McNeil Family Cemetery, McNeil Family Cemetery, 1340 Diamond Knob Rd NE, Check, Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA.

37.06463, -80.21829

Last photo documented by RG3 Aug 2015

Google Maps using coordinates 37.06463, -80.21829

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)

Original Source: Submitted to Floyd (usgenwebsites.org) & Floyd Co., Hx Society by Clara Martin of 3288 Charity Hwy, Woolwine, VA, 24185 Sept 2022

Find A Grave Name: McNeil Cemetery, Simpsons, Floyd Co., VA

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes: In this compilation McNiel & McNeil are interchangeable as are Lykins & Likens and Aldridge & Aldredge

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Adams, Troy Lena Light	yes	13 Feb 1897	18 Sep 1953		nee Troy Lena Light, d/o Joseph Green & Nancy Elizabeth (McNiel) Light. [Death Cert] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah] m. 1916 Floyd, div. 1930 Roanoke City. John Quincy Adams, b. 1892 Rockwall, TX, s/o Amos Birdwell & Sarah Jane “Jennie” (Dickinson) Adams. [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Adams, Waneeda Fern	yes	22 Jun 1917	21 Jul 1918		Waneeda Fern Adam, d/o John Quincy & Troy Lena (Light) Adams. Granddaughter of Joseph Green & Nancy Elizabeth (McNiel) Light. [Death Cert] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Boyd, Garnie Jane	yes	25 Aug 1905	01 Aug 1944		nee Garnie Jane McNeil, d/o Thomas Henry Benton & Ozella Florence (Aldridge) McNeil. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] m. 1943 Roanoke Charles Henry Boyd, 1882-1965, b. Floyd, s/o George Washington & Catherine (Reed) Boyd. [Death Cert] [Boyd_Newberry_Jane] Charles 1^st m. Hattie Cillas Hylton, 1897-1932, d/o Elijah & Mary Ann (Pratt) Hylton. [Death Cert] [Hylton_HenryT_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Deweese, Mary Light	yes	1862	b/w 1895-1900		nee Mary Light, d/o John Wilson & Catherine (Rose) Light. [Death record – can’t find. Alive when Larkin died. Can’t find in 1900 census or any remarriage record] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah] m. 1883 Montgomery, as 2^nd wife of Larkin Deweese, d. 1895, s/o Peter & Esther (Poff) Dewese. [Dewese_Larkin_2wives] Larkin 1^st m. 1839 Floyd, Mary "Polly" Walters, d/o William & Eliza (unknown) Walters.
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Light, Alma Green	yes	aft 1885	no date		Infant d/o of Joseph Green & Nancy Elizabeth (McNiel) Light. [Death record – can’t find] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Light, Joseph Green	yes	18 Sep 1858	05 Aug 1947		Joseph Green Light, s/o John Wilson & Catherine (Rose) Light. [Death Cert] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah] m. 1885 Floyd nee Nancy Elizabeth “Nannie” McNiel, d/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert nc] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Light, Katherine nee Rose	yes	1835	aft 1888		nee Catherine Rose, d/o Martha Rose, father unknown. [Death record – aft 1888 when filed for pension] [Rose] m. 1854 Floyd John Wilson Light, d. 6-1-1863, s/o Elijah D. & Susannah (Wilson) Light. [Light_ElijahD_Susannah] Catherine Rose Light 1888 pension application Catherine (Rose) Light 1888 pension payment
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Leight, Nancy E	yes	06 Oct 1856	20 Jan 1950		nee Nancy Elizabeth McNiel, d/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert nc] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] m. 1885 Floyd Joseph Green Light, s/o John Wilson & Catherine (Rose) Light. [Death Cert] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Light, Snow Burley	yes	b. aft 1885	no date		Infant d/o Joseph Green & Nancy Elizabeth (McNiel) Light. [Death Record – can’t find] [Light_ElijahD_Susannah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Celesta B.	yes	26 Jan 1852	01 Feb 1852		Celesta B. McNiel, infant d/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death records not available pre 1852 except for 1850 Mortality Schedule] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Charles Lewis	yes	16 Oct 1849	10 Apr 1949		Charles Lewis McNiel, s/o & oldest child of James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] m. 1875 Floyd nee Frances Kiziah “Fannie Kate” Allen, b. Franklin, d/o Charles R. & Sarah Jane (Ashwell) Allen. [Death Cert] [no file]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Charlie	yes	no date	no date		Charlie McNiel, possible s/o Jacob Jr & Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNiel. [McNiel_Jacob_Elizabeth]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Fannie K.	yes	1850/51	08 Mar 1937		nee Frances Kiziah “Fannie Kate” Allen, b. Franklin, d/o Charles R. & Sarah Jane (Ashwell) Allen. [Death Cert] [no file] m. 1875 Floyd Charles Lewis McNiel, s/o & oldest child of James Ireson & Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Infant Daughter	yes	17 Feb 1895	17 Feb 1895	Inf. Dau. of T. B. & F. McNiel	Infant d/o of & 1^st child of Thomas Henry Benton & Ozella Florence (Aldridge) McNeil. [1895 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] infant SON in death register. [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, James Ireson	yes	31 May 1822	09 Mar 1904		James Ireson McNiel, s/o Jacob Jr & Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNiel. [Death records not available 1863-1864; 1897-1911] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] 1^stm. 1848 Floyd, nee Lydia Smith, d/o John & Nancy (Lykins) Smith. Death not reported in 1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register. [Smith_Other_fcva] 2^nd m. 1888 Floyd, Margaret Clementine Boon nee Mason, d/o Samuel & Lydia (Garst) Mason. [1894 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Mason_Samuel_Lydia] Margaret 1st m. 1870 Floyd, Andrew William Boone, 1830-1886, s/o Jacob & Rachael (Kesler) Boon. [Boone_AndrewW_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNeil, John Thomas	yes	23 Jul 1917	28 June 2008		John Thomas McNeil, never married s/o Thomas Henry Benton & Ozella Florence (Aldridge) McNeil and their last surviving child & last to live on the homeplace. Preferred the McNeil spelling of surname. Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] John Thomas McNeil, 90, of Check, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008. Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd, Va. Roanoke Times, The (VA) - Tuesday, July 1, 2008
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, John William	yes	31 Jul 1861	03 Oct 1864		John William McNiel, s/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death records not available 1863-1864; 1897-1911] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Lydia nee Smith	yes	25 Dec 1827	07 Jun 1883		nee Lydia Smith, d/o John & Nancy (Lykins) Smith. Death not reported in 1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register. [Smith_Other_fcva] m. 1848 Floyd as 1^st wife of James Ireson McNiel, s/o Jacob Jr & Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNiel. [Death records not available 1863-1864; 1897-1911] [ [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] James m. 2^nd Margaret Clementine Boon nee Mason, d/o Samuel & Lydia (Garst) Mason. [Mason_Samuel_Lydia] Margaret 1st m. 1870 Floyd, Andrew William Boone, s/o Jacob & Rachael (Kesler) Boon. [Boone_AndrewW_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Marshall	yes	03 Dec 1902	23 Jan 1903		Marshall McNiel, s/o Thomas Henry Benton & Ozella Florence (Aldridge) McNeil. [Death records not available 1863-1864; 1897-1911] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Martha	yes	08 Nov 1919	08 Nov 1919		Martha McNiel, d/o Thomas Henry Benton & Ozella Florence (Aldridge) McNeil. [Death Cert – can’t find] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
marker not found but was noted in original survey	McNiel, Mary	yes	no date	no date		Mary McNiel, d/o Jacob Jr & Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNiel. [McNiel_Jacob_Elizabeth]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	McNiel, Thomas H. Benton + McNiel, Florence A.	yes yes	29 May 1873 28 Jan 1878	20 Mar 1959 09 Nov 1967		aka Thomas Henry Benton McNiel, s/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] m. 1894 Floyd nee Ozella Florence Aldridge, d/o Samuel Henry & Vina Jane (Walter) Aldridge. [Death Cert] [Aldredge_Anderson_Elizabeth]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Pipes, Georgia	yes	aft 1908	no date		nee Georgia Pipes, d/o Walter Scott & Hettie Luella (Poff) Pipes – m. 1908 Floyd. [Death cert – can’t find] Granddaughter of James Fleming & Minnie Bell (McNiel) Poff. [Poff_Anthony_Sarah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Poff, James Fleming	yes	19 Mar 1866	08 Mar 1943		James Fleming Poff, s/o Andrew & Rebecca (Poff) Poff. [Death Cert] [Poff_Anthony_Sarah] m. 1888 Floyd nee Minnie Bell McNiel, d/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Poff, Minnie Bell	yes	08 Jan 1868	19 Apr 1942		nee Minnie Bell McNiel, d/o James Ireson & 1st wife Lydia (Smith) McNiel. [Death Cert] [Mcniel_JamesI_2wives] m. 1888 Floyd James Fleming Poff, s/o Andrew & Rebecca (Poff) Poff. [Death Cert] [Poff_Anthony_Sarah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Shockey, Susan E. Light	yes	1848	1893		nee Susan Emmaline Light, d/o Wilson F. & Olive (Iddings) Light. [1893 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Light_WilsonF_Olive] m. 1870 Floyd Samuel Christy Shockey, 1847-1932, s/o Madison & 1st wife Rebecca Ann (Poff) Shockey. [Shockey_Madison_2wives] Samuel m. 2^nd 1894 Floyd, nee Sarah Arabelle King, d/o William Henry & 2nd wife Elizabeth E. “Lizzie” (Conner) King. [King_JacobO_Mary]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Smith, China nee Wilson	yes	1821	04 Jan 1891		nee China Wilson, d/o Samuel and Mahala (Lykins) Wilson. [1891 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Wilson_Samuel_Mahala] m. 1845 Floyd Peter Smith, s/o Jacob & Eva (Shilling) Smith. Died aft 1892 but not recorded Floyd Co., VA 1892-1896 & not found in 1900 census (or Sarah) so maybe 1897-1900 [Smith_Peter_2wives] Peter will m. 2^nd 1892 Floyd, Sarah E. Harrison nee Hall, d/o David & Abigail (Iddings) Hall. [Hall_David_Abigail] Sarah 1st m. Edward Forrest Harrison. [Harrison_Edward_Sarah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3 Aug 2015)	Smith, Infant	yes	no date	no date		probably a child of Peter & 1^st wife China (Wilson) Smith. [Smith_Peter_2wives]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3)	Smith, Nancy nee Lykins	yes	25 Nov 1801	07 Jul 1883		nee Nancy Lykins, d/o Jonas & Lydia (Wilson) Lykins. Death not reported 1883 Floyd Co., VA. [Likens_Other_fcva] [Smith_Other_fcva] m. 1825 Montgomery John Smith, s/o unknown. Nancy on own from 1840 onward. Note: “mother and daughter, Lydia (Smith) McNiel, died on same day of a dysentery, possibly brought on by eating bad cherries.”
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3)	Smith, Peter	yes	12 Apr 1817	aft 1892		Peter Smith, s/o Jacob & Eva (Shilling) Smith. Died aft 1892 but not recorded Floyd Co., VA 1892-1896 & not found in 1900 census (or Sarah) so maybe 1897-1900 [Smith_Peter_2wives] 1^st m. 1845 Floyd, nee China Wilson, d/o Samuel and Mahala (Lykins) Wilson. [1891 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Wilson_Samuel_Mahala] 2^nd m. 1892 Floyd, Sarah E. Harrison nee Hall, d/o David & Abigail (Iddings) Hall. [Death Cert – can’t find & not noted in 1900 Floyd census. [Hall_David_Abigail] Sarah 1st m. Edward Forrest Harrison. [Harrison_Edward_Sarah]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3)	Wilson, Mahala Lykins	yes	1798	18 Aug 1883		nee Mahala Lykins, d/o Jonas & Lydia (Wilson) Lykins. Sister of Nancy (Lykins) Smith. [1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Likens_Other_fcva] m. 1819 Montgomery Samuel Wilson, possible s/o Joshua & Sarah (Lykins) Wilson. [1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Wilson_Samuel_Mahala]
(src: Find A Grave; photo added by RG3)	Wilson, Samuel	yes	1799	10 Aug 1883		Samuel Wilson, possible s/o Joshua & Sarah (Lykins) Wilson. [1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] Mother’s name given as Martha in death register. [Wilson_Samuel_Mahala] m. 1819 Montgomery nee Mahala Lykins, d/o Jonas & Lydia (Wilson) Lykins. Sister of Nancy (Lykins) Smith. [1883 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Likens_Other_fcva]

Original Survey: Submitted by Clara Martin Sept 2022 to Barb Camery Reininger for use on the Floyd USGenweb Site & submission to the Floyd Co., Hx Society

BURIALS IN THE McNEIL CEMETERY, 1340 Diamond Knob Rd NE, Check, VA 24072

Compiled by Clara Martin, 3288 Charity Hwy, Woolwine, VA 24185, June 2014

1. James Fleming Poff (3/19/1866—3/8/1943)—husband of Minnie Bell McNiel Poff

2. Minnie Bell (McNeil) Poff (1/8/1868—4/19/1942)—wife of James Fleming Poff; daughter of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

3. Georgie Pipes (no dates)—daughter of Walter and Luella (Poff) Pipes; granddaughter of James F. and Minnie Bell McNiel Poff

4. Susan E. (Light) Shockey (1848—1892)—wife of Samuel C. Shockey; daughter of Wilson and Olive Iddings Light

5. Thomas H. Benton McNiel (5/29/1873—3/30/1959)—son of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

6. Florence (Aldridge) McNiel (1/28/1878—11/9/1967)—wife of Thomas Benton McNiel; daughter of Samuel Henry and Vina Jane Walters McNiel

7. Garnie Jane (McNiel) Boyd (8/25/1905—8/1/1944)—daughter of Thomas Benton and Florence Aldridge McNiel

8. Martha McNiel (b&d 11/8/1919)—daughter of Thomas Benton and Florence McNiel

9. Marshall McNiel (12/3/1902—1/23/1903)—son of Thomas Benton and Florence McNiel

10. Waneeda/Juanita Fern Adams (6/22/1917—1918)—daughter of Troy Lena Light Adams and John Q. Adams; granddaughter of Joseph Green and Nancy Elizabeth McNiel Light

11. Snow Burley Light—infant, no dates—child of Joseph Green and Nancy Elizabeth McNiel Light

12. Alma Green Light—infant, no dates—daughter of Joseph Green and Nancy Eliz. McNiel Light

13. John William McNiel (7/31/1861—10/3/1864)—son of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

14. Celesta B. McNiel (1/26/1852—2/1/1852)—daughter of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

15. Mary McNiel (no dates)—daughter of Jacob McNiel, Jr and Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNeil

16. Charlie McNiel (no dates)— possibly the son of Jacob McNiel Jr & Elizabeth (Aldridge) McNiel

17. Infant McNiel, girl (b&d 2/17/1895)—first child of Thomas Benton & Florence Aldridge McNiel

18. Frances Keziah/Fannie Kate (Allen) McNiel (1850/1851—3/8/1937)—wife of Charles Lewis McNiel

19. Charles Lewis McNiel (10/16/1849—4/10/1949)—oldest child of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

20. James Ireson McNiel (5/31/1822—3/9/1904)—oldest child of Jacob McNiel, Jr. and Elizabeth Auldridge McNiel

21. Lydia (Smith) McNiel (12/25/1827—7/7/1883)—wife of James Ireson McNiel; daughter of John and Nancy Lykins Smith

22. Nancy (Lykins) Smith (11/25/1801—7/7/1883)—mother of Lydia Smith McNiel (mother and daughter died on same day of a dysentery, possibly brought on by eating bad cherries); daughter of Jonas and Lydia Wilson Lykins; wife of John Smith

23. Troy Lena (Light) Adams (2/13/1897—9/18/1953)—daughter of Joseph Green and Nancy Elizabeth McNiel Light; wife of John Q. Adams

24. Joseph Green Light (9/18/1858—8/5/1947)—husband of Nancy E. McNiel Light; son of John W. and Catherine Rose Light

25. Nancy Elizabeth (McNiel) Light (10/6/1856—1/20/1950)—wife of Joseph Green Light; daughter of James Ireson and Lydia Smith McNiel

26. Samuel Wilson (1799--??)—possibly the son of Joshua and Sarah Lykins Wilson

27. Mahala (Lykins) Wilson (1798—8/18/1883)—wife of Samuel Wilson; sister of Nancy Lykins Smith

28. Peter Smith (4/12/1817—d. after 1892)—husband of China Wilson Smith; son of Jacob and Eva Shilling Smith

29. China (Wilson) Smith (1821—1/4/1891)—daughter of Samuel and Mahala Lykins Wilson; wife of Peter Smith

30. Infant Smith—no name, no dates (probably a child of Peter and China Wilson Smith)

31. Mary (Light) Deweese (1862--??)—daughter of John W. and Catherine Rose Light; second wife of Larkin Deweese

32. Catherine (Rose) Light (1835--??)—mother of Joseph Green Light and Mary Light Deweese; wife of John W. Light

33. John Thomas McNeil (7/23/1917—6/28/2008)—son of Thomas Benton and Florence Aldridge McNiel (their last surviving child, a bachelor, and last to live on the homeplace).

NOTE: Many thanks to Uncle Paul McNeil whose research allowed me to make many of these connections.

I have used the spelling of “McNiel” throughout because that is the spelling on the tombstones, although Grandpa and Grandma (Benton and Florence) usually spelled it “McNeil”. I know Uncle Johnny preferred “McNeil” and that’s what I ordered for his tombstone.

When Uncle Johnny McNeil died in 2008, there were about 66 acres left of the 1200 acres that his great-grandfather Jacob McNiel, Jr. purchased in 1838. Based on family records, the earliest grave in the cemetery is that of Celesta McNeil in 1852 (see #14); however, the oldest grave may be that of Mary McNiel (see #15); records indicate that she was born between her brother William Burrell (1823) and her brother Samuel (1832).