Drake Cemetery, Riegelwood, Columbus County, NC Submitted by Dave High , May 1999 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC All rights reserved, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F Transcribed by David B. High, April 1999, from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past, Columbus County, NC, 1808-1984 (Vol 3)" dated September, 1988. This cemetery is #134 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors, Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format. * Carrie Drake, w/o Evans Drake, Died 3/1/1914, age about 80 yrs * Bettie Smith, Died 2/28/1928, age 62 years * W. H. Hayes, 2/1/1861-2/15/1924 * Frank Graham, 9/20/1849-2/24/1918 Notes: 1- This Black cemetery is almost totally destroyed; there are at least 12-18 unmarked graves. 2- Evander and Caroline (Carrie) were slaves of John Drake, Robeson County, NC. They were willed to his daughter, Clarky Sophia Purcell, in 1863 (Rob Co Register, V 1, No 2, Pg 6, May, 1986). 3- Evans Drake, 3/15/1839-3/18/1920. Ransom Twp, Col Co; informant, J. W. Phillips, Freeman, NC. ©1999 Jerome Smith, Columbus County Coordinator Columbus County, North Carolina, USA All rights reserved. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************