Ben Taylor Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Southwest of Independence
Directions: From the junction of Wilson Hwy (US 58) and Penn Ford Rd (Rt 706) go south on Penn Ford Rd about 1 3/4 miles to private drive on the right (west) side of the road. This private drive is at the bottom of hill just prior to Mountain View Rd. Take this driveway. At fork in drive continue straight/left to the cemetery.
GPS Coordinates: N36.59383 W81.199
Surveyed by: Rich and Ginger Ballard on 15 Apr 2003.
Comments: This cemetery is fenced and well maintained. A covered sign explains the history of the cemetery and lists the burials within it. The sign reads: “This land at one time belonged to Jonathan and Polly Ann Crouse Osborne. Their son William J. Osborne was the first one buried here. Jonathan was killed in the Civil War and Polly later married Ben Taylor. Gene Osborne now owns this land.”
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| BROWN, Infant | 7 Mar 1937 | wooden marker; d/o Annie Lou Osborne Brown | |
| OSBORNE, Infant | 3 Apr 1922/1932 | wooden marker; d/o Johnny and Allie Brewer Osborne | |
| OSBORNE, Roscoe C. | 17 Oct 1911 | 31 Jul 1978 | Roscoe Cleveland, s/o Joseph & Martha Joines Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Viola | 22 Feb 1913 | 6 Aug 1975 | [Viola Elizabeth, d/o William Franklin and Mazie Lorene Bobbitt York; w/o Roscoe Cleveland Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Cecil Raby | 1 Dec 1936 | 8 Mar 1937 | [s/o Roscoe Cleveland and Viola Elizabeth York Osborne] |
| Row 2 | |||
| TAYLOR, [Benjamin] F. | Mar 1834 | 18 Jun 1916 | [s/o John and Lucinda Ham Taylor; h/o Millie Brashom Taylor]; stone broken |
| TAYLOR, Polly | May 1826 | 26/27 Jan 1916 | age about 90 years; [m1 Jonathan Osborne, who was killed in the Civil War, m2 Benjamin Taylor] |
| OSBORNE, Jonathan | 12 Nov 1832 | 18 Jul 1863 | Pvt Co K 21st Va Cav CSA; [memorial marker, body was not buried here] |
| OSBORNE, W[illiam] J. | 26 Dec 1862 | Oct 1876 | [s/o Jonathan and Polly Crouse Osborne] |
| TAYLOR, Etta | 5 Jul 1874 | [21] Oct 1879 | [d/o Benjamin and Polly Crouse Taylor] |
| OSBORNE, Polly Ann | 24 Aug 1857 | 16 Oct 1910 | [also recorded as 7 Aug 1857-10 Oct 1910; d/o Jonathan and Polly Crouse Osborne] |
| POLLARD, [Infant] | Aug 1913 | [s/o Bill and Synthia Taylor Pollard] | |
| Row 3 | |||
| OSBORNE, Johnny L. | 12 Oct 1895 | 30 Nov 1978 | [Johnny Lester, s/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne; m1 Allie Brewer, m2 Nettie Wolfe] |
| OSBORNE, Nettie W. | 22 Jan 1910 | 9 Jul 1971 | [Nettie Wolfe, second w/o Johnny Lester Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Loutisha Rutherford | 11 Jan 1856 | 2 Jan 1935 | [Nettie Loutisha, d/o Allen and Peggy Daniel Rutherford]; double stone with next |
| OSBORNE, Enoch Reeves | 5/6 Jan 1860 | 5 Jun 1933 | [s/o Jonathan and Polly Crouse Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Mattie | 1893 | 3 Dec 1900 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Thomas C. | [1906] | 1906 | [Thomas Clarence, infant s/o Allie and Lillie Moss Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Allie | 13 Dec 1882 | 5 Jan 1966 | [Allie Clayborne, s/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne; h/o Lillie Moss Osborne, who is buried at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church] |
| ANDERS, Maggie Ellen | 16 May 1897 | 3 Aug 1932 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne; w/o John Oscar Anders] |
| ANDERS, Jesse Mac | 8 Dec 1929 | 7 Aug 1971 | [so John Oscar and Maggie Ellen Osborne Anders] |
| ANDERS, John Oscar | 10 Jul 1899 | 5 Aug 1972 | [s/o Oscar and Alice Anders Anders] |
| ELLIOTT, Sgt. James Alvin | 1 Nov 1949 | U.S. Army Viet Nam | |
| Row 4 | |||
| OSBORNE, Joseph C. | 19 Sep 1884 | 9 Mar 1967 | [Joseph Cleveland, s/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Martha C. Joines | 26 Oct 1890 | 8 Apr 1982 | [Martha Cardelia, d/o Jacob and Jane West Joines; w/o Joseph Cleveland Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Edna | 25 Mar 1916 | 6 Feb 1920 | [Dorris Edna, d/o Joseph Cleveland and Martha Cardelia Joines Osborne] |
| OSBORNE, Zella | 30 Nov 1909 | 9 Dec 1909 | [Zella Ruth, d/o Joseph Cleveland and Martha Cardelia Joines Osborne] |
| JOINES, Nannie Glea | 8 May 1912 | 16 Apr 1914 | [d/o Carlton and Polly Ann Osborne Joines] |
| JOINES, Polly Ann Osborn | 7 May 1890 | 24 Apr 1930 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Nettie Lutisha Rutherford Osborne]; w/o C[arlton] R. Joines; [buried with twin son and daughter] |
| JOINES, Paul Junior | 10 Jun 1926 | 10 Oct/Nov 1979 | Pvt U.S. Army Air Corps World War II; [s/o Carlton and Polly Ann Osborne Joines]; double stone with next |
| JOINES, Hazel C. | 22 Feb 1924 | 15 Jan 1992 | [d/o Stuart and Ollie Houk Carico] |
| Row 5 | |||
| CARICO, John E. | 30 Jan 1916 | 7 Feb 1992 | Pvt U.S. Army Air Corps World War II; [John Edward, s/o Dallas and Pearl Owens Carico]; double stone with next |
| CARICO, Thelma O. | 4 Jun 1914 | married 28 Jun 1948 | |
| RAY, Redeford Howard | 9 Apr 1917 | 14 Apr 1989 | SF 3 U.S. Navy World War II; [s/o James David and Elizabeth Hamm Ray; h/o Bessie Leona Osborne] |