Mitchell County, NC - Major Cemetery at Glen Ayre ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAJOR CEMETERY (GLEN AYRE) LOCATION: From Bakersville drive 6.1miles north to Glen Ayre. Turn right onto Green Creek Road. Drive 0.6 miles and turn left at Snowdrift Drive. The cemetery is a couple of hundred yards up on a hill. There is no sign indicating a name for this cemetery, but the map says it is "Major". ACCESSIBILITY: Easy. You can park at the gates. CONDITION: Very good. Stunning view. SURNAMES: BIDDIX, BROOKS, BUCHANAN, BURLESON, EDWARDS, ERWIN, FREEMAN, GEOUGE, GOUGE, GREEN, GREENE, HOLDER, HUGHES, HUGHS, LEDFORD, McKINNEY, MUNOZ, SLAGLE, SPEAKS, SPARK, THOMAS, WARD, WILSON, WINTERHALTER, WOODBY, WOODY. NAME: 1. William H. Biddix 25 March 1868 14 March 1954 S/o 93 & 94. 2. Laura L. Biddix 12 Sept 1875 ---- Wife of # 1. D/o 35 & 36. 3. Walter A. Gouge 11 Nov 1884 21 May 1940 4. J. Steven Sparks 3 March 1859 21 Feb 1934 5. Mary Fannie Woody 15 March 1856 19 Feb 1943 D/o William Vincent & Rebecca Garber Saylor. (Washington Co., TN) 6. H.G. Woody 19 Feb 1857 5 Aug 1921 (Henry G. Woody) Husband of # 5. S/o Josiah & Elmira Woody. 7. L.B. Woody 10 Sept 1889 10 Aug 1921 (Lamon Bascomb Woody) S/o 5 & 6. (Large open space) 8. Ralph Speaks 1928 2000 9. Doney L. Speaks 16 June 1896 15 July 1966 10. Harry E. Speaks 14 Nov 1892 2 Dec 1949 Husband of # 9. 11. Jesus Munoz, Jr. 7 July 2004 7 July 2004 12. John Holder 18 Nov 1878 22 Oct 1929 13. Thomas Ledford 29 June 1921 22 Oct 1931 G/s of 15 & 16. 14. George Edwards 16 March 1941 26 July 1941 15. Judy Ledford 25 May 1862 9 July 1934 16. Wilt Ledford 7 Nov 1865 17 Feb 1949 Husband of # 15. S/o 31 & 32. 17. Senia Holder 25 June 1890 26 July 1949 18. Greene Lee Holder 18 Oct 1874 8 July 1966 Husband of # 17. 19. Ella McKinney 18 Nov 1894 11 Feb 1975 20. Delia H. Ledford 17 Feb 1891 16 Jan 1977 (Probably) d/o Sterling & Rhoda Holder. 21. Smith R. Ledford 11 July 1899 8 April 1975 S/o 15 & 16. 22. Geneva T. Ledford 4 May 1905 12 Sept 1971 Wife of # 21. 23. Elizabeth Ward 15 Feb 1845 5 Dec 1926 D/o Joshua & Anna McKinney Bailey. 24. Joseph Ward --- [c. 1842] --- Husband of # 23. "Co. C, 13th TN Cav." Adopted by # 30 & Mary Ledford. 25. Logan Ward 13 Feb 1874 17 March 1950 S/o 23 & 24. 26. Phoebe Ward Buchanan 22 March 1880 16 May 1951 D/o 23 & 24. 27. Charles Slagle 24 Dec 1878 16 Oct 1883 28. Samuel Ward 18 Aug 1872 10 Nov 1890 S/o 23 & 24. 29. (Can't read) Mary Ledford, wife of # 30? 30. Hughy Ledford ---- 2 June 1881 "Aged 65 yrs.". S/o 31 & 32. 31. Amos Ledford ---- 16 July 1882 S/o Frederick & Prudence Curtis Ledford. 32. Senia Ledford ---- 23 Aug 1880 (Sena Carrier). Wife of # 31. 33. Lissie Ledford 9 Jan 1879 26 May 1970 (Malissa Edney.) 34. A.W. Ledford 10 Jan 1879 9 April 1943 (Amos Waitsel Ledford). Husband of # 33. S/o 35 & 36. 35. Millie Ledford 1855 1910 D/o Littleton & Jane Buchanan Freeman 36. Rubin R.G. Ledford 1858 1923 Husband of # 35. S/o 31 & 32. 37. Unknown 38. Unknown 39. Unknown 40. Filmore Sparks 1 May 1859 4 Feb 1881 S/o Samuel D. Sparks. 41. Corp. Alex Buchanan --- --- "13th TN Cav." 42. Adelaide Buchanan 6 Aug 1847 30 Jan 1910 (Possibly) wife of # 41. 43. Malinda Burleson 11 Sept 1817 22 Dec 1898 44. Charles Burleson 11 May 1814 4 April 1893 (?) Husband of # 43. S/o Aaron & Emily McKinney Burleson. 45. Celina Erwin ---- 28 Dec 1875 "Age about 84 yrs." 46. Huldy Green 1831 29 Dec 1903 47. Rachel Thomas 20 Feb 1844 27 Feb 1883 Wife of James Henry Thomas. D/o Thomas & Nancy Silver Robertson. 48. Osville Thomas 24 Jan 1880 17 Oct 1882 S/o # James Henry Thomas & # 47. 49. Unknown 50. Madison L. Wilson 14 Sept 1871 23 Sept 1943 S/o Sidney & Harriett Wilson. 51. Bertie M. Wilson 10 Nov 1882 21 March 1938 Wife of # 50. 52. Elvira Cain Greene 3 Aug 1925 31 Aug 1957 53. Grover C. Greene 6 April 1906 29 Jan 1969 54. Lida A. Greene 1871 1953 55. Mary Gouge ---- [c. 1866] 11 Dec 1941 Wife of George Gouge. 56. Grover Green 20 May 1886 8 May 1906 57. Launa Ward Greene 15 Jan 1882 4 Aug 1916 58. Jesse Green 28 July 1880 19 Aug 1910 Husband of # 57. 59. EB 60. John K. Edwards 1863 1950 S/o Mary Gouge & # 75. 61. Amanda Edwards 31 March 1856 24 March 1937 D/o Mary Gouge & # 75. 62. James Edwards 6 May 1858 30 Oct 1928 S/o Mary Gouge & # 75. 63. John Greene 19 March 1876 4 Nov 1913 S/o 64 & 65. 64. Harriett Greene 20 Oct 1857 23 Nov 1934 65. Demps Greene 9 Oct 1851 20 Dec 1930 Husband of # 64. 66. Rom Greene 6 Aug 1884 18 Sept 1960 S/o 64 & 65. 67. Paterson Greene 5 Sept 1894 28 Dec 1966 S/o 64 & 65. 68. S.P. Greene 8 Dec 1881 16 April 1967 (Spurgeon Greene). S/o 64 & 65. 69. Clyde Greene 9 May 1892 3 Aug 1977 S/o 64 & 65. 70. Jeff Greene 9 May 1900 30 July 1984 S/o 64 & 65. 71. Susan Hughs 1829 15 April 1905 72. William Hughs 1832 22 Nov 1904 Husband of # 71. 73. Unknown 74. Rebecca Edwards 4 Aug 1852 Sept 1893 75. Sanders Edwards 14 July 1840 13 July 1911 S/o William & Mary Bowman Edwards. 76. Bertha Geouge 28 Sept 1916 17 Aug 1918 77. Edeth Geouge 17 Oct 1907 10 May 1925 78. Frank Geouge 9 May 1924 20 April 1926 S/o # 77. 79. Elbert E. Greene 3 June 1869 7 Dec 1945 80. Gustie Greene 20 Oct 1878 30 Oct 1920 Wife of # 79. 81. Eugene Holder 29 Nov 1911 17 July 2002 S/o 82 & 83. 82. Dave A. Holder 1879 1953 83. Nora L. Holder 1881 1951 (Nora Ledford). Wife of # 82. 84. Gordie Holder 1905 1907 S/o 82 & 83. 85. Carrie Holder 1907 1909 S/o 82 & 83. 86. (Infant) 1913 1913 S/o 82 & 83. 87. Edgar J. Burleson 1926 1993 88. (Living) 89. Polly Jane Holder Buchanan 15 Dec 1901 27 Dec 1998 D/o Sterling & Rhoda Holder. 90. Leon Holder 24 July 1909 15 Feb 1981 Husband of # 89. S/o 82 & 83. 91. Dollie Woodby 1903 ---- 92. Oliver Woodby 1915 1971 Husband of # 91. 93. Nancy Biddix ---- 29 May 1897 (?) (Nancy Carver) 94. John B. Biddix June 1814 29 Jan 1901 Husband of # 93. S/o John & Nancy Endsley Biddix. 95. Unknown 96. Unknown 97. (Can't read) 98. Jane Biddix 20 Jan 1848 26 Oct 1914 (Probably) d/o 93 & 94. 99. Hulda Thomas 28 Aug 1874 15 Sept 1959 100. David Philetus Thomas 26 March 1871 13 Sept 1940 Husband of # 99. S/o James Henry Thomas & # 47. 101. Hattie S. Thomas 13 Sept 1917 20 March 1983 D/o 115 & 116. 102. Floyd N. Thomas 3 Nov 1906 2 Jan 1980 Husband of # 101. 103. Frona W. Thomas 1884 1986 D/o 23 & 24 104. Hubert L. Thomas 1887 1967 Husband of # 103. S/o Newton F. & Matilda Thomas. 105. Cain Freeman 14 Jan 1867 18 Oct 1954 S/o Littleton & Jane Buchanan Freeman. 106. Ella L. Freeman 13 April 1872 20 March 1922 Wife of # 105. D/o # 30 & Susan. 107. Doby Freeman 1888 9 May 1929 S/o 105 & 106. 108. Helen Freeman 17 March 1914 18 Dec 1920 D/o 105 & 106. 109. Walter A. Freeman 13 May 1892 27 July 1931 S/o 105 & 106. 110. Stella F. Ledford 26 March 1900 28 Dec 1970 111. Steve Ledford 2 June 1906 19 Sept 1980 Husband of # 110. 112. Sena Jane Edwards 30 Oct 1909 18 Nov 1973 D/o Russell & Maggie Burleson. 113. William B. (Sid) Edwards 20 March 1900 15 July 1965 Husband of # 111. S/o 117 & 120. 114. Pearl Edwards Hughes 8 Aug 1930 12 Nov 1991 D/o 112 & 113. 115. Sidney Kip Hughes 1967 1967 S/o ______ Hughes & # 114. 116. W. Ford Greene 1888 1966 S/o Hoy & Celia Gibbs Greene. 117. Oma M. Greene 11 Jan 1896 6 Jan 1978 Wife of # 116. D/o Isadore & Hattie Peterson Masters. 118. Nishie Edwards 2 Aug 1888 5 Jan 1918 Wife of # 121. D/o John Biddix. 119. Carper Edwards 15 Aug 1905 15 Sept 1919 S/o 118 & 121. 120. Hettie B. Edwards 30 Oct 1905 19 July 1947 (Hettie Burleson). Wife of # 121. 121. S.W. Edwards 27 July 1872 24 June 1953 (Sherman W. Edwards). Husband of # 118. S/o John B. & Nancy Ayers Edwards. 122. Redge F. Edwards 6 April 1898 27 Sept 1977 Husband of # 120. S/o 118 & 121. 123. Ethel H. Edwards 11 April 1909 23 Nov 1979 D/o Thomas & Lobila Holder. 124. Roscoe Edwards 12 Nov 1902 11 May 1999 Husband of # 123. S/o 118 & 121. 125. Glen B. Edwards 13 May 1934 11 Aug 1955 126. Daniel Fred Gouge 3 Oct 1882 27 Oct 1947 127. Nellie Ellis Gouge 7 Jan 1885 25 Feb 1972 Wife of # 126. D/o William J. & Margaret Scoggins Ellis. 128. Blanche H. Gouge 4 Aug 1920 27 Jan 2001 D/o William & Nellie Musser Henderlite. 129. Ernest W. Gouge 15 Nov 1909 27 May 1986 Husband of # 128. S/o 126 & 127. 130. Charlotte Lynn Geouge 27 Dec 1957 12 Nov 1960 131. Charles O'Neal Geouge 12 March 1933 11 March 1994 "Korea". S/o 129 & Matilda Childers. 132. Donald C. Geouge 8 Oct 1957 5 June 1994 S/o 128 & 129. 133. Farrell R. Holder 22 Oct 1908 1 Feb 1983 134. Jane Holder Winterhalter 25 Nov 1914 27 April 2001 D/o 33 & 34. 135. Frank M. Winterhalter 12 May 1917 19 Feb 1990 Husband of # 134. S/o Frank J. & Catherine Winterhalter. 136. Earl Freeman 1902 1967 S/o 105 & 106. 137. Jessie Freeman 1907 1984 Wife of # 136. 138. Keith Thomas Young 6 Oct 1962 12 June 1996 S/o Joe B. & Bernice Young. 139. Dewey Holder 1 Sept 1898 18 June 1972 S/o Sterling & Rhoda Hoder. 140. Rittie Holder 11 Sept 1910 18 Sept 1970 Wife of # 139. 141. Geneva Wilson Smith 15 April 1897 13 May 1986 Wife of Samuel Marshall Smith (d. 1926) 142. Grace Burleson Brooks 30 Nov 1934 26 Dec 1993 D/o 143 & 144. 143. Corda Burleson 5 Jan 1912 27 July 2000 D/o Jesse & Polly Ellis Wilson. 144. Tarp Burleson 26 Sept 1905 9 Nov 1979 Husband of # 144. S/o Wran & Tint McKinney Burleson. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Lawson - rmlawson67@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________