William Rhudy Cemetery
originally known as Brewer-Rhudy Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: East of Elk Creek Community
Directions: This cemetery is on William Rhudy’s former estate on the west side of Summerfield Road (Rt 696) about half a mile south of the intersection with Carsonville Road (Rt 660). The cemetery is behind a small brick house and just north of a large old brick house. It cannot be seen from the road and is in a clearing behind a row of trees.
GPS Coordinates: N36.70319 W81.14783
Surveyed by: Susan Taylor Woodson; resurveyed by Rich and Ginger Ballard on 15 April 2003. Genealogy was provided by Mary Taylor Harrington and Susan Taylor Woodson and info from Paul Herndon’s files.
Comments: This cemetery at one time has been well-maintained but today is in danger. The fence has been partially removed and many of the stones are fallen, broken, or both. The few surviving wooden markers had been substantial and pretty but are in an advanced state of decay.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| BREWER, Baby girl | 1973 | 1973 | metal marker |
| BREWER, Baby boy | 1960 | 1960 | metal marker |
| BREWER, Nettie M. | 1888 | 1966 | metal marker |
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| BURRIS, Hazel M. | 29 Aug 1919 | 3 Jan 1942 | |
| Row 2 | |||
| BREWER, Patsy Lucille | 30 Jun 1927 | 24/25 Nov 1930 | |
| BREWER, Stephen M. | 27 Feb 1860 | 3 Jun 1935 | [s/o Mastin and Betty E. Brewer]; double stone with next |
| BREWER, Betty E. | 10 Jul 1862 | 10 Feb 1929 | [d/o G. and R. Funk] |
| BREWER, Dovie R. | 28 Jan 1899 | 3 Apr 1917 | |
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| BURRIS, Pearle O. | 20 Oct 1886 | 30 Oct 1912 | [nee Brewer] |
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| unknown | wooden marker, old | ||
| unknowns | three unmarked graves | ||
| Row 3 | |||
| BREWER, Aaron L. | 7 Jul 1855 | 16 Apr 1940 | double stone with next |
| BREWER, Alice C. | 21 May 1859 | 3 Dec 1951 | [nee Cornett] |
| unknowns | four field stones | ||
| unknowns | perhaps five unmarked graves | ||
| COX, Izora | 4 Aug 1884 | 21 Nov 1914 | [w/o Samuel L. Cox] |
| COX, Guy S. | 18 Feb 1904 | 3 Apr 1931 | |
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| Row 4 | |||
| unknowns | two unmarked graves | ||
| unknowns | three field stones | ||
| BREWER, Lewis | 1760 | [7 Mar] 1839 | [Pvt NC Militia Revolutionary War] |
| unknowns | two field stones | ||
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| BREWER, Ethel Mae | 5 Mar 1927 | 17 Sep 1929 | dau. of J.L. & Cora Brewer |
| unknown | field stone | ||
| unknown | metal marker | ||
| Row 5 | |||
| unknowns | two unmarked graves | ||
| unknowns | two field stones | ||
| BREWER, Elizabeth | [ca 1805] | 18 Nov 1851 | [1st] wife of Mastin Brewer; [nee Phipps] |
| JONES, Luther | 1932 | 1984 | metal marker in 1997; gone in 2003 |
| BREWER, “Dicy” | 22 Mar 1826 | 10 Apr 1898 | [nee Elizabeth “Dicy” Griffith; 3rd w/o Mastin Brewer] |
| unknowns | nine field stones | ||
| JONES, Luther Franklin | 13 Apr 1901 | 16 Jan 1983/1985 | stone fallen |
| unknown | field stone | ||
| Row 6 | |||
| RHUDY, Calle J. | 4 Feb 1847 | 30 Nov 1925 | [d/o Alexander and Jemima Rhudy Cornett]; double stone with next; stone is an obelisk set “Scottish” style, 45 degrees to line of graves. These two graves are enclosed within an iron picket fence and covered with daffodils. |
| RHUDY, W.F. | 8 May 1844 | 19 Jan 1913 | age 68 yrs 8 mos 11 days; [William Friel, s/o William and Charlotte Cornett Rhudy] |
| RHUDY, William | 11 Aug 1816 | 10 Mar 1887 | [s/o Stephen and Elizabeth “Betsy” Cocke Rhudy] |
| RHUDY, Charlotte Cornett | [27 Mar] 1820 | 1905 | fallen stone; [d/o William Jefferson, Sr. & Jane “Jennie” Sutherland Cornett; w/o William Rhudy] |
| unknown | fallen stone | ||
| unknown | fallen stone | ||
| ______, Mary | 20 Aug 1878(?) | age 14 yrs 5 mos 5 days; stone fallen, broken | |
| TAYLOR, Mallie S. | 1 Feb 1881 | 1 Feb 1881 | |
| TAYLOR, William J[ames] | 5 Mar 1862 | 20 Aug 1876 | Headstone not found in 2003 but footstone “W.J.T.” still exists. [William James, s/o Anderson Lee and Nancy E. Rhudy Taylor] |
| unknowns | four or five unmarked graves | ||
| Row 7 | |||
| GOODPASTURE, Minnie M. | 3 Oct 1851 | 6 May 1874 | wife of A.M. Goodpasture; stone fallen, broken; [d/o Alex and Olive Jemima Rhudy Goodpasture] |
| STONE, Amanda | 26 Jun 1839 | 28 Jul 1866 | wife of G[ustavius] B[eecher] Stone; stone fallen, broken; [d/o William and Charlotte Cornett Rhudy] |
| STONE, G[ustavius] B[eecher] | [s/o John and Nancy Fields Stone; h/o Amanda Rhudy]; location uncertain | ||
| TAYLOR, Thursey E. | 23 Sep 1860 | 6 Feb 1861 | age 4 mos 13 days; fallen stone; [d/o Anderson Lee and Nancy E. Rhudy Taylor] |
| RHUDY, Julia Ann | 23/26 Jun 1853 | 23/26 Jun 1853 | infant girl of W[illiam] M. and C[harlotte D. Cornett] Rhudy; fallen stone |
| unknowns | six to eight unmarked graves | ||
| DAY, Laura Mae | 11 Jan 1921 | 27 Dec 1961 | |
| unknowns | two unmarked graves | ||
| Row 8 | |||
| RHUDY, Emma J. | 27 Oct 1856 | 12 Sep 1919 | large obelisk, set “Scottish” style at 45 degrees to line of graves; [Emma Jane, d/o Ephraim and Nancy Greer Gentry]; double stone with next |
| RHUDY, Bud | 28 Dec 1857 | 2 Jan 1897 | age 39 yrs 4 ds; [Alexander Mitchell, s/o William and Charlotte Cornett Rhudy] |
| RHUDY, Infant | 15 Feb 1880 | 15 Feb 1880 | infant girl of A.M. and E.G. Rhudy |
| RHUDY, Cora E. | 3/13 Sep 1875 | 26 Feb 1876 | This and the next grave are enclosed within an iron picket fence. |
| LAMB, Julia Fay | 12 Nov 1906 | 12 Nov 1906 | infant dau. of J.T. and Bessie Lamb |
| unknowns | several unmarked graves | ||
| Row 9 | |||
| RHUDY, Infant | 7 Dec 1886 | 7 Dec 1886 | s/o G.A. and N.E. Rhudy; stone fallen |
| CORNETT, Lillie M. | 22 Jun 1893 | 11 Nov 1902 | [d/o Thomas H. & Minnie P. Rhudy Cornett]; double stone with next |
| CORNETT, Cleo S. | 21 Oct 1888 | 26 Jan 1889 | [d/o Thomas H. & Minnie P. Rhudy Cornett] |
| RHUDY, Amanda | 17 Feb 1846 | 19 Jul 1897 | joint stone with next; [d/o Bledsoe Austin & Nancy Moore] |
| RHUDY, Daniel Wesley | 9 Apr 1847 | 22 Jun 1926 | [s/o William and Charlotte Cornett Rhudy] |
| unknown | unmarked grave | ||
| Row 10 | |||
| RUDY, Infant | 16 Jul 1915 | 16 Jul 1915 | infant of B[lake] A. and M[aude] H. Rudy |
| CORNETT, Thomas H. | 30 Sep 1866 | 15 Jun 1942 | [s/o James M. & Lydia J. Cornett]; double stone with next |
| CORNETT, Minnie P. | 28 May 1869 | 19 Apr 1940 | [w/o Thomas H. Cornett; d/o Daniel Wesley and Amanda Austin Rhudy] |
| CORNETT, Thomas Leonard | 2 Nov 1921 | 3 Feb 1924 | |
| unknown | unmarked stone | ||
| unknowns | about six unmarked graves | ||
| Row 11 | |||
| RHUDY, Jennie | [Jan] 1868 | 1941 | metal marker; [d/o James Mack & Lydia J. Cornett; w/o James E. Rhudy] |
| RHUDY, Leland C. | [Nov 1895] | 17 Apr 1942 | Va Pvt 3 Engr Training Regt; [only s/o James E. and E.V. “Jennie” Cornett Rhudy] |
| unknowns | two unmarked graves | ||
| Known to be buried here | |||
| CORNETT, James Mack | [20 Sep 1896] | [20 Jul 1951] | [s/o Thomas Harvey & Minnie P. Rhudy Cornett; h/o Annie Rutherford] |
| CORNETT, Judy | [d/o Prince Burnett & Nellie Hamrick Cornett; age 6 mo] | ||