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.

Published Materials:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

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.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

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: Benjamin Dodd Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

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

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. [obit not found] [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] [obit not found] [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. [obit not found] [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. [obit not found] [Dodd]
No photo	Dodd, Rebecca	yes		10 Mar 1844	Age 78	nee Rebecca Griffith, d/o Benjamin & Catherine (Ferguson) Griffith. [obit not found] m. not found William Dodd, s/o unknown. [Dodd]

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