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Abernathy Cemetery Gaston Co., NC Reprinted, with permission from Terry Waldrop, from the book "Old Gravesites Revisited, Gaston & Lincoln Counties, Vol.1". From the square in McAdenville, take Hickory Grove Rd. (SR 2000) 2.6 miles. Left on Turner Rd. (SR 2005) seven-tenths of a mile. Site is in large oak grove about 30 yds. off left side of road. C.M. Abernathy Dec. 23,1827 - March 29,1881 Daniel L. Abernathy Sept. 22,1857 - June 23,1930 Infant of C.M. & S.S. Abernathy b.& d. June 6,1858 Infant of C.M. & Hettie Abernathy b.& d. Aug. 31,1861 Jerry F. Abernathy July 25,1854 - June 21,1858 Son of C.M. & Hettie Abernathy Lilly C. Abernathy Jan. 29,1889 - May 27, 1968 M. Ellen Abernathy Feb. 14,1860 - May 31,1943 Myrtle E. Abernathy April 7,1902 - Dec. 7,1974 Susan I. Abernathy d. Oct. 11,1862 age 5m.,2d. Daughter of D.F.& S. Abernathy Wm. H. Abernathy Dec. 9,1866 - May 21,1871 Son of C.M.& S.S. Abernathy Amanda L.M. Skidmore Nov. 18,1858 - Dec. 13,1858 Daughter of W.S. & C. Skidmore Mary Etta Skidmore Sept. 25,1867 - Feb. 13,1871 Daughter of W.S. & C. Skidmore **************************************************** Armstrong Cemetery (Mathew) Gaston Co., NC From square in Lowell, take Hwy. 7 West, nine-tenths of a mile. Left on Lineberger Rd., 1/2 mile. Walk about 300 yds. straight down power line. Site is in edge of woods to your left. Mathew Armstrong Oct. 17,1823 Nov. 4,1885 ***************************************************** Best Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Dallas Courthouse, take Hwy.279 West, 3.4 miles. Left on Costner School Rd. (SR 1452) 1 mile. Left on White-Pasour Rd. (SR 1498) one-tenth of a mile. Right on dirt road, three-tenths of a mile. Site is to your left. Christopher Best d. March 21,1848 age 23 yrs. Hannible Best d. Feb. 16,1805 age 13 mos. M.S. Best d. April 25,1848 age 16y.,6m.,16d. Mary Best d. Sept. 15,1862 age 61y.,4m.,15d. Samuel Best Aug. 28,1799 - June 10,1891 age 89y.,7m.,12d. In Memory of 5 Children of Samuel & Mary Best (1) Hugh Best (2) Barbara Best (3) Emanuel Best (4) Infant (5) Infant James C. Dristel d. Nov. 25,1847 age 3 yrs. Margaret Hoyl d. Nov. 25,1827 Micheal Hoyl d. March 14,1825 age 62 yrs. 2 Not Readable ********************************************** Carpenter (Jacob) Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Crouse, take Gaston's Webb's Chapel Rd. (SR 1236) 3.2 miles. Site is 1,000 yds. to right in woods. Permission from Mr. Hal Carpenter. Ask for help to find cemetery. Catherine Carpenter Jacob Carpenter Samuel Carpenter d. Jan. 3,1819 d. May 3,1807 d. 1823 or 1825 age 77 yrs. age 73 yrs. age 45 yrs. ********************************************************** Carpenter-Wise Cemetery From Dallas, take Hwy.279 West,7 miles. Right on Hepzibah Church Rd. 2 miles. Site is 100 yds. to your left in perwinkle patch, surrounded by a barbed wire fence. Permission by Paul Hastings. Barbary Carpenter d. Aug. 20,1856 age 52y.,1m.,9d. Hiram P. Carpenter d. Sept. 21,1863 age 2y.,11m.,21d. Son of F.& M. Carpenter Frederick Carpenter Feb. 9,1901 March 26,1884 Mary A.I. Carpenter d. Sept. 22,1862 age 3y.,5m.,24d. Daughter of F.& M. Carpenter Ruth D.E. Carpenter d. Feb. 18,1859 age 5m.,27d. Isabella Lineberger Aug. 12,1867 - June 17,1869 Daughter of M.M. & Sarah Lineberger Francis E. Senter d. Sept. 23,1862 age 3y.,2m.,2d. Daughter of J.& M. Senter William F.L. Senter d. Sept. 15,1862 age 5y.,5m.,3d. Son of J.& M. Senter William H. Williams d. March 6,1859 age 8y.,1m.,6d. Fredrick Wise d. Aug. 20,1856 age 60y.,9m.,6d. ************************************************ Cloninger-Long Cemetery Gaston Co., NC Reprinted, with permission from Terry Waldrop, from the book "Old Gravesites Revisited, Gaston & Lincoln Counties, Vol.1". Junction of Hwy.279 & Hwy.321, take Hwy. 321 North, six-tenths of a mile. Site about 1/4 mile beyond Little Long Creek,150 yds. to right on hill behind moblie home park. Fannie D. Long Jacob A. Long Daughter of J.W. & L.C. Long July 10,1855 Nov. 17,1888 Jan. 16,1912 June 18,1890 Jacob L. Long Margaret L. Long Son of J.A. & M.L. Long Wife of J.A. Long d. Feb. 22,1896 Sept. 10,1855 Age 14m.,20d. Dec. 3,1897 Note: Adam Cloninger,Jr., along with his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, were found in June 1985 in an old Cloninger-Long cemetery just north of Dallas, NC, off Hwy.321 about 1/2 mile. Old gravesite was found by Terry Waldrop family. Witnesses when placed in Cloninger-Derr Cemetery in July 1985 were: Paul E. & Rean C. Rhyne, Ray & Becky Rhyne Hovis, Tom Cloninger & Sara H. Grissop. Permission was granted by Mr. Robert Land to move grave markers to Cloninger-Derr cemetery due to so much vandalism and destruction of old gravesites. The two Cloninger markers were the only ones that were not broken. Thanks, Mr. Land. ************************************************ Flowers Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Dallas Courthouse, take Hwy. 279 East, four-tenths of a mile. Left on Hwy. 275 East, 1.4 miles. Right on Spencer Mtn. Rd. (SR 2003) 1.5 miles. Right into trailer park, three-tenths of a mile. Site is in woods past power line to the left. Adaline M. Flowers Green F. Flowers age about 49 yrs. March 26, 1821 Wife of Green F. Flowers Oct. 24, 1895 *************************************************** Hines - Hovis Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Crouse, take Gaston Webb's Chapel Rd. (SR 1236) 3.4 miles. Site is in the woods 100 yds. to your left. Permission by Mr. Hal Carpenter. Daniel Hines Dec. 16, 1810 - Dec. 28, 1895 Daniel S. Hines d. Oct. 2, 1854 age 8 mos. Infant son of D. & S. Hines 1856 Susannah Hines Nov. 5, 1816 - July 27, 1886 Wife of D.S. Hines George Hovis d. May 26, 1859 age 70y.,6m.,11d. John E. Hovis d. May 17, 1849 age 2 yrs. Son of Jacob & Anne Hovis Katharine Hovis April 1, 1843 age 6y.,2m.,17d. Daughter of J. & A. Hovis Mary Hovis April 20, 1787 - July 9, 1873 **************************************************** Hoyl Family Burying Ground (From Records in Gaston County Library - Cemetery Destroyed) Gaston Co., NC Eli Hoyl d. Oct. 18, 1844 age 43y.,3m.,9d. Martin L. Phifer d. March 9, 1853 In the 36th yr. of his age. Annie Barker March 31, 1853 - April 1, 1856 Cynthia Sarah Hoyl d. Nov. 7, 1837 age 25 yrs., 4m. David Ramsour Hoyl Infant of Eli & Cynthia S. Hoyl Andrew Hoyl Jan. 13, 1771 - Feb. 19, 1857 Catherine Hoyl d. June 15, 1850 age 76y.,2m.,2d. Absolom Hoyl Jan. 12, 1800 - May 9, ???? Catherine (No last name listed) d. Feb. 14, 1808 aged 12 days Caleb W. Hoyl Jan. 16, 1810 - May 29, 1879 One large stone between graves of Eli Hoyl & Catherine Hoyl has been turned over & cannot be read. **************************************************** John Huffman Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Dallas Courthouse, take Hwy. 279 toward Gastonia, 2.1 miles. Left into Floyd Carpenter's driveway. Site is in thicket, 100 yds. directly in front of you. John Hufman Margaret Hufman C.H. d. Sept. 24, 1832 d. Aug. 18, 1832 (Initials carved in fieldstone) Age 72 yrs. Age 69 yrs. **************************************************** Johnson Grave Gaston Co., NC From Dallas, take N. Oakland St. ( Changes to Philadelphia Ch. Rd. (SR 1001) 5.9 miles. Site is 30 yds. to left, surrounded by a chain link fence. Ruth G. Westbrook Johnson Wife of Rev. Nathan L. Johnson Aug. 20, 1911 May 1, 1964 ***************************************************** Johnston Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Lucia, take Killian Rd. (SR 1909) 1.8 miles. Site is across gulley, 50 yds. to left. Col. James Johnston Robert Johnston Who departed this life d. May 23, 1854 July 23, ???? Age 77 yrs. ****************************************************** Jacob Linebarger Cemetery Gaston Co., NC From Dallas Courthouse, take Hwy. 279 East, four-tenths of a mile. Left on Hwy. 275, 2.9 miles. Right on Lineberger Rd. (SR 2002) mile. Right on Deepwood Rd., one-tenth of a mile. Site is to right. Katherine Bess Jacob Linebarger Sarah G. Lineberger d. Oct. 1, 1831 d. July 3, 1819 d. June 15, 1850 Age 60 yrs. Age 81 yrs. Age 27 yrs.,7m.,16d.