JACOB FULENWIDER CEMETERY This cemetery is located in No. 6 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on the side of a hill about five miles southwest of Shelby, N.C. and about 150 yards east of Buffalo Creek, approximately 40 feet square surrounded by a rock wall. Legend has it that some of the deceased had money interred with them, particularly the grave of Wm. Roberts has been opened and only partly refilled. Owner of Cemetery: Mrs. John Roberts Approximate number of marked graves: 5 Before 1914: 5 After 1914: None Unmarked graves: None Earliest marked grave: Cynthia E. Fulenwider, d. Aug. 30, 1833 General condition of cemetery: The graves are out in the woods and are in bad condition; one or more having been excavated evidently for gold without being refilled. Date of survey: Jan. 6, 1939 Worker: Anson G. Melton Inscriptions: Fulenwider, Mary Margaret D. Aug. 28, 1847 Aged: 14 years, 5 months, and 10 days Roberts, William B. Sept. 10, 1796 D. Oct. 4, 1866 Roberts, Mary M. D. Aug. 27, 1847 Aged: 52 years Fulenwider, Jacob D. Mar. 28, 1837 Aged: 49 years Fulenwider, Cynthia E., infant of Jacob and Mary M. Fulenwider D. Aug. 30, 1835 Aged: 7 weeks Fulenwider, John F. D. Aug. 29, 1854 Aged: 37 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 represents 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