ANDREW BEAM CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in No. 9 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on
the south side of Shelby-New Bethel Baptist Church Road on a knoll
overlooking old mill place on south side of Magness Creek and on the
original home site of pioneer Andrew Beam, now owned by estate of the
late David Beam, his grandson. The size of this cemetery is 50 x 100
feet.

Owner of Cemetery: The late David Beam estate

Approximate number of marked graves: 10
 Before 1914: 10
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: 9
 (There are nine unmarked graves with plain stones and apparently 6 or 8 without stones.)

Earliest marked grave: David Beam, d. 1842

General condition of cemetery: In bad condition with little or no attention shown it.

Date of survey: Jan. 11, 1839
Worker: Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:

Beam, David
B. May 1, 1842
Aged: 6 mos.

Beam, Infant son of
 John and Leanah
Aged: 6 mos.
[No dates]

Beam, Andrew
D. Sept. 1850
Aged: 14 yrs., 7 mos.

Beam, John
D. Nov. 15, 1851
Aged: 44 years and 5 mos.

Beam, Leanah
B. Dec. 25, 1812
D. July 20, 1897

Sane, Elizabeth
D. Jan. 28, 1852
Aged: 39 years

Beam, Martin Gaither
B. Mar. 28, 1868
D. Feb. 19, 1874

Beam, Infant son of
 John and Leanah
B. & D. Jan. 1852

Beam, Leanah, daughter of
 S. M. & N. E. Beam
B. Sept. 3, 1867
D. Oct. 16, 1868

Beam, Margaret A., daughter of
 S. M. & N. E. Beam
B. Nov. 28, 1868
D. Dec. 6, 1868

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This cemetery is among the many Cleveland cemeteries included on the Cleveland Count WPA Cemeteries CD,
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