Liberty Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Grant Community
Directions: From the junction of Flatridge Rd (Rt 658) and Troutdale Hwy (SR 16) go north 0.7 mile on Troutdale Hwy. The cemetery is behind the church on the east side of Troutdale Hwy. Both are visible from the road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.669014 W81.405975
Surveyed by: Jeff Weaver on 7 Mar 2003
Comments: The cemetery is maintained by the church and is kept and well fenced. Parts of the cemetery are on steeply sloping ground, which may make standing difficult. There are 157 graves in this cemetery, marked by traditional grave stone or concrete blocks. The oldest burial dates from 1861. The cemetery apparently was established ca 1895-98 with the older markers having have been moved from elsewhere.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| JOHNSON, Charles H. | 1922 | 1922 | infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Johnson |
| Row 2 | |||
| KILLINGER, Frances E. | 13 Jun 1851 | 20 Jan 1941 | |
| KILLINGER, Ezra T. | 27 Aug 1845 | 22 Nov 1930 | |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| PARSONS, Sharon W. | 31 Aug 1955 | 19 Dec 1985 | |
| HOPPERS, Daniel Lee | 27 Jun 1875 | 25 Sep 1910 | |
| HOPPERS, Emily | 5 Feb 1848 | 10 Oct 1910 | |
| REEDY, Pauline B. | 20 Sep 1920 | double stone with next | |
| REEDY, Riley B. | 24 Aug 1909 | 19 Mar 1981 | married 27 Jul 1946 |
| HUDLER, John B./R. | 23 Mar 1889 | 9 Nov 1913 | |
| HUDLER, M.F. Hash | 30 Sep 1886 | 15 Mar 1912 | w/o E.C. Hudler |
| DEBORD, Maudie Mae | 22 Dec 1885 | 10 May 1910 | w/o B.C. DeBord |
| BARKER, Arnie W. | 20 May 1917 | 21 Jun 1980 | double stone with next |
| BARKER, Evelyn W. | 20 Nov 1924 | ||
| BARKER, Calvin Eugene | 21 Oct 1936 | 25 Jul 1964 | “Son”; photograph of young man in uniform; quad stone with next three |
| BARKER, Laura | 22 Apr 1914 | 12 Feb 1994 | [nee Brooks] |
| BARKER, Ora | 24 May 1908 | 14 Feb 1982 | [s/o Eugene & Dora Blevins Barker] |
| BARKER, Carson Lee | 26 May 1940 | 20 Jun 1966 | “Son”; photograph of young man |
| RUTHERFORD, Velma A. | 9 Aug 1921 | [nee Parks]; recent burial; double stone with next | |
| RUTHERFORD, Walter W. | 24 May 1914 | 7 Mar 1956 | [Walter Wayne, s/o Tom & Minnie Bennett Rutherford] |
| Row 4 | |||
| HOWELL, Terry Randall | 13 Apr 1954 | 15 Apr 1954 | s/o Mr. and Mrs. Goss B. Howell |
| PARKS, Weldon M. | 12 Jan 1874 | 15 Apr 1965 | [Weldon Manuel, s/o Emmanuel and Margaret Parks; m1 Cora Nelson, m2 Gincy Hash]; double stone with next |
| PARKS, Gincy H. | 11 Sep 1884 | 2 Oct 1971 | [d/o Joseph and Hannah Hash] |
| ROSS, Victor F. | 8 Sep 1922 | 26 Feb 1999 | double stone with next |
| ROSS, Mary L. | 30 Nov 1928 | ||
| ROSS, Cora E. | 4 Sep 1904 | double stone with next | |
| ROSS, Earl C. | 29 May 1895 | 9 Oct 1984 | Cpl U.S. Army World War I |
| ROSS, Jennie | 1866 | 1951 | [Virginia Ruth, d/o Daniel & Polly Robbins]; double stone with next |
| ROSS, Enoch | 1866 | 1955 | [Enoch Francis, s/o Andrew Jackson and Lucy Bonham Ross; obit info lists birth as 18 May 1861, death as 12 Jan 1956] |
| CARTER, Henrietta Grace Phipps | 11/14 Nov 1880 | 30 Mar 1907 | married James Monroe Carter 11 Oct 1896 |
| CARSON, Marry E. | 7 Mar 1841 | 13 Jun 1909 | |
| JONES, Zane | 19 Jan 1925 | 26 Jan 1932/1930 | s/o W.D. and Gwen Jones |
| JONES, William D. | 15 Mar 1895 | 24 Jan 1966 | Va PFC 25th Trans Co World War I |
| LOVELACE, Troy F. | [28 Sep] 1862 | [25 Jan] 1946 | [Troy Franklin]; double stone with next |
| LOVELACE, Sally M. | [13 Feb] 1870 | [7 Aug] 1958 | [Sallie Matilda, d/o Eli S. & Lucy Anderson Young] |
| unknowns | three concrete blocks | ||
| TESTERMAN, Eugene | 30 Apr 1909 | 30 Apr 1909 | double stone with next |
| TESTERMAN, Louene Seal | 30 Apr 1909 | 18 Jan 1913 | twin children of Neal and Susan Testerman |
| Row 5 | |||
| WILLIS, Ruby D. | 1902 | 1976 | [nee Dixon]; double stone with next |
| WILLIS, Leslie H. | [19 Oct] 1902 | [20 Oct] 1980 | [Leslie Hubert, s/o Sidney & Margaret Martin Willis]; Masonic emblem on stone |
| PEAK, Sarah Lue | 21 Jul 1886 | 24 Jun 1909 | |
| unknowns | three concrete blocks | ||
| POVEY, L. Irene | 23 May1917 | 3 Apr 1997 | double stone with next |
| POVEY, Frank | 1918 | 2001 | married 3 Oct 1943 |
| BLEVINS, M. Lawson | 1866 | 1936/1928 | |
| BLEVINS, Alberta | 1866 | 1928 | |
| McGINNIS, Hugh B. | 20 Oct 1905 31 Jul 1906 | 21 Jan 1906 01 Dec 1906 | [Hugh Bryant], s/o Dr. W.P. & Mintie B. McGinnis |
| McGINNIS, Mintie B. | 20 Oct 1864 | 27 Mar 1924 | double stone with next |
| McGINNIS, William P. | 10 Aug 1861 | 4 Mar 1924 | |
| ANDERSON, Carolyn R. | 1938 | 1947 | double stone with next |
| ANDERSON, Lincoln H. | 1944 | 1947 | |
| ANDERSON, Mary Neaves | 6 Jun 1911 | 4 Nov 1997 | double stone with next |
| ANDERSON, Lincoln Vance | 7 Sep 1913 | 23 May 1978 | [s/o Martin Gleaves & Rose Halsey Anderson] |
| WARREN, Martha | 6 Oct 1863 | 20 Oct 1955 | [Martha Ashley, w/o T.R. Warren] |
| WARREN, Gloria Jean | 1954 | 1955 | |
| WARREN, Dora Ruth | 21 Oct 1903 | 23 Jul 1949 | double stone with next |
| WARREN, John F./E. | 31 Jul 1904 | 12 Mar 1967 | |
| WARREN, Hazel Mae | 3 Aug 1907 | 21 Jul 1954 | |
| WARREN, Jones/James | 1904 | 1968 | funeral home marker |
| PARKS, Walter B. | 25 Sep 1910 | 19 Feb 1962 | |
| PARKS, Charlsie D. | 16 Feb 1938 | [Unsure if this is a baby or an adult; only one date inscribed.] | |
| Row 6 | |||
| unknowns | two concrete blocks | ||
| BARKER, Mary J. | 4 Jun 1873 | 15 Oct 1929 | double stone with next |
| BARKER, Loyd C. | 12 Aug 1858 | 11 Feb 1940 | |
| BARKER, William Eugene | 14 Feb 1942 | 10 Mar 1942 | |
| PARKS, Inez Barker | 7 Jun 1901 | 29 Dec 1954 | |
| CAMPBELL, Louella Maye | 15 Jan 1934 | 9 Mar 1934 | |
| BARKER, Josephine | Mar 1925 | Jun 1926 | |
| BARKER, Dora | 1854/1884 | 1932 | double stone with next |
| BARKER, Eugene | 1877 | 1950 | |
| WATKINS, Lucy J. | 1870 | 1959 | |
| WATKINS, J.J., Prof. | 2/12 Dec 1859 | 5 Aug 1905 | |
| YOUNG, Ray Hubble | 2 Aug 1880 | 5 Aug 1881 | s/o R[eece] W[illiam] and Martha] P. [Hubble] Young |
| YOUNG, Anne Free | 8 Feb 1876 | 30 Jun 1876 | d/o R[eece] W[illiam] and Martha] P. [Hubble] Young |
| YOUNG, W[iley] G[ordon] | 25 Jun 1824 | 5 Mar 1908 | [s/o William & Jane Charity Baker Young]; double stone with next |
| YOUNG, Elizabeth Greear | 11 Jul 1824 | 3 May 1875 | [d/o Shadrach & Sarah Greear] |
| YOUNG, Shadrach G. | 2 Dec 1843 | 18 Nov 1861 | age 17 years, 11 months 16 days; [Shadrach Greear, s/o Wiley Gordon & Elizabeth Greear Young]; oldest identifiable burial in this cemetery |
| YOUNG, Ray C. | 19 Dec 1895/1897 | 12 Jul 1899 | s/o C.O. and Aly Young |
| PEAK, Mamie Catherine | 23 Dec 1908 | 17 Apr 1909 | |
| COMER, Kenly Wayne | 25 Jan 1908 | 24 Jan 1910 | s/o W.J. and Ollia Jennette Comer |
| COMER, Willie C. | 8 Jan 1910/1913 | 1 May 1914 | s/o W.J. and Ollia Jennette Comer |
| COMER, Ollia Jennette | 3 Nov 1882 | 22 Jun 1917 | w/o W.J. Comer |
| DIXON, Wiley Jan | 13 Oct 1908 | 11 Feb 1984 | double stone with next |
| DIXON, Pauline Sheets | 30 Jul 1912 | 27 Nov 1990 | |
| Row 7 | |||
| SNELL, Terry B. | 14 Jul 1923 | 11 Jun 1990 | [d/o Estelle Bewley; w/o George K. Snell] |
| COMER, William Jack | 1882 | 1935 | |
| McKEE, Hunter | 26 Apr 1893 | 25 Oct 1898 | s/o Dr. J.B. and C.B. McKee |
| McKEE, Harvey Swanson | 30 May 1898 | 27 Dec 1913 | |
| DIXON, John Andrew | 24 Mar 1844 | 29 Jun 1936 | double stone with next |
| DIXON, Victoria Greear | 18 Jan 1862 | 2 Mar 1934 | |
| GREEAR, Shadric Wiley | 3 Mar 1879 | 17 Dec 1909 | |
| GREER, Ludema | 27 May 1838 | 10 Oct 1905 | [d/o Ezekiel & Evaline McMillan Young; w/o Eli W. Greer]; triple stone with next two |
| GREER, Eli W. | 6 Oct 1836 | 27 Feb 1901 | [Eli Washington, s/o Shadrach & Sarah Greear/Greer] |
| GREEAR, Fannie C. | 8 May 1866 | 19 Dec 1905 | [nee Frances Porter; 1st]; w/o A.N. Greear |
| GREEAR, Verna M. | 20 Feb 1896 | 2 Dec 1898 | d/o A.N. and Fannie C. Greear |
| GREEAR, Cenia Iva | 4 Apr 1903 | 11 Feb 1904 | d/o A.N. and Fannie C. Greear |
| GREEAR, A[lonzo] N. | 27 May 1861 | 13 Apr 1920 | [s/o Eli W. & Ludema Young Greer]; age 58 years 9 months 6 days |
| BARKER, Quincy F./E. | 12 Oct 1877 | 3 Jun 1902 | age 24 yrs 7 mo 21 ds |
| BARKER, John Wiley | 22 Apr 1871 | 14 May 1949 | |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| CAMPBELL, James Monroe | 18 Dec 1903 | 29 Mar 1906 | [s/o David F. and Ruthie Mae Campbell]; shared stone with next two |
| CAMPBELL, David F. | 4 Jul 1877 | 28 Feb 1906 | |
| CAMPBELL, Ruthie May | 22 Sep 1902 | 19/29 Dec 1902 | d/o D.F. and C.E. Campbell |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| CAMPBELL, A.L. | 6 Jul 1850 | 21 Mar 1902 | |
| CAMPBELL, Meryan Matilda | 31 Dec 1837 | 17 Jan 1917 | age 79 years 17 days |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| FELTS, Kentry | 5 May 1907 | 7 May 1907 | s/o J.F. and F.J. Felts |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| unknown | wooden stake marker | ||
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| PARKS, Bessie | concrete block | ||
| PARKS, Bonnie | concrete block | ||
| Row 8 | |||
| REED, Sarah E. | 1858 | 1909 | |
| SMITH, Martha Almedia | 15 May 1878 | 8 Dec 1920 | age 42 years 6 mos 24 days |
| REED, Eli | 1853/1855 | 1926 | |
| ROSS, Wiley F. | 24 Mar 1887 | 13 Feb 1900 | age 18 yrs 10 mos 19 d |
| unknowns | two concrete blocks | ||
| ADAMS, Cynthia Victoria | 16 May 1881 | 19 May 1906 | |
| unknowns | three concrete blocks | ||
| GREEAR, Virginia C. | 21 Aug 1899 | 31 Dec 1899 | d/o W.S. and Jessie Greear |
| DIXON, Winnie Hash | 1 Aug 1884 | 19 Apr 1904 | w/o J.M. Dixon |
| DIXON, Wayne D. | 1906 | [11 Jul] 1952 | |
| GREEAR, Infant | 3 Mar 1909 | 9 Mar 1909 | s/o Clabe and Cinthia Greear |
| unknowns | two concrete blocks | ||
| CAMPBELL, Anna Hazel | 22 Dec 1906 | 6 Jul 1908 | daughter of K.M. & Lana Campbell; age 18 mos 14 days |
| Row 9 | |||
| BRAGG, James Edward | 24 Jan 1916 | 28 Dec 1916 | |
| BLEVINS, Wanda Odell | 24 Dec 1923 | 10 Jan 1926 | d/o W.A. and Nonie Blevins |
| GREER, Joseph M. | 9 Feb 1915 | 10 Apr 1940 | |
| GREER, William Baker | 24 Apr 1890 | 28 Sep 1918 | double stone with next |
| GREER, Ola McGinnis | 8 Apr 1890 | 14 Aug 1922 | |
| GREER, Cynthia Parks | 1857 | 1939 | double stone with next |
| GREER, Shadrach Marshall | 1851 | 1922 | |
| CAUDELL, Chloe M. | 17 Mar 1934 | 10 Dec 1997 | double stone with next |
| CAUDELL, William V. | 16 May 1924 | ||
| CAUDELL, Clyde W. | 11 Jul 1920 | 11 Feb 1971 | Va PFC 897th Field Artillery Battalion U.S. Army World War II |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| CAUDELL, Clara M. | 1897 | 1976 | double stone with next |
| CAUDELL, William F. | 1890 | 1955 | |
| CAUDELL, Phyliss Ann | 8 Mar 1958 | 8 Mar 1958 | d/o Mr. and Mrs. William V. Caudell |
| unknown | concrete block | ||
| GREER, Sarah Elizabeth Drennon | “Aunt Bess” | ||
| GREER, Andrew J. | 29 May 1843 | 29 Apr 1920 | member Masonic Lodge |
| unknown | concrete marker “E.V.” | ||
| Row 10 | |||
| CAUDELL, Walter Claude | 21 Nov 1917 | 5 Feb 1991 | Spec 5 U.S. Army World War II |
| PARKS, Worth W. | 2 June 1907 | 22 Jun 1994 | double stone with next |
| PARKS, Mattie O. | 22 Jun 1911 | 5 Aug 2002 | |
| REEDY, Penny Lynn | 8 Jul 1971 | 10 Jul 1971 | |
| McCARROLL, Frank A. | 5 Oct 1887 | 2 Apr 1933 | [s/o Evan R. & Mary Menerva Graybeal(?) McCarroll]; Masonic symbol; double stone with next |
| McCARROLL, Emma Price | 10 Sep 1887 | 8 Jun 1938 | |
| YOUNG, Lucy Irene | 11 May 1917 | 4 Apr 1949 | [d/o Marshall Columbus & Mattie Rebecca Grubb Young] |
| YOUNG, Mittie R. | 8 Aug 1882 | 26 Apr 1958 | [nee Mattie Rebecca Grubb; w/o Marshall Columbus Young] |
| YOUNG, Marshall C. | 7 Apr 1877 | 28 May 1956 | [Marshall Columbus, s/o Alexander & Rebecca Osborn Young] |
| YOUNG, Archie C. | 23 May 1902 | 16 Mar 1961 | [Archie Con, s/o Marshall Columbus & Mattie Rebecca Grubb Young] |
| Row 11 | |||
| GREER, A. Louise | 6 May 1914 | 24 Mar 1915 | d/o C.F. and Lelia L. Greer |
| Believed to be buried here | |||
| CAUDILL, William Franklin | [12 Jul 1896] | [24 Oct 1955] | [s/o Josiah & Sarah Hines Caudill; h/o Clara] |