Pugh-Haynes Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Grassy Creek Community
Directions: This cemetery is on the north side of Jefferson Hwy (SR 16) near ridge top about 0.1 mile east of Reeves Hill Rd (Rt 721).
GPS Coordinates: N36.578950 W81.392838
Surveyed by: Jeff Weaver on 30 May 2003
Comments: The cemetery is well fenced, but is badly overgrown. It is possible that some smaller stones were not found.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| STANLEY, Jewel Ann | 1940 | 1941 | funeral home marker (Caufman Funeral Home) |
| Row 2 | |||
| HAYNES, Claude C. | 28 Jun 1892 | 4 May 1927 | World War I |
| HAYNES, Everett | 18 Nov 1894 | 23 Jun 1916 | s/o H. P[reston] and E[lizabeth] A. Haynes |
| HAYNES, Bessie L. | 11 Jul 1890 | 5 Jul 1914 | age 23 y 11 mo 24 d; d/o H. P[reston] and E[lizabeth] A. Haynes |
| HAYNES, Ruby | 7 Jan 1912 | 24 Aug 1915 | |
| HAYNES, Mabel L. | 24 Apr 1921 | 24 Apr 1921 | d/o A.G. and E.J. Haynes |
| HAYNES, Effie | 8 Mar 1891 | 29 Sep 1921 | w/o Arthur Haynes |
| Row 3 | |||
| PUGH, Wiley Ray | 8 Apr 1894 | 13 Jul 1913 | [s/o Steve Mack and Cleopatra Sturgill Pugh; gs/o Robert and Nancy McMillan Pugh]; metal marker |
| PUGH, Catlette B. | 1870 | 1941 | [Catlette Byrum, s/o Stephen and Mary Jones Pugh; h/o Candis J. Dixon] |
| PUGH, Alta Marie | 14 Sep 1908 | 19 May 1913 | aged 5 years 8 mos 5 days; d/o C[atlett] B[yrum] and Candice J. [Dixon] Pugh |
| PUGH, William C. | 1893 | 1934 | |
| Row 4 | |||
| PUGH, Robert E. | 20 Apr 1849 | 29 Apr 1897 | [Robert Emory, s/o Stephen and Mahala Perkins Pugh]; double stone with next. This fellow has two stones in the same cemetery, one several feet from the other, with the double stone is the more recent one. |
| PUGH, Nannie J. | 17 Nov 1853 | 23 May 1930 | “His wife”; [Nancy, d/o John and Sara Ray McMillan] |
| Row 5 | |||
| unknowns | two field stones | ||
| PUGH, Stephen | 1826 | 1903 | [s/o Robert and Mary Polly Thomas Pugh; m1 Mahala Perkins, m2 Mary Jones]; double stone with next |
| PUGH, Mary J. | 1852 | 1938 | [nee Jones; d/o Alexander McMillan, as reported by family historian] |
| Row 6 | |||
| PUGH, Robert | 1 Apr 1795 | 19 May 1865 | aged 70 years 1 month 19 days; [s/o David and Sarah Greer Pugh] |
| PUGH, Mary Polly | 15 Apr 1802 | 29 Feb 1876 | 78 y 10 mo 14 days; [d/o Jonathan and Patience Bourne Thomas] |
| REVES, Elizabeth | 28 Apr 1822 | 7 Feb 1876 | “In memory of Elizabeth Reves, w/o George D Revs, was bornd Apr 18 1822 dc. Feb 7 1876”; [Surname nowadays is spelled Reeves. The daughter of Robert and Mary Polly Thomas Pugh, she died at age 47 years, of pneumonia. The obit in the 21 Mar 1876 issue of the Grayson Clipper of Independence newspaper states, “as the minister was conducting funeral services, her mother Mary Polly, gently reclined her head and instantly expired” The obit continued “…the sudden death of Mrs Pugh prevented the burial of Mrs. Reeves that day, but was deferred until March 1, when both mother and daughter were interred in the same grave. They were buried at the old parental burial ground on the premises of Mr. Robert Pugh, deceased.”] |