THE WILSON-ROBINSON CEMETERY

DIRECTIONS: From the junction of Startown Road and Hwy 10. From Hwy 10, go 1.6 miles toward Lincolnton. At two brick columns, turn right (address is #4687) and go .8 miles on paved road. This turns into a dirt road to Buddy Sherrill's property (formerly, Judge Warlick's House) at the end of the road. Go through the cow pasture. Cemetery is in the grove of trees past the large power lines. Make sure all gates are closed as you pass through them.

Jane Robinson Died 23 June 18-- 82 years	David Robinson Died 24 Dec 1801 50 years	James Robinson 1 June 1786 Age 61 years (Face with Halo and wings on one side)
Sarah Robinson Wife of John Robinson Who departed this life in the 60th year 6 days of June 1824	Joseph Wilson Died 14 Nov 1852 59y 1m 3d	Catharine, Wife of Joseph Wilson 3 April 1799 10 May 1872 73y 3m 7d
Catharine Willson wife of J Willson died 15 Nov 1870 59y 9m 7d	Joseph A. Wilson Died 19 May 1870 Age 82y 5m 27d	Rosannah B. Willson Died 16 Sept 1856 31y 7m 8d
Andrew Q. Willson Died 23 Feb 1822 Age 5y 6m 24d Also Mary A. Died 23 Feb 1822	Andrew Wilson Son of R W Died 8 Sept 1806 18 mos	Elias Wilson Son of A W Died 31 Dec 1814 Age 15y
Rosanah Wilson Wife of A W Died 20 April 1842 Age 74yrs	Andrew Wilson Departed this life 23 March 1845 84 years	Aunt Meliss Dau of Andrew and Roseanna Wilson 17 July 1812 8 March 1884
In Memory of Matthew Wilson and Charity Smith who were married in Ireland 1740 and Came to America 1745 - Parents of Andrew Wilson, Senior and Grand- parents of Ezekiel Wilson and Progenitors of all the Wilsons Buried Here. Erected by Great- Grandsons Kerr Wilson and Andrew Wilson 1912	Ezekiel Wilson 2 Dec 1802 2 Dec 1864 / Sarah McCorkle Wife of Ezekiel Wilson 4 March 1826 22 Oct 1885 / Edith Brandon Wilson 17 May 1862 8 Aug 1881	Liney Angel Age 14 yrs Eliza Angel Died July 1863 Age 45yrs
John Angel Died 20 Oct 1871 82 years	Ruthey Angel Died 1 July 1872 Age 81 yrs	Elizabeth L., Dau of Jos & Catherine Wilson 2 Sept 1820 15 Oct 1896
Julius A. Wilson Son of Jos & Catherine 4 July 1835 27 Oct 1903	Caroline A. Wilson 29 April 1827 8 July 1915	Catherine Ann Wilson 10 June 1833 3 Oct 1919

This photo depicts the cemetery as it was in 2001
The damage and unkempt condition can only grow worse.

Approximately 200 feet SW of the Wilson Cemetery on what used to be known as "Judge Warlick's Farm" is an abandoned slave cemetery. This cemetery was enclosed by a board fence as late as October 1960. The board fence is no longer there. Some of the tomb-rocks are still in place and others are not. The area of the cemetery indicates there may be as many as 50 to 75 people buried here. There are many low places indicating gravesites which have no rocks. In time, unless people are aware that it is here, it may disappear without a trace as so many others have. It will just vanish - another part of the past - our past - and become unwritten history.

DIRECTIONS: From Hwy #10 West of Newton turn left onto SR #1008. Turn left onto Rocky Ford Road. Go approximately 2 1/2 miles. Cemetery is on the Lewis Angel property. This cemetery is in the woods on the left in a grove of trees. The whole area is covered with rocks with only about 3/4 of the area left for cemetery use.

However, I wish to thank the Catawba County Genealogy Society
for the use of its publication, Catawba County Cemeteries, Vol. II
and their descriptions of these cemeteries.