UNION COUNTY, NC - CEMETERY - Helms/Pressley Cemetery ************************************************************** 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lynda Howard & Theresa Harding tlhardin@bellatlantic.net *************************************************************** Helms/Pressley Cemetery Located off Weddington Rd (old Hwy 84) outside Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. The inscriptions were copied as written with a few comments noted. This cemetery is in a fenced enclosure surrounded by trees which is in the center of an 85 acre farm. Very few headstones are in their original place as vandals have caused considerable damage. A vast majority of these stones are either chipped, broke, in a pile on the ground or leaning against a tree. Markers with no dates: F.H.F. M.E.H. W.R.H. M.P. L.P. N.H. M.L.H. R.M.H. Baby boy Helms S. E. Helms Born Jan 10, 1810 Died Dec. 10, 1892 (written 92 with the 9 backwards) Phoeba Wife of Tobias Helms Born Nov 28, 183? Died Jan 5, 1903 Amos Helms 1874-1930 Gone but not forgotten M. & M.P. Died Sep 28, 1848 (Partial inscription from a broken marker, was not able to locate the rest of the missing pieces.) Mother Nannie Wife of Frank Helms Born Jun 12, 1875 Died Dec 22, 1920 She was a land wife, a loving mother, a friend to all Rosa May Aunt of W.F. & N.C. Helms Born May 18, 1902 Died Nov 4, 1904 Beautiful lovely she was but given a fair bud to earth to blossom Sarah J. Daughter of F. & M. Helms Born Feb 7, 1907 Died Jun 28, 1907 Rest Myrtle E. Daughter of F. & M. Helms Born Mar 18, 1911 Died Jan 3, 1914 Beautiful lovely she was Minnie L. Daughter of F.H. & Minnie Helms Born Mar 5, 1919 Died Dec 19, 1919 Another sweet flower to blossom in the dues of heaven William Ray Helms Born May 22, 1925 Died Jun 11, 1927 Darling we miss thee R. M. Pressley Born Oct 10, 1866 Died Aug 22, 1892 Age 25 yrs 10 mos and 10 days Salathiel Pressley Born Mar 9, 1834 Died Sep 10, 1905 Precious one from us is gone A voice we loved is stilled A place is vacant from our home Which never can be filled Mother (Inscribed on top edge) Martha Wife of Celathail Pressley Born Feb 6, 1857 Died May 6, 1920 A tender mother And a faithful friend (This headstone has an interesting carved picture of a city with a crown above it. Copy of rubbing image available upon request). Pressly 1887 Aug 14-1948 For Jesus always knows best When to take his children to rest (inscribed on top edge) Adrena (no last name inscribed, located near Pressleys) Daughter of W.H. & F.A. Born Aug 8, 1898 Died Jul 31, 1899 Lula Daughter of S. & M.J. Pressley Born Jan 11, 1869 Died Oct 2, 1890 Kind angles watch her sleeping dust Till angles come to raise the just Then may she wake to sweet surprise And in her saviors image rise John Presley Born Aug 25, 1880 Died May 16, 193? Elmer Hawkins Son of Mr & Mrs Arthur Virgil Francis Born Oct 1, 1915 Died May 9, 1934 Hoyle Simpson Born Sep 1, 1927 Died Mar 25, 1928