YANCEY COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - Woodby Cemetery ----¤¤¤¤---- Located at the head of Byrd Branch. Go past George Woodby's house and thru a gate on the right and meander up a very steep road about ¼ mile to top of mountain. Condition: Excellent, fenced and well maintained. SURNAMES; BRYANT, MILLER, MITCHELL, WOODBY 1. James L. (Lloyd) Woodby, 1825 - 1900 2. Susanna H. (Honeycutt) Woodby, 1837 - 1900 - (Footstone - "Grandparents"), (D/o Jacob who was the son of old pioneer, Moses Honeycutt)-from Lloyd Bailey. 3. James M. (Marion) Woodby, 1861 - 1942, (Son of # 1 & 2) 4. Eba Ann (Garland) Woodby, 1864 - 1919 "Erected and paid for by W.H.Woodby, Jr" (W/o # 3).) 5. Lloyd E. Woodby, 9-26-1946 - 10-1-1971 "and daughter" (S/o James Lloyd & Gladys Silvers Woodby) 6. Carleen Woodby, 3-15-1971 - 10-2-1971, (D/o # 5) 7. Charlie Woodby, 8-11-1927 - 5-3-1975, (Son of James Marion and Alice Lucinda King Woodby) (Alice is buried at King Cemetery at Elk Shoal Creek) 8. Mike "Like an angel standing in a shaft of light rising up to Paradise. I know you're gonna shine. Grateful Dead - Estimated Prophet-" (There has been a picture on the stone but it is no longer there) (I believe Mike was killed in auto accident) Foot Stone: Brother - J. Michael Woodby, 12-25-1957 - 1-26-1980 (S/o #7 & 9) 9. Evelyn Mitchell, 1931 - 2002 71 years (metal funeral home marker) (1st w/o # 7, D/o Charlie & Nora Bryant) 10. Malley Bryant, 8-3-1892 - 8-22-1974 "US Army" (S/o Bethel & Rhoda Bryant) 11. Emma B. Miller, 1889 - 1981 "We Miss You" (D/o Bethel & Rhoda Bryant, Wife of Jeremiah Miller, Mother to Edith (Mrs.George) Woodby) 12. Small circular granite marker with "S", said to be Bell Silvers' baby. 13. Small circular granite marker with "W" said to be Arland Woodby, S/o Luther Woodby (Approximately 25 other circular markers with "W" that marks graves of children and grandchildren of William Marion Woodby's first family - no names available) (There is/was a cemetery above the old home place that has two baby graves, Once had a fence with flowers planted around it but has been plowed over. 1. Infant of Wm. & Cynthia Woodby 2. Infant of Maphra & Turner Silvers) (Note in parentheses are from family records 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 ___________________________________________________________________