Piney Ridge C.M.E. Cemetery (African-American), Rutherford County, North Carolina 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 PINEY RIDGE C.M.E. CEMETERY By W. D. Floyd To get this cemetery go toward Union Mills, NC on the Hudlow Road out of Forest City, NC. Go on across the US64 intersection for about two miles and find the sign on the left side of the road. The cemetery and church is a couple hundred feet off the west side of the Hudlow Road. I was there October 7, 1997 and I started the audit in the east end of the cemetery. This is an African-American cemetery with some of the oldest graves that I have seen in Rutherford county’s black cemeteries. THE SURNAMES BABER, BAXTER, BLANTON, BRIGGS, BROWN, CALDWELL, CAMP, CARPENTER, CASH, CHRISTIAN, CREWS, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DECK, DILLARD, DYER, EAVES, FLACK, FLENNORY, FORNEY, FRANK, FREEMAN, GARDNER, HAMILTON, HAMPTON, HARVEY, HILL, IRVIN, JACKSON, JOHNSON, KEETER, KELLY, LEDBETTER, LOGAN, LYNCH, MARTIN, MASSEY, MAYES, MCCRARY, MCDOWELL, MCENTIRE, MCKESSON, MCKISSICK, MILLER, MILLS, MOORE, NEIGHBORS, O’NEIL, PATTERSON, RAUCH, SHAW, SNEED, STEPHENSON, SWEPSON, TOMS, TWITTY, WASHINGTON, WITHROW, YOUNG Massey, John L. March 18, 1934 October 2, 1987 Massey, Leroy December 23, 1935 June 25, 1990 Flack, Sandra Mosely October 5, 1946 December 12, 1992 Mills, Ernest William September 4, 1942 August 23, 1984 Mills, Porter T. April 17, 1904 November 5, 1980 Young, Willie Enwood March 13, 1903 November 11, 1928 Washington, Gene A. February 5, 1953 April 15, 1981 Logan, Joseph G. March 15, 1900 May 28, 1983 Logan, R. J. December 1887 January 1915 Logan, O. W. January 26, 1891 May 31, 1936 Caldwell, Fairy Hooks c1926 c1997 Temp. Freeman, William E. Grose August 13, 1909 February 9, 1933 Forney, Odessa September 14, 1908 August 26, 1983 Forney, Frank W. July 1, 1900 October 5, 1942 Forney, Lee February 11, 1872 -------- Forney, Elizabeth November 30, 1873 September 19, 1944 McKissick, Lexie C. May 4, 1900 May 5, 1936 Crews, George May 23, 1869 May 27, 1954 Crews, Moriah April 17, 1894 March 23, 1930 Camp, Maggie M. Mills July 12, 1888 March 4, 1924 w/o WTC Christian, Hittie L. October 5, 1876 February 9, 1918 w/o JRTC Mills, Adam c1881 c1916 Mills, Clara c1890 c1974 Mills, James c1909 c1933 Hampton, Nancy 47 years September 3, 1901 Hampton, James Madison 53 years December 14, 1898 2 Unknowns Flack, Angus March 8, 1912 July 12, 1973 Flack, Fred August 15, 1905 May 6, 1948 Mills, Wright November 1867 October 1885 Mills, Dennis L. W. c1850 March 5, 1911 Mills, Jane M. May 12, 1830 July 26, 1918 w/o DLM Mills, Martha December 26, 1845 April 6, 1926 Mills, Z.T. August 21, 1850 May 10, 1929 Mills, Octova October 20, 1933 October 20, 1933 Mills, Albert May 6, 1944 July 14, 1962 Davis, George W. September 28, 1903 November 11, 1934 McEntire, L. G. February 12, 1854 October 19, 1937 McEntire, Hester Mills January 14, 1858 May 1, 1917 Mills, Marge Ann April 11, 1955 August 20, 1966 Dyer, Ludmer Bryant 45 years June 13, 1994 2 Unknowns Cash, Hattie P. May 31, 1929 June 4, 1985 Cash, William A. September 8, 1919 May 17, 1975 WW II Ledbetter, Albert L. August 16, 1942 February 15, 1976 Christian, Rev. John R.T. September 5, 1876 February 17, 1925 Deck, Hester Mae July 7, 1919 July 5, 1933 d/o HRD Davis, Dorothy R. October 23, 1926 June 29, 1985 Davis, Annie Gertrude January 27, 1901 January 19, 1972 Davis, L. Lillian August 3, 1934 January 18, 1968 Davis, Clarence L. January 7, 1946 May 6, 1962 Davis, Joe C. October 20, 1876 February 5, 1962 Davis, Maggie March 5, 1884 December 14, 1969 McCrary, Naomi March 4, 1915 July 26, 1968 Blanton, Baby No Dates Blanton, Baby No Dates Blanton, Ronald March 12, 1953 August 9, 1977 Toms, Carda Jane May 24, 1896 May 17, 1981 Toms, Weldon Benjemin February 11, 1901 January 7, 1969 Toms, James W. May 24, 1930 January 25, 1959 Baber, Georgia September 12, 1863 July 31, 1922 Baber, Katie May December 20, 1895 June 5, 1909 Martin, Raymond A., Jr. July 7, 1985 September 16, 1995 Dillard, Martha E. April 4, 1931 ------- Dillard, William H. November 2, 1940 April 16, 1994 Rauch, Georginna No Dates Martin, Foster Lee November 27, 1927 July 4, 1958 Freeman, Lucy July 31, 1838 July 30, 1921 Logan, Charity No Dates Mother/o Lucy Freeman Forney, Joseph C. January 30, 1858 February 16, 1944 Forney, M. Johnnie August 7, 1871 April 1, 1937 Forney, Guy S. February 19, 1906 January 10, 1973 Forney, Curtis Ray May 8, 1895 September 19, 1985 WW I Forney, A. L. February 1, 1898 March 18, 1928 Eaves, John D. April 18, 1869 ------- Eaves, Amme November 16, 1879 January 22, 1938 Logan, Wright 60 years December 11, 1900 Logan, Edgar March 1, 1884 January 27, 1920 Logan, November 19, 1867 August 12, 1913 Brown, Patricia Ann Martin October 3, 1951 July 2, 1985 Martin, Diane Fay January 23, 1945 june 9, 1974 Martin, Glenn Conelious January 28, 1936 January 23, 1984 Martin, Eva December 19, 1903 December 4, 1977 Martin, Ruby Ann November 19, 1940 May 17, 1979 Logan, Willie Norman June 6, 1919 December 9, 1983 Moore, Johnny Edward c1929 Buried Hamilton, Martha November 9, 1854 September 8, 1955 Hamilton, Thomas December 3, 1858 July 22, 1936 Hamilton, Colwell October 20, 1878 February 4, 1938 Blanton, Pauline H. c1938 c1968 Irvin, Edward E. Dates Buried Moore, Calvin Lee August 9, 1959 March 30, 1979 Moore, James T. August 9, 1935 August 8, 1993 Flennory, Edna Hamilton August 15, 1894 April 15, 1977 Logan, Joe Louis November 21, 1941 May 31, 1996 Logan, Harriet Hardy September 27, 1912 October 8, 1986 Logan, A. W. No Dates Davidson, Mary E. Logan December 28, 1939 May 30, 1994 Keeter, James G., Sr. November 8, 1903 July 10, 1978 WW II Keeter, Bertha M. March 7, 1894 March 17, 1935 Keeter, Angles W. November 12, 1896 March 10, 1958 Keeter, Mildred J. February 26, 1927 February 7, 1947 Keeter, Angles, Jr. June 6, 1925 June 6, 1925 Forney, Bertha Keeter July 30, 1888 November 2, 1968 Unknown Hamilton, John E. c1882 c1954 Hamilton, Lola Lee c1889 c1985 Kelly, John Henry October 13, 1931 July 19, 1963 Logan, Geneva September 15, 1944 February 23, 1981 Logan, L. H. No Dates Logan, Spurgeon H. February 6, 1910 October 6, 1963 L., George August 30, 1886 September 22, 1951 Martin, Cledes R. August 3, 1908 August 14, 1966 Flack, Fildie Twitty February 19, 1859 September 29, 1923 w/o LMF Jackson, Mamie January 30, 1889 September 7, 1974 Jackson, Gus April 15, 1892 February 3, 1965 Johnson, Eugenia Miller January 16, 1886 January 14, 1954 Jackson, Gus Jerry, Jr. No Date September 28, 1943 Johnson, Hattie S. Miller February 12, 1892 September 6, 1953 Miller, Felix c1857 c1934 Miller, Candis c1866 c1943 Miller, Infant c1896 s/o Felix Keeter, Henry September 20, 1858 January 19, 1912 Keeter, Kate Long August 12, 1863 October 8, 1940 Harvey, William F. March 8, 1890 April 16, 1917 O’Neil, Murphy Jessie January 27, 1904 June 24, 1958 Forney, Lossie K. January 9, 1900 October 12, 1980 Forney, Howard G. May 10, ------ June 18, 1957 Flack, Shelton November 14, 1902 Janauary 7, 1983 Flack, Anna October 26, 1908 ------- Miller, Hazel A. February 27, 1937 ----- Miller, Joe Louis November 3, 1935 September 1, 1995 m 10/5/64 Patterson, Mary W. c1901 c1977 Brown, Zenja M. c1969 c1996 Temp. Frank, Fannie Nora Keeter October 13, 1893 December 19, 1983 Harvey, Samuel R. August 8, 1885 June 24, 1974 Swepson, Dorothy Miller January 16, 1960 December 8, 1986 Miller, Thomas F. November 13, 1939 January 7, 1967 Miller, Jacob D. April 16, 1904 February 11, 1965 Miller, Lueanner, June 10, 1907 February 7, 1990 Miller, Charlie F. March 30, 1929 October 20, 1963 Flack, Sandy September 6, 1873 January 16, 1965 Flack, Hattie January 16, 1880 February 1, 1964 Davis, Grethern Flack August 31, 1909 December 20, 1927 Davis, Daffney H. April 26, 1906 July 22, 1966 WW II Forney, Infant February 24, 1917 February 26, 1917 d/o WLF Forney, Infant September 10, 1915 s/o WLF Forney, Mamie O. March 23, ???? August 18, 1909 Forney, Forest G. January 5, 1874 ???? Forney, George J. May 25, 1878 August 2, 1896 Gardner, Ella A. Forney April 9, 1876 January 1, 1897 Baxter, Rev. James W. 49 years December 20, 1902 Forney, Alfred July 13, 1848 July 27, 1910 Forney, Harriet December 25, 1849 August 9, 1931 Forney, Shakespeare August 25, 1883 May 1, 1912 Forney, Mattie L. October 16, 1892 September 3, 1934 Forney, Tillie May 15, 1836 December 29, 1916 Forney, Mamie February 4, 1888 December 19, 1921 w/o RBF Forney, Robert Alexander May 10, 1884 December 7, 1941 3 Unknowns Hamilton, Leander July 28, 1875 February 15, 1896 Hamilton, Lue Junior March 24, 1895 July 18, 1895 Flack, Addie Lue April 27, 1875 July 29, 1946 Flack, John Winson November 11, 1862 October 7, 1946 Baxter, Addie Sue March 9, 1902 December 23, 1920 Davis, Jimmie December 19, 1900 April 20, 1923 Davis, Ruth E. March 20, 1923 June 21, 1923 Dau. Hamilton, Arther L. October 19, 1894 November 16, 1955 Hamilton, Willa M. August 20, 1899 February 17, 1957 Davis, John J. H. December 11, 1894 August 25, 1965 WW I Davis, Infant No Dates s/o Emanuel Davis, Baby No Dates Forney, Albert W. July 28, 1915 Forney, Archie c1913 c1967 Neighbors, Minnie G. June 12, 1887 December 25, 1969 Neighbors, Garfield H. January 2, 1883 October 24, 1986 Logan, Willa Mae c1934 c1996 Temp. Forney, Ronald July 27, 1958 June 1, 1991 Forney, Brittiny M. November 16, 1987 January 4, 1988 Unknown Forney, Julious December 7, 1907 ------- Forney, Zora August 9, 1909 July 30, 1978 Forney, Donald July 27, 1958 January 31, 1995 Carpenter, Willie January 18, 1889 June 27, 1920 Forney, William, Sr. March 28, 1816 May 20, 1903 Stephenson, Matilda March 26, 1821 March 10, 1909 Forney, Jane June 13, 1818 September 9, 1909 McKesson, William F. November 27, 1927 June 15, 1953 McKesson, Rose B. c1909 c1989 McKesson, William W.. c1894 c1978 Forney, Albert Malcolm c1873 c1947 Forney, True Lular c1873 c1951 Forney, Cleo Clato c1895 Forney, John Wesley c1900 c1901 2 Unknowns Forney, Esther Jane May 10, 1883 June 6, 1884 Forney, Mattie M. September 30, 1893 November 25, 1983 Forney, William E. July 31, 1890 april 28, 1957 Forney, A. L. April 4, 1844 January 27, 1914 Forney, Mary October 15, 1844 August 10, 1933 Flack, Arnol January 10, 1807 December 28, 1901 Flack, Harriet 45 years May 28, 1890 w/o AJF Flack, Adolphus April 12, 1891 September 4, 1958 WW I Flack, Minnie H. June 23, 1889 March 6, 1983 Flack, Luther c1918 c1997 Temp. Unknown Hamilton, Kenneth February 9, 1950 July 7, 1988 Hamilton, Sallie June 2, 1904 July 26, 1984 Flack, Lemmer H. September 26, 1910 November 19, 1930 Flack, Leroy Leonard October 22, 1957 May 5, 1978 Flack, Dennis April 29, 1913 July 2, 1966 WW II Mills, Eliza July 14, 1856 August 16, 1911 Mills, Mattie September 20, 1893 December 3, 1922 w/o HMM Mills, Holsey September 21, 1895 October 10, 1918 WW I Twitty, Gregory December 18, 1903 January 17, 1908 Lynch, Brisco G. February 22, 1918 December 7, 1981 WW II Davis, Thomas Russell January 1, 1900 January 4, 1980 Mayes, David c1837 c1932 Brown, Hattie Fletcher c1899 May 31, 1962 Brown, William August 1868 August 16, 1922 Brown, Grady S. July 2, 1916 April 29, 1976 Hill, Annie Lee Hill September 10, 1906 December 28, 1981 Brown, Charles E. July 10, 1914 March 30, 1980 Brown, William Schofield March 27, 1900 February 11, 1983 Flack, Fred Douglas March 17, 1924 January 30, 1992 Briggs, Clarence Johnny October 16, 1962 September 20, 1997 Shaw, Tonya Denise January 5, 1983 February 7, 1997 Sneed, Vivian B. c1921 c1996 Temp. 2 Unknown Temps. Shaw, Janice Denise March 7, 1985 December 5, 1987 Miller, Calvin September 10, 1957 May 16, 1993 Vietnam Unknown Temp. Withrow, Rosa Lee B. May 6, 1900 June 1, 1984 Temp. McDowell, Daisy B. 78 years April 26, 1985 Logan, Bessie Mae April 6, 1904 August 21, 1982 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HomePage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These pages and information thereon are not to be reproduced in any form for profit or distribution without the permission of W. D. Floyd © Copyright 1997 Be in Touch