MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - McKinney Cove Church Cemetery --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- LOCATION: In McKinney Cove, a couple of miles northwest of Bakersville. ACCESSIBILITY: Easy; the cemetery is behind a church located on a highway. The climb up the hill is steep, however. CONDITION: Good to excellent. SURNAMES: AYERS, BLAND, BIRCHFIELD, BRYANT, BUCHANAN, BYRD, CANIPE, COOKE, CROW, DALE, DOBBINS, ELLIS, GARLAND, GOUGE, GREENE, GRINDSTAFF, JARRETT, JONES, LAMBERT, McKINNEY, QUINN, ROWE, SPARKS, STANLEY, TURBYFIL, VINSON, WILSON, YELTON, YOUNG NAME: BIRTH DEATH 1. Joshua Dalton Jarrett 23 Aug 2003 23 Aug 2003 S/o Richard Allen & Regina Sparks. 2. Jacob Tyler Sparks 25 June 2001 25 June 2001 3. Glenn R. Gouge 12 April 1922 30 May 1993 S/o Herbie & Dicey Gouge. 4. Betty W. Gouge 30 April 1927 9 June 2001 Wife of # 3. D/o Clyde & Pearl Greene. 5. (Living) 6. Merle E. Ayers 24 Oct 1927 20 Dec 1988 Wife of # 5. D/o 19 & 20. 7. Clarence E. Gouge 8 Dec 1908 18 July 1988 S/o Ed & Bergie Garland Gouge. 8. Bonnie Riddle Gouge 2 Oct 1906 12 May 1967 Wife of # 7. 9. Roy N. Crow 11 July 1912 16 Aug 1974 10. Doris Yelton Crow 13 April 1914 18 Feb 1974 Wife of # 9. D/o John & Hattie Yelton. 11. Jess J. Yelton 1883 1978 S/o William & Phoebe Garland Yelton. 12. Verge G. Yelton 1890 1983 Wife of # 11. D/o Anderson & Sarah Gouge. 13. Howard C. Wilson 31 March 1920 31 Jan 2000 “WWII”. S/o 41 & 42. 14. (Living) Wife of # 13. 15. William C. Byrd 22 July 1886 15 Nov 1976 S/o Charles H. & Margaret Honeycutt Byrd. 16. Bessie W. Byrd 24 Oct 1890 14 March 1981 Wife of # 15. D/o Milton & Ethel Pyatt Wilson. 17. Frank Wilson 1896 1964 S/o Green & Lockie Wilson. 18. Geneva Wilson 1901 1985 Wife of # 17. D/o Don & Hattie Webb Slagle. 19. Aude V. Ellis 19 July 1900 28 March 1977 S/o 45 & 46. 20. Myrtle T. Ellis 6 Jan 1907 4 July 1984 Wife of # 19. D/o Dock & Emma Thomas. 21. Oscar W. Wilson 1913 1991 S/o 41 & 42. 22. Peggy B. Wilson 1923 1973 Wife of # 21. 23. Thomas A. Buchanan 15 June 1942 22 Oct 2003 S/o Wayne & Mildred Ellis Buchanan. 24. (Living) Wife of # 23. 25. (Infant) 21 Aug 1999 21 Aug 1999 Child of Randy & Crystal Rowe 26. Edd H. Ellis 22 Feb 1900 18 Nov 1986 S/o 48 & 49. 27. Cordelia J. Ellis 12 Dec 1901 17 July 1986 Wife of # 26. 28. Fred Young 3 Aug 1912 30 March 1974 29. Celia Mae Young 28 Oct 1918 15 Sept 1972 Wife of # 28. 30. Brenda C. Young 1953 1981 (Probably) d/o 28 & 29. 31. Mae R. Canipe 1909 1960 32. Herman Wilson 17 Sept 1909 5 June 2000 S/o 53 & 54. 33. Beatrice Wilson 7 Jan 1911 30 May 1990 Wife of # 32. D/o Milton Wilson & Lucy Greene. 34. Clyde Wilson 1894 1962 S/o 53 & 54. 35. Pearl Wilson 1900 1998 Wife of # 34. D/o Tom & Nancy Sparks Greene. 36. Dovie Janet Buchanan 4 May 1867 13 May 1954 37. Willard O. Wilson 1905 1978 S/o 39 & 40. 38. Helen S. Wilson 1910 2004 Wife of # 37. 39. Mollie Blevins Wilson 4 Nov 1879 20 Aug 1967 D/o James & Mary C. Young Blevins. 40. Melvin Wilson 20 April 1878 30 July 1950 Husband of # 39. S/o 122 & 123. 41. Clarence Wilson 1891 1974 (Probably) s/o 122 & 123. 42. Janette Wilson 1890 1969 Wife of # 41. D/o 45 & 46. 43. Floyd H. Ellis 3 Sept 1898 26 Dec 1981 S/o 45 & 46. 44. Mary Garland Ellis 27 Nov 1907 6 July 1997 Wife of # 43. D/o Malone & Cordelia Letterman Randolph. 45. Aaron A. Ellis 2 June 1852 25 Dec 1939 S/o 74 & 75. 46. Judy McKinney Ellis 17 May 1858 15 April 1940 Wife of # 45. D/o 98 & 99. 47. Fred R. Ellis 29 July 1884 1 March 1919 S/o 45 & 46. 48. Reuben Ellis 9 June 1865 14 Oct 1947 S/o 74 & 75. 49. Savannah Wilson Ellis 24 Dec 1867 18 Dec 1961 Wife of # 48. D/o 122 & 123. 50. Stokes Wilson 16 March 1885 13 Nov 1906 S/o 51 & 52. 51. Leonard Wilson 6 June 1852 21 Sept 1933 S/o Phillip H. & Nancy Norman Wilson 52. Elizabeth Wilson 29 May 1850 4 June 1917 Wife of # 51. D/o William B. & Nancy Hoppes McKinney. 53. Green R. Wilson 1872 1927 S/o 51 & 52. 54. Nan B. Wilson 1874 1958 Wife of # 53. D/o Adam & Polly Sparks Buchanan. 55. Dorothy E. Wilson 3 Feb 1911 9 Nov 1997 “Aunt Dot”. D/o 53 & 54. 56. James R. Dale 1900 1961 S/o ??? & Caroline Dale. 57. Elna W. Dale 1911 1958 Wife of # 56. 58. Oscar Lee Vinson, Jr. 6 Feb 1927 15 May 1943 S/o Oscar Lee & M.H. Vinson 59. Virgil Frank Ellis 19 Oct 1906 5 Nov 1992 S/o 60 & 61. 60. Joseph Mack Ellis 10 Jan 1875 15 July 1957 S/o 159 & 160. 61. Naomi Jane Ellis 5 Oct 1885 10 Aug 1957 Wife of # 60. D/o Reuben & Jemima Young Randolph. 62. James M[atthew] McKinney 4 July 1913 13 Dec 1994 S/o 107 & 108. 63. Ruth G. McKinney 6 Aug 1914 17 Dec 2000 Wife of # 62. (Possibly) d/o Thomas J. & Gertie Greene. 64. Charles Walter McKinney 16 Dec 1941 16 Feb 1944 S/o 62 & 63. 65. Nola McKinney 27 Dec 1893 31 Jan 1984 D/o 107 & 108. 66. Ed McKinney 10 Feb 1894 31 Oct 1952 Husband of # 65. 67. (Infant) 7 Oct 1920 7 Oct 1920 S/o 65 & 66. 68. Helen McKinney 16 Oct 1917 17 Oct 1917 D/o 69 & 70. 69. Will Martin McKinney 1 Nov 1890 20 Dec 1987 S/o 107 & 108. 70. Bessie Buchanan McKinney 17 April 1891 10 Sept 1987 Wife of # 69. D/o Hudson & Margaret Hall Byrd. 71. Unknown 72. Unknown 73. Monroe Cooke 12 Nov 1893 2 March 1914 (Possibly) s/o Thomas & Polly P. Cooke. 74. Kate Ellis 14 Aug 1831 2 May 1909 D/o James & Isabella Green Buchanan. 75. Joseph Ellis 25 June 1828 23 Jan 1908 Husband of # 74. S/o William & Elizabeth Buchanan Ellis. 76. William G. Turbyfil 24 Feb 1861 9 Aug 1942 S/o James & Sarah Robertson Turbyfill. 77. Altha Ellis Turbyfil 9 Nov 1863 23 March 1929 Wife of # 76. D/o 74 & 75. 78. Marshall Byrd 15 April 1888 30 June 1975 S/o James Byrd. 79. Geneva M. Byrd 28 Nov 1893 10 April 1984 Wife of # 78. D/o 100 & 101. 80. Pat Harold Byrd 19 Nov 1922 11 March 1982 S/o 78 & 79. 81. Elbert Jones 10 May 1926 10 May 1926 S/o Russel & Ida Jones. 82. Claude Parnell Buchanan 9 Sept 1911 5 Oct 1988 S/o 144 & 145. 83. Bonnie Mae Buchanan 31 July 1912 6 Sepr 1985 Wife of # 82. D/o Will & Texie Putman Yelton. 84. Margie Nell Buchanan 23 May 1934 17 May 1988 D/o 82 & 83. 85. Margaret Ellen McKinney 8 Nov 1951 12 March 1952 D/o M/M B.L. McKinney 86. “Infant Child” 87. Harry L. Grindstaff 8 Nov 1923 24 June 2004 S/o 92 & 93. 88. Doris B. Grindstaff 11 Feb 1930 3 Aug 1995 Wife of # 87. D/o Herbert & Dorothy Bowers (from NY) 89. Charles McKinney 2 Oct 1886 9 Dec 1917 90. Sam E. McKinney 2 Sept 1902 22 Sept 1962 91. (Living) Wife of # 90. 92. Samuel Jeter Grindstaff 15 Nov 1895 16 Sept 1952 S/o Reuben & Esther Grindstaff. 93. Beatrice Ann Grindstaff 10 Oct 1895 9 July 1983 Wife of # 92. D/o Charles & Docia Bartlett Buchanan. 94. Angela Renée Bryant 10 June 1975 10 June 1975 D/o John & Judy Bryant. 95. R. Hutson McKinney 9 Sept 1885 29 Jan 1935 96. Hutson B. Byrd 1882 1942 S/o James Byrd. 97. Effie M. Byrd 1885 1963 Wife of # 96. 98. Nancy McKinney 20 March 1825 16 June 1905 D/o Adam & Catherine Link Hoppes. 99. William B. McKinney 28 Feb 1821 3 Oct 1906 Husband of # 98. S/o Reuben & Mary Baker McKinney. 100. Rev. Charles H. McKinney 12 April 1854 15 Aug 1934 S/o 98 & 99. 101. Sarah S. McKinney 6 April 1860 10 April 1941 (Sarah Singleton). Wife of # 100. 102. Henry T. Wilson 13 March 1839 30 May 1905 S/o Phillip H. & Nancy Norman Wilson. 103. Sarah A. McKinney Wilson 6 April 1848 19 Jan 1937 Wife of # 102. D/o 98 & 99. 104. J. Lafayette McKinney 1869 1935 S/o 139 & 140. 105. Docia W. McKinney 1871 1959 Wife of # 104. D/o 101 & 102. 106. Unknown 107. Lucy McKinney Quinn 3 Feb 1870 12 March 1944 (Lucy Greene) 108. Aaron McKinney 15 Sept 1864 12 April 1914 Husband of # 107. S/o 139 & 140. 109. Maggie McKinney 20 June 1910 29 July 1917 D/o 107 & 108. 110. Mamie McKinney 15 May 1908 24 July 1909 D/o 107 & 108. 111. “Infant of John McKinney” 112. William G. Bland (?) “U.S. Cavalry” 113. Clate Garland “26th U.S. Infantry” 114. Bertie M. Stanley 1890 1964 115. Nora B. McKinney 10 May 1891 1 Nov 1963 2nd wife of # 116. 116. William A[lfonso] McKinney 6 Feb 1877 1 Nov 1963 Husband of # 115. S/o 100 & 101. 117. Maggie Wilson McKinney 13 Feb 1881 12 May 1916 1st Wife of # 116. 118. Thelma McKinney 30 Jan 1905 30 June 1913 D/o 116 & 117. 119. Addie McKinney 30 July 1914 11 March 1915 D/o 116 & 117. 120. Ernest McKinney 26 April 1903 15 Aug 1920 S/o 116 & 117. 121. (Infant) 9 Sept 1904 9 Sept 1904 S/o 116 & 117. 122. P.M. Wilson 10 June 1842 5 March 1922 (Phillip Marion Wilson). S/o Phillip H. & Nancy Norman Wilson. 123. Martha Wilson 6 Feb 1844 7 March 1914 Wife of # 122. D/o 98 & 99. 124. (Infant) 24 April 1908 4 June 1908 S/o Charles & Laura Wilson Ellis (who are buried at Bear Creek) 125. (Infant) 24 April 1908 24 April 1908 S/o Charles & Laura Wilson Ellis 126. (Infant) 20 Aug 1919 20 Aug 1919 S/o Charles & Laura Wilson Ellis 127. Fred Raymond Ellis 20 Aug 1919 31 July 1995 S/o Charles & Laura Wilson Ellis. 128. Dorothy Lankford Ellis 25 Jan 1924 19 Feb 1971 Wife of # 127. 129. Arnold Buchanan 6 Dec 1899 3 Nov 1984 S/o 144 & 145. 130. Myrtie Buchanan 16 April 1903 18 Feb 1880 Wife of # 129. D/o Charles & Effie Freeman. 131. (Infant) 23 Oct 1933 23 Oct 1933 S/o 129 & 130. 132. Unknown 133. Charlie V. McKinney 1919 1961 S/o 137 & 138. 134. Magdalene McKinney 1926 Wife of # 133. 135. Homer McKinney 11 July 1901 13 July 1953 (Probably) s/o 147 & 148. 136. Arthur McKinney 1917 1917 137. Greene B. McKinney 8 Sept 1873 26 May 1947 S/o 139 & 140. 138. Maggie Johnson McKinney 31 July 1879 28 Oct 1959 Wife of # 137. 139. Samuel R. McKinney 1841 1923 S/o Reuben & Frances Mosely McKinney. 140. Polly M. McKinney 1850 1901 Wife of # 139. D/o Aaron & Frances Norman Pitman. 141. Charlie K. Ayers 17 Oct 1906 6 Jan 1998 S/o Fonzer & Dovie Young Ayers. 142. Pearl B. Ayers 25 April 1905 22 June 2002 Wife of # 141. D/o 144 & 145. 143. James Dobbins 17 April 1929 29 July 1929 S/o William & Esther Buchanan Dobbins. 144. James M. Buchanan 11 April 1867 3 March 1950 S/o Adam & Polly Sparks Buchanan. 145. Nancy Jane Buchanan 1 July 1868 18 Jan 1955 (Nancy Jane McKinney) Wife of # 144. 146. Zena Buchanan 1908 1909 D/o 144 & 145. 147. Johns L. McKinney 28 Dec 1869 23 Feb 1941 (Johnson Leonard McKinney). S/o 139 & 140. 148. Mary E. Mckinney 15 Sept 1870 21 April 1949 Wife of # 147. 149. Madge M. Lambert 11 June 1901 1 Oct 1955 D/o 147 & 148. 150. Cleone Buchanan 1930 1990 S/o 129 & 130. 151. Welden McKinney 23 Nov 1926 27 Oct 2002 S/o 153 & 154 152. Wayne McKinney 11 Nov 1924 30 Dec 1931 S/o 153 & 154. 153. George McKinney 1900 1971 154. Mary McKinney 1898 1986 Wife of # 153. 155. Kate Moore McKinney 5 May 1933 31 March 2002 D/o 153 & 154. 156. Martha Y. Ayers 1891 1970 D/o Sanders & Jane Young. 157. Ernest Birchfield 25 March 1915 30 Aug 1951 Nephew of Sanders Young. 158. Cecil Ayers 20 June 1916 15 April 1992 “WWII”. S/o Fonzer & Lucy Byrd Ayers. --- Also said to be buried in McKinney Cove Cemetery: 159. William Jasper Ellis Sept 1849 1 March 1927 S/o Joseph & Catherine Buchanan Ellis 160. Margaret Scoggins Ellis 9 Sept 1849 15 June 1938 Wife of # 159. D/o John & Sarah Scoggins (from SC). ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________