William Roberts Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: Comers Rock
Directions: From the intersection of Comers Rock Rd (Rt 658) and Laurel View Rd (Rt 670) go southeast 0.7 mile on Laurel View Rd to cemetery on the right side of the road behind the house.
GPS Coordinates: N36.723630 W81.258810
Surveyed by: Mary Taylor Harrington, Susan Taylor Woodson
Comments: Cemetery is fenced and is visible from the road. This listing also includes info from Paul Herndon’s files.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, W[illiam] J[asper] | 10 Oct 1850 | 5 Jul 1916 | [s/o Zachariah C. and Celia Hackler Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Martha E. | [1853] | 19 Dec 1960 | [d/o Zachariah C. and Celia Hackler Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Z[ach] J[ohnson] | 15 Mar 1876 | 23 Feb 1949 | [s/o William Jasper and Mary E Sutherland Roberts; h/o Alice Jane Cox] |
| ROBERTS, Wiley | 24 Dec 1882 | 25 Oct 1974 | [s/o William Jasper and Mary E Sutherland Roberts]; large marker “Wiley Roberts and the Roberts Generations” |
| Row 2 | |||
| ROBERTS, Jane | 21 Jul 1874 | 15 Oct 1880 | d/o W[illiam] J[asper] and M[ary E Sutherland] Roberts |
| ROBERTS, Grover Cleveland | 1 Jun 1885 | 17 Jul 1901 | s/o W[illiam] J[asper] and M[ary E Sutherland] Roberts |
| ROBERTS, Clarice | 2 Jun 1905 | 8 Dec 1905 | d/o R. L[ee] and Z[ollie] M[ae Cox] Roberts |
| ROBERTS, Ruth Glee | 3 Jul 1910 | 11 Dec 1910 | d/o of E[lbert] M. and E[ssie] J. [Cox] Roberts |
| ROBERTS, Lucille | 11 Aug 1917 | 27 Jan 1920 | d/o of E[lbert] M. and E[ssie] J. [Cox] Roberts |
| Row 3 | |||
| SUTHERLAND, John W. | 2 Nov 1883 | 2 Nov 1883 | s/o A[lexander] M. and E. C[atherine Comer] Sutherland |
| SUTHERLAND, Wysor F. | 28 Feb 1902 | 3 Apr 1902 | s/o A[lexander] M. and E. C[atherine Comer] Sutherland |
| Believed to be buried here | |||
| [ROBERTS, William] | [7 Feb 1770] | [8 Apr 1838] | presumed to be buried here; [This was his homeplace; s/o John and Elizabeth Roberts] |
| [ROBERTS, Mary E.] | presumed to be buried here; [1st w/o William Roberts; d/o John Davis, Sr.] | ||
| [ROBERTS, Lydia] | [26 Feb 1856] | presumed to be buried here; [2nd w/o of William Roberts; nee Lewis] | |
| [ROBERTS, Celia] | [1824] | presumed to be buried here; [w/o Zachariah C. Roberts; d/o John and Catherine Delp Hackler] | |
| ROBERTS, Julia C. | [25 Mar] 1857 | 15 Dec 1860 | [d/o Zachariah C. and Celia Hackler Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Lydia | 1855 | [d/o Zachariah C. and Celia Hackler Roberts] | |
| ROBERTS, Mary E. | 15 Mar 1856 | 14 Feb 1947 | [w/o William Jasper Roberts; d/o Richard H. and Ruth J. Cox Sutherland] |
| ROBERTS, Melvina | 1845 | 11 Aug 1857 | [d/o Zachariah C. and Celia Hackler Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Zachariah | 1824 | 25 Jun 1860 | [s/o William and Lydia Lewis Roberts; h/o Celia Hackler Roberts] |