Mitchell County, NC - Grindstaff Cemetery

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MITCHELL COUNTY

GRINDSTAFF CEMETERY - BAKERSVILLE

LOCATION:   From Bakersville drive about one mile southeast on 226.   
Near the top of the first hill turn right into Duck Branch Road, then 
immediately right into the Bakersville Memorial Cemetery access road.   
Follow this road up the hill; Grindstaff Cemetery is on your left, 
adjacent to the Memorial Cemetery.

ACCESSIBILITY:   Easy	

CONDITION:   Very good to excellent.

OLDEST DATED GRAVE:   # 20,   1866.

SURNAMES.   BIRCHFIELD, BURLESON, ELLIS, GARLAND, GRINDSTAFF, HOILMAN, 
JOHNSON, McKINNEY, PRITCHARD, SLAGLE, SMITH, STEWART, TWIGS.

1.   Jack L. Hoilman
7 April 1921
31 Jan 1953

2.   (Living)

3.   Robert L. Hoilman
1892
1968	
S/o Reuben & Harriett Burleson Hoilman.				

4.   Bertie B. Hoilman
1898
1968
Wife of # 3.

5.   Pat Hoilman
1882
1969
S/o Reuben & Harriett Burleson Hoilman.

6.   Cora Hoilman
1886
1962
Wife of # 5.

7.   John Vin Johnson
25 Nov 1889
1 April 1975
S/o Wiltson & Buena Davis Johnson.

8.   Augusta D. Johnson
25 Jan 1892
12 Aug 1983
Wife of # 7.   D/o Reuben & Nancy Grindstaff Davis.

9.   Johnny Royce Johnson
26 Sept 1932
26 Aug 2004		
S/o 7 & 8.

10.   Virgil Bruce Johnson
1922
1974
S/o 7 & 8.

11.   Billy Dean McKinney
1949
2006

12.   Troy Johnson
29 Jan 1917
13 Feb 2000
S/o 16 & 17.

13.   Eula Garland Johnson
12 May 1914
20 Jan 2000
Wife of # 12.   D/o Nath & Mercy Griffith Garland.

14.   Woodrow Sparks
22 Feb 1918
27 March 2000
S/o Clyde & Alice Grindstaff Sparks.

15.   (Living)					

16.   Rile W. Johnson
2 Sept 1893
30 Jan 1977
S/o Wiltson & Buena Davis Johnson.

17.   Lizzie B. Johnson
22 Nov 1891
24 Oct 1981
Wife of # 16.   D/o Stacy & Lydia Wiseman Buchanan.

18.   John Twigs
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19.   Prudy Grindstaff (?)
14 Aug 1812
14 Aug 1883
(Prudence Ledford).   2nd wife of # 20.

20.   Isaac Grindstaff
14 June 1774
21 June 1866
"Subject of King George III".   S/o Isaac Grindstaff.

21.   (Infant)
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Child of 23 & 24.

22.   (Infant)
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Child of 23 & 24.

23.   Mack Grindstaff
1 Dec 1835
16 Dec 1869
S/o Sarah Hart & # 20.

24.   Paggie Grindstaff
14 Aug 1838
6 March 1931
Wife of # 23.   D/o Thomas & Catherine Hopson.

25.   L.G.
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26.   Unknown

27.   "Inf al ross CG"
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28.   "Inf al ross MCG"
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29.   Unknown

30.   (Can't read)

31.   Eliza Garland
12 Sept 1819
21 Nov 1906
D/o Alexander Garland.

32.   Celia Garland
1854
1924
D/o # 32 & Williamson (?) Garland.

33.   Carl Garland
10 July 1931
30 June 1966
S/o 36 & 37.

34.   (Living)

35.   (Living)

36.   Ross Garland
14 April 1887
23 Dec 1965
S/o # 32.

37.   Bertha H. Garland
18 March 1907
10 Jan 1989
(Bertha Hollifield.   Wife of # 36.

38.   Paul E. Garland
24 Sept 1937
13 Oct 1998
(Probably) s/o 36 & 37.

39.   Hugh B. Garland
4 June 1934
25 Dec 2003
S/o 36 & 37.

40.   P.H. Grindstaff
3 March 1836
2 Jan 1910
(Peter H. Grindstaff).  S/o Sarah Hart & # 20.

41.   Caroline Grindstaff
24 Feb 1840
24 Nov 1913
Wife of # 40.   D/o Reuben McKinney.

42.   Charles Edwin Slagle
13 Aug 1906
29 Oct 1909

43.   Billie Grindstaff
13 March 1898
13 Oct 1910
S/o 44 & 45.

44.   R.M. Grindstaff
16 Nov 1872
16 Nov 1923
(Reuben M. Grindstaff).   S/o 40 & 41.

45.   Laura McKinney Grindstaff
19 Sept 1873
13 Feb 1949
Wife of # 44.   (Probably) d/o John W. & Margaret McKinney.

46.   Ed Grindstaff
18 Oct 1905
30 Dec 1960
S/o 44 & 45.

47.   Kate McKinney
29 Aug 1916
19 Oct 1918
D/o 50 & 51.

48.   Carl McKinney
29 Sept 1906
29 April 1926
S/o 50 & 51.

49.   (Infant)
15 Dec 1927
25 Dec 1927
S/o 50 & 51.

50.   William M. McKinney
2 April 1872
25 May 1947

51.   Mollie Ledford McKinney
7 Mar 1883
29 Feb 1963
Wife of # 50.   D/o Manning Ledford.		

52.   Frank L. McKinney
24 April 1902
23 Dec 1995

53.   (Living)

54.   Unknown

55.   T.C. Grindstaff
19 Jan 1863
2 Dec 1914
S/o 23 & 24.

56.   Bertie Grindstaff Ellis
5 June 1903
18 Dec 1953
D/o Elizabeth McKinney & # 55.

57.   James L. Ellis
8 Jan 1897
24 Nov 1959
"WWI".   Husband of # 56.

58.   Charles Henry Stewart
16 July 1886
7 July 1953
S/o Priscilla Stewart.

59.   Lillie McKinney Stewart
12 March 1884
7 April 1929
Wife of # 58.	 D/o 61 & 62.

60.   Florence Stewart Birchfield
22 May 1916
29 May 1949
D/o 58 & 59.

61.   Tilman McKinney
1854
1928
S/o William McKinney.

62.   Caroline Sparks McKinney
1851
1938
Wife of # 61.   D/o Jeremiah "Myer" & Rachel McKinney Sparks.

63.   Howard McKinney
26 Oct 1911
27 Jan 1992
S/o 50 & 51.

64.   Viola R. McKinney
5 Aug 1914
27 Sept 1994
Wife of # 63.

65.   Dulcie Boone Ellis
1892
1963

66.   Fornum Burleson
1885
1960	
(Possibly) s/o Thomas & Emma Burleson.	

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