Basham Family Cemetery, Whitetail Lane, Tindal, Floyd Co., VA.

In woods directly behind building in the photo. This is a very rough road to get to this cemetery. Use caution. Cemetery is currently extremely overgrown.

37.0073770, -80.3320340

Last visited by Tracy C. Aug 2020

Cemetery to the back left of building

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Basham Cemetery

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Original Source: Tracy Crosier found & documented this cemetery with photos Aug 2020.

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Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

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NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Basham, Benjamin

08 Nov 1822

02 Apr 1901

 

aka Benjamin Johnson Basham, s/o Nathaniel & Ellender (Ross) Basham. [Basham_Benjamin_Mildred]

m. 1847 Floyd

nee Mildred Emily “Millie” Ridinger d/o George L & Catherine (Sowers) Ridinger. [Ridinger_George_Catherine]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Basham, Emilia “Millie”

07 Jan 1823

22 May 1864

 

nee Mildred Emily “Millie” Ridinger d/o George L & Catherine (Sowers) Ridinger. [Ridinger_George_Catherine]

m. 1847 Floyd

aka Benjamin Johnson Basham, s/o Nathaniel & Ellender (Ross) Basham. [Basham_Benjamin_Mildred]

 

Millie was still alive in 1900 so DOD misread

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 17, H81:

……… Basham, Benjamin 83 yo father, b. Nov 1816 VA, parents b. VA, m. 60y, cannot read or write, Jim H. Basham HOH.

…………… Milly 82 yo mother, b. June 1817 VA, parents b. VA, m. 60y, 9 children with 7 living, cannot read or write, Jim H. Basham HOH.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Basham, Margaret Luther

27 Aug 1867

29 Nov 1916

 

Margaret Luther Basham, single d/o Benjamin Johnson & Emilia “Millie” (Ridinger) Basham. [Death Cert] [Basham_Benjamin_Mildred]

No photo of Pleasant’s grave

Epperly, Pleasant D. “Pled”

02 Jul 1848

09 Jul 1920

aka Pleasant D. “Pled” Epperly, s/o Solomon & Rachel (Ratliff) Epperly. [Death Cert] [Epperly_Solomon_Rachel]

1st m. 1869 Floyd, Emaline Roop, nee Lester, d/o Jacob Hiley & Cynthia (Sumner) Lester. [Lester_Other_fcva] Emaline was m. 1st Gordon Roop. [Roop_JamesSr_Elizabeth]

2nd m. 1878 Floyd, nee Roena Jane Basham, d/o Benjamin Johnson & Mildred Emily “Millie” (Ridinger) Basham. [Basham_Benjamin_Mildred]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Epperly, Roena Jane

26 Mar 1850

30 Nov 1903

w/o P. D. Epperly

nee Roena Jane Basham, d/o Benjamin Johnson & Mildred Emily “Millie” (Ridinger) Basham. [Basham_Benjamin_Mildred]

m. 1878 Floyd as 2nd wife of

Pleasant D. “Pled” Epperly, 1848-1920, s/o Solomon & Rachel (Ratliff) Epperly. [Epperly_Solomon_Rachel]

 

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2020)

Starkey, J. A.

 

02 Jan 1904

Aged 80 yr

There was a James A. Starkey in Little River District 1900 who was 69 yo.