MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - James W. Reeves Family Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara P. Foster ==================================================================== This is the James W. Reeves family cemetery in Montgomery County. It is an abandoned cemetery located on Lake Forest Drive just above Badin Lake, and was abandoned between 1906 and 1914, when the lake began being filled and much of the family property was submerged. James W. Reeves' wife, Mary Ann (Daniel) Reeves, was buried a few miles away at Lanes' Chapel ME Church. (This data came from a plaque erected by the former owner of the land, Jack Southerland, when he was still living and keeping up the cemetery, which is very overgrown now). My son Edward Foster IV helped me walk the cemetery and record the data, and double-checked all my work. Barbara P. Foster TOMBSTONES: 1st Row: James W. Reeves Born June 24, 1833 Died April 26, 1906 "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord" Gertrude Reeves Born March 26, 1875 Died Sept. 20, 1888 Dau of J. W. and M. A. Reeves "Budded an early bloom in heaven" Mittie G. Reeves Born April 22, 1872 Died Nov. 22, 1874 Dau of J. W. and M. A. Reeves Jefferson D. Reeves Born Dec. 6, 1860 Died Oct. 22, 1862 Son of J. W. and M. A. Reeves 2nd row: 5 unidentified graves, believed to be workers