CABANISS CEMETERY

Located in No. 6 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. about three miles
northwest of Shelby, N.C. and about 300 yards east of Highway No. 192,
leading from Shelby toward Marion via Polkville, N.C., and consisting of
only two marked graves with no evidence of any others.

Owner of Cemetery: Crawford Hicks Family

Approximate number of marked graves: 2
 Before 1914: 2
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: None

Earliest marked grave: George Cabiness, d. Jan. 7, 1846

General condition of cemetery: In bad condition with tombstones broken
and lying on the ground and out in a pasture.

Date of survey: Oct. 17, 1938
Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:


Cabiness, Martha
B. Mar. 28, 1802
D. Aug. 21, 1859
Aged: 57 years, 4 mos., 23 days

Cabiness, George, born in Virginia,
 Sept. 15, 1781
Died in North Carolina, Jan. 7, 1846
Aged: 64 years, 2 months, and 22 days

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