Reuben McPeak Family Cemetery, Willis, Floyd Co., VA.

off Route 626 Just into Floyd County; at the edge of woods of the Polly Bolt farm near O’Neal graves, Floyd Co., VA.

36.80575, -80.53691

Google maps using coordinates 36.80575, -80.53691; location differs somwhat from FAG. Need to clarify.

house number is 157 Mt Hebron Rd SW, Floyd Co., VA. Appears county line splits house & Adams Branch Rd is Carroll Co,’s name for same road.

Donna Sutphin Armentrout took this photo – added to Find A Grave 7-2-2016.

Headstone in foreground of above photo is unreadable

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.

Find A Grave Name: Reuben McPeak Cemetery

Location: Willis, Floyd Co., VA

Located off Route 626 Just into Floyd County
Cemetery is located on Private property
Permission must be granted
Cemetery is hard to located must cross fields and wander woods :)

Others thought to be buried here without headstones:

James Dillard & 1^st wife Mary

Jesse & wife Rachel (Sutphin) Reynolds & their son Madison Reynolds

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: Others thought to be buried here without headstones: src: FAG

James Dillard & 1^st wife Mary

Jesse & wife Rachel (Sutphin) Reynolds & their son Madison Reynolds

Photos

NAME

Original survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

src FAG; photo added by Donna Sutphin Armentrout Jul 2016

Bolt, Martha O’Neal

yes

1835

1904

Grandma

nee Martha O’Neal, d/o Alfred Moore & Frances (Branscome) O’Neal. [1904 Death Cert - n/a] [Oneal_Alfred_Frances]

1^st m. 1857 Carroll, William Madison Bolt, b. Carroll Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, 1839-1862, s/o Harrison & Julia Ann (Hall) Marshall or Anna Marshall. Matt is buried in the Day Cemetery, Carroll Co., VA. William Madison & Martha (O’Neal) Bolt had 6 known children and another 2 were b. before William & Martha’s marriage so father unclear. [Bolt_WilliamM_Martha]

2^nd m. 1877 Carroll, Reuben McPeak, s/o Archelous & Katherine “Kitty” (Sutphin) McPeak. [McPeak_Archelous_Katherine]

src FAG; photo added by Donna Sutphin Armentrout Jul 2016

McPeak, Reuben

yes

1828

28 Jun 1890

in his 62^nd year

Reuben McPeak, s/o Archelous & Katherine “Kitty” (Sutphin) McPeak. [Death not reported in 1890 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [McPeak_Archelous_Katherine]

1^st m. 1854 Floyd, Minerva Rhoda “Nurvy”Hylton, 1835-1877, d/o Bryant A. & Nancy Ellen (Wade) Hylton. She is buried in the Harris Cemetery. [Hylton_Bryant_Nancy]

2^nd m. 1877 Carroll, Martha Bolt nee O’Neal, d/o Alfred Moore & Frances (Branscome) O’Neal. [Oneal_Alfred_Frances]

Reuben reportedly had children by other women ie Susan McPeak, d/o Esther McPeak and Mahala Prater, d/o Nehemiah & Mary A. (Sutphin) Prater are two that are known.

Original Survey: Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 27^th of 109 Cemeteries pg 16. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Bolt, Martha O’Neal

Grandma

b. 1835, d. 1904

McPeak, Reuben

d. 6-28-1890 in his 62^nd yr