GRAY'S CHAPEL METHODIST CEMETERY #1, Rutherford County, NC USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. Compiled by Bill Floyd (wdfloyd@rfci.net) Copyright, 1997 W.D. Floyd For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. GRAY'S CHAPEL METHODIST CEMETERY #1 By W. D. (Bill) Floyd This is one of the uinque cemeteries, as it has two sections, one for the white race and one for the black race. I assume that this is from the time past when many of us were nothing but what we call "white supremist". One thing is for sure, they are all equal now and I'll bet that justice has been served. Enough of that, the cemetery is in two parts and I am going to call it # 1 and # 2 just so it will make it easier find what one needs. I will call the part next to the church # 1 and the other # 2. The Afro- American people need to look through the primarily white cemeteries for their people because we are all the same now. This is an old church and has some pretty old graves. It is pretty well kept except for the #2 section and it needs quite a bit of work To get to this cemetery take NC108 west out of Rutherfordton, NC about six or so miles to the county line. At the county line make a left turn onto County Line Road and go to the end. Church and cemetery at the end of the road. I did the inventory April 29, 1997 and I started in the northwest corner of #1. #2 is pretty jumbled up so I did it in no particular order. THE SURNAMES ABRAMS, ALLEN, BOSSELMAN, BRIGHT, BRISCO, BRISCOE, BROWN, BURGIN, CARSON, CHAPMAN, DERRICK, DOUGLAS, FLACK, GRAY, GREEN, GREY, HARRILL, HILL, HINES, HOGUE, JONES, LITTLEJOHN, LOCKLEE, LORANCE, LOWRANCE, LYNCH, MILLER, MONFREDO, MOORE, MORRIS, MULL, ONSBY, PEARSON, REID, ROBINSON, SHEHAN, SIMMONS, TWITTY, WALLACE, WILKINS Shehan, James Rex, Sr. January 4, 1933 May 15, 1995 Korea Shehan, Lucy H. January 15, 1912 ------- Shehan, James O. January 24, 1903 January 19, 1997 Simmons, Linda Carol Shehan March 7, 1947 August 28, 1995 Temp. Brown, Julia Abrams January 25, 1892 August 20, 1982 Gray, Lucy Abrams May 4, 1894 May 9, 1985 Hill, Sonny c1931 c1997 Moore, Frank W. November 16, 1902 March 8, 1985 Moore, Katie S. January 19, 1909 ------ Moore, Brenda C. June 4, 1955 December 20, 1991 Moore, David A.,Jr. June 22, 1950 -------- Moore, Gertrude T. January 2, 1898 November 25, 1990 Moore, Ralph W. January 13, 1894 July 17, 1975 Brown, Myrtle M. August 20, 1910 August 29, 1966 Brown, Charles L. May 1, 1917 March 4, 1977 Moore, John Albert December 17, 1895 December 9, 1985 WW I Bosselman, Ann R. October 25, 1960 August 7, 1990 Moore, David Witcher October 9, 1900 March 18, 1959 Monfredo, Lela Birchette MooreApril 15, 1884 August 25, 1948 Monfredo, J. L. June 21, 1881 May 29, 1951 Moore, Birdie M. April 16, 1882 September 9, 1945 Moore, Elias G. October 15, 1885 November 19, 1928 Moore, Sarah E. June 12, 1861 April 7, 1931 Moore, Nathan D. June 12, 1856 May 23, 1930 Grey, Sgt. James No Dates REV. 2 Unknowns Gray, James Lewis No Dates CSA Gray, David January 18, 1783 January 29, 1870 Gray, Mary G. February 8, 1787 October 28, 1878 Gray, Elias M. January 20, 1817 May 4, 1901 Gray, W. Arthur January 13, 1824 January 30, 1918 Gray, Eliza R. April 16, 1828 January 22, 1917 Littlejohn, Mary Eliza April 20, 1830 September 21, 1914 Gray, D. J. December 21, 1819 November 21, 1904 Gray, Sophia C. February 18, 1831 May 28, 1898 Gray, Martin Luther May 11, 1894 October 6, 1918 WW I Harrill, Charles W. September 4, 1869 May 5, 1948 Harrill, Nannie R. July 8, 1879 June 3, 1974 Harrill, Irene May 27, 1905 April 15, 1990 Robinson, Sue Wilkins November 27,1911 June 2, 1988 Derrick, Duane G., Jr. September 5, 1944 March 19, 1994 Vietnam Wilkins, Jane Pearson September 23, 1916 September 27, 1919 Wilkins, Charles W. December 12, 1914 January 29, 1973 WW II Locklee, Clancy September 5, 1912 February 28, 1977 WW II Locklee, Mary Wilkins January 3, 1910 ------- Wilkins, David Marvin February 14, 1877 May 2. 1956 Wilkins, Sophie Pearson April 29, 1884 September 24, 1952 Pearson, Minerva Wilkins November 16, 1834 February 5, 1932 Wilkins, Mattie J. August 10, 1847 December 2, 1928 Wilkins, Charles M. February 4, 1850 July 20, 1924 Wilkins, Elizabeth December 28, 1828 November 14, 1915 Wilkins, James H. January 2, 1848 November 29, 1906 Abrams, Robert J. June 7, 1889 February 7, 1968 Abrams, Jonnie Eliza June 11, 1860 March 3, 1955 Abrams, John P. April 29, 1856 July 8, 1940 Gray, Orrah C. November 8, 1888 January 16, 1969 Gray, David S. March 13, 1870 November 4, 1949 Gray, William M. June 13, 1920 June 13, 1947 WW II Gray, Infant November 20, 1922 Moore, Nathan L. c1908 c1965 Wilkins, John L. Infant No Dates Wilkins, James T. March 12, 1809 March 3, 1885 Wilkins, Mary Gray February 5, 1825 November 21, 1886 Wilkins, James T. Infant No Dates Moore, 5 Infants c1889 c1905 Jones, John No Dates Jones, Palina No Dates Allen, Baby No Dates Wilkins, Mary E. May 14, 1871 August 10, 1895 Wilkins, William M. April 19, 1837 June 4, 1898 CSA Wilkins, Eugenia Mae No Dates Wilkins, Mollie E. March 12, 1859 September 27, 1912 Reid, Mary J. October 29, 1857 April 11, 1918 Reid, William J. November 24, 1848 May 16, 1919 Reid, Hulon November 1, 1915 December 4, 1924 Reid, John W. October 25, 1889 October 7, 1946 Reid, Maud Carswell March 27, 1895 January 29, 1981 Reid, John Doyle March 8, 1920 Juene 21, 1985 Hill, Albert L. May 31, 1912 April 3, 1970 Shehan, Marlene E. April 22, 1950 September 6, 1991 Shehan, D. Phillip June 29, 1949 --------- Shehan, Myrtle W. May 10, 1916 June 11, 1995 Shehan, Herman H. September 2, 1905 April 29, 1980 Shehan, Jessie H. February 2, 1894 August 19, 1978 Shehan, Mary W. January 3, 1865 February 24, 1948 Shehan, William W. February 24, 1864 December 22, 1938 Mull, Minnie Jones July 12, 1881 October 20, 1924 Mull, Ferrida June 5, 1904 December 28, 1951 Jones, Samuel Deliah Grose June 26, 1862 May 15, 1952 Jones, C. P. August 18, 1858 October 28, 1918 8-10 Unknowns Onsby, Rucker H. February 17, 1908 July 9, 1975 Onsby, Annie Lou S, April 23, 1899 April 26, 1994 THIS IS THE END OF SECTION # 1 GRAY'S CHAPEL METHOD The best that I can Gray, John Sherman March 30, 1914 March 3, 1963 Gray, Felix L. January 31, 1909 February 27, 1963 Twitty, Mattie L. August 3, 1918 December 12, 1964 Twitty, Jennie S. November 23, 1913 October 22, 1958 Twitty, Royan May 18, 1916 July 14, 1954 WW II Twitty, Etta September 13,------------------ Twitty, Burgh March 3, 1881 November 2, 1942 Twitty, Louise May 18, 1914 June 3, 1965 Twitty, Realdor May 12, 1920 June 28, 1974 Flack, Pearl H. c1904 c1968 Temp. Lynch, Willie Lee, Sr. c1918 c1974 Lynch, Ruby Robertson c1923 c1976 Chapman, Nellie M. c1894 c1968 Temp. Hogue, Reba C. c1912 c1977 Temp. Miller, Carrie T. September 30, 1901 August 3, 1965 Miller, Amos c1918 c1978 Lynch, Benjamin M. July 7, 1903 November 11, 1974 Gray, Minnie B. September 16, 1889 April 12, 1965 Miller, Theorligy August 1, 1907 January 8, 1974 Miller, william c1894 c1973 Temp. Miller, Henry c1892 c1962 WW I Miller, Lonnie May 10, 1882 November 13, 1974 Douglas, Rhoda No Dates Gray, William H. May 7, 1924 March 26, 1954 WW II Miller, Ollie c1898 c1969 Carson, Tiffany M. April 12, 1971 March 29, 1977 Miller, Ivory J. March 11, 1901 July 9, 1976 Hines, Phillis T. November 11, 1893 August 24, 1971 Carson, William Frank August 2, 1942 September 30, 1968 Twitty, Ambrose January 8, 1890 January 8, 1965 Hines, Lula C. March 5, 1909 June 1, 1963 Miller, Genus No Date December 12, 1938 Miller, D. D. December 15, 1852 April 17, 1920 Miller, Ninus April 1, 1897 December 24, 1972 WW I Miller, Nannie February 5, 1891 October 13, 1910 Mills, Julia July 20, 1850 April 1, 1910 Gray, W. Alonzo December 5, 1851 March 11, 1937 Gray, W. Floyd August 9, 1893 December 10, 1950 Gray, Louise M. May 1`2, 1852 January 25, 1925 Lorance, Ember c1877 -------- Lorance, George Anna c1878 c1956 Lowrance, Vester August 4, 1911 November 4, 1933 Lynch, Lizzie No Date July 2, 1932 Lynch, Rev. Judge November 5, 1886 May 30, 1961 Lynch, George c1847 c1921 Lynch, jane c1850 c1942 Lynch, Hollis c1880 c1930 Lynch, Matt c1892 c1939 Lynch, Ermon c1886 c1970 Bright, Lollie Lynch February 7, 1890 January 15, 1985 Miller, Lois Februry 25, 1924 ------- Miller, James December 30, 1924 April 2, 1981 Miller, Alonzo August 12, 1912 July 30, 1974 Miller, Carrie T. December 1, 1896 June 30, 1958 Miller, John March 27, 1892 January 1, 1956 Miller, John Lee October 26, 1914 April 23, 1942 Green, Henry P., Jr. c1941 c1976 Bright, Gertrude c1914 c1915 Miller, George No Dates Miller, Lizzie No Dates Twitty, Ambrose No Date December 27, 1927 Twitty, Carrie No Date August 27, 1927 Gray, Pearson c1901 c1988 Temp. Gray, Mattie Fields December 12, 1914 September 13, 1971 Gray, Daisy Miller January 14, 1900 July 24, 1940 Brisco, Nannie Bell c1894 c1959 Brisco, William c1896 c1953 Miller, Mary D. c1881 c1978 Miller, Roxanna c1892 c1964 Temp. Briscoe, Millie August 25, 1849 April 5, 1922 Carson, Hawkins A. c1884 c1931 Miller, Conelia Carson May 5, 1863 October 27, 1936 Burgin, Lorena Miller January 8, 1887 August 20, 1941 Burgin, Loretta October 10, 1924 January 13, 1942 Burgin, Elijah December 31, 1891 June 12, 1955 Morris, Eliza 62 years November 5, 1959 Temp. Moore, Paul William January 2, 1939 November 1, 1965 Moore, William March 20, 1891 December 21, 1965 WW I Morris, Robert January 19, 1929 June 13, 1988 Korea Wallace, Leah January 17, 1852 April 1, 1929 Wilkins, Eliza June 24, 1865 April 10, 1919 Miller, Jesse Thomas March 9, 1888 March 18, 1946 Miller, Ella M. Wilkins May 28, 1884 January 20, 1951 Twitty, Will A. April 1, 1907 November 2, 1970 WW II Twitty, John 70 years April 13, 1977 There is probably fi