Wake County, NC - Cemeteries

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Shirley Olson <glolson@attglobal.net>

CEMETERY:  RAND  RECORDED BY:  Shirley and Gordon Olson

LOCATION:  Ten-ten Rd., (1010), at the intersection of Rand Rd, Garner, Wake Co., NC

DIRECTIONS: From Raleigh:  South on Hwy. 401 to 1010, turn left and stay on 1010 for 
several miles, crossing Old Stage Rd., and passing Holland Church.  Continue until 
you see two small country stores on the left, one with "Pollard" on the sign. You are 
now at 1010 and Rand Rd., and on the right is a small cemetery, at the entrance to a 
newly created subdivision "Rand Meadows". 

CONDITION:  The cemetery lay hidden under weeds until the subdivision began to clear 
the land. It is now clearly visible, surrounded, at least the part with  monuments, 
by orange tape, and stakes delineating the burial ground and some of the graves.  All 
of the monuments are laying flat on the ground, some bases and monuments are intact, 
some are broken.  The cemetery is included in Lot #1. It appears to be in serious 
danger and in need of  restoration and a fence to protect it. Behind the roped off area 
there are sunken spots that indicate unmarked graves.

The visible cemetery is laid out in two rows.  Facing the cemetery from 1010, counting 
from front to rear on the left:

1. ELIZABETH W. CROWDER, died December 21, 1853, age 64 years
   "Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ"

2. GEORGE CROWDER, died May 8, 1848, age 55 years   Across the top "In memory of our 
   father" "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

3. ANGELINA C., wife of I. B. MYATT, born May 8, 1825, died December 25, 1859
   "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" Across the top " Meet one 
   in heaven"

4. GEORGE T. MYATT, died June 6, 1850, 17 days  Footstone GTM

5. A SON NOT NAMED, died Mar 16, 1852, aged 5 days   Across the top "The oldest child 
   of ALFRED AND ADELIA M. UPCHURCH "This lovely bud, so young and fair, Called hence 
   by early doom. Just came to show how sweet a flower in Paradise whould bloom."

6. C.H. MYATT, born December 17, 1859, died July 4, 1860   "Suffer the little children 
   to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven " NOTE: Between #1 and #2 is 
   an unmarked grave, between #2 and #3 an unmarked grave.

On the right starting from the front (nearest to 1010)

7. FIRST grave is unmarked.  There is a wooden stake #182.  To it's right, about 4 feet, 
   is stake #252, which	appears to note another unmarked grave OUTSIDE the orange tape 
   which attempts to delineate the cemetery.  Near the second stake is a third stake 
   marked "Begin #9".  There are at least 2 or 3 unmarked graves. 
8. ELIZABETH MYATT, born January 29, 1792, died May 27, 1876  Stone is broken in 2 pieces
   "Hold me up and I shall be????" "Erected by her sons JOHN & ISAAC

9. ADELIA M., wife of ALFRED UPCHURCH, born May 18, 1829, died August 25, 1862, age 32 
   years, 3 months, 7 days    This once impressive monument is in pieces. Across the top 
   of the obelisk  "In Memory Of." On the base "For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and 
   that He shall stand at the latter day upon earth."JOB XIX .25 

10. LOUIS DUPREE. born 1796, died 1880

11. J ? HOBBY, 1848-????

12. ANNIE HOBBY, 1856-188?

J Hobby and Annie Hobby share a monument which is worn and broken. There is a stake # 
187 at their grave site.

NOTES:  Between #8 and #9 are 3 unmarked graves.

RIGHT NEXT TO THE CEMETERY is a stake marked LOT #1 on the front;   Stake #126 is marked  
CEMETERY and LOT #1, which implies that LOT #1 includes the CEMETERY. At the rear of 
the CEMETERY is a stake marked LOT #1 and CEMETERY.  Beyond the tape enclosed CEMETERY 	
there are the tell tale sunken areas that suggest other unmarked graves outside the 
orange taped area.  

This cemetery is called RAND on the map, and no monument remaining shows that name, 
further suggesting that there may be other graves in the area. 

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