Smith Chapel Church Cemetery, intersection of Shawsville Pike NE & Daniel’s Run NE, Locust Grove District, Floyd Co., VA. aka Locust Grove Cemetery

2021 Location Update: Located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Shawsville Pike NE and Daniel’s Run Rd NE behind the old Smith Chapel Church. The grounds are well maintained. Drive around to the back of the church. On the back right side of the church lot there is a pathway to the cemetery. The cemetery is visible from Google Earth.

N 37° 02.303’ W 80° 12.194’

37.038383, -80.203233

 

Last Visited by Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021.

37.038383, -80.203233

Photoby Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Photoby Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Photoby Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Original Source: Compiled on October 24, 1998 & contributed by Edgar L. Vest to the original Floyd Co., VA Newslist. Documented again by Judy Blackwell & Genevieve Starkey on 30 March 2006. Revisited by Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Find A Grave Name: Locust Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. No description/coordinates.

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:

MARKER PHOTO

NAME

Original survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

no photo & not noted in original survey but DC indicates buried Smith Chapel Cem.

Hendrick, Mary Little

no

25 Sep 1847

20 Mar 1920

 

Mary Little Hendrick, single d/o Alexander G. & Martha L. (Harton) Hendricks. [Death Cert] [no file]

Alexander G. Hendrick & Martha L. Harton were married in NC.

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Hendrick, Rufus H.

+

Hendrick, Tabitha E.

yes

 

yes

19 May 1855

 

01 Jun 1861

05 Apr 1919

 

20 Jan 1955

 

aka Rufus Heflin Hendrick, s/o Alexander G. & Martha L. (Harton) Hendrick. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1880 Floyd

Tabitha Elizabeth Young, d/o Isaac & Ruth (Hill) Young of Franklin Co., VA. [Death Cert] [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, January 22, 1955

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Iddings, Elizabeth

yes

Oct 1803

25 Dec 1885

Wife of Anderson Iddings

Age 82 yrs & 2 mos

nee Elizabeth Light, d/o James R. Sr & Hannah (Hathaway) Light. [1885 Floyd Death Register] [Light_JamesRSr_Hannah]

1st m. 1819 Montgomery, Jabez H. Smith. [Smith_Other_fcva]

2nd m. 1841 Floyd, Anderson Iddings, 1821-1893, s/o Henry III & Lydia (Wilson) Iddings. [Death – not recorded Floyd or Montgomery Co, VA] Anderson is buried in the Wilson Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. [Iddings_Anderson_2wives] Anderson m. 2nd 1889 Floyd, Mary Magdalene Rutrough, d/o Solomon & Evaline (Hoback) Rutrough. [Rutrough_Solomon_Eveline]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Poff, George W.

+

Poff, Martha C.

yes

 

yes

09 Jan 1858

 

09 Jan 1852

05 Nov 1929

 

21 Aug 1926

 

aka George Washington Poff, s/o Samuel & Mahala (Slone) Poff of Franklin Co., VA. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1881 Floyd

nee Martha Ann Hendrick, d/o Alexander G. & Martha L. (Harton) Hendrick. [Death Cert] [no file

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, November 06, 1929

no photo & not noted in original survey, CANNOT VERIFY BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY

Poff, Lula Callie

 

NO

Apr 1860

13 Jun 1938

 

nee Louisa Calla R. “Lula Callie” Dickerson, d/o Moses & 1st wife Sarah (Pugh) Dickerson. [Death Cert – can’t find] Last found 1920 Roanoke, age 57. [obit – can’t find] [Dickerson_Elizabeth_Moral]

m. 1880 Floyd

Daniel Moses Poff, b. 1858, d. 1900-1910, s/o Samuel & Matilda (Dewese) Poff. [Death Cert – n/a] [Poff_Samuel_Matilda]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Smith, Emmaline E.

yes

03 Mar 1832

16 Dec 1910

Wife of Jas. W. Smith

nee Emmaline E. Light, d/o James R. Jr & Sarah D. (Smith) Light. [Death Cert – n/a] [Light_JamesRSr_Hannah]

m. 1851 Floyd

James Washington Smith, s/o Jabez H. & Elizabeth (Light) Smith. [1889 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Smith_James_Emeline]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Smith, J. M.

yes

08 Sep 1851

18 Aug 1890

 

James M. Smith, s/o James Washington & Emmaline E. (Light) Smith. [Death not recorded 1890 Floyd Co., VA Death Registers] [Smith_James_Emeline]

m. 1877 Floyd

nee Liona Smith, d/o Jones & Rebecca (Wilson) Smith of Franklin Co., VA. [no file]

src: Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Smith, James W.

yes

06 Oct 1826

13 Jul 1889

 

James Washington Smith, s/o Jabez H. & Elizabeth (Light) Smith. [1889 Floyd Death Register] [Smith_James_Emeline]

m. 1851 Floyd

nee Emmaline E. Light, d/o James R. Jr & Sarah D. (Smith) Light. [Death Cert – n/a] [Light_JamesRSr_Hannah]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Smith, John W.

yes

06 Oct 1852

03 Jun 1922

 

John William Smith, s/o James Washington & Emmaline E. (Light) Smith. [Death Cert] [Smith_James_Emeline]

m. 1886 Montgomery

nee Mary Matilda Evans nee Paterson, b. NJ, d/o Robert Henry Livingston & Julia Elizabeth (Coxe) Paterson. [Death Cert – n/a] [no file] Mary 1st m. William Evans.

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Smith, Mary M.

yes

 

04 Oct 1901

Wife of John W. Smith

nee Mary Matilda Paterson, b. NJ, d/o Robert Henry Livingston & Julia Elizabeth (Coxe) Paterson. [Death Cert – n/a] [no file]

1st m. 1873 Kings Co., NY, Williams Moore Evans, 1853-1880, s/o Samuel Andrew Jackson & Sally Alphonsa (Jackson) Evans.

2nd m. 1881 Montgomery, Daniel Monroe Altizer, 1856-1926, s/o William Ratcliff & Nancy (Epperly) Altizer. This marriage must not have lasted as both remarry.

3rd m. 1886 Montgomery, John William Smith, 1852-1922, s/o James Washington & Emmaline E. (Light) Smith. [Death Cert] [Smith_James_Emeline]

 

Note on FAG, d. Oct 2, 1901; buried Oct 4, 1901.

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src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Thomson, George Linda

yes

?? Mar ????

29 Apr ????

1 mo infant

can’t id

src: Jim & Lucy Slusher Spring 2021

Thomson, Malindia Smith

yes

09 Mar 1856

27 Sep 1913

Wife of Rev. G. H. Thompson

nee Malindia Smith, d/o James Washington & Emmaline E. (Light) Smith. [Death Cert – can’t find] [Smith_James_Emeline]

m. 1881 Floyd

George Henry or Hampton Thomson, s/o Robert Luell & Lera W. (Kitchen) Thomson. [Death Cert] [no file]

 

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Thomson, Rev G. H.

yes

15 Apr 1844

25 Feb 1923

 

aka George Henry or Hampton Thomson, b. Fairfax Co., VA, s/o Robert Luell & Lera W. (Kitchen) Thomson. Minister & farmer. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1881 Floyd

Malinoia/Malinda Smith, d/o James Washington & Emmaline E. (Light) Smith. [Death Cert – can’t find] [Smith_James_Emeline

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Thomson, Nellie Ward

yes

15 Apr 1886

28 May 1924

Nellie Ward Smith, single d/o George Henry or Hampton & Malinoia/Malinda (Smith) Thomson. [Death Cert] [no file]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Walters, Freddie

yes

10 Feb 1895

03 Aug 1895

 

Freddie Walters, s/o unknown but most likely John Martin & 1st wife Lena (Hendrick) Walters. [Death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Walters_JacobB_2wives]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Walters, Lena Hendricks

yes

02 Jun 1877

28 Jul 1902

 

Lena Hendrick, d/o William D. & Emeline F. (Gill) Hendrick. [Death Cert – n/a] [no file]

m. 1894 Floyd

John Martin Walters, 1873-1967, s/o Jacob B. “Jake” & 2nd wife Elizabeth (Aliff) Walters. [Death Cert] [Walters_JacobB_2wives] John m. 2nd 1903 Floyd, Ola Hendrick, 1872-1934, d/o William D. & Emeline F. (Gill) Hendrick. [Death Cert] [no file] John m. 3rd 1938 Montgomery, Alberta White, b. Tazewell, d/o Augustus & Lucy (Stras) White. [no file]

 

The Roanoke Times

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, September 15, 1967

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Walters, William J.

yes

16 Dec 1906

14 Feb 1907

 

William J. Walters, s/o unknown but most likely John Martin & 2nd wife Ola (Hendrick) Walters. [Death Cert – n/a]

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Whitenack, Charles M.

yes

13 Jun 1865

03 Mar 1955

 

aka Charles Mortimore Whitenack, s/o James R. & Lydia M. (Vest) Whitenack. [Death Cert] [Whitenack_William_Bidsey]

m. 1893 Floyd

nee Dollier Pigram “Dollie” Hendrick, 1864-1927, d/o Alexander G. & Martha L. (Harton) Hendrick. [Death Cert] Mother’s maiden name differs in DC. [no file]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, March 04, 1955

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, August 06, 1927

src: FAG; photo added by Angi Weast Shepherd Nov 1911

Whitenack, Dollie P.

yes

15 Sep 1864

05 Aug 1927

 

nee Dollier Pigram “Dollie” Hendrick, 1864-1927, d/o Alexander G. & Martha L. (Harton) Hendrick. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1893 Floyd

Charles Mortimore Whitenack, s/o James R. & Lydia M. (Vest) Whitenack. [Death Cert] [Whitenack_William_Bidsey]

 

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Saturday, August 06, 1927

The World-News

Roanoke, Virginia · Friday, March 04, 1955

 

Contributed by Edgar L. Vest

In Simpsons

1.  J. M. Smith     b. 9-8-1851     d. 8-18-1890
2.  Elizabeth Iddings      b._______     d. 12-25-1885
3.  James _ Smith     b. 10-6-1826     d. 7-13-1889
4.  Emmalinee - Wife of E. W. Smith b. ____   d. _____
5.  George Linda Thompson     b . March     d. April 29-___ 1 Month Infant
6.  Malinoia Smith     b. 3-9-1889     d. 9-27-1913   Wife of Rev. G. H. Thompson
7.  Rev. G. H. Thompson      b. 4-15-1844     d. 2-25-1923
8.  Nellie Ward Thompson     b. 4-15-1886     d. 5-28-1924
9.  John W. Smith     b. 10-6-1852     d. 6-3-1922
10.  Mary M. Smith b. _____     d. 10-4-1901 - Wife of John W. Smith
11A. Rufus H. Hendrick      b. 5-19-1855     d. 4-5-1919
11B.  Tabitha E. Hendrick      b. 6-1-1861     d. 1-20-1955
12.  William J. Walters     b. 12-16-1906     d. 2-14-1907
13.  Freddie Walters     b. 2-10-1895     d. 8-3-1896
14.  Lena Hendricks Walters     b. 6-2-1877     d. 7-28-1902
15.  Dollier Whitenack     b. 9-15-1864     d. 8-5-1927
16.  Charles M. Whitenack     b. 6-13-1865     d. 3-3-1955
17A. George W. Poff     b. 1-9-1858     d. 11-5-1929
17B. Martha A. Poff     b. 1-9-1852     d. 8-21-1926

Compiled on October 24, 1998
Contributed by Edgar L. Vest

Documented March 30, 2006 by Judy Blackwell and Genevieve Starkey:

SMITH CHAPEL CHURCH CEMETERY

N 37 02.305  W 080 12.180

Located on the corner of Daniels' Run and Shawsville Pike

George W

Poff

9 Jan 1858

5-Nov-1926

shared with

Martha A

Poff

9 Jan 1852

21-Aug-1926

William J

Walters

16-Dec-1906

14-Feb-1907

Freddie

Walters

10 Feb 1895

3 Aug 1896

Lena Hendrick

Walters

2 Jun 1877

28-Jul-1902

Dollie P

Whitenack

15 Sep 1861

5-Aug-1927

Rufus H

Hendrick

19 May 1855

5-Apr-1919

shared with

Tabitha E

Hendrick

1 Jun 1861

20-Jan-1955

Charles M

Whitenack

13 Jun 1865

3-Mar-1955

John W

Smith

6 Oct 1852

3-Jun-1922

Mary M

Smith

4-Oct-1901

w/o John Smith

Malindia Smith

Thomson

9 Mar 1856

2-Sep-1913

w/o Rev G H Thomson

"Our Mother"

Rev. G H

Thomson

15 Apr 1844

25-Feb-1923

"Our Father"

Nellie Ward

Thomson

5 Apr 1885

28-May-1924

"Our Sister"

Georgie Linda

Thomson

29 Apr ????

one month infant

Elizabeth

Iddings

25 Dec 1885

w/o Anderson Iddings

82 years 2 months

James W

Smith

6 Oct 1826

13 Jul 1889

Emmaline E

Smith

03 Mar 1832

16 Dec 1910

w/o James W Smith

J M

Smith

6 Sep 1854

18 Dec 1890

Base of double stone