Abraham G. Blackwell Cemetery, about 100 yards west of Stonewall Rd, adjacent to 860 Stonewall Rd NE, Floyd Co., VA.

Fenced, well maintained and visible using Google Earth.

N 36° 59.666’ W 80° 14.292’

36.994541, -80.238238

Floyd GIS, parcel ID# 31-1D

Little River District

Photo documented by Tracy Crosier in 2020.

Google Maps using coordinates 36.994541, -80.238238

(src: Find A Grave Photo added by Tracy C. Jul 2020)

(src: Find A Grave Photo added by Tracy C. Jul 2020)

Original Source: submitted to Barb Stanley’s original Floyd News List site by Genevieve Starkey - No documentation credit noted.

Located on Stonewall Road about 2  miles from Rt 221 on the left of the farm of Clyde & Judy Blackwell.

Find A Grave Name: Abraham Gish Blackwell Cemetery, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA

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

Notes:

Photo

NAME

Original Survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

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

Blackwell, Abraham G. Capt.

yes

18 May 1843

24 Dec 1928

He was loved by God and Man

Abraham Gish Blackwell, s/o Moses Jr & 2nd wife Rebecca (Walters) Blackwell. [Death Cert] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

1st m. 1867 Floyd, nee Mary Elizabeth Holt, d/o Smithen S. & Olivia “Liva” (Richards) Holt. [Death Cert] [Holt_Smithen_Olivia]

2nd m. 1918 Floyd, Caldora Elizabeth “Dora” Conner, 1879-1960, d/o John Aaron & Mary Ellen (Vest) Conner. [Death Cert] [Conner_Aaron_Kesiah]

 

Find a Grave notation:

Abraham Gish Blackwell married Mary Elizabeth Holt Nov. 28, 1867 in Floyd County, VA. They did not have children but often kept other children in their home.

Abe served in the War Between the states in the 54th VA Inf and also in the Cavalry. He owned a large farm and had a large apple orchard. Although, his tombstone had "Captain" before his name, he was not a captain, it was merely an affectionate term friends and neighbors used when speaking to him.

Marker not found Feb 2020 but noted in original survey

Blackwell, Abraham Taylor

yes

17 Oct 1874

20 Jan 1881

6 Yrs 3 mos 8 ds

Abraham Taylor Blackwell, s/o Isaac Simeon & Sarah Jackson (Holt) Blackwell. [1881 Floyd Death Register] Recorded as Abner T. & DOD is different but parents the same. [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

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

Blackwell, Archie P.

yes

11 Jun 1882

11 Aug 1910

 

Archie P. Blackwell, s/o Austin Lemon & 1st wife Mary Ann (Montgomery) Blackwell. [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

m. 1909 Norristown, PA

Anna Lightcap, d/o unknown.

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

Blackwell, Austin L.

+

Blackwell, Mary A.

yes

 

yes

14 Jul 1855

 

27 Aug 1857

13 May 1941

 

06 Jul 1923

 

aka Austin Lemon Blackwell, s/o Moses Jr & 2nd wife Rebecca (Walters) Blackwell. [Death Cert] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

1st m. 1875 Floyd, nee Mary Ann Montgomery, probable d/o George B. Y. Montgomery & his 2nd wife Nancy Gallimore. [Death Cert] [Montgomery_fcva]

2nd m. 1929 Boone’s Mill, VA, divorced 1935, Flossie Lee Holbrook, nee Lee, d/o William A. & Rosie E. (Haley) Lee. [no file]

Marker not found Feb 2020 but noted in original survey

Blackwell, Hattie

yes

05 Mar 1894

24 Jun 1894

 

Hattie Blackwell, d/o Isaac Simeon & Sarah Jackson (Holt) Blackwell. [1894 Floyd Death Register] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

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

Blackwell, Isaac Simeon

+

Blackwell, Sallie Jackson

yes

 

yes

09 Apr 1851

 

25 July 1849

11 Jun 1931

 

11 Mar 1933

 

Isaac Simeon Blackwell, s/o Moses Jr & 2nd wife Rebecca (Walters) Blackwell. [Death Cert] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

m. 1873 Floyd

nee Sallie Jackson Holt, d/o Smithen S. & Olivia “Liva” (Richards) Holt. [Death Cert] [Holt_Smithen_Olivia]

 

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

Blackwell, Jerry

yes

24 Feb 1898

24 Feb 1921

Age 23

aka Jerry Gearheart Blackwell, s/o unknown. [Death Cert – can’t find]

 

Find A Grave notation: Jerry went by the last name of Blackwell and that is on his tombstone, but his birth name was Gearheart. Abraham and Mary Blackwell kept him some and so did Isaac Blackwell. On one of the census records, it was stated he was "like one of the family." Research does not reveal who his parents were but the fact he was buried in the family cemetery reveals how the Blackwell family felt about him.

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

Blackwell, Mary Elizabeth

yes

29 Mar 1884

19 Dec 1916

Wife of Abraham Blackwell

In Thee o Lord I have put my trust

 

nee Mary Elizabeth Holt, d/o Smithen S. & Olivia “Liva” (Richards) Holt. [Death Cert] [Holt_Smithen_Olivia]

m. 1857 Floyd

Abraham Gish Blackwell, s/o Moses Jr & 2nd wife Rebecca (Walters) Blackwell. [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

 

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

Blackwell, Mary F.

yes

1882

1886

3y 6m 11d

Mary F. Blackwell, d/o Isaac Simeon & Sarah Jackson (Holt) Blackwell. [Death – not recorded Floyd]

[Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

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

Blackwell, Rebekah

yes

18 Nov 1813

06 Nov 1885

Wife of Moses Blackwell

Every joy to us is dead

Since Mother is not here

 

nee Rebekah Walters, d/o Martin & Christina (Clem) Walters. [Death – not recorded Floyd] [Walters_Other_fcva]

m. 1836 Botetourt as 2nd wife of

Moses Blackwell Jr, s/o Moses Sr & Susie Sukey (Wall) Blackwell. Moses is buried in the Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd. [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

 

Find A Grave Notation:

“Rebekah was the daughter of Rev. Martin Walter and his wife Christina Clem. Rev. Walter was the first regular supply minister of Zion Lutheran Church in Floyd County, VA. Rebekah was the second wife of Moses Blackwell, Jr. She married Moses on 18 Aug. 1836, in Botetourt Co. VA He had five small children when they married. Their names were: Robert Monroe, 1825-1905, James, 1826-?, Mary Louise Winter Roop, 1829-Aft. 1910, Susan Elizabeth Epperly, 1834-1908, Martin Oliver 1830-1910. Moses and Rebekah had ten children born to them.” (created by John F.)

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

Blackwell, Samuel Robertson

yes

10 Oct 1889

9 Jan 1913

 

Samuel Robertson Blackwell, s/o Isaac Simeon & Sarah Jackson (Holt) Blackwell. [Death Cert] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

m. 1912 Floyd

Mary Esther Yeatts, 1893-1975, d/o Thomas Alfred & 1st wife Fannie Pearl (Cook) Yeatts. [Yeatts_Thomas_2wives] Mary m. 2nd 1915 Louisville, KY, James Harvey Hester. [no file]

 

Find A Grave notation:

He married Mary Esther Yeatts on 16 Dec. 1912. She was the daughter of Thomas and Fannie Cook Yeatts. His death was less than a month after their marriage.

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

Blackwell, Walter H.

yes

20 Jan 1892

08 Dec 1913

 

Walter H. Blackwell, single s/o Isaac Simeon & Sallie Jackson (Holt) Blackwell. [Death Cert] [Blackwell_MosesJr_2wives]

 

Original Survey: Submitted to original Floyd Co., VA News List Rootsweb page 1st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006).

 

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