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506    FARMVILLE [R42.1]

Location: Gulf Township. North side of SR 2148, Farmville Coal Mine Road, 0.5 mile east of SR 2145, Dowdy Road

Coordinates: 35d 34m 00.0s N; 79d 12m 50.0s W Click here for Google maps

In Spring 1983, Kathy and Terry Jones recorded 21 grave markers. Reported in Kathy Brooks Jones Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol. I, 1984, page 44. There is a plaque at cemetery which reads:

"May 27, 1925. 53 men died in Farmville Coal Mine explosion 300 yards southeast of cemetery. The victims buried in this cemetery are: Claude D. Johnson, Charlie Wood, Henry Grady Hall, W.E. Byerly, W. Hollis Richardson."

Topo Quadrant: Colon.
Family owned: Yes.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 30.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 21.
Last burial: 1956.
First burial: 1860.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: "Buffalo Creek Chronicles," Vol. I, 1984, p. 44.
Significant events: Many victims of the Cumnock mine explosions are interred here..
Last canvassed by: Kathy and Terry Jones. Date: 1983.

1. Byerly, George   (b. 10 Oct 1826 - d. 15 Nov 1886)
Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
2. Byerly, W. E.   (b. 5 Sep 1878 - d. 27 May 1925)
Killed in Farmville coal mine explosion Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
3. Farrar, John   (b. 1859 - d. 9 Apr 1860)
"In memory of". Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
4. Fassat, Mathilde   (b. 1879 - d. 1950)
Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
5. Fassat, Palmyr   (b. 1874 - d. 1926)
Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
6. Grose, J. F.   (b. 4 Apr 1858 - d. 29 Sep 1900)
Son of W. H. and A. C. Grose. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
7. Hall, Henry Grady   (b. 23 Feb 1891 - d. 27 May 1925)
Killed in Farmville coal mine explosion Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
8. Hoskin, John E.   (b. 1862 - d. 17 Jul 1863)
Son of Phillip and Harriet Hoskin. "In memory of". Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
9. Johnson, Claude D.   (b. 8 Feb 1877 - d. 27 May 1925)
Killed in Farmville coal mine explosion Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
10. Johnson, Jerusha Clark   (b. 6 May 1855 - d. 25 Jan 1947)
Wife of Jessie Lonnie Johnson. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
11. Johnson, Jessie Lonnie   (b. 7 Mar 1859 - d. 14 May 1929)
Husband of Jerusha Clark Johnson. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
12. Kaley, Archibald   (b. 1861 - d. 16 Apr 1861)
Son of Jacob and Elizabeth Kaley. "In memory of". Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
13. Mason, Mary Fannie   (b. 18 Apr 1869 - d. 12 Jan 1919)
Wife of T. W. Segroves. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
14. Mason, Minnie   (b. 1878 - d. 1948)
Wife of W. E. Mason. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
15. Mason, W. E.   (b. 1869 - d. 1933)
Husband of Minnie Maxon. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
16. Newton, J. Jed   (b. 1874 - d. 1956)
Husband of Mossie Newton. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
17. Newton, Mossie   (b. 1886 - d. )
Wife of J. Jed Newton. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
18. Segroves, Amanda   (b. 29 Mar 1836 - d. 24 May 1910)
Wife of W. H. C. Segroves. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
19. Segroves, Mary Fannie   (b. 18 Apr 1869 - d. 12 Jan 1919)
Wife of T. W. Segroves. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
20. Segroves, T. W.   (b. 13 Dec 1854 - d. 9 Feb 1911)
Husband of Mary Fannie Segroves. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
21. Segroves, W. H. C.   (b. 16 Jul 1832 - d. 14 Mar 1895)
Husband of Amanda Segroves. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.
22. Tysor, Edwin L.   (b. - d. )
2d Lt. Co G 38 NC Inf CSA. Buffalo Creek Chronicles, 1984, p. 43.