Mitchell County, NC - Byrd Cemetery - Red Hill ~~~~~~~~~~ MITCHELL COUNTY BYRD CEMETERY - RED HILL LOCATION: At Red Hill, at the end of a short road that leads upwards from the rear of Red Hill Methodist Church. You may open the gate and drive up, or walk the few hundred yards up the road, after parking at the church. ACCESSIBILITY: Easy; moderately easy if you walk up. CONDITION: Excellent. Great view of the mountains. OLDEST DATED GRAVE: # 48, 1849. SURNAMES: BYRD, FORBES, FRANCIS, GARLAND, GOUGE, HERRELL, POORE, PORE, SIMERLY, SLAGLE, STREET, TURBYFILL, WEBB, YELTON. 1. Rabe H. Byrd 2 April 1898 11 Nov 1976 S/o # 53. 2. Mabel W. Byrd 29 May 1906 14 Aug 1992 Wife of # 1. D/o Walter Lee & Mollie Laura Bowman Webb. 3. Sam Carter Gouge 4 Aug 1916 12 Nov 2001 "WWII". S/o Leonard & Dollie Ledford Gouge. 4. (Living) 5. Anna Lee Byrd 23 March 1926 5 Aug 1964 (Anne Lee Wilson). 6. Benjamin Hayes Byrd 7 May 1924 15 Dec 2005 Husband of # 5. S/o 1 & 2. 7. Pheba Yelton 13 Aug 1918 26 Oct 1919 (Probably) d/o 8 & 10. 8. Jason Yelton 21 May 1885 1 Jan 1932 1st husband of # 10. S/o 13 & 14. 9. Nancy Yelton 1 May 1864 28 May 1949 D/o 13 & 14. 10. Stella Yelton Francis 12 March 1892 30 July 1971 (Stella Hill). Wife of # 8. 11. John Yelton 6 July 1904 28 June 1960 S/o 15 & 16. 12. Dollie Yelton 23 Nov 1909 16 Jan 1991 Wife of # 11. D/o Woodard & Louise Wilson McKinney. 13. John Yelton 1835 1915 S/o James & Mary Canup Yelton (Rutherford Co., NC). 14. Liddie Yelton 1841 1911 Wife of # 13. D/o Hodge Rayburn & Nancy Wiseman Baker Garland.. 15. Allie Yelton 18 Feb 1885 18 April 1962 (Allie Garland). 16. Archie Yelton 20 Feb 1878 15 July 1964 Husband of # 15. S/o 13 & 14. 17. Woodrow Yelton 19 April 1922 2 July 2002 S/o 15 & 16. 18. Veed Yelton 19 Oct 1918 30 Nov 1988 S/o 15 & 16. 19. (Living) 20. David A. Garland 1897 1963 21. George Herrell 14 Feb 1880 29 Nov 1964 S/o William & Clara Herrell. 22. Ida S. Herrell 4 Feb 1885 1 Dec 1963 Wife of # 21. 23. Rosey Street 10 July 1896 16 Feb 1929 24. Corpl. John W. Street --- --- "Co. G, 3rd NC Mtd Inf". 25. Mary Frost Stephens 12 Sept 1906 22 Oct 1985 D/o William & Rebecca Frost. 26. Lace C. Byrd 1873 1956 S/o 63 & 65. 27. Lo Byrd --- --- 28. Charles Street Aug 1850 28 Oct 1892 (?) "3rd NC Mtd Inf". S/o Henry & Rebecca Harrell Street. 29. Alice Garland 17 Jan 1864 26 March 1904 Wife of John Wesley Garland. D/o 13 & 14. 30. Homer Turbyfill 22 Dec 1912 25 Dec 1924 S/o George D. & Mollie Turbyfill. 31. Faye A. Turbyfill 15 Jan 1917 5 July 1918 D/o George D. & Mollie Turbyfill. 32. (Infant) 3 March 1907 3 March 1907 Child of George D. & Mollie Turbyfill. 33. Floyd Byrd 25 May 1920 9 Aug 1970 34. Delphia Byrd 16 Aug 1919 24 Aug 1992 Wife of # 33. D/o Willard T. & Emma Casteel. 35. Lizzie Y. Byrd 1884 1966 D/o Thomas C. & Harriet Gouge Young. 36. W.M. Byrd 1880 1961 (William M. Byrd). Husband of # 35. S/o 63 & 65. 37. Daniel Rabe Byrd 27 March 1953 7 May 1953 S/o Bradley Byrd, gs/o 1 & 2. 38. Larry Dean Byrd 8 Nov 1950 8 Nov 1950 S/o Bradley Byrd. 39. (Infant) 2 Dec 1932 2 Dec 1932 S/o 1 & 2. 40. L.C. Byrd 10 May 1871 22 Nov 1872 41. C.W. Byrd 10 April 1872 3 Aug 1883 42. Ray Byrd 28 Dec 1866 3 Dec 1872 S/o 63 & 65. 43. Addie Byrd 13 Nov 1915 13 Dec 1917 D/o Will Byrd. 44. Cora Byrd 13 Dec 19– 15 Oct 1903 45. Roy L. Turbyfill 29 Jan 1909 7 Dec 2000 S/o George D. & Mollie Turbyfill. 46. Martha H. Turbyfill 29 June 1912 22 Jan 1983 Wife of # 46. D/o William Eldridge & Desdamona Peterson Hughes. 47. George W. Turbyfill 6 Sept 1936 18 Oct 1959 S/o 45 & 46. 48. Dolley M. Garland 24 Oct 1833 13 Dec 1849 49. (Broken stone) 50. Mary ______ --- --- 51. Unknown 52. James Slagle 8 July 1874 9 July 1942 S/o Sarafina Slagle. 53. Minnie Byrd 3 Nov 1880 5 Nov 1955 D/o 63 & 65. 54. Harry Ray Garland 26 July 1947 11 Aug 2000 S/o 55 & 56. 55. Fred Garland 23 Sept 1916 23 Dec 1999 S/o William Riley & Sarah Street Garland. 56. (Living) 57. Ted R. Byrd 15 Oct 1906 21 March 1995 S/o 63 & 64. 58. Zella M. Byrd 28 March 1912 8 Nov 1999 Wife of # 57. 59. Maud Byrd 23 July 1909 5 Dec 1919 D/o 72 & 73. 60. (Infant) 1909 1909 61. Junior Webb 1 March 1927 13 April 1931 "S/o U.L. & Louise Webb". 62. Charles Howard Byrd 2 Sept 1936 24 July 1957 63. George Byrd 5 Sept 1844 10 Feb 1942 S/o George W. & Jane Phillips Byrd. 64. Rebecca Byrd 13 Jan 1884 15 Oct 1979 2nd wife of # 63. 65. Nancy Byrd 1844 1904 1st wife of # 63. D/o 66 & 67. 66. Nancy Baker Garland 27 March 1812 28 Dec 1878 D/o Thomas & Susannah Wiseman Baker. 67. H.R. Garland 7 June 1810 30 Jan 1863 (Hodge Rayburn Garland). Husband of # 66. S/o David & Sarah Garland. 68. Charles Wesley Garland 9 Oct 1853 19 May 1916 S/o 66 & 67. 69. Sallie Garland 6 July 1860 28 Sept 1929 Wife of # 68. D/o William C. & Elizabeth Buchanan Garland. 70. Mary Lorene Forbes 24 Nov 1924 23 Dec 1924 D/o # 70 & Robert C. Forbes. 71. Hannah Byrd Forbes 4 July 1903 2 Sept 1930 Wife of Robert C. Forbes. D/o 72 & 73. 72. Mack Byrd 3 Nov 1874 27 Oct 1940 S/o 63 & 65. 73. Etta Deyton Byrd 21 Dec 1878 22 Sept 1967 Wife of # 71. D/o Nathan Hunter & Buena Vista Masters Deyton. 74. Jason Byrd 7 Aug 1905 28 Oct 1984 S/o 72 & 73. 75. Nervia Kate Byrd 11 Aug 1914 4 March 2004 Wife of # 74. D/o Grant & Ida Byrd Burleson. 76. H. Rayburn Garland 21 July 1892 29 March 1974 S/o 68 & 69. 77. Dora H. Garland 2 Feb 1900 11 Feb 1999 Wife of # 76. D/o Sherman & Sarah Garland Hughes. 78. Sarah Garland Simerly 14 Dec 1916 5 Jan 1977 D/o 76 & 77. 79. Lucy Pore 1947 2006 80. James Michael Pore 1 Sept 1962 30 July 1970 81. Unknown 82. Charles Poore 1910 1965 83. Rossie E. Poore 25 July 1911 13 April 1997 84. Steve Wayne Poore 15 Sept 1947 15 May 1983 85. Charles W. Poore 24 Nov 1974 8 April 2000 S/o Rosalee Shelton & # 86. 86. Wentz W. 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