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Sharretts Cemetery
Washington County, Virginia
Location: Elm Street, Bristol, Virginia
Surveyed by: Record provided by Connie Knipp. The cemetery was recorded by Samuel Thomas. Many thanks to both.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, Rebecca G. | 29 Jul 1855 | 10 May 1951 | |
| BROWN, Albert A. | 1893 | 1955 | |
| BROWN, Sophia Mae | 1894 | 1963 | |
| BYRD, Baby | 1850 | ||
| CANTER, Ben | 21 Feb 1904 | 22 Jul 1955 | |
| CANTER, Catherine | 1878 | 1940 | |
| CANTER, Clarence C. | 07 Jul 1930 | 02 May 1956 | Va. Cpl. HQ Co. 35 Infantry Korea |
| CANTER, Evelyn Vaudine | 1926 | 1930 | |
| CANTER, Frances E. | 1856 | 1939 | |
| CANTER, John | 1883 | 1955 | |
| CANTER, Margaret Lee | 18 May 1926 | 03 Apr 1964 | |
| CANTER, Mary R. | 07 Jul 1905 | 20 May 1991 | (small Blevins Funeral Home Marker reads: Mary Cross Canter - same dates) |
| CANTER, Paul Larry | 29 Jan 1939 | "Our Baby" Only one date | |
| CANTER, Susie | 1867 | 1954 | |
| CANTER, William E. | 08 Apr 1894 | 14 May 1964 | Va. Pvt 12 Co. 155 Depot Brigade WWI |
| CROSS, Sarah Alice | 1901 | 1974 | At foot of Mary Canter's grave |
| CREGER, Douglas M. | 16 Feb 1913 | 31 Jul 1970 | 52 U.S. Navy WW2; (small marker beside Douglas, may be wife Thelma - can not read) |
| CREGER, Jack L. | 12 Feb 1919 | 01 Jul 1977 | Pfc. U. S. Army WW 2 |
| CREGER, Joseph R. | 18 Dec 1917 | 26 Jun 1918 | |
| CREGER, Kenneth R. | 27 Feb 1939 | 23 Feb 1973 | |
| CREGER, Mary E. | 18 Feb 1888 | 27 Nov 1964 | |
| CREGER, Paul O. | 14 Sep 1923 | 21 Oct 1926 | |
| CREGER, Robert R. | 21 Feb 1925 | 25 Jun 1925 | |
| CREGER, Rufus O. | 26 Oct 1935 | Tennessee Pvt. 3 Tenn. Infantry.N G. | |
| CREGER, Thelma Thomas | 1914 | 1983 | |
| CREGER, William C. | 27 Jul 1889 | 28 Dec 1957 | |
| DAVENPORT, Peter J. | 1890 | 1925 | |
| DAVENPORT, Rachel E. | 1896 | 1925 | |
| DAVIS, Joe E., Mrs | 1896 | 1947 | Susie Canter and Davis side by side - large square with wall |
| FEATHERS, Cecil | Sep 1920 | Dec 1920 | |
| FEATHERS, Clifford | 04 Dec 1916 | 12 Jan 1937 | |
| FEATHERS, Glen Bruce | 1929 | 1929 | |
| FEATHERS, Mattie G. | 1886 | 1952 | |
| FEATHERS, Susie | 15 Aug 1894 | 05 Jul 1929 | |
| FEATHERS, William 0. | 1878 | 19-- | |
| GRIMES, Jackie Lee | 1935 | ||
| GRIMES, Johnny Louis | 1935 | ||
| GRIMES, Lillian W. | 1902 | 1985 | |
| GROVES, John | 13 Sep 1862 | 13 Mar 1920 | |
| HEATH, Lucy Canter | 1872 | 1949 | |
| JACKSON, A. F. | 1862 | 1933 | |
| JACKSON, A. F., Mrs. | 1861 | 1931 | |
| MERCER, Frances Caroline | 06 Dec 1950 | 13 May 1982 | |
| MERCER, Harrison H. | 15 Aug 1890 | 11 May 1951 | |
| MERCER, King Emanuel | 08 Apr 1911 | 21 Dec 1974 | Pvt. U. S. Army WW2; (broken marker beside King, can not read maybe mother, Polly or father, Stewart) |
| MERCER, Louise | 25 Jun 1912 | 20 Dec 1983 | |
| MERCER, Thomas G. | 25 Mar 1929 | 05 Jul 1937 | |
| MERCER, W. F. | 23 May 1861 | 12 Nov 1916 | |
| ROBINSON, Dewey Franklin | 03 Apr 1940 | 17 Feb 1919 | U.S.Army Vietnam |
| STEELE, Howard | |||
| TILLISON, William F. | 29 Aug 1870 | 13 Jun 1929 | |
| THOMAS, Manse Fieldon | 03 Oct 1859 | 17 Jun 1954 | (This is father of Samuel W. Thomas Sr.) Marker for Mance broken, no dates, info from Howard Steele |
| THOMAS, Nancy Ann | 15 May 1874 | 06 May 1949 | |
| THOMAS, Samuel W. | 02 Jul 1900 | 31 Dec 1976 | (This is Samuel Jr. or George's father) |
| VALDEZ, Kathleen B. | 1933 | 1998 | |
| VENABLE, Donald | 1929 | 1930 | (Broken marker) beside Donald's grave with flowers can not read. |
| WRIGHT, Cecil F. | 1916 | 1989 | |
| WRIGHT, Elzora E. | 1877 | 1921 | |
| WRIGHT, George W. | 16 Dec 1896 | 27 Aug 1972 | Pvt. Co. K 327 infantry WW1 |
| WRIGHT, Lula F. | 12 Mar 1882 | 25 Jan 1949 | |
| WRIGHT, Mary M. | no date on marker, same marker ( johnny, jackie, cecil) | ||
| WRIGHT, Ralph | 1917 | 1918 | |
| WRIGHT, Regina E. | 1878 | 1965 | |
| WRIGHT, Samuel | 1873 | 1917 | |
| WRIGHT, William A. | 27 Oct 1880 | 03 Oct 1949 |
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