Yancey County, NC - Bennett-Barnett Cemetery

BENNETT/BARNETT CEMETERY:  From 19W North in the Ramseytown area
turn onto White Oak Flats Road.  Go to the top of this ridge (Hiram 
Miller Gap) and bear right, go about 4 miles down to and along side the 
river.  Look to the left and follow the lane up the mountain to the 
cemetery.  (At one time the only way to get to this cemetery was from 
the Poplar side of the river and cross by boat.)

Condition:  Fence is down in some areas but generally in good 
condition.

SURNAMES: BAILEY, BARNETT, BENNETT, BRYANT, COOPER, GEOUGE, 
LAUGHREN, LEWIS, MILLER, RIDDLE, WEBB, WILSON

1.  Wm. B. Wilson, Co B 3 NC MTD INF.
2.  Lewis Riddle, CO H 8 TENN CAV  (Father of Robert Caswell Riddle)
3.  Betty Manerva Garland Riddle, March 4, 1831 -       , Wife of 
    Lewis Riddle (Her Grave head marker is a large stone)
4.  Roscoe, Son of  M. & L.Z. Bennett, 10-12-1903 – 12-25-1903
5.  Baby Charlie Bryant, 6-7-1950 – 2-13-1951 (S/o James Henry & 
    Naomi Howell Bryant)
6.  Hassie, Daughter of Ulis & Sarah Webb, 11-24-1916 – 5-20-1919 
    “Suffer Little Children To Come Onto Me”
7.  Dollie, Daughter of Ulis & Sarah Webb,  9-6-1911 – 11-26-1911 
    “Suffer Little Children to Come Onto Me”
8.  Jno. Bennett, Co F 3rd NC Mtd. Inf. 
9.  Sarah E., Daughter of W.M. & M. Bennett, 1879 – 1886 
    “Our Loved One”
10. Hiram Miller, Co A  3 NC Mtd. Inf. (Sept. 1927 – 1914) *
11. Walter Bailey, 1913 – 9-6-1919
12. W. N. Bailey, 1882 – 2-19-1919
13. Goldie P.(Peterson) Cooper, 5-24-1907 – 12-22-1971  “She 
    was the sunshine of our home” (W/o Sid Coope)
14. (Sid Cooper - Died 7-17-2003, age 95, S/o Sid & Myra 
    Hubbard Cooper, Sr.)  no marker yet.
15. Thelma Cooper, 10-3-1932 – 12-6-1936 (D/o Sidney & Golda 
    Peterson Cooper)
16. Nancy Geouge, 1857 – 1942, (W/o Nat Geouge who is buried in 
    Pigeon Roost)
17. Polly, Wife of Mack Barnett,  4-28-1892 – 7-13-1931 
    “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God”(D/o Nat & 
    Nancy Cooper Gouge) (Mack & 2nd wife, Pearl Hughes are buried in 
    Poplar.)
18. Hermon Laughren, 7-15-1909 – 3-26-1988 (S/o # 19 & 20)
19. Sallie W. (Wright) Laughren, 8-13-1888 – 8-7-1977, W/o # 20 
    (D/o Abner & Tempie Ann Hilemon Wright)
20. Rev. Sam Laughren, 11-6-1884 – 2-14-1953 (S/o Wm. & Ellen 
    Joyce Laughrun)
21. Littie May Laughren Barnett, 1912 – 1941 (D/o #s 19 & 20, 
    1st W/o Park Barnett)
22. Vergie Lewis, 4-3-1934 – 3-7-1938 (D/o Kims & Myrtle Cooper Lewis)
23. Billy Lewis, 7-20-1942 – 12-31-1943
24. (S. J. Barnett, 13 Mo. old son of Park & Pearl Barnett 
    buried in unidentified grave marked with fieldstone).

The last two known to have been brought across the river in a boat 
to be buried were Sallie & Herman Laughren.

50 graves marked with fieldstones 
(Info in parentheses is from obits or other sources)
No Proof but thought to be buried here.
1. *Martha Patsy Miller, w/o Hiram Miller (born May 1838 - ) 
   She was the daughter of Bill Bennett
2. Bill Bennett
3. Mary Bennett
4. Joanna Garland
5. Morgan Steven Bailey

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