ELLIS CHAPEL CEMETERY (COLORED)

This African-American cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C. in
No. 3 Township, one-half mile south of Patterson Springs, N.C.

Owner of Cemetery:  Ellis Chapel (Colored)

Approximate number of marked graves:  26
 Unmarked graves:   300

Earliest marked grave:  Lillie Lee Camp, d. Sept. 8, 1889

General condition of cemetery: Fair condition

Date of survey:  July 22, 1939
Workers:  Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:


Wesson, Lydia, wife of
  Levi Wesson
B.  Dec. 25, 1865
D.  Dec. 25, 1906

Legree, Walter, Lillie, and Addie,
  children of Walter & Lena Legree
(No dates)

Hamrick, Rachel, wife of
  Dock Hamrick
B.  1861
D.  1901

Hamrick, Dave, son of
  D. & R. Hamrick
B.  1901
D.  1902

Hamrick, Nancy
(No dates)

Harden, David W. son of
  Sam & Laura Harden
(No dates)

Strong, Frank
B.  1843
D.  1911

Ellis, A. N.
(No dates)

Decree, Jake
B.  1856
D.  1911

Miller, Daniel
B.  June 1, 1846
D.  May 15, 1906

Nance, George, son of
  Rev. J. B. & N. Nance
B.  1891
D.  1910

Wesson, Neal
B.  1829
D.  March 19, 1912

Wesson, Bessie
B.  Oct. 28, 1890
D.  Aug. 18, 1910

Wesson, Ester
B.  1837
D.  April 22, 1907

Rogers, Amanda
B.  Jan. 1872
D.  Jan. 13, 1911

Camp, Veola
B.  1892
D.  Nov. 19, 1895

Camp, Lillie Lee
B.  Sept. 3, 1889
D.  Sept. 8, 1889

Hamrick, Martha, wife of
  D. Hamrick
B.  1860
D.  1891

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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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