John Altizer Family Cemetery, next to The Eighty Four, 5178 Webbs Mill Road N, Riner, Floyd Co., VA.

aka Altizer/Elkins/Alley Cemetery

37.010681, -80.425707

(src: google maps)

Original Source: Documented April 2008 by Jo Parr & Genevieve C Starkey with thanks to "Ole" Paul Collins.

Published Materials:

Cemeteries Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA Indian Valley District Volume I by Elza B. Cox & Phyllis G. Phillips ©1980. Added with permission of Elza B. Cox Nov. 2022.

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.

Tombstone Inscriptions of Floyd County, Virginia ~ Compiled by Donna J. Robertson ~ © 1993

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: John Altizer Cemetery, Floyd, Floyd Co., VA

From Christiansburg, Va., take Rt. 8 toward Floyd. Proceed through Riner, Va. on Rt. 8. After crossing Little River bridge, Altizer cemetery is appr. 1/4 mile on right, near 2nd house on right.

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: Find A Grave has one more memorial than what was found by Jo Parr & Genevieve C Starkey in 2008: James Asa Altizer, b. 02 Jul 1855, d. 23 Oct 1895, s/o Cornelius and Abigail. NEED TO VERIFY!

Photo	NAME	Original survey	BIRTH	DEATH	MARKER NOTES	ANNOTATIONS
(src: Find A Gravel; photo by pitt_the_elder & added by Sammie Wade Oct 2012)	Altizer, Abigail	yes	11 Jul 1820	06 Jul 1888		nee Abigail Alley, d/o James & Susannah (Kelsey) Alley. [1888 Floyd Death Register] [no file] m. 1846 Montgomery Cornelius Altizer, s/o John & Elizabeth (Elkins) Altizer. [Altizer_Cornelius_2wives]
(src: Find A Gravel; photo by pitt_the_elder & added by Sammie Wade Oct 2012)	Altizer, Cornelius	yes	09 Aug 1821	27 May 1904		Cornelius Altizer, s/o John & Elizabeth (Elkins) Altizer.[1904 VA Death Certs – n/a] [Altizer_Cornelius_2wives] m. 1st 1846 Montgomery, Abigail Alley d/o James & Susannah (Kelsey) Alley. [1888 Floyd Death Register] [no file] m. 2^nd 1891 Floyd, Mary Susan Dixon d/o James M. & Melvina (Jones) Dixon. [no file]
(src: Find A Gravel; photo by pitt_the_elder & added by Sammie Wade Oct 2012)	Altizer, John + Altizer, Elizabeth Elkins	yes yes	1765 1779	1850 1859	“Here Sleep Early Pioneer Settlers”	John Altizer s/o Emera & 1^st wife Mary (Miller) Altizer. [Death not reported in 1850 Floyd Co., VA Mortality schedule; death register n/a] [Altizer_John_Elizabeth] m. (no record found) Elizabeth Elkins, d/o Archibald & Margaret (Bishop) Elkins. [Death not recorded in Floyd Death Register] [no file]

Original Survey:

ALTIZER-ELKINS-ALLEY CEMETERY above 5178 Webbs Mill Road N 37 00.641 W 80 25.538

Documented April 2008 by Jo Parr & Genevieve C Starkey with thanks to "Oe" Paul Collins

Here lie early Pioneer Settlers

John Altizer 1765 1850

Elizabeth Elkins Altizer 1779 1859 w/o John Altizer

Cornelius Altizer 9 Aug 1821 27-May-1904

Abigail Altizer 11 Jul 1820 6 Jul 1888 (nee Alley)