Senter Family Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Mouth of Wilson
Directions: From the junction of Jefferson Hwy (SR 16) and Wilson Hwy (US 58) at Mouth of Wilson, go west on Jefferson Hwy towards North Carolina. Cross bridge over Big Wilson Creek and continue approximately 1/2 mile. The cemetery is on the right approximately 1000 ft off the road on the ridge finger, among a Christmas tree farm. It is not visible from the road.
GPS Coordinates: N36.590709 W81.353172
Surveyed by: Kate McCarter and Trula Purkey
Comments: Cemetery fenced, overgrown, monuments need cleaning. There are some 6 replacement monuments in this cemetery a/o 1995. In aerial photography in 2007 there appears to be a driveway leading up to a house that is next to the cemetery.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| unknowns | apparently eight graves | ||
| WOOD, Ellen | 1866 | 1897 | [nee Baldwin]; modern-day, granite stone, probably a replacement |
| WOOD, James Wesley | 1887 | 1907 | probable replacement stone |
| Row 2 | |||
| unknown | possibly one grave | ||
| SENTER, Drury, Rev. | [25 Sep 1788] | [10 Jan 1853] | concrete base, marker is either buried or missing. [Senter Family web site shows inscription as: “Rev. Drury Senter died Jan 10th 1855 aged 64 years 3 mo & 16 days.” He was a minister of the Regular Baptist Church about 38 years and a successful Preacher of his day and died in the triumphs of faith.] |
| SENTER, Polly | [21 Dec 1793] | 9 Dec 1855 | aged 61 yrs __ months 18 days. [nee McClure; Senter Family web site lists the death date as 9 Dec 1853.] |
| Row 3 | |||
| unknowns | possibly 6 graves | ||
| SENTER, W.M. | 20 Oct 1870 | 18 Dec 1929 | [Wiley McClure, s/o Calvin and Rosa Pugh Senter] |
| SENTER, Melissa L. | 1867 | 1934 | [nee Copenhaver; w/o W.M. Senter]; replacement stone |
| SENTER, Mark Allison | 1906 | 1941 | [s/o W.M. and Melissa L Copenhaver Senter]; replacement stone |
| ROBBINS, Sue Mae | 1898 | 1943 | [d/o W.M. and Melissa L. Copenhaver Senter]; replacement stone |
| Row 4 | |||
| YOUNG, James Addison | 22 Feb 1860 | 18 Aug 1929 | [s/o Joseph Lee & Emma Jane McMillian Young] |
| YOUNG, Emma R. | 3 Jan 1866 | 24 Apr 1904 | wife of James A. Young; [Emma Robena, d/o Calvin H. & Rosa Pugh Senter] |
| unknowns | possibly 3 graves | ||
| SENTER, Calvin H. | 2 Sep 1832 | 20 Jan 1911 | age 78 yrs 4 mos & 18 days; [Calvin Halbert, s/o Drury and Polly Senter]; stone fallen |
| SENTER, Rosamond | 13 Mar 1838 | 5 Mar 1920 | [d/o Robert T., Sr. & Mary Thomas Pugh; w/o Calvin Senter] |
| Row 5 | |||
| unknowns | possibly 2 graves | ||
| BARNETT, Infant | 1943 | 1943 | son of Mr. & Mrs. R.T. Barnett; cast concrete marker, bearing bronze funeral home plate |
| unknowns | possibly 3 graves | ||
| Row 6 | |||
| unknown | possibly 1 grave | ||
| FLETCHER, Rosa | 11 Feb 1896 | 3 Aug 1935 | [nee Young] |
| unknowns | possibly 4 graves | ||
| SENTER, Kenny M. | [16 Jan] 1856 | 1943 | [Kenneth Monroe, oldest s/o Calvin and Rosa Senter]; This is the same style and apparent vintage as the replacement markers in this cemetery. All appear to have been produced about the same time, as weathering, staining and mold growths are similar. |