Solomon Hamm Cemetery
aka Laurel Valley Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Burton’s Chapel
Directions: From Flatridge Road (Rt 601) go east on Lost Lake Road (Rt 603) approximately 1.25 miles. The cemetery is not visible from the road but lies 0.12 mile north of the road in a wooded area. A private road leads past the cemetery but fallen limbs would prevent driving to the cemetery even if the property were not posted.
GPS Coordinates: N36.732159 W81.346138
Surveyed by: Rich and Ginger Ballard 10 Mar 2003
Comments: This cemetery needs maintenance. Some of the graves are badly sunken. One stone has fallen and another leans precariously. The area is considerably larger than the space needed to contain the identified graves. There are probably several others here underneath the ground pines.Rodney Johnson provided an earlier survey by Donna Edwards and Donna’s information has been incorporated into this list as well.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| unknown | field stone | ||
| RAY, J.D. | 1858 | 1926 | |
| RICHARDSON, Mary | 15 Jun 1850 | 28 May 1932 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| unknown | field stone | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| unknown | unmarked | ||
| HAMM, Olife Dove | 3 Nov 1918 | 17 Oct 1919 | d/o W.R. & Mona Hamm |
| Row 4 | |||
| HAM, Mary C. | 23 Oct 1869 | 23 Mar 1928 | 2nd w/o S.C. Ham; [d/o G.W. Martin]; “Member of the Primitive Baptist Church” (stone fallen) |
| HAM, Solomon C. | 18 Apr 1854 | 22 Jun 1939 | “Deacon of the Primitive Baptist Church” |
| HAM, Elizabeth Ann | 16 Jun 1862 | 7 Apr 1914 | [1st] w/o S.C. Ham |
| unknown | field stone | ||
| Row 5 | |||
| HAM, Lydia Gynnetia | 15 Nov 1878 | 14 Oct 1897 | d/o S.C. & Elizabeth Ham |
| HAM, Evert | 28 Dec 1890 | 8 Oct 1891 | s/o S.C. & E.A. Ham |
| unknown | field stone | ||