Quioccasin, Westwood and Pryor Cemeteries

This sacred resting place contains the graves of people who developed the Quioccasin and Westwood communities and Pryor's Court. Quioccasin Baptist Church and Westwood Baptist Church were founded by former slaves. Quioccasin Cemetery was established in 1914. Westwood Cemetery had previously been located behind the church before its present site was established in 1921. Pryor Memorial Cemetery, established in 1943, is named after Jesse Scott Pryor (1856-1939), a former slave, farmer, and entrepreneur. Those buried here include business owners, educators, ministers, state legislators, entertainers, and other notable people.

Tuckahoe, Virginia · United States