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Cameron Person County Slave Cemetery
Location: ½ mile from the South Flat River between Dick Holeman Road (SR 1123) and Ned Moore Road (SR 1125)
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to Timberlake. Turn right on Dick Holeman Road then left on Ned Moore Road. Cemetery is ¾ mile into woods just north of where the river crosses Ned Moore Road.
Access: Deep within private property. Deep within woods. Prior permission of owner and guidance is needed to visit this cemetery.
Survey: Oct-Dec 2005
GPS: 36 15 52.4 N 078 58 003.8 W
NOTES: Duncan Cameron never lived in Person Co but his landholdings here may have exceeded 8000 acres. 6500 acres lay along the bottomland of the south and north branches of the Flat River. To find out more about the Cameron family visit the web site for Historic Stagville.

Graves:
At this point, no carved tombstones have been found.
One unreadable metal funeral home marker was found. It is thought to be the last burial there, maybe around 1956. The research on death certificates has not been done yet.

About 200 burials are marked by fieldstones. Some have deeper depressions than others.
Another 200 have obvious depressions but no (as yet discovered) fieldstones.

Finally, shallow depressions, spaces that appear level in line with obvious grave rows, and other areas that appear to contain burials could number from 200 to 1000. This surveyer cannot say with any certainty and would hope that the wonderful research being done by the Stagville Center, using Dr Sydney Nathans' Cameron slave database, will eventually answer this question.

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CP&L Hyco Cemetery

(Carolina Power & Light Hyco Cemetery, graves that were moved)
This cemetery was created by CP&L as a receiving location for graves being moved from other cemeteries.
Graves from Saint Peters Cemetery

88, pages 271 - 279 in the Register of Deeds Office.
108 graves. Move completed on 16 July 1977.

Reinterment:
CP&L Hyco Cemetery
one mile South of US 57
100 feet west of SR 1313

Graves:
These were the only graves with names:

Lucy Williams, died 12-28-92 (WPA records - died 12 - 1892)
Dock Thaxton, died 1-10-81 (WPA records - born 7-12-1868, died 1-10-1891, Son of H. & J. Thaxton)
Henry Williams, died 10-7-02 (WPA records - died 10-7-1902)

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John B. Carver Cemetery
Location : Across from 249 Barnette-Tingen Mine Road
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501N to right on Barnette-Tingen Mine Road. Cemetery is on right.
Access: Near road with short driveway
Survey: By Amy Ralston on May 11 2007
GPS : 36 26 33.1N 078 56 29.9W
Notes: Over grown

Graves
1. R A HARRIS / Sept 10 1898 / Dec 3 1921 / Forever with the land / (fs) RAH
2. William H HARRIS / 1860-1944
3. William Haywood HARRIS Jr / July 8 1916 / June 19 2003 / 86 years 11 months 11 days / (Funeral home marker)
4. Roberta CARVER / Nov 23 1884 / Dec 18 1954 / (fs) (fieldstone)
5. Baby Boy / REDMAN / August 8 1935 / (Scratched in marble chunk)
6. John B CARVER / Born / Nov 16 1852 / Died / Oct 14 1906 / (fs) JBC
7. Farewell / Ella CARVER / Oct 10 1845 / Sept 16 1926 / (repaired on this line) / in Heaven / (fs) EC
8. Hallie CARVER LONG / Aug 16 1889 / Sept 23 1915
9. Mary LONG HICKS / Sept 6 1910 / June 17 1933


The following three graves are in a chain link fence.

10. CARVER / Victoria E TURNER / May 31 1896 / July 7 1974 / Beloved Mother
11. Andrew T / CARVER / North Carolina / PFC / 3196 Sig Service Co / World War II / March 22 1913 or 1918 / July 28 1960
12. CARVER / John Henry / "Brud" / Sept 1 1880 / Dec 13 1942 / Beloved Father / (fs) JHC

The following six graves are in bordered section.

REGAN (Triple stone- info on footstones)
13. Geneva HARRIS / REGAN / May 1 1856 / Mar 25 1889
14. William Lewis / REGAN / April 18 1855 / Feb 6 1921
15. Louisa EVANS / REGAN / Dec 10 1867 / Nov 18 1938

GENTRY (double stone)
16. T Haston / Mar 1 1891 / Apr 22 1966
17. Virgie R / Oct 24 1897 / Aug 6 1987

18. Paul Camon / son of / Wm & Louisa / REGAN / Born / Aug 8 1906 / Died / Aug 21 1907

Two graves are unmarked. But are marked with artificial flowers.

Eight graves are marked by field stones.

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Rial Carver Cemetery
Location: Across from 601 Wesleyan Road. Inside chain link fence.
Directions: From Roxboro, Take Wesleyan Road to just past Brook Car Drive on left. Cemetery is on right.
Access: Well maintained inside chain link fence with driveway.
Survey: May 2, 2006 by Amy Ralston
GPS: 36 22 30.4 N 079 00 21.3 W
Notes: This cemetery is a match for WPA # 31 (See WPA Index page)

Graves
CRUMPTON (double stone) / Married Dec 26 1925
1. Raney Earl / March 4 1899 / April 9 1987 / (fs) Father
2. Pearl CARVER / Jan 16 1900 / July 28 2002 / (fs) Mother

3. Robert Earl / CRUMPTON Sr / Jan 13 1930 / Aug 10 1999 / (fs) (tall but broken at top)
4. J H CARVER / Jan 16 1871 / Feb 24 1966 (or 86) / Until the day breakth / (fs) J H
5. Ada Lue / CARVER / born / Apr 27 1891 / July 10 1900 / (bottom is unreadable) / (fs) AC
6. R C CARVER / Died Aug 11 1906 / Age 69 yrs 3 mos & 1 dd / Be faithful unto death / and I will give thee a crown / of life / (fs) RCC / (fs) Rial Calvin CARVER / PVT Co A 50 NC State Trp / Confederate States Army
7. Mary J BROOKS / wife of / Rial C CARVER / Feb 20 1858 / Sept 24 1940 / Blessed are the pure in / heart for they shall see God / (fs) MBC
8. V Harper / son of / V T & M L WRENN / Sept 10 1944 / Dec 15 1944 / (fs) VHW
9. Sidney Thomas Jr / son of / Maggie D & Sidney T / WRENN / Jan 1 1914 / Aug 3 1918 / fs) STW
10. Maggie D / wife of / Sidney T WRENN / July 22 1888 / Jan 3 1916 / The flower fadeth, but the / word of God shall stand / forever / (fs) MDW

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W A  Carver Cemetery
Location: At the end of Roxdale Place off Chub Lake Road
Directions: From Roxboro, take Chub Lake Road to right on Roxdale Place (SR1418). Go to very end. Cemetery is directly across cul-de-sac behind house in thicket.
Access: On private property behind new development. This cemetery was very overgrown with briers and weeds when we visited.
Survey: Jan 2008 by Ken and Becky Dalton and Tonya Wilson
GPS: 36 26 10.3N 078 59 19.7W
Notes: This is called the John B Oakley cemetery by Burch and Ernest Blalock. Their information is available in the USGenWeb archives.

Graves
Due to the thick overgrowth, we could only find 1 marked grave and 6 graves marked by fieldstone. The marked grave is:

W A CARVER / Jun 29, 1858 / Oct 14, 1911 / God gave, He took, He will restore / He doth all things well / (fs) WAC

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Cash - Clark Cemetery
Location: Beyond house at end of Gap Farm Road (private)
Directions: From Roxboro, take 158E past Thomas Store Road about 1/2 mile. Turn left on Gap Farm Road.
Access: Although this cemetery is deep within private property, family members have permission to visit whenever they wish.
Survey: Mar 2005 by Ken Dalton, Becky Farlow and Joey Farlow.
GPS: 36 20 48.1 N 078 48 56.0 W

Special Thanks: Becky and Ken thank Fred Haithcock and his son, John. Not only did they guide us to this cemetery but also to Townsend and Thomas and Wood, spending most of a delightful afternoon helping us remember the ancestors.

Graves
CASH (double stone)
1. Sonie / Oct 13, 1890 / (death date blank) /
2. Floria C / July 10, 1894 / Jan 30. 1935 / At rest /

CLARK (double stone)
3. Jay Will / Aug 25, 1908 / Dec 13, 1968 /
4. Mae Lizzie / Apr 29, 1902 / (death date blank) /

Also 4 fieldstone marked graves (unknown) 

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G T Cash Cemetery

Location: 3229 Mt Harmony Church Road (SR 1721)
Directions: From Roxboro take 158E to right on Mt Harmony Ch Rd. Driveway is on left
Access: Up private drive several thousand feet beyond gate. Cemetery is on right behind a small grove of trees. Well-maintained by Cash family.
Survey: Aug 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 17 56.1 N 078 50 58.1 W

Graves
5 footstones and 4 headstones
The first stone contains all 5 names and has footstones / IFC / (and) / GTC /

Exact inscription on stone is:
Fannie C PASCHALL - Katie L CASH - Alec F CASH / Daus & Son of / Ida F CASH G T CASH / ( no dates given for IFC & GTC)

Beyond this stone are 3 graves with stones and matching initial footstones

1. Beloved Mother / Fannie Cash PASCHALL / Jan 16, 1891 / Dec 20, 1933 /
2. Katie Lee CASH / July 1897 / May 1914 / Asleep in Jesus /
3. Alec Floyd CASH / 1886-1908 / In God's care /

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Cash Grove Cemetery
Location: Across from 2110 Peed Road
Directions: From Roxboro, 158E to right on Mt Harmony Church Road (SR 1721) to left on Peed Road. Cemetery is behind remains of block church on left.
Access: The church has drive that can be used to pull off road. Then walk past church toward an outhouse (in 2005). Graves are in edge of woods.
Survey: March 2005 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 18 39.9 N 078 49 27.3 W

Cash Grove is an African-American church that was abandoned about 1960. According to our source, the church was built on Mr. Cash’s land and he was the pastor. When he died, it died. If anyone has additional info on this church or these people please let us know.

Graves:
1. (This grave is marked by a depression and unreadable temporary marker. Joe CASH, died about 1960. He was the brother of Sonie Cash according to relative of Joe Cash. See the Cash - Clark Cemetery.)

2. (This grave is marked by a depression in line with the first grave. This grave is known to be wife of Joe Cash)

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Monroe Cash Cemetery
Location: Behind 400 Ann Drive in patch of woods in The Forks subdivision
Directions: From Roxboro on US501S turn left on Weldon Painter Rd, then right on Woody and left on Ann Drive
Access: Easily accessable in small patch of woods in the center of "horseshoe" formed by the back yards of surrounding houses of subdivision.
GPS Coordinates: 36 15 18.6 N 078 55 53.7 W
Survey: July 11, 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow

Graves:
Not maintained. (The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)

CASH (double stone)
1. Sister / Vannie Cash / Aug 18, 1873 / (No death date; may indicate she is not buried here)
2. Brother / Ira Cash / Dec 6, 1867 / Dec 24, 1931 /

3. Mahala / wife of / Monroe Cash / Aug 6, 1828 / June 8, 1918 /
4. Monroe / Cash / Mch 3, 1826 / Jul 17, 1904 /( inscription unreadable - dates difficult)
5. Mollie Cash / Born / Dec 15, 1861 / Died / May 20, 1903 /

This cemetery is included in the WPA Cemetery Survey. It was surveyed on April 30, 1937 and listed as the "Cash Cemetery." That survey lists only four graves, omitting "Sister / Vannie Cash / ..." since even now there does not appear to be a grave for that name.

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Cates Cemetery
Location: 285 Welch-Whitfield Road
Directions: From Roxboro take 158E (Old Oxford ) turn right on Mt Harmony Church Road (SR 1721), turn right at Johnnie Jones Road (SR 1719) then left on Welch - Whitfield Road, on left behind house
Condition: Not maintained for 10 the last years.
Access: Behind house at edge of backyard surrounded by rusty wrought iron fence under large tree.
GPS Coordinates: 36 19 02.3 N 078 52 16.9 W
Survey: June 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow

Graves:
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)
3 graves
1. C C CATES / Sept 20, 1857 / July 26, 1923 /
2. His Wife / Kate / May 8, 1858 / Sept 7, 1921 /
3. Mary / Dorcus / Wife of / J M CHANDLER / Oct 15, 1902 / Sept 28, 1924 / Gone but not forgotten /

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Cates Family Cemetery
Location: 1109 Hurdle Mills Road (SR1506) about ¾ mile into woods on the Norris farm.
Directions: From Roxboro, take Hurdle Mills Road past Hurdle Mills to left across from Hawkins Loop Road. Down farm paths and through woods.
Access: ¾ in woods on private property. Permission and guidance recommended.
Survey: Nov 2005 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 15 07.4 N 079 03 40.2 W

Graves:
There are 15 to 20 apparent graves, marked either by fieldstones or depressions. The Norris family, owners of the property, has always known this cemetery as the Cates cemetery.

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Chambers - Dunn Cemetery
Location: 528 Chambers Loop Road (SR 1742)
Directions: From Roxboro take 501S to Timberlake. Turn left on Chambers Loop Road. Cemetery is on left.
Access: Well maintained inside fence beside driveway on left just before reaching house. Private property.
Survey: Apr 2005 and updated Mar 2007 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 16 31.7 N 078 56 21.6 W

This cemetery was surveyed as part of the WPA cemetery survey. It is listed as cemetery # 39, Chambers, on the WPA Cemetery Survey page on this web site.

Graves
DUNN (double stone)
1 - Nora Chambers / Jul 29, 1870 / Aug 7, 1946 / Faithful, kind and true / (fs) Mother /
2 - John Thomas / Oct 9, 1871 / Apr 23, 1969 / Gone to be with Jesus / (fs) Daddy /

3 - Florence K DUNN / Sept 6, 1900 / Dec 17, 1973 / (fs) Aunt /
4 - Vernon R DUNN / Mar 18, 1933 / Nov 10, 1996 /
5 - Infant Dau of / Ozzie J & Mary / CHAMBERS / May 1, 1931 /

CHAMBERS (double stone)
6 - William Ed / Aug 16, 1876 – Dec 5, 1923 /
7 - Thenie / his wife / Mar 20, 1879 – Apr 10, 1940 /

8 - Mary Kate / wife of / T M CHAMBERS / Apr 2, 1845 / Dec 27, 1915 / Her life was beauty, truth, goodness and love / (fs) MKC /
9 - Thomas Moses / CHAMBERS / Apr 2, 1845 / Oct 7, 1919 / At rest / (fs) TMC /
10 - In remembrance / of the one who is / dear to us all and / will never ber for / gotten / Mr Arthur / Thomas HUDGINS / Sept 20, 1910 / Nov 17, 1940 / (fs) ATH /
11 - Sallie [Bet] HUDGINS / May 25, 1884 / Mar 12, 1971 / At rest with Jesus / (fs) Mother /

OLIVER (double stone) / At rest with Jesus /
12 - Mary Zephnia / Nov 23, 1908 / Aug 28, 1989 / (fs) Mother /
13 - John Thomas / May 26, 1899 / Jan 15, 1963 /

14 - Esther O’Neal / CHAMBERS / Apr 6, 1910 / Oct 14, 1992 /

CHAMBERS (double stone)
15 - Mollie J / Mar 18, 1910 / Jun 10, 1983 / (fs) Wife /
16 - Edgar Fonzie / Apr 17, 1910 / Aug 31, 1984 / (fs) Husband /

17 - Percy D CHAMBERS / Mar 19, 1909 / Sept 6, 1971 /
18 - Leathy B / CHAMBERS / Nov 26, 1912 / Mar 17, 2005 /
19 - Frank Leon CHANDLER / CPL US ARMY / KOREA / Sept 3, 1929 – Nov 24, 1992 / Purple Heart /
20 - Eva CHAMBERS / wife of / Talmadge LONG / May 13, 1912 / Feb 10, 1934 /
21 - Lillie Bell / CHAMBERS / Apr 12, 1877 / Mar 13, 1946 /
22 - John T / CHAMBERS / Nov 13, 1871 / Oct 15, 1956 /
23 - Ozzie Jerman / CHAMBERS / Feb 17, 1905 / Jan 23, 1969 /

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Chambers - Tilley Cemetery
Location: Across from 81 Riverbend Way, Off Chambers Loop
Directions: From Roxboro take 501S to Timberlake to left on Chambers Loop (SR 1742) to left on Riverbend Way. Cemetery is on right.
Access: Well maintained and close to road
Survey: April 2005 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 13 33.0 N 078 55 45.5 W

Graves
1 - Michele Hope / dau of / William & Sandra / ASHLEY / Apr 20, 1968 / Mar 4, 1977 /
2 - Dawn Faith / dau of / William & Sandra / ASHLEY / Jun 11, 1965 / Jun 6, 1974 /

CHAMBERS (double stone)
3 - Pearl Gates / Jul 2, 1895 / Nov 5, 1966 / (fs) Mother /
4 - Thomas Jackson / Nov 1, 1893 / Mar 17, 1968 / (fs) Father /

CHAMBERS (double stone)
5 - Frances D / Jul 20, 1924 / Apr 19, 1975 / (fs) Mother /
6 - Gaddis J / Aug 28, 1922 / Feb 21, 1985 / (fs) Father /
(second stone) Gaddis J Chambers / PVT US ARMY / WW2 / Aug 28, 1922 – Feb 21, 1985 /

7 - Hilda Ann / OLIVER / Feb 12, 1946 / Feb 11, 1997 / We love you /
8 - Linda C HARRIS / Jul 11, 1950 / Oct 17, 2001 /
9 - Fieldstones ( unknown)

CHAMBERS (double stone) / Married May 15, 1942 /
10 - McIver D / Jun 27, 1920 / Jan 9, 2004 /
11 - Rachel B / May 31, 1921 / (living)

TILLEY (double stone) / Together forever / Come unto me, all ye that labor and are / heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Mat 11:28 /
12 - Dennis R "Booty" / Jul 17, 1917 / Apr 12, 1996 /
13 - Betty Chambers / Nov 10, 1916 / May 12, 1996 /

14 - Mary Elizabeth Tilley DUKE / Sissy / My mom and best friend / Jan 12, 1941 – Apr 13, 1997 / To know her was to love her / (fs) Mom / MED /

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Charlie W Chambers Cemetery
Location: Beside 748 Chambers Loop Road
Directions: US501S to Timberlake, left on Chambers Loop Road (SR 1742)
Access: Well Maintained. To visit this cemetery, use grass drive beyond fence beyond 748. DO NOT use driveway at 748.
Survey: August 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS Coordinates: 36 16 24.0 N 078 56 09.6 W

Graves:
9 marked graves. No others visible.
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)

1. John Henry WEAVER / Feb 11 / 1929 / Mar 11 / 1988 /
2. Benjamin Marshall / CHAMBERS / 5-8-53 1-1-03 /

CHAMBERS (double stone) / Precious Lord take my hand /
3. Charlie W / Dec 23, 1900 / Dec 24, 1981 /
4. Grace Moore / June 28, 1909 / Nov 29, 1982 /

5. Christine C CARTER / June 17, 1940 / Jan 13, 1985 /
6. PULLIAM / Roy Carlton / Dec 28, 1956 / Nov 19, 1972
7. Harriet C MASHBURN / 1930 2000 /
8 Oscar Reade / CHAMBERS / June 29, 1927 / July 2, 1928 /
9. Dan Tanna CHAMBERS / 1979 1984 /

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Joe Chambers Cemetery
Location: Across from 935 Tom Oakley Rd (SR 1120)
Directions: US501S to Timberlake, turn right on Dick Holeman (SR 1123), less than 1 mi turn right on Tom Oakley Rd, about 1 mi, cemetery is on right.
Access: Mowed, up bank, very close to road
Survey: July 18, 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS Coordinates: 36 16 53.1 N 078 58 31.4 W

Graves:
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)

2 graves, no sign of any others
1. CHAMBERS / Joe Pasteur / Dec 9, 1875 / May 3, 1930 / The path of sorrow, and that path / alone, leads to the land where / sorrow is unknown /
2. Lizzie / wife of / J P CHAMBERS / Died / Jan 26, 1919 / Age 28 Yrs /

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Chambers Cemetery
Location: On right after the mailbox for 115 Weldon Painter (SR 1749).
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501 S past Timberlake. Right onto Weldon Painter Rd.
Access: The driveway to this cemetery is roped off but it is well-maintained and near the road
Survey: Amy Ralston and Rebecca Hessee on April 11, 2006
GPS: 36 15 39.8 N 078 56 28.3 W
Notes: This cemetery is surrounded by wrought iron fence, the ground is covered with fluffy feeling moss.

Graves:
1 - John Garland CHAMBERS Jr / April 18, 1920 / March , 1974
2 - Albertha Blalock CHAMBERS / Jan. 2, 1922 / Aug 8, 1960
3 - John E CHAMBERS / 1852-1930 / A friend to his country and / a believer in Christ / (fs) JEC
4 - Rest / Nannie CHAMBERS / Born Mch 4, 1858 / Died June 18, 1904 / All you strangers passing by / as you are, so once was I / as I am now, so you must be / prepare therefore to follow me / (fs) NC / (It is not a typo the abbreviation for March being Mch. That is exactly how it is on the headstone.)

BOWLES (double stone)
5 - James Graham / BOWLES / Oct 18, 1869 / Dec 24, 1926
6 - Lula Edna / His wife / July 22, 1882 / June 24, 1928

7 - Infant son of / Rudolph and Joan Tuck / Sept 29, 1964/ Now I lay me down to sleep / ( in between this and the next line is a kneeling and praying child) I pray thee lord my soul to keep
8 - Clarissa Myrtle / CHAMBERS / Oct 21, 1911 / Nov 2, 1963 / (fs) CMC
9 - Rudolph A TUCK / PFC US Army / World War II / Nov 21, 1926 Jan 29,1978 /
10 - Infant son of / Rudolph and Joan Tuck / Nov 19, 1971/ Now I lay me down to sleep / (in between this and the next line is a kneeling and praying child) I pray thee lord my soul to keep
11 - Mack LONG / S SGT US Army / World War II / Feb 13, 1916 Feb 5, 1988 / (fs) MC.L
12 - Gladys Chambers LONG / Beloved wife / Sept 29, 1917 Oct 21, 1978 / (fs) GCL
13 - In Loving Memory / Lou Ellen CHAMBERS / Dec 7, 1953 / Jan 4, 1999 /
14 - Lorena Miller CHAMBERS / Beloved wife and Mother / June 16, 1926 Sept 21, 1984 / (fs) LMC
15 - Charles L CHAMBERS / North Carolina / PFC US Army / World War II / July 29, 1922 Oct 8, 1967 / (fs) CLC

CHAMBERS (double stone)
16 - Mary Lillie / CHAMBERS / Dec 19, 1891 / June 3, 1947 / (fs) MLC
17 - John Garland / CHAMBERS / May 4 1886 / Dec26, 1945 / (fs) JGC

(single stones)
18 - Infant / Son of / ML & JG CHAMBERS / (fs) Infant
19 - Ilah May / Dau. of / JG & ML CHAMBERS / Dec 31,1910 / June 5, 1919 / Safe in the arms of Jesus / (fs) IMC
20 - Infant / Daughter of / M L & J G CHAMBERS / (fs) Infant

(There is a section of wrought iron fencing missing that goes to the next two graves. They are about 4 feet from fence.)
21 - Lizzie Weaver CHAMBERS / Wife of / Joseph P CHAMBERS / Born Nov 1, 1877 / Died June 1911 / (Near the headstone is a flat rock, probably original marker.)
22 - Mary E / Daughter of W M & Minnie / WEAVER / Mar 7, 1922 / Nov 12, 1924 / (fs) MEW

(There is also in the fence area
- What appears to be a broken headstone.
- 2 rocks that appear to mark a grave)

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Chambers - Clayton - Clement Cemetery
Location: McIver Chambers Road
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to Timberlake. Turn left on Chambers Loop Road, then left on McIver Chambers Road. Cemetery is in edge of woods on left.
Access: There is a path to cemetery and it is partially maintained. The older graves are in the woods with thick periwinkle cover.
Survey: July 2006 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 16 19.0 N 078 55 26.7 W
Notes: The oldest burials are Clements. Clayton and Chambers are all in the maintained part nearest to road.

Graves:
CHAMBERS (double stone)
1. Father / J Oscar / Dec 31, 1866 / May 3, 1946
2. Mother / Harriett E / Feb 8, 1870 / Feb 5, 1910

3. Emily / wife of / R J CLAYTON / Born / Mar 10, 1842 / Died / Jun 8, 1872 / (fs) EC

CHAMBERS (double stone) / God be with you /
4. Mother / Oppie Maner / Jan 1, 1902 / Oct 13, 1986 / (fs)
5. Father / James Edgar / Apr 10, 1894 / Nov 9, 1947 / (fs) JEC

6. Marie Chambers / WIKSTROM / Jul 16, 1936 / Feb 10, 1989
7. James P WHITE / PVT CoE 35th REGT / NC TROOPS / CSA / Jun 24, 1843 - Feb 16, 1914
8. T T CLAYTON / Oct 11, 1843 / Jan 14, 1922 / (fs) TTC
9. Elizabeth M / wife of / TT CLAYTON / Oct 18, 1825 / Aug 11, 1901 / (fs) EMC
10. Ada L / wife of / TT CLAYTON / Feb 22, 1865 / Aug 29, 1915 / (fs) ALC
11. Harriet / wife of / TT CLAYTON / Oct 15, 1829 / Feb 16, 1871 / (fs) HC
12. W T BURTON / Jan 5, 1851 / Nov 15, 1915 / (fs) WTB

The following graves are located behind the burials noted above. There are 30 to 40 fieldstones marking graves. The scratched native stones noted below are grouped together and of similar stone. This, combined with other research, would suggest to this surveyor that all the stones noted below would be associated with the CLEMENT family.

All below are native stone
13. Nancy CLEMENT / B SEP 27 1770 /
14. Wilson C / B 1818 / D Jun 27 1833 /
15. CWC
16. Jane N B 1773 / D 1827 /
17. Elizabeth C / B 1820 / D Jun 17 / 1833 /
18. Wileam C / B 1787 / D May 27 / 1833 /

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Chandler Cemetery
Location: Johnnie Jones Road (SR 1719 )
Directions: From Roxboro take 158E (Old Oxford Road ) turn right on Surl - Mt Tirzah Road (SR 1717), turn on Johnnie Jones Road, cross bridge, cemetery is on right about 1000 ft in open field behind cabled drive.
Condition: Well-maintained
GPS Coordinates: 36 19 49.5 N 078 53 18.0 W
Survey: June 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow

Graves:
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)
This grave is in a low cinderblock fence
1. Martha Whitfield / wife of / Billy BLALOCK / 1844 - 1919 /

These graves are inside a wrought iron fence
2. Ben T CHANDLER / 1850 - 1908 / May he rest in peace /
3. Elia Ann / wife of / B T CHANDLER / 1852 - 1908 / Mother, thou art in heaven /
4. Bunnie / 1886 - 1908 /
5. Bob / 1888 - 1908 /
6. Rufus / 1883 - 1908 /

These graves are outside fence
7. Jurieth K CHANDLER / Oct 25, 1924 / Dec 10, 1926 /
8. Zara L CHANDLER / Jan 4, 1917 / Jan 8, 1919 /
9. Graham T CHANDLER / Mar 16, 1910 / Nov 3, 1912 /
10. Curtis E CHANDLER / Feb 13, 1908 / Apr 15, 1910 /

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Clay - Meadows Cemetery
Location: Helena Moriah Road between Bowen Rd and Deep Creek.
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to Timberlake. Turn right on Helena-Moriah Road (SR ). Cemetery is on right after Stony Mountain Road.
Access: Off road behind field in woods on private property
Survey: June 2006 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 16 24.7 N 078 52 58.0 W
Notes: This cemetery is a match with WPA # 43.

Graves:
1. Mary / wife of / Squire MEADOWS / Born / Jan(?) 28, 1809 / Died / (broken stone) ?? 1872(?) / Farewell my husband, dear friend / adieu. Farewell to thee. And you, my dear children all, / farewell, farewell to you / Our mother is gone and we are left / our love of her to mourn / -?- we hope to meet with her -?- before God’s throne / (fs) MM (Mary Phillpot, daughter of Thomas Phillpot and Jemima Cozart)

2. W B GLENN / Born Feb 26, 1862 / Died / Jan 17(?), 1885 / Farewell dear but not forever / Thy will have you this day / ? we shall meet to part no more / on the resurrection morn / tho thy darling ?? (rest is unreadable) / (fs) WBG (Son of William J Glenn and Adeline Meadows. Adeline is daughter of Squire and Mary Meadows.)

3. Sacred / to the memory of / Mary / wife of / Wm D COTHRAN / Born / Dec(?) 30, 1844 / Died / ?? (broken stone) / (fs) MC (Mary "Mollie" Meadows, daughter of Squire and Mary Meadows.)

This area also has 22 or more graves marked by depression and/or fieldstones.

CLAY (family stone)
4. Henry Meadows CLAY / Jan 3, 1877 / Sept 13, 1953 (Son of H T Clay and Rosa Meadows)
5. Rosa Meadows CLAY / Jan 31, 1847 / Dec 16, 1936 (Wife of H T Clay. Daughter of Squire and Mary Meadows)
6. H T (Trib) CLAY / Apr 2, 1840 / Aug 5, 1901
7. Ralph S CLAY / Feb 10, 1879 / Dec 17, 1905 (Son of HT&Rosa Clay)
8. Addie M CLAY /Dec 23, 1884 / Oct 2, 1942 (Daughter of HT&Rosa Clay)
9. (unreadable temporary marker from Brewer and Strickland)

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Clayton Cemetery on Range Road
Location: On Range Road within sight of the Durham County line and sign.
Directions: From Roxboro take US501 to Timberlake, turn left onto Helena/Moriah Rd (SR 1715). At stop sign at Mangum's Store go straight across on Bethany Church Road (SR 1715). At stop sign at Bethany Church turn right onto Range Road (SR 1728). Cemetery is on left just before you enter Durham County.
Survey: May 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow

Graves:
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)
Starting at front on left. (Cemetery is surrounded by chain link fence)

1. Sidney William CLAYTON / Sept 27, 1916 / Oct 14, 1961 / His Memory is Blessed /

CLAYTON (double stone ) / Beloved Mother and Father /
2. Sidney W. / 1916-1961 / ( This would appear to be the same man on single older stone listed as #1.)
3. Pauline V. / 1916-1997 / Temp Funeral Home Marker: Pauline Virginia Clayton / 12-20-1916 3-18-1997 /

CLAYTON (double stone) / Rest in Peace /
4.Jesse T. / Oct 31, 1871 / Oct 21,1928 /
5. Lelia Copley / Oct 28, 1881 / Jan 28, 1970 /

6. Bertha C. Jeffries / Beloved Granny / June 27, 1906 / Apr 4, 1986 / Precious Lord Take my Hand /

CLAYTON (double stone) / Amazing Grace /
7. Coy Lawrence / Feb 2, 1922 / Jun 8, 1997 /
8. Babs Gentry / Jan 7, 1928 / (living)

CLAYTON (double stone)
9. Barbara G. / May 20, 1930 / Jul 20, 1991 /
10. Bernice D. / May 5, 1926 / Dec 31, 1965 /

11- 15 marked with field rock

16.Etta CLAYTON / wife of / Jasper Clayton / May 1, 1879 / Jul 19, 1931 / Having Finished Life's Duty / She Now Sweetly Rests /
17. Marked with fieldstone ( close beside Etta and apart from others would suggest that this is Jasper Clayton)
18. Infant / Daughter of J. L. / & Eva Clayton / Nov 12, 1932 / Nov 12, 1032 / At Rest /

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Clayton-Hill Cemetery
Location: 1171 Rougemont/ Moriah Road (SR 1729)
Directions: US501S to left on Red Mountain Road (SR 1471) to right on Rougemont/Moriah Road (SR 1605 in Durham Co) to right at 1171 driveway.
Access: Down private drive in mown field on right, well before you get to house. Fenced and well-maintained.
Survey: Aug 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS Coordinates: 36 14 33.4 N 078 50 45.1 W

Graves:
(The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)

CLAYTON (double stone)
1. Jack E / Dec 20, 1900 / Apr 28, 1988 /
2. Zonie H / Jan 24, 1905 / Feb 25, 1991 /

3 Bunnie A / HILL / June 3, 1912 / Nov 29, 1922 /

HILL (double stone ) Blessed are the pure in heart /
4. Eddie J / Jun 14, 1873 / Jan 22, 1942 /
5. Luna B / his wife / Jan 25, 1877 / Dec 1, 1955

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J. D. Clayton Cemetery
Location: Antioch Church Road (SR 1708) in woods across from Houston Blalock Road (SR 1705)
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to left on Antioch Church Road. Cemetery is in woods off farm path across from Houston Blalock Road
Access: Deep in woods off path. Rely on GPS or a guide. Please respect private property rights
Survey: Jan 1, 2006 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 19 46.0 N 078 55 42.0 W
Graves:
1. J D CLAYTON / Born / Dec 8, 1849 / Apr 12, 1900 / His toils are past / his work is done / he fought the fight / the victory won / (fs) JDC /
2. Louvina / Clayton / Born / Nov 2, 1854 / Died / Apr 5, 1891 / Having finished / life’s duty she now sweetly rests / (fs) LC /
3. Nancy A CLAYTON / Born Aug 31, 1881 / Died Dec 9, 1883 / Of such is the kingdom of heaven /

30 to 40 fieldstones, a few have scratchings. One may be "W V" another may be "V P"

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Clayton - James Cemetery
Location: Houston Blalock Road
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to left on Antioch Church Road to left on Houston Blalock Road. Cemetery is on right.
Access: Cemetery is in edge of woods behind a field. Not maintained.
Survey: By Amy Ralston and Rebecca Hessee June 2007
GPS: 36 20 31.9N 078 56 04.3W
Notes: Cemetery is in edge of woods. Surrounded by chain link fence.

Graves:
CLAYTON (double stone)
1. J Dolphin / Feb 5 1884 / Mar 9 1965 / (fs) Father
2. Addie JAMES / Mar 28 1889 / April 11 1969

3. Eva May / wife of / W Ed MOONEY / Aug 24 1891 / Oct 16 1916 / (fs) EMM
4. Infant / dau. of / JD & AL / CLAYTON / May 24 / 1914 / (fs) blank
5. Rhada L / Dau. of / WE & EM MOONEY / Sept 30 1916 / Oct 4 1918 / At Rest / (fs) RLM
6. Infant / son of / JD& AL / CLAYTON / June 28 / 1915
7. Gleenwood L / Son of / JD & AL / CLAYTON / Nov 10 1916 / Mar 24 1918 / (fs) GLC
8. Xure D / son of / JD & AL CLAYTON / Aug 28 1926 / Apr 20 1928 / (fs) XDC
9. Joy Mae C GARRETT / 1929 1972 / ( This is a funeral home marker.)
10. JAMES / Willam Arch / Dec 6 1885 / Nov 22 1937 / Until the day break and the shadows flee away / (This stone has toppled over.)

JAMES (double stone)
11. John R / June 18 1859 / May 9 1935
12. Louisiana / Nov 3 1862 / Mar 21 1933

13. Essie Lou / Dau of / JR & Louisiana JAMES / July 27 1901 / Aug 18 1901 / (fs) EJ
14. John M / son of / JR & Louisiana JAMES / Oct 25 1896 / Mar 1 1899 / (fs) JJ
15. Infant JAMES / 1924 1924 / ( This is a funeral home marker.)
16. Infant JAMES / (This is a funeral home marker. No Dates.)

JAMES (triple stone)
17. Alvis / Apr 13 1924 / July 30 1924 / (fs) field stone
18. Marie / Sept 18 1922 / May 1 1927 / (fs) field stone
19. Baby / Dec / 1930 / (fs) field stone

Also in this cemetery :
1 grave marked with rusted funeral home marker
2 graves marked by field stones

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John Draper Clayton Cemetery
Location: Olive Hill Community
Directions: private property
Survey: Ed Clayton on March 3, 2004
Condition: abandoned

This is a large cemetery, now abandoned. The last known burial was that of Elizabeth Clayton Long in 1928 (known through oral family history). Only three stones have inscriptions. Another stone appears to have enclosed a photograph originally but the photograph is no longer present. A large number of fieldstones mark graves in this cemetery. Although an exact count was not done as part of the survey, there may be as many as 50 graves that are marked by field stones.

Graves:
Information outside of parentheses has been transcribed from tomb stones. Information inside parentheses is added commentary.

Three stones with legible inscriptions were found along with two other stones that were illegible.

  • JOHN D / CLAYTON / B MARCH 4 / 1808 / D APRIL 1893 / (John Draper Clayton. The "stone" that marks this grave appears to be a homemade concrete marker. The inscription appears to have been made in the marker at the time the marker was created. This marker is positioned directly in front of a field stone as if the grave was originally marked only by a field stone with the homemade marker being added later. See photographs above.)

  • A. Y. Clayton / Born / Sept 14, 1829 / Died / July 1, 1901 / His toils are past this work is done / He fought the fight, the victory won / (Eldest of 16 children of John Draper Clayton and Elizabeth Clayton.)

  • James T Long / Co E / 35 NC Inf / CSA

  • (One grave is marked by a small homemade monument that at one time held a photograph behind glass. The photograph is gone and no identification remains.)

  • (One grave is marked by a rock that has illegible inscriptions.)

    • With the thought that the following information may be of use to Clayton researchers, the following information is provided. Please be aware that this information is not supported by any physical evidence in this cemetery. The table at the bottom of this page is also useful in understanding the location of the graves of the children of John Draper Clayton.
    No stones were found but the following graves are presumed to be in this cemetery based on the claims of some researchers.

    1. (Elizabeth M. "Polly" Clayton. m:04 Nov 1828  Unmarked, but she is presumed to be buried in this cemetery. First wife of John Draper Clayton.)

    2. (Elizabeth "Puss" Long, b:18 Jan 1846  d:13 Nov 1918. Wife of James T. Long. m:08 Mar 1866   Although there is no stone for Elizabeth Clayton Long, she is known to be buried here based on the oral history in my family. Several of my aunts recall the funeral procession passing their home on the way to this cemetery for her burial. Her death certificate is filed in the Person County, NC, Register of Deeds Office as #5-288.)

    3. (Marcella Carver, the first wife of Allen Yancey Clayton, is presumed to be buried here with her husband. They were married 31 Jan 1854.  A. Y. Clayton's second wife was Martha Tillman. They were married 10 Feb 1861.)

    4. (Unmarked, but presumed to be buried in this cemetery: John Anderson Clayton. b:21 Jan 1838  d:30 Dec 1858)

    5. (Unmarked, but presumed to be buried in this cemetery: Marion Thomas Clayton. This name was also used for a younger child of John Draper Clayton. b:18 May 1839  d: Jun 1840)

    6. (Unmarked, but presumed to be buried in this cemetery: Alexander Jackson Clayton. b: 05 Aug 1844 also a child of John Draper Clayton.)

    7. (In addition, there are several dozen graves marked only by field stones. Most of these are arranged in orderly groups or rows. Many appear to have a stone marking both the head and the foot of the grave.)

     

    Locations of the Graves of John Draper Clayton's Children
    Since John Draper and Elizabeth Clayton were my great-great-grandparents, I have added additional information from my files. John Draper Clayton and Elizabeth Clayton were the parents of sixteen children. The list below provides a cross-reference to the locations of their graves. This exercise is helpful in identifying their children who cannot be buried at the John Draper Clayton Cemetery because they are known to be buried somewhere else.
    1 Allen Yancey Clayton
    1 - Marcella Carver
    2 - Martha Tillman

    Stone for his grave in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery. No known stones for either wife. Marcella Carver may be buried in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery.
    2 James Henry "Jim" Clayton
    1 - Martha Ann Clayton
    2 - Della Bradsher    		 He and his first wife are buried at Stories Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in marked graves.
    3 Calvin C. "Cad" Clayton
    1 - Nicey Painter
    2 - Katherine Oakley    		 He and the second wife are buried in marked graves in the Cad Clayton Cemetery on City Lake Road. Location of the grave for the first wife is not know and could be the John Draper Clayton Cemetery.
    4 Green Jefferson Clayton
    Elizabeth M. Long    		 He is buried in the Long Cemetery at Ceffo. She is buried at Stories Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
    5 Sarah Jane Clayton
    William B. Long    		 He is buried in a marked grave in the Long Cemetery at Ceffo. She predeceased him, but her burial location is not marked.
    6 John Anderson Clayton Unmarked grave presumed to be in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery.
    7 Marion Thomas Clayton Unmarked grave presumed to be in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery.
    8 Solomon Daniel Clayton
    Susan Frances Morton    		 Stone includes both in the Sol D. Clayton Cemetery.
    9 Marion Thomas Clayton
    Narcissus Jane Clayton    		 Stone includes both in the M. T. Clayton Cemetery.
    10 Martha Frances "Sis" Clayton
    John Ruffin Hamlin    		 Both buried in marked graves in the Westbrook Cemetery on the Leasburg Road.
    11 Alexander Jackson Clayton Unmarked grave presumed to be in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery.
    12 Elizabeth "Puss" Clayton
    James T. Long    		 Both buried in the John Draper Clayton Cemetery. His grave is marked; her grave is unmarked.
    13 Alex Clayton
    1 - Louisa J. Carver
    2 - Sallie Mitchell    		 Stones for all three in the Duncan Cemetery on McGee’s Mill Road near Chub Lake.
    14 Simeon "Sim" Clayton
    Mary Williams    		 Both buried in marked graves at Stories Creek Church Cemetery.
    15 Mary Amy "Polly" Clayton
    John Foster "Jack" Brann    		 Both buried in marked graves near Moses Oakley Cemetery on Concord-Ceffo Road.
    16 William Parham "Buck" Clayton
    Mary Chatham    		 Both are buried in marked graves in the Cad Clayton Cemetery on City Lake Road.

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    Solomon Daniel Clayton Cemetery

    Location: Cemetery is at the end of Flem Clayton Road.
    Directions: Semora Road to Flem Clayton Road. Left on Flem Clayton Road. The cemetery is on the right within sight of the end of Flem Clayton Road.
    GPS Coordinates: 36° 24' 53"N, 79° 01' 37"W (WGS84/NAD83)
    Topographic Map
    Cemetery Survey by:     Ed and Gary Clayton
    Survey Date:     March 3, 2004
    Additional Survey: A survey of this cemetery was also done by W. Ernest Blalock in 1997. That survey is posted in the NCGenWeb Archives.

    This is a small family cemetery surrounded by a fence. The cemetery is maintained. It is adjacent to Flem Clayton Road, so access is easy. The cemetery is located on what was once the farm owned by S. D. Clayton and later by his son, Flem Clayton (thus the name of the road). 
    Graves:

    1. S. D. Clayton / Aug 23, 1840 / Jul 15, 1922 / Susan F. / wife of / S. D. Clayton / May 1 1848 / Jun 27 1917 / (Solomon Daniel Clayton, son of John Draper & Elizabeth Clayton. Susan Frances Morton, wife of  Solomon Daniel Clayton)

      (Verse on reverse side of stone:) / A precious one from us has gone / A voice we loved is stilled / A place is vacant in our home / Which never can be filled /

    2. Solomon Daniel Clayton / Co E 35 NC Inf / Confederate States Army / 1840 1922 / (This second stone for S. D. Clayton was added by his family in the early 1990s.)

    3. Victoria A Clayton / May 27 1876 / Jul 4 1957 / (Daughter of Solomon Daniel Clayton & Susan Frances Morton. Never married.)

    4. Albry B / son of / AP & AF Clayton / Aug 15 1900 / Sep 10 1900 / (Albry Baxter Clayton. Son of Albert Parham Clayton and Anna Frances Foushee.)

    5. Fay Burnes / dau of / AP & AF Clayton / Nov 20 1903 / Feb 8 1906 / (Fay Bunes Clayton. Daughter of Albert Parham Clayton & Anna Frances Foushee)

    6. Francis E  / son of  / AP & AF Clayton / Apr 6 1910 / Sep 28 1910 / (Francis Elmo Clayton. Son of Albert Parham Clayton and Anna Frances Foushee.)

    7. Guy A  / son of / AP & AF Clayton / Dec 16 1896 / Jan 9 1899 /  (Guy Adna Clayton, son of Albert P & Anna F Clayton)

    8. grave marked with field stone.

    9. grave marked with field stone.

    10. grave marked with field stone.

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    Clayton-Rhew Cemetery
    Thanks to Danny Lamberth for the information about this cemetery. The Clayton-Rhew Cemetery is located on the Silas Clayton homeplace on Highway 158, approximately 6 miles east of Roxboro.

    Graves:
    Name Birth Death Comment

    Rhew,  Daniel Ruffin

    July 15 1887

    July 30 1938

    W/O Lyndell Clayton Rhew

    Rhew,  Lyndell Clayton

    Dec 11 1893

    Oct 19 1947

    H/O Daniel Ruffin Rhew

    Rhew,  Buddy R.

    Oct 13 1931

    June 5 1935

    S/O Daniel & Lyndell Rhew

    Rhew,  Infant Son

    Aug 18 1929

    Sept 25 1929

    S/O Daniel & Lyndell Rhew

    Rhew,  Willie G.

    Apr 20 1892

    Feb 25 1941

    W/O John E. Rhew

    Hicks,  Toby Denise

    1950

    1962

    GD/O Willie G. Rhew

    Kidd, Joyce Jaynell

    Mar 18 1937

    Jul 4 1956

    GD/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Abner L.

    Dec 26 1871

    1954

    H/O Vandora Mooney

    Clayton, Vandora Mooney

    1878

    1948

    W/O Abner L. Clayton

    Clayton, Stanley M.

    Nov 3 1914

    May 24 1954

    S/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Dahlia P.

    June 10 1924

    Apr 25 1925

    D/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Joseph L.

    Feb 9 1919

    Sept 14 1923

    S/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Mozelle

    Nov 3 1910

    Jul 24 1912

    D/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Ray L.

    Apr 8 1909

    Sept 25 1909

    S/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, Bunnie A.

    Jun 13 1903

    June 21 1903

    D/O Abner & Vandora Clayton

    Clayton, J.S.

    Nov 12 1849

    Dec 4 1916

    H/O Euphema Hicks

    Clayton, Euhema Hicks

    Mar 9 1842

    Aug 23 1933

    W/O J.S. Clayton

    Clayton John W.

    Dec 1 1897

    Apr 3 1949

    H/O Annie May Clayton

    Clayton,  Annie May

    1896

    1926

    W/O J.W. Clatyon

    Clayton,  John Philip

    Sept 2 1918

    May 5 1971

    S/O J.W. & Annie Clayton

    Clayton,  Hosea Lee

    Feb 7 1940

    Feb 3 1942

    S/O Silas & Lila Clayton

    Clayton, Infant Daughter

    Jan 19 1932

    Jan 19 1932

    D/O Silas & Lila Clayton

    Clayton, Infant Son

    Aug 5 1946

    Aug 6 1946

    S/O Silas & Lila Clayton

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    Clayton - Long Cemetery
    Location: After 723 Whitt Town Road on the right.
    Directions: From Roxboro, take Whitt Town Road (SR 1149) between NC 49 South and NC 157.
    Access: Well maintained, near road with driveway
    Survey: completed by Amy Ralston & Rebecca Hessee on October 10, 2006
    GPS: 36 21 46.1 79 00 42.4
    Topographic Map
    Notes: The cemetery can be seen from road but is surrounded by tall cedar trees.
    The following notice is hanging on tree at back of cemetery:
    NOTICE NOTICE / We are asking for your / help / keeping up cemetery / We can no longer take care / of the whole cemetery. / Someone from each family will / need to take care of their own plots. / Thanks / Garland Foushee 919-471-9649 / Email garland1@mindspring.com

    Graves:
    1. Henry C CLAYTON / May 4 1910 / Aug 26 1936 / (fs) HCC

    CLAYTON (double stone)
    2. Prophus C / March 5 1860 / May 23 1938 / (fs) Father
    3. Mollie WHITFIELD / May 22 1874 / Feb 6 1920 / (fs) Mother

    4. Ruben Clyde / CLAYTON / Oct 7 1904 / Mar 14 1912 / (fs) RCC
    5. Lois A DICKEY / Oct 3 1935 / Jan 1 1936 / (fs) LAD

    CLAYTON (double stone)
    6. George Dewey / Feb 8 1906 / Oct 21 1980 / (fs) Father
    7. Irene BLALOCK / Oct 20 1920 / Jan 4 1945 / (fs) Mother

    LONG (double stone)
    8. Stephen Calvin / May 30 1919 / June 30 2001
    9. Annie Bell CARR / Feb 27 1922 / Nov 11 1999

    10. Tony Michael LONG / North Carolina / Co D 15 Signal BN / Vietnam / Nov 16 1951 Feb 13 1972 / (fs) Tony Michael LONG / 1951 1972( This is a funeral home marker.) Headstone is under 2 cedar trees.

    LONG (double stone) / Loved in life and in death remembered
    11. John Raymond / July 18 1905 / Dec 14 1954 /(fs) JRL
    12. Ida WALKER / June 13 1902 / April 18 1967 / (fs) IWL

    LONG (double stone)
    13. James B / Jan 1 1917 / June 9 1975 / (fs) James Bradsher LONG / Pfc US Army / World War II / Jan 11 1917 June 9 1945
    14. Florena B / Nov 15 1924 / Dec 19 2005 / (fs) Mother

    15. Herbert Green LONG / North Carolina / Pfc Co I 405 Infantry / World War II / April 16 1921 Oct 28 1969
    16. Margaret Belle LONG / May 13 1914 / Feb 1 1974 / (fs- funeral marker) Margaret Belle LONG / 1914 1974

    LONG (double stone)
    17. J Martin / Feb 18 1875 / Sept 17 1950 / (fs) JML
    18. Ida PERKINS / Nov 6 1881 / Oct 3 1957 / (fs) IPL

    19. Infant son / of Mr & Mrs / J Martin / LONG / Nov 24 1926
    20. Infant son / of Mr & Mrs / J Martin / LONG / Apr 29 1929
    21. Frederick F / LONG / Feb 12 1912 / Mar 28 1914 / Gone to be / an Angel / (fs) FFL
    22. Orie J / LONG / Aug 13 1907 / July 25 1908 / She was the / sunshine of / our home / (fs) OJL

    MERCER (double stone)
    23. James W / Jan 21 1933 / Feb 19 1987 / (fs) Husband
    24. Dessie LONG / July 3 1909 / Nov 11 19999 / (fs) Wife

    LONG (double stone)
    25. Harvey P / Jan 31 1923 / Mar 26 1988 / (fs) Daddy
    26. Alma RICARDO / June 5 1920 / Oct 29 1987 / (fs) Mama

    27. Shirley Carter FOX / Dec 4 1935 / July 29 1995
    28. Harry L FOX / Pfc US Army / Korea / Aug 11 1930 Oct 25 1990

    FOX (double stone) / As long as life and memory last, we shall remember you
    29. James Irving / Jan 29 1914 / June 11 1988 / (fs) Father
    30. Betty HARRIS / Dec 5 1916 / Jan 13 2005 / (fs) Mother

    31. FOX / William / Thomas / 1943-1944

    REGAN (double stone) ( Woodmen of the world memorial)
    32. Edgar R REGAN / July 30 1887 / May 4 1945
    33. Lochie WALKER / wife of / E S REAGAN / Nov 22 1883 Nov 23 1950

    WALKER (double stone)
    34. Samuel L / June 27 1891 / Nov 26 1937 / (fs) Father
    35. Euphemia RHEW / Sept 13 1894 / Feb 26 1970

    36. Connie ALBERT / ( Funeral home marker, no dates. )
    37. Gladys ALBERT / ( Funeral home marker, no dates.)

    The 4 graves below are in a curbed off section with one double headstone. CLAYTON. Info is on footstones.
    38. William R CLAYTON / July 28 1900 / Nov 21 1969
    39. William M CLAYTON / Oct 6 1849 / Feb 25 1936 (Son of Martin Clayton)
    40. Lula V CLAYTON / Mar 2 1867 / Mar 21 1901
    41. Lonnie G / son of / Wm & Lula CLAYTON / June 7 1891 / June 22 1896
    42. J D Jr / son of / JD & Essie / LONG / Aug 7 1918 / Aug 8 1918 / (fs) JDL
    43. RRL / ( Marked by a bronze marker with the letters RRL)
    44. Elizabeth J / wife of / S M LONG / Born / Mar 26 1840 / Thou art gone from / world of care / The bliss of Heaven to / share / ( The top is broken off the head stone.)
    (Elizabeth Jane Clayton Long, wife of Stephen Matthew Long.)
    45. S M LONG / May 3 1842 / Jan 2 1923 / Fair well my wife / and children all / from you a Father / Christ doth call / (fs) SML
    (Stephen Matthew Long. Husband of Elizabeth Jane Clayton. Married on December 23,1869. Stephen Matthew's second marriage was to Fannie Gates Hamlin. See Person County Heritage II, Articles 357 & 362)

    LONG (double stone)
    46. Dallas S / Sept 14 1870- May 16 1941 / (fs) DSL
    47. His wife / Nettie STANFIELD / Aug 8 1875- Aug 31 1947 /(fs) NSL
    (Dallas S. Long, son of Elizabeth Jane Clayton and Stephen Matthew Long.)
    (Nettie Stanfield Long, wife of Dallas Sanford Long. Married on Dec.6,1896)

    48. Mary LONG / wife of / H G WHITFIELD / Aug 1 1929 / June 2 1950 / (fs) MLW
    49. Betty Jean RUSSELL / Aug 29 1938 / July 11 1990 / Always remembered / (fs) BJR
    50. WHITFIELD / Archie Taft / May 5 1909 / Dec 7 1967 / (fs) ATW
    51. H M WHITFIELD / Sept 23 1878 / Oct 16 1944 / (fs) HMW

    WHITFIELD (double stone) (On reverse side- WHITFIELD / Precious Memories
    52. Benjamin C / Apr 22 1924 / Aug 6 2000 / (fs) Ben
    53. Ann BROACH / Jan 26 1928 / (living) / (fs) ANN

    54. Effie T / wife of / H M WHITFIELD / Dec 24 1888 / Jan 15 1925 / At Rest / (fs) ETW
    55. G W WHITFIELD / Died Apr 1 1935 / Age 88 yrs
    56. Lucy A / wife of / G W WHITFIELD / Died Mch 30 1919 / Age 72 yrs. / She was a kind neighbor / and ever ready to / lend a helping hand / (fs) LAW
    57. Eva J HALL / 1920
    58. Walter WHITFIELD / May 26 1876 / Dec 30 1938 / Gone, but not forgotten / (fs) WW

    WHITFIELD (double stone) / Peace in the Valley
    59. Marcus E / Nov 14 1913 / Mar 3 1991 / (fs) Daddy
    60. Mattie B / Jan 4 1923 / (living) / (fs- at headstone) Mama

    61. Stephen R FOUSHEE / Feb 14 1919 / June 10 2000
    62. Ruth N FOUSHEE / May 7 1924 / June 12 1995
    63. Richard Love FOUSHEE / Pvt US Army / World War II / Jun 22 1925 May 27 2000
    64. Regenal E / son of / R T & M J / FOUSHEE / Sep 20 1913 / Oct 26 1913 / (fs) REF

    FOUSHEE (double stone) / Sleeping in Peace
    65. S Harry / Aug 24 1897 / Dec 10 1964 / (fs) Father
    66. Bessie D / Sept 6 1899 / Dec 30 1977 / (fs) Mother

    67. Matha J / wife of / R T FOUSHEE / Aug 27 1876 / Oct 17 1913 / Her life was beauty, truth, / goodness and love. / (fs) MJF

    FOUSHEE (double stone)
    68. His wife / Mattie E OAKLEY / Aug 20 1892 / Oct 18 1980 / (fs) MEF
    69. Robert Thompson / Sept 6 1874 / Oct 6 1940 / (fs) RTF

    70. Nanie Everleen / Dau of / RT & MF FOUSHEE / Sept 22 1936 / Mar 21 1947 / A little time on earth she spent / til God for her his angels sent / (fs) NEF

    FOUSHEE (double stone) / Gone but not forgotten
    71. Bennie A / Feb 5 1901 / Nov 6 1954 / (fs) BAF
    72. Floyde Wrenn / Sept 27 1900 / May 28 1951 / (fs) FWF

    73. Clarence Anderson / son of / CH & ER FOUSHEE / 1936-1941 / (fs) CAF

    CLAYTON (double stone) / wed Dec 1 1950
    74. Willie Thomas / June 29 1927 / (living) /(fs- at headstone) Daddy
    75. Rachel FOUSHEE / May 15 1931 / Nov 17 1984 / (fs) Mama

    76. BB / WESTBROOKS / Oct 17 1862 / Dec 30 1918 / To forget is vain / endeavor. Love’s / remembrance / lasts forever. / (fs- out of ground, leaning on head stone.) BBW
    78. Effie Landress / WESTBROOKS / wife of / R S LONG / Born Dec 2 1886 / Died July 9 1926 / She was an affection- / nate daughter and / a faithful friend. / LONG / (fs) ELL

    LONG (double stone)
    79. Robert S / Sept 13 1871 / July 2 1953 / (fs) RSL
    80. Carrie G / Aug 2 1908 / Nov 29 1992 / (fs) CGL

    WALTERS (double stone)
    81. John R / May 12 1906 Sept 23 1973 / (fs) Daddy
    82. Maggie F / Oct 5 1911 / May 19 1971 / (fs) Mama

    83. Julius B CLAYTON / son of / James Henry & Fannie CLAYTON / Sept 24 1876- Aug 30 1960 / At Rest
    84. Fannie / Howard / CLAYTON / Sept 10 1852 / Aug 1 1915 / She sleepth / (fs) FHC
    85. James / Henry / CLAYTON / Nov 17 1842 / Mar 31 1904 / At Rest / (fs) JHC
    86. Anna B CLAYTON / wife of / JW DANIEL / Nov 27 1871 / Oct 11 1943 / Her memory is blessed / (fs) ACD
    87. James W DANIEL / May 15 1871 / May 1 1950 / At Rest / (fs) JWD
    88. Bertha Gravitte BURTON / Sept 9 1900 / Dec 15 1982 / (fs) BGB
    89. Woodrow J / son of WB & / I M WALKER / June 20 1924 / Blessed are the / pure in heart for / they shall see GOD
    90. Leonard Lee WALKER / "Bill" / July 7 1928 / June 28 1994
    91. Willie B Jr / son of W B & / I M WALKER / Oct 24 1917 / June 24 1919 / Sleep on dear one / take thy rest. / We loved you but / God loved you best
    92. Novie E WALKER / Jan 19 1912 / Aug 9 1926 / Darling Novie, she has left / us, Left us, yes, for evermore / But we hope to meet our / loved one. On that bright / and happy shore

    WALKER (double stone)
    93. William Buckley / Nov 18 1889 / May 7 1970
    94. Babe Irene / May 10 1891 / July 5 1943

    COZART (double stone)
    95. William Taft / Nov 2 1908 / June 17 1962 / (fs) WTC
    96. Nettie WALKER / April 24 1914 / Oct 15 1979 / (fs) NWC

    97. Lottie Bell WALKER / June 1 1885 / Nov 27 1975
    98. Nancy M WALKER / June 18 1887 / Jan 31 1958 / Christ loved her and took her home. / (fs) NMW
    99. Frank L / son of / SL & MB / WALKER / May 19 1895 / Dec 22 1898 / Those who God / loves die young / (fs) (blank)
    100. Minerva B WALKER / Oct 15 1853 / Aug 19 1928 / Loved in life and in death / remembered
    101. Sollie L WALKER / May 27 1859 / May 7 1937 / Eternal rest grant to him O Lord and let / perpetual light shine on him
    102. H H WALTERS / 1861 / Jan 30 1914 / (illegible writing) / (fs) HHW
    103. Mary F / wife of / J A B WALTERS / Born / July 24 1835 / Apr 30 1905 / Dear Sister is gone, but / not forgotten / Never will her memory fade / sweetest thoughts shall / ever linger / Around the cold and silent grave.
    104. J A B WALTERS / Born July 30 1835 / Died Oct 24 1902
    105. Nancy H / wife of / Martin CLAYTON / Born / November 1813 / Died / Aug 1 1898 / As a wife devoted / as a mother affectionate / Is a friend ever kind and true
    106. Martin CLAYTON / Born / October 1808 / Died / Oct 12 1882 / His tolls are past, his work is done / He fought the fight the victory won / (fs) MC
    (Married Nancy Hudgins b:20 Nov 1813 d: 01 Aug 1898)

    FOX (double stone)cv
    107. Ozie A FOX Jr / June 24 1924 / Mar 31 1973 / (fs) Father
    108. Louise PULLIAM FOX / Nov 21 1921 / May 22 1974 / (fs) Mother

    109. Lester C / Son of / OM & LP FOX / May 3 1892 / Aug 22 1893 / At Rest / (fs) LCF
    110. Cleopatra / wife of / G M FOX / Mch 13 1857 / Nov 19 1912 / She was a kind and / affectionate wife and / mother and a friend to all / (fs) CF
    (Daughter of Martin Clayton)
    111. George Monroe / FOX / Aug 2 1862 / Oct 19 1944 / Faithfull [sic] Kind and True / (fs) GMF
    112. Father / Osie A FOX / Jan 22 1889 / Sept 13 1955 / He fell asleep and / now sweetly rests / (fs) OAF
    113. Mother / Blanch MOORE / wife of / O A FOX / Sept 28 1893 / Oct 20 1934 / She fell asleep and / now sweetly rests / (fs) BMF
    114. Bobby Lester / son of / O A & B M / Our little / darling / (fs) BLF
    115. Mary M FOX / wife of / Clayton RHEW / Feb 26 1920 / Aug 8 1966 / A tender mother, she / has done what she could / (fs) Mother

    There are 3 graves marked by field stones at head and foot and one grave marked by a field stone at the head only.

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    Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
    Location: Nora Poole Road (S.R. 1341)
    Directions: Located on the northern side of the Nora Poole Road (S.R. 1341) in western Person County, about 1 mile west of Five Forks.
    Access: Although located on private property, this cemetery is adjacent to a public road and thus easily accessible.
    GPS Coordinates: 36° 26' 11"N, 79° 01' 52"W (WGS84/NAD83). Coordinates estimated from map.
    Topographic Map
    Cemetery Survey by: Kyle S. Kendrick
    Survey Date: March 8, 1997
    Note: This family cemetery is located on the farm originally the home of Marion Thomas and Jane Clayton. Additional information below was added by the surveyor from Person County Heritage Books and his personal records. (Thus the grave list below is not a verbatim transcription of what is found on the stones.)

    Graves:
    1.   Clayton, Daisy C., Born January 9, 1881 Died May 21, 1964
    2.   Clayton, Dewey Thomas, Born March 28, 1905 Died October 29, 1975
    3.   Clayton, Doris Ann, Born June 16, 1912 Died December 22, 1929
    4.   Clayton, Edward M., husband of Margaret (Mag) Clayton, son of Marion Thomas and N. Jane Clayton, Born September 18, 1870 Died July 29, 1942
    5.   Clayton, Ethel Evans, Born August 14, 1904 Died May 12, 1995
    6.   Clayton, Ettie K., daughter Alf. and Rowan Clayton, Born December 10, 1919 Died June 10, 1920
    7.   Clayton, Ibbie Sue, daughter of John T. and Daisy M. Clayton
    8.   Clayton, Infant Baby of Edward M. and Margaret (Mag) Clayton
    9.   Clayton, Infant Baby of Edward M. and Margaret (Mag) Clayton
    10. Clayton, Infant Baby of Edward M. and Margaret (Mag) Clayton
    11. Clayton, I.T., son of Edward M. and Margaret (Mag) Clayton, Born May 21, 1902 Died June 29, 1941
    12. Clayton, John Thomas, son of Marion Thomas and N. Jane Clayton Clayton, Born February 16, 1875 Died November 20, 1944
    13. Clayton, Lena Charlotte, daughter of Marion T. and N. Jane Clayton Clayton, Born August 20, 1883 Died November 28, 1971
    14. Clayton, Margaret C., Born October 16, 1875 Died September 15, 1946
    15. Clayton, Marion Thomas, COMPANY E 35TH REGIMENT NC TROOPS CSA, husband of N. Jane Clayton, and son of John Draper and Elizabeth(Polly) Clayton, Born March 1, 1842 Died January 17, 1920
    16. Clayton, Narcissus Jane, wife of Marion Thomas Clayton, and daughter of Greene Washington and Susan Ann Combs Clayton, Born Octobers, 1844 Died January 5, 1943
    17. Clayton, Pearl Homer, Born June 6, 1904 Died July 4, 1929
    18. Evans, Mary Frances Clayton, Born April 28, 1877 Died March 17, 1969
    19. Evans, S. Garland, son of Samuel Green and Mary Frances Clayton Evans, Born April 30, 1912 Died February 28, 1913
    20. Evans, Samuel Green, Born May 15, 1872 Died January 23, 1945
    21. Poole, Nora Exie Clayton, daughter of Marion Thomas and N. Jane Clayton Clayton, Born January 3, 1882 Died November 28, 1971
    22. One grave is marked by a fieldstone.

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    T. D. Clayton Cemetery
    Location: 286 Robert Gentry Road
    Directions: US501S to left on Helena/Moriah Road (SR 1715) to left on Robert Gentry Road (SR 1740). In edge on woods behind pasture across from house.
    Access: Not accessible without crossing 2 electric fences in 2004.
    Survey: Aug 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
    GPS Coordinates: 36 16 49.7 N 078 54 57.2 W (K&B)

    Graves:
    There are 7 marked graves here. No others visible. There is also a fieldstone cemetery deeper in the woods to be surveyed at a later date.
    (The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses.)

    1. L M CLAYTON / May 4, 1858 / June 29, 1924 / the sweet remembrances / of the just shall flourish / when they sleep in dust /
    2. Sarah Minerva / wife of / T D CLAYTON / Born / March 9 1824 / Died / Oct 13, 1909 / Asleep in Jesus, Blessed sleep / From which none ever wake to weep / A calm and undisturbed repose / Unbroken by the least of foes. /
    3. T D CLAYTON / July 31, 1826 / Sept 25, 1914 / An honest man's the / noblest work of God /

    CLAYTON (double stone)
    4. Emma Berry / 1874-1961 /
    5. James Madison / 1867-1946 /

    6. Charles / Herman / son of / Mr & Mrs J M / CLAYTON / July 18, 1901 / July 10, 1902 /
    7. Infant / son of / Mr & Mrs J M / CLAYTON / Oct 18, 1905 /

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    Willie Coleman Cemetery

    Location: Helena-Moriah Road (SR 1715)
    Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to right on Helena-Moriah Road to right on private drive to left down gasline right-of-way
    Access: Deep within private property
    Survey: by Ken and Becky Dalton
    GPS: 36 16 03.6 N 078 50 19.4 W
    Graves:
    1. Willie Edgar / COLEMAN / Born 1886 / Died / Mar 18, 1918 / At rest / (fs) WEC /
    2. (Large fieldstone and depression beside one above- unknown)

    No other burials are evident

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    Cothran Family Cemetery
    Location:
    Directions: WPA - US Highway 501, South from Roxboro, N.C., ten miles left across Railroad, then through woods to Atlas Brooks farm one and one-half miles, on old Durham & Mt. Tirzah Road. Southeast from house across said road one-fourth mile. Covered with bushes, briers and honeysuckles.
    Survey: WPA Survey, April 30, 1937 by W. C. Barnett
    Graves:
    Name Born Died Remarks
    Cothran, Cornelia
    Wife of Richard Cothran    		 - 1-21-1892 Age 62 yrs.
    Cothran, Richard 12-2-1825 4-20-1903 -
    Harris, Lula R. 4-7-1894 4-20-1894 Dau. of J. W. & Mollise Harris

    Note: This cemetery survey is a good example of many of the WPA surveys: the directions are probably inadequate! We may not be able to find this cemetery today. Since when the WPA survey was done in 1937 there were only three graves and none later than 1903, the cemetery may have disappeared. If so, the WPA survey is even more valuable.

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    Crumpton - Thomas Cemetery
    Location: 2039 Thee Hester Road (SR 1159)
    Directions: From Roxboro, take 49S to right on Hester Store Road (SR 1162) to right on Thee Hester Road. Cemetery is on right.
    Access: Turn onto path to storage shed. Cemetery is 100 ft on right of path in wooded area. Private property.
    Survey: April 2006 by Ken and Becky Dalton
    GPS: 36 21 31.3 N 079 02 58.1 W
    Notes: This cemetery is a match for WPA #198  and a match for pchs 1972 survey titled "Thomas"

    Graves:
    1. Margarett E (Ethel) / dau of / Robert & Rosa / CRUMPTON / Sep 14, 1902 / Feb 16, 1903 / (fs) MEC /
    2. Mary Alice / dau of / Robert & Rosa / CRUMPTON / May 14, 1889 / Aug 7, 1889 / (fs) MAC /
    3. Jane E / THOMAS / Born / Mar 24, 1812 / Died / Feb 5, 1837 (WPA says 1887) /
    4. Miss Jennie THOMAS / Dec 27, 1842 / Sept 18, 1912 /
    5. Kate THOMAS / Aug 9, 1850 / Dec 29, 1916 / Her life was beauty, truth, goodness /

    Five fieldstones (unknown)

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    Cuningham Cemetery
    Location: Location: NW corner of the County on Cunningham Road near the NC-VA border
    Directions: NC 57 to Semora (Caswell County), right on NC 119. Go 0.5 mile and turn right on Cunningham Road. Follow Cunningham Road (back into Person County) past Barker Road (SR 1319) on the left, SR 1373 on the left, and SR 1321 on the right. The topographic map shows the cemetery approximately 0.6 miles past SR 1321 on the left. (And approximately 0.5 miles before the NC-VA border.) I have not field checked these directions nor have I actually visited the cemetery (yet). Based on the location on the topographic map, I suspect that this cemetery is not adjacent to the road and thus on private property. Note that the former Atlantic and Danville Railroad followed on the North side of this portion of Cunningham Road from Semora to Cunningham.
    GPS Coordinates: 363222N, 0790441W
    GIS: Record number 1349, Tax map A12 5, PIN: 9071-04-72-2719.000
    Survey: WPA Cemetery Survey. Late 1930s.
    Graves:
    The listing of graves below is from the WPA Cemetery survey. The comments are from "The Cuningham Family and the Waverly Plantation, Heritage of Person County, Volume I, Article 861. The information posted by Larry Brandon (below) is a subset of this article.
     

    Given Name

    Surname

    Birth

    Death

    Comments
    Martha Helen Cuningham 10-29-1837 12-19-1885 Martha Helen Somerville from Warrenton, wife of John Wilson Cuningham.
    John W. Cuningham 2- 6-1820 7-15-1887

    John Wilson Cuningham. First child of Alexander Cuningham and Patsey Wilson. Bought Waverly after the death of his parents. Served in the Legislature and was a Trustee for UNC.
    Otelia Carrington Cuningham ?- -1867 - -1934  
    John Somerville Cuningham ?- -1861 - -1922  
    Rev. Herbert B. Cuningham 2-1- 1876 5-20-1916  
    Jean Gordon Cuningham 7-19-1902 16-17-1903  
    Martha Packard Cuningham 2- 4-1899 8-27-1900  
    Richard Cuningham 3-26-1852 11-10-1884  
    Frank Cuningham ? 7-31-1878  
    Charlie Cuningham ? 7-31-1878  
    Alexander Cuningham 2-27-1776 10-12-1849 Purchased the home site I 1799.
    Spelling - Cunningham or Cuningham?

    I stumbled upon the question of the proper spelling of the surname. The WPA survey spells the surname as "Cunningham." Other sources, such as the Heritage of Person County and Sturat Wright's Historical Sketch of Person County also use Cunningham, however, the ownership of the property is listed as Meriwether Cuningham Trustee.

    Larry Brandon Post:
    Larry Brandon's post to the Person County Message Board on March 8, 2001 provides background information about the Cunningham Store. The entire post is repeated here:

    Alexander Cuningham of Petersburg, Va (1776 -1849) was the owner of Cunningham Store in Person County. His father was also named Alexander Cuningham and was from Edinburgh, Scotland. He ran a wholesale merchandise business in Petersburg, Va with his brother Richard. and speculated in land in many states. He imported goods from England for distribution to retailers in the southeast. In 1814 He married Mary (Patsey) Wilson (1792-1886) daughter of John Wilson who built Dans Hill near Danville, Va. In the early 1820's he opened Cunningham's Store along the border with Halifax County, Va and Person County, NC. He built his home called Waverly near the store was on the mainline of the stagecoach route from Petersburg, Va to Hillsborough, NC. In the late 1800s it was the location of the train stop on the Norfolk, Va to Danville, Va rail line. It also served as the post office for the area till 1908 when Alton, Va became the post office. Alexander and his son John Wilson Cuningham (born Petersburg, Va 1820- 1887) built up the plantation to include 8000 acres and became one of the wealthiest planters in the area. He owned at one time 193 slaves. The Cuningham home called Waverly still exists on Cuningham Road in Person County along with the cemetery where Alexander Cuningham and 7 generations are buried. Waverly was built from 1824 to 1834. The chapel on the grounds of Waverly was used by the Episcopal Church and by travelers passing on the stage line.

    Southern Historical Collection
    See also in the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the .JOHN WILSON CUNNINGHAM PAPERS, #196.
    Summary of holdings: Cunningham, John Wilson, 1820-1887, Papers, 1854-1869, 180 items.
    Agriculturalist and state Democratic Party leader, from Person County, N.C.
    Chiefly letters to Cunningham from Calvin Henderson Wiley (1819-1887), a classmate at the University of North Carolina and apparently the real author of Cunningham's political speeches, and copies of political writings. Also included are Cunningham's records as executor of the estate of Dr. Matthew M. Harrison of Brunswick County, Va.

    John S. Cunningham - Waverly and Woodlawn
    John S. Cunningham, a later owner of Waverly, also purchased an impressive house in Halifax County, Virginia. The following is copied from: www.oldhalifax.com/county/Woodlawn.htm

    On March 13, 1900, through her substitute trustee, R. E. Lee Marshall, Henrietta Carolyn Coleman Snowden sold the two tracts comprising Woodlawn to John S. Cunningham of Person County, North Carolina, for $6104.13.

    Totaling 939.34 acres, Mrs. Snowden reserved 1/4 (one-fourth) of an acre, "the Coleman family burying ground, in the garden at the Woodlawn dwelling house, and now enclosed with a brick wall.." together with rights of ingress and egress to and from the cemetery at all times.

    Mr. Cunningham was a member of one of Person County's most prominent families, natives of Edinburgh, Scotland, who emigrated first to Petersburg and then moved to North Carolina. The eldest of nine children he was married on June 5, 1889 to Otelia Carrington, daughter of Col. Henry A. Carrington, Clerk of Court of Charlotte County and a descendant of Col. Paul Carrington of Mulberry Hill.

    Mr. Cunningham was an absentee landlord, so-to-speak, over Woodlawn while he owned it. He continued to make his home in Durham, N. C., and at his ancestral home, Waverly Plantation, in Person County.

    [Note: See also our Biographies Page]

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    Amos Currin Cemetery
    Location: 586 Julian Oakley Rd (SR 1726)
    Directions: From Roxboro, take 158E to Granville co line. Turn right on Julian Oakley Rd. Cemetery is on left. Access: Inside block wall on left side of driveway half way to house. Semi-maintained
    Survey: Sept 2004 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
    GPS: 36 19 51.6 N 078 48 13.3 W

    Graves:
    (The information below is an exact transcription of the information on the stones. The lines on each stone are marked by a slash. Comments are in parentheses. "fs" is foot stone.)

    DEAN (double stone) / I have fought a good fight /
    1. James Eula / May 29, 1877 / Jul 10, 1969 / (fs) JED /
    2. Mary Currin / Apr 10, 1885 / Jul 23, 1954 / (fs) MCD /

    CURRIN (double stone)
    3. Amos / Feb 2, 1855 / May 18, 1928 /
    4. Ann Eliza / May 31, 1854 / Mar 12, 1935 /

    5. N V CURRIN / Born / Jan 9, 1877 / Was crushed / between cars at / So. Rocky Mount / NC Aug 26, 1904, while on / duty with the / Atlantic Coast / Line Rail Road /
    6. Percy Clifton / CURRIN / Sept 12, 1892 / Nov 13, 1912 / He whose love / exceedeth ours, has / taken home our child / (fs) PCC /
    7. Victor Waldo / son of / OB & NA / CURRIN / Jun 2, 1917 / July 29, 1917 / His record is on high /
    8 Julian C / son of / EM & Evie L CURRIN / Born Nov 28, 1917 / Died Sept 4, 1918 / Sleep on sweet baby / take thy rest / (fs) JCC /
    9. Our darling / son of / EM & EL CURRIN / Feb 24, 1914 / Apr 3, 1914 / Budded on earth / to bloom in heaven / (fs) C /
    10. Kermit S / son of / EM & EL CURRIN / Dec 6, 1906 / Aug 8, 1914 / Safe in the arms of Jesus / (fs) KSC /

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