WHITSETT FAMILY CEMETERY File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS LOUISE T OVERTON This cemetery is near the Guilford/Rockingham Co. line . It has been abandoned for over 130 years. Surrounded by a circle of cedar trees, overgrown with honeysuckle, periwinkle and briers. Many sunken graves, some with huge trees growing out of them. I first visited this cemetery in the summer of 1989, at that time of year it was almost impossible to get into because of undergrowth.James Whitsett born in Orange County, NC, died in Rockingham County, NC was my 3rd great-grandfather, I descend thru his daughter Permelia (Emily)Whitsett Wall. The cemetery is located one mile southwest of Midway on the McNutt Farm on State Road 1002, and 1/5 mile from the Church Street intersection of #1002. Eight graves are marked with fieldrock but many unmarked graves there. Some of the "old timers" in the neighborhood tell me that it is/was a huge cemetery. First recorded by Jack Apple and Robert W. Carter, Jr in 1974. John McGIBBONEY...died Jan 3, 1868.... Aged about 52 years (husband of Sarah Jean Whitsett) Samuel McNEELY... died May 21 1855... Aged 47 years 9 months and 2 days (husband of Nancy Whitsett) Emily WALL....died Oct 10, 1838... Aged about 24 years, wife of John Wall (daughter of James and Nancy Moore Whitsett) Alfred M. WHITSETT... died Feb 1, 1857.... born Nov 10, 1805 ...Aged 51 years, 2 months, and 19 days (son of James and Nancy Moore Whitsett) James WHITSETT.... died May 5, 1850... Aged about 82 years (son of James Whitsett Sr and Mary Moore) Milton WHITSETT.... died May 5, 1852.... Aged about 43 years (son of James and Nancy Moore Whitsett) Nancy WHITSETT... died June 20, 1855.... Aged 7 years, 6 months, and 24 days. (Daughter of Alfred M. and Sarah Whitsett.) File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS LOUISE T OVERTON USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities,as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC ************************************************************************