St. Johns Cemetery (A-A)
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Elk Creek
Directions: From the junction of Hunters Lane (Rt 659) and Victory Lane (Rt 791) go north 1.5 miles on Hunters Lane. The cemetery is on the left (west) side up an embankment and lying on either side of a grown up driveway.
GPS Coordinates: N36.748693 W81.180830
Surveyed by: Susan Taylor Woodson and Ginger Ballard on 17 Apr 2004. Info from Paul Herndon’s files is also included.
Comments: Part of this cemetery lies within sight of the road. The portion referred to as Lower St. Johns is nicely maintained. There are numerous unmarked graves here that are not shown in the listing. An old fence and some trees separate Lower St. Johns into two sections. The part referred to as Upper St. Johns is just up the hill from the maintained portion and is immediately beside it but lies in woods and is not maintained. It is quite possible that there are stones here which could not be seen through the brush.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1, Lower St. Johns | |||
| JOHNSON, Clay | 1913 | 2001 | U.S. Navy World War II; [s/o Mitchell J. & Susan Bailey] |
| LEE, Ossie J. | 15 Jan 1901 | 15 Jan 1984 | d/o Mitchell and Susan Johnson |
| JOHNSON, Nellie | 10 Dec 1896 | 23 Oct 1976 | d/o Mitchell and Susan Johnson |
| Row 2, Lower St. Johns | |||
| JENKINS-WILSON, Alecia Denise | 19 Jun 1978 | 9 May 1996 | [d/o Harry Wilson & Patricia M. Jenkins] |
| JENKINS, James Ernest, Sr. | 4 Oct 1915 | 7 Mar 1993 | [s/o Walter & Eunice Howard Jenkins]; double stone with next |
| JENKINS, Margaret Mozelle | 7 Jun 1922 | ||
| ROBINSON, Helen J. | 1 Mar 1893 | 28 Apr 1990 | [d/o Mitchell & Susan Bailey Johnson; w/o James Lawrence Robinson] |
| ROBINSON, James Lawrence | 11 May 1891 | 22 Feb 1963 | [s/o Jordan Robinson] |
| ROBINSON, Mabel B. | 29 Apr 1919 | 5 Oct 1953 | |
| ROBINSON, Nellie B. | 27 Dec 1924 | 10 Sep 1948 | |
| Row 3, Lower St. Johns | |||
| HOWARD, Betty | 1 Apr 1877 | 19 Aug 1950 | [probably born ca 1865] |
| JOHNSON, John Henry | 1899 | 1972 | double stone with next; [s/o Mitchell & Susie Bailey Johnson] |
| JOHNSON, Ona M. | [11 Jul] 1908 | [24 Apr] 1992 | [Ona Marcella, d/o Bettie Howard] |
| Row 4, Lower St. Johns–no marked graves | |||
| Row 5, Lower St. Johns | |||
| BOURNE, Lura C. | 7 Sep 1888 | 19 Apr 1961 | [d/o Bettie Howard]; double stone with next |
| BOURNE, Robert L. | 15 Dec 1881 | 28 Aug 1959 | [s/o Currant & Mary Bourne] |
| BOURNE, Albert Kyle | 26 Apr 1890 | 13 Dec 1966 | Va Pvt Co B 542 Engineers World War I; [s/o Current & Mary Bourne] |
| Row 6, Lower St. Johns | |||
| JOHNSON, Clene/Cleave | 8 Jun 1892 | 11 Aug 1961 | W Va Pvt Co K 370 Infantry World War I |
| DIXON, Hazel V. | 1914 | 1987 | double stone with next |
| DIXON, Randolph M. | 1914 | 1987 | |
| Row 7, Lower St. Johns | |||
| DIXON, Thomas Henry | 14 Jan 1911 | 5 Jan 1965 | Pvt U.S. Army World War II |
| GOINS, Nora Anna | 1930 | 1977 | |
| DIXON, LaEunice | 30 Nov 1940 | 21 Feb 1997 | [d/o Randolph & Hazel Johnson Dixon] |
| Row 8, Lower St. Johns | |||
| DIXON, Odell G. | [25 May] 1916 | 1981 | [s/o George & America Tucker Dixon; h/o Inez who d Oct 1980] |
| DIXON, Isiah Heziah, Sr. | 1921 | 1983 | Pvt U.S. Army World War II |
| Row 9, Lower St. Johns | |||
| HOLT, Leroy C. | 1925 | 1999 | double stone with next |
| HOLT, Clare M. | 1937 | ||
| Row 10, Lower St. Johns | |||
| JOHNSON, Macy | 5 Oct 1910 | 16 May 1982 | w/o George L. Johnson |
| JOHNSON, George L. | 10 May 1906 | 13 Oct 1985 | h/o Macy Johnson |
| Row 1, Lower St. Johns below fence | |||
| unknown | metal marker, label gone | ||
| BRAXTON, John Daniel | 7 Dec 1948 | 21 Jul 1993 | Bt 3 U.S. Navy Vietnam; [s/o Charlie & Irene Young Braxton] |
| Row 2, Lower St. Johns below fence | |||
| BRAXTON, Charlie Albert | 16 Aug 1908 | 25 Oct 1958 | [s/o John Braxton & Minnie Johnson] |
| unknown | metal marker, label gone | ||
| Row 3, Lower St. Johns below fence | |||
| GRUBB, Della Banks | 14 Jul 1910 | 18 Mar 2001 | double stone with next |
| WATTY, Sarah | 14 Apr 1932 | 1 Mar 2001 | |
| BANKS, Willie Mae | 25 Jun 1930 | 5 Feb 1971 | [killed on Route 21] |
| unknown | metal marker, label gone | ||
| NORTON, Katherine Banks | 27 Jul 1973 | aged 37 yrs; [d/o Clara Banks] | |
| Row 4, Lower St. Johns below fence | |||
| unknown | metal marker, label gone | ||
| BANKS, Lucy Charlotte | 11 May 1934 | 25 May 1994 | |
| unknown | 1910 | 1977 | metal marker, label gone |
| unknown | rock and metal marker, label gone | ||
| unknown | rock | ||
| HALE, James G. | 23 Mar 1879 | 24 Feb 1953 | [s/o Bill & Jestin Hale] |
| HALE, Ellen Howard | 10/16 May 1872 | 4/11 Nov 1957 | [d/o Frank & Lucy Ann Howard; w/o James Hale] |
| Row 5, Lower St. Johns below fence–no marked graves | |||
| Row 6, Lower St. Johns below fence | |||
| HALE, Ethel | [18 Dec] 1915 | [1 Jan] 1993 | [Ethel Inez, d/o Emmett & Etta Johnson Hale] |
| HALE, Alexander | 8 Nov 1908 | 1 Mar 1969 | [s/o Emmett and Etta Johnson Hale; h/o Virginia Jackson Hale] |
| HALE, Emmett | [1871-9] | double stone with next; [s/o Wilkes & Mary Hale] | |
| HALE, Etta | [ca May 1880] | [d/o Ales Johnson & Mourning Hale] | |
| WHITE, Johathan Lemuel | [27 Mar 1977] | [27 Mar] 1977 | [infant s/o Alfred Odell White & Marie McKinney]; metal marker |
| Row 1, Upper St. Johns | |||
| JACKSON, Edd T. | 1890 | 1968 | double stone with next |
| JACKSON, Verna | 1900 | unmarked grave | |
| JACKSON, Charley | 1885 | 1962 | double stone with next |
| JACKSON, Sina Rose | 1925 | ||
| Row 2, Upper St. Johns | |||
| McKINNEY, Sarah B. | 15 Jun 1879 | 7 Jul 1965 | [d/o Winton & Louisa Banks] |
| unknowns | three field stones | ||
| JACKSON, William | 8 Sep 1893 | 12/24 Jan 1924 | |
| Row 3, Upper St. Johns | |||
| JOHNSON, Clark G. | [ca 1851] | 18/23 Feb 1919 | age 68; stone broken. [He had been a slave.] |
| CROOKS, James | [ca 1829] | 5 Sep 1891 | |
| CROOKS, Malinda | [ca 1831] | 30 Jul 1883 | [died 20 Jul 1883 per Grayson death records; d/o Jacob & Jane Boston] |
| Row 4, Upper St. Johns | |||
| unknowns | three field stones | ||
| Row 5, Upper St. Johns | |||
| unknowns | four field stones | ||
| Row 6, Upper St. Johns | |||
| unknowns | three field stones | ||
| Row 7, Upper St. Johns | |||
| HALE, Stella A. | 3 Jun 1906 | 10 May 1919 | [d/o Emmett Hale & Etta Johnson] |
| Row 8, Upper St. Johns but in field below trees | |||
| JACKSON, James E. | 3 Jan 1896 | 27 Apr 1971 | A second slab lies at the foot of this grave. It is unclear whether this slab, marked only by marbles pressed into the cement while still wet, is intended as a footstone for this grave or a headstone for another grave. |
| Also buried here | |||
| OSBORNE, John | [14 Dec 1892] | [18 Mar 1980] | unmarked grave; [s/o Frank Osborne & Ellen Howard; h/o Sarah Windsor] |
| HARRIS, Mourning | [w/o Lou Harris] | ||
| HARRIS, Lou | [16 Aug 1905] | [26 Mar 1977} | [“Nubbie”, Walter Lou, s/o Norvel and Mourning Harris] |
| SIMPSON, Sally | unmarked grave | ||
| BOURNE, Alfred | [1896] | [1958] | |
| BRAXTON, Minnie | [ca Feb 1873] | unmarked grave; [w/o John Braxton; d/o Melvina Johnson] | |
| BRAXTON, George | [1 Jan 1899] | [18 Feb 1964] | |
| BRAXTON, Lydia | [1897] | [1964] | |
| DIXON, Isaiah H., Sr. | [17 Nov 1921] | [26 Jun 1983] | |
| JOHNSON, Amy Elizabeth | [1967] | [unsure whether 1967 is birth, death or both] | |
| STEVENS, Mabel | [nee Robinson] | ||
| JOHNSON, Sam | unmarked grave | ||
| GREEN, Elizabeth | [1908] | [1986] | [grandmother of Jimmie Dixon’s wife] |
| HOWARD, Melvin | unmarked grave | ||
| AUSTIN, ___ | [Albert Hale’s wife’s mother] | ||
| JACKSON, Jesse James | [31 Dec 1969] | [age 50] | |
| HALE, Muncy | unmarked grave | ||
| HALE, Bridgett | unmarked grave | ||
| JACKSON, Clark | unmarked grave | ||
| BANKS, Olive | [9 Sep 1888] | unmarked grave; [d/o Winton & Louisa Banks] | |
| BANKS, George Winton | [c/a May 1865] | [after 1920] | unmarked grave; [s/o Ballard Banks] |
| BANKS, Rufus | unmarked grave; [World War I] | ||
| BOURNE, Lewis William | [27 Jul 1942] | [age 65] | |
| BOURNE, Mary | unmarked grave | ||
| JOHNSON, Minnie | unmarked grave | ||
| BOURNE, Blanche | [nee Johnson]; unmarked grave | ||
| BAILEY, Josie Jackson | [ca 1867] | unmarked grave; [d/o Plesant Lucy Young; m1 Clark Jackson, m2 Freel Bailey] | |