YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Captain David R. Ray Cemetery
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RAY (CAPT. DAVID M.) CEMETERY:  Location:  1.1 mile up Phipps Creek Road, turn 
left onto road # 1116  Turn left and cross the creek at 2nd driveway.  Walk up 
thru a pasture, bearing left, to the top of steep hill and cross a fence.  
This is directly above Charlie Proffitt's double-wide.  
Condition:  Fence in poor condition, grown up in weeds and littered with tree 
limbs.

SURNAMES:  RAY, GRIFFITH

1.  Capt. David  Ray, Co. B, 29th NC Inf.  CSA
    No dates on stone but the 1939-40 WPA census lists his name as Capt. 
    David M. Ray, born 1836, died 7-13-1908.

2.  Joseph Belgium Ray, 2-23-1880 - 4-10-1959, S/o David & Betty Ray

3.  Isaac H. Griffith, 9-22-1886 - 3-2-1956.
    S/o Jane Griffith, H/o Polly Ray Griffith.

    Polly and her grand-son died in Texas as result of fire. 
    Both are buried in Texas.

Note:  There is a grave to the right of David's between Joseph and David which 
could be Betty. There is a baby's grave at the foot of this grave.  2 other 
unmarked graves.

November 2001