FLOYD COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – New Jacksonville Cemetery ----¤¤¤---- Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, New Jacksonville cemetery: 1937 Nov. 5 Research made by Genevieve H. Peters Cemetery Location: On Route #8, .25 mile south from Floyd, Virginia, on South Locust Street on the Stuart Highway. The cemetery is on the top of a hill on the southwest side of the road. Floyd County DATE: 1876 about the date of the oldest grave. OWNERS: This is now a public burial lot, belonging to the citizens of Floyd County. J. P. Proffitt the owners of the present cemetery sold two acres and 36 poles to the Trustees of the burial ground, Z.T. Dobyns, Waller L. Howard, William D. Tompkins, John W. Simmons, S.G. Proffitt, Winfield Scott and M.C. Dickenson on December 28, 1886. Deed Book S – page 531. On Feb. 8, 1887 J.P. Proffitt sold the trustees of the Cemetery another tract of .5 an acre. Recorded in Deed Book 49 page 591. S. G. Proffitt sold another small tract to the Trustees June 26, 1931. Recorded in Deed Book 49, page 443. A plat of the Jacksonville Burial Ground is given in the Floyd County Clerk’s Office. Deed Book 49, page 445. DESCRIPTION: The cemetery covers about three acres of land. It is very well kept up and is a beautiful location, overlooking the town. It is divided into lots, over two hundred in all. There are four fifteen foot drives on the sides and ends of the cemetery. There is one mausoleum, containing the body of J. W. Bouman, once sheriff of Floyd County. In the middle of the cemetery there is a small round building, known as the summer house. The town of Floyd was once called Jacksonville. The cemetery bore the same name. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Some of the old and outstanding citizens are buried in this cemetery. Among them is John Kellog Harris, one of the most outstanding and highly respected men of Floyd and teacher in the Old Oxford Academy. His two daughters, Mrs. Susan Harris Hall, once owner of Hotel Brame, and Miss Mary A. Harris, Music Teacher, still reside here. The inscriptions on the gravestones are: John Kellog Harris Feb. 16th 1830 – March 22nd, 1910 (his father on same stone) Col. John Harris May 20th, 1792 Dec. 14, 1876 James W. Elliott was connected with the Clerk’s Office of Floyd County for 35 years, being Clerk and Deputy Clerk of Floyd County. He had a beautiful handwriting, and a great many of the Deed Books in the Clerk’s Office were written by him. He was a brother of Mrs. Mary Elliott Proffitt and Mrs. Rena Spencer of Floyd. James W. Elliott Aug. 25, 1863 Nov. 4, 1913 Age 50 years, 2 mos. and 9 dys One of the citizens who lived about one mile from town was Robert W. Whitlow. The inscription on his tombstone is as follows: Robert W. Whitlow Aug. 15, 1809 Dec. 25, 1902 Robert Burks Morgan Jr., a Floyd boy, son of R.B. Morgan Sr. and Katherine P. Morgan, was killed in a car wreck Coco Solo, C.Z. He was Lieutenant in the United States Navy. Robert Burks Morgan, Jr. Lieutenant U.S.N. Dec. 10, 1904 Aug. 28, 1933 Rev. Isaac Newton Munsey, minister of Holston Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for forty nine years. He was pastor of Floyd Charge about seven years. He was one of the most widely known ministers in this part of the state. Rev. I.N. Munsey Oct. 18, 1857 Dec. 7, 1936 I am the resurrection and the life Col. J.L. Howard, one of the most prominent merchants in Floyd. He was the father of the late Brown G. Howard, Sr., one of Floyd’s prominent and best lawyers, and Judge Waller L. Howard. He was an owner of slaves. Col. L. J. Howard Born Mar. 2, 1821 Died May 7, 1889 Farewell, Father is our song, God help us, I pray thee, To bear the toil, and endure the pain, Until we are called away. We will miss you, oh! how much, My God alone can tell, He took you from our loving arms He doeth all things well. Dr. T.H. Howard, a practicing physician of Floyd County, and a surgeon in the Civil War. Dr. T.H. Howard 1834 – 1910 Dr. Benjamin P. Elliott Born in Ashboro, N.C. Jan. 4, 1825 Died in Floyd, Va. Oct. 21, 1898 By the bright waters now, Thy lot is cast. Joy for thee, dear Father, Thy bark hath passed. Though rough seas foam, Now the long yearning of Thy soul are stilled, Thou art gone home. Dr. C.W. Stigleman Mar. 4, 1833 died Jan. 29, 1905 Samuel Scott born August 1845 Died Oct. 13, 1899 Mathew Scott 1816 – 1896 A. J. Kirby Born Jan. 9, 1816 Died Jan. 23, 1902 Joseph T. Jett Dec. 12, 1825 Apr. 17, 1898 John M. Arendall Born Nov. 7, 1813 Died Jan. 19, 1889 The first person buried in this cemetery was Lena Boyd. She was first buried in the old cemetery, then moved to the new one, but her stone is not dated until 1885. Miss Annie Smith, sweetheart of Edgar Allen Poe, the poet. The Memorial Society erected a monument to her grave and that of her sister. Miss Annie Maria Smith born at Salem, Mass Dec. 19, 1817 Died at Floyd County, Va. Feb. 22, 1883 The wise shall inherit glory. Prov. Miss Sarah Clark Born at Salem, Mass. April 22, 1822 Died at Floyd Courthouse, Va., Nov. 11, 1885 She hath done what she could. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Informants: Mr. G.W. Agnew, Floyd, Virginia Mrs. Lula Peters, Floyd, Virginia Mrs. Virginia Peterman, Floyd, Virginia Floyd County Court Records: Deed Book No. 49, P. 443 Deed Book No. S, P. 531 Tombstone Inscriptions Visit by worker. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joan Renfrow NOTICE: I have no relationship or further information in regards to this family. ___________________________________________________________________