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Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery

Grayson County, Virginia

Location: Barton Crossroads

Directions: From the junction of Flatridge Rd (Rt 658) and Rockbridge Rd (Rt 731) go west 1 1/4 miles on Rockbridge Rd to cemetery and church.

GPS Coordinates: N36.671810 W81.363617

Surveyed by: James and May Cox on 5 Oct 1991, Darlene Sue Dible.

Comments: Cemetery and church are on opposite sides of Rockbridge Rd.

Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Grayson County, Virginia
Name Birth Death Comments
Row 1
ANDERSON, Kyle C. 12 Jan 1917 7 Jan 1986 double stone with next
ANDERSON, Eva B. 26 May 1923   [nee Bonham]
BONHAM, Joe A. 17 Jan 1883 13 Apr 1976 double stone with next
BONHAM, Alice R. 20 Oct 1898 28 Dec 1984 [nee Ross]
HASH, Isom H. 18 Sep 1891 20 Mar 1965  
HASH, Minnie B. 6 Jun 1891 17 Feb 1976 [d/o Stephen Reece and Verda Carter Bonham]
Row 2
LINEBERRY, Ray A.     wood cross
BYRD, L.A. 10 Sep 1854 25 Mar 1932/1935 [Lee, s/o William & Nancy Byrd]
BYRD, C.J. 1 Feb 1860 28 Feb 1931 [Celia Jane, d/o Jackson & Lucy Ross]; w/o L.A. Byrd
ROSS, A.J. 7 Jun 1830 12 Jan 1916 [Andrew Jackson, s/o Stephen and Elizabeth Anderson Ross]
ROSS, Lucy B. 1840 1930 [d/o Joseph and Tabitha L. Russell Bonham; w/o A.J. Ross]
Row 3
ROSS, Mary Lee 16 Oct 1916 26 Apr 1967  
ROSS, W. Estel 18 Oct 1890 12 Nov 1964 [William Estel, s/o Troy A. and Mary Almedia Cole Ross]; double stone with next
ROSS, Ida Parks 4 Sep 1891 3 May 1964 [d/o Stephen Barnett and Lucy Ludema Bonham Parks]
ROSS, Victor H. 12 Jun 1891 7 Jan 1912  
BROOKS, Joe 5 Jan 1923 7 July 1955 [s/o John & Dema Combs Brooks]
BROOKS, Kate 17 May 1918 24 Sep 1987 [w/o Joe Brooks; married 16 Jun 1945]
BONHAM, Samuel N. 13 Jun 1881 22 Sept 1964 [Samuel Noah, s/o Allen Lofton and Candace Jones Bonham]
BONHAM, Daisy S. 21 Mar 1885 8 Dec 1957 [d/o Elbert Riley Shuler and Malinda Elizabeth Parks; w/o Samuel N. Bonham]
Row 4
PARKS, Edgar Riley 9 Apr 1935 10 Apr 1935  
PARKS, Ruth L. 9 Sep 1912 9 Apr 1913  
PARKS, Winnie E. 11 Nov 1889 18 Apr 1914 [Winnie Edgar, s/o Stephen Barnett and Lucy Ludema Bonham Parks]; double stone with next
PARKS, Lillie V. 27 Sep 1892 9 Jan 1977 [d/o Enoch Francis and Virginia Ruth Robbins Ross; w/o Winnie Edgar Parks]
PARKS, Stephen B. 25 Jul 1864 29 Jul 1945 [Stephen Barnett, s/o Jesse Barnett and Meryan Matilda Johnson Parks]
PARKS, Ludema [4 Feb] 1872 [8 Jan] 1955 [d/o Allen Lofton and Candace Jones Bonham; w/o Stephen B. Parks]
Row 5
JAMES, Howard Lee 17 Aug 1924 22 Aug 1924 age 5 days; s/o Philip B. and Dora James
Row 6
BONHAM, Wade L. 1902 1958 double stone with next
BONHAM, Luna B. 1903   married 19 Apr 1930
BONHAM, Syble 19 May 1935 12 Jun 1935 d/o W.L. and L.B. Bonham
BONHAM, Susie Anderson 21 Mar 1882 19 Nov 1953 [Sophia Anderson; d/o Elbert Anderson & Tishie Perkins; 2nd w/o Stephen Reece Bonham]
BONHAM, Stephen Reece 4 Aug 1896 11 Sep 1946 [s/o Allen Lofton and Candace Jones Bonham; birth listed elsewhere as 1869]
BONHAM, Verda 15 Nov 1870 10 Aug 1915 [Mary Alveridia, d/o Saunders and Nellie Carter; 1st w/o Stephen Reece Bonham]
BONHAM, M. Carl 1893 1959 [s/o Stephen Reece and Verda Carter Bonham]; double stone with next
BONHAM, Maude C. 1899    
NELSON, Roy W., Sr. 11 Jul 1906 21 Jul 1985 [Roy Wesley, h/o Hessie Jean Bonham]
Row 7
BONHAM, Carson Junior 29 Nov 1930 30 Nov 1930 s/o Arthur Lee and Dorothy Ross Bonham
BONHAM, Howard Lee 2 Oct 1929 26 Oct 1929 s/o Arthur Lee and Dorothy R. Bonham
HASH, Kily 18 Jan 1923 17 Jul 1925 s/o Isom Hash
Row 8
LAXTON, Charlie M. 10 Jun 1887 12 Nov 1968 [s/o Thomas Jackson and Biddy Angeline Cox Laxton]
LAXTON, Betty C. 28 May 1887 6 Apr 1956 [Betty Catherine, d/o George Washington, Jr. and Mary J. Sanders Parks; w/o Charlie M. Laxton]
LAXTON, Charlie M., Jr. 10 Feb 1918 4 Apr 1924 [s/o Charlie & Betty Parks Laxton]
BONHAM, Lura 12 May 1877 2 Feb 1949 [Lura Jane, d/o James Sheffey Murray and Rhoda Pugh; w/o John Hicks Bonham who is buried Itmann, WV]
MURRAY, J. Sheffey 31 May 1856 3 Nov 1933 [James Sheffey, s/o Aulsey and Martha Comer Murray; m1 Rhoda Pugh, m2 Thursey Lane, m3 Malinda Lovelace, widow of ___ Reedy]; double stone with next
MURRAY, Malinda R. 10 Jun 1869 16 Jun 1932 [d/o Elbert S. & Eveline Lovelace]
BONHAM, Joseph Spurgeon 10 Aug 1898 11 Jul 1950 [s/o John Hicks & Lura Jane Murray Bonham]; double stone with next
BONHAM, Mabel Mae 20 Feb 1905 27 Feb 1974 [d/o James Charlton and Emma Frances Parks Sheaff]
MURRAY, Joseph C. 16 Feb 1881 28 Nov 1968 age 88 yrs; [Joseph Cebert, s/o James Sheffey and Rhoda Pugh Murray]
MURRAY, Emma F[rances] 15 Sep 1882 26 Apr 1969 age 86 yrs; [Emma Frances, d/o Jesse Milton and Mary Jeston Grubb Parks; w/o Joseph C. Murray]
Row 9
BONHAM, Fred 19 Jan 1905 10 Oct 1988 [Robert Fred, s/o Ora Weldon Bonham & Thedocia Barker]
BONHAM, Ida W. 2 Mar 1901 6 Mar 1985 [d/o John Hicks and Lura Jane Murray Bonham; w/o Fred Bonham]
BONHAM, Ora W. 19 Jun 1873 2 Feb 1948  
CALDWELL, Louise B. 1874 1961 [nee Barker; m1 Ora W. Bonham, m2 Joe Caldwell
ROSS, David Early [7 Apr] 1894 [19 Jul] 1968 Va Wagoner 401 Eng World War I; [s/o Troy A. and Mary Almedia Cole Ross; m1 Pearl Burton, m2 Eva Gladys Bonham]
ROSS, Gladys B. [29 Jun] 1906 [15 Jan] 1858 [Eva Gladys, d/o John Hicks and Lura Jane Murray Bonham]
DUNAVANT, Denny D. 13 Mar 1933 23 Nov 1987 SSgt U.S. Army; [s/o Carl and Alice Bonham Dunavant]
DUNAVANT, Alice V. 9 Sep 1903 4 Oct 1975 [d/o John Hicks and Lura Jane Murray Bonham; w/o Carl Wiston Dunavant]
BONHAM, Infant   6 Nov 1956 infant of Wayne and Hazel Bonham
PUGH, Arthur T. 1897 1960  
Row 10
YOUNG, Charmie B. 26 May 1899 24 Dec 1907 [d/o Stephen Reece and Verda Carter Bonham. Death date should be 24 Sep 1975.]
BONHAM, Virgie L. 23 Dec 1906 9 Jun 1968 [d/o Stephen Reece and Verda Carter Bonham]
BONHAM, Arthur Lee [21 Dec] 1896 [16 Feb] 1970 PFC Army World War I; [s/o Stephen Reece and Verda Carter Bonham]; double stone with next
BONHAM, Dorothy R. [3 May]1908 [11 Jan] 1971 [d/o Troy A. and Mary Almedia Cole Ross; w/o Arthur Lee Bonham]
ROSS, Emmett C. 17 Mar 1897 3 Jun 1979 [Emmett Columbus, s/o Troy A. Ross and Mary Almedia Cole; h/o Dawn Lane]
ROSS, Dawn L. 15 Feb 1906 6 Oct 1997 [d/o Norman and Vinnie Murray Lane; w/o Emmett C. Ross]
Also in this cemetery, but locations unknown
POOLE, Alice [27 Aug 1938]   [d/o Joseph Spurgeon and Mabel Mae Sheaff Bonham; w/o Roy Gene Poole]
POOLE, Roy Gene [20 Mar 1942] [26 Mar 1996] [s/o James Earnest Poole and Ola Marie Hamm; h/o Alice Bonham]
ROSS, Raymond [31 Aug 1926] [18 Jan 1996] [s/o Emmett C. and Dawn Lane Ross; h/o Edna A. Ross]
MURRAY, Dorothy Nettie [7 Nov 1912] [10 Nov 1912] [d/o Joseph Cebert and Sarah Murray Ross]
BONHAM, Allen Glen [14 Jun 1915] [22 Mar 1992] [s/o Samuel Noah and Daisy Elvira Shuler Bonham]
BONHAM, Sue Cornett [29 Nov 1916]   [Susan Angeline]
BONHAM, Joseph Wayne [1 Aug 1924] [15 May 1997] [s/o Joseph Spurgeon and Mabel Mae Sheaff Bonham; h/o Ellen Hazel Cole Bonham]