LAFAYETTE CEMETERY, Montgomery County, VA ************************************************************************ 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. ************************************************************************ On I-81 take exit 38 (Ironto Exit), then Rt 603 to Rt 11. About 1.2 miles down the road on the left at a curve there are two houses, green and white, turn off the road here and go down the gravel road toward the farmhouse – on the left is a gate leading into a pasture, turn here. Walk across the pasture, cross the railroad tracks, the cemetery is to your left on a small hill. The cemetery is fenced in, well kept, and is still being used. Copied 15 and 16 Mar 1984 by Ruth G. Hale and Babe Fowler Foutz, James Edward 18 Jul 1910 27 Apr 1981 MMM I US Navy WWII John M Oakey Marker Koerner, Karl L. 25 May 1893 4 Jan 1960 Koerner, Rose S. 5 Jul 1896 11 Nov 1948 Unkown, Jack 1914 1935 Koerner, John F. 4 Apr 1889 25 Jul 1941 Koerner, Maude A. 24 Jun 1891 15 Mar 1954 Large Stone Off its base – turned face Down. Walthall, James Glen 16 Dec 1872 3 Oct 1949 Walthall, Nellie Apgar 28 Sept 1870 5 Mar 1943 Garlick, Lewis Bunky 1965 1984 Hoy FH Butt, Hubert H. 6 Jun 1904 1 Dec 1967 Verse Jewell, Baby 10 Jul 1944 Graham, James M. 1863 1948 Graham, Mary Pearl 1884 1945 With James M. Francisco, Frank L. 1889 1975 Francisco, Mary C. 1904 1958 With Frank L. Piper, Lucille Francisco 23 Nov 1929 21 Oct 1980 Piper, Francis Edward, Jr. 9 Apr 1928 With Lucille Francisco Pendry, Ruth H. 1912 With Orley A. Pendry, Orley A. 1890 1958 Wood, Daisy W. 25 Feb 1909 11 Nov 1944 Weaver, James M. 31 Mar 1871 22 Mar 1941 Weaver, Jocie C. 14 Feb 1880 21 Feb 1939 James Milburn Weaver b. Floyd Co VA married Jocie Cordila Wells Butt, Jacob 23 Aug 1822 29 Jul 1896 Butt, Hubert H., Jr. 1928 1928 Weaver, Jo—W. (?) 26 Jul 1848 (?)-5 1896 Age 48 yrs 20 days (Badly Chipped) (John William Weaver Married Mary Frances Wickham from Floyd Co VA.) Chumbley Chumble, -- J. (?) 1966 FH Marker Chumbley, Linda L. 25 Jul 1914 15 Aug 1959 Butt, Charlotte M. 26 Mar 1826 1 Mar 1913 Butt, Sadie Virginia 28 Jun 1901 9 Oct 1901 Dau of J B & H B Butt, Hattie B. 11 Apr 1875 24 Jan 1927 Wife of J B Butt Butt, Jacob B. 15 Dec 1869 29 May 1954 Rocks: There are many rocks used for markers. A few were scratched with initials, dates, some nothing. I have found that usually you lay down on the ground and feel the rock for markings – usually such markings are covered by grass or an inch or so of dirt. Bf Rock J. G. 1 Mar –79? 72 Rock (broken) W?N. M. Rock Lawrence, J H. 1868 Feb the 23rd Lawrence, Sarah Ann 4 Jul 1843 25 Jan 1939 Butt, F. A. 7 Oct 1861 17 Feb 1906 Butt, Willie E. -- -- 1895 (badly worn) Son of F. A. & Alice Smith, Myrtle Lee 1 May 1892 22 Mar 1894(?) (worn) J E & G A Smith Owens, Thomas Lee 1890 1977 PVT US Army WWI Butt, (footstone) Marker on Ground and broken Rock Rusted FH Marker & CSA Metal cross (rusted) Rock L M V 21 Feb 1869 Tombstone Half Buried S. F. B. Moses, John B. (Rock) 18 Mar 1849 Age 21 Yrs Moses, M. A. (Rock) 17 Jun 1873 Age 81 Yrs. Furrow, Patricia Zane 5 Jun 1948 5 Jun 1948 Dau of George & Betty Turner, Annie R. 4 Jan 1867 28 Feb 1912 Wife of W. M. Gardner, Ethel L. 25 Jan 1880 13 Apr 1918 Wife of R. G. Gardner, Rollin G. 15 Oct 1878 20 Apr 1932 Peterson, Charles W. 12 Jan 1921 12 Jan 1921 Peterson, Carol Ann 14 Feb 1939 25 Feb 1939 Butt, James W. 3 Nov 18?53? 7 Apr 1926 Father Butt, Lorena W. 18 Sep 1868 1 Nov 1925 Mother Gardner, Bruce W. 25 Jul 1903 5 May 1948 Peterson, Edythe V. 14 Oct 1914 4 Jan 1963 Peterson, Charles L. 25 Feb 1890 22 Jul 1967 Peterson, Nellie G. 15 Feb 1895 6 Dec 1977 With Charles L. Butt, Sidney J. 10 Dec 1897 9 Apr 1974 Gardner, Joseph G. 26 Jun 1885 6 Jul 1885 Son of J W & S G (?) Gardner, J. W. 20 May 1833 11 Jan 1911 Gardner, Jesse G. 22 Feb 1905 29 Sept 1905 Son of R G & E L Gardner, Callie G. 19 Mar 1842 19 Dec 1920 Wife of J. W. Woolwine, M. S. She departed this life 27 Jan 1832 Aged 24 Yrs Consort of P L Rock, (?) M+ P. H. (?) J 4 198 (?have seen 1908 written 198) ??MPR 1798?? Rock, R. S. D. 17 D. 1807 Rock, D 2+ _8 Rock, PRD.E. 17th 1808 (half buried) Rock, W.W.R. (?)Jn 22 1835 Rock, (?)Rxxxx O. RxxxxxM 13 Apr 1821 Aged 41 Rock, Reiburn, W. W. 2 Nov 1844 (or 1846) Rock, Am Barnet (half buried) Rock – taken up and placed at base of tree - ?E Heslep died Aug – 1870 Heslep, J. L. 1808 21 Apr 1886 Heslep, George W. R. 19 Feb 1838 26 Apr 1910 VA PVT CO E 42 REGT VA INF Confederate States Army (Also CSA Iron Cross) Upright and flat tombstones Heslep, Maggie L. 7 Feb 1847 21 Feb 1921 Mother Heslep, George W. R. 19 Feb 1838 26 Apr 1910 PVT TRP G 14 REGT VA CAL Confederate States Army Wanless, Rev. C. P. 3 Jun 1830 18 Jan 1896 Father Wanless, M. C. 4 Jul 1834 4 Nov 1890 Mother With Rev C. P. Davis, Pearl F. 2 Feb 1874 23 Mar 1900 Dau of David B & Ellen Davis, David B. 1830 1909 Our Father Davis, Ellen V. 1834 1915 Our Mother Dau of Samuel & Nancy Pullen McClure Butt, Margaret A. 29 Oct 1907 Aged 72 Yrs. Butt, Charlie W. 27 Dec 1863 25 Dec 1918 Sawyer, W. W. Fieldstone, no dates Stover, Samuel J. 22 Jun 1898 26 May 1918 Ja 1872 1953 FH Marker Parr, Turner Sam 18 Mar 1907 8 Sept 1964 Carter, Bessie Gertrude 3 Jun 1892 3 May 1913 Carter, Emma Elizabeth 16 Aug 1868 1 May 1949 Carter, Emory D. 30 Mar 1866 17 May 1954 Pulliam, David B. 1854 1914 McDaniel, Ova P. 1880 1930 Minnick, Frank H. 16 Jun 1897 12 Mar 1925 Wells, Alonza 13 Mar 1899 24 Feb 1948 Wells, Emma Young 19 Jan 1892 9 May 1973 2 Graves marked by S W Y & L A Y Yopp, Gretter M. 11 Feb 1915 26 Jan 1924 Yopp, E. M. 12 May 1897 5 Jan 1919 Wife of S W Part of a Stone ALL A P IED St. Clair, Robert W. 2 Jul 1934 12 Jul 1934 St. Clair, Thelma Bernice 24 May 1933 24 May 1933 Minnic, Virginia B. 25 Dec 1917 10 Oct 1922 Wood, Steven Arthur 17 Dec 1898 13 Jun 1972 Father Wood, Retta Lou 25 Nov 1902 6 Mar 1972 Mother With Steven Arthur Martin, Joseph P. 11 Feb 1850 27 Dec 1925 Wood, Arthur Robert 17 Sept 1921 Jul 1923 Son Wimmer, Nellie W. 16 Apr 1913 19 Apr 1955 Mother Wells, Joseph W. 25 Jan 1881 15 Dec 1949 Wells, Kittie 28 Mar 1907 29 Mar 1907 Wells, Carrie H. 21 Nov 1876 14 Oct 1942 Wells, Arthur W. 20 Aug 1874 28 Nov 1957 Wells, Annie M. 13 Feb 1880 30 Nov 1905 Wife of A. W. Wells, Mary E. 3 Oct 1852 22 Mar 1897 Wells, Bessie E. 10 May 1879 9 Mar 1897 Wells, John A. 13 Jun 1849 14 Mar 1897 Bolling, Elinor J. 20 Dec 1937 9 Jan 1938 Weaver, Edna M. 23 Nov 1899 4 Sept 1900 Weaver, Lewis G. 22 Jun 1906 11 Nov 1911 Pulliam, Maggie L. 1 Jan 1869 1 Jul 1896 Pulliam, Willie E. 12 Aug 1895 16 Jul 1896 In Memory of Graeger, Conrad Warren 29 Jun 1938 6 Nov 1938 Our Darling Baby St. Clair, Martha 16 Oct 1848 27 Sept 1902 St. Clair, John R. 15 Oct 1846 12 Jan 1912 St. Clair, Clarence E. 24 Sept 1895 7 Apr 1907 St. Clair, Pearl E. 26 Dec 1909 28 Nov 1910 St. Clair, Willie R. 18 Nov 1881 25 Aug 1912 Gordon, Joseph Thomas 1848 1897 Gordon, Ella Katherine 1848 1904 With Joseph Thomas St. Clair, Wiley H. 26 Jun 1904 3 Mar 1942 Gardner, Lillian K. 26 Apr 1869 31 Jul 1906 Wife of W. W. Heslep, Anna Virginia 10 Sept 1904 20 Apr 1905 Wells, Archie H. 6 Jan 1854 17 Jun 1927 Wells, Virginia O. 12 Aug 1857 1 Mar 1908 Wife of A. H. Butt, Robert Lee 21 Jul 1889 1 Feb 1948 Butt, Perry H. 24 Oct 1859 22 Feb 1928 Our Father Butt, Dora Farrow 30 Apr 1866 27 Jul 1941 Our Mother The following are in a small enclosure: Farrow, Sadie M. 2 Jul 1853 4 Nov 1880 Wooden Monument – Carved Sadie M. Farrow was born Jul the 2. 1853 Departed this life Nov. 4. 1880 Age 22y 4 mo 2d Aged 22 Yrs 4 Mos 2 Day The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. (this monument is weather beaten, but in beautiful shape.) J. E. G. Dec. Oct. th 6 1879 Gardner, Belle 9 Jun 1882 Ag 22 yer There is a CSA iron cross there. There are also other graves there. LAFAYETTE CEMETERY - ADDITIONS - Montgomery County, VA Located: Rt 603 Compiled by Ruth G. Hale TAKEN FROM DEATH RECORDS AND OBITS. SOME WERE ON ORIGINAL LIST, BUT ARE HERE BECAUSE OF AN ERROR OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. APGAR, Irene B. 22 Oct 1869 - 22 Jul 1930 BUTT, Mildred Pugh No Date - 24 Aug 1995 Age 84 Yrs, Wid of Hubert Haley Butt CHUMBLEY, Evelyn Hinkley 31 Aug 1925 - 14 Oct 1985 CHUMBLEY, James Alvin 10 Jan 1924 - 18 Aug 1986 Wid of Ebelyn Hinkley FRANCISCO, Frank Lucian 10 Mar 1889 - 08 Apr 1975 Hus of Mary; Son of Jacob Rufus & Harriet Ellen Blankenship GRAHAM, James Matthew 1863 - 25 Apr 1948 HALL, Mary Wells No Date - 09 Jun 1988 HANDY, Donald Page No Date - 17 Oct 1986 Age 68 Yrs MORTON, Mollie No Date - 07 Apr 1936 Wife of G A; Dau of Grief D & Mariah McKee Wells MOSES, Jeremiah 17 Apr 1842 - 26 Dec 1923 Son of James & Rebecca Wells Moses MOSES, John No Date - 18 Mar 1842 Recorded WPA 1937 PARR, Evelyn Wells No Date - 13 Aug 1990 Age 80 Yrs, Wid of Turner S, Dau of Arthur W & Carrie St Clair Wells PENDRY, Lois Jean Lester No Date - 10 Apr 1990 Age 54 Yrs, Wife of Orville M PHOENIX, David Wilson No Date - 13 Dec 1992 Age 41 Yrs Hus of Brenda T REYBURN, E. A. 09 Mar 1845 Recorded WPA 1937 REYBURN, Rebecca No Date - 13 Apr 1824 Age 41 Recorded WPA 1937 REYBURN, W. W. No Date - 02 Nov 1846 Recorded WPA 1937 RICHARDSON, Fountain Bermont 24 Jun 1909 - 11 Feb 1933 Son of L T & Bertha A Cook RICHARDSON, Sarah A. 25 Dec 1862 - 28 Feb 1938 Dau of John & Lucinda Graham THOMAS, Mattie No Date - 02 Jul 1920 Age 78 Yrs WELLS, Lloyd Kenneth No Date - 16 Jun 1995 Age 67 Yrs,Wife Sadie Butt, Son of Iona Jones Wells