RAMEY CEMETERY, Buchanan County, Virginia

This cemetery is located on the main road between Pike County, KY and Grundy, VA in Buchanan
County, VA. Next to the cemetery is a large green house that was once the Ramey family home.

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Graves marked with fieldstones:
James Snyder,
his father-in-law John Morgan Slone,
John's wife Lucinda Childress
and their oldest son William A. Slone.
William's stone is marked in the letters W. A. S. (The S is backwards).
The others are just fieldstones. Only family history tells us who is buried there.

There are two other groups of 3 graves, each marked only with fieldstones.

Helen Louise Yates Nov. 23-Feb. 11 (years are unclear)
Harold Steward Yates Dec. 27, 1939-Jan. 4, 1940
James M. Jr. Son of C.T. & Louisa Ramey June 9, 1919-May 19, 1921
James H. Ramey born Aug. 28, 1886, died Oct. 26, 1910
Harriete Ramey born May 3, 1888, died Oct 8 (18?), 1919
James M. Husband of Lydia Ramey, born Apr. 10, 1850, died Jan. 18, 1915
Ramey, Alex Mar. 31, 1896-July 5, 1967
     & Clementine Apr. 23, 1898-Dec. 27, 1935
Fred C. Ramey 1921-1965
Claude, son of John A. and Mary Belcher 4, 3, 1916-2, 25, 1940
Louise Prater June 20, 1900-Sept. 5, 1964
Kinder, husband & wife. (photo showing dates is not readable)
Wm. Lawson Childress June 29, 1901-Jan. 29, 1962
Childress Jesse E. Feb 7, 1879(no death date was ever put into stone)
     & Winnie Dec. 9, 1878- Nov. 9, 1953
Freeman Jesse J. 1902-1962 & Della G. 1906-1970
Childress James 1895(no death date)
     & Noria 1904-1972

These stones were handmade out of concrete.
Charley Freeman born March 15, 1871. Died June 6, 1949
     & Lydia Freeman 1876-June 16, 1944
Mary J. Slone B-1898 D-1951

(There are many other graves in this cemetery. All of them are not recorded here)

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