Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Washington County, Virginia
Location: Located next to the Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church on Poor Valley Road in Washington County, Virginia.
Submitted by: Jeff Weaver
Comments: The Cemetery dates to at least 1859, perhaps earlier. This section of Washington County was a haven for moonshiners during prohibition. Oral tradition relates that these people took grave stones from the cemetery to blockade the road to impede the law enforcement officers. As a result only a few of the graves are identifiable. It is obvious that there would be over 100 graves located here.
Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Tumbling Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
| Row | Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 (Nearest the Church) | McELRATH, H. M. | 20 Jun 1871 | This stone is broken | |
| Row 1 (Nearest the Church) | TERRY, King David B. | 22 Oct 1894 | 19 Dec 1932 | |
| Row 1 (Nearest the Church) | McELRAFT, Henry | |||
| Row 1 (Nearest the Church) | McELRAFT, Margaret | |||
| Row 2 | McELRATH, Harvey B. | 1900 | 1925 | |
| Row 2 | UNKNOWN | Illegible Stone | ||
| Row 3 | SNEAD, Oscar B. | 07 May 1884 | 17 Dec 1950 | |
| Row 3 | SNEAD, D. C. | 1865 | 1900 | |
| Row 3 | SNEAD, Mary E. | 17 Jun 1942 | Age 86; Double stone with next. | |
| Row 4 | SNEAD, David G | 08 Dec 1903 | Age 52 | |
| Row 4 | BRANSON, Peter C. | 06 Feb 1857 | 03 Sep 1859 | S/o Henry L. and Susannah F. Branson |
| Row 4 | UNKNOWN | Two stones that are completely illegible | ||
| Row 4 | FRANCISCO, Margaret B. | 06 Sep 1872 | 05 Sep 1891 | |
| Row 4 | COLLEY, John C[alvin] | 22 Jul 1832 | 24 Jan 1907 | (Illegible) |
| Row 4 | COLLEY, Alcy | [14 Mar ____] | [06 Jan ____] | Nee Johnson; Stone Broken; (additional infrormation on Alcy Colley - This date copied from Berry and Mary Ann Taylor Johnson's bible--parents of Agatha Johnson. Aggy died after the 1910 census) |
| Row 4 | HELTON, James D. | 1875 | 1937 | Double stone with next |
| Row 4 | HELTON, Martha S. | 1873 | 1951 |