New River Notes
Since 1998 - Historical and Genealogical Resources
for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia
Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Washington County, Virginia
Location:Located next to the Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Road in Washington County, Virginia.
Comments:The Cemetery dates to at least 1859, perhaps earlier. This section of Washington County was a haven for moonshiners during prohibition. Oral tradition relates that these people took grave stones from the cemetery to blockade the road to impede the law enforcement officers. As a result only a few of the graves are identifiable. It is obvious that there would be over 100 graves located here.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 (Nearest to Church) | |||
| McELRATH, H. M. | 20 JUN 1871 | This stone is broken | |
| TERRY, King David B. | 22 Oct 1894 | 19 Dec 1932 | |
| McELRAFT, Henry | |||
| McELRAFT, Margaret | |||
| Row 2 | |||
| McELRATH, Harvey B. | 1900 | 1925 | |
| UNKNOWN | Illegible Stone | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| SNEAD, Oscar B. | 07 May 1884 | 17 Dec 1950 | |
| SNEAD, D. C. | 1865 | 1900 | |
| SNEAD, Mary E. | 17 Jun 1942 | Age 86; Double stone with next. | |
| SNEAD, David G | 08 Dec 1903 | Age 52 | |
| Scattered Stones | |||
| BRANSON, Peter C. | 06 Feb 1857 | 03 Sep 1859 | S/o Henry L. and Susannah F. Branson |
| UNKNOWN | Two stones that are completely illegible | ||
| FRANCISCO, Margaret B. | 06 Sep 1872 | 05 Sep 1891 | |
| COLLEY, John C[alvin] | 22 Jul 1832 | 24 Jan 1907 | (Illegible) |
| COLLEY, Alcy | [14 Mar ____] | [06 Jan ____] | Nee Johnson; Stone Broken; (additional infrormation on Alcy Colley - This date copied from Berry and Mary Ann Taylor Johnson's bible--parents of Agatha Johnson. Aggy died after the 1910 census) |
| HELTON, James D. | 1875 | 1937 | Double stone with next |
| HELTON, Martha S. | 1873 | 1951 | |
