Moore-Pugh Cemetery, next to the driveway of 1150 Thunderstruck Road, Sowers, Floyd Co., VA

36.97849, -80.357963 using Google Maps

Access from the driveway. (see note below site photos)

Last visited by Tracy C. Jul 2021

 

(Find A Grave; all photos by Tracy C. Jul 2021 – notice on photo to the far right on can see a hint of the driveway with a bench so even though pinpoint is accurate this site is not as far off the road it would seem)

Original Source: Jo Parr & Genevieve C. Starkey Apr 2008

In old Moore records, this cemetery’s location was described as Moore Cemetery, e of Little River Bend on SR 705, Summer’s property, Floyd Co., VA”. (should probably read SR 706)

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Annotations – added 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger unless otherwise stated

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

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

w/o Wife of

d/o Daughter of

s/o Son of

c/o Child of

Notes:

Src:  Find A Grave; all photos by Tracy C. Jul 2021

NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANOTATIONS

Moore, Bulah S.

21 Jul 1884

28 Jul 1887

 

d/o Henry Adonirum & Sarah Ann “Sallie” (Goodson) Moore.

Moore, Edward F.

16 Oct 1836

25 Oct 1902

 

Edward F. Moore, s/o Marshall M. & Frances S. "Fannie" (Gregory) Moore. [Moore_Marshall_Frances]

M1 Rachael m. Pierce 1855 Floyd

M2 Mary A. Emaline Alley 1901 Floyd

Moore, H. A.

&

Moore, Sallie A.

10 Jun 1833

 

15 Sep 1841

06 May 1896

 

05 Mar 1932

 

Aka Henry Adonirum Moore, s/o Marshall & Frances (Gregory) Moore. [Moore_Marshall_Frances]

m. 1865 Franklin

nee Sarah Ann “Sallie” Goodson, d/o Robert Madison & Cynthia (Moore) Goodson. [Goodson_Robert_Cynthia]

Moore, Robert L.

+ sibling

Moore, E. A.

11 Nov 1870

 

27 Jul 1866

08 Oct 1875

 

27 Oct 1875

 

Children (brother & sister) of Henry Adonirum & Sarah Ann “Sallie” (Goodson) Moore. [Moore_Marshall_Frances]

Pugh, Everette Randall

08 Feb 1895

08 Sep 1918

CO C 161 INF

Killed at St Aignan, France

WWII

s/o William Riley “Will” & Eleanor (Moore) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

 

Pugh, Helena Marie

07 Oct 1930

07 Jan 1931

 

d/o Posey Glen & Ersula March (Dickerson) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

Pugh, Marion Gray

06 Jun 1928

07 Jun 1931

 

s/o Posey Glen & Ersula March (Dickerson) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

Pugh, Posey G.

1891

16 Mar 1937

VIRGINIA

PVT 138 INF

33 DIV

Aka Posey Glen Pugh, s/o William Riley “Will” & Eleanor (Moore) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

m. 1920 Floyd

Ersula March Dickerson, d/o Julius & Teauta Amos (Graham) Dickerson. [Dickerson_Moses_2wives]

Pugh, Thelma E.

05 Aug 1903

12 Apr 1919

 

d/o William Riley “Will” & Eleanor (Moore) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

Pugh, Verna

29 May 1911

06 Feb 1919

 

d/o William Riley “Will” & Eleanor (Moore) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

Pugh, William R.

&

Pugh, Eleanor M.

27 Aug 1870

 

22 Apr 1872

07 Aug 1937

 

20 May 1938

 

William Riley “Will” Pugh, s/o Charles Marion & Mary Ellen (Booth) Pugh. [Pugh_William]

m.

nee Eleanor Moore, d/o Henry Adonirum & Sarah Ann “Sallie” (Goodson) Moore. [Moore_Marshall_Frances]

Sumner, Henry Everett

01 Mar 1892

30 Jul 1892

Infant Miles & Elizabeth Sumner

Infant of Miles F. & Elizabeth J. “Betty” (Moore) Sumner. [Sumner_Owen_2wives]

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