Yancey County, NC - Upper Bolens Creek Cemetery UPPER BOLENS CREEK CEMETERY: From Burnsville turn onto Bolens Creek road and go to the top of the mountain, cemetery located on the right. Condition: Good SURNAMES: ALLEN, BLANKENSHIP, BLEVINS, BRYANT, BUCHANAN, BURNETT, BYRD, DILLINGER, DUNCAN, FOX, HAMMOND, HARRIS, HIGGINS, MCCLURD, MCDOWELL, MILLER, OGLE, PENLAND, POLLOCK, PRESNELL, RAY, RIDDLE, SILVER, YOUNG. 1. Bill Miller, Dec. 3, 1897 – April 6, 1972 2. Edith Miller, Dec. 31, 1913 – May 21, 1981, W/o # 1 3. Latt R. Fox, Sept. 11, 1908 – Sept. 3, 1971 4. Ethel P. Fox, April 1, 1911 – March 17, 1986, W/o # 3 5. Joshua E. Byrd, 1882 – 1960 5. Minnie S. Byrd, 1887 – 1963, W/o 5 6. Effie A. Hamond, Oct. 2, 1895 – Jan. 27, 1969 - W/o # 7 Married Sept. 29, 1912- 7. Charles W. Hammond, Nov. 28, 1890 – March 10, 1952, 8. Sidney Roscoe Bryant, 1893 – 1927 9. Burnie, infant son of Joanna Duncan, May 27, 1929 – Aug. 11, 1929 10. John B. Duncan, June 20, 1921 – Sept. 15, 1922 11. Pearson Duncan, May 14, 1923 – July 18, 1923 12. Nelson Blevins, 1871 – 1918 13. Nat Blevins, Oct. 6, 1859 – Oct. 27, 1934 14. Laura Blevins, Nov. 19, 1861 – July 14, 1939 15. Armond Blevins, Oct. 25, 1914 – Sept. 18, 1942 16. Jesse Blevins, July 4, 1915 –Jan. 18, 1997 17. Sarah M. Allen, April 24, 1894 – June 1, 1987 18. Marion Blevins, Aug. 18, 1915 – Oct. 2, 1989 19. Luther, Infant son of Kelse & Elizabeth Young, Sept. 6, 1904 – Oct. 11, 1904 20. J. B. Vance McDowell, July 25, 1939 - 21. Zena G. McDowell, March 24, 1938 – March 10, 1999, W/o # 20 22. Laura Willoree Young, May 27, 1928 – May 22, 2007 23. William K. Blankenship, WT3 US Navy, WW II, Feb. 8, 1926 – July 26, 2007 24. Joshua Young, Nov. 17, 1852 – March 9, 1921 25. William J. Young, Oct. 2, 1886 – Dec. 2, 1905 26. Katie Adlaid Young, 1882 – 1893 27. Vince Higgins, Feb. 24, 1974, age 74 28. Pearl Higgins, January 18, 1971, Age 64 29. Jennie Riddle, 1884 – 1966 30. Clyde R. Penland, April 18, 1902 – November 23, 1976 31. Jessie R. Penland, Feb. 21, 1908 – Sept. 10, 1999 32. Josiah S. Young, Dec. 15, 1811 – April 7, 1881 33. Frances Ray (Young) Feb. 15, 1815 – Jan. 31, 1871 34. C. C. McClurd, June 14, 1858 – March 13, 1929 35. Sarah Elizabeth McClurd, Nov. 10,.1860 – Feb. 22, 1932 36. William Champ McClurd, March 8, 1891 – Feb. 6, 1913 37. Laura Upright Young, Sept. 18, 1862 – June 10, 1945 38. Joshua Young, Nov. 17, 1852 – May 9, 1921 39. James A. McDowell, 1888 – 1977 40. Belle M. McDowell, 1880 – 1965, W/o James McDowell 41. Wallace W. McDowell, June 16, 1907 – March 28, 1982 42. Alma A. McDowell, March 20, 1908 – March 17, 1976 43. Fay Mc. Buchanan, 1929 – 1951 44. Lee R. Buchanan, 1919 – 1989 45. Welzie J. Young, 1881 – 1914 46. Etta Byrd, 1882 – 1909 47. Thomas Young, June 26, 1849 – Dec. 11, 1921 48. Virginia L. Dillinger, April 25, 1854 – Oct. 10, 1904, 49. Champ Silver, 1909 – 1957 50. David Walter Silver, May 11, 1887 – Dec. 9, 1942 51. Garvel B. Blevins, April 28, 1944 – Feb. 19, 1970 52. Marion Blevins, Jr., Dec. 3, 1942 – Jan. 3, 1943 53. Lila Lee, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Marion Blevins, June 9, 1939 – May 30, 1941 54. John Silver, 1850 – Oct. 10, 1934 55. Mary Silver, 1888 – May 12, 1964 56. Mary, Wife of Walter Silver, March 26, 1886 – Jan. 3, 1920 57. Eliza E. Byrd, 1858 – 1933, W/o Wm. A. 58. William A. Byrd, 1858 – 1939 59. Infant son of W.A. & Eliza Byrd, B & D Feb. 10, 1897 60. Nella Penland, March 19, 1890 – Sept. 22, 1939 61. Mrs. H. E. Byrd, Wife of Ivey Byrd, July 29, 1843 – Sept. 2, 1925 62. Sallie Ogle Presnell, 1878 – 1966 63. Cas R. Presnell, 1875, 1963 64. Carl Presnell, 1902 – 1918 65. Stanley W. Presnell, 1904 – 1964 66. Infant Son of Ollie & Stanley Presnell, Nov. 2, 1949 – Nov. 4, 1949 67. Kelly Burnett, Oct. 17, 1961 – Oct. 19, 1961 68. Ruby Presnell McIntosh, 1938 – 1966 69. Frank Presnell, March 3, 1943 – June 24, 1995 70. Kimsey R. Riddle, May 10, 1906 –May 28, 1969 71. James Ford Presnell, NC PFC 18 Inf Regt. World War II, April 13, 1924 – Feb. 22, 1955 RSM 72. Kelse Penland, 1882 – 19__ 73. Celia Penalnd, 1883 – 1951 74. Maggie Penland Cooper, 1880 – 1902 75. Enola Penland, 1900 – 1905 76. Elizabeth Penland, 1864 – 1901 77. James M. Pollock, Penn Pvt, 37 US Vol Inf. Aug. 20, 1936 78. Mattie Presnell, May 1, 1889 – Nov. 26, 1992 79. James Bascom Ray, Feb. 12, 1884 – Dec. 31, 1942 80. Alice McClurd Ray, June 11, 1889 – Feb. 26,1973, W/o James Bascom 81. Lucy Penland Pollock, 1896 –1945 82. Anna Riddle Young, Oct. 23, 1893 – May 6, 1977 83. Ester Ann Harris, June 10, 1885 – March 22, 1968 84. Mrs. H. E. Byrd, W/o Ivey Byrd, July 29, 1848 – Sept. 2, 1925 85. Mary Alice McDowell, July 5, 1941 - W/o Lawrence McDowell 86. Lawrence A. McDowell, March 23, 1915 – July 5, 1998 87. Gary Ogle, March 13, 1948 – Oct. 16, 1981 88. Earl F. Ogle, Feb. 8, 1924 – Oct. 8, 1993 89. Ophie L. Ogle, Oct. 10, 1926 – March 27, 1988, W/o Earl 90. Robert Oliver Riddle, Feb. 9, 1906 – Oct. 27, 19980 91. Nora Ray Riddle, Feb. 1, 1911 – Aug. 6, 1994, W/o Robert At least 27 marked with fieldstones. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Gwen Bodford - gbodford@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________________