Jake Bishop Family Cemetery, Easy Drive NW (SR 766), Willis, Floyd Co., VA.

Charlie Bishop’s place in 1975.

Need GPS coordinates & photos

Published Materials:

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1^st of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

Find A Grave Name: Jake Bishop Cemetery, Willis, Floyd Co., VA.

No GPS coordinates

Cemetery ID: 2451231

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger

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

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes: “There were about thirty two (32) graves unmarked or just had a flat rock for a headstone. This cemetery was clean & had a good fence when copied in 1975.” Original surveyors.

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch]

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
	Akers, Rhoda E.	yes	03 Jul 1862	01 Apr 1885		nee Rhoda Eliza Reed, d/o Madison D. & Elizabeth (Pratt) Reed. [Death not recorded in 1885 floyd Co., VA Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Reed_William_Sarah] m. 1877 Floyd William Jackson "Jack" Akers, 1855-1940, s/o John & Celia (Reed) Akers. [Akers_John_Celia] He’ll m. 2^nd 1877 Floyd, Emmazetta Cox, d/o Armpsterd A. & Margaret A. (Jennings) Cox. [Cox_Braxton_Nancy] & is buried with her in the Rosemont Cemetery, Plymouth, Hancock Co., IL.
not noted in original survey & marker not found.	Bishop, Jacob C. “Jake”	NO	1831	09 Jun 1879		Jacob C. “Dr. Jake” Bishop, s/o John & 1^st wife Dicy (Cox) Bishop. [1879 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] as John C. Bishop. [1880 Floyd Co., VA Mortality Schedule] [obit – can’t find] [Bishop_John_Dicy] m. 1858 NC nee Lucy Cox, Braxton & Nancy (Phillips) Cox. [Cox_Braxton_Nancy]
	Goad, Nancy	yes		May 1901	Wife of Ruben Goad Age 51 yrs	nee Nancy R. Bishop, d/o John J. III & Sarah Jane (Goad) Bishop. [1901 VA Death Certs – n/a] [obit – can’t find] [Bishop_JohnJ_Sarah] m. 1872 Floyd Rueben Goad, s/o Abram & 2^nd wife Rachel (Cock) Goad. [Goad_Abram_2wives]
	Phillips, Lura A.	yes	29 Mar 1882	04 Apr 1919	Wife of Charley Phillips	nee Lura Alice Goad, d/o Rueben & Nancy R. (Bishop) Goad. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Goad_Abram_2wives] m. 1900 Floyd Charles Everett Phillips, 1879-1966, s/o William Braxton "Brack" & 1st wife Martha Ellen (Duncan) Phillips. [Phillips_WesleyElcy] He’ll m. 2^nd 1950 Floyd, Emma Louzettie Duncan nee Mitchell, d/o Alseybury Greer “Berry” & 2nd wife Miriam (Brown) Mitchell. [Mitchell_Berry_2wives]
	Reed, Julina	yes		29 Jun 1884	Wife of Elisha Reed Age 20 yrs	nee Julina Bishop, d/o Jacob C. "Dr. Jake" & Lucy (Cox) Bishop. [1884 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Bishop_John_Dicy] m. 1882 Floyd Elisha Reed, 1955-1917, s/o Madison D. & Elizabeth (Pratt) Reed. [Reed_William_Sarah]. He’ll m. 2^nd 1885 Floyd, Angeline Phillips, d/o Wesley & Elcy Elizabeth (Cox) Phillips. [Phillips_WesleyElcy]
	Reed, Mary E.	yes	06 Apr 1861	18 Jun 1882		nee Mary Ellen Bishop, d/o Jacob C. "Dr. Jake" & Lucy (Cox) Bishop. [1882 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Bishop_John_Dicy] m. 1880 Floyd William Reed, 1858-1883, s/o Madison D. & Elizabeth (Pratt) Reed. [Reed_William_Sarah]
	Reed, Rosa	yes	20 May 1886	21 May 1887	Dau. of Elisha & Angelina Reed	Rosa Reed, d/o Elisha & 2^nd wife Angeline (Phillips) Reed. [Death not recorded in 1887 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Reed_William_Sarah]
	Reed, William	yes	13 Jan 1858	28 Oct 1883		William Reed, s/o Madison D. & Elizabeth (Pratt) Reed. [Death not recorded in 1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Reed_William_Sarah] m. 1880 Floyd nee Mary Ellen Bishop, d/o Jacob C. "Dr. Jake" & Lucy (Cox) Bishop. [1882 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Bishop_John_Dicy]
	Spangler, Mary	yes	07 Jul 1828	08 Apr 1882		nee Mary Alice “Polly” Correll, d/o Valentine & Catherine (Weaver) Correll. [Death not recorded in 1882 Floyd Co., VA Death Register but register is missing 1^st District] [obit – can’t find] [Correll_Valentine_Catherine] m. 1850 Montgomery Solomon Spangler, 1826-1897, s/o Samuel & Mary Catherine (Hylton) Spangler. [1897 VA Death Certs – n/a] [Spangler_SamuelSr_2wives]
	Spangler, Solomon	yes	07 Feb 1826	31 Jul 1897		Solomon Spangler, s/o Samuel Sr & 1st wife Catherine (Hylton) Spangler. [1897 VA Death Certs – n/a] [obit – can’t find] [Spangler_SamuelSr_2wives] m. 1850 Montgomery nee Mary Alice “Polly” Correll, d/o Valentine & Catherine (Weaver) Correll. [Death not recorded in 1882 Floyd Co., VA Death Register but register is missing 1^st District] [Correll_Valentine_Catherine]

Jake Bishop Cemetery, Charlie Bishops place, SR 766, Willis, Floyd Co., VA.

Pg 16

(about 32 graves unmarked or a flat rock only)

Reed, Rosa

b. 5-20-1886, d. 5-21-1887

Dau of Elisha & Angelina

Phillips, Lura A.

b. 3-29-1882, d. 4-4-1919

Wife of Charley Phillips

Goad, Nancy

d. 5-1901 age 51y

Spangler, Solomon

b. 2-7-1828, d. 7-31-1897

Spangler, Mary

b. 7-7-1828, d. 4-8-1882

Reed, Julina (nee Bishop)

d. 6-29-1884 age 20y

Wife of Elisha Reed

Reed, Mary E. (nee Bishop)

b. 4-6-1861, d. 6-18-1882

Akers, Rhoda E. (nee Akers)

b. 7-3-1862, d. 4-1-1885

Reed, William

b. 1-13-1858, d. 10-28-1883