MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Columbus County, NC Submitted by Dave High, June 1998 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC All rights reserved, 1998. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F Surveyed and transcribed by David B High, May, 1998 This cemetery is located on both sides of Baldwin Road, State Road 1702 (turn east at Mt Zion Church from Red Hill Road). The first and oldest section is on the right side of the road.. [Additional information from a cemetery map belonging to Mrs Rosalee Watts, Farmers Union Road, whose family has maintained the cemetery for some years. Her map does not have birth and death dates on it.] 001 Beatrice Batten Burney, 11/13/1931 002 William Floyd Burney, 10/30/1924 003 Jarrell Dean Wilson, 9/20/1935- 004 Sterlyn M. Wilson, 3/27/1929-10/7/1995 005 Besterfeldt (no further information) 006 Robert L. Shipman, 7/22/1921-3/18/1976 007 Laura H. Shipman, 5/13/1899-5/1/1976 008 Neil A. Shipman, 11/15/1882-12/3/1978 009 Ann Lambert Shipman, 4/26/1951-5/18/1986 010 Andrew M. Shipman, 1949-1989 (metal marker) 011 Mary Lennon Smith Shipman, 10/25/1922-, same stone as #012 012 Andrew Odom Shipman, 9/6/1919-11/10/1989 013 Louise Blackburn, 10/1/1914-12/21/1988 014 James Blackburn, 4/18/1903-9/6/1972 015 Baby Boy Shipman, 1972 (metal marker) 016 Margaret Shipman, 9/18/1900-1/4/1972, same stone as #017 017 William S. Shipman, 1/28/1900-7/26/1971 018 Ann E. High, daughter of Kathryn & B. B. High, 5/6/1848-6/1929 019 Bertha Shipman, 1928-1970 (metal marker) 020 Annie Ruth Smith Blackman, 11/2/1913- 021 Eddie Lee Blackman, 11.15/1912-7/27/1968, same stone as #020 022 Elkins, double stone 023 Infant son of Margaret & Edison Elkins, 2/15/1967 024 Edna Ruby "Joey" Batton, 4/26/1943-5/28/1993 025 Carol Dianne Batton, 8/28/1943-10/16/1971, same stone as #026 026 Bobby Gearl Batton, 2/8/1943- 027 Luphelia Heustess, 11/18/1911-4/9/1991, same stone as #028 028 James Howard Heustess, 11/27/1908-3/19/1984 029 Pearl H.(igh) Baldwin, 10/7/1896-10/29/1974, same stone as #030 030 Joseph A. Baldwin, 4/27/1883-5/19/1959 031 Unmarked 032 Mary C. Lewis, 1/27/1860-10/3/1904 033 Thomas C. Lewis, 9/7/1851-11/22/1905 034 Max F. High, 1907-1934 035 Daughter of H. S. & M. L. High, 12/21/1916-1/2/1917 036 Daughter of H. S. & M. L. High, 6/2/1914-10/26/1917 037 Son of H. S. & M. L. High, 1/14/1919-1/3/1920 038 Wood marker, no name, no date 039 Daughter of A. H. & Quintie High, 12/29/1875-1/15/1876 040 Son of A. H. & Quintie High, 12/6/1892-12/9/1892 041 Quintie, wife of A. H. High, 10/19/1851-5/31/1899 042 Asa H. High, 6/11/1848-7/20/1933 043 Lelia High, daughter of A. H. & Quintie High, 2/11/1879-5/3/1923 044 Infant daughter of R. V. & Minnie High Lennon, 1902 045 Infant daughter of R. V. & Minnie High Lennon, 1903 046 Mary Elizabeth Atkinson, 7/23/2899-6/21/1982, same stone as #047 047 John Lee Atkinson, 4/10/1898-7/4/1957 048 Estelle Worrell Lennon, 9/8/1919-- 049 John Paul Lennon, 10/27/1909-6/29/1990 050 Valeria Baldwin, 2/21/1915-1/12/1998 (metal marker) 051 Alice J. Shipman, 1883-1965, same stone as #052 052 Rufus H. Shipman, 1875-1942 053 Paul Claxton Elkins. 054 Clarence Elkins 055 Marshal Neil Elkins 055A Sims Worth Elkins 056 David Walter, son of D. C. & M. E. Haddock, 3/7/1911-6/14/1911? 057 Maggie Elizabeth, wife of D. C. Haddock, 6/2/1880-6/18/1911 058 George Dewitt Wooten, 2/2/1914-7/19/1949, same stone as #059 059 Margaret G. MaCallum Wooten, 3/10/1921- 060 Zebulon Vance Greene, 7/31/1900-1/13/1935, same stone as #061 061 Gladys McKoy Brown Greene, 1/18/1896-12/8/1970 062 John K. Brown, 11/11/1861-10/18/1924 063 Margaret B. Brown, 4/4/1864-3/9/1947, same stone as #062 064 G. W. Elkins, 8/20/1837-9/2/1889 065 Florella Elkins, 1/22/1852-6/20/1941 066 Alvin George Miner, SFC US Army Ret Vietnam, 1/9/1935-5/3/1992 067 Elizabeth Chancey Dease, wife of R. E. Dease, 6/29/1842-3/31/1916 068 Elizabeth, daughter of R. E. & Elizabeth Dease, 4/4/1872-7/1/1934 069 Charlie Dease, 11/5/1876-5/29/1938 070 Ellen Jane Dease, 11/25/1874-11/13/1948 071 John Carson Dease, 7/3/1913-9/8/1951 072 John Carson Dease, Sr, 3/13/1883-7/23/1968 073 Lucy P. Dease, 12/15/1887-10/11/1969 074 Edgar R. Heustess, 9/4/1902-7/29/1986, same stone as #075 075 Jeanette D. Heustess, 2/11/1907-2/23/1993 076 Betty Lou Heustess, 3/12/1939-6/9/1939 077 James E. Heustess, 4/22/1881-10/15/1932, same stone as #078 078 Charlotte O. Heustess, 4/8/1875-11/23/1932 079 Infant child of Howard & Luphelia Heustess, 7/21/1938 080 Infant child of Howard & Luphelia Heustess, 6/4/1941 081 John E. Campbell, 3 Lieut, Co A, 51st NC Infantry, CSA, no dates 082 Annie Campbell, 2/24/1824-2/3/1911 083 H. Lennon Campbell, 8/31/1868-5/27/1940, same stone as #084 084 Addie Lou Campbell, 4/11/1888-3/22/1960 085 Irvin R. Campbell, Georgia, PFC Co A, 141st Infantry, WW II, 5/17/1917-3/22/1965 086 F. Y. Cloverius(?), 7/31/1861-12/6/1927 087 Samuel Jack Brown, 3/22/1919-2/12/1993, same stone as #088 088 Katie Lee Smith Brown, 12/8/1920- 089 Elkins, double stone, no graves 090 091 James Woody Elkins, US Air Force Cadet, 3/16/1935-2/19/1958 092 John Samuel Baldwin, 8/29/1903-7/8/1962 093 Callie McFarland Baldwin, 12/4/1863-5/7/1946 094 Andrew James Baldwin, 9/24/1854-6/12/1921 095 James C. Baldwin, Cpl US Army, WW I, 3/8/1894-2/19/1975 096 Sally Lewis Shipman, wife of J. M. Shipman, 3/19/1857-4/20/1919 097 James Matthew Shipman, 10/18/1850-11/30/1935 098 Catherine R. V. Smith Shipman, wife of J. M. Shipman, 9/14/1855-11/29/1891 099 James Woodie Smith, 3/26/1888-1/17/1941 100 Ruth Lennon Smith, 10/17/1895-2/1/1979 101 Loula Lennon Smith, 6/27/1876-6/28/1959 102 John D. Smith, 7/29/1885-- 8/12/1965 103 Carrie B. Smith, 8/20/1889-10/30/1968, same stone as #102 104 George, son of John D. & Carrie Smith, 10/2/1926-6/10/1932 105 Infant [Smith?] 106 Emmaline Elkins 107 Maggie Elkins, 9/7/? - 3/3/? 108 J. Q. Elkins, 4/30/1839-4/3/1935? 109 Grace Nell Baldwin, 10/25/1918-11/30/1922, same stone as #110 110 Troy Simes Baldwin, 12/7/1902-2/4/1908 111 [Baldwin Infant] (Small bricked grave, no marker) 112 Alvinia J. Baldwin, 3/29/1888-1/3/1945 113 Troy Baldwin, 10/6/1886-1/6/1954 114 James Troy "Jake" Baldwin, 1/15/1922-10/11/1974 115 Unmarked 116 Fannie Thomas [stone; unreadable] 117 Daniel M. [Morris] Smith, NC CSC US Navy WW II, 2/8/1922-5/11/1967 118 Hoke B. Smith, 1894-1930, same stone as #119 119 Minnie H.[High] Smith, 1893-1989 [had a second husband named Pridgen] 120 JQE [According to Mrs Watts' map, an infant] 121 LS (An infant) [According to Mrs Watts' map, Lena Smith] 122 MEE [According to Mrs Watts' map, Lily Smith] 123 Annie Smith, 1853-1928 124 Daniel M. Smith, 1851-1941 125 Sarah Kate Smith, 1883-1941 126 Maggie E. Smith, 1882-1951 127 Linie D. Smith, 1891-1979 128 Roland Cecil Stanton, PFC US Army WW II, 8/8/1913-11/20/1984 129 Lucy Marie Shaw, 8/10/1909-6/20/1989, same stone as #130 130 Ruffin Shaw, 6/13/1895-3/31/1984 131 Mortie Catherine Shaw, daughter of Ruffin & Lucy Shaw, 8/4/1935-3/8/1938 132 Arrie, wife of J. C. Shaw, 5/7/1858-1/9/1928 133 J. C. Shaw, 5/7/1858-1/9/1926 134 Lawrence, son of J. C. & Arrie Shaw, 1/14/1892-10/10/1919 135 Sarah Ellis, 1825-10/14/1906 136 Bryant Ellis, 4/14/1823-7/10/1903 137 John James Lambert, 1885-1961 138 Mary E. Penny, 9/11/1854-9/27/1887, same stone as #139 139 J. D. Penny, 8/22/1887-9/28/1887 140 Evelyn Marie Shaw, 10/20/1936-12/28/1940 141 Charlie Worth Shaw, 3/8/1888-3/6/1952 142 Janie Macie Shaw, 1/16/1909-11/30/1978, same stone as #141 The second section of the cemetery is on the left side of State Road 1702, to the north. 143 Henry Thomas Lewis, 9/12/1892-5/8/1947 144 Margaret Elizabeth Reynolds Lewis, 8/18/1901-4/16/1992 145 Ruth Eileen Lewis, 5/15/1929-9/27/1997 146 Charles Allen Lewis, 8/7/1927-9/27/1997 147 Charles A. Lewis, 8/7/1927- 148 Irene S. Lewis, 9/24/1930-1/13/1994 149 Daughter of Wm. & Edna Lewis, 4/26/1929 150 William H. Lewis, NC Pvt 2nd Regt FA REPL Draft WW I, 2/18/1894-11/5/1959 151 Edna Bryant Lewis, 2/25/1900-12/7/1972, same stone as #150 152 William H. Lewis, NC TEC5 US Army WW II, 9/19/1920-5/9/1974 153 Ralph Heustess, NC TEC5 HQ Co 386 Infantry WW II, 5/23/1923-8/14/1971 154 Talbert Heustess, NC Pvt 341 Inf 86 Div WW II, 3/8/1925-4/14/1945 155 Charlie E. Heustess, 7/22/1899-2/24/1956 156 Annie S. Heustess, 1/8/1891-8/18/1977, same stone as #155 157 Elva Heustess, 8/23/1921-8/5/1939 158 James M., son of T. F. & Dollie Walters, 3/14/1920-6/16/1922 159 William Junius Watts, 9/1/1923-2/2/1989, same stone as #160 160 Betty Jo Watts, 8/16/1937- 161 James Ernest Watts, 2/3/1928-7/3/1985 162 Lois Shaw Watts, 4/2/1899-10/4/1976 163 William W. Watts, 5/29/1883-1/9/1940 164 Robert Paul Watts, 10/3/1935-11/8/1935, same stone as #165 165 Clara Hildon Watts, 2/14/1932-6/15/1933 165A Sidney, wife of Alex Watts, 10/6/1866-7/10/1921 166 William Calder Lennon, 2/12/1898-1/6/1935, same stone as #167 167 Maggie Lee Lennon, 3/23/1895-2/17/1977 168 Elise Lennon Shipman, 7/21/1931- 169 Elmer Reginald Shipman, 10/14/1926-4/4/1980 170 Charles Wilton Lennon, 2/2/1927-10/16/1990 171 Robert Parker Ellis, Jr, 8/11/1944-8/20/1994 172 Perneil Bigford Ellis, 1/23/1947 173 Bessie Brown, 1983-1986 174 Cecil Rea Brown, SA USNR, 7/7/1931-7/19/1958 175 Charles L. Brown, 1924-1982 176 Elizabeth Coleman, wife of Joel S. Coleman, 2/8/1863-1/19/1950 177 Joel S. Coleman, Co H 18th NC Infantry CSA, no dates 178 John Carvel, son of J.W. & L. E. Benson, 2/26/1896-12/5/1900 179 Lucy E., wife of J. W. Benson, 7/25/2872-7/3/1967 180 Denice Goodman Watts, Pfc US Army, 11/14/1926-5/11/1996, same stone as #181 181 Rosa Lee H. Watts, 3/5/1940- 182 William H. Smith, Co H, 18th NC Infantry, CSA, no dates 183 Minnie Pearl Smith, 7/11/1894-9/20/1905 184 Lizzie Powell, 5/6/1881-11/26/1905 185 Reginald Powell, 12/17/1905-5/5/1906 186 Samuel W. Smith, 3/10/1812-10/15/1900 Gave land for second section of cemetery. 187 Sarah B. Smith, 6/18/1817-6/10/1894 same stone as #186 188 E. M. Shipman, 1837-1877 189 Mathew[sic] K. Smith, 6/1/1847-12/3/1903 190 Penny Shipman, 12/28/1852-7/23/1940 191 Austin Powell, 10/29/1906-12/6/1925 192 Kelly Smith, 11/8/1883-6/2/1943 193 Delphia Catherine Baldwin, 6/6/1886-4/16/1976 194 J. Henry Baldwin, 12/25/1881-1/4/1953 195 Colin Marsden Priest, 6/12/1912-5/13/1962 196 Colin M. Priest, 8/4/1872-1/6/1924 197 His Wife, Bessie Smith, 9/2/1877- , same stone as #196 198 Adair[?] Priest, 1/13/190[?]-2/26/1911 199 Harold Priest, 5/28/1906-6/15/1920 200 D. L., daughter of C.A. & A.E. Baldwin, 12/21/1898-6/11/1899 201 Amelia Elizabeth Elkins, wife of Charles Arie Baldwin, 7/11/1874-9/12/1937 202 Charles Arie Baldwin, 1/18/1876-9/19/1962 203 Ada Janie, daughter of C.A. & A.E. Baldwin, 10/13/1900-3/18/1940 204 Hattie Baldwin, wife of J. E. Young, 9/19/1873-4/17/1944 205 J. E. Young, 5/6/1866-1/18/1927, same stone as # 204 206 Charles Frank Young, 9/2/1909-10/27/1990 207 Mary Estelle Robinson, wife of Charles Frank Young, 6/18/1917-7/16/1986 Survey as of 5/16/1998 ©1998 Jerome Smith, Columbus County Coordinator Columbus County, North Carolina, USA All rights reserved. ====================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy 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 may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist.