Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Cemeteries.....Martin Slaughter Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ron Martin cindyandron@bellsouth.net July 26, 2021, 8:54 pm Abstracted By: Ron Martin This cemetery is #328 in O.E. Pilson's Cemetery book. Driving/walking directions are as follows. Take Fairystone State Park, take a right on Fairystone Highway (formerly Route 57). Go six or seven miles and there is a convenience store on the left called Roberts Lighthouse Grill. Turn left beside of the convenience store on Goose Market Loop. Go to a brick house. Just in front of that brick house, there is a driveway that runs into the woods. Take that driveway. You will go past the Morrison Cemetery and go to the end of the road. There is a house in the holler that has a carport. Just behind that carport, you will see a foot bridge. Cross the foot bridge and go a short distance up the ridge and there is a road bed. Take a left on that road bed and take a hard climb up the ridge. As you crest the top and walk for a little way, you will see another road bed that forks to the left. Take that road bed and you will run right into the cemetery. In December 2020, this cemetery is in relatively good condition taking into consideration that no one is taking care of this cemetery. The GPS coordinates are 36.74914, 80.17765. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slaughter Martin August 29, 1802 May 7, 1884 He was a Primitive Baptist Minister Slaughter Mary Conner August 17, 1806 April 10, 1891 Clark William Abner October 16, 1870 February 13, 1931 Clark William Rufus April 7, 1845 January 23, 1918 Scott Walter Hilsman December 14, 1915 August 28, 1916 Smith Daniel October 2, 1861 July 1, 1862 Smith Exoney Hancock September 25, 1819 December 14, 1861 She died due to consumption. Smith Lula L May 18, 1888 June 8, 1905 She committed suicide at age 17. Clark Dillard Franklin December 15, 1929 January 1, 1930 He died of bold hives. Clark Infant Daughter September 8, 1926 September 8, 1926 Clark Infant Daughter June 6, 1929 June 6, 1929 Clark Lewis T July 7, 1878 March 31, 1908 Clark Manervia Bryant August 16, 1844 February 17, 1917 She died due to cancer of the stomach. Clark Sarah 'Sallie' Clark April 15, 1866 June 27, 1930 Dotson Eli 1830 1850 Slaughter Mary Handy January 10, 1766 July 22, 1842 Smith Charley M May 6, 1894 February 2, 1912 Smith Daniel December 17, 1817 February 20, 1900 Smith E A Unknown 1849 Smith Lucinda A June 21, 1846 August 6, 1895 She succumbed due to scrofula. Smith Martha Elizabeth April 29, 1840 May 18, 1871 She died due to consumption. Smith Oney D May 27, 1861 September 4, 1861 Additional Comments: This cemetery is located high on a ridge near the headwaters of Goblintown Creek. It has been abandoned and neglected for decades but in remarkably good condition taking into consideration the years of neglect. It appears that a recent logging operation might have been in the area but it was carefully preserved. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/patrick/cemeteries/martinsl113gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb