Lawrence Graham Cemetery - private property on Ridgeview Rd across from Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Floyd, VA.

Aka Earles, Graham, Jones, Simmons Cemetery

Aka Simmons Farm Cemetery

N 36 56.938 W 80 22.405

Last visited by Tracy C. Aug 2021

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2014)

Original Source:

1962 by Evelyne Rutrough

Unknown date by Marguerite Tise

1995 by Phyllis & Archie Sumner

2006 by Pat & Lowell Booth and Genevieve C. Starkey - only markers visible were Erasmus & Caroline Simmons.

Where dates do not agree, using 1962 dates

Last visited by Tracy C. Dec 2014

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Annotations in Blue – 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: 23 soapstone & unreadable markers

Photo

NAME

X = Original Survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2014)

X Earles, George C.

 

11 Oct 1881

 

George C. Earles, s/o Henry Harrison & 1st wife Mary Susannah (Lester) Earles. [1881 Floyd Death Register] [Earles_Frances]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Researching Nov 2009)

X Earles, Henry H.

05 Feb 1840

08 Jul 1923

Virginia

PVT CO A 24 REGT VA INF

Confederate States Army

aka Henry Harrison Earles, s/o Frances Earles. [Earles_Frances]

1st m. 1875 Floyd, Mary Susannah Lester, Fleming W. & 1st wife Permelia Ann (O’Brian) Lester. [Lester_Other_fcva]

2nd m. 1891 Floyd, Rosetta Mildred Cole, d/o Bird Jr & Sarah J. (Iddings) Cole. [Cole_Bird]

 

NOTE: Henry was 1st buried in this cemetery. Later re-buried in Beaver Creek Church Cemetery, 409 Ridgeway Rd, Floyd Co., VA. beside his second wife Rosetta Cole. His daughter India arranged this.

Marker not found

X Earles, Mary Susan Lester

 

05 Jan 1885

w/o H. H. Earls

35 yrs

nee Mary Susannah Lester, d/o Fleming W. & 1st wife Permelia Ann (O’Brian) Lester. [1885 Floyd Death Register] [Lester_Other_fcva]

Marker not found

X Graham, Hosea

08 Aug 1855

21 Jan 1861

 

aka Lawrence Hosea Graham, s/o Lawrence & Mary (Simmons) Graham. [1861 Floyd Death Register] [Graham_Lawrence_Mary]

Marker not found

X G., J. V.

 

 

No other inscription

Footstone?

Possibly for Joseph VanBuren Graham, b. 4-11-1835, d. 8-2-1878 of consumption, s/o Lawrence & Mary (Simmons) Graham. [1878 Floyd Death Register]

m. 1865 Floyd

nee Mary Malinda Terry, d/o Joseph P. & Ona (Cockram) Terry.

Marker not found

X Graham, Lawrence

22 Feb 1804

27 May 1902

 

Lawrence Graham, s/o Jonathan & Mary (Shelor) Graham. [Graham_Lawrence_Mary]

m. 1831 Montgomery

nee Mary Simmons, d/o William O. & Rhoda (Lester) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

Marker not found

X Graham, Mary Simmons

04 Apr 1815

19 Jan 1897

w/o Lawrence Graham

nee Mary Simmons, d/o William O. & Rhoda (Lester) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

m. 1831 Montgomery

Lawrence Graham, s/o Jonathan & Mary (Shelor) Graham. [Graham_Lawrence_Mary]

Marker not found

X Graham, Sarah

04 Jul 1813

30 Jun 1949

YOB or YOD wrong

 

Marker not found

X Jones, Cardilla

03 May 1855

24 Jul 1864

 

nee Cordelia Jones, d/o Costillo "Costly" & Cynthia (Slusher) Jones.

Marker not found

X Jones, Lewis H.

 

20 Apr 1855

2y

nee Lewis H. Jones, s/o Costillo "Costly" & Cynthia (Slusher) Jones. [1855 Floyd Death Register]

Marker not found

X Jones, Rosa Bell

12 Jul 1855

15 Jul 1858

 

nee Rosabella Jones, d/o Costillo "Costly" & Cynthia (Slusher) Jones. [1858 Floyd Death Register]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by MOW Dec 2014)

X Leonard, Rosetta Earles

05 Apr 1863

12 Feb 1950

 

nee Rosetta Mildred Cole, d/o Bird Jr & Sarah J. (Iddings) Cole. [Cole_Bird]

1st m. 1891 Floyd

Henry Harrison Earles, s/o Frances Earles. [Earles_Frances]

 

She is reportedly NOT buried in this cemetery but across the road in the Beaver Creek Cemetery.

Marker not found

X Lester, Gordon C.

23 Mar 1825

08 Jan 1853

 

s/o William & Rebecca (Simmons) Lester. [Lester_William_Rebecca]

Marker not found

X McAlexander, Elizabeth Margaret

 

12 Aug 1872

w/o Lester McAlexander

age 35y

nee Elizabeth Margaret Otey, b. abt 1836 Montgomery, d. 8-12-1872, Alum Twp, Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jonathan & 1st wife Nancy (Sowers) Otey. [1872 Floyd Death Register] [Otey_Jonathan_2wives]

m. as 1st wife of

Lester McAlexander, s/o Samuel & Nancy Byer (Lester) McAlexander. [McAlexander_Lester_2wives]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2014)

X Simmons, Caroline M.

19 Feb 1832

19 Jul 1908

 

nee Caroline Milla Cockram, d/o William B. & Rhoda (Palsy) Cockram. [Cockram]

m. 1851 Floyd

Erasmus M. Simmons, s/o William O. & Rhoda (Lester) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

Marker not found

X Simmons, Ennis

07 Jul 1838

08 Jan 1840

 

Noted twice – same dates

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2014)

X Simmons, Erasmus

1827

1897

CO I 54th VA INF

Erasmus M. Simmons, s/o William O. & Rhoda (Lester) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

m. 1851 Floyd

Nee Caroline Milla Cockram, d/o William B. & Rhoda (Palsy) Cockram. [Cockram]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Dec 2014)

X Simmons, Rosatho Adilla

24 Jun 1855

19 Dec 1929

 

d/o Erasmus M. & Caroline Milla (Cockram) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

Marker not found

X Simmons, William

03 Feb 1788

28 Dec 1851

 

s/o Charles & (unknown Weeks) Simmons. [Simmons_William_Rhoda]

m.1812 Montgomery

nee Rhoda Lester, 1793-1965, d/o John & Catherine (Plickenstalver sp?) Lester.

Lawrence Graham Cemetery, private property on Ridgeview Rd across from Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Floyd, VA. aka Simmons Farm Cemetery. Aka Earles, Graham, Jones, Simmons Cemetery.

And

No Name

Archie and I visited this old cemetery in the spring of 1995. It is across the road on a hill from the New Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren on state road 730 in Floyd County, Va.  There is not much left of this old cemetery, it is sad to see what a condition some cemeteries are in. This is what we found left of cemetery that we could read. Archie Sr., and Phyllis M. Sumner

Cordila Jones  --- 5-3-1857 ---9-26-1864
Rosa Bell Jones --- 7-12-1855 --- 7-15-1858
Gordon? M. ? --- 1823 -Jan 8, ????  (This was near the Jones graves.)
J J ???
C J?????
Lawrence Graham  ---- 2-22-1804 ---- May 27, 1902 - Age--98 Years 3 months 5 days
Mary S. Earls, Wife of H. H. Earls Died -- 1-5-1885 in her 35th year.
Caroline M. Simmons -2-19-1832 --- 7-19-1908
Earls ? Amus -Co. 1 ??????? Simmons ---
VA. Inf.
Rosaltha Adilla Simmons ---6-24-1855 - 12-19-1929
George C. Earls - Died  10-11-1884 -Age 14 Years
Lewis H. Jones -Departed this life April the 20th 1855 age 2 years and 14 days
Mary,  wife of Lawrence Graham - Born 4-4-1815 ---Died 1-19-1897  Age 81 yrs.
9 months and 15 days.
23 soap stones and unreadable stone markers.