YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Penland Cemetery --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- LOCATION: From Burnsville turn on 197S and go about 7 miles, cross river and follow road to the right to the cemetery. Condition: Good SURNAMES: BRYAN, BURLESON, CALLOWAY, CHAPMAN, HARRIS, HENSLEY, MCMAHAN, PENLAND, PRICE, RAY, RIDDLE, ROBINSON STYLES, THACKER 1. James Robinson, 2-28-1916 - 8-28-1999 2. Addie L. Robinson, 12-6-1919 - 6-5-1981, W/o # 1 3. William Edgar Bryan, 12-29-1937 - 11-8-1974-US AIR FORCE (S/o Fred & Bessie Bryan) 4. William Claude Harris, 4-29-1910 - 8-30-1982 (S/o Fulton & Laura Penland Harris) 5. W. A. J. McMahan, 9-12-1885 - 1-6-1969 6. Savannah P. McMahan, 11-27-1884 - , W/o # 5 7. Violet P. Styles, 2-6-1915 - 4-23-1995, W/o # 8 (D/o Arcemus & Alice McMahan Penland) 8. Oscar. L. Styles, 12-2-1913 - 8-30-1996 " Married 8-24-1935" (S/o John & Lala Cooper Styles) 9. Elzora McMahan, 7-1-1896 - 8-13-1981 D/o Willard & Sallie Hensley McMahan) 10. Jesse R. Penland, 11-27-1846 - 10-12-1931 "CO G 3 NC MTD INF" (S/o A. & Polly Ray Penland) 11. Mary Y. Penland, 6-8-1857 - 3-13-1931, W/o # 10 "Not lost but gone before" 12. Emma Burleson, 5-30-1903 - 10-8-1990 "Have Faith in God" 13. Oscar Hensley, 12-31-1913 - 4-30-1992 "Married 12-23-1933" Footstone: JOHN OSCAR HENSLEY, PVT US ARMY WW II(S/o Elbert & Sally Penland Hensley) 14. Vergie Hensley, 5-6-1916 - 7-2-2002, W/o # 13 15. Walter E. Ray, 12-30-1904 - 2-12-1965 "God Knows Best" (S/o Marion & Sarah Ray) 16. Olive L. Ray, 2-11-1909 - 10-25-1946 "We Miss Thee" 17. Mary P. Hensley, 1886 - 1958 (D/o Wesley & Amanda Price Penland) 18. Garrett G. Hensley, 1880 - 1966 (S/o Charlie & Sarah Banks Hensley) 19. Monroe Alvin Thacker, 10-12-1951 - 5-10-1952 20. W. H. 21. William P. Riddle, 8-8-1843 - 5-3-1924 (S/o Ben & Nellie Austin Riddle) 22. Monroe Thacker, 9-1-1918 - 8-30-1981 Footstone: MONROE THACKER, CPL US ARMY WW II (S/o Bascomb - Virginia Newsom Thacker) 23. Lora Lee Thacker, 10-26-1916 - 5-3-2001, W/o # 22 (D/o John Ransom & Samantha Penland Riddle) 24. Claude Riddle, 1923 - 2003, age 80 (S/o Ransom & Samantha Penland Riddle) 25. Plato Wesley Riddle, 1919 - 1977, TEC 5 US ARMY WW II (S/o Ransom & Samantha Penland Riddle) 26. Alma, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Harris, 8-23-1916 - 10-13-1916 "We will meet again" 27. Samantha Riddle, 1890 - 1968 , W/o # 28 (D/o Wesley & Amanda Price Penland) 28. J. Ransom Riddle, 1889 - 1956 "Gone but not forgotten" (S/o Wm. & Addie Dellinger Riddle) 29. Arnold W. Riddle, 12-17-1909 - 11-7-1922 (S/o Ransom & Samantha Penland Riddle) 30. Alma Riddle, 3-15-1914 - 3-23-1976(D/o Ransom & Samantha Penland Riddle) 31. S. Bart Penland, 1879 - 1950 (S/o Jesse & Mary Young Penland) 32. Sally R. Penland 1881 - 1967, W/o # 31 (D/o Garrett & Margaret Ray ) 33. Maggie Penland, 6-11-1900 - 9-25-1908 "Safe in the arms of Jesus" 34. Jesse Penland, 1-16-1904 - 3-17-1904 35. Kye Hensley, 1880 - 1918 36. Mary Hensley, 1897 - 1898, "Lamb of God" 37. Rachel Hensley, no dates 38. Andrew Hensley, 1891 - 1920 39. Albert Zenas, S/o of Mr & Mrs. Zenas Penland 3-28-1912 - 4-2-1917 40. Margaret Penland, 4-24-1883 - 3-18-1953 41. Andrew Penland, 10-23-1875 - 9-20-1890 42. Julia Penland, 3-6-1880 - 2-1-1900 43. Dora Haney, 8-8-1901 - 2-2-19?? 44. Ida Haney, 6-19-1878 - 1-28-1902 45. Marie Wahl Penland, 1-21-1890 - 9-25-1955 46. Zenas Penland, 1885 - 1970 47. Carl William Penland, 4-12-1916 - 7-9-1993 "We Love You Papaw" 48. Anne Penland, 8-2-1921 - 11-21-1997, W/o # 47 (D/o Ephriam & Bertha Styles Black) 49. Homer Jerome Penland, 2-20-1920 - 2-7-1993 50. James Penland, 11-1924 - 2-1979 51. May W. Penland, 11-12-1888 - 12-30-1972 52. W. A. Penland, 5-6-1888- - 10-21-1947 53. Amanda Price, W/o of J. W. Penland, 1-21-1855 - 4-12-1946 54. J. W. Penland, 3-29-1849 - 12-8-1932 "His memory is blessed" 55. Cemanlua ? Penland, 1-26-1854 - 9-23-1880 56. Ambrose Penland, 1-18-1880 - 9-15-1880 (S/o Absalom & Lucinda Penland) 57. Absalom Penland, 6-1-1808 - 6-4-1895 87 yrs. 3 days 58. Hettie Lou Penland, 2-22-1906 - 9-13-1914 59. W.E. Hensley. 9-20-1860 - 1-22-1930 (S/o James & Sallie Wilson Hensley) 60. Sallie Hensley, 1875 - 1952 (D/o Jess and Mary Young Penland) 61. Willard McMahan, 6-21-1877 - 10-9-1900 62. Flora McMahan, 6-22-1894 - 7-20-1894 63. Jesse J. Hensley, 5-17-1911 - 9-12-1912 "Safe in the arms of Jesus" 64. Infant of S. S. Hensley 65. Mary E. Hensley, 11-26-1881 - 7-22-1898 66. 9 marked with fieldstones 67. Polly Calloway, 1-18-1921 - 12-17-1985 68. Jimmy Calloway, 10-21-1949 - 11-6-2001, S/o # 67 69. Rock 70. Caroline Price, 7-9-1886 - 7-9-1915 71. Joseph Chapman, 1887 - 1887 72. Robert L. Chapman, 1850 - 1892 73. Emily E. Chapman 1-18-1854 - 4-23-1898 74. John H. Chapman, 6-22-1875 - 12-8-1903 75. John Calloway, NC PVT HQ 4 SERVICE COM WW II, 7-6-1906 - 1-26-1961 (Information in parentheses is from death records, census records or other sources. Some of the names and dates in the older section were very hard to read. I relied on a 1977 survey by Charles Hutchins to help with some of them. ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________