Mitchell County, NC - Conley Ridge Cemetery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MITCHELL COUNTY CONLEY RIDGE CEMETERY LOCATION: From Penland School, drive about 1/4 mile farther in the opposite direction from the main road from which you approach the school. You will see a crossroads with about three buildings. Turn left onto the dirt road which leads to Beacon Church (and also Jane’s Studio). Drive 0.1 mile, passing a two story house on your left. You will then see another crossroads; bear straight ahead, passing the house number sign that says “68". Keep going a few yards, and you will see the church and the cemetery. ACCESSIBILITY: Once you find it, easy. CONDITION: Excellent. An absolutely beautiful spot in the woods. SURNAMES: BLY, BROWN, BRYDON, CLARK, CONLEY, CONNNOLLY, DUNCAN, FORD, FOULK, HOMAN, JOHNSON, LAWRENCE, LEAR, McBEE, McKINNEY, MILLER, MORGAN, NICHOLS, PERISHO, PETERS, PETERSON, SULLIVAN, TAYLOR, TIPTON, WALTZ, WILLIS, WOODBURY, WYATT. 1. John Emery Lear 1879 1948 S/o William W. & May Lear (Petersburg, VA). 2. Dana Crockett Lear 1883 1970 3. Dan Bly 1 March 1935 3 Feb 1973 4. David R. Woodbury 1916 1916 S/o Urban Adrain & Addie Almona Roper Woodbury. 5. William Joseph Brown 10 March 1923 24 Oct 1992 6. Unknown 7. Unknown 8. Mari Askew Brydon 18 May 1920 14 April 1981 “Born in Wisconsin”. D/o Carl Davidson. 9. Bonnie Willis Ford 9 March 1907 13 June 1976 D/o Henry & Martha Adeline Willis. 10. Howard Chapman Ford 13 Jan 1900 20 June 1977 Husband of # 9. 11. Flossie Willis Copley Perisho 10 June 1909 5 Feb 2001 D/o Henry & Martha Adeline Willis. 12. Lester Thomas Perisho 14 July 1890 27 Dec 1967 Husband of # 11. S/o Elias & Emily Baldwin Perisho (Iowa). 13. Harriett Conley 12 Aug 1855 16 Aug 1940 (Probably) d/o Ahijah & Martha Hensley Thomas. 14. L.L. Conley 9 Aug 1859 26 March 1931 (Louis Lafayette Conley). Husband of # 14. S/o 35 & 36. 15. David G. Duncan 21 Jan 1874 12 April 1957 S/o John & Millie Duncan. 16. Minnie C. Duncan 18 March 1888 9 Dec 1982 Wife of # 15. D/o 13 & 14. 17. Harry Lee Clark 24 April 1915 9 May 1915 S/o Theodore and Mamie Clark. 18. Cordie C. Tipton 13 May 1895 25 March 1982 D/o 13 & 14. 19. Carl Allison Johnson 14 Feb 1904 28 March 1976 (Possibly) s/o Nils & Johanna Johnson (Seattle, WA). 20. Lillian Teen Johnson 19 Aug 1906 10 June 1992 Wife of # 19. D/o 27 & 28. 21. Tillie Price Wyatt 15 Nov 1901 25 Feb 1968 22. Charles Lawrence Wyatt 25 May 1908 7 Oct 1969 Husband of # 21. S/o 27 & 28. 23. John Holmes Wyatt 10 Aug 1910 25 Dec 1984 S/o 27 & 28. 24. Alda M. Wyatt 13 June 1908 3 Sept 1999 Wife of # 23. D/o John Miller (Jefferson Co., TN) 25. Beulah Sarah Wyatt 26 Dec 1917 10 Sept 2001 D/o John & Vashti Holzclaw. 26. Rufus R. Wyatt 11 April 1918 4 Nov 1976 “WWII”. Husband of # 25. S/o 27 & 28. 27. Mollie Conley Wyatt 17 June 1981 3 Dec 1965 D/o 13 & 14. 28. G.T. “Tim” Wyatt 17 March 1884 25 Jan 1954 Husband of # 27. S/o Jonas & Polly Woody Wyatt. 29. James W. Taylor 16 Aug 1916 13 Nov 1916 30. Ruby Nora Taylor 4 Feb 1906 4 Dec 1914 31. John L. Sullivan 5 Aug 1936 3 April 1966 32. J.G. “Bill” Connolly 1 Nov 1869 13 Oct 1927 S/o # 34. 33. Martha Conley McBee 1861 [4 Jan 1956] 1935 Wife of Alfred McBee. D/o 35 & 36. 34. Kezia E. Connolly 1 March 1849 24 June 1913 D/o 35 & 36. 35. Anna Connolly 27 Jan 1829 27 Nov 1911 D/o Lewis & Elizabeth Mullins Cook. 36. James M. Connolly 14 Feb 1819 31 Jan 1887 Husband of # 35. S/o Cyrus P. & Mary Callicott Connolly. 37. Cyrus B. Connolly 1852 1942 S/o 35 & 36. 38. Ella Fortner Conley 1858 1942 Wife of # 37. D/o John & Nancy Stewart Fortner. 39. Maude Conley 15 June 1884 8 April 1923 D/o W.P. Putnam 40. Horace Conley 31 May 1915 28 Oct 1961 S/o Grover & Emma Conley. 41. (Living) 42. Charles H. Conley, Jr. 17 Feb 1941 8 March 1993 “Vietnam”. S/o Charles H. & Rose English Conley, Sr. 43. Charlie Tipton 12 July 1894 7 Nov 1959 44. Unknown 45. Unknown 46. Unknown 47. Lillie Conley 5 Jan 1871 16 July 1871 D/o 70 & 71. 48. Bertie Connolly Jan 1892 Sept 1893 D/o Jason & Beatrice Connolly. 49. Gudger Connolly Dec 1896 Dec 1898 S/o Jason & Beatrice Connolly. 50. (Living) 51. Paul Rufus Miller 15 Sept 1915 9 July 1966 S/o Allen & Mattie Pitman Miller. 52. Ted E. McKinney 27 Oct 1904 16 Nov 2003 Husband of Jessie Morgan. S/o John & Mary Garland McKinney. 53. Louise Morgan Homan 26 Oct 1923 31 Jan 1976 D/o 56 & 57. 54. Betty P. Morgan 7 Nov 1920 2 May 1998 D/o 56 & 57. 55. Ruth Morgan Lawrence 2 July 1911 28 Aug 1961 D/o 56 & 57. 56. Claude G. Morgan 14 Jan 1878 14 July 1959 S/o Robert L. & Martha Morgan (Sullivan Co., TN). 57. Maggie C. Morgan 24 Aug 1886 26 April 1972 (Maggie Conley). Wife of # 56. 58. Charles Edward Morgan 10 Sept 1927 7 Jan 1928 S/o 56 & 57. 59. Myria Kirkland Peters 1868 1957 60. Gerald Rupert Peters 1877 1961 Husband of # 60. 61. Margaret Randolph Waltz --- 1939 62. Ruth Connolly 25 May 1915 10 July 1991 D/o 66 & 67. 63. Richard Foulk 29 Nov 1918 2 Sept 1984 64. (Living) 65. Clara C. Peterson 1913 1965 D/o 66 & 67. 66. Elberta B. Connolly 1887 1965 (Margaret Elberta Burleson). 67. William W. Connolly 1881 1960 Husband of # 66. S/o 70 & 71. 68. Francis Reva Connolly 6 Sept 1923 30 Sept 1925 69. Betsy Foulk Nichols 4 Aug 1952 6 Oct 1955 D/o 63 & 64. 70. Ann Connolly 15 May 1853 8 June 1917 D/o Austin Holland & Sophronia Freeman Craig. 71. N.C. Connolly 27 Sept 1853 11 June 1925 (Nimrod Coleman Connolly). Husband of # 70. S/o 35 & 36. 72. Cora Louise Conley 15 March 1895 8 April 1988 D/o 70 & 71. 73. Clarence H. Connolly 19 Aug 1902 21 March 1934 S/o 74 & 75. 74. Julius A. Conley 19 Feb 1876 21 Jan 1948 S/o 70 & 71. 75. Maggie Jane Conley 28 May 1876 4 April 1965 Wife of # 74. D/o James M. & Nancy Brinkley Sparks. 76. Ola M. Conley Willis 27 May 1898 28 March 19-- D/o 74 & 75. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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