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| Gore Cemetery Submitted by Bob Carterette January 2000 Columbus County, NC  |
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| Sacred to the Memory of John W Gore March 27, 1867 - October 24, 1889 Elder son of D N & S A Gore To the Sacred Memory of E M Hughes September 11, 1859 - December 13, 1877 Elder Daughter of D N Gore To the Sacred Memory of J L Gore March 23, 1869 - February 27, 1876 Daughter of D N & S A Gore To the Memory of Clarissa C Gore April 16, 1849 - September 3, 1862 To the Memory of Yancy B Gore July 27, 1853 - August 28, 1862 To the Memory of my Mother Mrs Elizabeth Gore April 3 A D 1812 November 2 A D 1884 Age 71 yrs 9 mos and 29 days Charles E Smith Born September 8, 1867 Died August 25, 1911 Our Loved One Infant Son of Charles E and Bertha Smith April 2, 1905 Elizabeth B Walker Wife of Robert B Smith March 20, 2893 - November 20, 1948 B W Smith December 23, 1826 - February 23, 1889 Dora Smith April 12, 1864 - January 23, 1880 At Rest Virginia L Smith 1870 - 1924 John William Gore March 17, 1812 - December 6, 1893 (Unmarried) In Memory of James G Pridgen July 19, 1884 - November 12, 1847 In Memory of Jacob H Pridgen February 18, 1847 - March 18, 1853 In Memory of Ethel Oreo R Pridgen February 18, 1845 - October 6, 1863 Glasgow Pridgen Died March 10, 1870 In Memory of Sarah Pridgen Wife of Glasgow Pridgen September 28, 1806 - September 1, 1874 Sacred to the Mermory of Mary E; wife of Wm J Hinson She was born March 22, A D 1839 and departed from this life November 30, A D 1858, aged 19 yrs 8 mos and 19 days Robert Bruce Smith January 17, 1883 - December 16, 1934 (A,C,L,) Railroad In memory of John G Smith Son of B W & Lucy Smith October 26, 1861 - July 20, 1864 Annie B Smith April 30, 1878 - August 5, 1893 At Rest Lucy A Pridgen Wife of W B Smith March 22, 1839 - April 10, 1898 Robert Franklin Smith October 22, 1910 - January 28, 1913 ROGERS John Rogers September 16, 1871 - September 21, 1940 Mary Gattie Rogers September 16, 1880 - October 31, 1938 John A Wright August 9, 1851 - March 4, 1915 AND Olive G Garrell Wife of John A Wright March 2, 1847 - July 16, 1889 Dear Parents Though We Miss You Much We Know You Rest With God R C Son of Charlie and Bernice Williamson October 10, 1926 - May, 1928 Infant Son of Charlie and Bernice Williamson Born & Died July 13, 1940 A H Tompkins May 15, 1845 - July 27, 1911 Thy Loss We Feel Deeply Leanna Tompkins Wife of A H Tompkins October 12, 1846 - March 3, 1920 A Tender Mother & Faithful Friend Sam H Tompkins March 26, 1873 - December 1, 1925 An Honest Man, The Noblest Work of God Sacred to the Memory of Archibald McCallum January 4, 18172 - June 12, 1889 How Soon Fades The Tender Young Flower Delcon McCallum December 12, 1905 - May 18, 1926 Only Crossed The River Of Death To That Beautiful Summer Land George Vernon Butler April 2, 1899 - February 9, 1936 Jesus Loves The Pure And Holy Herman G Butler 1929 - 1946 Sallie Smith Butler Wife of J Y Butler September 12, 1868 - March 15, 1925 James Yancey Butler August 5, 1866 - November 12, 1952 Pinkney H Buffkin September 1, 1830 - January 27, 1899 Mary Buffkin May 6, 1828 - December 26, 1899 Blessed Are The Dead Who Die In The Lord Albert W Buffkin November 17, 1855 - March 3, 1921 Cora A Buffkin August 10, 1858 - December 6, 1934 Melissa Buffkin Stanley Wife of L W Stanley Lewis W Stanley October 31, 1849 - December 18, 1916 Though Lost To Sight, To Memory Dear Jennette Daughter of S V & M J Stanley Born & Died February 12, 1904 Julian P Son of J P & A M Stanley October 21, 1917 - June 4, 1918 Father Daniel P Williamson January 24, 1844 - February 18, 1919 Sarah J Williamson Wife of D P Williamson December 12, 1854 - January 31, 1920 No Pain, No Grief, No Anxious Fear, Can Reach The Loved One Sleeping Here Sarah E McCallum Wife of A McCallum January 23, 1842 - November 29, 1913 J A McCallum July 17, 1877 - March 7, 1913 Gone But Not Forgotten Thy Loss We Deeply Feel Joshua Fulton Stanley Ruby Lewis Stanley (unmarked) History of Cemetery: The Gore Family Cemetery is located just off North Carolina Highway 1428, beside the Land Fill Road in Columbus County, North Carolina. The cemetery was in use when Dr David Needham Gore bought the property from Glasgow Pridgen (a) in 1867. The first marked grave is that of James G Pridgen who died Nov 12, 1847. Dr Gore sold the property to Naomi Smith in 1877 with the exception of one-half acre which he dedicated as a cemetery (b). Succeeding families who owned the surrounding property continued to use the cemetery, so it grew. In a deed from J E Holcomb to E F Powell recorded August 1917 one acre was allowed "for the cemetery" (c). As long as the "Old Folks" lived the site was well kept, but after they were gone it was neglected. Briers, vines, and brush overgrew the place and vandals carried away some of the gravestones and others were broken. In 1969 Margaret and Harold Waldron undertook the job of cleaning up the cemetery. They cleaned off all the overgrowth, planted grass and set out shrubbery and some of the gravestones were replaced. Although family members and friends helped and gave some money, in the main the job was done by Mr and Mrs Waldron. They hope soon to put up a chain-link fence around the property (d). Even though the cemetery is small, there are a number of people buried there who were of local prominence and worthy of note. John William Gore was first pastor of New Hope Church and helped with its organization. He was at one time High Sheriff of Columbus County (e). He was the father of Dr David Needham Gore who dedicated the cemetery. Glasgow Pridgen who began the cemetery was a wealthy land owner and a number of his slaves are buried on the west side of the cemetery in unmarked graves (f). Lewis Warren Stanley served as Clerk of Court from 1883-1916. He was also a Justice of the Peace (g). Benjamin W Smith served as Register of Deeds from Dec 3, 1906 until Sept 1911(h). C E Smith served as Register of Deeds from Dec 3, 1906 until Sept 1911 (i). Archie McCallam was Sheriff of Columbus County from 1879 until 1882 (j). Albert W Buffkin was a surveyor, owned a turpentine shipping base and a lumber mill He was a Justice of the Peace and taught school several years. Sources: a Recorded in Book O Page 751 on 4/25/1867 in the Register of Deeds Office in Columbus County Courthouse b Recorded in Book W Page 1 in 1877 at the Register of Deeds Office in Columbus County Courthouse c Recorded in Book A-3 Page 308 on Aug 1917 at the Register of Deeds Office in Columbus County Courthouse d Interviews with Mr & Mre Harold Waldron, Mrs Esther Worrell, Mrs Gaither Thompson, Mrs Clarence Thompson, and Mrs Edna Buffkin e New Hope Church minutes and a deed recorded in Book 2 (I) Page 143 on 11/10/1862 in the Register of Deeds Office at the Columbus County Courthouse f Interview with Mrs Harold Waldron and Mrs Edna Buddkin g lst Deed Book AA Page 476, 2/3/1883, Register of Deeds Office Columbus County Courthouse Family members recall he served continuously until his death in 1916 2nd Magistrate summons No 127 Dr McCullough versus Randolph Ammona, 1887 h Book titled "Records 1868" Page 13, Register of Deeds Office Columbus County Courthouse i First Instrument signed recorded in Book KI Page 460, last in Book EZ Page 332 Register of Deeds Office, Columbus County Courthouse j Tax receipts of Albert W Buffkin k From the notebook of Albert W Buffkin Compiled by: Virginia G Buffkin March 17, 1976 Note from contributor: This a copy of a document found in the reference section of the Columbus County library. My sister Patricia Carterette of Shallotte was shown this document by the author Virginia Buffkin. It is of particular interest to me because my great grandparents Abijah Thompkins and Leanna Duncan Thompkins are buried there. |
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