Gallilee Church Cemetery

Locality: Roanoke County Temporal Period: 4^th quarter 19^th c., 20^th c.

Realty Map: 72.00-1-?? Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American

USGS Map: Elliston Landform: Ridge top

Grid Locus: F-4 Elevation: 1300 feet

UTM Easting: 571850 Aspect: Flat

UTM Northing: 4119880

Site Dimensions: 80 by 150 by 90 by 150 feet

Survey Description: Site consists of a church cemetery with at least 118 graves. Most of the graves were marked with inscribed marble or granite markers; others include 12 with uninscribed fieldstones, 1 with metal pipe and sheet metal, 5 with metal military markers, 5 with cement markers, 5 with metal markers, and at least 29 were unmarked graves visible as ground surface depressions. Site was covered with mowed grass. Historic plantings include periwinkle ground cover. Former church was located to the immediate northeast of the cemetery. Site was field inspected, photographed, and grave marker inscriptions were transcribed. Site size was estimated by pacing the horizontal extent of the observed graves.

Survey Date: 10/98

Field Notes: _x_Yes ___No

Photographs: _x_Yes ___No

References: None

Additional Comments: Assigned temporal period was based on the 1899 through 1998 range of death dates inscribed on observed headstones. However, the presence of uninscribed fieldstone markers and unmarked graves may reflect an earlier use of the site. The cemetery is marked on the USGS Elliston map sheet, but is not marked on local realty maps. Both the USGS map and local realty maps indicate the site is located in Roanoke County, but the realty map notes the property is assessed in Montgomery County.

Marker Inscriptions:

Yopp Davis James Terry

Ocie Ella Oakley L. Freddie L. W. Cleveland Effie May Mabry

December 18, 1869 Sept. 2, 1914 May 20, 1914 1911 1996

May 18, 1990 Nov. 15, 1993 (metal marker)

“Dunk” Duncan Raymond F.

Posse E. Duncan Clarence Hazen Myrtle May McDaniel

Nov. 3, 1923 Apr. 20, 1901 Apr. 1, 1904 1941 – 1972

Oct. 17, 1985 June 9, 1974 1998

McDaniel Joe. W. McDaniel Clarence E. Martin

Sylvester Annie L. July 17, 1948 March 1, 1923

1909-1974 1911-____ April 19, 1997 March 5, 1923

Gallilee Church Cemetery (continued)

Herman C. Hartless, Jr. Alfred Ray Edwards Duncan

Va. US Navy Sarah Jane A. Reed C.

TEC 5 US Army Mar 18 1926 Apr 25 1980 June 1842 May 1844

World War II June 17, 1923 April 8, 1903

Nov 10 1919 Mar 29 1973 (metal marker reads “Sarah J. Duncan / 1868-1922

John N. Hubbard Bettie Joyce Lawrence William O.

Born Apr. 12, 1934 Greene

Sept. 2, 1852 Oct. 31, 1936 Aug. 13, ____

Died Budded on earth Aug. 13, ____

Feb. 20, 1964 to bloom in heaven.

(foot: JMH) (foot: BJL)

M.B. Duncan T.G. Duncan J.B. Duncan

Born. Sept 7 190? Borned Feb.1 Born Sep ? 1903

Died Sept 10 ???? 1899 Died. 17. ????

(Foot: MBD Died Sep 7 1899 (cement with uninscribed

both cement) (foot: T?? fieldstone at head of grave)

both cement)

Alwilda B. Mattie Lee Duncan

Wife of J.W. McDaniel Sarah J. Virgle S.

McDaniel Born 1867-1942 1869-1944

Born June 13, 1909 (foot: SJD) (foot: VSD)

Feb. 24, 1872 Died

Died June 23, 1917

Sept. 20, 1901 (foot: MLM)

(foot: ABM)

Rita McDaniel Infant child of McDaniel

Apr. 28, 1904 Oscar & Eliza Y. Oscar S. Eliza Yopp

Jan. 26, 1908 McDaniel Jan. 27, 1869 Dec. 22, 1875

Mar. 5, 1908 July 15, 1946 Jan. 30, 1966

Mar. 5, 1908 (foot: Father) (foot:Mother)

Laura F. Williams Eva May McDaniel McDaniel

Oct. 11, 1895 Edwards Edith Ingram Sidney K.

Nov. 8, 1976 June 22, 1912 Apr. 4, 1911 July 15, 1902

Nov. 12, 1952 Feb. 23, 1981 Dec. 18, 1984

Mary F. Samuel A. James M.

McDaniel McDaniel McDaniel

Born Born Born

June 10, 1875 Sept. 11, 1886 Aug. 11, 1847

July 13, 1949 Died Died

Gone, but not forgotten Jan. 26, 1908 Aug. 6, 1920

(foot: MM) (foot: SAM) (foot: JMM)

Gallilee Church Cemetery (continued)

Martha Walter Infant of

McDaniel McDaniel A.J. & Ella

May 9, 1847 Oct. 21, 1890 McDaniel

Apr. 4, 1927 Feb. 8, 1937 June 1906

A tender mother At rest.

And faithful friend (foot: WM)

(foot: MM)

William Howard Alvin Brody McDaniel Infant

McDaniel PVT US Army Linda June

Aug. 7, 1914 World War II McDaniel

Aug. 20, 1914 Jan 9 1919 Oct 24 1987 Oct 18, 1950

McDaniel James W.R. Linda McDaniel Black

Andrew J. Ella D. Lawrence Dec. 13, 1888

June 9, 1872 April 20, 1878 Born April 10, 1924

Jan. 10, 1955 Aug. 2, 1955 May 30, 1906 (foot: Mother)

(foot: Father) (foot: Mother) Died

Andrew J. McDaniel July 16, 1907

PVT CO H2 Va Infantry Safe in the arms

SP Am War of Jesus

June 9 1872 Jan 10 1955 (foot JWRL)

McDaniel Zora Yopp Kenneth R. Porterfield

Mary Ellis Alfred Bruce (metal marker) 1958 - 1958

Oct. 15, 1865 Feb. 2, 1855 (metal marker)

Mar. 27, 1953 Apr. 27, 1933

(foot: MEM)

Cecil H. Underwood Underwood James C. Underwood

Va Harrison L. Della R. Va

PFC Army Air Forces July 20, 1888 Sept. 22, 1893 PFC US Army

World War II Jan. 21, 1963 Feb. 12, 1952 World War II

Sept 21 1922 Nov 21 1954 April 5 1919 Nov 11 1969

Graham Herbert C. Graham

Rollin W. Maude A. Graham Margaret Ann

April 19, 1894 Sept. 9, 1895 Nov. 15, 1918 Born April 2, 1940

Dec. 24, 1963 July 23, 1982 Feb. 20, 1920 Died January 1941

(foot: Father) (foot: Mother) (foot: HCG) (foot: MAG)

God is our refuge and strength Cloves Walter

Rakes Lawrence Son of

Matt Clayburn Cora Allen Born Lila & W.F.

April 15, 1877 Sept. 17, 1887 Nov. 24, 1915 Wright

Feb. 16, 1974 Oct. 31, 1969 Died Nov. 2, 1918

(foot: MCR) (foot: CAR) Nov. 2, 1915 (foot: WW)

(foot: CL)

Gallilee Church Cemetery (continued)

H.L. Yopp Flearry J. Emit Brown

July 24, 1937 Smith Rakes

Age 86 years Born July 29, 1909

(foot: HLY) Aug. 20, 1892. Dec. 27, 1988

Died

Oct. 26, 1913

(foot: FJS)

Raymond Edward Rakes Hooker Junior L. Palmer

US Army Jerry L. Dorothy 1932 1982

Sep 23 1918 May 11 1997 1951-____ 1957-1984

Lucy Ann Palmer

Yopp Henry D. Rinda L.

June 7, 1854 April 11, 1895 June 3, 1900

Mar. 16, 1953 Oct. 29, 1968 Mar. 14, 1983

Gone home

(foot: LAY)

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