Gray Family Cemetery, Graysville Rd SE (SR 641), Copper Hill, Floyd Co., VA.

aka Howery/Gray Cemetery

Just beyond 1376 Grayville Rd SE, on left. Enclosed by wrought iron fence.

N 37 00.221 W 80 08.453

37.003683, -80.140883

Photo documented Jan 2014 by Tracy C. & revisited by Tracy C. Jan 2022 – no changes

Goggle Maps using coordinates 37.003683, -80.140883

Overgrown steps leading up to gate.

(src: Find A Grave; photo by H.G.H. Oct 2020)

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

 

Original Source: Documented 22 Mar 2009 by Genevieve C. Starkey. Tracy C. documented with photos 2014.

Find A Grave Name: same

Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes: ”We were told there was a Young Buried here, died not see the stone. The cemetery is overgrown with stones down, so possibly hidden.” Genevieve C. Starkey 2009

Photo

NAME

Original Survey

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Gray, Ann E.

yes

10 Jun 1825

30 Mar 1897

Wife of James Gray

71y 8m 20d

nee Ann Eliza Kelley, d/o George Washington Sr & 1st wife Sarah (Webster) Kelley. Floyd Co., VA Death Records not available pre 1853 except 1850 Mortality Schedule; 1863-1864, 1897-1911. [Kelly_GeorgeW_2wives]

m. 1854 Floyd as 1st wife of

James Gray, s/o Cary & Rebecca (Sowder) Gray. [Death Cert] [Gray_Cary_Rebecca]

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Mar 2014)

Gray, Cary

yes

27 Oct 1805

9 Mar 1890

74y 4m 12d

Cary Gray, s/o Edward Gray Jr. Death not reported in 1890 Floyd Co., VA Death Register. [Gray_Cary_Rebecca]

m. 1829 Franklin

Rebecca Sowder, 1806-1885, d/o unknown. Ann (Prillaman) Sowder - CHECK. [1885 Floyd Co., VA Death Register]

 

It is thought that Rebecca is also buried in this cemetery & as she died just 5 years before Cary, she probably was. However, evidence of a stone has not been found.

 

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Gray, James

yes

19 Sep 1832

25 Oct 1919

 

James Gray, s/o Cary & Rebecca (Sowder) Gray. [Death Cert] [Gray_Cary_Rebecca]

1st m. 1854 Floyd, nee Ann Eliza Kelley, 1825-1897, d/o George Washington Sr & 1st wife Sarah (Webster) Kelley. [Kelly_GeorgeW_2wives]

2nd m. 1898 Floyd, Mary Jane Aldridge, 1855-1907, d/o Joseph L. & Mary Magdalene (Webster) Aldredge. [Aldredge_Joseph_Mary]

3rd m. 1903 Floyd, Ruth Poff nee Gray, 1835-1925, d/o Joseph Howard Jr & Elizabeth (Terry) Gray. [Death Cert] [Gray_Joseph2] Ruth 1st m. 1857 Floyd, Isaac Poff, s/o Anthony & Sarah “Sally” (Wilson) Poff. [Poff_Anthony_Sarah]

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Hollans, Mary

 

yes

6 Sep 1826

15 Jan 1917

Wife of W. R. Hollans

nee Mary Jane Moore, d/o John & Annie (Austin) Moore. [Death Cert] [no file]

m. 1843 Floyd

William Reiley Hollans, s/o John & Mary (Mowry) Hollans. [Hollins_WilliamR_Mary]

 

Family currently uses “Holland” spelling.

 

 

WRH (footstone?)

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added both Jan 2014)

Hollans, William R.

yes

1 Oct 1825

4 Sep 1897

 

aka William Reiley Hollans, s/o John & Mary (Mowry) Hollans. Floyd Co., VA Death Records not available pre 1853 except 1850 Mortality Schedule; 1863-1864, 1897-1911. [Hollins_WilliamR_Mary]

m. 1843 Floyd

nee Mary Jane Moore, d/o John & Annie (Austin) Moore. [Death Cert] [no file]

 

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Howery, Annie G

yes

4 Jul 1897

6 Jan 1898

 

Annie G. Howery, d/o John Harman & Mary Elizabeth (Gray) Howery & granddaughter of James & 1st wife Ann Eliza (Kelley) Gray. Floyd Co., VA Death Records not available pre 1853 except 1850 Mortality Schedule; 1863-1864, 1897-1911. [Howery_Daniel_Mary]

 

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Howery, Ida B.

no

15 Jun 1891

23 Jul 1891

 

Ida B. Howery, d/o John Harman & Mary Elizabeth (Gray) Howery & granddaughter of  James & 1st wife Ann Eliza (Kelley) Gray. [1891 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Howery_Daniel_Mary]

Marker illegible.

(src: Find A Grave; Tracy C. added Jan 2014)

Howery, Rufus W.

yes

Abt 1886

6 Dec 1891

 

Rufus Wilson Howery, s/o John Harman & Mary Elizabeth (Gray) Howery & grandson of James & 1st wife Ann Eliza (Kelley) Gray. [1891 Floyd Co., VA Death Register] [Howery_Daniel_Mary]

 

Original Survey:

HOWERY-GRAY CEMETERY

Off Parkway onto Graysville Road and after passing a large pond on left and past the next driveway, cemetery on hill on left N 37 00.221 W 80 08.453 There is a wrought iron fence around it

Documented 22 March 2009 by Genevieve C Starkey Thanks to Charlotte Lampey and Dorothy Epperly for telling us of this one

 

We were told there was a Young Buried here, died not see the stone. The cemetery is overgrown with stones down, so possibly hidden

Annie G Howery 4 Jul 1897 6 Jan 1898

William H 1867 stone was hand carved, eroded could he Hollans or Howery

Mary Hollans 6 Sep 1826 15-Jan-1917 w/o W R Hollans

James Gray 19 Sep 1832 25-Oct-1919

Ann E Gray 10 Jun 1825 30 Mar 1897 w/o James Gray

Cary Gray 27 Oct 1805 9 May 1890

Rufus W Howery writing side down on ground not able to read date