St. Clair’s Bottom Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia
Partial Survey
The St. Clair’s Bottom Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located South of Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia. Directions: Exit I-81 at Chilhowie, take Route 762 South, turn left on Route 600 (Old Airport Road) or turn left on Route 660 (Riverside Drive). The church is at the intersection of Routes 600 and 660. The St. Clair’s Bottom Primitive Baptist Church was established in 1775 and the cemetery was probably established soon thereafter. Many of the older stones have weathered to such a degree that any inscriptions are imperceptible. Many of the older graves are not marked with any designation whatsoever. The oldest established burials dates from 1802.
This cemetery is sometimes identified as the Sinclair’s Bottom Cemetery, however, the church takes care of the graveyard, and the name of the church should apply.
This cemetery survey and photos were done by Jeff Weaver on March 24, 2003.
Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
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Row 1 | |||
Barker, Anna B. Compton | Oct. 5, 1881 | Aug. 2, 1968 | Double stone with next |
Barker, Elder H. T. | Aug. 28, 1875 | July 15, 1946 | [Primitive Baptist Minister] |
Row 2 | |||
Bartley, Dora M | Nov. 9, 1875 | Oct. 28, 1950 | Double stone with next. |
Bartley, James A. | Aug. 19, 1867 | Dec. 2, 1961 | |
Bartley, Opal | July 23, 1929 | Feb. 8, 1931 | |
Blevins, Mary E. | 1866 | 1955 | Double stone with next |
Blevins, John A. | 1868 | 1951 | |
Sheets, Roy | July 17, 1908 | Oct. 4, 1923 | s/o H. P. & Celia Sheets |
Privett, Oscar Jessie | Sept. 15, 1919 | Feb. 2, 1941 | |
Perry, Margaret A | 1874 | 1944 | Double stone with next |
Perry, Roby | 1879 | 1954 | |
Booker, Lizzie N | 1864 | 1951 | Double stone with next |
Booker, Phillip H. | 1865 | 1949 | |
Keen, W.M. | Oct. 18, 1900 | Dec. 26, 1956 | |
Keene, Frances | July 24, 1863 | Mar. 7, 1942 | Double stone with next |
Keene, Richard | Aug. 24, 1864 | Nov. 28, 1941 | |
Row 4 | |||
Stone, worn smooth | |||
Stone, worn smooth | |||
Stone, worn nearly smooth, but illegible | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Field stone | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Gollehon, Robert | ca. 1780 | Nov. 9, 1843 | Double stone with next |
Gollehon, Ann Tilson | Feb. 9, 1788 | Apr. 22, 1842 | This stone erected by descendants in 1995 |
Gollehon, John | July 4, 1841 | Age 30 years, 4 months 8 days. | |
Gollehon, Maria | Dec. 1, 1888 | Age 73 years, 2 months 18 days. | |
Broken stone, worn smooth | |||
Perry, Nannie E. | 1890 | 1968 | Double stone with next |
Perry, Alonzo | 1890 | 1943 | |
Perry, James G. | 1865 | .1950 | Double stone with next |
Perry, Elzina S. | 1869 | 1940 | |
Miller, Elder H. B. | Mar. 2, 1843 | Feb. 8 1935 | Double stone with next, Primitive Baptist Minister; Born in Ashe Co., NC; Co. A, 26th NC Inf., C.S.A. |
Miller, Edith M | Jun 3, 1840 | April 1, 1921 | |
Blevins, Hugh M. | 1889 | 1958 | Double stone with next. Primitive Baptist Minister |
Blevins, Lelia A. [Miller] | 1894 | 1949 | |
Row 6 | |||
Bonham, Joseph P. | Jun 2, 1882 | Age 78 yr. 8 mos. 24 days | |
Bonham, Mary | Nov. 16, 1863 | age 57 years, wife of Joseph P. Bonham | |
Bonham, W. Francis | S/o Joseph & Mary Bonham | ||
Stone worn smooth | |||
Stone, illegible | |||
Bishop, John | Stone very difficult to read | ||
Bishop, Rhoda | Sep. 26, 1817 | Age 72 years __ Mos, 9 days |
From the files of Renie Hoover Helton
Surveyed November 8, 1992
Located south of Chilhowie, Virginia near or on the original tract of land surveyed by Col. John Buchanan on behalf of the early settler Charles Sinclair, Sinclair, an Englishman, was already homesteading in the area when the earliest surveys were made. Agreeing to act as guide for Col. John Buchanan’s party, Sinclair was rewarded by Buchanan in having one thousand acres recorded in his name at Augusta County, Virginia, dated March 1, 1748. The church having been established in 1775, makes this one of the oldest burying grounds in Smyth County.
This Cemetery was copied and published in McConnell’s work High on a Windy Hill, in the 1960s. This researcher was able to decipher a bit more information than was found by McConnell and is found herein. Also included within this listing is inscriptions found only by McConnell and duly noted as her work by using the * symbol.
Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Adams, Melvin H. | Oct. 24, 1900 | Dec. 17, 1981 | |
Alley, Ann* | Sept.. 14, 1767 | Aged 70 years 2 mos 2 days | |
Barker, H. T. | Aug.. 28, 1875 | July 15, 1946 | Primitive Baptist Minister |
Barker, Anna B. Compton | Oct. 5, 1881 | Aug.. 2, 1968 | |
Bartley, Opal | July 23, 1929 | Feb. 8, 1931 | |
Bartley, James A. | Aug.. 19, 1867 | Dec. 2, 1961 | |
Bartley, Dora M. | Nov. 9, 1875 | Oct. 28, 1950 | |
Bishop, Jane | Apr 13, 1888 | Aged 59 years 4 mo. 7 days; w/o Andrew Birshop | |
Bishop, Andrew | Apr 4, 1883 | Aged 71 years 8 mos 5 days | |
Bishop, Mary | Mar. 1861 | Aged 45 years 10 mos, 8 days; w/o Andrew Bishop | |
Bishop, Thomas C. | Oct. 13, 1854 | Aged 3 years 11 days; s/o Andrew & Mary Bishop | |
Bishop, Margaret DeBord | 1849 | 1909 | w/o Noah Bishop |
Bishop, Dillie Porter | 1879 | w/o Noah Bishop | |
Bishop, Minnie | 1879 | ||
Bishop, Alice | 1879 | ||
Bishop, Charlie | 1886 | 1887 | |
Bishop, Elizabeth | Feb., 19, 1822 | Jun. 24, 1911 | |
Bishop, John B. | Sep. 24, 1877 | Aged 61 years 9 mos 1 day | |
Bishop, Francis | May 1, 1856 | Aged 16 years, 7 mos, 2 days; s/o John & Mary Bishop | |
Bishop, Mary | Sep. 27, 1853 | Aged 36 years, 11 mos 1 day; w/o John Bishop | |
Bishop, Rhoda | Sep. 26, 1817 | Aged 72 yrs, 4 mos, 9 days | |
Bishop, John | Sep. 26, 1837 | Aged. 72 years 10 mos 10 days. | |
Bishop, Rachel | Sep. 28, 1856 | Aged 5 years 4 mos 27 days w/o Levi Bishop | |
Bishop, Capt. Levi | July 12, 1816 | Aged 69 years, 4 mos, 8 days | |
Bishop, ______* | Sep. 30, 1861 | Aged __ years, 7 mos 8 days | |
Blevins, John A. | 1854 | 1974 | |
Blevins, Gary Andrew | Jan… 2, 1951 | Mar. 28, 1989 | |
Blevins, Jack | 1917 | 1918 | |
Blevins, Steve W. | 1936 | 1938 | |
Blevins, R. A. | Jan… 2, 1896 | Jan… 20, 1913 | |
Blevins, Hugh M. | 1889 | 1958 | |
Blevins, Lelial A. | 1894 | 1949 | w/o H. M. Blevins |
Blevins, John A. | 1868 | 1951 | |
Blevins, Mary E. | 1866 | 1955 | w/o J. A. Blevins |
Bonham, Ezra Kincannon | Apr. 3, 1857 | Aged 5 years 7 mos 8 days.; s/o R. S. & J. Bonham | |
Bonham, Joseph Bittle | Mar. 6, 1859 | Apr. 6, 1876 | s/o James & C. Bonham |
Bonham, Amanda Virginia | July 26, 1817 | Aug.. 29, 1854 | |
Bonham, Rachel | Oct. 3, 1817 | Aug.. 29, 1854 | w/o James S. Bonham |
Bonham, Easter | June 11, 1830 | Aged 72 years; w/o Hezekiah Bonham | |
Bonham, Joseph | Jun. 27, 1882 | Aged 78 years 8 mos 24 days. | |
Bonham, Mary | Nov. 16, 1863 | Aged 57 years; w/o Joseph Bonham | |
Bonham, W. Francis | Jan… 9, 1865 | s/o Joseph & Mary Bonham | |
Bonham, Infant* | s/o R. & Elizabeth Bonham | ||
Bonham, Hezekiah | June 23, 1817 | Aged 72 years | |
Booker, Phillip H. | 1865 | 1949 | |
Booker, Lizzie N. | 1864 | 1951 | |
Cress, Fred W. | Jan.. 9, 1925 | Mar. 15, 1989 | |
Cress, Betty B. | May 5, 1905 | Feb. 21, 1989 | |
Cole, Eliza Williams | Dec. 21, 1817 | Oct. 18, 1901 | w/o A. C. Cole |
Cole, Andrew C. | Feb. 15, 1817 | Feb. 28, 1858 | |
Cole, Mary E. | May 1859 | Aged 1 mo.; d/o L. H. & E. F. Cole | |
Cole, Emily F. | May 26, 1871 | Aged 24 years, 6 mos 10 days w/o L. H. Cole | |
Cole, Levi H. | Nov. 29, 1863 | Aged 32 years 2 mos 2 days | |
Cole, Asenath | May 6, 1811 | Mar. 14, 1885 | |
Cole, Susan E. | Jan… 8, 1847 | Dec. 16, 1871 | |
Cole, Sampson | Jun. 23, 1875 | Aged 72 years 5 mos 10 days. | |
Cole, Fayetta J. | Sep. 16, 1879 | w/o J. C. Cole | |
Cole, Arthur A. | Apr. 14, 1876 | Nov. 6, 1877 | s/o Hugh F. & Nancy J. Cole |
Cole, Asenath V. | Sep. 20, 1867 | Nov. 18, 1885 | d/o Hugh F. & Nancy J. Cole |
Cole, John F. | Mar. 8, 1855 | Apr. 8, 1882 | |
Cole, Charles | July 21, 1881 | Jun 10, 1882 | s/o Hugh F. & Nancy J. Cole |
Cole, Martha | Feb. 18, 1874 | Aged 90 years, w/o Hugh Cole | |
Cole, Elizabeth B. | Sep. 11, 1878 | Aged 69 years 23 days | |
Cole, Margaret | |||
Cole, Hugh | |||
Cole, _____* | Aged 79 years 5 days | ||
Cole, John* | Sep. 8, ____ | Aged 50 days | |
Cole, Mary* | Feb. 15, 1802 | Dec. __, 1837 | w/o Peleg Cole |
Cole, John* | Dec. ___, 1771 | Sep. 10, 184_ | |
Cole, Sarah A.* | Jan… 22, 1849 | July 4, 1881 | |
Cole, James* | Nov. 30, 1852 | Aged 73 years | |
Cole, Andrew* | Sep. 10, 1802 | Aged 22 years | |
Cole, Nancy V. | Aug.. 9, 1818 | Aged 8 mos. D/o J. J. & Polly Ann Cole | |
Colle, Ann* | Apr. 22, 1812 | Aged 51 years 2 mos 13 days. | |
Deboard, George | May 10, 1728 | Apr. 22, 1820 | |
Dinkins, Fanny W. | Sep. 5, 1889 | Aged 19 yers 1 mo 10 days, d/o Joseph R. & Eunie Dinkins | |
Dinkins, Thomas J.* | Oct. 22, ____ | Aged 6 years. | |
Dinkins, _uther* | Sep. 4, 187_ | Aged 3 years 3 mos 4 days. | |
Dungan, Senah A. | May 13, 1847 | Jan… 4, 1861 | |
Dungan, John R. | Apr. 30, 1843 | Apr. 1, 1863 | |
Dungan, Andrew J. | Aug.. 12, 1843 | Nov. 13, 1844 | s/o James & Sarah Dungan |
Dungan, Sarah | Jan. 13, 1813 | Nov. 18, 1854 | w/o James V. Dungan |
Dungan, James V. | Feb 14. 1813 | Dec. 27, 1865 | |
Dungan, John Robert | 1768 | 1846 | |
Dungan, Frances Gaskins | 1778 | 1809 | |
Echols, Andrew C. | Sep. 23, 1877 | Aug.. 18, 1883 | |
Edminston, Thomas J., | Jun. 1, 1916 | Jun. 26, 1981 | |
Edminston, George A. | Oct. 18, 1819 | Mar. 16, 1888 | |
Edminston, George C. | 1851 | 1899 | |
Edminston, John* | 1838 | Aged 60 years; s/o Mary Edminston | |
Edminston, Rachel* | Jan… 22, 1832 | Aged 8 years 8 mos 4 days. | |
Edminston, Ann* | Sep. 11, 183_ | Oct. 22, 185_ | w/o George A. Edminston |
Freeman, William B.* | May 30, 1852 | Sep. 27, 1853 | s/o J. H. & C. Freeman |
Garland, Myrtle L. | Mar 5, 1905 | Oct. 28, 1909 | d/o J. & M. C. Garland |
Gollehon, John | July 4, 1841 | Aged 30 years 4 mos 8 days | |
Gollehon, Maria | Dec. 1, 1885 | Aged 73 years 2 mos 18 days | |
Graybeal, Ellen Jane | 1959 | 1969 | |
Graybeal, Quincey E. | Jun. 22, 1897 | May 3, 1992 | |
Graybeal, Virginia H. | Jun. 30, 1902 | Sep. 26, 1982 | |
Greer, Emory T. | 1905 | 1974 | |
Greer, Wiley Braxton | May 15, 1901 | Mar 1, 1979 | s/o Leonard Greer & Mary Vaught |
Greer, Ruby P. | Mar. 30, 1911 | June. 23, 1985 | |
Hamm, Rose M. | July 13, 1947 | Jun. 21, 1970 | |
Hawthorn, John | Mar. 11, 1815 | Feb. 20, 1887 | |
Hawthorn, Polly Cole | Aug.. 19, 1816 | Nov. 2, 1878 | |
Hawthorn, Hugh C. Ascue | May 21, 1851 | Nov. 29, 1854 | s/o John & J. M. Hawthorn |
Hill, Maning | May 1, 1807 | Mar. 20, 1876 | |
Hill, Elizabeth L. Gunnell | May 18, 1811 | Aug.. 11, 1904 | |
Hill, George W. | Oct. 2, 1827 | Jun. 11, 1905 | Civil War Veteran |
Hill, Mary Snavely | Apr. 29, 1837 | July 2, 1889 | d/o A. & E. M. Snavely; W/o George Hill |
Jayne, Abigail | July 12, 1824 | Aged 73 years, 5 mos 12 days; w/o Henry Jayne | |
Keen, W.M. | Oct. 18, 1900 | Dec. 26, 1956 | |
Keene, Lola L. | Jun. 8, 1903 | Jun. 7, 1983 | |
Keene, Albert Mason, Jr. | Aug.. 8, 1946 | Mar. 24, 1966 | |
Keene, Albert “Monk” | Aug.. 8, 1926 | Jun. 3, 1981 | |
Keene, Thomas D. | July 17 1928 | May 30, 1982 | |
Keene, Richard | Aug.. 24, 1864 | Nov. 28, 1941 | |
Keene, Frances | July 24, 1863 | Mar. 7, 1942 | w/o Richard Keene |
Kirk, Nuten D. | Dec. 25, 1856 | Aged 3 mos 4 days s/o Josiah S. & Lodema A. Kirk | |
Landreth, Marcia S. | Jun. 16, 1873 | Nov. 2, 1880 | d/o E. & S. Landreth |
Landreth, William H. | Oct. 28, 1851 | Oct. 13, 1881 | s/o E. & S. Landreth |
Miller, H. B. | Mar. 2, 1843 | Feb. 8, 1935 | |
Miller, Edith M. | Jun. 3, 1840 | Apr. 1, 1921 | |
Mullen, David R. | Sep. 17, 1888 | Oct. 20, 1888 | s/o J. M. & A. C. Mullen |
Mullen, Virginia J | Jun. 12, 1886 | Apr. 3, 1888 | d/o J. M. & A. C. Mullen |
Mullen, Asenath E. | Feb. 21, 1854 | May 14, 1909 | w/o J. M. |
Price, Rosco C. | 1885 | 1965 | |
Pickle, John Lockard | May 5, 1834 | Aug. 15, 1912 | s/o Amos Pickle & Mary Bonham |
Pickle, Scena Ann | July 28, 1836 | Apr. 10, 1885 | |
Pickle, Minnie J. | Oct. 3, 1893 | d/o J. L. & S. A. Pickle. | |
Peake, Isaac S. | Mar. 19, 1884 | Jun. 29, 1939 | |
Perry, Roby | 1879 | 1954 | |
Perry, Margaret A. | 1874 | 1944 | |
Perry, James G. | 1868 | 1950 | |
Perry, Elzina S. | 1869 | 1940 | |
Perry, Nannie E. | 1890 | 1968 | |
Perry, Alonzo L. | 1890 | 1943 | |
Privett, Oscar Jessie | Sep. 15, 1919 | Feb. 2, 1941 | |
Reedy, James H. | Nov. 25, 1921 | Spe. 20, 1986 | |
Robinette, Mary | Feb. 3, 1816 | ||
Rouse, Elvira A. Gross | July 8, 1833 | Feb. 28, 1892 | Late w/o E. Gross, Former w/o J. Rouse |
Rouse, James | Dec. 31, 1884 | aged 40 years 11 mos 2 days. | |
Rouse, Paulser | May 24, 1858 | Aged 80 years | |
Rouse, John | Dec. 24, 1804 | Feb. 22, 1881 | |
Rouse, Mary | June 15, 1880 | Aged 75 years 10 mos, 18 days, w/o John Rouse | |
Rouse, James* | Feb. 6, 1880 | Aged 49 years 4 mos 6 days | |
St. John, Mary C. | Nov. 5, 1872 | Aug. 15, 1890 | |
St. John, Laura A. | Apr. 2, 1862 | Jan. 22, 1864 | |
St. John, Hannah C. | Oct. 4, 1859 | Aug. 19, 1877 | |
St. John, Campbell B. | Sep. 18, 1830 | Oct. 2, 1879 | |
St. John, Martha | Jan. 22, 1831 | Jan. 20, 1889 | |
St. Johm, George W. | Jul 4, 1857 | Mar. 10, 1887 | |
Sheets, Roy | July 17, 1908 | Oct. 4, 1928 | s/o H. P. & Celia Sheets |
Snavely, Abraham | Feb. 8, 1808 | Nov. 17, 1873 | |
Snavely, Elizabeth M. | Feb. 22, 1886 | Aged 78 years 2 mos, 17 days | |
Snavely, Frances A. | Apr. 6, 1845 | Aug. 3, 1884 | W/o John M. Snavely |
Stalcup, Peter | May 11, 1827 | Aged 70 years | |
Thomas, Samuel | Mar. 20, 1813 | Agued 25 years 11 mos, 2 days. | |
Thomas, Abijah* | July 10, 1819 | Aged 39 years | |
Thomas, John* | |||
Thomas, Elizabeth* | Nov. 6, 1838 | Aged 27 years | |
Thomson, Easter Peake | July 4, 1906 | July 31, 1975 | |
Thweatt, Boyd Eugene | Jan. 8, 1932 | Jan. 17, 1977 | s/o Chas. B. Thweatt & Mamie Creeger |
Tilson, Charles N. | Feb. 17, 1888 | Aug. 29, 1960 | |
Tilson, William H. | 1799 | 1873 | |
Tilson, Abigail Cole | 1799 | 1875 | |
Walton, F. M.* | |||
Walton, Wilborn Booker, | July 21, 1895 | July 25, 1968 | |
Walton, Ada Perry | Jan. 28, 1900 | Feb. 21, 1983 | |
Wells, Sarah James | Apr. 2, 1794 | May 21, 1875 | W/o Armonia Wells |
Wells, James P.* | Dec. 31, 1884 | aged 40 years 11 mos 2 days | |
Williams, L. S. | Dec. 12, 1852 | Feb. 2, 1915 | |
Williams, Hannah Poe | Sep. 1851 | Mar. 4, 1914 | d/o Wm. Poe & Rachel Bishop |
Williams, James P. | May 7, 1881 | Jan. 14, 1905 | |
Williams, Mary B. | Apr. 23, 1889 | Sep. 22, 1904 | |
Williams, Charles D. | Sep. 24, 1879 | 1880 | |
Williams, Robert H. | Oct. 1, 1891 | Nov 10, 1903 | |
Williams, J. W. | Sep. 17, 1875 | Feb. 16, 1901 | |
Yates, Leonard E. | 1910 | 1972 | |
Yates, Juanita A. | 1924 | 1980 | |
Yates, Margaret R. | Jun. 6, 1947 | Jan. 9, 1988 | |
UNTIMY……. | May 27, 1822 |
Headstones from this Survey
Headstones from a few who sleep here. Please select any to view the full-size gallery.