HOPEWELL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY This church cemetery is located in Rutherford County, N.C. adjoining Cleveland County, N.C. Township No. 8, one and a half mile from Cleveland County Line, being two and a half miles west of New House, N.C. Owner of Cemetery: Hopewell Methodist Church Approximate number of marked graves: 39 Unmarked graves: 33 Earliest marked grave: Mary S. Martin, d. Sept. 28, 1897 General condition of cemetery: Very well kept. (There is now under construction a beautiful brick church building at Hopewell.) Date of survey: Sept. 27, 1939 Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton Inscriptions: Long, Fay E. B. April 10, 1897, "died in Pranthray, France, Dec. 23, 1917. 82nd Div. 321st Field Artilery. World War." Long, Samuel R. B. Oct. 31, 1895 "Killed in Argonne, France, Oct. 4, 1918. 1st div. Co. G. 18th Inf. World War." Martin, Mary S., daughter of A. C. & Mary Martin B. Sept. 17, 1863 D. Sept. 28, 1897 Doty, L. Louise, daughter of C. B. & D. V. Doty B. Sept. 16, 1901 D. Mar. 9, 1907 Doty, Infant son of C. R. & D. V. Doty B. & D. June 13, 1910 Bowen, Texy A., wife of D. H. Bowen B. Oct. 1, 1862 D. Dec. 2, 1897 Blankenship, Maude V., wife of C. M. Blankenship B. Aug. 16, 1887 D. Jan. 22, 1910 Lee, A. B. B. Jan. 8, 1874 D. Aug. 30, 1904 Lee, W. W. (Known as Williamson Lee. Worker, A. G. Melton.) B. Aug. 16, 1840 D. April 6, 1912 Lee, Sarah, wife of W. W. Lee B. Sept. 21, 1933 D. Feb. 23, 1906 Ramsey, Callie E. Green, wife of M. C. Ramsey B. Aug. 31, 1875 D. Feb. 11, 1908 Ramsey, Alma, daughter of M. C. & Callie Ramsey B. July 31, 1905 D. Jan. 26, 1907 Atkins, A. D. B. Sept. 15, 1818 D. Mar. 19, 1904 Aged: 85 years, 6 mos., 4 ds. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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