Benjamin Dodd Family Cemetery, near Slaughter's Garden Center on U.S. 221 south of Laurel Branch Road, Floyd, Co., VA.

aka Chris Dodd Cemetery

N36 54.413   W80 20.825

36.9068870, -80.3470830

Last visited by original surveyors 2007.

Google Maps using N36 54.413 W80 20.825 – NOT VERIFIED

Original Source: Maurice Slusher, Hugh Nester & Genevieve Starkey Oct 5, 2007 & Evelyne Rutrough several years before.

Hugh Nester had a snapshot taken about 8 years prior to this visit (2007) showing the stone of Caleb standing.

Find A Grave Name: Benjamin Dodd Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

Annotations – added 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger unless otherwise stated

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

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

w/o Wife of

d/o Daughter of

s/o Son of

c/o Child of

Notes: As of this date (2007), there were no standing stones and Benjamin’s, and Caleb’s were almost covered with grass. It is believed that many of the Dodd relatives and neighbors were buried here - Bishop, Weaver, and probably others.

Photo	NAME	Original Survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
No photo	Bishop, Emily	yes		29 Feb 1852	Age 3y 3m 20d	probably same as Emeline Bishop, d/o Asa & Elizabeth (Dodd) Bishop. [Bishop_Asa_Elizabeth]
No photo	Dodd, Benjamin	yes	18 Jul 1780	08 Sep 1856		Benjamin Dodd, s/o William & Rebecca (Griffith) Dodd. [Death not reported Floyd Co., VA – 1853-1859] [Dodd] m. 1801 Franklin Mary Prosese, d/o unknown.
No photo	Dodd, Caleb	yes		09 Aug 1824	Age 11y 8m 10d	Caleb Dodd, s/o Benjamin & Mary (Prosese) Dodd. [Dodd]
No photo	Dodd, Mary	yes	30 Dec 1780	22 Jun 1844		nee Mary Prosese, d/o unknown. m. 1801 Franklin Benjamin Dodd, s/o William & Rebecca (Griffith) Dodd. [Dodd]
No photo	Dodd, Rebecca	yes		10 Mar 1844	Age 78	nee Rebecca Griffith, d/o Benjamin & Catherine (Ferguson) Griffith. m. William Dodd, s/o unknown.

Original Survey:

BENJAMIN OR CHRIS DODD CEMETERY on U.S. 221 south of Laurel Branch Road N 36 54.413 W 80 20.825 Documented 5 October 2007 by Maurice Slusher, Hugh Nester and Genevieve Starkey.

Hugh Nester had a snapshot taken about 8 years prior to this visit and showing the stone of Caleb standing. As of this date, there were no standing stones, and Benjamin's and Caleb's were almost covered with grass. It is believed that many of the Dodd relatives and neighbors were buried here-- Bishop, Weaver and probably others