Caldwell-Givens Cemetery
Galax, Virginia
Location: This cemetery is located in Carroll County Virginia, within the City Limits of Galax Virginia. The cemetery is on a hillside overlooking Givens Street. Access is by a private driveway off Elm Street, next to Matthews Street.
Directions:
GPS Coordinates: N36.66473 W80.91763
Surveyed by: Buford C. Wilson Completed 25 May 2003 Updated 18 Nov 2006
Comments:
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument with a brass plaque: “E.P. Givens reserved this land as a family burying ground when he sold his land in 1904. Deed Book 8 P 146. He was with General Robert E. Lee at Appomatox Courthouse.” Erected by relatives in 1982. | |||
| Row 01 | |||
| RECTOR, Willie E. | 1872 | 1911 | d/o Edward Preston & Martha A. (Reynolds) Givens; w/o Roy C. Rector |
| RECTOR, Hazel B. | 26 Jul 1908 | 10 mos 27 days; d/o Roy C. & Willie E. (Givens) Rector | |
| Row 02 | |||
| GIVENS, Edward Preston | 22 May 1830 | 29 Jul 1921 | Co F 29th VA Inf CSA; s/o William & Melvina (Walker) Givens; h/o Martha A. Reynolds |
| GIVENS, Martha A. | 29 Oct 1831 | 14 Oct 1901 | Perhaps d/o William E. & Martha Reynolds; w/o Edward Preston Givens. There is also a pewter marker for Martha A. Givens |
| GIVENS, infant | Pewter cradle marker; son of E.P. & M.A. Givens; Carroll County Death Records show that a 6 day old son of E.P. & M.A. Givens died on 10 May 1875 | ||
| unknown | There is another pewter cradle marker beside the marker for Martha A. Givens. It is damaged and there is no name. | ||
| GIVENS, Edward Franklin | 26 Dec 1915 | 31 Dec 1915 | field stone with identity probable; s/o Ray Simpson & Ethel Pearl (Smith) Givens |
| SPURLIN, Edna Ruth | 1921 | 1922 | d/o J. Clinton & Rachel Cornett (Givens) Spurlin |
| GIVENS, Ray Simpson Sr. | 24 Feb 1895 | 20 Apr 1968 | s/o Frank Mason & Augusta Octavia (Etter) Givens; h/o Ethel Pearl Smith |
| SMITH, Ethel Pearl | 15 Oct 1892 | 11 Jan 1948 | d/o Samuel Bartholomew & Henrietta (Moore) Smith. She is buried in the Gladeville Methodist Church Cemetery in Carroll County Virginia. |
| GIVENS, Joe Harding | 27 Jul 1926 | s/o Ray Simpson, Sr. & Ethel Pearl (Smith) Givens; h/o Kathleen C. Lyons | |
| GIVENS, Kathleen C. “Kay” | 21 May 1930 | d/o Wiley Hix & Ada (Melton) Lyons; w/o Joe Harding Givens | |
| GIVENS, Joe David | 10 Jan 1950 | 12 Sep 2000 | s/o Joe Harding & Kathleen C. (Lyons) Givens |
| Row 03 | |||
| GIVENS, William “Billy” | 03 Feb 1807 | 29 Jul 1864 | s/o Joseph & Anna Givens; h/o Melvina Walker |
| GIVENS, Melvina | 01 Mar 1808 | 05 May 1863 | nee Walker; w/o William Givens |
| CALDWELL, Charles W., Jr. | 02 Aug 1901 | 01 Nov 1957 | s/o Charles W. Caldwell, Sr.; h/o Lucy McCarthy |
| CALDWELL, Lucy McCarthy | 20 May 1910 | 28 Feb 1979 | w/o Charles W. Caldwell, Jr. |
| Row 04 | |||
| CALDWELL, Robert Preston “Bob” | 1876 | 20 Oct 1946 | s/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell; this and following graves are marked by a very large monument: “John Barger Caldwell-Fannie Givens-Pioneers” |
| CALDWELL, Nancy Melvina “Miss Vinny” | 1868 | 11 Feb 1956 | d/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell “Miss Vinny” was one of the first four women to serve in the Virginia State Legislature. |
| CALDWELL, Claudie Charlton | 03 Dec 1878 | 12 Oct 1882 | s/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell |
| CALDWELL, Joseph Benton | 15 Apr 1881 | 31 Oct 1882 | s/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell |
| CALDWELL, John Barger | 15 May 1836 | 04 Jul 1912 | s/o Archiball & Nancy Caldwell; h/o Fannie Delilah Givens |
| CALDWELL, Fannie Delilah | 14 Jul 1840 | 01 Apr 1903 | d/o William & Melvina (Walker) Givens; w/o John Barger Caldwell |
| CALDWELL, J. Archie Eugene | 1867 | 1927 | s/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell |
| CALDWELL, John Kingsbury, MD | 24 Mar 1873 | 05 Oct 1957 | s/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell; h/o Hattie Roberta Grubb |
| CALDWELL, Hattie Roberta (Grubb) | 05 Dec 1878 | 20 Nov 1947 | d/o Dr. Alexander R. & Emma Jane (Taylor) Grubb; w/o Dr. John Kingsbury Caldwell |
| CALDWELL, Emma Louise | d/o Dr. John Kingsbury & Hattie Roberta (Grubb) Caldwell; Emma and her brother John died on or about 22 Aug 1908 and 8 Aug 1913. | ||
| CALDWELL, John Alexander | s/o Dr. John Kingsbury & Hattie Roberta (Grubb) Caldwell | ||
| Row 05 | |||
| MUSE, Annie E. | 11 Feb 1875 | 23 Mar 1947 | d/o John Barger & Fannie Delilah (Givens) Caldwell; w/o Charles S. Muse. Although there is a large monument here with her name on it, it appears that Annie’s remains were moved to the Felts Memorial Cemetery, where she is buried beside Charles S. Muse. |