DAVID HARDIN CEMETERY This cemetery is located in No. 3 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. about two miles south of Shelby and 2½ miles west of Patterson Springs, N.C., some 300 yards southwest of old bill Hogue home place, and about same distance from the residence of C. C. Allen, and being approximately 75 yards south of san clay road leading from Patterson Springs to a point in Highway No. 18 near Zoar Baptist Church and being situated just east of a country road leading from said Patterson Springs road to No. 3 Consolidated School near Earl, N.C. Owner of Cemetery: C. C. Allen Approximate number of marked graves: 11 Before 1914: 11 After 1914: None Unmarked graves: 3 Earliest marked grave: David Hardin, d. June 14, 1811 General condition of cemetery: Shows neglect, many tombstones being broken apart and the readings thereon are difficult to decipher. Date of survey Oct. 12, 1938 Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton Inscriptions: Hardin, Plato D. D. Mar. 30, 1874 Age: Eight years and six months Weaver, William M., Infant son of S. J. & Margaret Weaver B. Oct. 24, 1860 D. Dec. 9, 1964 Hardin, Lucy B., wife of D. D. Hardin D. Oct. 11, 1855 Age: 40 years and 1 mo. Hardin, Davy Davis, son of D. D. Hardin D. Sept. 14, 1843 Age: 1 year, 7 mos. Hardin, Cicero D. Sept. 20, 1875 Age: 2 years and 9 mos. Hardin, Abel D. July 2, 1830 Aged: 51 years Hardin, David D. June14, 1811 Aged: 62 years Hardin, Hannah, wife of David Hardin D. Dec. 14, 1831 Aged: 64 years Thompson, Margaret, wife of Abel Hardin D. Aug. 14, 1866 Aged: 78 years Hardin, Rhomulous M. S. D. Nov. 12, 1859 Aged: 16 years Hardin, Davis D. Mar. 7, 1842 Aged: 24 years, 4 mos, and 5 days * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 contions of that time. All information has been donated to the NCGenWeb Project but retains copyright protection by the authors. It may be referenced and briefly exerpted under the universal fair use doctrine. For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm