YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Ray, Allen Cemetery ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives by: Gwen Bodford gbodford@yahoo.com ============================================================================ RAY CEMETERY: Location: Go 1.2 miles up Phipps Creek and turn right at graveled driveway just above Latt Stiles' house. Go .1 mile up this driveway. Park and walk up hill between edge of wooded area and shrubbery patch to top of hill. Condition: Good. SURNAMES: ALLEN, RAY 1. Unidentified baby grave 2. W.K. Ray 10-26-1869 - 2-5-1909 3. Unidentified - probably Laura Ray, w/o # 2 4 - 5 Unidentified (one grave is marked with old discarded stone of Samuel's 6. Nattie Dave Allen, 4-5-1904 - 12-22-1906, S/o # 7 & 8 7. Charlie M. Allen, 9-30-1876 - 5-24-1956, S/o Nathan & Jane Warrick Allen 8. Margaret Victoria Ray Allen, 10-21-1876 - 2-19-1969, W/o # 7, D/o David & Betty Ray (Death Cert. differs from stone - Stone states 1877) 9. Joe Y. Allen, 3-5-1879 - 3-8-1959, S/o Nathan & Jane Warrick Allen 10. Fannie J. Ray, 1-1-1883 - 2-27-1925, D/o Nathan Allen 11. Samuel R. Allen, 6-20-1862 - 2-6-1923, S/o Nathan & Jane Allen (Death Cert. gives name of wife as Sue Landen) 12. Margaret R. S. Allen, "Sue" 7-7-1863 - 12-22-1935, W/o # 11 (Married 5-22-1886) Said to be buried here are: 13. Samuel Chrisawn, 8-10-1873 - 5-19-1943, S/o Gus & Rillar Pittman Chrisawn, Husband of Laura Allen 14. Howard Chrisawn 15. Harold Chrisawn 3 other unidentified graves. November 2001