Akers Family Cemetery, 1658 Sawmill Rd NW (SR 631), Floyd Co., VA

Location Updated June 2021: accessed through a gate just to the right of the driveway for 1658 Sawmill Rd NW. Drive up a short lane to the cemetery. It is in an open lot, fenced and very well maintained. It is visible using Google Earth.

N 36° 55.996’ W 80° 29.396’

36.9333250, -80.4898520 using google maps

Indian Valley District, parcel ID# 39-93C

Last Visited by Jim & Lucy Slusher in June 2021.

36.9333250, -80.4898520

Another survey compiled by Danny Akers in 2000. Danny noted that the cemetery was started around 1870 when the son of Lewis and Mary Ann Akers was moved from the Dan Akers place. This grave is unmarked.

Published Books:

Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Burks Fork District Volume II Compiled by Phyllis Goad Phillips And Genevieve Cochran Starkey 1^st of 109 Cemeteries pg 1-2. Added with permission of Genevieve Cochran Starkey May 2021.

Head of the River, Rest Vale, Copper Hill Brethren, Wilson’s ~ Cemeteries in Floyd County ~ Work compiled by Billy & Juanita Grice, Salem, VA 1886-1997

Others submitted to original Floyd County, VA News List 1^st maintained by Barb Stanley (1934-2006); compilers will be individually identified.

Find A Grave Name: Akers Family Cemetery, Sawmill Rd NW, (SR 631), Alum Ridge, Floyd Co., VA.

Coordinates: 36.93333, -80.48985

Cemetery ID: 2132328

Floyd County, VA GIS Parcel ID 39-93C

Owner Name CEMETERY

Acres 0.17

Annotations – added by Barb Camery Reininger BootsWI@gmail.com

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

FAG: Find a Grave

[Death Record n/a] Floyd Co., VA Death Records n/a 1863-1864 & parts of other years seeming to be missing.

[Death Cert n/a] Virginia Death Records, with some exceptions, not available 1899-Jun 14, 1912. src: Virginia Vital Records • FamilySearch]

Notes: Graves are recorded from left to right as you enter the fenced enclosure. Full dates from other sources.

Photo

NAME

Original Survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Andrew

Akers, Susan

yes

1817

1816

30 Mar 1895

27 Apr 1896

aka Andrew Jackson Akers, s/o William B. & Lydia (Elkins) Akers. (src: Find A Grave) I have s/o unknown. [Death not recorded in Floyd Co., VA Death Registers] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1836 [Mar_bond] [Mar - lic] [MarCert]

Susannah “Susan” Duncan, d/o Thomas Crockett & Sarah Sallie (Wray) Duncan. [obit – can’t find] [1896 Floyd Death Register] [Duncan_Sarah_ThomasC]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Archibald

yes

11 Mar 1846

20 Sep 1932

aka Archibald F. Akers, s/o Andrew Jackson & Susannah “Susan” (Duncan) Akers. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

1^st m. 1866 Floyd [MarCert], nee Delilah Alley, 1846-1893, d/o Anderson & Rachel (Altizer) Alley. [1893 Floyd Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Alley_Anderson_Rachel]

2^nd m. 1894 Montgomery, Martha Ann Akers, nee Altizer, d/o Elias E. & Cynthia (Ratliff) Altizer. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Altizer_Elias_Cynthia] She was 1^st m. to Griffith E. Akers. [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

Markers not found 2021

Akers, Children (3)

3 sodded over graves with plain markers Danny indicated that local history has these as being the children of Bill Akers.

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Granville Hosea

yes

15 Jun 1865

24 Oct 1896

aka Granville Hosea W. Akers, s/o Lewis & Mary Ann (Chafin) Akers. [1896 Floyd Death Register] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1886 Floyd [MarCert]

nee Alice Lorena Bishop, 1869-1937, d/o Joseph Cullum & 2nd wife Lutitia A. "Tish" (Simpkins) Bishop. [Death Cert] She is buried in the Big Sand Cemetery, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA. [Bishop_Henry_2wives] She’ll m. 2^nd Allen Edward Mann 1902 Floyd.

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Henry B.

yes

19 Mar 1887

06 Jul 1887

Son of

J. B. & Mary E. Akers

Henry B. Akers, s/o John Benton & Mary Ellen (Burnett) Akers. [Death – not recorded Floyd] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Hoburt M. K.

yes

23 Dec 1896

17 Jul 1897

Son of

A. & M. Akers

Probable s/o Archibald F. & 2nd wife Martha Ann (Altizer) Akers. [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Infant Son

yes

20 Mar 1886

Infant Son of

J. B. & Mary E. Akers

Infant s/o John Benton & Mary Ellen (Burnett) Akers. [Death – not recorded Floyd] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Infant Son

yes

07 Jun 1929

Infant Son of

W. H. & M. M. Akers

Infant s/o Waddie Hasie & Maude Alice (Moore) Akers. [Death Cert- can’t find] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, James Fulton

Akers, Laura Reed

yes

19 Oct 1868

20 Sep 1880

20 Jan 1933

16 Feb 1954

James Fulton Akers, s/o Lewis & Mary Ann (Chafin) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1898 Floyd [MarCert]

nee Lauretta Linette “Laura” Reed, d/o Harrison D. & Sarah Frances (Radford) Reed. [Death Cert] [Reed_Emory_Miriam]

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Tuesday, January 31, 1933

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, February 17, 1954

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, John B.

Akers, Mary E.

yes

27 Mar 1862

19 Mar 1869

03 Jan 1921

26 Nov 1962

aka John Benton Akers, s/o Lewis & Mary Ann (Chafin) Akers. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1884 Floyd [MarCert]

nee Mary Ellen Burnett, d/o Josiah D. & Elizabeth (Duncan) Burnett. [Death Cert] [Burnett_Josiah_Jemimah]

The World-News, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, November 28, 1962

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Thursday, November 29, 1962

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Lewis

yes

11 Jun 1838

28 Jan 1928

89y 7m 17d

Lewis Akers, s/o Andrew Jackson & Susannah "Susan" (Duncan) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

1^st m. 1857 Floyd [MarCert], nee Mary Ann Chafin, d/o John & Sarah “Sally” (Reed) Chafin. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Chafin_John_Sarah]

2^nd m. 1915, Alice Addie Sutphin, b. Carrol Co., VA. d/o John M. & Nancy (Akers) Sutphin. [Death Cert] Alice will m. 2^nd Henry Eli Largen.

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, January 29, 1928

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Martha Ann

yes

12 Dec 1856

04 May 1937

Wife of

Archibald Akers

nee Martha Ann Altizer, d/o Elias Elkins & Cynthia (Ratcliff) Altizer. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Altizer_Elias_Cynthia]

1^st m. 1876 Floyd [MarCert], Griffith E. Akers, 1854-1884, s/o Andrew Jackson & Evaline (Reed) Akers. Griffith d. in Montgomery Co., VA. [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline]

2^nd m. 1894 Montgomery, Archibald F. Akers, 1846-1932, s/o Andrew Jackson & Susannah “Susan” (Duncan) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Akers, Mary Ann

yes

20 Nov 1935

11 Mar 1914

Wife of

Lewis Akers

nee Mary Ann Chafin, d/o John & Sarah “Sally” (Reed) Chafin. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Chafin_John_Sarah]

1^st m. 1857 Floyd, [MarCert] Lewis Akers, s/o Andrew Jackson & Susannah "Susan" (Duncan) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah] Lewis will m. 2^nd Alice Addie Sutphin 1915 Montgomery Co., VA. [Death Cert] Alice will m. 2^nd Henry Eli Largen.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C. Aug 2021)

Akers, Verlie F.

Akers, Aldean J.

13 Aug 1922

21 Jul 1919

07 Dec 1997

08 Nov 2005

aka Verlie Floyd Akers, s/o Perry Lee & Ollie Bell (Dulaney) Akers. [Akers_JamesA_2wives] [Obit]

m. 1941 Floyd

nee Aldean James Akers, d/o James Fulton & Laura Linette (Reed) Akers. [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah] [Obit]

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, December 10, 1997

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Wednesday, November 09, 2005

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Alley, Ray E

yes

21 Mar 1941

Infant of

Eddie & Rheba Alley

Infant of Eddie Kavilla & Rheba Mary (Akers) Alley. [Death Cert – can’t find] [obit – can’t find]

Eddie K. Alley, s/o Jiles A. & Mettie E. (Wood) Alley of Pulaski Co., VA. [no file]

Rheba Mary (Akers) Alley, d/o James Fulton & Lauretta Linette (Reed) Akers. [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Fulcher, Mettie A.

yes

21 Sep 1888

31 Jan 1981

nee Mettie Belle Akers d/o John Benton & Mary Ellen (Burnett) Akers. [Death Cert] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1963 Her 1^st, his 2^nd

William Harvey Fulcher, 1895-1969, s/o David Elbert & Nancy Jane “Maudie” (Thompson) Fulcher. He is buried in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, VA with his 1^st wife. [Death Cert] [Fulcher_Missouri]

The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, Virginia · Sunday, February 01, 1981

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Reed, Bretherd C.

yes

11 Feb 1896

19 Jul 1897

Son of

Michael & Mollie E. Reed

Bretherd C. Reed, s/o Michael & Mary Ellen "Mollie" (Akers) Reed. [obit – can’t find] [Reed_Michael_Delilah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Diane Wells Whitlock & added by Sammie Wade Jul 2011)

Stump, Rose

yes

1885

24 Apr 1934

nee Rosa Alma Akers, d/o Andrew Floyd & Sarah Catherine (Duncan) Akers. [Death Cert] [obit – can’t find] [Akers_AndrewJ_Susannah]

m. 1905 Montgomery

Alonzo Vincent Stump, 1876-1947, s/o David Ellis & Eliza Jane (Adams) Stump. He is buried in Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA with his 2^nd wife. [no file]

Andrew Akers Cemetery - Mettie Akers Place, SR 631, Alum Ridge, FCVA

Pg 102

Andrew Akers

b. 1817, d. 1895 (3-30-1895)

Susan (Duncan) Akers

b. 1816, d. 1896 (4-27-1896)

Archibald Akers

b. 3-11-1846, d. 9-20-1932

Martha Ann (Altizer) Akers, wife of Archibald Akers

b. 12-12-1856, d. 5-4-1937

Hoburt M. K. Akers, s/o A. & M. A. Akers

b. 12-23-1896, d. 7-17-1897

John B. Akers (John Benton)

b. 1862, d. 1921

Mary E. Akers (Mary Ellen Burnett)

b. 1869, d. 1962

Infant Akers, s/o J. B. & Mary E. Akers

b. 3-20-1886, d. 3-20-1886

Henry B. Akers, s/o J. B. & Mary E. Akers

b. 3-19-1887, d. 7-6-1887

Mettie A. (Akers) Fulcher

2-11-1888, (only one date)

James Fulton Akers

b. 10-19-1868, d. 1-30-1933

Laura Reed Akers

b. 2-16-1880, d. 2-16-1954

Lewis Akers

b. 6-11-1838, d. 1-28-1928

Mary Ann (Chafin) Akers, wife of Lewis Akers

b. 11-30-1835, d. 3-11-1914

Granville Hosea Akers

b. 6-15-1865, d. 10-24-1896

Rosa (Akers) Stump (dau of Floyd Akers)

b. 1885, d. 1934

Infant Akers of W. H. & M. M. Akers (Waddie H. & Maude M. Moore Akers)

b. 6-7-1929, d. 6-7-1929

Bretherd C. Reed, s/o Michael & Mollie E. (Akers Reed)

b. 2-11-1896, d. 7-19-1897

Ray E. Alley, infant of Eddie & Rheba Akkey

b. 3-21-1941, d. 3-21-1941

3 unidentified graves.

Source #2: Floyd Co., VA Historical Society

Another survey compiled by Danny Akers in 2000. Danny recorded that the cemetery was started around 1870 when the son of Lewis and Mary Ann Akers was moved from the Dan Akers place. This grave is unmarked.

Andrew Akers Cemetery - Mettie Akers Place, SR 631, Alum Ridge, Floyd County, Virginia

Andrew Akers b. 1817, d. 1895 (3-30-1895) & Susan (Duncan) Akers b. 1816, d. 1896 (4-27-1896)

Archibald Akers b. 3-11-1846, d. 9-20-1932 & Martha Ann (Altizer) Akers, wife of Archibald Akers b. 12-12-1856, d. 5-4-1937

Hoburt M. K. Akers, s/o A. & M. A. Akers b. 12-23-1896, d. 7-17-1897

John B. Akers (John Benton) b. 1862, d. 1921 & Mary E. Akers (Mary Ellen Burnett) b. 1869, d. 1962

Infant Akers, s/o J. B. & Mary E. Akers b. 3-20-1886, d. 3-20-1886

Henry B. Akers, s/o J. B. & Mary E. Akers b. 3-19-1887, d. 7-6-1887

Mettie A. (Akers) Fulcher 2-11-1888, (only one date)

James Fulton Akers b. 10-19-1868, d. 1-30-1933 & Laura Reed Akers b. 2-16-1880, d. 2-16-1954

Lewis Akers b. 6-11-1838, d. 1-28-1928

Mary Ann (Chafin) Akers, wife of Lewis Akers b. 11-30-1835, d. 3-11-1914

Granville Hosea Akers b. 6-15-1865, d. 10-24-1896

Rosa (Akers) Stump (dau of Floyd Akers) b. 1885, d. 1934

Infant Akers of W. H. & M. M. Akers (Waddie H. & Maude M. Moore Akers) b. 6-7-1929, d. 6-7-1929

Bretherd C. Reed, s/o Michael & Mollie E. (Akers Reed) b. 2-11-1896, d. 7-19-1897

Ray E. Alley, infant of Eddie & Rheba Alley b. 3-21-1941, d. 3-21-1941

3 unidentified graves.