Cumberland Co, NC - CEMETERY - Thomas (Clark) Cemetery


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THOMAS (CLARK) CEMETERY - Seventy-First Township, 1902-1942.

Located in a cleared area surrounded by woods (230' contour) in
MacRidge Impact Area, approximatley 30' northeast of Morganton Road and
1600' northwest of Chicken Roa7. A tributary of Bones Creek lies 400'
to the northwest while Bones Creek itself lies 1200' to the southwest.
The approximately 36'x 27' cemetery is surrounded by two strands
of barbed wire supported by 10 posts. It is marked "OFF LIMITS" on the
west side next to Morganton Road and across from an ammunition residue
turn-in compound. There are three markers, the oldest being that of Joe
Eller (1891-1902), the most recent (other than a soldier's memorial
placed in 1993) is Flore Clark (1867-1942). There is a memorial marker
here for an unknown Union soldier buried in the vicinity (Corps of
Engineers 1943). All markers and footstones face east. Two temporary
metal markers were recorded during the original survey. One of these
was located on the ground on the east side of the cemetery.

1  White Georgia Marble VA marker with flat arch top and Federal shield
placed 1993 (Kern pers. comm. 1995) The epitaph is contained within the
shield and the grave number (9) is on the back.

UNKNOWN (arched)
SOLDIER
9

2  Rough gray granite marker set on a flat top single stone base.  Both
the front of the stone and the surface of the base have been polished.
The upper corners of the marker are decorated with a flowering vine
motif.  The marker has been damaged by rifle fire and some attempt to
repair the holes with a cement compund has been made.  The foot
stones are short rectangles with polished flat topped surfaces
containing the initials.
THOMAS

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CHARLIE S.              FLORE J. CLARK              CST    FJCT
AUG. 28, 1860           HIS WIFE
JUNE 12, 1934           APR. 22, 1867
                        JULY 8, 1942

(rifle damage) BELIEVING IN GOD.


3  White marble marker with a flat arch top set in a single
low beveled base.  The marker has been mended to the base with
a cement compound.  The footstone has a flat top.

JOE ELLER                                           J.E.T.
daughter of
Charlie & Flora J. Thomas
Born Jan. 19, 1891
Died Sept. 1, 1902
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Gone, but not forgotten.