Avery County, NC - Benfield Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~ AVERY COUNTY BENFIELD CEMETERY LOCATION: From Pyatte crossroads drive 1.3 miles out Buck Hill Road. Turn left up Andrew Lane (this is 0.3 miles past Buck Hill Presbyterian Church). You will quickly see the cemetery at the top of the hill. ACCESSIBILITY: Easy. Great panoramic view. CONDITION: Fair to good. OLDEST DATED GRAVES: #s 65 & 78, 1890. SURNAMES: BARBER, BENFIELD, BRADSHAW, BREWER, BROWN, GREENE, INGRAM, LOVE, MIHALKO, MOODY, SINGLETON, SMITH, SNEED, TAYLOR, TEEM, WHITE, WOODY. 1. Charles E. Brewer 12 Jan 1927 3 July 1985 “WWII”. S/o Kenneth & Etta Moody Brewer, Sr. 2. Waits C. Benfield 21 May 1911 21 Oct 1982 S/o 34 & 35. 3. Rachel D. Benfield 2 Nov 1912 23 June 1990 Wife of # 2. D/o Robert & Sarah Burleson Deaton. 4. Phillip R. Benfield, Sr. 9 June 1934 7 July 1990 S/o 2 & 3. 5. James Cecil Benfield 18 April 1940 31 May 1994 S/o 2 & 3. 6. Vance M. Brown, Jr. 26 Oct 1942 26 April 1995 7. Jodie Lee Brown 19 Jan 1967 21 Aug 1967 8. Mary B. Mihalko 1922 1971 9. John W. Barber 1 May 1942 13 Oct 2005 10. (Living) 11. Wayne Smith 1956 1998 S/o Harold Badgley & Nllie Mckinney. 12. Frankie Lee Bradshaw 19 Oct 1931 11 Jan 2006 13. (Living) 14. John W. Bradshaw 23 April 1900 19 Dec 1985 15. Margaret E. Bradshaw 25 June 1906 16 June 1979 Wife of # 14. D/o # 16 & Milton Daniels. 16. Julia Moody Pitman 5 Nov 1879 19 Feb 1966 D/o Joseph & Lucinda Moody. 17. Lois I. Taylor 8 April 1943 15 Sept 1981 D/o 23 & 24. 18. Henry L. Taylor 6 May 1941 24 Jan 1987 Husband of # 17. S/o Charles H. & Elma Carpenter Taylor. 19. Mary L. Ingram 4 July 1947 16 Jan 1948 20. Frank Ingram 5 April 1934 17 May 1994 S/o 23 & 24. 21. Nancy J. Ingram 14 Aug 1937 31 March 1996 D/o Grover & Dorothy Taylor Houston 22. Vance Lee Ingram 12 Dec 1932 18 April 1996 Husband of # 21. S/o 23 & 24. 23. Florence B. Ingram 7 Nov 1911 8 Sept 1982 D/o # 58 & Harston Benfield. 24. Ralph Ingram 20 Jan 1910 26 Aug 1982 Husband of # 23. 25. Naoma J. Ingram 1 June 1942 1 June 2004 D/o Waits & Bonnie Trivette Calloway. 26. (Living) 27. Lillie Belle Bradshaw 20 June 1928 6 Jan 1929 28. Maude E. Bradshaw 21 Dec 1929 8 Feb 1930 29. Seth Benjamin Bradshaw 7 March 1934 11 March 1934 30. Nell M. Benfield 1 March 1907 14 July 1927 D/o 34 & 35. 31. Lizzie Benfield 8 Jan 1894 4 Nov 1918 D/o 34 & 35. 32. Lee Benfield 20 Jan 1899 22 Nov 1918 S/o 34 & 35. 33. Virgie Benfield 17 Nov 1895 6 Nov 1918 D/o 34 & 35. 34. Jim Benfield 14 Dec 1861 8 April 1919 S/o 64 & 65. 35. Nancy Benfield 12 April 1869 6 June 1957 (Nancy Stamey). Wife of # 34. 36. Lockland Snead 21 Sept 1921 2 April 1937 37. James Matthew Benfield 21 Jan 1981 21 Jan 1981 38. Nettie Benfield 11 March 1895 23 June 1984 D/o 39 & 40. 39. Hattie Benfield 7 Aug 1865 10 Jan 1947 (Hattie Singleton). 40. J.P. Benfield 10 March 1865 30 May 1935 Husband of # 39. S/o 64 & 65. 41. (Living) 42. Martha Jo Benfield 1 June 1936 26 Nov 1999 D/o Roscoe & Lola Taylor Thompson. 43. Malissa Benfield 9 Oct 1845 4 March 1906 (Malissa Taylor). Wife of Lewis Martin Benfield. 44. Unknown 45. Unknown 46. Unknown 47. Destie V. Benfield 9 Nov 1892 25 Sept 1928 48. Ray Dant Singleton 11 May 1921 24 June 1994 S/o 68 & 69. 49. Billie Joe Singleton 9 July 1934 12 Feb 1989 S/o 51 & 52. 50. Edward Earl Singleton 1956 1956 51. Drexel D. Singleton 11 Nov 1914 4 March 1994 D/o Robert & Sarah Burleson Deaton. 52. Earl A. Singleton 31 Dec 1910 21 Sept 1987 Husband of # 51. S/o 68 & 69. 53. Unknown 54. T.C. Singleton 18 Feb 1870 2 July 1936 (Thomas C. Singleton). S/o Martin & Mary Carpenter Singleton. 55. M.E. Singleton 18 July 1878 16 Jan 1912 (Mira Eugenia Singleton). Wife of # 54. D/o 64 & 65. 56. Robert P. Benfield 8 Aug 1871 15 Aug 1923 S/o 64 & 65. 57. Lettie Elizabeth Benfield 24 Dec 1862 7 Oct 1928 Wife of # 56. D/o Harrison Henderson & Cynthia Adeline Franklin Johnson. 58. Lilly Belle Benfield 17 April 1891 3 Dec 1911 Wife of Harston Benfield. D/o Joseph & Lucinda Moody. 59. Thomas H. Benfield 18 May 1876 23 Nov 1940 S/o 64 & 65. 60. Georgianna Stafford Benfield 4 May 1882 11 May 1958 Wife of # 59. 61. Jolene Woody 20 Nov 1942 20 Nov 1942 62. Unknown 63. Thellma Benfield 5 Sept 1907 1 Sept 1911 D/o 59 & 60. 64. M.L. Benfield 6 Dec 1834 20 Sept 1912 (Mary L. Benfield). D/o Peter M. & Jemima Harbison Teem. 65. Joseph L. Benfield 27 May 1831 17 May 1890 Husband of # 64. S/o Joseph S. & Eleanor Johnson Benfield. 66. Arthur Benfield 19 March 1894 19 March 1894 67. Aunt Nin Singleton 22 May 1879 7 Nov 1963 D/o Martin & Mary Carpenter Singleton. 68. Sam L. Singleton 6 June 1881 21 Feb 1954 S/o Mary Singleton. 69. Ella Fair Singleton 4 Sept 1885 9 Sept 1972 Wife of # 68. D/o Joseph & Lucinda Moody. 70. Janice Greene 15 March 1955 15 March 1955 71. Jane Greene 15 March 1955 15 March 1955 72. Judy C. Love 19 Sept 1944 19 Sept 1944 73. Gerald R. Love 14 Jan 1946 18 Jan 1946 74. Milas Greene 14 Oct 1924 17 June 1996 S/o Luther & Jodi Vance Greene. 75. Hazel J. Greene 23 April 1928 28 Nov 2005 Wife of # 74. D/o 68 & 69. 76. Lotus Nevada Woody 23 July 1934 7 March 1898 77. Iva Lee Moody 1928 2005 D/o Hardy & Lillie Moody. 78. Moses White 1810 1890 “Co F, 56th NC Mtd Cav, CSA”. 79. Unknown 80. Unknown 81. Unknown 82. Unknown 83. Unknown 84. Unknown 85. Eva Teem 14 May 1904 4 July 2000 86. James Teem 1885 1959 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Lawson - rmlawson67@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________