Howery – Cannaday Family Cemetery, hillside lt of O.N. Conner farm, 550 River Ridge Road SE, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., VA.

36.98823, -80.18238

Google Maps using coodinates 36.98823, -80.18238

Google Street view – cemetery seen in upper left corner under big tree.

Original Source: see original survey at end

Published Books:

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.

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Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

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

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

Notes: “Believe there were older graves one time marked with fieldstones.” Mary Frances Conner Williams, original surveyor.

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Akers, Demorse B. + Akers, Landonia F.	yes yes	29 Aug 1854 29 Mar 1874	28 Sep 1946 09 Dec 1956		aka Demorse Boan Akers, s/o Andrew Jackson & Mildred Elizabeth (Payne) Akers. [Death Cert] [no file] m. 1892 Floyd Landonia Florence “Donie” Cannaday, d/o James Marshall & Sarah Elizabeth (Kelley) Cannaday. [Death Cert] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Cannaday, Andrew B.	yes	18 Nov 1822	19 May 1912		aka Andrew Benton “Bailey” Cannaday, s/o John & Susan (Winfrey) Cannaday. [Death Cert – n/a] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] 1^st m. 1843 Floyd, nee Mary G. “Polly” Huff, d/o John & Orina Morissa (Livesay) Huff. [1888 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Huff_Other_fcva] 2^nd m. 1891 Franklin, Lydia Anne Prillaman, 1842-1927 d/o George Arnold Sr & Dicy (Ross) Prillaman. [Death Cert] [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Cannaday, Bertha Jefferson + Cannaday Sarah Lelia Thomas	yes yes	10 Apr 1882 02 Dec 1885	10 Feb 1934 25 Jan 1983		Bertha Jefferson Cannaday, s/o James Marshall & Sarah Elizabeth (Kelly) Cannaday. [Death Cert] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] m. 1904 Floyd nee Sarah Lelia Thomas, d/o Nathaniel Claiborne & Judith Adaway (Martin) Thomas. [Death Cert] [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Cannaday, Eldridge L.	yes	22 May 1906	29 Jul 1936		aka Eldridge Lee Cannaday, s/o Bertha Jefferson & Sarah Lelia (Thomas) Cannaday. [Death Cert - PA] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] m. 1935 Raleigh Co., WVA nee Esten H. Stephens nee Porterfield, d/o Isaac Franklin & Viney (Bray) Porterfield. [no file] Esten 1^st m. 1928 Carl Overton Stephens. She’ll m. 3^rd Claude L. Lucas & is buried with him in Beckley, Raleigh Co., WVA.
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Cannaday, J. M. + Cannaday, Sarah E.	yes yes	14 Aug 1848 24 Feb 1852	29 Nov 1947 03 Dec 1918		James Marshall Cannaday, s/o Andrew Benton “Bailey” & 1^st wife Mary G. “Polly” (Huff) Cannaday. [Death Cert] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] m. 1870 Floyd nee Sarah Elizabeth Kelley, d/o Joseph Pedigo & Sarah Catherine (Payne) Kelley. [Death Cert] [Kelly_GeorgeW_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Cannaday, Mary G.	yes	14 Oct 1823	16 Oct 1888	Wife of A. B. Cannaday	nee Mary G. “Polly” Huff, d/o John & Orina Morissa (Livesay) Huff. [1888 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Huff_Other_fcva] 1^st m. 1843 Floyd, Andrew Benton “Bailey” Cannaday, s/o John & Susan (Winfrey) Cannaday. [Death Cert – n/a] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] Andrew will m. 2^nd 1891 Franklin, Lydia Anne Prillaman, 1842-1927 d/o George Arnold Sr & Dicy (Ross) Prillaman. [Death Cert] [no file]
“Noel Conner, found the top half of this hand-carved soapstone April, 2000 in a gully several hundred yards away from the cemetery.” (src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Gray, John H.	NO	18 Jan 1888	14 Jun 1888		John H. Gray, 6 mo s/o James M. & Alcora D. (Cannaday) Gray. [1888 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Howery, Arthur Wilson	yes	May 1913	Jun 1913	Son of A. W. & Bell L. Howery	Arthur Wilson Howery Jr, s/o Arthur Wilson Sr & 1^st wife Bell Laverta (Wray) Howery. [Death Cert] [Howery_Daniel_Mary]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Howery, Arthur W. + Howery, Bell L.	yes yes	10 Aug 1868 11 Jan 1869	10 Jul 1932 13 Aug 1925		Arthur Wilson Howery Sr, s/o James P. & Martha Ellen (Cannaday) Howery. [Death Cert – na – died Hamilton Co., OH] [Howery_Preston_Elizabeth] 1^st m. 1869 Franklin, Bell Laverta Wray, d/o James Alfred/Alford & Maranda L. (Teel) Wray of Franklin Co., VA. [Death Cert] [Death Cert – 2] [no file] 2^nd m. 1926 Floyd, Evelyn Cleo Howery, d/o James Rufus & Ardella Emma (Slusher) Howery. [Death Cert] [Howery_Daniel_Mary] Evelyn m. 2^nd 1941 Floyd, John William Houchins, 1884-1975, b. Patrick, s/o William Moses & Amanda Virginia (Turner) Houchins. [Death Cert] [no file]
F. H. (A very tall thin stone with only these initials. Perhaps a first stone for) Francis Howrey (nee Pate) age 49 27 Apr 1861	F. H. initials	yes	(1812)	27 Apr 1861	Age 49
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Howrey, Francis {f}	yes	(1812)	27 Apr 1861	Age 49 y Our Mother here lie underground the dearest friend ever found ....	nee Frances Pate, d/o unknown. [Death not recorded in 1861 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [no file] m. 1837 Montgomery Peter Howery, s/o Daniel & Mary Magdalena “Polly” (Fellers) Howery. [1862 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Howery_Daniel_Mary]
	Howery, James P.	yes	21 Oct 1843	29 Mar 1906		James P. Howery, s/o Peter & Frances (Pate) Howery. [Death Cert – n/a] [Howery_Daniel_Mary] m. 1867 Franklin nee Martha Ellen Cannaday, d/o Andrew Benton “Bailey” & 1st wife Mary G. "Polly" (Huff) Cannaday. [Death Cert] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Howery, Martha E.	yes	29 Aug 1846	30 Mar 1917		nee Martha Ellen Cannaday, d/o Andrew Benton “Bailey” & 1st wife Mary G. "Polly" (Huff) Cannaday. [Death Cert] [Cannaday_AndrewB_2wives] m. 1867 Franklin James P. Howery, s/o Peter & Frances (Pate) Howery. [Death Cert – n/a] [Howery_Daniel_Mary]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Howrey, Peter	yes	01 Jun 1813	06 Nov 1862		Peter Howery, s/o Daniel & Mary (Fellers) Howery. [1862 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Howery_Daniel_Mary] m. 1837 Montgomery nee Frances Pate, d/o unknown. [Death not recorded in 1861 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Lucas, Iris Pearl	yes	30 Jul 1916	19 May 1919		Iris Pearl Lucas, d/o Joseph Augustine & Pearl L. (Howery) Lucas. [Death Cert] [Lucas_AndrewJ_Priscilla]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Martin, Walter + Martin, Lula M.	yes yes	22 Jan 1891 12 Oct 1896	1976 31 Jan 1954		Walter D. Martin, s/o William M. & Josephine (Richardson) Martin. [Death Cert] [no file] m. abt 1920 nee Lula Mae Akers, d/o Demorse Boan & Landonia Florence “Donie” (Cannaday) Akers. [Death Cert] [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by LPBlankenship Nov 2013)	Wright, Elmira	yes	05 Sep 1841	11 Aug 1897		nee Elmira Howery, d/o Peter & Frances (Pate) Howery. [Death Cert – n/a] [Howery_Daniel_Mary] m. 1868 Floyd as 1^st wife of John M. Wright, 1838-1903, s/o James A. & Elizabeth (Hall) Wright. James Alexander & 1st wife Elizabeth E. (Hall) Wright. [Death Cert – n/a] [Wright] John m. 2^nd 1900 Floyd Mary Bethena Hatcher, d/o John B. & Keziah (Hubbard) Hatcher. [no file]