Wake County, NC - Cemeteries

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Old Poplar Springs United Church of Christ Cemetery
6115 Old Stage Rd.
Garner, WAKE Co., N.C.

by Gordon & Shirley Olson <glolson@attglobal.net" July 13, 2001

Survey from tombstones

Coordinates: LAT: 35° 41' 44" N	LON. 78°39' 10" W

Directions from Raleigh, N.C.: South on Hwy 401 about 8 miles, angle left on 
to Old Stage Rd. and continue south about 2 miles to Poplar Springs Church on 
the left. The old cemetery is along side of the church on Old Stage Rd.;  the 
newer and larger cemetery is hidden behind the church up a paved road that 
runs about 100 yards to the burial locations. 

This is an African American church and cemetery, located in a formerly rural
 area which is now a suburban neighborhood.  This is an old church, founded in 
1871, a few years after the end of the Civil War. From humble beginnings in a 
brush arbor the church has grown and flourished and is now a magnificent brick 
edifice. Alongside and joined to the large new church built in 1996 is the 
beautiful old brick church built in 1931 which replaced the small frame church 
that preceded it. 

The old cemetery is not in good condition. Many graves are unmarked, and some 
of the stones are teetering over. There are plans to restore the fallen stones 
and determine, if possible, the names of those in the unmarked graves. At this 
time we have recorded only the old cemetery and at least 50 per cent of these 
graves are unmarked.  Unfortunately the church has no records of the old 
cemetery.

Baker, Moses Sr., b. 1864, d. 1936

Baker, Moses, b. 1864, d. 1936 (son of Kenny I. Baker, Lineage 1986 is 
  inscribed on stone)

Banks Magnolia, b. 1 Jun 1913, d. 2 May 1928

Banks, Clem, b. 24 Jun 1881, d. 22 Feb 1930

Burt, Ralph, b. 26 Jun 1938, d. 7 Feb 1963   PFC 543 Ordnance Co.

Crowder, Flora L., b. 1880, d. 1952

Evans John, b. 12 Mar 1866, d. ?

Evans Viola, b. 27 Dec 1905, d. 7 May 1938

Evans Halsy, b. 31 Oct 1911, d. 12 Aug 1928 (dau. of John S. Venje)

Evans, Coy, b. 3 Mar 1900, d. 17 Dec 1965

Goodson, Martha, b. 1860, d. 13 Jun 1940

Goodson, W. A., b. 5 May 1885, d. 26 Oct 1926

Gunning	, Laura Ann, b. 1885, d. 8 Jun 1929 

Hayes, Anner J., b. 30 Jan 1878, d. 23 Jul 1969

Hayes, Charlie, b. ?, d. 13 Jan 1963

Hayes, Jennie, b. 1886, d. 10 Mar 1969

Jones, Lillie Whitaker, b. Dec 1882, d. Jan 1964

Jones, Mattie W., b. 14 Jan 1873, d. 1 Jan 1950

McClain, Jennie McKoy, b. 6 Dec 1880, d. 31 Jun 1955

McCoy, Susie, b. 15 Dec 1890, d. 3 Oct 1937

McKoy, A. M. (Rev.), b. 1876, d. 1953

McKoy, Allison, b. 30 Jan 1870, d. 1 Apr 1930

Morgan, Willie, b. 1905, d. 1939

Palmer, Alonzo, b. 19 Jul 1891, d. 17 Jan 1966    
  NC PFC Co B 346 Svc Btn QMC WWI

Turner, Narcissey B., b. 1910, d. 1959

Whitaker, Annie L., b. 27 May 1874, d. 11 Apr 1961

Whitaker, Judge D., b. 25 Feb 1878, d. 10 Aug 1957

Whitaker, M. C., b. 1868, d. 6 Aug 1927

Wilde, Lonnie, b. 3 Sep 1891, d. 23 May 1967

Wilder, Thomas, b. 26 Aug 1893, d. 7 Feb 1959

Williams, Moses, b. 1870, d. 11 Mar 1929

Williams, Walter, b. 3 Oct 1908, d. 25 Dec 1965

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