Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, Prince George’s County, Maryland 20623
Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery is located on U.S. Route 301, approximately 8 miles south of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The site consists of 112-acres and was formerly used for agricultural purposes. Currently, the Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery is conducting more than 825 burials each year and is the final resting place for over 23,000 Maryland veterans and their eligible dependents. The cemetery opened for burial in July 1978 and is expected to provide a total of over 50,000 burial sites. The Chapel at the cemetery was dedicated to the memory of Senator Edward T. Conroy, who was instrumental in the passage of legislation enabling the development of Maryland’s State Veterans Cemeteries.
Family buried at the Cheltenham Veterans cemetery include:
m. = maiden name.
h1. = surname of first husband.
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Family buried at the Cheltenham Veterans cemetery include:
- BROWN, Helen Elaine (m. COX)
- BROWN, William Barry Jr.
- COX, Charles William
- COX, Frederick Hugh
- COX, Margaret Geneva (m. DeVAUGHN, h1. SHUMAKER)
- COX, Mary Josephine (m. BROWN)
- DAY, Gerald Ogden
- KEECH, James Henry
- McCARRY, Helen Irene (m. SELLNER)
- McCARRY, Maxson Edward
- RITTER, Angela Elizabeth (m. WALZEL, h1. THORNE)
- THORNE, Charles David
- THORNE, Charles Leroy II
- THORNE, Randolph Clarence
- THORNE, Wesley Dale
m. = maiden name.
h1. = surname of first husband.
REFERENCES:
- Description from: Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs at http://veterans.maryland.gov/cemetery-and-memorial-program/.
- Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website, FamilySearch website, and family records.