Haywood County NC Archives Cemeteries.....Lewis-Moody Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ Germany Cove, Hemphill Section File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca Howell DERWYDN@aol.com Transcribed: April 29, 2000 Directions: From Dellwood, take Hwy 276 to Hemphill Road on the left. Take Hemphill Road to Germany Cove Road on the left. The cemetery is on the right on top of a little hill. This is a very old cemetery divided into two sections by a fence. I could only find one sign which identified the cemetery as the Lewis-Moody Cemetery, so I assumed that both sections were part of the same cemetery. I have been told that this cemetery is also known as Old Brown Cemetery and New Brown Cemetery. In George Miller's book, he identifies this cemetery as the Messer Family Cemetery #1. Miller also states there are three sections to this cemetery. There are many graves marked only by a piece of fieldstone or an uninscribed slab of stone. I am recording those graves as "unknown". There are several graves marked only with the metal temporary markers from funeral homes. The indentying information on these markers has disappeared so I am recording those as "unknown." There are indications of many other graves which bear no marker of any sort. I am not recording those as I cannot be sure that there is actually a grave in those spots. This cemetery is well cared for and maintained, it has received care and maintainance due to the love and hard work of Miss Dorothy and Miss Margaret Hall. NAME BIRTH DEATH NOTES ======================================================================================== Row 1: 2 graves--unknown Row 2: Lyda Parton 3-30-1908 6-28-1980 Charlie R. Parton 1-27-1872 11-16-1944 Shares w/Dovie L. Dovie L. Parton 10-22-1887 1-3-1972 Row 3: 4 graves--unknown Row 4: Jarvis K. McDonald 1911 1973 Shares w/Hattie B. Hattie B. McDonald 1915 1998 Beular Messer No dates | hand inscribed fieldstone Row 5: 5 graves--unknown Row 6: Norman W. Smith 12-17-1925 9-26-1991 6 graves--unknown Row 7: 3 graves--unknown Row 8: Yanila C. Howell 9-9-1899 Aged 2M | Daughter of R.C. & L.A. Howell Row 9: Tlitha Messer 11-16-1902 4-5-1991 Shares w/George W. George W. Messer 4-29-1890 9-7-1983 Row 10: 2 graves--unknown Lindy Messer 3-8-1865 7-2-1941 Shares w/John John Messer 2-29-1855 11-3-1951 1 grave--unknown James A. Messer 2-2-1902 11-17-1967 Mark Howell 7-9-1845 1-16-1896 2 graves--unknown Unnamed Howell Infant son of Mark & E. Howell Section 2 Beginning at the bottom and moving left to right. Row 1: 2 graves--unknown Row 2: Charles E. Moody 4-17-1937 4-17-1937 Willie Bryson Moody 2-28-1916 2-28-1916 Son of Jess & Algie Moody 1 grave--unknown Row 3: 3 graves--unknown Row 4: 3 graves--unknown Row 5: 2 graves--unknown Row 6: 2 graves--unknown Ella Moody 11-7-1875 11-28-1945 1 grave--unknown Row 7: Jas. A. Justice 4-22-1862 12-15-1884 Daniel Allison 3-3-1814 2-17-1889 Row 8: 1 grave--unknown Row 9: 1 grave--unmarked Row 10: Odell Conard 6-22-1915 10-15-1940 1 grave--unknown Rebecca Brown Boyd 3-1-1845 3-6-1879 H.S.L. Moody 2-9-1829 2-1-1810 Elizabeth Moody 6-9-1881 2-14-1900 Twin of Lafayette Moody Joseph Howell 1-16-1900 2-16-1901 Son of B.P. & E.J. Howell Row 11: 1 grave--unknown Rebecca J. Boyd 3-1-1845 3-6-1870 Wife of John H. Boyd 1 grave--unknown Row 12: 6 graves--unknown Row 13: 5 graves--unknown Row 14: Ernest Wayne Messer 2-16-1948 4-12-1948 Son of Ernest & Clurisa Messer Clersa E.C. Moody 9-2-1861 1-28-1942 Shares w/J. Allen J. Allen Moody 11-14-1855 10-5-1941 3 graves--unknown Row 15: Paul H. Messer 6-29-1903 1-26-1986 Erie Frady Warren 1-22-1912 10-16-1972 Fannie Rosetta Frady 2-17-1885 3-21-1969 Emma M. Messer 3-14-1929 11-14-1964 Shares w/David R. David R. Messer 1-14-1922 11-14-1964 Row 16 Nathan Richard Messer 5-1-1914 11-14-1964 1 grave--unknown Row 17: Willard C. Messer 5-29-1927 9-9-1984 Shares w/Ruthie B. Ruthie B. Messer 5-1-1926 3-3-1988 Mattie Early Messer 9-11-1901 12-14-1969 Shares w/Haynes Haynes Messer 2-10-1899 8-31-1978 Row 18: J.B. Sutton 9-17-1917 1-11-1997 Military marker: PFC US Army WWII Pauline M. Rathbone 10-20-1924 12-21-1988 Double headstone Erastus K. Rathbone 6-17-1919 2-17-1991