Lt. George Reeves Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Southeast of Indepedence above the north side of the New River.
Directions: This cemetery is east of Old River Rd (Rt 700) about 0.25 mile south of the junction of Graystone Rd (SR 701). It lies in a pasture on a hill south of the road and is easily visible from the road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.57815 W81.10939
Surveyed by: 15 Mar 2004 by Rich and Ginger Ballard plus info from Paul Herdon’s files from 1997
Comments: This is a fenced, gated, and well-maintained cemetery. It is unusual among Grayson cemeteries in that it is enclosed by concrete walls topped with stone. It seems likely that there are several unmarked graves in this cemetery as well as a few marked by rocks.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| REEVES, John, Sr. | 30 Dec 1785 | 9 Aug 1863 | aged 77 yrs 7 mos 9 ds |
| REEVES, Pheby | 12 Aug 1785 | 27 Jan 1863 | aged 77 yrs 1 mo 15 ds; wife of John Reeves |
| BOND, Charles Reeves | 29 Oct 1953 | 11 Jan 1954 | [s/o Vance & Virginia Elizabeth Reeves Bond] |
| BOND, George Bryan | 5 Feb 1963 | 7 May 1966 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| REEVES, George W. | 17 Apr 1897 | 2 Apr 1957 | double stone with next |
| REEVES, Pressie H. | 25 Feb 1906 | 30 Mar 1973 | |
| REEVES, George Preston | 6 Jun 1933 | 14 Apr 1951 | foot stone “G.P.R.” |
| REEVES, John Bryan | 15 Dec 1925 | 15 Nov 1987 | PFC U.S. Army World War II |
| Row 3 | |||
| REEVES, Preston B. | 1852 | 1940 | double stone with next |
| REEVES, Elizabeth Cox | 1852 | 1935 | |
| REEVES, John L. | 30 Oct 1875 | 25 Oct 1938 | |
| BOND, Charles Vance | 29 May 1928 | 19 Nov 1993 | Cpl U.S. Army Korea; [s/o Charles Wesley & Emma Dancey Bond]; double stone with next |
| BOND, Virginia Reeves | 31 Mar 1929 | 31 Mar 1998 | foot stone “VRB” |
| Row 4 | |||
| REEVES, Infant | 19 Sep 1892 | 19 Sep 1892 | son of Preston B. & Elizabeth Reeves |
| REEVES, Posey Leland | 7 Apr 1890 | 1 Oct 1890 | son of Preston B. & Elizabeth Reeves; aged 5 mos 21 ds |
| REEVES, Emmet Cox | 12 Jan 1884 | 7 Apr 1885 | son of P.B. & Elizabeth Reeves |
| REEVES, Innie B. | 1 May 1880 | 11 Dec 1881 | daughter of Preston B. & Elizabeth Reeves; age 1 yr 7 mos 10 ds |
| REEVES, Beulah Preston | 26 Jan 1894 | 22 Jul 1907 | dau. of Preston B. & Elizabeth Reeves |
| HALE, Infant | 15 Sep 1911 | 15 Sep 1911 | daughter of June P. & Clyde Hale |
| Row 5 | |||
| REEVES, George, Lt. | 1735 | 1811 | Bronze plaque, inscribed “Revolutionary Soldier; Placed by Appalachian Trail Chapter, D.A.R.”; [exact location of grave is unknown.] |
| REEVES, John | 13 Sep 1828 | 9 Sep 1854 | age 25 yrs 11 ms 26 days |
| REEVES, John | 14 Mar 1854 | 8 Oct 1856 | son of J. & P. Reeves; aged 2 yrs 6 ms 24 d |
| REEVES, Jestin | 10 Jun 1852 | 25 Oct 1856 | aged 4 yrs 4 mo 15 ds; daughter of J. & P. Reeves |
| REEVES, Mary P. | 14 Mar 1826 | 30 Aug 1907/1902 | aged 81 yrs 5 mos 16 ds; wife of John Reeves; stone fallen |