John Comer Cemetery, Comers Rock, Grayson Co, Va Location-Comers Rock, VA.-From 658, take Rt. 611, go approx. 3-4 miles, turn left onto 662. First farm on left, belongs to Roland Sullivan-Cemetery is on hill behind house. Cemetery is not visable from the road. Compiled by Mary Taylor Harrington & Susan Taylor Woodson Submitted by Susan Taylor Woodson-susantylorw@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ 1-Comer, Nora Geressa A. b-10 Sep 1892 d- 1 Nov 1913 "Sweetly Sleeping" 2-Comer, Martha Malvina b-15 Nov 1852 d- 8 Jan 1935 "Sweetly sleeping" 3-Hackler, Amanda M. b- 8 Jun 1859 d- 9 Jan 1929 "Gone home" 4-Hackler, Stephen T. b-29 Nov 1855 d-14 Mar 1923 "In other home, we'll meet him" 5-Hackler, Verna L. b-29 Jan 1893 d-16 Oct 1898 "Our darling Dau. lies here" 6-Hackler, Oscar b-16 Nov 1889 d- 8 Mar 1890 "Jesus called a little child to him" 7-Comer, John P. Comer, Jr. b-22 Dec 1813 d-20 May 1878 "Children meet me in Heaven" 8-Comer, Susannah Nelson b-20 Aug 1817 d-29 Nov 1905 9-Hackler, Melvina Mary b-24 Apr 1844 d-30 Nov 1907 10-Hackler, Stephen Harvey-CSA b- 5 Mar 1844 d- 3 Jul 1924 11-Burton, Susan Jane b- 8 Oct 1850 d-25 Nov 1925 "Death is another life" 12-Harrington, Robert Vivian b-22 Nov 1903 d- 7 Dec 1906 13-Harrington, M.L. b- 8 Jan 1892 d-12 Feb 1892 14-Harrington, S.G. b-30 Oct 1883 d-20 Aug 1884 15-Hale, M.A. b-20 Oct 1923 d-20 Oct 1923 16-Hale, J.F. b-15 Aug 1875 d-20 Aug 1875 17-Harrington, J.S. b-14 Oct 1894 d-15 Oct 1894 18-Hale, Rebecca b-25 Mar 1839 d- 2 Nov 1891 19-Hale, Josiah B. b-15 Aug 1831 d- 9 Mar 1891 20-Sutherland, Ella Martha b- 1 Mar 1907 d- 1 Mar 1907 21-Comer, Catherine b- d- 1867 22- 23-Harrington, Henry C. b-19 Nov 1910 d- 4 Jan 1911 24- 25- 26- 27- 28- 29- 30- 31- 32- Genealogy provided by Mary Taylor Harrington & Susan Taylor Woodson 1-d/o Martha Malvina Comer -Geressa had married Lester Bates 2-d/o John P. Comer, Jr & Susannah Nelson Greer 3-(nee Hackler)w/o Stephen T. Hackler-d/o Jacob Hackler & Nancy Comer 4-s/o Wade Robert Hackler & Mary Ann Perkins 5-d/o John Henry Hackler & Amanda Ellen Martin 6-s/o John Henry Hackler & Amanda Ellen Martin 7-s/o John Phame Comer, Sr & Sarah "Sallie" Holland-(m1)Lundy Tempy Poole (m2)Susannah Nelson Greer Perkins 8-(nee Greer)(m1) Timothy Perkins, Jr.-(m2)John Phame Comer, Sr. 9-(nee Roark)d/o Charles Roark & Isabelle Hale 10-s/o Jacob Hackler & Nancy Comer-Served in CSA Co.F.(Grayson Dare Devils), 4th Reg. with Stonewall Jackson-Civil War marker placed in 1991. 11-(nee Hackler)d/o Jacob Hackler & Nancy Comer(m1)Alex Sutherland (m2)Henderson "Ike" Burton-Story is that she wanted to be buried beside her mother, because she could not be buried with both husbands. Both husbands are buried in other cemeteries. 12-s/o Aaron Gideon Harrington & R. Leuma Hale 13--d/oAaron Gideon Harringotn & R. Leuma Hale 14-d/o Aaron Gideon Harrington & R. Leuma Hale 15-d/o J.H. Hale 16-Oldest marker in cemetery-probably infant of Josiah B. Hale & Rebecca Hodson 17-infant s/o James J. Harrington & Martha C. Hale 18-(nee Hodson)w/o J.B. Hale 19-s/o Thomas Hale & Sarah "Sallie" Sutherland 20-infant d/o Creed Sutherland & Macalana Hale 21-age at death is said to be 107-w/o John Phame Comer, Sr. 22-This grave is said to be-Sarah Scott(nee Hackler) b-1847w/o J. Kenny Scott d/o Jacob Hackler & Nancy Comer 23-s/o Aaron Gideon Harrington & Leuma Hale 24-Said to be grave of: Jacob Hackler-b-5 Mar 1813-d-18 Mar 1897 s/o Peter Hackler, Sr. & Mackalana Delp 25-Said to be grave of: Nancy Hackler(nee Comer)b-19 Feb 1820 d-31 May 1906 w/o Jacob Hackler-d/o John P. Comer, Sr. & Sarah "Sallie" Holland 26-Said to be grave of: Robert Wade Hackler-b-1821 d-7 may 1884 s/o Peter Hackler & Mackalana Delp 27-Said to be grave of: Mary Ann Hackler(nee Perkins)-d/o Timothy Perkins & Susannah Greer w/o Wade Robert Hackler 28-Said to be grave of: John P. Comer, Sr. s/o John Comer & Catherine Dove h/o Sarah "Sallie" Holland 29-Said to be the grave of Sarah "Sallie" Holland-w/o John P. Comer, Sr. d/o William Holland 30-Said to be grave of : Luncy Tempy Comer(nee Poole)-1st w/o John P. Comer, Jr. d-1846 31-Said to be grave of: Abegail Comer-d/o John P. Comer, Sr. & Sarah "Sallie" Holland In 1860 US census, she was age 46 & living with her father, John P. Comer, Sr. & grandmother, Catherine Dove Comer(age 98) 32-Said to be grave of: John Comer h/o Catherine Dove-He was the original land owner. He served in the Revoluntary War. His wife and some of thier children are buried here.