Kirby Family Cemetery, on SR 706 to 705, northern end of road, Floyd County, VA.

Overlooks Little River.

Needs coordinates for map

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Researching Jul 2013)

Original Source: Archie & Phyllis Sumner Mar 21, 1995. With this added note: Jehu Kirby bought this land, 648 acres for $1,100.00. It is still a working farm but no family lives on the farm. Mr. Kirby had a huge logging operation on this farm. Information provided to us by the present owner and Archie W. Sumner, Archie H. Sr. Father.

Find A Grave Name: Kirby Cemetery, Rte 705, Sowers, 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: Dates below from original survey. Some FAG dates differ.

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
no photo	Kirby, Jehu	yes	1781	10 Dec 1854		aka John Kirby, s/o Peter Kirby. [1854 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] Death record gives 1854 as DOD & I believe that is the correct. [Obit - can't find] [Kirby_other_fcva] m. 1799 Montgomery nee Mary “Polly” Craig, d/o unknown.
	Kirby, Joseph A.	yes	08 Aug 1812	Nov 1886		Joseph A. Kirby, never married s/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. [Death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA 1886] [Obit - can't find] [Kirby_other_fcva]
	Kirby, Margaret	yes	09 Oct 1806	30 Nov 1866		Margaret Kirby, never married d/o John & Mary "Polly" (Craig) Kirby. [1866 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] Full DOD from death record. [Obit - can't find] [Kirby_other_fcva]
no photo	Kirby, Mary	yes	1784	1868		nee Mary “Polly” Craig, d/o unknown. [Death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA 1868] [Obit - can't find] [no file] m. 1799 Montgomery aka John Kirby, s/o Peter Kirby. [1854 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] Death record gives 1854 as DOD & I believe that is the correct date. [Kirby_other_fcva]
no photo	Kirby, Ruben	yes	23 Aug 1814	24 Nov 1866		aka Rueben Kirby, never married s/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. [1866 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] Full DOD from death record. [Obit - can't find] [Kirby_other_fcva]
no photo	Kirby, Sarah C.	yes	08 Mar 1800	15 Feb 1881		Probably Sarah C. Kirby, never married d/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. [1881 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Obit - can't find] [Kirby_other_fcva]

Original Survey:

Kirby Cemetery
Archie Sr. and I visited this cemetery 3-21-1995. It is located on State Road 706 to 705 the northern end of the Road. The old Kirby Cemetery over looks Little River in Floyd
County, VA.
Archie Sr. and Phyllis Sumner

Jehu Kirby ---- 1781--- 12-10-1864
Mary Kirby ------ 1784 ---- 1868
Ruben Kirby ---- 8-23-1814----- 1866
Joseph A. Kirby ---- 8-29-1812 ---11-?-1886
Sarah G. Kirby ----3-3-1800 -----1880.
Margaret Kirby ----- 10-9-1806 ----- 1866

Jehu Kirby bought this land, 648 acres for $1,100.00. It is still a working farm but no family lives on the farm. Mr. Kirby had a huge logging operation on this farm. Information provided to us by the present owner and Archie W. Sumner, Archie H. Sr. Father.