ABNER McAFEE CEMETERY

The cemetery is located in No. 3 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on
lands of Lamar Davis, about 500 yards north of Bettie Road, leading from
Earl, N.C. to Blacksburg, S.C.

Owner of Cemetery: Lamar Davis

Approximate number of marked graves: 4
 Before 1914:                        4
 After 1914:                         None
 Unmarked graves:                    8

Earliest marked grave: Margaret L. McAfee, d. June 16, 1841

General condition of cemetery:  Very poor condition, being in edge of
pasture with some of the markers broken in several pieces.

Date of survey: Oct. 13, 1938
Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:

McAfee, Charles
D. Sept. 1st (Year not given)
Aged: 5 mos., 8 days

McAfee, George W.
D. Mar. 17, 1848 in his
 16 year
McAfee, Abner
D. Dec. 1844
Aged: 71 years

McAfee, Margaret L.
D. June 16, 1841
Age: 1 year

(Mr.  Lamar Davis reports that Rev.  Thomas Dixon's grandfather is
buried here.)  (I am told that Abner McAfee was the father of Amanda
McAfee, who married Rev.  Thomas Dixon, Sr., and grandfather of Rev.
Amazi Clarence Dixon, one time pastor of the Spurgeon Tabernacle,
London, England; also the celebrated tom Dixon, author, playwright, and
lecturer, and Dr.  Delia Dixon Carroll.  Worker:  A. G. Melton) . 3
Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on lands of Lamar Davis, about 500
yards north of Bettie Road, leading from Earl, N.C. to Blacksburg, S.C.

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This cemetery is among the many Cleveland cemeteries included on the Cleveland Count WPA Cemeteries CD,
copyrighted 2008, by Ann K. Propst and Derick S. Hartshorn.
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