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

Overlooks Little River.

Needs coordinates.

(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 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: Dates below from original survey. Some FAG dates differ.

Photo	NAME X = Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
no photo	X Kirby, Jehu	1781	10 Dec 1864		aka John Kirby, s/o Peter Kirby. Death record gives 1854 as DOD & I believe that is the correct. [Kirby_other_fcva] m. 1799 Montgomery nee Mary “Polly” Craig, d/o unknown.
	X Kirby, Joseph A.	08 Aug 1812	Nov 1886		Joseph A. Kirby, never married s/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. [Kirby_other_fcva]
	X Kirby, Margaret	09 Oct 1806	30 Nov 1866		Margaret Kirby, never married d/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. Full DOD from death record. [Kirby_other_fcva]
no photo	X Kirby, Mary	1784	1868		nee Mary “Polly” Craig, d/o unknown. [Kirby_other_fcva] m. 1799 Montgomery aka John Kirby, s/o Peter Kirby. Death record gives 1854 as DOD & I believe that is the correct.
no photo	X Kirby, Ruben	23 Aug 1814	24 Nov 1866		aka Rueben Kirby, never married s/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. Full DOD from death record. [Kirby_other_fcva]
no photo	X Kirby, Sarah G.	08 Mar 1800	15 Jul 1881		Probably Sarah C. Kirby, never married d/o John & Mary (Craig) Kirby. Full DOD from death record. [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.