YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Piercy Cemetery ----¤¤¤---- PIERCY CEMETERY: Location: Turn up Sampson Branch and go about 1/2 mile. Just past Jack Tipton’s house take the logging road on the left to top of hill. At top of hill bear left and follow ridge to cemetery. Condition: Poor, not fenced and grown up in bushes SURNAMES: LEWIS, PETERSON, PIERCY 1. Luther Lewis - 11/26/1882 - 7/15/1910, possibly son of J.H. & Nora Lewis 2. Unmarked grave - possibly grave of John H. Lewis 3. Nora Lewis - 12/2/1858 - 5/15/1910, Wife of J. H. Lewis 4. Glora Gratia Lewis - 11/24/1887 - 1/9/1908, D/o J.H. & Nora Lewis 5. Jessie Myrtle Lewis - 5/4/1879 - 3/17/1892, D/o J. H. & Nora Lewis 6. Naomi Peterson - 3/16/1849 - 10/30/1888, 39 yrs. 7 mo. 14 days. 7. Plantena Piercy- 5/11/1813 - 4/12/1887, 74 yrs. 11 mo. 1 day. 8. Zackarias Piercy- 10/14/1807 - 1/24/1885 9. Sarah E. Piercy - 10/11/1820 - 7/30/1877, Wife of Zacharius Piercy There were 2 other graves marked with fieldstones. Note: Re: # 3 - John H. Lewis married Nora E Piercy on 2/14/1875 Re: # 6 - Moses Peterson married Naomi Piercy on 10/16/1870 Re: # 7 - According to 1880 census Plantenia is a sister to Zackarias. Census also shows two daughter: Desdemonia & Mary E. which might account for the other two graves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------