Lynn-Benton-Soyers-Lee Cemetery Crowder Homeplace Road Ruffin, North Carolina Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Crystal Soyars clsoyars@hotmail.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Copyright © 2002 by Crystal Soyars. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. clsoyars@hotmail.com ************************************************************************ This is a transcription from a volume containing cemetery records for Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was recorded 8 Nov 1992 by Donna A. Stowe, R.W. Carter, and Linda C. Vernon. The cemetery is located in the Ruffin Township, near the Lawsonville community on Crowder Homeplace Road (#2567). I added a surname index at the beginning and alphabetized the names for easy reference. There are at least 135 unmarked graves besides the ones listed here. A memorial to the Benton family was added in 1966. SURNAME INDEX: Armfield Benton Douglas Griffith Haden Lee Linn Lynn Smithey Soyers Stacy ....Armfield........................ Louisa Benton Armfield 1815-1890 (Jamestown, NC) ....Benton.......................... Anthony Benton 1809-1892 James Benton 1805-1882 Joseph Benton 1st 1777-1843 (Georgia) Joseph Benton Jr. 1820-1911 Rachel Griffith Benton (Anthony's wife) 1824-1903 Sarah Foster Benton (Joseph 1st's wife) 1780-1870 ....Douglas.......................... David Douglas 1799-1856 Mary Benton Douglas 1799-1869 ....Griffith.......................... Jenny Griffith 1837-1895 (erected 1966 by Benton Stacy of Ruffin) ....Haden............................. Germima Benton Haden 1817-1871 ....Lee............................... Harry Lee 1891-1922 a soldier in World War from 20 March 1918 to 16 May 1919 J.H. Lee 1848-1921 (same stone as Martha E. Lee) Martha E. Lee (J.H. Lee's wife) 1860-(no death date) (same stone as J.H. Lee) Mattie E. Lee (wife of Henry Lee) 4 Feb 1887 - 4 Feb 1907 ....Linn............................... Bayliss Linn 1798-1871 Lucinda Benton Linn 1804-1884 (wife of Bayliss Linn) ....Lynn............................... Eliza F. Lynn 1855-1919 L.J. Lynn died 12 Nov 1935 age 75 years 9ms 10 days (funeral home marker) Mary B. Lynn daughter of L.J. & E.F. Lynn 2 Nov 1891 - 6 Sept 1901 ....Smithey............................ Mary E. Smithey 12 Nov 1871 - 29 May 1872 ....Soyers............................. J. Robert Soyers 22 May 1856 - 2 Nov 1913, F.E.C.U. of A. Jno. G. Soyers 25 May 1827 - 6 June 1911 age 84 years & 12 days Thos. M. Soyers 20 Dec 1861 - 18 Dec 1913 Mary J. Soyers (wife of J.C. Soyers- should this be J.C. according to his stone?) 13 June 1841 - 22 March 1914 ....Stacy.............................. Deborah Benton Stacy 1802-1848, Cascade VA, (wife of Thomas Stacy) Thomas Stacy married July 1816 .....(unknown surname)................. L.G. (hand carved) Drury B. Soyers son of C. & R. Soyers 27 Nov 1893 - 3 Feb 1899 (note: here in 1982, but not found in 1992)