Alexander Phipps Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: On Old Bridle Creek Road
Directions: From the junction of Wilson Hwy (US Hwy 58) and Old Bridle Creek Drive (Rt 601) go north 1.2 mile on Old Bridle Creek Dr to a hay field on the left (southwest) side of road. The cemetery is 0.1 mile west of the road. It is visible from the road, fenced, untended and overgrown.
GPS Coordinates: N36.626949 W81.255798
Surveyed by: Susan Taylor Woodson; updated by Ginger Ballard 14 May 2003.
Comments: The cemetery lies in a hay field and is surrounded by an old fence which is not intact. It can be seen from the road. While the brush has been cleared off part of the cemetery, that brush is piled within the cemetery. Probably half or more of the enclosed area is covered by overgrown flowering shrubs, rock lilies, and the cut brush. The remainder of the area is covered with tall grass. Groundhogs are numerous and the cemetery is in great need of attention with some of the stones having fallen. It is not possible to determine how many graves are located here.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| PHIPPS, Columbus | [11 Feb] 1844 | [3 Apr] 1933 | [s/o Alexander and Ludema Thomas Phipps]; double stone with next |
| PHIPPS, Nancy Cox | [8 Aug] 1849 | [4 Sep] 1919 21 Aug 1919 | d/o Isom and Gincy Phipps Cox |
| COX, Joseph P., Lieut. | 23 Nov 1839 | 10/16 Sep 1862 | CSA; [s/o Isom and Gincy Phipps Cox. Fell at the Battle of Fayette Court House] |
| PHIPPS, Marvin H. | 4 Dec 1882 | 17 Sep 1884 | s/o Columbus and Nancy Phipps |
| Row 2 | |||
| PHIPPS, Ludema | 24 Jan 1817 | 21 Jul 1871 | [d/o William and Violet Pugh Thomas; w/o Alexander Phipps] |
| PHIPPS, Violet V. | 22 Jan 1856 | 2 Dec 1861 | [d/o Alexander and Ludema Thomas Phipps]; stone not seen May 2003 |
| PHIPPS, Alexander | 23 Dec 1819 | [10 Aug 1860] | death date below ground level |
| PHIPPS, Cynthia | 27 Feb 1846 | 19 Mar 1846 | [d/o Alexander and Ludema Thomas Phipps] |
| COX, Emma E. | 20 Jul 1842 | 21/24 Oct 1861 | aged 19 yrs 3 mos & 4 days; w/o J.P Cox; [Emma Emily, d/o Alex and Ludema Phipps] |
| COX, Mary Belle | 2 May 1860 | 30 Oct 1861 | aged 17 months; d/o J[oseph] P[hipps] and E[mily] E[mily] Cox |
| PHIPPS, Nancy E. | Mar 1850 | 8 Nov 1861 | d/o Alexander and Ludema Thomas Phipps |
| Row 3 | |||
| PHIPPS, Sallie Marion | [1 Jul] 1877 | [19 Nov] 1955 | [d/o John Meek and Amanda Cornett McLean]; double stone with next |
| PHIPPS, Edgar Isom | [12 Jun] 1872 | [3 Jun] 1939 | [s/o Columbus and Nancy Cox Phipps] |
| PAINTER, David Crockett | 13 Aug 1933 | 15 Jan 1962 | [shared stone with parents, David Temple and Frances Phipps Painter] In May 2003 only stone labelled “Painter” was found. |
| PAINTER, [Frances Phipps] | 1 Dec 1903 | 23 May 1985 | shared stone; [d/o Edgar and Sallie Marion McClean Phipps] |
| PAINTER, David Temple | 7 Apr 1900 | 24 Dec 1981 | [s/o Thomas and Mary Stephens Painter]; shared stone |