Alexander D. Osborne Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: This cemetery is south of Wilson Hwy east of Battlefield Drive on a knoll behind Rixey’s Market.
Directions: From junction of Battlefield Rd (Rt 711) and Wilson Hwy (US 58) go south on Battlefield Rd about 0.2 mile to access to cemetery. The cemetery is about 0.1 mile from road and is visible on the hilltop.
GPS Coordinates: N36.611797 W81.193093
Surveyed by: Ginger Ballard on 20 March 2004. Information on the Anderson burials was provided by Ricky Anderson.
Comments: This cemetery lies on a knoll in a pasture. It is surrounded by a board fence and is clearly visible from U.S. 58. While it was not mown last year, it is maintained by the Anderson family. The long grass from last season made it difficult to identify grave sites. There are probably more than 30 graves here. Cemetery layout, 8 rows, space for 7-8 graves per row, indicate this was a much used cemetery.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1–two or more unmarked graves. By tradition, slaves were buried in this end of the cemetery. | |||
| Row 2–two or more unmarked graves, one marked by field stone | |||
| Row 3– two or more unmarked graves | |||
| Row 4 | |||
| unknowns | three field stones | ||
| OSBORN, Victoria | 11 May 1867 | 7 Jul 1889 | [Victoria Ellen, d/o McCoy & Lucy Halsey; 1st w/o Enoch S. Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Enoch S. | 1866 | 1941 | [s/o Alexander D. and Polly J. Osborne Osborne] |
| Row 5 | |||
| unknown | field stone | ||
| unknown | rose bush and violets | ||
| unknown | weathered stump surrounding field stone | ||
| OSBORNE, Polly Jane | [11 Feb 1833] | [7 Apr 1874] | [w/o Alexander Osborne; stone base; stone was lying down and broken in 1999] |
| unknowns | two field stones | ||
| Row 6 | |||
| unknown | rock | ||
| unknown | field stone | ||
| Row 7 | |||
| unknowns | two unmarked graves | ||
| unknown | field stone with rose bush | ||
| unknown | field stone | ||
| Known to be buried here near the gate; unmarked | |||
| ANDERSON, Fielden Emit | [27 Jun 1874] | [19 Nov 1928] | |
| ANDERSON, Lydia Evaline Osborne | [23 May 1869] | [9 Aug 1949] | [d/o Alexander D. and Polly J. Osborne Osborne; w/o Fielden Emit Anderson] |