Benevolence Cemetery
Columbus County, NC
Transcribed by David B High April 1999 from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past Columbus County NC 1808 - 1984 (Vol 3)" dated September 1988. This cemetery is #137 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format.

William Martin Powell; NC SN US Navy WW II 2/20/1925 - 12/24/1960
Mother; Bessie Reaves Powell 2/7/1906 - 5/19/1953
Father; Jesse Thomas Powell 11/1/1896 - 11/15/1963
Annie Beele Powell 5/17/1919 -
John Ealy Powell 9/24/1912 - 1/19/1957
Katie Brown Powell 1888 - 1953
Cecil D Powell 1877 - 1940
Cecil D Powell Jr 11/5/1914 - 1/13/1968
Pearl Lanier Powell 2/19/1919 -
Infant daughter of Mr & Mrs Henry F Burney 5/18/1950
Hubert Allen McLamb 12/30/1924 - 10/20/1926
Florence Marie McLamb 6/20/1930 - 11/1/1932
Ellen Jane McLamb 10/12/1903 - 6/7/1963
William V McLamb Pvt US Army WWI 1896 - 1975
Wood markers
Cpl James W Gause; Co B 18 NC Inf CSA 3/10/1835 - 12/31/1911
Wood marker
Haynes Barnes 3/5/1868 - 7/25/1951
Dina Barnes; His Wife 4/23/1876 - 11/7/1934
Leda wife of M D Bridgers 3/12/1902 - 6/8/1928
Buster Barnes; S2 US Navy WW II 1916 - 1978
D Paul Duncan 3/23/1936 - 2/11/1976
Sara J 11/27/1939 -
Mary Eliza High 1/27/1860 - 2/16/1936
Martha Jane Jordan, wife of Luke High 12/21/1833 - 5/30/1916
J L High 2/6/1862 - 2/10/1929
Henry Price 5/16/1875 - 1/24/1968
Blanche Price 11/4/1882 - 12/17/1953
Wood markers
Willie R, son of G W & F E Butler 7/24 - 9/23/1901
Wood markers
Luther Butler 1897 - 1970
Wood marker
R C Thompson 4/5/1851 - 10/13/1917
Annie Elizabeth, wife of R C Thompson 1/11/1850 - 7/11/1913
Allie daughter of R C & A E Thompson 3/29/1882 - 5/20/1883
William Quincy Gause; Pvt 36 Reg NC State Troops CSA 2/8/1845 - 4/13/1917
Wood markers
Bryant B Gause; Co B 18 NC Inf CSA 10/12/1837 - 1/1/1863
Wood markers
Minnie Lee, wife of W L Robinson 4/17/1877 - 1/29/1898
George Franklin Smith; Pvt 3 Regt NC Jr Reserves CSA 1846 - 1911
Susan Wells Smith; wife of George F Smith 1864 - 11/20/1923
James Albert, son of Myrtle & Oscar L Smith 12/17/1951 - 3/15/1952
Joe D Brown 5/2/1896 - 5/24/1981; US Army WWI
Tobe Brown 1/26/1890 - 8/15/1960
Sweet Brown 4/13/1893 - 7/20/1970
Lon Brown 11/8/1882 - 11/30/1959
Wade Brown 12/11/1878 - 1/13/1959
Kirby C Brown 1/19/1895 - 7/24/1950
Hannah Brown 5/9/1900 - 8/15/1971
Sallie Brown 11/18/1858 - 1/19/1927
Buck Brown 3/8/1846 - 7/11/1900
Sarah J daughter of R H & E J Barnes 4/23/1898 - 11/19/1900
Harley son of R H & E J Barnes 1/20/1897 - 4/17/1897
Infant daughter of Buck & Sallie Brown 9/28/1877 - 9/29/1877
Infant son of T & F Brown 11/21/1920 - 11/23/1920
Wood markers
Infant daughter of A D & W H Jordan; Born & Died 2/24/1891
Annah D, wife of W N Jordan 9/27/1871 - 2/25/1891
Daniel P Brown 2/20/1839 - 2/10/1903 (son of Wm W Brown)
Martha B, wife of Daniel Brown 5/16/1856 - 10/29/1901
Emma L Brown 2/25/1888 - 1/16/1914
Carson D Brown 1881 - 1958
Stacie B Brown 1886 - 1967
George Dewey Brown 5/14/1903 - 7/6/1918
Letchey Blackwell, wife of Everette Bruce Brown 9/27/1874 - 7/15/1956
Everette Bruce Brown 9/26/1874 - 4/9/1912
Thaddie Gordon Brown 8/29/1908 - 11/16/1911
Wooden markers
Sgt Doctor E Brown; Co H 2nd Regt NC Arty CSA 1839 - 1900
Barnabas Brown Jr 3/17/1844 - 1/6/1888
M E Brown 6/19/1840 - 1/18/1891
Barnabas Brown 7/23/1809 - 8/8/1889
Eliza E, wife of Barnabas Brown 9/15/1815 - 3/27/1891
F W Brown 4/13/1857 - 5/31/1896
James W Brown 1852 - 1928
Dolly Brown 1849 - 1953
Harry Charles, son of Harry & Eunice Harris 4/26/1949 - 9/9/1949
Infant son of Harry & Eunice Harris 4/30/1948
Cecil son of Mr & Mrs Herbert Cox 6/17/1932 - 10/20/1940
Annie Ray daughter of Mr & Mrs Herbert Cox 10/12/1935 - 6/19/1936
Hirum E, son of C E & Annie Brown 6/23/1916 - 1/8/1911 [sic]
Dannie son of Dan & Annie Brown 4/22/1949 - 8/21/1949
Dear Daddy; Dan Brown 3/25/1918 - 1/26/1952
Charlie E Brown 1/16/1886 - 1/9/1958
Annie Babson, wife of Charlie E Brown 8/20/1886 - 8/20/1972
Paul Harrison Mills 4/15/1911 - 1/11/1983
Annie Louise Mills 5/30/1918 - 1/18/1977
Billie Joe Benton 7/25/1935 - 6/30/1984
Top of stone missing
Jessie M Butler 1900 - 1970 (metal marker)
Nathan G Butler 1884 - 1965
Mary J Thompson Butler 10/18/1895 - 7/12/1977
Shade Butler 8/2/1883 - 6/8/1957
MOM; Isabelle Ransom 3/22/1923 -
DAD; R C Ransom 11/3/1920 - 5/24/1976; Married 12/7/1941
Cement tops
Hattie Powers 1901 - 1984 (metal marker)
George Powers 1899 - 1976 (metal marker)
Russell Smith 1953 - 1979 (metal marker)
Marvin Powers 8/20/1924 - 12/14/194? (metal marker) [son of George Powers]
Linda Prevatte 1947 - 1984
Waters A Clark 11/29/1897 - 1/2/1928
Metal marker child
Metal marker
Mamie Jane Hester 1914 - 1982
Alton Lee Smith 10/10/1905 - 5/10/1971
Mary H Smith 3/2/1893 - 1/4/1977
John Quincy Smith 8/24/1875 - 10/14/1938
Sallie F Caines Smith 5/24/1881 - 3/16/1956
Wood markers Infants
Dora Smith 6/23/1901 - 5/30/1928
Jimmy Allen son of Mr & Mrs Shelton Smith 12/27/1935 - 1/12/1936
Shelton S Smith 7/11/1912 - 9/7/1966
Inez H Smith 9/30/1917 -
Rosa Morgan 9/3/1903 - 12/19/1968
Ellon Nora Morgan 3/11/1872 - 1/8/1958