Appomattox Court House National Historical Park cemeteries

The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park cemeteries are part of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1989.Robinson cemeteryThe original Robinson cemetery grave markers is located south of the Jones Law Office, also known as the Kelly House. The cemetery was established in a time that was after the American Civil War by subsequent owners of the Law Office around 1865 to 1870. It contains the remains of the Robinson Family. John Robinson, a black shoemaker, and his wife were post-Civil War owners of the property and lived in the law office. It is significant under certain criteria of the National Park Service by virtue of its association with the historic events represented by the park. There are five fieldstones marking burial locations of the Robinson family. Each stone is of random cut, shape, and size. A low rough board fence encloses the location.Bohannon-Trent cemetery The Bohannon-Trent cemetery contains seven visible graves along with other depressions. The cemetery includes the grave of Joel Walker Sweeney (1810–1860), who popularized the five-string banjo. The grave of Joel Walker Sweeney is marked by a non-historic marker. It also contains the graves of Virginia Sweeney (died 1877), and Robert Rosser (died 1888). Rosser's grave is marked by a marble head and foot stone. The site is enclosed by a fence. The cemetery lies in a field west of the Charles Sweeney cabin less than a mile north of the courthouse.Patteson-Hix cemeteryThe cemetery was present at the time of the American Civil War. It contains the remains of Alexander Patteson and the Wilson Hix families, both original settlers of Appomattox County. The cemetery is located behind the tavern slave quarters and has nine interments consisting of marked headstones and footstones and unmarked fieldstones. The research indicates that thirteen people are buried in this cemetery. The interments are arranged in two rows with depressions located between the rows. Wilson and Lucy Hix's graves are marked as are those of two children of Edward Hix. Another grave is marked "A.E.H."