HALIFAX COUNTY, VA - CEMETERIES – King Cemetery
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Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection


LVA Titled Files: Survey Report, King graveyard:
                  1938 Feb. 23
                  Research made by Lizzie B. Ragland

Cemetery Location:  7.3 miles southeast of South Boston, Virginia.
                    .4 miles south of South Boston, Virginia, on Route #501,
                    thence 5.3 miles southeast on Route #58, thence 1 mile west 
                    on Route #658, thence .6 miles south on Route #738.  
                    Graveyard on the east side of the road.
                    Halifax County


DATE:

1848.

OWNERS:

King and Torian Descendants.

DESCRIPTION:

This graveyard is located on the east side of the road, it is about thirty six 
by fifty four feet, enclosed with an iron fence.  This small family graveyard is 
well kept, there is an evergreen shrub on each side of the gate and boxwood in 
each corner.  There is a broad stone walk from the King Home leading to the 
graveyard, the stone for this walk originally was in the old stone chimney of 
the outside kitchen of the Torian and King home, many of the Torian’s are buried 
here, but there is only one marker with inscription on it.

There is a large granite stone in the center with the inscription “KING”.  The 
graves have small granite markers, some of them have no inscription.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:


Elmire T. King
Born Nov. 24, 1826
Died May 13, 1860


My Husband
James A. King
Born Oct. 2nd, 1819
Died Sept. 20th 1882
Asleep in Jesus


Dr. James T. King
Born Jan. 5, 1835
Died June 1, 1900


Margaret D. King
Born Sept. 28, 1845
Died Dec. 4, 1916


Minnie I. King
Born Aug. 19, 1870
Died Mar. 16, 1904


Rosa A. King
Born Nov. 21, 1857
Died May 26, 1929


Roser King
Born Jan. 11, 1848
Died Feb. 10, 1848


Ulysses S. G. King
Born Mar. 2, 1874
Died Jan. 12, 1895


Francis Puryear
Born _____
Died Aug. 21, 1923


J. Henry Puryear, Jr.
Born Jan. 2, 1912
Died Apr. 29, 1934


Joseph T. Torian
Born Sept. 17, 1830
Died May 9, 1857


SOURCES OF INFORMATION:

Informant:  Mrs. J. H. Puryear, South Boston, Virginia

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