BURKE COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Walker Top Baptist Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Floyd wdfloyd@rfci.net ==================================================================== WALKER TOP BAPTIST CEMETERY Burke Co., NC By W. D. Floyd To get to this cemetery find Salem School which is located south of Interstate 40 off Highway US-64. Just a little east of Salem School will be a road going to the south, just follow this road and it will eventually start going up the mountain, just follow to the end of the pavement and you will be at Walker Top. I did this audit January 11, 2000. There are approximately 25- 50 graves marker with fieldstones. THE SURNAMES CARSWELL, CHAPMAN, DALE, DENTON, HOKE, RAGAN, SMITH, WALKER Walker, Velvie October 10, 1909 November 2, Walker, Carrie October 18, 1910 October 18, 1910 Walker, Cordia October 18, 1910 November 14, 1910 Walker, John O. September 20, 1908 October 25, 1908 Ragan, John David April 20, 1926 February 2, 1994 Walker, Mary Ann September 16, 1857 Januaru 15, 1908 w/o Joel Walker Walker, William N. No Dates Temporary Marker Walker, Phebe October 24, 1844 September 20, 1915 Carswell, Robert Lee December 5, 1908 May 7, 1911 s/o Joseph Carswell Chapman, Winnie August 9, 1861 May 1, 1922 Dale, William N. 1y,6m January 27, 1872 s/o DJ & RA Walker, Matilda Dale 1823 1871 d/o George Dale Walker, Joseph A. October 20, 1824 February 20, 1910 CSA Walker, Frances 1873 1877 d/o Joseph A. & Phoebe Denton Walker Walker, Bazil 1857 ------ s/o Joseph A. & Phoebe Denton Walker Walker, Mary E. 9 months February 12, 1879 d/o TA & N?. Walker, Frank F. February 20, 1891 May 20, 1892 s/o Tom & Nancy Walker, Thomas October 22, 1849 September 4, 1893 Walker, William 1882 1899 s/o Joseph A. & Phoebe Denton Walker Smith, Janey January 19, 1878 February 3, 1923 w/o Amos Smith Walker, John Edey January 2, 1876 June 12, 1914 Walker, Zula Jane December 28, 1900 January 12, 1917 Walker, Infant 4 Days September 4, 1893 s/o JA & LJ Walker, Tell 3y,2m,22d June 25, 1906 s/o JA & LJ Dale, Alexander April 4, 1794 April 18, 1859 Chapman, Cathenlen March 20, 1923 April 12, 1925 d/o John & Haley Chapman Smith, Jenie Estelle March 6, 1912 January 1, 1915 Walker, Joseph A. 43y,10m,22d February 9, 1907 Hoke, Henry L. 1y,11m,19d February 8, 1872 s/o JD & LE Denton, Mary (Polly) Flowers Nov 1820 Sep 20, 1908 w/o Jackson Denton Denton, Jackson 1817 1894 s/o John & Phoebe Flowers Denton CSA Walker, Bessy Ma October 24, 1909 January 18, 1916 d/o WN & NJ Walker, William A. October 15, 1873 April 1, 1922 Walker, Terrel October 14, 1879 December 22, 1922 Walker, Etts August 18, 1879 March 30, 1936 Walker, Alcie April 18, 1882 September 19, 1938 There are a couple of granite stones with the following inscriptions. Children of Matilda Dale Walker & Joseph A. Walker Thomas 1847 Married Nancy Denton Benjamin 5-19-1851 11-2-1920 Married Altha Crawley Joel 1854 Married Mary Anne Denton Caroline Carswell Bazil 1857 Married Mary Carswell Clarissa Elizabeth 1858 Married Clark Joseph Alexander, Jr. (Bud) 1862 Married Aura Jane Chapman Mary Jane 1864 Married George Gurley Children of Joseph A. & Phoebe Denton Hipps Walker Frances 1873-1877 Amanda 1874-1933 Married Edward Hipps Samuel 1876-1950 Married Sarah Crawley John Nelson Etts 8-18-1878 3-30-1936 Married Alcie Chapman Terel 1880-1922 Married Dovie Crawley William 1882-1899 Never Married Wade Hampton 6-20-1885 12-22-1957 Married Sarah Anne Chapman This little church was organized between 1825 and 1840. It appears to be the original log structure still there today. I made a few pictures of the place. They are pretty large jpeg files, 400kb to 700kb. if you need just let me know.