YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Roland 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 ============================================================================ ROLAND CEMETERY Location: This cemetery is located in the Riverside area. Turn unto Jacks Creek Road (#1336); take first road to right (#1368- Fred Ayers Road) and go about a mile - Cemetery is located on a knoll just across from the Fred Ayers house. Condition: Good SURNAMES: AYERS, CARPENTER, CASSIDA, EVANS, LETTERMAN, ROBINSON, ROLAND, SHUFORD, THOMAS, WILSON 1. ROBERT W. WILSON, born 1883, died 1971 (Husband of Eunice L. Wilson) 2. MARY HANNAH WILSON, born 1927 3. OLA L. CARPENTER, born 1898, died 1915 4. FRED C. AYERS, born December 27, 1898, died January 29, 1994 5. DELL R. AYERS, born July 6, 1897, died July 10, 1988 6. ILA ESTELLE ROLAND, born July 14, 1901, died June 12, 1902 (Daughter of Wm. J and Ann Roland) 7. IVAN ROLAND, born July 3, 1903, died June 19,1932 (S/o W. J. and Ann Roland) 8. HANNAH SHUFORD, wife of W. J. Roland, born 1856, died 1898 9. WILLIAM J. ROLAND, born August 20, 1854, died February 13, 1929 10. JAMES H. ROLAND, born October 2, 1832, died August 12, 1920 11. SARAH A. ROLAND, W/o James H. Roland, b. Aug.15, 1832, died Dec. 18, 1926 12. ELLIS ROLAND, born 1860, died 1939 13. SARRAH JANE ROBINSON, born 1867 14. MOLLIE CASSIDA, born 1892, died 1960 15. JAMES W. CASSIDA, born January 26, 1924, died June 27, 1977 16. NORA (No Dates) 17. ALTHA R. THOMAS, born September 11, 1889, died December 31, 1968 18. ANN M. ROLAND, born June 26, 1873, died December 29, 1962 19. T. W. ROLAND, died September 2, 1899, Age 30 years, 1. month, 24 days 20. MAUDE W. ROLAND, born 1877, died 1905, wife of J. E. Roland 21. Infant CORNICE ROLAND, born 1905 22. MARY ELIZABETH ROLAND. born June 5, 1856, died May 12, 1936 23. KITTIE ROLAND LETTERMAN, born July 16, 1876, died December 18, 1918 (Dearest Loved One, We Have Laid Thee in the Peaceful Grave's Embrace But Thou Memory Shall Be Cherished Till We See Thy Heavenly Face) 24. ILA EVE LETTERMAN, D/o J.W.and Kittie Letterman, Born/died Nov. 5, 1907 25. LIZZIE ROLAND, born March 16, 1873, died August 27, 1905, W/o R. S. Roland 26. WAYMON C. EVANS, born December 03, 1924, died September 21, 1972 27. HERMAN H. EVANS, born May 4, 1935, died October 20, 1938 28. HAROLD LEE ROBINSON, born October 14, 1942, died Ocober 20, 1942 Son of Dallas and Marie Robinson 29. DALLAS ROBINSON, b. 1914 - Jan 15, 1999 30. GLEN C. EVANS, born February 20, 1890, died November 5, 1968 NC Pvt. Btry D. 13 Fld. Arty. WW I 31. CARRIE R. EVANS, born October 11, 1894, died October 11, 1976 15 unidentified graves marked with field stones.