Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13
2. after entering Rock Creek ceme-
terry at the main gate. opposite
the Soldiers Home, you will go

toward the venerable brick
church, keep to the left and pass the
public receiving vault and long row
Of family vaults until you come to the
lake. you will at that point stand
close to the grave of David Burnes.
Original proprietor" of an important
part of the site of Washington city.
and tho graves of his wife and son.
Three great, fiat tombstones lie sido
by side. They are very dark in color
and so little wear do they show that
they must be of a superior quality of
granite. Close by is a sign that indi-
Gates that part of the cemetery to be
section c." Near these tombs fair
sized poplar tree grows. and it's shade
not only falls upon these three
graves, but upon graves covered by
other big. dark, fiat tombstones, that
lie close together and which are very
like the stones that cover the Burnes'
graves.
There Is some relation between
same pattern, and evidently they laid
together in the same cemetery before
being removed to Rock Creek. the
Rambler was told by the sexton that
the records of Rock Creek cemetery
show that these graves were removed
would be east of Rock Creek ceme-
terry. When the removal was made
the sexton did not say. He was IN
trouble, for just as the Rambler stop.
ped that way the sexton received word
over the telephone that Rev. Charles
f. Buck, for twenty years pastor OF
st. Pauls Church Crock Creek), had
passed away at one OF the local hos
and n or
who stood near, We're very much at
fected by the news. Perhaps 1t may
perhaps Mrs. Burnes' family, were
members of ST. Paurs parish.
The inscriptions on the three Burnes
tombstones follow:
insten piea ne Tie e sh Of May 1900 aged 90
years. 2 months and "a days.
..a r bea on tne c u ,. 91 s
Mr. eD John Busnes. son D Of David Burnes. esq.
youth, anable and Intelligent. who prom.
Used fair to become an honor to his friends
and an ornament to his country.
X X
The grave nearest that of David
Burnes Is Of two little children
marked by a small marble tombstone
thus inscribed: Harry E. Gladmon,
born November 20. 1887. died May IL,
1888, and Frances I. Gladmon, born
February 20. 1889. died July "a. 1889.
A few yards away from the fat
stones that rest on the graves OF
David Burnes. his wife Anne and their
son John are big fiat gravestones In
scribed as follows:
Henry Threlkeld son Of John and Bird
>Threlkeld. Born June H. 1718, Q. S.. ut ca.
cumberlaud, Great Britain. Died September
Here lies the body of John Threlkeld. son
Of Henry and Mary T Tire whG DIED
In memory of Henry Threlkeld Grayson. who
departed this life May 9, 1913, in his SOth
year.
Here repose the remains Of Mary Grayson.
daughter Of John and Elizabeth Ihrelkeld. who
died April %, 1913, in the s5th year Of her
10 a Mothers Sacred Memory this, stone is
daughter Of John and Elizabeth Threlkeld
born jan. 1905; died Feb 4, 1s4e.
To Wife's Sacred Memory, this stone is
erected by her affectionate husband-Eiza
Cox. wife of Richard $. Cox, the daughter Of
4ea hs ans s% shs was born
Te T.. Hs&os, Of p co Wa Ssakns who
died March g.. 1893. aged So years.
Sacred to the Memory Of Francis Deaklns
this life on the 2sth Of October. 1904. in the
Goth year of his age.
Beneath this stone lies the body Of John T
GraysOn. who born the 18th June, 1871
and died the LIST Of Sept, 1912.
Here lies the body of William Threlkcld
of John and Elizabeth Threlkcld, born e
June, 1892; died 3D. August, 1893.
Nearby these old Threlkeld. Grayson
and Cox tombstones the Rambler read
the following inscription on head
stones:
Cornelia Cox, horn Oct. 10, 1911; died March
10, 1887. John Florentius Cox. born 1882 died
1868. In memory Of Eliza Cox. wife Of j.
Florentius Cox, who departed this life Feb.
25 1s47, in the 90 year Of her age. sacred
to the memory of Thomas Andrew, born Sept.
%, 1925; died July 8. 1879. Hervey w. King,
died August 4. 1886 aged 70 years. Sacred to
the memory of Isaac Marshall, who died Dec.
30, 1873, aged 10 years. Thomas French. born
at Lincolnshire England; died In Baltimore
county, aged So years.
Soon after the Rambler began the
series Of chapters on David Burnes
and family he received the following
letter. which, for especial reasons. he
prizes:
have just read with much interest the
Rambler'S article on David and Marcia Burnes
Van Ness, as usually do all these very inter-
eBttng articles from his pen. As remember
the buildings very well which YOU conmemo-
rate. am gldd to have them pleasantly
recalled to my mind. I have small photo
graph Of the oil portrait Of Marcia Burnes Van
1t Is familiar n var -