YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - King Family Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ KING FAMILY CEMETERY This cemetery is located about 3 miles down Cane River on 19W-North. Turn left onto Elk Shoal Creek Road #1388. Go about .5 mile and turn on first road to the right. Go about another .5 mile to the top of hill Condition: Fenced and well kept SURNAMES: COUSINS, ESSES, HILEMON, HUGHES, HYLEMON, KECK, KING, MCINTOSH, PATE, PROFFITT, SHEPEHRD, SILVERS, WOODBY UPPER CEMETERY: 1. Flora Pate, born April 12, 1906, died March 11, 1984 - (D/O Franklin and Sallie Angel Pate) 2. Ruby Pate, born 1914 -died 10-28-1999 - (D/O Franklin & Sallie Angel Pate) 3. Julia Ann Pate King, born Aug. 5, 1863, died May 10, 1934 (D/o Doctor & Malinda Louisa Hensley Pate) 4. Swinfield King, born Jan. 30, 1857, died Jan. 16, 1928 (Son of George and Elmira Wright King) 5. Small stone with "J.K." 6. Clark C. Cousins, born July 10, 1834, died March 17, 1919 7. Rachel J. Cousins, born Jan. 7, 1843, died April 17, 1893 (A Christian Father and Mother, from their Children) 8. William Bachus King, born April 21, 1879, died July 13, 1898 (Son of Swin and Julia Pate King) 9. James M. King, born Jan. 31, 1893, died July 3, 1893 (S/o Swin and Julia Pate King) 10. Thursa King, born June 28, 1888, died Nov. 6, 1890 (D/o Swin and Julia Pate King) 11. Yates E. King, born Aug. 22, 1914, died Nov. 25, 1919 12. Victor O. King, born April 10, 1926, died July 21, 1926 13. Vivian King, born and died September 13, 1932 14. June E. King, born Oct. 23, 1927, died Jan. 19, 15. Glessie C. King, born April 11, 1916, died Nov. 20, 1919 16. Wayne King, born Feb. 11, 1913, died Feb. 26, 1913 Note: These six children are the children of John Posey and Donnie Waldrop King and the grandchildren of Swin and Julia Pate King) 17. Rev. R. W. King, born 1854, died 1936 (S/o Samuel and Axey Beaver King) 18. Polly E. King, b. 1853, died 1900 (W/o R.W. King; D/o Hesekiah and Nelly Lewis) 19. Rev. J. D. King, born Aug. 18, 1861, died June 29, 1949 (S/o George W. & Elmira Wright King) 20. Martha J. King, born Feb. 19, 1863, died July 14, 1927 (D/o James Grover and Ruth Radford Angel) 21. Keturah King, born March 27, 1885, died Dec. 28, 1905 (Daughter of Jeff and Martha Angel King) 22. Unidentified grave just to right of George King's grave 23. George King, born Jan. 18, 1831, died April 26, 1900 (H/o Elmira Wright; Son of Margaret King) Co. C, 58 NC Inf. CSA 24. Maurie (Elmira) W. King born Oct. 16, 1835, died Feb. 6, 1936 (W/o George King; D/o Swinfield and Evangeline Griffith Wright) 25. Mary Jane King, born May 8, 1883, died July 30, 1973 (D/o Wm. J. & Martha Jane Edwards King) Note: The stone only states "In Memory of Aunt Mary". She would never tell her age. She would only say that she and President Harry Truman were born on the same day. 26. Richard A. King, born Jan. 11, 1888, died April 22, 1985 (S/o Wm. J. & Martha Jane Edwards King) 27. Thelma M. King, Born 1905, died 1 July 29,997 (D/o Sam & Lula BelleCole Mathis) 28. Martha E. King, born 1856,died 1925 (D/o Cornelius W. and Mary Polly Ray Edwards) 29. William J. King, born 1855, died 1939 (Son of George W. and Elmira Wright King) 30. Hazel McIntosh, born Feb. 10, 1919, died Oct. 28, 1925 (Daughter of Ellis and Sarah Cordelia"Sallie" King McIntosh) 31. Ellis McIntosh, born 1886, died 1957 (S/o Baxter amd Cordelia Wilson McIntosh) 32. Sally K. McIntosh, born 1884, died 1923 (D/o Wm. J. and Martha Edwards King) 33. Alice King Woodby, born May 1, 1892, died Nov. 27, 1989 (Wife of James Marion Woodby; Daughter of William J. and Martha Edwards King - Another Word for Grandmother is Love) 34. Bruce Woodby, born Sept. 17, 1918, died Aug. 31, 1942 (S/o Alice King Woodby) 35. Dave Hylemon, born Oct. 2, 1915, died March 24, 1976 (H/o June King Hylemon) (Son of Wash and Ann Morrow Hylemon) - Tec. 5, US Army WW II 36. Dora Faye King Esses, born Aug. 24, 1937, died Dec. 9, 1972 (D/o Richard and Thelma Mathis King) Loving Mother of Robin, Steven, Candice. She was the Rose of our home. 37. May Bell King, born 1931, died 1975 (W/o Reece King; D/o Richard and Thelma Mathis King) 38. Edna Merea King, born April 29, 1946, died April 21, 1947 39. Mildred Louise King, born and died May 9, 1940 (Ds/o Earl and Lillie Mae B.King) 40. Molt King, b. April 19, 1904, died June 8, 1955 (S/o Jeff and Martha J. Angel King) 41. Lula H. King, born June 18, 1909, Died December 26, 1995 (D/o Mr. & Mrs. Sam Higgins) 42. John Reece King, born Dec. 20, 1926, died Feb. 1, 1981 (Son of Molt and Lula Higgins King) PVT. US Army WW II 43. Bobby Joe Proffitt, born June 6, 1969, died Aug. 15, 1995 (Son of William Y. 44. Cynthia Raines Proffitt; GS/of Herbert & Rhoda Fender Proffitt; Wife of #43. 45. Rhoda Fender Proffitt, born 1913, died July 10, 1986 D/o John and Mary Bryant Fender; 2nd wife of Herbert Proffitt) 46. M. Herbert Proffitt, born 1886, died 1957 47. Florence P. Proffitt, born 1895, died 1941 (1st wife of Herbert Proffitt) 47. Junior Milton Silvers, born 1924, died 1964 (H/o Linda Hilemon Silvers; S/o Fred & May Garland Silvers) 48. Linda Silvers, born 1920, died 1997. (Wife of Junior Silvers; D/o C. W. and Ann Morrow Hilemon) 49. John Hilemon, born July 6, 1928, died Sept. 4, 1950 (Son of C.W. and Ann M. Hilemon) PFC US Army 50. Ann M. Hilemon, born 1897, died 1984 (Wife of C.W. Hilemon; D/o John and Nancy Morrow) 51. C. W. Hilemon, born 1878, died 1954 (Husband of Ann Hilemon; S/o Fed and Cordelia Hilemon) 52. T. Fulton Hughes, born 1888, died 1964 (H/o Lillie King Hughes; S/o Jerry & Margaret Wilson Hughes) 53. Lillie Hughes, born Aug. 18, 1889, died March 22, 1974 (Wife of Thomas Fulton Hughes; Daughter of Mitchell and Serena Radford King 54. Sam (Samuel C.) King, born March 19, 1873, died May 4, 1959 (S/o Mitchell and Serena Radford King) 55. J. Bernie King, born 1906, died 1969 (S/o Riley A. and Cora McIntosh King) 56. Nancy Victoria Lawhern King Keck, born 1915, died Feb. 2, 1997, (D/o Lonnie and Beulah Vaughn Lawhern) 57. John King, born February 5, 1920, died October 3, 1997 (Son of Riley and Cora McIntosh King) 58. Charlie King, born 1890, died 1975 (Son of Jeff and Martha Angel King) 59. Lizzie King, born 1889, died 1958 (D/o Young and Etta Harris Proffitt) 60. Bryan P. King, born Oct. 7, 1921, died March 11, 1979; S.Sgt. US Army WW II (Husband of Rene B. King; S/o Charlie and Lizzie Proffitt King) 61. Willie J."Bill" Shepherd, born Sept. 27, 1900, died Jan. 8, 1981 (S/o R. Oscar & Flora Hensley Shepherd) 62. Viola King Shepherd, born July 5, 1900, died Jan. 1, 1992 (D/o Jeff and Martha J. Angel King) Several graves marked only with field stones. Know to be buried in this cemetery, but in an unidentified grave -Possibly the grave to the right of George King's is: 63. Axie Beaver King Cousins, born about 1828, died after 1871. She was the wife of Samuel King. Sam was in the civil war and was either killed or died and his body was never returned. LOWER CEMETERY: To reach the Lower Cemetery go thru Upper cemetery and thru gate at lower side. Go down the hill a short distance to the Lower Cemetery. SURNAMES: HALL, HENSLEY, KING, PATE, RADFORD, SILVERS, WILSON 1. Ruth Pate, born Oct. 6, 1914, died May 6, 1978 (D/o Frank and Sallie Angel Pate) 2. Frank Pate, born 1863, died 1936 (Son of Robert Nat and Ellen Higgins Pate) 3. Sallie Pate, born 1868, died 1950 (Daughter of James and Ruth Radford Pate) 4. (Unidentified grave, marked with field stone- I believe this might be the grave of Robert (Nat) Pate 4. Ellen Hensley, born May 15, 1836, died May 29, 1928 (D/o John and Winnie Phillips Higgins; W/o Robert "Nat" Pate; W/o Thomas Radford; and W/o Lewis Hensley) 5. Atlas King Wilson, born July 7, 1906, died May 12, 1935 (W/o Ragan Wilson; D/o John and Sarah King) 6. Sarah Mae King, born May 14, 1875, died March 11, 1920 (Wife of John Melvin King; Daughter of Thomas and Ellen Higgins Radford) 7. Thomas Radford, born Sept. 1814, died March 30, 1881 (Husband of Ellen Higgins Radford; Son of Jesse and Anna Radford) 8. Serena King, born 1854, died 1920 (Daughter of Thomas and Polly Griffith Radford) 9. Mitchell King, born 1852, died 1937 (Son of Samuel and Axey Beaver King) 10. Jessie Mitchell Hall, born Aug. 26, 1891, died Feb. 28, 1919 (S/o J.W. and H.C. Hall) 11. John Wesley Hall, born June 9, 1866, died Sept. 12, 1917 (H/o Harriett; S/o Ivey & Serena Radford Hall) 12. Harriett Hall, born Feb.26,1867,died Feb.10,1934 (W/o John Hall (D/o Clark & Rachel Wright Cousins) 13. Ivy Hall, born December 27 1885, died Jan. 20, 1923; (Husband of Pansy Hollyfield; Son of John Wesley and Harriett Cousins Hall) 14. Sarah E. Hensley, born May 5, 1843, died January 10, 1884 - 40 yrs, 8 mos., 5 days 15. Baby Silvers, infant child of Linda and Junior Silvers. (Buried at lower side of cemetery. Has a little headstone but no engraving on it. This little grave always has flowers on it.) Known to be buried here in unidentified graves are: 16. Roscoe King, born July 21, 1894, died January 3, 1895 (Son of John and Sarah Radford King) 17. Charlie Wilson King, born April 11, 1873, died July 7, 1888 18. Robert Lee King, born December 31, 1878, died July 25, 1901. Charlie and Robert were sons of William and Martha Jane Edwards King) I was told by a family member that they were buried on the left side and just inside the gate. I wonder if the two graves marked with concrete crosses could be their graves.