BENJAMIN JUSTICE CEMETERY This cemetery is located in No. 7 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on lands of Forrest Eskridge three quarters of a mile south from John Wilson's on Highway No. 74 and about a quarter of a mile west of Beaver Dam Creek on side of a hill grown up with wild cherry and locust trees out in the field. Owner of Cemetery: Forrest Eskridge Approximate number of marked graves: 7 Before 1914: 7 After 1914: None Unmarked graves: 25 Earliest marked grave: Nancy Justice, d. May 3, 1816 General condition of cemetery: Very poor condition; grown up in trees with heavy undergrowth. Date of survey: Oct. 27, 1938 Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton Inscriptions: Justice, Nancy, consort of B. Justice D. May 3, 1816 in the 32nd year of her age Justice, Nancy C., daughter of B. & N. Justice D. Sept. 14, 1849 in the 12th year of her age B. B. B. 1773 D. 1848 (?) (Date obscure) Justice, M. E., daughter of B. & N. Justice B. April 26th ___________ D. June 4, 1846 Hamrick, Elizabeth D. Dec. 5, 1851 in her 22nd year * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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. All listings and cemeteries listings were made prior to 1940 and represent the conditions of that time. All information has been donated to the NCGenWeb Project but authors retain copyright protection under law. It may be referenced and briefly exerpted under the universal fair use doctrine. For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey CD, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm