Harrison D. Reed Cemetery – 4064 Alum Ridge Rd (Mitchell Dairy Farm) Alum Ridge District, Floyd Co., VA.

2021 Location update: This cemetery is in an open field on a hill 420 yards (yellow line) in front of 4064 Alum Ridge Rd NW (the Mitchell Diary Farm). It is accessed thru a gate just below the entrance to Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren (blue line). You must go thru an additional gate to access the field.

36° 56.808’ N 80° 26.747 W

36.94699, -80.44592 Using Google Maps

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Map by Jim Slusher Aug 2021

Original Source: On February 20, 1990, Archie Sr. and I visited a Cemetery on the Kevin Mitchell's property. The Cemetery is fenced in a pasture field that can be seen from Route 750 in Floyd Co. You can also see the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren from the Cemetery. - Archie Sr. and Phyllis Sumner. It was visited again on 28 August 2021 by Jim & Lucy Slusher, Danny Akers, Sarah Akers Campbell and Irma Flint. Special thanks to Coy Mitchell for helping us to find this cemetery.

Find A Grave Name: NOT ON FAG as of Aug 12, 2021

Annotations in Blue – 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:

Photo	NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
Marker not found Aug 2021	Meredith, Arquilla Lester	11 May 1896 should be 1869	21 Mar 1948		Nee Araquilla Reed, d/o Harrison D. & Sarah Frances (Radford) Reed. [DeathCert] [Reed_Emory_Miriam] 1^st m. 1888 Floyd Enoch Levi Lester, 1868-1916, s/o William Harrison & Sarah Armedillia (Reed) Lester. [DeathCert] [Lester_Lindsay_Caroline] 2^nd m. 1926 Floyd Co., VA. 2^nd marriage for both. John Letcher Meredith, s/o Bradley & Mary (Wood) Meredeth. [no file]
Marker not found Aug 2021	Pugh, Infant Son	17 Apr 1911	17 Apr 1911	s/o J. E. & Lillie M. Pugh.	Probably s/o James E. & Lillie May (Reed) Pugh. [Pugh_William] Lillie a d/o Harrison D. & Sarah Frances (Radford) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]
(src: photo by Jim Slusher Aug 2021 & added by Tracy C.)	Reed, Edward Lavern	22 Sep 1924	31 Jul 1987		s/o Essie Myrtle Reed, d/o Richard & Virginia Emazeta (Reed) Reed. [Reed_Michael_Delilah] Essie m. John Everette “Johnnie” Weeks 1930 Floyd. [Weeks_George_Nancy] In 1930 he is noted as Edward L. Weeks and out of their house in 1940. Can’t find a VA death record for him either as Edward Lavern Reed or Weeks.
(src: photo by Jim Slusher Aug 2021 & added by Tracy C.)	Reed, Infant Son	13 Apr 1896	16 Apr 1896	s/o E. M. & V. E. Reed	Probably s/o Emory Mathew & Virginia E. (Altizer) Reed. Emory a s/o Harrison D. & Sarah Frances (Radford) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]
Marker not found Aug 2021	Reed, Larrayna E.	17 Jul 1911	18 Jul 1911	d/o Richard & Virginia E. Reed	Probably s/o Richard & Virginia Emazetta (Reed) Reed. Richard a s/o Andrew Jackson & Sarah (Dulaney) Reed. [Reed_Michael_Delilah] Virginia a d/o Harrison D. & Sarah Frances (Radford) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]
(src: photo by Jim Slusher Aug 2021 & added by Tracy C.)	Reed, Harrison D.	04 Feb 1841	26 Jul 1900		Harrison D. Reed, s/o Emory A. & Miriam A. (Dulaney) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam] m. abt 1859 (can’t find record) nee Sarah Frances Radford, d/o Samuel & Ellen (unknown) Radford of Franklin Co., VA. [no file]
	Reed, Sarah F.	abt 1838	17 Nov 1921	w/f Harrison D. Reed Aged 86y	nee Sarah Frances Radford, d/o Samuel & Ellen (Radford) Radford of Franklin Co., VA. [DeathCert] [no file] YOB calculated: she was 12 yo in 1850. Gave birth as Nov 1840 in 1900. m. abt 1859 (can’t find record) Harrison D. Reed, s/o Emory A. & Miriam A. (Dulaney) Reed. [Reed_Emory_Miriam]

Original Survey:

No Name
On February 20, 1990, Archie Sr. and I Visited a Cemetery on the Kevin Mitchell's property. The Cemetery is fenced in a pasture field that can be seen from Route 750 in Floyd Co. You can also see the Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren from the Cemetery.
Archie Sr. and Phyllis Sumner

    Edward Lavern Reed
    Sept 22, 1924
    July 31,1987

    Larrayna E. Reed
    Daughter of Richard and Virginia E. Reed
    July 17, 1911
    Dec. 18, 1911

    Infant son of E. M. and V. E. Reed
    April 13, 1896
    April 16, 1896

    Araquilla Lester Mederith
    May 11, 1896
    March 21, 1948

    Harrison D. Reed                          Sarah F. Reed
    Feb. 4, 1841                                    Wife of Harrison D. Reed
    July 26, 1900                                  Born 1865
                                                            Nov. 17, 1921 Age 86 years

Infant son of J. E. and Lillie M. Pugh Born and Died April 17, 1911