Gleaves Family Cemetery

Cripple Creek, Wythe County, Virginia

Address:

807 Gleaves Road
Ivanhoe, VA 24350

Directions:

  • From W. Main Street, leave Wytheville on US21, Grayson Road, and drive .8 miles where Grayson Road will become Grayson Turnpike.
  • Continue on Grayson Turnpike for 6.1 miles to Cripple Creek Road.
  • Turn left onto Cripple Creek Road which will take several sharp turns.  At about 3 miles, the road will take a sharp left turn.  About 1 mile later, it will take a sharp right turn where Slate Spring Branch Road bears off straight ahead on the left. From here go about 2.5 miles to Gleaves Road.
  • Turn left onto Gleaves Road and go 1.1 miles to 807 Gleaves Road.  This is a private residence.
  • Turn right into the farm and cross the wooden bridge over the creek.
  • The cemetery is on a rise behind the farm buildings enclosed within a fence.

 

Graves:

Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Relationship

Allen, Julia Gleaves

13 May 1886

27 Feb 1944

Daughter of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves; wife of Charles B. Allen

Dunkley, Edward B.

22 Feb 1877

9 Feb 1928

Husband of Jessie Lilian Gleaves

Dunkley, Frances Vaught

6 Sep 1927

8 May 2000

Wife of James Edward Dunkley

Dunkley, Helen Irene

29 Oct 1911

29 Feb 1976

Daughter of Jessie Gleaves & Edward Dunkley

Dunkley, James Edward, Sr.

22 Dec 1915

27 Oct 2009

Son of Jessie Gleaves & Edward Dunkley

Dunkley, Jessie Gleaves

12 Mar 1884

8 Oct 1960

Daughter of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves; wife of Edward B. Dunkley

Gleaves, Andrew Jackson

26 Dec 1845

8 Dec 1863

Son of James Turk & Malvina Crockett Gleaves

Gleaves, Elizabeth Turk

17 Feb 1753

15 Jul 1840

Wife of William Benjamin Gleaves

Gleaves, Helen Josephine

22 Jun 1896

1 May 1985

Daughter of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves

Gleaves, James Taylor

5 May 1878

22 Jul 1958

Son of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves

Gleaves, James Turk, Jr.

11 Nov 1833

17 Dec 1861

Son of James Turk & Malvina Crockett Gleaves

Gleaves, James Turk

26 Feb 1788

5 Jun 1862

Son of William Benjamin & Elizabeth Turk Gleaves

Gleaves, Julia Benbow

30 Jul 1852

28 Nov 1931

Wife of Robert Harvey Gleaves

Gleaves, Malvina Crockett

19 Nov 1800

10 Nov 1870

Wife of James Turk Gleaves

Gleaves, Mary Ruth

22 Sep 1892

13 Sep 1981

Daughter of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves

Gleaves, Nancy

9 Apr 1792

16 May 1855

Daughter of William Benjamin & Elizabeth Turk Gleaves

Gleaves, Robert Harvey

30 Jan 1836

18 Jan 1901

Son of James Turk & Malvina Crockett Gleaves

Gleaves, William Benjamin

1750

30 Mar 1820

Son of Matthew & Esther Gleaves

Gleaves, William Turk

25 Jan 1826

25 Jan 1826

Son of James Turk & Malvina Crockett Gleaves

Gleaves, Willie Wythe

22 May 1894

22 May 1894

Son of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves

LeBas, Aline Gleaves

17 Aug 1888

31 Dec 1985

Daughter of Robert Harvey & Julia Benbow Gleaves wife of Harry LeBas

 

Notes:

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) placed two markers in this cemetery to honor the service of the Gleaves brothers, William and Michael, during the Revolutionary War.  At the time of the presentation, it was not known where Michael was buried and the marker was placed here to honor him and his service.

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Gleaves Family Cemetery Relationships

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