YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - John Higgins Cemetery
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HIGGINS (JOHN) CEMETERY  Location:  About 4 miles down Cane River, turn left 
and go up long driveway to Reece Silver's house.  The cemetery is on the right 
on a ridge visible from driveway. Condition:  Well kept

SURNAMES:  BAILEY, HAMPTON, HIGGINS, SILVERS


1.  Ralph Higgins, 7-23-1900 - 5-4-1983

2.  William Higgins, 8-12-1866 - 6-28-1949

3.  Noel F. Higgins, 7-20-1911 - 5-16-1939, Son of # 2 & 4

4.  Aarah E. (Shepherd) Higgins, 2-15-1866 - 1-23-1930, Wife of # 2

5.  Allie Higgins, 4-18-1898 - 7-21-1916  (Picture), D/o # 2 & 4

6.  Infant son of Wm. & Arah Higgins

7.  Infant son of Wm. & Arah Higginis

8.  Zoe H. Higgins, 1906 - 1999  93 years old

9.  John Higgins, 5-1811 - 10-18-1892

10. Winnie (Phillip) Higgins, 6-6-1812 - 9-8-1887 - 75 yrs, 3 mo. 2 days, 
    W/o # 9

11. Dan Bailey, 9-19-1887 - 10-9-1963, S/o Smith & Sukie Higgins Bailey

12. Foy Bailey, 11-1-1891 - 6-4-1977, W/o # 11, D/o # 2 & 4

13. Henry Clay Bailey, 9-3-1922 -         , S/o # 11 & 12

14. Mildred Taylor Bailey, 10-15-1921-1-31-1988, W/o # 13, 
    D/o Lam & Rosa W. Taylor

15. Unidentified - marked with fieldstone

16. Unidentified - marked with fieldstone

Further upon the ridge above the lower cemetery is another cemetery.   Not 
well kept.  Containing about 45 - 50 unmarked graves and 3 marked graves:

1.  S. D. (Samuel David) Silver, 2-13-1861 - 3-6-1901, 
    Son of Greenberry & Monervia Elkins Silver, Husband of Mary J. Higgins 
    Silver who is probably buried in one of the unmarked graves.

2.  John Higgins, Co. A. 3rd NC Mtd. Inf.

3.  C.G. Hampton, Co. A 3rd NC Mtd. Inf.

Known to  be buried here in unmarked grave is:

4.  Frank Silver,  6-10-1866 - 7-20-1916, 
    Son of Greenberry & Monervia Elkins Silver and Husband of Axie Peak 
    Silver, buried at Wilson Cemetery on Wilson Branch.

The information about Frank came from Vance Pollock who told that Sam, Frank's 
son, had his son, Ward, take him to the ridge cemetery to decorate Frank's 
grave.  While there is not a stone for Frank, Ward said that his father carved 
poplar pegs and repaired a stone marked S.D. Silver and left the flowers 
there.