YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Banks Cemetery
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Located a short distance above Banks Creek Church, turn onto Mustang Lane and 
go a short distance, turn right out thru a field to cemetery:
Condition:  Needs clearing of briars and weeds.  Daffodils are beautiful.

1.  Thomas W. Banks, 1857 - 1932  (Born 1-21-1857 - Died 8-20-1932, 
    Son of #4 & 5) (Thomas and Julia were married 3-20-1880)
2.  Julia Banks, 1862 - 1942 (Julia Ann  Born 3-28-1862 - Died 11-16-1942, 
    Wife of   # 1,  Daughter of  Mack & Clearsey Westall Horton)
3.  Matilda (Silvers, Piercy) Banks, 6-5-1824 -  no death date 
    (She was married 3-16-1868 to Ephriam Piercy,  and married W.B. Banks 
    on 3-12-1883)
4.  W. B. Banks, 10-1-1828 - 3-30-1910 (William Bryson - 
    S/o Andrew & Rachel Turner Banks)  
    [Joint stone with Ruthy but top is broken off.  
    Ruthy also has a separate stone]
5.  Ruthy (Gardner) Banks, 1818 - 8-14-1884 (*) , Aged 63,  
    W/o W. B. Banks  "May The Resurrection Find Thee on the Bosom of Thou God"
6.  5 or more graves marked with fieldstones

(*)  This date probably is earlier since Matilda and W.B. were married 
     3/12/1883)


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