Russell-Testerman Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Flatridge
Directions: From the junction of Honey Grove Rd (Rt 672) and Flatridge Rd. (Rt 601) go southwest on Flatridge Rd. about 3/4 mile. The cemetery is on the east side of Flatridge Rd within sight of the Flatridge Community Center. A farm building is adjacent to the road and the cemetery is within a fenced area behind that building and in front of the next.
GPS Coordinates: N36.694893 W81.344803
Surveyed by: Information on burials was provided by Elmer Russell on 27 Mar 2003. Other info is from Ginger Ballard
Comments: This cemetery contains no contemporary carved markers and has an indeterminate number of burials in it. While it is shown as a Russell Cemetery on USGS maps, locally it is known as a Testerman Cemetery.
There are two markers in this cemetery both placed there in 2003-2005 time frame. This listing is based on these markers.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known to be buried here: | |||
| TESTERMAN, unknown family members | |||
| RUSSELL, James Fleming | 11 Feb 1842 | [10 Jul] 1925 | Co C, 45 Va CSA; [s/o Phillip C. and Lucy Perkins Russell; h/o Martha Leticia Ross; Death date is from Jeff Weaver’s “Grayson Countians in the Civil War” while Ramos and Kratz in “Descendants of Phillip and Rebecca (Russell) Russell” indicate James Fleming Russell died 1 Sep 1923.] |
| RUSSELL, Martha Luticia Ross | [Mar 1849] | [after 1920] | w/o James Russell; [d/o John W. & Evaline Testerman Ross] |
| WILES, Celie Russell | [6 Feb 1872] | d/o James & Martha Russell; [w/o Cleveland Montgomery Wiles] | |
| RUSSELL, Grace | [Apr 1894] | d/o James & Martha Russell | |
| RUSSELL, Arthur | [1879] | [25 Sep 1886] | 7 yr old s/o James & Martha Russell |
| RUSSELL, Mintie Dell | [ca 1890] | d/o James & Martha Russell; [infant] | |
| RUSSELL, Katie | infant d/o of Grace & John Russell | ||