YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Peterson Hill Cemetery --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- LOCATION: From 19E about 3 miles west of Burnsville, turn onto Jacks Creek Road and go past Clearmont School turn onto Peterson Branch and then onto Hill Road. Go a short distance to top of the hill to cemetery. Condition: Very good SURNAMES: BAILEY, BEAM, BENNETT, COOPER, DOUGLAS, DUNCAN, EDWARDS, ELKINS, EVANS, FORSTER, HAREN, HARRIS, HENSLEY, HONEYCUTT, HOPSON, HOWELL, HUNEYCUTT, JOHNSON, KING, LOCKNER, MCCOURRY, MCCURRY, MURPHY PATE, PETERSON, RENFRO, SILVERS, STREET, STYLES, TIPTON, WHEELER, WHITSON 1. Clarence Wheeler, 2-2-1904 - 11-26-1979 "Beyond the sunset on Heaven's bright shore" 2. Lillie R. Wheeler, 10-13-1904 - 2-21-1990, W/o # 2 3. Isaac Wesley Johnson, 6-20-1909 - 8-27-2002 (S/o # 5 & 6) 4. Margie P. Johnson, 4-4-1912 - 8-30-1980, W/o # 3 5. Tina B. Johnson, 8-4-1872 - 1-11-1952, W/o # 6 6. Elihu Johnson, 10-21-1882 - 1-13-1970 7. Smith "Pete" Johnson, 5-18-1911 - 1-12-1996 8. Grace Johnson, 9-13-1915 - 6-10-1998, W/o # 7 (D/o Wm. & Texie Webb Thomas) 9. N. Ruby Renfro Johnson, 3-4-1939 - 10-23-2000, W/o # 10 10. Billy J. Johnson, 6-23-1936 - . 11. Johnny Pate, 9-22-1948 - 9-26-1948 12. Turner Silvers, 12-6-1939 - 13. Shirley Silvers, 10-9-1941 - 3-6-2001, W/o # 12 (D/o # 14 & 15) 14. Clifton J. Honeycutt, 3-21-1922 - 5-13-2003 15. Naomi Honeycutt, 4-17-1922 - W/o # 14 16. April Eliza Douglas, 11-15-1979 (Infant) Across the road from this portion is the larger and somewhat older cemetery: 17. Infant (Sargent) McCurry, 1-26-1954, (S/o # 20 & 21) 18. Infant (Kermit) McCurry, 1-11-1958 (S/o # 20 & 21) 19. Anna Lou McCurry, 4-9-1945 - 1-22-1959 (D/o # 20 & 21) 20. Voyd J. McCurry, 1-21-1918 - 2-11-1982 21. Daisy L. McCurry, 11-22-1917 - , W/o # 21 22. Kenneth B. McCurry, 9-29-1952 - 23. Robin Lea McCurry, 5-6-1959 - 11-19-1992, W/o # 22 (D/o H. D. & Alice Faye Wray) 24. Pearl Renfro, 7-8-1921 - , W/o # 25 25. Rex Renfro, 1-24-1920 - 11-4-1995 26. Nathan Renfro, 1898 - 12-17-1980 (S/o John & Eliza Honeycutt Renfro) 27. Allie Renfro, 1888 - 10-21-1972, W/o # 26 (D/o Jake & Martha Edwards Tipton) 28. Genevieve B. Forster, 1-8-1924- , W/o # 29 29. George E. Forster, 6-3-1920 - 1-18-1999 Footstone: George E. Forster AD1 US NAVY 30. Fulton Bennett, 1897 - 1990 (S/o Uriah & Naomi Peterson Bennett) 31. Inez P. Bennett, 1902 - 1986, W/o # 30 32. Geter C. Peterson, 4-4-1897 - 1-13-1971 33. June Bennett , 6-9-1921 - 4-24-1967 (D/o # 30 & 31) 34. Oliver Peterson, 12-6-1866 - 5-19-1967 (S/o Samuel & Nancy Whitson Peteson) 35. Hester Peterson, 12-20-1878 - 5-20-1946, W/o # 34 36. Ira Joel Peterson, 9-26-1978 - 9-26-1978 (S/o Iria Joe & Edna Briggs Peterson) 37. John G. Peterson, 1884 - 1966 (S/o # 34 & 35) 38. Mary J. Peterson, 1894 - 1993, W/o # 37 (D/o John & Sallie Webb Renfro) 39. Fred Peterson, 6-11-1920 - 10-10-1991 Footstone: SGT US ARMY WW II (S/o # 37 & 38) 40. Violet Peterson, 10-11-1923 - , W/o # 39 41. Lucille E. Peterson, 1-23-1922 , W/o # 42 42. Ike S. Peterson, 6-2-1913 - 3-2-1992 43. Tyanna Ray Peterson, 10-23-1955 - 10-25-1982 (W/o Steve, D/o Biss & Edna Williams Ray) 44. Wayne Peterson, 8-3-1942 - 8-9-1968 - Married 2-24-1962 (S/o Ike & Lucille Elliott Peterson) 45. Shirley Peterson, 8-25-1945 , W/o 44 46. Peggy D. Peterson, 1-31-1944 - 12-15-1961 (D/o Ike & Lucille Elliott Peterson) 47. Ponald Peterson, 5-14-1947 -5-16-1947 48. Infant Girl, 8-31-1954 - 8-31-1954 49. Lydia P. Duncan, 1901 - 1981, W/o # 50, (D/o # 54 & 55) 50. Clyde E. Duncan, 1903 - 1964 (S/o John & Loretta Honeycutt Duncan) 51. Calvin Evans, 10-31-1902 - 9-19-1987 (S/o James & Myra Fox Evans) 52. Annie Peterson Evans, 8-23-1907 - 2-17-2001, W/o # 51, (D/o # 54 & 55) 53. Lloyd Ray Evans, 1925 - 1934 (S/o Calvin & Annie Peterson Evans) 54. Ida R. Peterson, 5-2-1888 - 2-20-1958, W/o # 55 (D/o John & Sallie Webb Renfro) 55. John K. Peterson, 8-23-1880 - 5-8-1928 (S/o Sam & Nancy Whitson Peterson) 56. Luther Renfro, 8-26-1906 - 6-1-1986 (S/o John & Elizabeth Honeycutt Renfro) 57. Carrie Peterson Renfro, 10-15-1903 - 58. Rock 59. Sally Webb, W/o John Renfro, 1847 - 1946 (D/o Wilkes & Mary Ann Bennett Webb) 60. John Renfro, 1854 - 12-28-1928 age 74 years (S/o Wm. & Betsy Garland Renfro) 61. Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Renfro, 12-18-1931 (Gaither & Bell Peterson Renfro) 62. Fay Renfro, 3-1-1925 - 3-5-1933 (D/o B. S. & Mira Higgins Renfro) 63. Atlas, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. D .M. Peterson, 5-24-1921 - 7-14-1923 64. Peterson Babies - Boyd 65. Peterson Babies - Lloyd 66. Rock 67. Rock 68. Edward, Son of Mr. & Mrs. B. M. Peterson, 2-16-1918 - 2-20-1918 69. Nancy Mariah, W/o Samuel Peterson, 3-27-1853 - 10-29-1918 (D/o Abe & Sallie Hensley Whitson) 70. Samuel Peterson, 5-7-1840 - 11-21-1925, 85 years, 6 months, 14 days 71. Minnie Deaton Peterson, 3-20-1881 - 8-19-1913 72. Carson Peterson, 2-12-1911 - 7-14-1919 (S/o Dosser & Minnie Deyton Peterson) 73. Twin Baby Girls, born and died 1913 (Daughters of Doser & Minnie Deyton Peterson) 74. Rock 75. Rock 76. Barbara Jean, Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Harris, 2-25-1941 - 2-27-1941 77. Imigene, D/o of Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Harris - 4-29-1944 78. Ivan Whitson, 1-22-1920 - 5-16-1977, PFC US ARMY WW II, (S/o Ike & Pansy Deyton Whitson) 79. Betty Whitson, W/o # 78 80. Suckie Lockner, 2-19-1882 - 10-14-1964, W/o # 81 81. Wm. C. Lockner, 9-17-1881 - 9-19-1974 (S/o Mathias & Hannah Wilhide Lockner) 82. Howard Dee Hensley, 1-22-1933 - 2-23-2005 (Married 10-22-1955) (S/o Rufus & Edgel Wilson) 83. Frances H. Hensley, 10-21-1939 - ,W/o # 82 84. Clifford Hopson, 7-5-1905 - 3-26-1991 (S/o Rev. Garrett & Julie Stevens Hopson) 85. Noro D. Hopson, 12-19-1905 - 8-10-1976, W/o # 84 (D/o James & Cora Hampton Deyton) 86. Bertie Fox King, 5-3-1898 - 7-18-1985 87. Robert Whitson, Jr., 2-2-1929 - . 88. Wanda B. King Whitson, 5-21-1932 -7-10-2003, W/o # 87 (D/o Tom & Bertie Fox King) 89. Nancy Roberta Whitson, 6-26-1955 - 6-6-1967, Daughter of Robert & Wanda Whitson 90. Emma Whitson, 1911 - 1971 (D/o Jule & Pollie Peterson Whitson) 91. Jule W. Whitson, 12-20-1867 - 11-10-1945 (S/o Isaac & Debby Honeycutt) 92. Pollie Whitson, 11-23-1866 - 9-6-1931 93. M. W. Whitson, 7-9-1885 - 9-30-1927 94. Rock 95. Rock 96. Rock 97. Rock 98. Willie Samuel, Son of Z.G. and L. J. Harrell, 1-6-1908 - 4-19-1912 99. Rock 100. Rock 101. Rock 102. Curtis, infant son of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Peterson, 8-12-1936 103. Virginia, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J.S.Peterson, 5-24-1917 104. Isaac, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Peterson, 4-5-1919 - 9-18-1919 105. Charles Whitson, 2-15-1899 - 5-14-1934 106. Edgar Lee, S/o Mr. & Mrs. Jake Tipton, 5-7-1936 - 5-14-1937 107. Louise, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Jake Tipton, 2-7-1934 - 3-13-1934 108. James B. Peterson 1889 - 1958 109. Lola Peterson, 4-11-1906 - 8-28-1984 110. Cermet Peterson, 6-19-1935 - 6-20-1935 111. Lissie Peterson, 2-28-1862 - 12-1-1930, W/o # 112 112. Moses J. Peterson, 11-15-1848 - 9-26-1941 113. Rock 114. Rock 115. Rock 116. Rock 117. Rock 118. Rock 119. Polly Huneycutt, 1831 - 1878 120. Broken 121. Rock 122. Faye Wilson Bailey, 5-8-1921 - 10-7-1996 123. Robert Keith Peterson, 10-21-1971 - 1-6-1992 (S/o Herman & Wanda Renfro Peterson) 124. Tice Peterson, 1-26-1894 - 6-12-1980 (S/o Allen & Hannah Lockner Peterson) 125. Zora Peterson, 3-16-1900 - 6-22-1990, W/o # 124 (D/o Jim & Lou Smith Deyton) 126. Walter Beam, 1941 - 1985 (S/o Wm. & Essie Bennett Beam) 127. Howard Beam, 9-7-1925 - 128. Mary Lee Beam, 8-11-1928 - 2-15-1984, W/o # 127 (D/o Ike & Pansy Deyton Whitson) 129. Jack F. Styles, 11-3-1936 - 6-3-1976 130. Patricia V. Styles, 2-14-1947 - , W/o # 129 131. W. F.(Finley) Peterson, 2-19-1876 - 2-18-1936 (S/o Nelson & Trissie Bennett Peterson) 132. Rock (Rounded ) "Unknown" 133. Paul Howell, 1921 - 1936 134. Henry Howell, 1847 - 1934 (S/o James & Asinthia Thomas Howell) 135. Myra Howell, 1840 - 1920 (D/o Thomas & ??? Bryant) 136. Jesse E. Howell, 1875 - 1962 ( S/o Henry & Myra Bryant Howell) 137. Margaret Howell, 1882 - 1966 138. Rannie Howell, 1862 - 1944 139. Mittie Howell, 6-8-1912 - 6-16-1912 140. Walter Howell, 6-19-1904 - 7-30-1908 141. Dorothy Cooper, 3-9-1908 - 5-10-1908 142. Rock 143. Rock 144. M. Peterson, 4-20-1848 - 6-17-1918 (S/o Moses & Polly McKinney Peterson) 145. In Memory of Moses Peterson,4-14-1794 - 8-1-1879 146. Poly Peterson, 12-8-1799- 9-2-1882 147. S. S. Peterson, 10-15-1824 - 3-13-1902, 77 yrs. 4 mos. 28 days 148. Nelson Peterson, 2-23-1851 - 2-23-1903 149. Bettie M. Peterson, 2-19-1830 - 4-22-1907, 77yrs 2mos. 3 days 150. Rock 151. Jack Peterson, 12-15-1928 - 11-17-1932 (S/o Dave & Etta McCurry Peterson) 152. Pauline Peterson 1-2-1916 - 6-1-1991 (D/o Dave & Etta McCurry Peterson) 153. David J. Peterson, 1886 - 1966 ( S/o Moses & Naomi Piercy Peterson) 154. Etta Mc. Peterson, 1889 - 1965 (D/o Sidney & Nancy Renfro McCurry) 155. Helen Peterson - 156. Brite Peterson, 2-10-1918 - 5-18-1968 157. Homer Peterson, 3-16-1922 - 9-29-1944. NC PVT 51 ARMD INF BN 4 ARMD DIV WW II 158. Birdella C. Peterson, 5-27-1897 - 4-8-1995, W/o # 159 (D/o John & Martha Bennett Cooper) 159. Criss Peterson, 3-8-1895 - 10-9-1979 (S/o Mose & Malissa Honeycutt Peterson) 160. Mae Cooper Elkins, 3-9-1909 - 2-26-1957 161. Arthur Cooper, 1882 - 1972 (S/o John & Martha Bennett Cooper) 162. Oma H. Cooper, 1884 - 1976, W/o # 161 (D/o Fin & Rosie Bennett Horton) 163. Taylor J. Cooper. 11-22-1924 - 6-17-1980, (S/o # 161 & 162) 164. Joel Cooper, US ARMY AIR CORPS, WW II 1919 - 1995 165. Dock Cooper, 4-17-1917 - 12-31-2004 Married 6-13-1936 166. Cara Thomas Cooper, 11-25-1911 - , W/o # 165 167. Roy Cooper, 8-19-1903 - 3-27-2000, (S/o 161 & 162) 168. Birdie W. Cooper, 5-1-1919 - 6-23-2000, W/o 167, (D/o John & Annie Bennett Whitson) 169. Arthur B. Cooper, 1943 - 1962 170. Malissie Murphy, 6-26-1856 - 3-12-1941 171. Rock 172. Rock 173. Rock 174. Viney Pate, 3-18-1886 - 6-17-1908 175. Hannah Pate, 3-9-1884 - 4-22-1910 176. Rebecca Pate, 1-9-1891 - 1-29-1913 177. Rock 178. Rebecca Street, 1901 - 1982 179. Bessie S. Pate, 8-5-1911 - 2-11-1969 180. Uriah R. Pate, 12-29-1884 - 11-14-1965 (S/o Perry & Annie Street Pate) 181. Nathan Pate, 11-9-1901 - 10-22-1960 (S/o of Perry & Annie Street Pate) 182. Hattie S. Pate, 5-22-1907 - 3-29-1964, W/o 181 183. Simmon Street - dates unreadable 184. Betty Pate, 12-15-1946 - 1-27-1951 185. Perry Pate, 5-20-1864 - 6-6-1951 186. Annie, wife of James Perry Pate, 10-24-1865 - 12-26-1944 187. Hester B. Hensley - funeral home marker 188. Amy P. McCourry, 1905 - 1976, W/o # 189 189. Clayton R. McCourry, 1902 - 1983 190. Trula B. Pate, 4-2-1927 - 191. Naff Pate TECH 5 US ARMY WW II 3-6-1921 - 6-2-1988 (S/o Nathan & Stella Whitson) 192. Alzie Peterson, 10-1-1888 - 6-9-1970 (D/o Clayburn & Elizabeth Bennett Johnson) 193. Harrison Peterson, 10-8-1889 - 1-6-1971 (S/o Budger & Malissa Honeycutt Peterson) 194. Landon R. Peterson, 1906 - 1964 195. Grady Whitson, 1-28-1923 - 7-26-1978 196. Oma Whitson, 1-27-1926 - , W/o # 195 197. Timothy Larry Edwards, 1-12-1968 - 8-21-1996 (Information in parentheses is from death certificates or other sources) ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________