CUMBERLAND COUNTY,  NC - CEMETERY - McDonald Cemetery


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            McDonald Cemetery
Seventy-First Township, probably mid 19th to early 20th century.
Located on private land in a wooded area next to Ft. Bragg,
approximately 1200' west of Stewart's Creek (260' contour)
and 1300' northwest of Lake Hutaff.  The cemetery is about
2,112' east of the approach road to the ammunition supply point
and about 100' south of Ft, Bragg's boundary road.
The cemetery has been badly vandalized leaving approximately
17 looter holes and broken stones strewn about.  Only two
headstone base fragments and seven footstones and footstone
fragments remain in place.  The presence of eleven other
headstones and seven other footstones are indicated by the
remaining fragments lying on the ground surface, for a total
of thirteen head and fourteen footstones.  The markers, looter
holes, and marker fragments cover an area approximately
110'N/S and 35' E/W.  There are two partial death dates:
Neill McDonald who died in 19__ and an unidentified woman
who died in 190_.  Two birth dates are indicated:
1808 (Nancy McDonald) and 184_ (unidentified).
The name [1]"Lauder" is found on the bottom of one stone indicating
the cemetery was in use while he was in business between 1845
and 1888.  All of the markers are white marble with the
headstones facing to the east and the footstones to the west.
Measurements of this cemetery's stones were taken in an attempt
to match up fragments (w=width, t=thickness).


1  White marble headstone base in the ground (14"w x 2"t).
(month)s. (partial letters)
        Lauder:


6  White marble marker with flat arch top on the ground in 3
   pieces (161/2"w x 2"t).
NANCY McDONALD
wife of Malc(olm) McDonald
Born
Mar(ch) (1)808
D(ied)
July (18__)

7  Top, left corner of low gabled white marble footstone
   (originally 7"w x 2"t).  On ground surface.
        A.M_(probably Mc or McD)


13  White marble headstone base in ground and 3 fragments on
   ground surface (141/2"w x 2 1/4"t).  The base is blank but
   fits to the bottom fragment of the broken pieces.  The top
   is missing.
(Di)ed in ____
Aged, 76 (years)
wife (of)
John McD(onald)

14  White marble headstone flat arch top fragment on ground
   surface (10" x 9" x 21/4"t).  Possible shooting or crowbar
   damage in upper right corner.  Maybe part of #13.
   _____N CA____


21  White marble headstone with low arch top, on ground
surface in 4 pieces (161/4"w x 21/4"t).  The headstone base
is in the ground to the north.  The footstone has a flat
top and is in the ground (6"w x 2"t).
NEILL Mc(DONALD)        N.M.
Die(d)
Sept. 19__
Aged ab(out)
85 years
Our father

Note:  The remainder of the tombstones are illegible.