Mitchell County, NC - Bailey Memorial Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MEMORIAL CEMETERY on JOHN SPARKS RD, BAKERSVILLE LOCATION: John Sparks Rd is between Loafers Glory and Bakersville, almost in the city limits of the latter town. Turn up that road, and drive 0.4 miles. The cemetery is plainly visible up ahead. ACCESSIBILITY: Easy. You can park at the gate. CONDITION: Excellent. Fantastic view of the distant mountains! SURNAMES: BAILEY, BANKS, BEAVER, BLEVINS, BURLESON, BYRD, CALLAHAN, CANIPE, CARTER, GARLAND, GREENE, HOILMAN, HUGHES, JOHNSON, JONES, McKINNEY, PARKER, SEATON, SPARKS, VANCE, WEBB, WHITSON. NAME: 1. Frank B. Canipe 22 Dec 1898 18 Nov 1970 S/o 65 & 66. 2. Jeanetta B. Canipe 1 July 1896 24 Oct 1980 Wife of # 1. D/o James & Mary Bailey Conley. 3. Paul W. Canipe 13 April 1932 17 Jan 2003 S/o 1 & 2. 4. (Living) 5. Milton Hoilman 13 April 1914 5 Nov 1993 Husband of # 4. S/o 25 & 26. 6. Linnie Y. Carter 1 Feb 1944 8 Jan 1999 7. Micheal B. Hoilman 25 Sept 1959 26 Nov 1976 S/o 8 & 9. 8. Dora E. Hoilman 22 May 1921 31 March 1986 D/o John & Laura Laws Yelton. 9. Bascom B. Hoilman 17 May 1903 20 Oct 1967 Husband of # 8. S/o 25 & 26. 10. Fred Hoilman 25 March 1900 25 Dec 1971 S/o 25 & 26. 11. Ella Mae Garland Hoilman 12 Jan 1907 14 May 1993 Wife of # 10. 12. Frank Hoilman 20 Nov 1925 24 Sept 1991 S/o 11 & 12. 13. Ancil Hoilman 18 May 1909 19 July 1992 S/o 25 & 26. 14. Cornie Hoilman 13 June 1906 31 Dec 1985 S/o 25 & 26. 15. Grace Y. Hoilman 1 Feb 1914 2 March 1991 Wife of # 14. D/o John & Laura Laws Yelton. 16. J.C. Hoilman 30 Oct 1937 7 July 1992 17. Ronnie Lee Hoilman 12 Dec 1956 5 Jan 2001 S/o 14 & 15. 18. (Living) 19. Reba H. Hoilman 18 May 1933 6 Oct 2004 Wife of # 18. 20. Louise H. Burleson 1935 [23 Dec] 2003 D/o 14 & 15. 21. Carolyn Yelton Hoilman 14 Oct 1944 5 Sept 1996 D/o Frank & Edna McKinney Yelton. 22. Buddy Joe Hoilman 6 July 1943 9 Aug 1996 Husband of # 21. S/o 4 & 5. 23. Molly Byrd 17 March 1893 4 Jan 1990 24. Jeff Byrd 3 May 1889 15 June 1951 Husband of # 23. S/o James Manuel & Nancy Garland Byrd. 25. Hattie B. Hoilman 6 March 1883 11 Dec 1936 (Probably) d/o 27 & 28. 26. Charlie Hoilman 21 March 1879 12 June 1955 Husband of # 25. S/o William & Margarett McKinney Hoilman. 27. John Bailey 4 March 1826 11 Aug 1922 S/o John "Yellow Jacket" & Lovada Ray Bailey. 28. Polly Briggs Bailey 10 April 1833 3 June 1923] Wife of # 27. D/o Alfred & Jennie Wright Briggs. 29. Ancil Bailey 8 April 1869 2 Feb 1911 S/o 27 & 28. 30. Texie Bailey 21 July 1908 31 March 1921 D/o 31 & 32. 31. D.B. Bailey 4 March 1865 29 Aug 1937 S/o 27 & 28. 32. Lidia Bailey 9 Oct 1873 23 July 1959 Wife of # 31. D/o George & Rushia Ann Canipe Conley. 33. Bertha Bailey Byrd 8 May 1913 7 Sept 1998 D/o 31 & 32. 34. Charlie Byrd 18 Aug 1903 27 Nov 1989 Husband of # 33. S/o James Manuel & Anne Bailey Byrd. 35. Nola Bailey 10 Aug 1915 10 Oct 1920 D/o 31 & 32. 36. Richmond Bailey 26 March 1903 29 March 1903 S/o 31 & 32. 37. Pearl Bailey 28 Dec 1910 24 May 1914 D/o 31 & 32. 38. Maggie Bailey 14 July 1896 14 July 1896 D/o 31 & 32. 39. Unknown 40. Unknown 41. Unknown 42. Unknown 43. Unknown 44. Unknown 45. Unknown 46. Jessie J. Bailey 19 July 1889 26 Nov 1939 S/o 31 & 32. 47. Minnie C. Bailey 18 Aug 1891 23 Dec 1983 (Minnie Callahan). Wife of & 46. 48. Joseph Bailey 27 April 1920 14 Nov 1978 S/o 46 & 47. 49. Gary K. Bailey 5 Aug 1954 28 Oct 2003 50. Robert Ansel Bailey 1 July 1897 28 Oct 1981 51. Rosa Lee Bailey 7 Oct 1908 13 Dec 1984 Wife of # 50. D/o Avery & Mira Barnett. 52. Calvin Bailey 30 Aug 1906 7 June 1976 S/o 31 & 32. (Large space with many unknowns) 53. Guy Whitson 18 March 1911 23 Feb 1990 S/o Charles & Dora Masters Whitson. 54. Wilba C. Whitson 3 May 1913 25 Jan 1998 Wife of # 53. D/o 65 & 66. 55. Walter L. Bailey, Sr. 26 July 1921 7 Aug 1999 "WWII, POW". S/o 61 & 62. 56. Ralph Bailey 1926 1926 57. Ray Bailey 1927 1927 58. Arthur Bailey 1928 1928 59. Roy Bailey 1929 1929 60. Oscar Bailey 1930 1931 61. Nimpson V. Bailey 1891 1971 "WWI". S/o 31 & 32. 62. Lillie C. Bailey 1904 1996 Wife of # 61. D/o Stokes & Ida Thomas Callahan. 63. Flora Canipe Hughes 31 July 1906 4 March 1988 D/o 65 & 66. 64. Grover Canipe 8 Feb 1900 9 Nov 1984 Husband of # 63. S/o 65 & 66. 65. Zeb Canipe 19 Sept 1873 10 Aug 1958 S/o William & Christena Slagle Canipe. 66. Cordelia Canipe 30 July 1877 19 Dec 1955 Wife of # 65. D/o John & Clarise Slagle Canipe. 67. Woodrow Canipe 4 May 1916 3 Nov 1918 S/o 65 & 66. 68. Woodrow W. Jones 1914 1997 S/o James A. & Nancy McKinney Jones. 69. Lola B. Jones 1915 1999 Wife of # 68. D/o 31 & 32. 70. Violet L. Bailey 27 April 1927 27 April 1927 71. Shirley A. Jones 21 Aug 1940 27 Aug 1940 D/o 68 & 69. 72. Deford Bailey 8 Jan 1932 14 Oct 2004 S/o 74 & 75. 73. Betty Ann Bailey 13 Feb 1938 13 Oct 2004 Wife of # 72. D/o William & Mary Ellen Carver Butler. 74. Pansy C. Bailey 16 March 1903 9 Aug 1978 D/o 65 & 66. 75. John Bailey 24 March 1901 7 Feb 1995 Husband of # 74. S/o 31 & 32. 76. George Lewis Canipe 7 Aug 1938 7 Aug 1949 S/o 77 & 78. 77. John Canipe 21 July 1908 14 April 1975 S/o 65 & 66. 78. Sallie Canipe 12 Dec 1909 30 Aug 1998 Wife of # 77. D/o 84 & 85. 79. Charles A. Blevins 30 March 1943 23 June 2002 S/o Rev David & Minnie McMahan Blevins. 80. (Living) 81. Lula V. Webb 2 April 1907 24 Feb 2001 D/o James & Mary Bailey. 82. Roy W. Burleson 26 June 1916 14 Nov 2004 S/o Chester & Sallie Street Burleson. 83. Reba W. Burleson 22 Feb 1905 1 Aug 1993 Wife of # 82. D/o 84 & 85. 84. Mary Webb 1867 1958 (Mary Alice Bailey) 85. James Webb 1845 1935 S/o Obadiah & Martha Ledford Webb. 86. (Broken stone) 87. Carroll Webb 25 May 1907 28 Oct 1914 88. Floyd Vance 13 April 1920 4 Jan 1978 89. Hettie B. Vance 27 March 1925 7 Feb 2002 Wife of # 88. 90. (Living) 91. Buster Gene Burleson 21 May 1937 13 Oct 1993 Husband of # 90. S/o 93 & 94. 92. Timmy Ray Banks 26 July 1965 4 July 1993 S/o Johnny & Betty Burleson Banks. 93. Dora C. Burleson 17 July 1910 1 Feb 1978 D/o 65 & 66. 94. (Living) 95. Sarah Eveline Greene 28 Oct 1887 14 June 1972 96. Curtis Robert Greene 21 April 1887 28 March 1966 Husband of # 95. 97. Millie Ann McKinney Greene 10 Feb 1940 15 May 1981 D/o Henderson & Mary Buchanan McKinney. 98. Charles E. Greene 25 June 1929 26 May 1973 Husband of # 97. S/o 95 & 96. 99. Grover C. Sparks 16 Oct 1900 21 Jan 1987 S/o 107 & 108. 100. Edith M. Sparks 16 Sept 1901 9 Aug 1980 D/o Bill & Mary Jane Buchanan Stamey. 101. William Bill Sparks 8 Jan 1922 18 Aug 1974 S/o 99 & 100. 102. (Living) 103. Jack E. Sparks 12 Sept 1924 4 Dec 1958 S/o 99 & 100. 104. Glen P. Sparks 19 May 1927 9 Sept 2001 S/o 99 & 100. 105. (Living) 106. Jack Ernest Sparks 6 Sept 1963 6 Oct 2003 107. Minnie G. Sparks 16 March 1880 17 March 1955 (Minnie Greene) 108. John B. Sparks 25 Dec 1874 10 Feb 1952 Husband of # 107. S/o John & Elizabeth Sparks. 109. (Living) 110. Milton Sparks 25 Nov 1912 14 May 1968 S/o 107 & 108. 111. Maxine Parker 15 Aug 1930 2005 112. Robert L. Parker 16 Aug 1929 1 Aug 1985 Husband of # 111. S/o Vida & Lydia Deyton Parker. 113. Jesse Sparks 12 May 1908 8 Sept 1971 S/o 107 & 108. 114. Brenda S. Garland 26 June 1942 29 Nov 1979 D/o Luther & Leah Sparks. 115. James M. Garland, Jr. 7 Aug 1973 6 July 1978 S/o James M. Garland, Sr. & # 114. 116. Rollins B. Beaver 24 Dec 1939 31 Aug 1975 S/o 117 & 118. 117. Martha D. Beaver 25 March 1915 22 Oct 1996 D/o 46 & 47. 118. (Living) Husband of # 117. 119. Mack L. Callahan 30 March 1910 11 Jan 1996 S/o Stokes & Ida Thomas Callahan. 120. Mary E. Callahan 14 May 1911 5 Jan 1976 Wife of # 119. 121. Homer Lee Callahan 30 March 1934 5 Feb 1973 S/o 119 & 120. 122. Fairy B. Johnson 12 Sept 1912 15 Oct 2001 D/o 46 & 47. 123. John H. Johnson 30 Sept 1905 12 Jan 1981 Husband of # 122. 124. George Canipe 17 May 1920 21 Dec 1993 S/o 65 & 66. 125. (Living) Wife of # 124. 126. (Living) 127. Dana Vince Callahan 30 May 1956 19 Feb 2005 128. Verna Webb Callahan 6 June 1916 11 Feb 2004 D/o Ransom & Anita Stancil Callahan Webb. 129. Zella Webb Seaton 12 Dec 1919 17 Aug 1998 "WWII". D/o Ransom & Annetta Burleson Webb. 130. George D. Byrd 23 Nov 1933 23 Oct 2000 S/o Ted & Zella Buchanan Byrd. 131. (Living) 132. Brian Gene Hoilman 20 May 1968 23 Aug 2003 S/o Bob & Donna Biddix Hoilman. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Lawson - mlawson@bulldog.unca.edu ______________________________________________________________________