F.S. Thomas Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: The cemetery is located on the hill above Beaver Dam Road just off 221 in the southern part of Independence.
Directions: From Independence go south on New River Parkway (US 221). Turn left on Beaver Dam Road (Rt 697) and park at the laundromat which is within sight of New River Parkway. The cemetery is in a field on the north side of Beaver Dam Road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.615749 W81.151001
Surveyed by: Rich Ballard 13 May 2003. He was assisted by four ponies and one black snake.
Comments:
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| THOMAS, Mary V. | 8 Sep 1853 | 22 Aug 1854 | |
| THOMAS, Drusilla R. | 8 Nov 1846 | 14 Aug 1854 | |
| THOMAS, Nancy Jane | 17 Apr 1843 | 1 Sep 1854 | |
| THOMAS, F[leming] S., Dr. | 1 Nov 1814 | 23 Aug 1889 | double stone with next |
| THOMAS, Emily Phipps | 18 Nov 1812 | 2 Nov 1904 | [w/o Dr. Fleming S. Thomas; nee Phipps] |
| Other rows | |||
| unknowns | five to ten unmarked graves | ||