Jonathan Comer Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Troutdale
Directions: West of Troutdale Hwy (SR 16) on the south edge of Troutdale town limits. A sign on Troutdale Hwy identifies the entrance to the cemetery. The cemetery is not visible from the highway. Cross the stream and drive up the hill.
GPS Coordinates: N36.690704 W81.431305
Surveyed by: 15 March 2003 by Ginger Ballard, Rich Ballard and Susan Taylor Woodson.
Comments: There are 111 graves identified in this record. The sign pointing to this cemetery indicates that it was established in 1873. Miscellaneous notes are from Bette Nelson and Paul Herndon.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| unknowns | two crosses | ||
| GOWINGS, Clyde | 30 Aug 1905 | 3 Nov 1905 | |
| GOWINGS, E.A. | 2 Nov 1873 | 6 Sept 1918 | |
| GOWINGS, Emma | 21 Oct 1906 | 24 Oct 1937 | |
| unknown | cross | ||
| BLEVINS, Stella | 27 Oct 1911 | 1 Apr 1912 | [d/o F. Marion and Ella Mae Lovelace Blevins] |
| BLEVINS, Lewis | 4 Nov 1920 | 14 Nov 1934/1937 | [s/o F. Marion and Ella Mae Lovelace Blevins] |
| BLEVINS, Ella Mae | 22 Jun 1888 | 15 Jul 1963 | [d/o William C. and Emoline West Lovelace; w/o F. Marion Blevins] |
| BLEVINS, F. Marion | 2 Jun 1887 | 24 Mar 1970 | |
| BLEVINS, Rhoda Ethel | 11 Mar 1915 | 8 Nov 1997 | |
| unknown | cross | ||
| LYLES, Molly | 4 Jul 1865 | 4 Aug 1913 | |
| unknown | cross | ||
| LYALL, James W. | 3 Sep 1868 | 7 Aug 1945 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| HAWKINS, Douglas Frank | 5 April 1956 | 15 Oct 1956 | s/o Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Hawkins [nee Georgia Cox] |
| unknown | stone | ||
| unknowns | four crosses | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| GOINGS, Howard R. | 2 July 1908 | 11 Jul 1962 | West Virginia PFC U.S. Army World War II BSM |
| unknown | small stone | ||
| unknowns | twelve crosses | ||
| SMITH, Effie May | 4 Oct 1895 | 20 Jan 1913 | age 17 yrs 3 mo 16 ds; [d/o John and Mary A. Tedder Smith] |
| SMITH, Mary A. | 17 Aug 1856 | 24 Dec 1917 | [nee Tedder; w/o John Smith] |
| SMITH, John | Jul 1926 | cross | |
| SMITH, Emmett M. | 1876 | 1948 | [s/o John and Mary A. Tedder Smith] |
| COMER, Walker B. | 1893 | 1930 | |
| COMER, Ollie | 1893 | 1938 | w/o Walker B. Comer |
| Row 4 | |||
| BARKER, Arthur N. | 26 Aug 1896 | 25 Mar 1973 | [s/o Wilburn Norman and Sarah Hurley Barker] |
| BARKER, Beadie C. | 12 May 1899 | 20 May 1973 | [nee Comer; w/o Arthur N. Barker] |
| BARKER, Myra Ethel Ham | 18 Aug 1910 | 20 Jul 1991 | |
| BARKER, Nicholas H., Elder | 2 Oct 1888 | 30 Mar 1976 | [s/o Wilburn Norman and Sarah Hurley Barker] |
| BARKER, Jincy E. Comer | 7 ___ 1891 | 5 Jun 1941 | [Jincy Elizabeth, w/o Elder Nicholas H. Barker] |
| BARKER, Infant | 17 Jun 1933 | s/o Ovid and Ruth Barker | |
| BLEVINS, Jesse A. | 21 May 1936 | 29 May 1976 | |
| BLEVINS, Virginia W. | 9 May 1930 | 29 May 1931 | |
| BLEVINS, Laura E. | 23 Apr 1927 | 6 May 1927 | |
| COMER, George | cement cross | ||
| HASH, Jestin Almeda | 1872 | 1951 | |
| HASH, Mandy | cement cross | ||
| LONG, William G. | 14 Jul 1890/1899 | 31 Mar 1963 | |
| ADAMS, John Timothy | 4 Jul 1962 | 1 Oct 1962 | s/o Tom and Myrtle Campbell Adams |
| unknowns | three cement crosses | ||
| Row 5 | |||
| BARKER, T. Ordett | 3 May 1920 | 13 Feb 1990 | |
| BARKER, Cortney L., Elder | 8 Oct 1891 | 14 May 1982 | W.A.G.R., U.S. World War I; [Cortney Levi, s/o Wilburn & Sarah Hurley Barker] |
| BARKER, Dollie Jane | 24 Mar 1893 | 6 Jun 1961 | [nee Barker; w/o Elder Cortney Barker] |
| BARKER, James, Elder | 23 Oct 1882 | 28 Mar 1959 | [s/o Wilburn Norman and Sarah Hurley Barker] |
| BARKER, Caddie Ann | 7 Feb 1885 | 8 Jun 1967 | [d/o William Riley and Emaline Elizabeth West Lovelace; w/o Elder James Barker] |
| BARKER, Wilburn Norman | 2 Sep 1855 | 13 Feb 1942 | [s/o Levi and Mahala Blevins Barker] |
| BARKER, Sarah | 17 Aug 1860 | 31 Jan 1952 | [d/o Thomas and Barbery Ellen Johnisee Hurley; w/o Wilburn Norman Barker] |
| unknown | cement cross | ||
| BARKER, Jerame A. | 1858 | 1917 | [s/o Levi Newton and Mahaley Blevins Barker]; shared stone with next two |
| BARKER, Polly Caroline | 14 Jul 1862/1863 | 6 Sep 1937 | [nee Wright; w/o Jerame A. Barker] |
| HALL, Minnie | [d/o Jerame A. and Polly Caroline Wright Barker] | ||
| BARKER, Jerame | cement cross | ||
| BARKER, Curtis | [s/o Elder Cortney and Dolly Jane Barker]; cement cross | ||
| BARKER, Levi | [s/o Elder Cortney and Dolly Jane Barker]; cement cross | ||
| BARKER, Franklin | 21 Feb 1895 | 1 Apr 1908 | [“Frank”, s/o Jerame and Polly Barker] |
| unknown | cement cross | ||
| BARKER, Mildred Juanita | 5 Mar 1914 | 14 Aug 1916 | |
| unknowns | three cement crosses | ||
| DALTON, Minnie | 11 May 1890 | 11 Jul 1957 | [d/o James S. and Martha Comer Murray]; cement cross |
| COMER, Anna Ruth | cement cross | ||
| COMER, Winnie May | 3 Jan 1910 | 28 Mar 1917 | age 7 yrs 2 mos 25 dys |
| JOHNSON, Polly | cement cross | ||
| LONG, Annie/Minnie Leelie | 24 Apr 1909 | 3 Jan 1911 | |
| LONG, Jincy Almeda | 4 Oct 1879 | 14 Feb 1911 | |
| unknowns | three cement crosses | ||
| Row 6 | |||
| unknowns | four cement crosses | ||
| YORK, Victory E. | 28 Jul 1867 | 15 Feb 1928 | [w/o G.W. Sells] |
| unknown | cement cross | ||
| COMER, Wille Burl | 25 Apr 1913 | 1 Jun 1913 | s/o F.M. and Fanie Comer |
| unknowns | six cement crosses | ||
| REEDY, Virginia May | 1 Aug 1911 | 5 Aug 1912 | “Okie”, d/o E.C. and Rebecca Reedy |
| REEDY, Hattie Lee | 20 Dec 1908 | 20 Dec 1908 | age 4 hrs; d/o E.C. and Rebecca Reedy |
| REEDY, Infant | 25 Dec 1918 | 25 Dec 1918 | infant of O.G. and Dora B. Reedy |
| COMER, Steve | 23 Mar 1859 | 1 Oct 1921 | [s/o John and Elizabeth Wright Comer] |
| COMER, Sarah A. | 26 Oct 1864 | 4 Jul 1947 | |
| COMER, Lurt | [21 Oct 1889] | [21 Jul 1955] | cement cross; [Lerte Vance, s/o Steve & Sarah Nelson Comer; h/o Biddie Ann] |
| COMER, Burt | cement cross | ||
| COWING, Henry L. | 1 Apr 1902 | 6 Apr 1968 | |
| WALTON, Philomena C. | 13 Jun 1928 | 17 Jun 1983 | [w/o Richard W. Walton; d/o Antone and Filomenia Costa] |
| Row 7 | |||
| unknowns | ten cement crosses | ||
| COMER, Flem | 12 Mar 1867 | 25 Aug 1926 | double stone with next |
| COMER, Della | 28 Mar 1872 | 10 Oct 1937 | |
| unknown | cement cross | ||
| COMER, Rhoda E. | 7 Aug 1849 | 18 Sep 1940 | [d/o William and Elizabeth Parsons Pugh ; w/o Eli Comer] |
| COMER, Eli | 19 Jan 1837 | 18 Nov 1910 | |
| HASH, Jincy | cement cross | ||
| BONHAM, Victor J. | 24 Feb 1896 | 7 Oct 1929 | age 33 y 7 m 13 d; [s/o John H. and Lura Murray Bonham; h/o Pearl Comer] |
| COMER, John D. | 20 Aug 1864 | 12 Dec 1936 | [s/o John & Elizabeth Wright Comer] |
| COMER, Mary E. | 24 Nov 1868 | 23 Jun 1944 | [d/o Miles & Elizabeth York; w/o John Comer] |
| PRUITT, James Monroe | 15 Apr 1869 | 7 Jul 1956 | [s/o Wash Pruitt]; double stone with next |
| PRUITT, Martha J. | 28 Jun 1884 | 25 Jan 1981 | [d/o Joseph & Lucy Brooks Billings] |
| HALL, Minnie R. | 1901 | 1921 | |
| LOVELACE, Bessie Mae | 10 Jun 1900 | 16 Aug 1980 | [d/o Jacob and Jane West Joines]; double stone with next |
| LOVELACE, Robert C. | 15 Mar 1880 | 27 Mar 1971 | [“Cory”, s/o James Monroe and Victoria Lovelace Lovelace] |
| Row 8 | |||
| unknown | cross | ||
| MURRAY, Martha | cement cross | ||
| MURRAY, Aubrey S. | Co C 50 Va Inf CSA | ||
| unknown | cross | ||
| unknowns | two broken stones | ||
| Also believed to be buried in this cemetery | |||
| COMER, John | [22 Dec 1813] | [20 May 1878] | |
| COMER, Elizabeth | [ca 1815] | [nee Wright; w/o John Comer] | |
| COMER, Fred | |||
| COMER, Troy | |||
| COMER, ____ | |||
| COMER, Orlie | |||
| KEGLEY, Baby | |||
| MURRAY, Lee | |||
| COMER, Sally | |||
| COMER, Stella | |||
| BROWN, John | |||
| WATSON, ____ | |||
| WATSON, Mary | |||
| COMER, Rebecca | [1801] | [ca 1885] | [nee Parsons; w/o Johnathan Comer] |
| COMER, Johnathan | 27 Apr 1795 | 23 Feb 1873 | [Founder of this cemetery; believed to be the s/o John Comer] |
| LONG, James Albert | [14 Mar 1886] | [10 Mar 1950] | |
| LONG, Jane | |||
| LONG, Katherine | |||
| HAWKINS, Ollie | |||
| BLEVINS, Dave | |||
| BLEVINS, Infant | |||
| BOLT, Infant | |||