Puckett Cemetery, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., VA

Heading North on Rt 221 take a left past the old Copper Hill Post Office on a dirt road.

N 3704.927   W 8008.245  elevation  2900 ft

37.0821560, -80.1374170

Old Copper Hill Post Office with gate to cemetery at right.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Tracy C. Apr 2021)

Original Source: Documented April 23, 2008 by Genevieve Starkey, Judy Blackwell and John Harman.

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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: ( ) believed to be from other source vs inscription

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
	X Clayton, James William “Sonny”	yes		01 Jan 2007		aka James William “Sonny” Clayton
	X Conner, Asa L. + X Conner, Callie A.	yes yes	1867 1874	1947 1953
	X Conner, Daniel Riley	yes	05 Oct 1911	27 Feb 1991
	X Conner, Doshia D.	yes	18 Apr 1877	20 Jan 1963
	X Conner, Edward A.	yes	25 May 1873	16 Jul 1934
	X Conner, Elizabeth J.	yes	30 May 1843	27 Sep 1927	w/o Samuel R. Conner
	X Conner, Joseph H.	yes	14 Feb 1891	16 Jun 1907	s/o W. R. & V. L. Conner
	Conner, Pearlie Alice		12 May 1902	21 Jan 1919
	X Conner, Roy	yes	Jan 1893	21 Mar 1893		“Probably buried here”
	X Conner, Samuel R.	yes	06 Feb 1833	05 Feb 1920
	X Conner, Troy	yes	05 Dec 1894	1948	CO 155 DEP Brig	s/o Asa L.& Callie A. (Poff) Conner.
	X Conner, William Riley + X Conner, Virginia Lillie	yes yes	1868 1873	1943 1955
	X Gearheart, Emanuel	yes	no date	no date		b. abt 1880, d. as a small child of diphtheria
	X Gearheart, George Harvey	yes	15 Oct 1859	Mar 1946		s/o Lydia Gearheart.
	X Gearheart, Hester Jane	yes	1886	17 Nov 1947		d/o George Harvey & Sarah Victoria (Puckett) Gearheart.
	X Gearheart, Inez Lee	yes	30 Jul 1912	25 Jul 1913		aka Inez Lee Gearheart, d/o Tal Hampton “Seaboy” & Della Ann (Dewese) Gearheart.
	X Gearheart, Liza	yes	no date	no date		b. abt 1882, d. as a small child of diphtheria
	X Gearheart, Mary	yes	no date	no date	age 16	d/o George W. & Louella E. (Conner) Gearheart.
	X Gearheart, Sarah Victoria Puckett	yes	Jun 1860	1907		nee Sarah Victoria “Miss Vic” Puckett; 1^st w/o George Harvey Gearheart.
	X Gearheart, Sissy	yes	abt 1884			d/o George Harvey & Sarah Victoria (Puckett) Gearheart.
	X Graham, Infant	yes	no date	no date		died at birth, s/o Willie & Eula Mae (Gearheart) Graham.
	Hodges, Donald + Hodges, Lorraine	NO NO	22 Jan 1935	23 Feb 2012
	X Hodges, Hester R.	yes	25 Sep 1894	02 Mar 1925		nee Risseay Hester “Hettie” Conner
	X Hodges, William J.	yes	18 Jun 1894	10 Feb 1953		aka William Joseph Hodges
	X King, Liddie	yes	20 Oct 1879	04 Mar 1930	w/o V. L. King	nee Lydia Adeline “Liddie”Hall
	X Manning, Benny J.	yes	02 Jul 1947	30 Dec 1983
	X Manning, Calvin Coolidge “Jim”	yes	16 Apr 1924	16 Jul 2007	PVT US ARMY WWII	aka Calvin Coolidge “Jim” Manning.
	X Manning, Camie B.	yes	05 Jan 1922	11 Nov 1939
	X Manning, Cleveland R.	yes	02 Mar 1918	24 Aug 1955		aka Cleveland Robert Manning.
	X Manning, May A.	yes	08 May 1927	08 May 1927		aka May Anglean Manning
	X Manning, Oliver W.	yes	12 Jun 1899	03 Oct 1972
	X Manning, Terry Lynn	yes	04 Apr 1961	13 Jun 2000
	X Ober, Edward J.	yes	17 Jul 1944	30 Oct 1944
	X Poff, David H.	yes	28 May 1871	22 Oct 1940		aka David Henry Podd
	Poff, George Lowell	NO	31 Jul 1912	07 Aug 1913
	X Poff, Georgie Noel	yes	no date	no date		s/o Lowell L. & Della Odell (Gearheart) Poff.
	X Poff, Mary Elizabeth Conner	yes	07 Jun 1870	08 Jan 1946		nee Mary Elizabeth Conner.
	X Poff, Vivian	yes	06 May 1918	27 Aug 1921		aka Vivian Hester Vernetta Poff, d/o Lowell L. & Della Odell (Gearheart) Poff.
	X Puckett, John D.	yes	22 Sep 1863	11 May 1945		aka John Dibble Puckett
	X Puckett, Liona E. Wilson	yes	22 Sep 1867	06 Jan 1934	w/o J. D. Puckett
	X Read, Arden	yes	1889	1889
	Read, Arras Thomas	NO	12 Aug 1887	12 Sep 1889
	Reed Alton Florus	NO	07 Dec 1901	18 Dec 1928
	Reed, Illegible	NO	1888	1889
	Reed, Irvin Dennis	NO	26 Nov 1880	07 Jan 1907
	X Reed, John F.	yes	28 Jul 1850	28 Apr 1919		aka John Fleming Reed.
	X Reed, Lillie Arbelia Gardner	yes	10 Oct 1870	11 Dec 1945	w/o John Reed.	nee Lillie Arbelia Gardner.
	X Reed, Lola B. Ernestine	yes	30 Nov 1907	29 Oct 1918	d/o John F. & Lilly
	X Reed, Nova E.	yes	25 Mar 1892	15 May 1914		aka Nova Ezra Reed.
	X Unknown, Dora	yes	May 1876	Jun 1892

Original Survey:

Puckett Cemetery, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., VA

Heading North on Rt 221 take a left past the old Copper Hill Post Office on a dirt road.

N 3704.927   W 8008.245  elevation  2900 ft

Documented April 23, 2008 by Genevieve Starkey, Judy Blackwell and John Harman.

typist notes:  ( ) believed to be from other source vs inscription

		DOB	DOD	NOTES
Edward J	Ober	17-Jul-1944	30-Oct-1944
Hester R	Hodges	27 Sep 1894	5-Mar-1925
Liddie Hall	King	20 Oct 1879	4-Mar-1930	w/o V L King
Virginia Lillie	Conner	1873	1955
May A	Manning	8-May-1927	8-May-1927
Terry Lynn	Manning	9-Apr-1961	13-Jun-2000
Liona E Wilson	Puckett	22 Sep 1867	6-Jan-1934	w/o J D Puckett
William J	Hodges	18 Jun 1894	10-Feb-1953
James	Clayton	1952	2007
William Riley	Conner	1868	1943
Cleveland R	Manning	2-Mar-1918	24-Aug-1955
Oliver W	Manning	12 Jun 1899	3-Oct-1972
Calvin Coolidge	Manning	16-Apr-1924	16-Jul-2007	Pvt US Army WWII
Edward A	Conner	25 May 1873	16-Jul-1934
Daniel Riley	Conner	25-Oct-1911	27-Feb-1991
Joseph H	Conner	14 Feb 1891	16-Jun-1907	s/o W R & V L Conner
Troy	Conner	5 Dec 1894	14-Mar-1948
Camie B	Manning	5-Jan-1922	11-Nov-1939
Benny J	Manning	2-Jul-1947	30-Dec-1983
John D	Puckett	22 Sep 1863	11-May-1945
Dora		May 1876	Jun 1892
Doshia D	Conner	18 Apr 1877	20-Jan-1963
	Read	1888	1889	(illegible name)
Lola B	Reed	30-Nov-1907	29-Oct-1918	d/o John F & Lilly
Callie A	Conner	1874	1953
Elizabeth J	Conner	30 May 1843	27-Sep-1927	w/o Samuel R Conner
Vivian	Poff	no date	no date	(d/o Lowell L Poff &
				Della Odell Gearheart)
				(died as a small child)
Inez	Gearheart	1912	1913	(d/o Tal Hampton "Seaboy"
				Gearheart & Delia Ann Deweese)
Sissy	Gearheart			(b. about 1884)
				(d/o George Harvey Gearheart
				& Sarah Victoria Puckett)
John F	Reed	28 Jul 1860	28-Apr-1919
Mary E	Poff	7 Jun 1870	8-Jan-1946
Asa L	Conner	1867	1947
Arden	Reed	illegible	illegible	Infant
Mary	Gearheart	no date	no date	age 16
				(d/o Geo W Gearheart &
				Louella E Conner)
George Harvey	Gearheart	14 Mar 1859	Mar 1946	(s/o Lydia Gearheart)
Emanuel	Gearheart	no date	no date	(b: about 1880, died as a small
				child of diphtheria)
Hester Jane	Gearheart		17-Nov-1947	(b: about 1886
				d/o George Harvey Gearheart
				& Sarah Victoria Puckett)
David H	Poff	28 May 1871	22-Oct-1940
Lillie A Gardner	Reed	10 Oct 1870	11-Dec-1945	w/o John Reed
Nova E	Reed	25 Mar 1892	15-May-1914
Samuel R	Conner	6 Feb 1833	5-Feb-1920
Georgie Noel	Poff	no date	no date	(s/o Lowell L Poff &
				Della Gearheart)
Sarah Victoria Puckett	Gearheart	no date	no date	(b 1860 d: ?
				1st w/o Geo Harvey Gearheart)
Liza	Gearheart	no date	no date	(b: about 1882
				d:  as a small child of diphtheria)
Infant	Graham	no date	no date	(died at birth, s/o Willie Graham
				& Eula Mae Gearheart)
Troy	Conner	5 Dec 1894	1948	CO 155 DEP BRIG
				(s/o Asa L Conner &
				Callie A Poff)
James William	Clayton		2-Jan-2007	(age 54)
Roy	Conner	Jan 1893	21 Mar 1893	(probably buried here)