PISGAH CEMETERY - GASTON COUNTY, NC ******************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File submitted by W. D. Floyd wdfloyd@rfci.net 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 non-commercial purposes, 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. Return to the NCGenWeb Archives Table of Contents http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm#NC ******************************************************************* PISGAH CEMETERY Gaston County, NC By W. D. Floyd This cemetery is a little hard to find. It is located just inside Gaston County a short distance east of Interstate 85 and south of US 74. It is quite a distance from any well kept road. When you cross I-85 going east on US 74 look south and see the transmission line and the cemetery is just east of it near the, I believe, second tower south. To really see where it is located a USGS map has it and you can see the location. This is one of the most beautiful old cemeteries that I have ever seen. It has a rock wall completely around it except at the gate and is just pretty to look at. I started this survey July 3,1998 and I started in the northwest corner of the cemetery. There are quite a bunch of graves marked with field stones and some unmarked. THE SURNAMES ADAMS, ANTHONY, BARBER, BEATTIE, BENNETT, BERRY, BIGHAM, BITZER, BLACKWOOD, BLAKWOOD, BRADSHAW, CARROLL, CARSON, CLARK, CLARKE, CROW, DAVIS, DICK, DICKEY, DICKSON, DICKY, DUNN, FALLS, FERGUSON, FLUM, FORBIS, FORD, GAMBEL, GAMBLE, GAMMEY, GAMMY, GIBSON, GOFORTH, GUNN, HAMILTON, HANNA, HAYS, JONES, KENADY, LIND, LOVE, MCARTHUR, MCCARTHUR, MCGILL, MCLEAN, MCNAIR, MONTGOMERY, OATES, OATS, PARKER, PARSON, PEARSON, ROPER, SANSING, SERVES, SERVICE, SERVIS, SINCLAIR, SMITH, THOMAS, VARNER, WEER, WHITESIDE, WHITESIDES, WILSON, WINTER, WRIGHT Bennett, Nancy April 10, 1810 February 17, 1891 w/o T. Bennett Bennett, Thomas December 18, 1801 December 7, 1856 Falls, Rebecca 49 years August 27, 1857 Servis, Harley B. ?m,26d January 16, 1877? Unreadable Love, Nancy L. December 20, 1849 February 1, 1905 Love, John G. 5y,1m,10d November 16, 1949 Love, Lucinda 30 years June 4, 1854 Love, William 45y,6m,19d July 29, 1857 Love, Margaret 35y,8m,13d February 15, 1858 Love, William F. 5m,10d July 6, 1858 Forbis, Elizabeth 60y,11d May 6, 1857 Thomas, Infant June 1839 i/o S & M Kenady, Felix 55 years October 5, 1896 Ford, Martha J. 3 months April 10, 1854 McLean, William L. No Dates McLean, Infant No Dates s/o John & HR Adams, Robert T. 54y,9m,15d September 13, 1876 Adams, William April 23, 1816 September 16, 1869 Adams, E. Willson August 2, 1827 August 13, 1869 Adams, Margaret L. December 14, 182? June 29, 1900 w/o Robert T. Adams Wright, Sarah 70 years December 31, 1840 Adams, William 31 years September 3, 1814 Adams, Martha J. 7 months July 24, 1857 Adams, Infant 15 days July 9, 1848 Unreadable Adams, Mary 88 years December 23, 1828 Adams, Samuel 45 years February 13, 1830 Adams, Margaret 83 years July 1, 1870 Adams, Infant No Dates s/o S. & Margaret Winter, William W. 3m,5d March 14, 1847 Winter, Mary C. 27y,11m,16d July 24, 1848 Thomas, Robert 48 years March 2, 1842 Thomas, Sarah 8y,5m,16d July 16, 1843 Adams, Infant 5 days November 29, 1852 s/o SD & CJ Adams, Joseph 41y,5m,4d January 11, 1853 Thomas, Ann C. 27y,6m September 12, 1856 Thomas, Rebecah M. 19y,7m October 17, 1856 Thomas, William 24y,7m,15d September 7, 1857 Servis, Infant 6 days March 3, 1879 d/o JR & EJ Servis, George T. 2y,4m,10d May 3, 1871 Servis, Infant No Dates i/o J & A Serves, Anna 42y,5m,18d July 31, 1855 Serves, Infant 9m,6d September 24, 1855 i/o Anna Serves, Joseph W. 51y,1m,5d July 13, 1864 Oates, Sarah L. 9m,12d September 13, 1854 Oates, Elizabeth R. 24y,3m,22d September 13, 1854 Dick, Alexander F. B. 5y,3m July 16, 1854 Oates, Martha J. 1y,6m,21d May 29, 1853 Dicky, Nancy E. 2y,5m July 10, 1851 Bigham, Dr. R. H. 34y,7m,10d August 16, 1847 Oats, Mary 90 years January 7, 1842 Oats, John 94 years April 7, 1850 Oats, Elizabeth R. 53y,3m January 20, 1841 Oats, Hannah 41y,10m,17d March 30, 1846 Unreadable Oats, Margaret E. Age Unreadable November 19, 1846 Oates, Sarah 64 years February 18, 1854 Oates, Thomas Dates Buried on Marker Oats, Sarah 8 months March 3, 1821 Oats, Elizabeth 11 months February 24, 1810 Oats, John 18 months March 3, 1821 Wilson, Jane 87 years June 13, 1857 Wilson, John 72 years June 3, 1844 Wilson, John 45y,9m,23d August 23, 1844 Wilson, James L. 3y,10m,11d July 15, 1845 Wilson, Mary A. 53y,3m,20d January 5, 1857 Falls, Millen G. 9y,8m,19d July 13, 1856 Dickson, John 51 years July 28, 1818 Falls, Andrew 78 years August 23, 1845 Serves, Thomas 76 years May 30, 1848 Serves, Martha A. 80y,2m,8d April 4, 1863 Serves, J. A. 30y,4m July 23, 1848 McGill, Thomas P. 80y,9m,5d December 27, 1877 McGill, Martha 64 years July 10, 1858 McGill, Martha K. 11y,1m,23d February 3, 1839 McGill, John 51 years February 13, 1819 McNair, John M. 14y,10m,17d January 18, 1841 McNair, James 65years August 1821 McNair, Ann 73 years September 30, 1844 Gammey, John 35 years September 19, 1813 Gammy, Mary 80 years February 23, 1827 Gammy, John 81 years February 25, 1826 Davis, Nancy 49y,7m,3d March 10, 1841 Davis, Mary Ann 17y,8m,7d March 23, 1844 Weer, Martha D. 29 years March 11, 1839 Oats, Betsy J. 1y,10d February 14, 1832 Oats, Eliza R. 1y,6m,20d June 26, 1834 Weer, Susanah 26 years January 17, 1841 Oats, Infant July 15, 1851 i/o TM & NA Oats, Sarah A. 25 years July 15, 1847 Weer, Alexander 52 years August 21, 1862 Weer, James T. 1 year September 22, 1854 Weer, John C. M. 10 years October 4, 1851 Weer, Martha A. 14 years October 9, 1854 Weer.Mary M. 17 years October 12, 1854 Weer, Margaret J. 19 years October 24, 1854 Falls, Katharine 68 years August 27, 1857 Roper, Elizabeth 24y,23d July 25, 1842 Roper, Eliza A. 1y,2m,6d March 24, 1839 Falls, Anny J. 6y,2m,11d August 11, 1835 Ferguson, William H. 1y,11m,21d August 2, 1862 Ferguson, John A. 18y,9d June 17, 1862 McArthur, Alwilda M. 4y,5m,26d September 20, 1857 McArthur, Alfred H. November 6, 1854 December 16, 1855 Whitesides, Francis B. 2m,18d May 2, 1852 Whitesides, Rachel W. 9m,20d June 25, 1854 Whitesides, Sally Ann 28y,?m,?d August 18, 1848 Whitesides, John B. 23y,6m,4d September 9, 1847 Whitesides, Infant February 12, 1843 s/o M & E Wilson, Jane Unreadable Wilson, Thomas A. 23 years May 31, 1863 CSA Whiteside, Elizabeth 36 years June 2, 1821? Whiteside, John 57 years March 30, 1847 Whiteside, Maggie B. 17 days December 2, 1825? Whitesides, Magor B. 4y,6m November 25, 1823 Whitesides, Rachel 31 years July 28, 1826 Whitesides, Edward 45 years December 25, 1831 Whitesides, Isabella 72 years April 10, 1829 Whitesides, John 83 years October 6, 1835 Unknown Wilson, Margaret 97 years June 9, 1857 Wilson, Elizabeth 73 years November 17, 1828 Wilson, Samuel 80 years November 22, 1803 Service, John 30 years November 6, 1799 Service, Mary 27 years March 10, 1797 Serves, Jane 52y,5m,25d March 8, 1859 Hamilton, Jane 2 years November25, 1818 Dickson, James F. 22 years August 14, 1845 Falls, Joseph D. 15 years November 19, 1859 Falls, James 11y,3m,5d December 29, 1817 Falls, James 72 years December 2, 1844 Falls, Sarah 52 years June 9, 1837 Falls, Joseph 22y,7m October 15, 1834 Falls, John H. 26 years September 27, 1829 Wilson, Isabella 41y,9m,11d October 30, 1854 Wilson, Thomas 70 years January 17, 1832 Wilson, Jane 67 years March 19, 1852 Ferguson, Thomas 79 years June 26, 1832 Ferguson, Mary 60 years November 18, 1822 Ferguson, Andrew 45 years May 31, 1833 Ferguson, Jane 65y,2m,9d August 8, 1857 Ferguson, William 21 years February 16, 1841 Ferguson, James 47y,3m,14d November 22, 1853 Ferguson, Mary H. 38y,8m,3d October 14, 1843 McArthur, Mary Ann 26y,3m,27d December 18, 1855 Whitesides, Sarah 17 years ??? ??, 1856 Whitesides, Hugh September 8, 1842 August 9, 1857 Wilson, Mary J. 2y,5m July 17, 1857 Whitesides, Catharine 45 years May 10, 1842 Wright, Moses W. 75 years June 16, 1846 Wright, Elizabeth C. 79y,1m,5d December 21, 1870 Ferguson, Mary P. 31 years November 3, 1854 Barber, Sarah A. 41 years August 11, 1857 Ferguson, Infant July 11, 1856 i/o G & L Ferguson, Infant June 21, 1854 s/o TW & EJ Barber, Infant September 5, 1849 d/o J & SA Barber, Infant February 2, 1845 d/o J & SA Barber, Infant August 27, 1848 d/o J & SA Goforth, George 2 years February 11, 1848 McCarthur, Martha 44 years October 27, 1844 Ferguson, William 48 years December 25, 1844 McCarthur, William 87 years February 24, 1843 Ferguson, Numan 1y,7d July 17, 1841 McCarthur, Unreadable Ferguson, Hannah Jane 8y,11m23d August 30, 1851 d/o Wm. & SD Ferguson, John Franklin 1y,11m January 5, 1851 s/o Wm. & SD Falls, Rosannah 50 years October 12, 1837 Ferguson, Mary 62y,5m,23d September 14, 1846 Ferguson, John 62y,11m,23d September 6, 1846 Goforth, Annabel Ann 37y,17m March 8, 1847 Ferguson, Elizabeth A. 44 years June 29, 1845 McArthur, Martha E. 1y,3m August 10, 1849 Falls, William W. 5 years March 23, 1845 Falls, Elizabeth A. 12 years February 25, 1845 Falls, Hiram I. 7 year November 10, 1841 Falls, Rosanah 8 years August 24, 1841 Weer, Eliza J. 5 years August 25, 1841 Weer, Ruth Mc. 31 years February 26, 1841 Weer, ?????? B. 4 months September 5, 1848 Falls, Andrew 71 years May 26, 1840 Smith, Mary E. 24y,9m,10d January 29, 1845 Smith, Infant 12 hours No Dates Falls, William 46 years December 12, 1837 Falls, Gillreath 42 years April 1, 1822 Falls, Mary 69y,6m August 31, 1832 Falls, James 51y,11m,22d November 22, 1821 Ferguson, Capt. John 26 years October 26, 1816 Falls, Sarah 84 years May 12, 1830 Falls, Andrew 63 years March 11, 1796 Ferguson, Andrew, Sr. 86 years July 25, 1810 Falls, Child October 5, 1822 c/o DL & R Unreadable Falls, David 84 years July 7, 1818 Ferguson, Sarah H. 9y,7m September 6, 1829 Ferguson, Eliza A. 17y,6m August 18, 1829 Ferguson, Sarah 70 years January 7, 1814 Falls, Elizabeth 51 years October 19, 1807 Falls, Elisabeth Ann 7 years January 23, 1823 Falls, John 84 years April 23, 1828 Falls, Rebecca 67 years March 9, 1827 Unreadable Dickson, Andrew 2y,19d October 11, 1834 Ferguson, Margaret 67y,6m,13d June 14, 1845 Ferguson, James 82 years August 22, 1850 Falls, Pinckney A. Broken Unreadable Gamble, Catharine 24y,8m,26d September 28, 1846 Gamble, John No Age August 7, 1845 2 Unknowns Gambel, Mary A. 21 years July 10, 1838 Beattie, Alfred B. 19 years September 19, 1837 Ferguson, Mary I. 5 years September 19, 1829 Hays, James F. 1y,2m November 21, 1823 Falls, John J. 17y,3m,3d April 18, 1847 Falls, Child 11 days November 5, 1826 c/o Wm. & R Falls, Rebecca 2y,7m October 15, 1825 Falls, Isabella C. 16 months January 5, 1821 Unreadable Falls, Andrew T. 3y,11m September 22, 1817 Falls, Infant 7 months December 2, 1840 s/o JR & EJ Falls, George 47 years December 28, 1835 Falls, Isabella N. 16y,10m March 18, 1841 Patterson, Jane 42 years January 3, 1840 Weer, John 47 years September 6, 1821 Weer, Eliza Jane 7 years August ?, 1821 Weer, John 76 years April 4, 1819 Carroll, Sybilla A. February 23, 1823 January 27, ???? Weer, Susannah 27 years May 19, 1818 Weer, John 33 years May 9, 1818 Dickey, Mary Ann 8 years May 9, 1813 Dickey, Martha 40 years September 29, 1809 Dickey, Alexander 34 years c1813 Dickey, Margaret 27 years September 18, 1819 Dickey, Laben 3m,16d November 28, 1855 Carroll, Elizabeth I. 73y,11m,15d January 15, 1900 Unknown Marker Broken & Gone Carroll, James 63 years Augst 26, 1850 Carroll, Margaret 84y,16d October 30, 1876 Winter, Robert 75 years June 19, 1845 Winter, Margaret 76 years April 28, 1846 Carroll, Mary A. 82 years April 27, 1842 Unknown, Marker Buried Carroll, Edward 32 years September 12, 1816 Winter, Edward 25 years November 2, 1811 Winter, Elizabeth 5y,1m August 16, 1806 Winter, Jane 1y,2m,12d April 5, 1800 Winter, Elizabeth 5m,21d May 21, 1835 Falls, Elizabeth 24 years June 27, 1832 Falls, Esther 41 years November 16, 1825 Unreadable Carson, Andrew 55 years January 20, 1799 Carson, James 48 years January 2, 1827 Carson, Margaret 78 years August 10, 1862 Carson, Elizabeth 25 years May 17, 1828 Anthony, John W. 1 year November 9, 1839 Carson, Infant January 14, 1840 d/o JM & JH Anthony, Margaret J. 5 years January 10, 1841 Carson, Jane H. May 14, 1816 September 18, 1843 Anthony, Joseph M. 6 years November 26, 1846 Anthony, Andrew F. 1y,7m,24d November 22, 1848 Carson, Andrew 27y,10m,8d May 25, 1847 Anthony, John 13y,3m,14d June 16, 1849 Anthony, Martha December 8, 1806 January 28, 1864 Anthony, Mary E. September 2, 1844 August 20, 1857 Carson, Robert A. June 14, 1855 July 27, 1857 Carson, Ebenezer Boyce july 6, 1853 October 3, 1854 s/o JM & AC Ferguson, Sarah J. A. 1y,5m,21d July 4, 1857 Ferguson, Infant March 19, 1857 April 8, 1857 s/o Wm. & SH Ferguson, Isabella 21y,8m September 9, 1852 Unreadable Sinclair, Mary 53 years December 17, 1830 Unknown Blakwood, Rebecca S. 30 years June 19, 1845 Falls, Andrew May 26, 1813 June 3, 1850 Falls, Esther E. 21y,6m,25d May 4, 1837 Montgomery, Jane 26y,6m,23d Jun 25, 1847 Montgomery, Joseph 77 years September 20, 1842 Montgomery, Hannah 80 years October 31, 1850 Montgomery, James 89 years September 23, 1829 Montgomery, Margaret 92 years November 8, 1829 Montgomery, Martha 48 years July 13, 1816 Dunn, James 59 years October 27, 1810 Dunn, Elizabeth 53 years September 5, 1805 Davis, Jane 60 years May 9, 1819 Davis, Ephriem C. 39 years May 15, 1831 Blackwood, Jean 36 years March 11, 1797 Blackwood, Samuel 79 years March 19, 1832 Blackwood, Nancy 82 years July 3, 1849 Lind, Mary Ann 6 years April 18, 1835 Falls, Infant 3 days February 19, 1842 d/o R & N Falls, Nancy G. 38 years March 26, 1843 Sinclair, Samuel 13m,6d November 20, 1827 Hanna, Mary R. 17 years October 17, 1853 Blackwood, Mary J. September 17, 1826 February 10, 1908 Blackwood, Margaret October 22, 1816 March 27, 1896 Blackwood, Elizabeth 33y,27d October 9, 1883 Blackwood, Gideon 94 years February 20, 1874 Blackwood, James 46y,4m,2d February 21, 1859 Blackwood, Gideon T. 33y,9m,11d February 22, 1858 Blackwood, Ann 59y,6m November 14, 1851 Falls, Anne 23 years October 18, 1811 Blackwood, Margaret 23 years March 11, 1808 Blackwood, Ann 93 years March 28, 1839 Blackwood, James c1732 March 28, 1810 Blackwood, Isaiah 2y,10m No Date Bradshaw, Elizabeth 86 years June 1, 1839 Varner, William 70 years February 5, 1807 Gibson, Jane Died Nov. 3 aged 1752 years 88 4m Gibson, David 70 years August 30, 1812 Gibson, Mathew 23 years January 26, 1812 Blackwood, Mary C. 2y,17d April 4, 1857 Blackwood, Joseph 10m,19d November 19, 1849 Blackwood, James A. Unreadable Clarke, William M. 18y,9m,26d March 24, 1848 Clarke, Margaret L. 7 months February 5, 1844 Clarke, James M. 5 years February 3, 1844 Clark, Joseph A. 9 years February 1, 1844 Blackwood, James 2y,26d May 22, 1820 Gunn, Mary Ann 1 year November 11, 1831 Crow, Thomas 32 years August 9, 1838 Crow, Nancy 57 years August 8, 1840 Berry, Margaret No date October 17, 1840 Berry, John December 20, 1780 December 20, 1865 Born in Ireland Jones, William 68 years December 12, 1896 Born in Ireland Parson, Mary 63 years November 11, 1840 Pearson, Mary J. 5 years August 5, 1841 Bitzer, Joseph March 22, 1843 March 10, 1897 Blackwood, James T. June 19, 1822 January 4, 1857 Blackwood, James, Esq. 70 years October 28, 1844 Sansing, Eady 3y,24d February 19, 1871 Parker, Mamie May 17, 1892 February 27, 1901 d/o J & SE Flum, William February 25, 1884 May 27, 1903 s/o Fred & Annie Ferguson, A. R. 62y,1m,8d January 14, 1871 Ferguson, Elizabeth 17y,5m,1d August 9, 1869 Ferguson, J. G. F. 18y,2m,6d July 10, 1869 A monument located about a hundred feet southwest of cemetery. With the following inscription. On this site in 1797 a log church was constructed known to all as the Pisgah Church. For 56 years this location served as a place of worship and a cemetery for the Associate Reformed Presbyterians of this area. In 1855, part of the congregation moved to a location 4 miles east of here and formed the present Pisgah. The remainder established the Nebo Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church north of the city of Kings Mountain. The pastors who served this church were William Dixon, R. C. Grier, and E. E. Boyce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HomePage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These pages and information thereon are not to be reproduced in any form for profit or distribution without the permission of W. D. Floyd © Copyright 1997-1998 Be in Touch