King Cemetery

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

Realty Map: 117.00-1-28.2 Cultural Affiliation: Euro-American

USGS Map: Elliston Landform: Ridge bench

Grid Locus: I-14 Elevation: 2700 feet

UTM Easting: 574600 Aspect: South

UTM Northing: 4109140

Site Dimensions: 216.97 by 84.97 by 191.11 by 60 feet

Survey Description: Site consists of a community cemetery with at least 82 graves. The identified graves included 58 with inscribed granite or marble markers, one with an inscribed cement marker, three with metal markers, six with uninscribed fieldstone markers, and 13 unmarked graves were identified on the basis of ground surface depressions. All of the observed graves ranged in orientation from 125 to 130 degrees southeast. Other graves may be present. Cemetery is surrounded by a modern chain-link fence and is covered with mowed grass. Historic plantings include yucca, boxwoods, maple, and blue spruce trees. Site was field inspected, photographed, and grave marker inscriptions were transcribed and compared to previous documentation. Site size was derived from local realty maps.

Survey Date: 8/98

Field Notes: _x_Yes ___No

Photographs: _x_Yes ___No

References: Roanoke Valley Historical Society

1986 Roanoke County Graveyards Through 1920. Privately printed, RVHS, Roanoke.

Additional Comments: Assigned temporal period was based on the 1889 through 1996 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 and labeled as the “King Cemetery” on the USGS Elliston map sheet and on local realty maps.

This cemetery was initially surveyed by the RVHS and documented as the King Cemetery. Biographical information was documented from inscriptions on eight headstones that predated 1921 (1986: 148). All of the headstones recorded by the RVHS were observed during the 1998 survey.

Marker Inscriptions:

Poff Roxie Poff Louis Edward Perdue

Ester B. Archie B. May 25, 1910 SGT US Army

July 9, 1888 Apr. 15, 1888 Apr. 8, 1986 World War II

June 7, 1971 May 16, 1976 Jan 18 1920 Mar 17 1983

Warren E. Robert Allen Miranda Alice King

Tice Tice 1868 1955

1922 – 1972 1920 - 1966 (metal marker)

Warren E. Tice Robert Allen Tice

VA Virginia

PVT 102 Coast ARTY TNG BN PFC Infantry

Jan 1 1922 Sept 16 1972 World War II BSM-PH

May 10 1920 Apr 18 1966

King Cemetery (continued)

Perdue Tice Sarah Manning

Nancy S. Cromer F. Troy W. Dorothy S. Oct. 8, 1871

Oct. 16, 1897 Dec. 16,1894 1891-1975 1900-1958 Mar. 9, 1961

Apr. 9, 1965 Nov. 28, 1974

Cromer F. Perdue

Col US Army

Dec 16 1894 Nov 28 1974

Bessie Rachel Manning Oscar Manning King

Born Jan. 26, 1896, Nov. 2, 1891 Morgan Ruby

Died Jan. 10, 1919 Jan. 15, 1953 Nov. 11, 1911 Mar. 13, 1916

Jan. 5, 1994 _____

Pauline Tice Charles Edward Maude Collins

Kytta Kytta Starkey

1924 – 1980 1921 – 1981 Feb. 6, 1899

Charles Edward Kytta Jan. 12, 1979

GM2 US Navy

World War II

Dec 19 1921 Mar 2 1981

Father Mother Stump Reuban H. King

Daniel J. Martha B. William J. Julia Bartlett Born Aug. 16, 1840

June 10, 1872 April 15, 1874 Jan. 8, 1876 Nov. 22, 1876 Died Feb. 18, 1914

Jan. 19, 1945 May 1, 1950 Apr. 9, 1939 Feb. 29, 1948

Collins

Nancy R. G.R. Bartlett Howard Poff

Wife of Sept. 10, 1845 Born Sept. 5, 1931

G.R. Bartlett June 24, 1933 Died

Born Safe in the arms Sept. 18, 1931

June 10, 1845 of Jesus (cement)

Died

Mar. 22, 1913

Infant Majorie Simpson Infant Son

Son of Coleman William H. Carroll

T.M. & Oakey Aug. 31, 1916 July 9, 1977

Simpson Sept. 2, 1934

Sept. 21, 1933

A little flower of love

To bloom with God above.

Janet Faye Wilkerson Windon C. Conner Conner

1944 1996 Virginia George W. Sarah King

(metal marker) SGT US Army 1889-1952 1894-1965

World War II

Dec 26 1916 Oct 29 1968

King Cemetery (continued)

King Martha A. King Thomas King

Edward Lee Rachel Hale Born Born

Mar. 23, 1872 July 8, 1873 Feb. 27, 1852 1836

Nov. 22, 1932 Oct. 2, 1949 Died Died

Mar. 20, 1917 Ma. 23, 1889

We hope to meet again Gone, but not forgotten

Charles Henry Mary E. King A.W. Simpson

Simpson Jr. Wife of Born

Aug. 2, 1918 A.W. Simpson Nov. 23, 1867

Jan. 4, 1921 Aug. 12, 1870 Died

Died May 18, 1922

Feb. 27, 1940

Simpson Simpson Vada Mae King

Charles H. Cora D. Ruby B. Howard L. May 3, 1912

April 18, 1891 April 9, 1897 April 7, 1916 Oct. 5, 1914 Oct. 10, 1972

Sept. 10, 1969 Aug. 28, 1985 ____ May 1, 1973

Wilkerson Craighead Sarah J. Hale Hollans

Wayne W. Janet S. Posey Beatrice K. July 8, 1873

Aug. 16, 1947 Apr. 20, 1944 Jan. 17, 1907 Oct. 18, 1905 Sept. 30, 1912

____ Sept. 25, 1996 June 15, 1971 July 24, 1985

Tida S. Thomas J. Burch George D. Hollans

July 28, 1887 Sept. 18, 1874 James Nancy R. Nov. 11, 1863

Jan. 8, 1940 Mar. 28, 1963 Feb. 17, 1817 Nov. 18, 1828 Aug. 25, 1933

King June 15, 1897 Feb. 2, 1912

Charlie Raymond Mary Ellen Hale Barry King Reed

Hollans Born 1845 March 24, 1953

1901 Died 1941 Infant Son of

Woodrow & Mildred Reed

Mrs. Tidy Atkins Posey Eva M.

1924 1982 Apr. 15, 1887 Nov. 19, 1890

June 13, 1970 Nov. 12, 1969

Collins

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