery – New River, Scott County, Tennessee","author":"Karen","date":"June 18, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"John C. Hurtt, born June 5, 1807; died February 7, 1883 Francis Hurtt, born June 10, 1810; died May 7, 1883 Suffrona Hurtt, born November 4, 1838; died June 29, 1883 Moses F. Hurtt, born September 30, 1847; died July 8, 1921 Rachel L. Hurt, born October 29, 1890; died\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Churches & Cemeteries"","block_context":{"text":"Churches & Cemeteries","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/churches-cemeteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":648,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/first-presbyterian-church-of-easton-pa\/","url_meta":{"origin":860,"position":5},"title":"First Presbyterian Church of Easton, Pennsylvania","author":"Karen","date":"June 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I visited this church on April 10, 2001. The church doesn't have any old records on file. The Easton Public Library has microfilm copies of the church's session minutes and birth, marriage, and death records. The original books are deposited in the home church in Philadelphia. Some Surnames From My\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Churches & Cemeteries"","block_context":{"text":"Churches & Cemeteries","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/churches-cemeteries\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Centennial history of the First Presbyterian church of Easton, P","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Centennial-History-of-the-First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Easton-PA-first-church.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":862,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860\/revisions\/862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n