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Wood Elze Wood Dec 26, 1847 Feb 22, 1931 George Ralph Adams Apr 23, 1923 May 8, 1929 aged 6yrs,15days;son of Mr. & Mrs. G. F. Adams *George F. Adams Feb 18, 1884 Aug 25, 1973 *Nancy C. Adams Jan 27, 1884 Apr 13, 1970 **Lester A. Adams Jul 31, 1907 Oct 15, 1994 **Anna Belle Adams Mar 8, 1908 *Bertha W. Roop Feb 27, 1890 Nov 17, 1974 *George C. Roop Jul 29, 1885 Jul 30, 1961 Junior Dec 29, 1927 Jan 25, 1928 son of G. C. & Bertha Roop Ray Roop Nov 8, 1920 Dec 31, 1920 son of G. C. & Bertha Roop Clyde Roop Dec 12, 1919 Feb 18, 1920 son of G. C. & Bertha Roop Walter Edgar Roop Jan 20, 1913 Jul 18, 1915 son of G. C. & Bertha Roop Edna Reeves May 3, 1918 Nov 11, 1918 dau of I. M. & Florence Wyatt Reeves Susanna Jennings Mar 22, 1823 Sep 1902 wife of Henry Jennings F. L. Jennings Jun 13, 1884 Apr 8, 1905 aged 20 yrs *Rev. Samuel S. Jennings 1856 1897 married 14 Nov 1872; 6 children *Roda Elledge Jennings Dec 9 1853 Feb 22, 1936 aged 82yrs,2mnths,13days **Henry Hardin Jennings Nov 13, 1871 Aug 15, 1959 **Susanah Elizabeth Jennings May 18, 1876 Dec 11, 1943 Rom Jennings Apr 27, 1896 Dec 9, 1896 son of Henry & Susanna Jennings Samuel Rory Jennings Jul 24, 1901 Jul 12, 1902 son of E. C. & Dora Jennings Bruce Elbert Huie Feb 25, 1927 son of Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Huie *Zelma J. Huie May 12, 1907 *Claude R. Huie Jun 6, 1902 Oct 22, 1987 **Gertie A. Jennings Elledge Jan 5, 1879 Aug 13, 1966 married 3 Mar 1895; 10 children **Grant G. Elledge Jul 23, 1872 Sep 12, 1935 aged 63yrs,1mnth,20days *Nannie B. Smith Feb 18, 1914 Aug 6, 1996 *Julian Scott Smith Dec 18, 1909 May 2, 1992 TSgt. USAF WWII **Carl Andrew Jackson Jun 17, 1896 Mar 1, 1981 Sgt. USArmy WWI **Viola Elledge Jackson Apr 19, 1899 Aug 5, 1968 *Charlie B. Hayes Sep 10, 1900 Mar 3, 1973 *Hattie E. Hayes Apr 28, 1904 May 6, 1985 N. Thelma Roop Feb 2, 1911 Apr 22, 1974 M. M. Elledge Mar 11, 1882 Sep 30, 1920 Philmore Elledge 1889 1917 *Joseph A. Elledge Jun 12, 1860 Feb 12, 1920 *Margarette Elledge Aug 25, 1864 Mar 27, 1938 Alverty Elledge Oct 22, 1888 Apr 21, 1901 dau of Joseph & Margarette Elledge Dora C. J. Adams Mar 11, 1898 Apr 13, 1893 aged 8yrs,1mnth,2days; dau of J. C. & E. Adams Roby Adams Apr 22, 1899 May 2, 1903 aged 4yrs,29days Dewey A. Adams son of J. C. & Ellen Adams Cora A. Shumate *James C. Adams 1875 1949 *Ellen Wood Adams 1875 1969 Emily Tinsley Adams Sep 27, 1841 Jan 9, 1921 aged 79yrs,3mnths,12days; wife of F. M. Adams F. M. Adams Nov 16, 1840 Sep 5, 1923 aged 88yrs,9mnths,19days;married 10 Jan 1867;2chdrn Martha C. Adams Dec 6, 1849 May 3, 1910 Nancy Elizabeth Adams Jul 31, 1851 Oct 9, 1936 aged 85yrs,2mnths,8days; wife of J. A. Adams;6 chdrn Joseph Alfred Adams Jul 19, 1831 Nov 16, 1923 aged 92yrs,3mnths,27days; mar. 14 Dec 1876 Marshall Calvin Adams Jun 7, 1880 Feb 11, 1962 Jettie Elledge Aug 23, 1908 May 18, 1917 dau of J. G. & G. A. Elledge *James A. Adams Jul 8, 1891 Jan 16, 1990 husband *Etta J. Adams May 17, 1903 Nov 9, 1990 wife *Mary F. Adams Nov 8, 1885 Dec 24, 1985 sister Grant G. Shumate Oct 31, 1920 Jan 31, 1985 U.S. Navy EM2 WWII Saphronia Wyatt Dec 17, 1893 Apr 23, 1931 aged 37yrs,4mnths,6days Lara Faw Jul 16, 1862 Sep 7, 1952 Henry Judson Faw Apr 28, 1860 Jan 23, 1941 Henry Edward Faw May 11, 1888 May 11, 1923 Seally Jane Elledge Jun 21, 1852 Jun 20 aged 63 yrs *Emma S. Hall May 12, 1879 Nov 16, 1940 *John S. Hall Sep 30, 1874 Aug 28, 1947 R. L. Brooks Nov 20, 1869 Jun 3, 1897 Hezekiah Brown Sep 15, 1825 Mar 20, 1900 aged 74 yrs,8mnths,5days Jane N. Brown Jun 15, 1829 Apr 11, 1914 Rufus H. Shepherd Jr. Aug 28, 1916 Jul 4, 1918 son of Rufus H. & Bertie Jennings Shepherd Scotty Shumate Aug 25, 1976 Laura Elledge Shumate Nov 28, 1879 Nov 9, 1938 wife of W. Virl Shumate W. Virl Shumate Dec 28, 1882 May 12, 1958 marr. 20 Nov 1910; 7 children Council M. Shumate Sr. Jun 9, 1916 Jan 14, 2000 Mae C. Scott Shumate Apr 19, 1919 Sep 27, 2001 Donnie Brown Jordan Jun 12, 1893 Sep 10, 1883 Sherman R. Brown Sep 15, 1896 Oct 8, 1962 Eueella Brown May 15, 1900 Apr 22, 1931 C. F. Brown Apr 2, 1864 Apr 27, 1942 Jane Brown Jun 28, 1867 Mar 30, 1923 aged 55yrs,9mnths,2days; wife of C. F. Brown Bessie Brown Oct 1913 Jul 1917 dau of C. F. & Jane Brown Mary Kyle mother of F. A. Kyle Lucinda Wyatt Jun 17, 1824 Jun 21, 1900 aged 76yrs,4days Nancy Sarah Woody Dec 9, 1839 Jun 30, 1910 Susanna M. Hall Jun 20, 1848 Apr 14, 1905 aged 56yrs,9mnths,24days; wife of R. L. Hall Floyd Shephard Maggie E. Woodie Jun 3, 1915 Jan 1, 1927 dau of Lum & Lizzie Woodie Alice Adams Porter 1884 1914 wife of J. D. Porter Emily Sabastian Mar 4, 1906 Mary M. Adams Jan 9, 1854 Mar 18, 1943 aged 89yrs,2mnths,9days; wife of J. P. Adams William Reid Dameron Jul 1, 1903 Oct 19, 1970 Dottie Hays Dameron Short Feb 21, 1907 Oct 26, 1982 *J. C. Walker Jan 28, 1878 Nov 12, 1943 *Ida Walker Dec 9, 1880 Aug 11, 1929 **Nancy E. Robinson May 12, 1853 Jul 11, 1934 **John A. Robinson Nov 5, 1842 Apr 19, 1925 Cpl., Co. A , HvyAttly, Reg Penns. Margaret E. Owens 1827 1904 J. Uriah Tinsley Oct 26, 1880 May 22, 1899 Co. I , 5th US Inf., son of J. C. & A. E. Tinsley Lelia E. Tinsley Mar 25, 1889 Jan 10, 1911 dau of J. C. & A. E. Tinsley A. E. Adams Tinsley Jul 24, 1855 May 16, 1945 marr. 14 Dec 1879, 7 children James Calloway Tinsley Feb 20, 1856 Feb 22, 1935 aged 79yrs,2days; son of Rev. James D. Tinsley L. F. Lankford Jan 27, 1867 Oct 20 1891 Cony O. Kyle Aug 22, 1903 Feb 23, 1904 Jane H. Kyle Sep 15, 1866 Mar 11, 1953 F. A. Kyle Jul 25, 1863 Sep 14, 1928 Lucille Kyle Jan 14, 1923 Jan 21, 1923 dau of Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Kyle Blanche Kyle Jennings Apr 12, 1909 Nov 27, 1975 Hannah M. Jennings 13 Aug 1990 infant Nancy V. Hall Oct 6, 1887 May 16, 1950 Challie Monroe Owens Apr 23, 1892 Dec 9, 1962 Terry J. Owens Dec 11, 1894 Feb 23, 1929 Addis Carl Owens Sep 8, 1924 Oct 20, 1925 son of Mr. & Mrs. C. M. Owens Elizabeth Barnett May 5, 1871 May 24, 1944 B. P. Barnett May 4, 1862 Apr 29, 1917 aged 55yrs,11mnths,29days ? Blackburn Samantha Pruitt Billings Aug 22, 1870 Mar 28, 1939 William Billings Jul 12, 1831 Nov 3, 1928 Co. H., 97 Penns. Infty. Estelle McKinley Kyle Sep 16, 1908 Sep 21, 1908 son? of C. W. & Dora J. Kyle Mary Jane Pruitt Oct 14, 1842 Apr 22, 1915 aged 73yrs,6mnths,8days; wife of Joseph Pruitt Joel Pruitt Jul 4, 1859 Feb 3, 1905 aged 53yrs,7mnths Robert Baugess Jul 29, 1918 son of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Sallie Baugess Jan 24, 1920 dau of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Fannie Baugess Dec 10, 1920 dau of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Arthur Baugess Aug 19, 1921 son of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Charlie Baugess Jun 10, 1922 son of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Connie Opal Baugess Dec 1911 Dec 1926 dau of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Virgel Junior Baugess Nov 22 1926 son of E. E. & M. L. Baugess Eckie E. Baugess Sep 14, 1886 Oct 3, 1944 *John C. Elledge Dec 8, 1892 Oct 19, 1965 *Elizabeth H. Elledge Oct 19, 1892 Aug 24, 1969 Mary Ann Hincher 1872 1906 James R. Hincher 1858 1951 Charles Calvin Dancy Jan 12, 1931 Oct 12, 1975 A1C USAF S. E. Dancy Wyatt Apr 15, 1864 Jul 19, 1952 Maggie Arola Johnston Jul 1, 1903 Nov 20, 1979 Noel Johnston Mar 6, 1855 Nov 27, 1935 Martha Johnston Apr 17, 1858 Sep 4, 1937 Avery L. Johnston Apr 17, 1898 Feb 16, 1918 aged 19yrs,9mnths,29days Thomas E. Blackburn 1858 1951 Tempie Brown Blackburn Aug 21, 1858 Oct 17, 1939 *Robert M. Brown Jun 28, 1896 Feb 2, 1952 *Lori Suzanne Brown Apr 5, 1963 Oct 11, 1967 Howard J. Wyatt Feb 3, 1930 son of Mr. & Mrs. A. X. Wyatt William Paul Barlowe Apr 20, 1914 Dec 5, 1932 Lula Caroline Hall Barlow Dec 16, 1883 Oct 11, 1936 aged 53 yrs, 9mnths,25 days Minnie Ennis Barlow Feb 10, 1884 Feb 6, 1930 John Andrew Barlow Nov 14, 1880 Jan 1, 1969 Avery M. Walker Apr 27, 1892 Sep 16, 1904 aged 12yrs, 4mnths, 19days J. Iredell Walker Sep 24, 1896 Aug 29, 1904 aged 7yrs, 11 mnths, 5days Amanda J. Hayes Jan 1, 1873 Dec 30, 1942 wife of E. L. Walker E. L. Walker Mar 4, 1866 Oct 21, 1920 aged 54yrs, 7mnths, 17days Henry William Elledge May 30, 1951 Dec 9, 1972 James M. Elledge Apr 20, 1936 Jan 19, 1971 A. Dean Elledge Jan 11, 1941 Feb 23, 1970 George T. Elledge Jan 17, 1913 Apr 15, 1987 SSgt. USArmy, WWII Isado Elledge Jun 30, 1886 Jun 9, 1954 Rachel Elledge Ballard Aug 9, 1920 Dec 10, 1976 mother Liza Woodie Aug 8, 1873 Jul 2, 1946 aged 73yrs, 8mnths, 20days Thomas Wylie Lyon Oct 4, 1870 Feb 16, 1942 Walter Gordon Elledge Dec 4, 1915 Jan 19, 1934 Rosa Lee Elledge Foster Feb 6, 1924 Jan 20, 1944 Phebie Brown Elledge Dec 25, 1896 Jun 1, 1929 Sarah Brown Sep 11, 1868 Apr 30, 1916 wife of W. J. Brown Harden E. Brown Apr 29, 1888 Oct 24, 1933 Wiley J. Brown Jul 15, 1867 Dec 15, 1944 Maudie J. Hincher Oct 12, 1885 Mar 19, 1914 Alvin Hincher Sep 15, 1886 Oct 17, 1967 marr. 10 Jan 1915 Lillie Bell Brown Hincher May 20, 1900 Dec 6, 1934 aged 36yrs,8mnths,3days; wife of Alvin Hincher;6chldrn Leonard & Leannie Hincher May 25, 1919 twins of A. & Belle Hincher Nannie Hincher Mar 29, 1919 Mar 31, 1919 dau of A. & Belle Hincher Rebecca Miller Hincher Jun 27, 1897 Sep 1, 1972 wife of Alvin Hincher *Jerry Lee Combs Apr 10, 1942 Aug 1, 1983 SSgt. USAF *James M. Combs Apr 1, 1913 Nov 2, 1957 Pvt. inf. WWII NC *Florene P. Combs Feb 25, 1912 Nov 2, 1993 Dock Higgins Dec 13, 1882 Aug 28, 1946 Gentry McKinley Higgins Feb 23, 1899 Aug 30, 1962 *Presley L. Higgins Mar 7, 1887 Mar 8, 1968 *Mattie J. Higgins Jun 16, 1900 Oct 9, 1993 Mable Jones Nov 3, 1921 Nov 11, 1921 dau of A. I. & O. M. Jones Jane Absher 1879 Jan 10, 1933 aged 54yrs *Emma Brown Apr 14, 1884 Jan 10, 1933 *Aaron Brown Nov 6, 1849 Feb 5, 1933 **Larkin Brown Jan 6, 1869 Jan 6, 1934 **Francis Brown Aug 15, 1872 Sep 27, 1953 Mary Catherine Brown Oct 23, 1906 Nov 26, 1977 Alice Higgins 1893 1933 W. J. Higgins Sep 7, 1916 Sep 23, 1960 Infant Higgins 1940 dau of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Higgins Infant Higgins 1941 son of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Higgins Infant Higgins 1949 son of Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Higgins *John Buffner Higgins Feb 28, 1919 Feb 25, 1971 Pvt., NC, Co. E, 394th Inf. WWII *Thelma Marie Higgins Mar 12, 1923 Apr 8, 1988 **Avery Pruitt Feb 26, 1881 Aug 28, 1957 **Lillie Pruitt Apr 2, 1887 Dec 16, 1966 Ricky Allen Brown Oct 18, 1964 Apr 8, 1966 son of Mr. & Mrs. Weldon Brown Weldon G. Brown Jan 28, 1924 Jan 29, 1983 Minnie Goldie Jennings Feb 5, 1931 Jul 17, 1991 Jarrett Alan Johnston Aug 4, 1980 Aug 6, 1980 infant son of James V. & Nila P. Johnston Jerry Lee Huie Aug 15, 1963 infant son of Richard & Marie Huie Maude Owens May 24, 1928 Aug 3, 1975 *James Field Owens Sep 17, 1883 Dec 7, 1960 *Archie K. Owens Mar 31, 1889 Mar 30, 1972 **Vernon Porter Mar 9, 1907 May 14, 1980 **Estelle Pruitt Porter Mar 23, 1910 Jul 21, 1967 Ray Emerson Pruitt Sep 14, 1934 Sep 25, 1966 NC SP3 83rd Armed Recon Batt. *Howard T. Pruitt May 30, 1908 Jul 6, 1959 *Blanche Maie Pruitt Jan 29, 1909 Feb 17, 1998 **Gentry Samuel Owens May 7, 1891 Oct 10, 1972 **Minnie Alice Owens Jul 10, 1894 May 19, 1967 Roger Dale Johnston Apr 21, 1943 Feb 25, 1964 *Barnie R. Johnston Sep 27, 1911 Sep 20, 1991 *Nanie Blanche Johnston Jun 28, 1915 Sep 7, 1957 Nancy C. Johnston Jan 19, 1952 Mar 29, 1970 Earl V. Johnston May 5, 1947 Sep 9, 1999 *Homer Barlow Feb 4, 1916 Apr 28, 1996 *Louise K. Barlow May 6, 1921 **Max Canter 1923 **Pearl W. Canter 1921 1980 Christopher Dale Queen Dec 25, 1980 infant son of Robin & Anderson Church *Jackie M. Brown Sep 9, 1947 Oct 3, 1988 *Sheila T. Brown Aug 20, 1948 Jackie Phillip Brown Dec 14, 1969 Dec 21, 1969 son of Jackie & Sheila Brown Arel C. Pruitt Jan 22, 1907 Feb 17, 1964 Aldine Pruitt, Sr. Jun 10, 1920 Jul 14, 1971 NC Sgt. HNH Btty 35th Field Attly. *Bura L. Jennings Mar 27, 1899 Dec 26, 1935 *Ethel W. Jennings Sep 26, 1899 Jul 8, 1982 William Jason Phillips Jul 25, 1973 Sep 21, 1973 son of Bobby & Jane Phillips *Rex L. Jennings Jun 21, 1925 Jun 8, 1992 SSgt. USArmy WWII *Annie J. Jennings 1928 1984 **Major G. Wingler Aug 24, 1930 Jul 27, 1996 **Martha Sue Wingler Aug 16, 1934 Jan 16, 1993 *Royal Dane Hayes Nov 1, 1905 Jun 19, 1989 *Daisy B. Goines Hayes Feb 4, 1908 May 20, 1991 **Charlie Martin Elledge Jul 14, 1896 Dec 14, 1980 **Mary Lizzie Elledge Apr 19, 1906 Jan 27, 1978 Lucy S. Hamby Oct 14, 1951 Mar 25, 1986 *Cecil Shumate Oct 28, 1913 *Dezzie K. Shumate Sep 19, 1913 May 28, 2001 Callie H. Brown 1925 1983 Aria Elledge Hayes Jul 27, 1884 Oct 30, 1958 Calvin D. Hayes Mar 4, 1884 Nov 28, 1937 Rosa Lee Hayes Apr 26, 1920 Dec 6, 1937 Lester Calvin Hayes Jan 31, 1914 Dec 15, 1973 NC Pvt. WWII James Oscar Myers May 5, 1904 Nov 6, 1905 son of W.L. & S. E. Myers *Bob Myers Jun 12, 1882 Feb 9, 1945 *Emma S. Myers Apr 23, 1878 Feb 10, 1966 Mittie Myers Feb 7, 1901 Jan 19, 1979 Melvin S. Smith Jan 8, 1941 son of Mr. & Mrs. W. O. Smith *James M. Staley Jul 15, 1925 Sep 15, 1995 PFC USArmy WWII Korea *Emalee Huie Staley Sep 23, 1928 Nov 8, 1998 Married Oct 21, 1948 Ernest S. Jennings Feb 14, 1904 Jan 28, 1920 son of E. G. & Dora Jennings *Rev. Elbert G. Jennings Dec 11, 1880 Dec 16, 1941 *Emeline Holbrook Shumate Walker Feb 14, 1854 Jan 16, 1947 *Dora Shumate Jennings Oct 11, 1882 Nov 12, 1970