Powell Cemetery, Mill Branch, Columbus County, NC Submitted by Dave High , March 1999 North Carolina, Columbus County, NC All rights reserved, 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Search: Ctrl + F Transcribed by David B. High, January 1999, from the private publication "They're Buried in Our Past, Columbus County, NC, 1808-1984 (Vol 2)" dated June, 1984. This cemetery is #90 in the survey. Permission granted by the authors, Anita Barfield and Kay Duncan. Dates are shown in a uniform format. 01 Mother, Ollie Powell, w/o E. M. Gaskin, 1897-1938 02 Infant of E. M. Gaskin. 10/17/1923 03 Jemmie Wayne, s/o E. M. & Mary Gaskin, 2/20/1941-2/25/1945 04 Ettric M. Gaskins[sic], 9/25/1903-7/24/1971 05 Mary S. Gaskins, 6/1/1914-, s/s as # 4 06 Mother, Mary Kinlaw Strickland, 1883-1952 07 Father, Willis Strickland, 2/13/1916-2/8/1972, NC SI US Navy, WW II 08 Mother, Eunice G. Strickland, 9/9/1925-, s/s as # 7 09 Stevie Suggs, Infant s/o George & Bobbie Suggs, 3/15/1958 10 Mary M. Marlowe, 1887-1975 11 Olie Verrie, d/o Harvey & Lee Omie Cumber, 7/31/1939-12/19/1944 12 Harvey Edward Cumber, 1/9/1914-2/7/1971 13 Mantha Lee Omie, 12/3/1916- , s/s as #12 14 Rev E. M. Harrelson, 8/22/1872-7/28/1933 15 Mrs Flauda M. C----?, 1921-195? (Inman Funeral Home Metal Marker, Tabor City) 16 Lizzie McMillian, 1885-1959 17 W. Henry McMillian, s/s as # 16 18 Joseph W., s/o F. E. & W. H. McMillan[sic], 2/4/1916-2/6/1916 19 Shirley B., d/o J. A. & Flossie Jernigan, 2/21/1936-2/24/1936 20 Gordon Powell, 11/16/1920-8/19/1939 21 Alice M. Powell (Adult; no dates) 22-23 Cement Slabs, no information 24 Gertie L., d/o N. E. & S. P. Faircloth, 12/20/1913-1/24/1914 25 Ellen, w/o S. P. Faircloth, 4/21/1876-5/5/1929 26 Sam Pink Faircloth, 9/14/1880-1/28/1947 27 Roxie Ann Mishoe, 9/14/1894-6/27/1964 28 James Edward Mishoe, 10/26/1925-7/6/1941 29 Mary Louise, i/o Rudolph G. & Mabelle S. Faircloth, 4/7/1959-7/10/1959 30 Jennie Mae Lanier, 1922-1983 31 J. D. Wright, 4/7/1858-11/25/1933 32 Mary M., "His Wife", 12/16/1858-11/22/1925, s/s as # 31 33 Sarah Jane White, w/o Richard White, 12/10/1833-1/16/1921 34 Smithie F. Wright, 6/30/1878-3/26/1963 35 Malcy Wright, 6/20/1872-5/30/1956, s/s as # 34 36 Ellen, w/o M. L. Wright, 8/25/1873-4/26/1931 37 i/s/o A. E. & M. L. Wright, b/d 12/11/1913 38 Paul, s/o Whit & Delia Wright, 12/6/1925-9/15/1926 39 D. Whit Wright, 2/28/2903-5/14/1959 40 Elbert C. Wright, NC PFC Co K, 120 Inf, WW II, 11/16/1909-9/28/1958 41 Adult unmarked grave 42 New metal marker, information sheet missing 43 Myrtle Shepard, 12/30/1922-9/15/1973 44 Gardner Shepard, 2/14/1920-4/1/1972, s/s as # 43 45 Billy G. Shepard, 5/5/1941-10/19/1941 46 Oliver Jr, s/o A. B. & Sana Powell, 10/10/1935-12/24/1935 47 Sana L. Powell, 4/29/1917-9/15/1973 48 Archie B. Powell, 10/16/1912-, s/s as # 47 49 James Julius, s/o L. V. & Docia Merritt, 11/11/1932-12/7/1932 50 Gregory James Cartrette, b/d 6/16/1964 51 i/o J. E. & J. L. Lanier, 3/28/1917 52 Clement L. "Vallie", w/o Samuel S. Anderson, 3/16/1873-4/27/1950 53 Oliver Zeno Faircloth, 12/12/1889-3/1/1958 54 Cynthia Prudence Faircloth, 3/7/1893-8/11/1932, s/s as # 53 55 Mary E., d/o O. Z. & C. P. Faircloth, 7/16/1923-4/29/1927 56 Mary Eliza, w/o Joseph Faircloth, 3/19/1850-10/20/1928 57 Joseph Faircloth, 6/3/1847-11/21/1912 58 Wendall Larry, i/s/o Esta L. & Festus Hardee, b/d 2/28/1945 59 Ester Lee Faircloth, w/o Festus Hardee, 4/8/1921-8/26/1946 60 Festus Hardee, S2 US Navy, WW II, 4/30/1915-2/27/1970 61 Mary Ann Faircloth, Mother of Smithie F. Wright, n/d 62 Devond, s/o E. C. & S. A. Sarvis, 9/23/1886-1/12/1897 63 Gidion, s/o E. C. & S. A. Sarvis, 11/16/1887-3/20/1890 64 James Arthur, s/o Byron & Alice M. Powell, 1/12/1908-3/28/1928 65 Thomas M. Powell, s/o Mr & Mrs Byron Powell, 4/6/1919-7/23/1925 66 Harris I. Powell, s/o Mr & Mrs Byron Powell, 8/1/1911-7/20/1922 67 Infant of Mr & Mrs Byron Powell, 2/14/1914 68 I/s/o Mr & Mrs Byron Powell, 6/28/1920-6/30/1920 69 Mary E., w/o Thomas R. Powell, 8/25/1848-3/27/1913 70 Thomas R. Powell, 3/26/1847-1/3/1923 71 Nancy E. L., w/o Thos. R. Powell, 8/25/1847-3/27/1913 (Note: #'s 69 & 71 were copied exactly as information appeared on the stones.) 72 "Mother", Coda G. Ward, 4/5/1880-3/12/1964 73 Clifton Dale Simmons, 9/4/1925-8/2/1927 74 Mary M. Simmons, 8/3/1889-3/16/1940 75 Tom V. Simmons, 1/20/1879-6/10/1951 76-77 Cement slabs, adult 78 Joseph M. Powell, "Jake", 10/20/1924-9/11/1962 79 I/s/o S. V. & L. C. Powell, b/d 5/28/1919 80 Brady Wright, US Army, WW II, 9/10/1919-8/21/1982 ©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. ************************************************************************