New River Notes
Since 1998 - Historical and Genealogical Resources
for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia
Herald Pugh Cemetery
Volney, Grayson County, Virginia
Location: South of Grant
Directions: This cemetery is in a Christmas tree patch south of Green Gables Road (Rt 740) and in sight of Troutdale Hwy (SR 16) to the west.
GPS Coordinates: Approx. N36.64651 W81.40665
Surveyed by: Minnie Hall and Ginger Ballard; Some of the remaining stones were photographed by Jeff Weaver on March 21, 2003.
Comments: There are 8 graves identified in this cemetery, but there is at least one field stone, and probably others which have disappeared.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLUMMER, Joe | 18 Dec 1910 | 29 Jan 1911 | |
| S____, E.P. | Footstone with initials "EPS" only | ||
| unknown | stone is present but buried | ||
| PUGH, Elizabeth | Aged about 66 years; [Elizabeth Cedelia, d/o Morgan & Lucy Boyer; w/o Benjamin N. Pugh] | ||
| PUGH, Benjamin | 27 Mar 1888 | S/o B.N. and E. Pugh | |
| PUGH, Cynthia S.H. | 23 Jun 1879 | 2 May 1886 | D/o B.N. and E.S. Pugh |
| unknown | field stone | ||
| PUGH, Hannah Ward | Apr 1823 | Apr 1868 | W/o Herald Pugh |
| PUGH, Herald | Jun 1816 | Mar 1900 | Stone is gone, but reported to have been present before the depredation of this cemetery. |
| PUGH, Nellie A. | 1853 | 25 Oct 1861 | [possibly buried here; d/o Herald and Hannah Ward Pugh; died of diphtheria] |
| PUGH, Margaret | 14 May 1857 | bef 1860 | [possibly buried here; d/o Herald and Hannah Ward Pugh] |
| PUGH, Nancy J. | 1850 | bef 1860 | [possibly buried here; d/o Herald and Hannah Ward Pugh] |
| PUGH, Infant | 5 Sep 1859 | 1859 | [possibly buried here; d/o Herald and Hannah Ward Pugh] |
