FLOYD COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – Camp Creek Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, Camp Creek Cemetery:
                  1937 Nov. 3
                  Research made by Genevieve H. Peters

Cemetery Location:  On Route #615, about 6.5 miles northeast of the town of 
                    Floyd, Virginia, at Camp Creek, on what is known as the old 
                    Christianburg Road.  The cemetery is on top of a hill on the 
                    left hand side of the road.
                    Floyd County


DATE:

1887, date of oldest grave.

OWNERS:

This is on record in Floyd County Clerk’s Office as Bouman Burying Ground.  The 
land (3/4 of an acre) formerly belonged to Asa Bouman and wife.  Jan. 17, 1910 
he sold it to Samuel Bouman, A. T. Neff and George W. Epperly, Trustees, and 
recorded in Deed Book 36, page 538 in Clerk’s Office.

DESCRIPTION:

The cemetery covers about one acre of ground.  It is not all fenced in.  The 
grounds are not kept up, it is covered with tall grass, briars, etc.  Some few 
of the older graves do not have stones.


HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:

Joan Crawford is one of our greatest movie actresses.  Joan Crawford’s great-
grandfather and great grandmother are buried in this cemetery.  In fact, at one 
time they lived close by.  Joan Crawford’s real name is Lucille Le Suear.  Her 
great grandfather Martell LeSuear and Catherine LeSuear his wife are buried 
there.  Martell LeSuear’s son, Bert LeSuear was Joan Crawford’s grandfather.  
About forty give or fifty years ago Bert LeSuear moved to Crawford, Nebraska.  
He had two children, one son and one daughter.  His son is Joan Crawford’s 
father.

Inscriptions from tombstones in Camp Creek Cemetery:


In memory of
Martell LeSuear
Born May 16, 1821
Died Nov. 28, 1904
Aged 88 years – 6 mos. and 12 d.
Asleep in Jesus


In Memory of
Catherine LeSuear
Was born Sept. 19, 1801, dept. this
life, Aug. 27, 1887
Age 85 years, 11 months and 8 days


(The two following were twins)

Casper S. Sumpter
Born Feb. 15, 1899
Died Mar. 10, 1899
At rest.

Jasper E. Sumpter
born Feb. 15, 1899
Died Feb. 9, 1900
At rest


Liona Hungate Richardson
Dec. 11, 1836
Sept. 9, 1887


Father
Ballard P. Sumpter
Nov. 25, 1855
Feb. 10, 1910


Mother
His wife
Louisa J. Richardson
June 20, 1858
Jan. 7, 1927




SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informants:  G. Ramsey Hungate
             Hampton Hungate

Floyd County Court Records:
Deed Book 30, page 358
Index to Real Estate Conveyances A-G Grantor, page 109

Tombstone Inscriptions

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