YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Peterson (Reuben) Cemetery ----¤¤¤¤---- From River Road in the Green Mtn. area turn onto Jacks Creek Road and go a mile or so to Bee Branch, almost immediately from Bee Branch turn left onto Hill Road. Go past three houses on the left to driveway adjacent to Fog Hollow and park at first house on the right. Cemetery is on top of the ridge to the left of this house in a grove of trees. Condition: Poor SURNAMES: PETERSON, TRAYLOR 1. Alexandra Traylor,(Alexander - born 1844) Died 10-11-1917 at age 73 2. Infant Child of Mr. & Mrs. Reuben Peterson, 4- - 1872 "Meet me in Heaven" 3. Infant Child of Mr. & Mrs. Reuben Peterson, , 6-30-1882 "Meet me in Heaven" 4. Polly Bailey Peterson, 1848 - 1924 (3-18-1849 - 2-26-1924 - 2nd wife of # 5, Mother of # 2 & 3, D/o John & Suckey Bailey) 5. Reuben Peterson, 4-25-1831 - 7-16-1916 (Date of death 7-26-1916, S/o Mosees & Polly McKinney Peterson) "Death is eternal life, why should we weep" 6. Polly Hampton Peterson, 1837 - 1868 (1st wife of # 5) (Married 1-1-1852) At least 6 graves marked with fieldstones 2 of graves marked with fieldstones are said by Claude Hughes to Lloyd Bailey to be: Reuben Hughes, 10/1895 - 1896(?) Mary Polly Hughes, born & Died 1896 ___________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________