MARTIN GARNER (GARDNER) CEMETERY

This family cemetery is located in No. 9 Township, Cleveland County,
N.C. on the lands of H. Dick Spangler [*handwritten correction added to
read: A. Dick Spangler] about a quarter of a mile southeast of A. D.
Spangler residence of east side of the Shelby-Double Shoals Road in edge
of woods and some seven miles northwest of Shelby, NC.

Owner of Cemetery: H. Dick Spangler*

Approximate number of marked graves: 10
 Before 1914: 10
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: 20

Earliest marked grave: Martin Garner, d. April 25, 1824

General condition of cemetery: Apparently abandoned.

Date of survey: Not listed.
Workers: Forest B. Williams and Anson G. Melton

 The following data by P. Cleveland Gardner, County Historian:

"Martin Gardner, b. Nov. 17, 1793, d. April 25 1824; he was a twin
brother of Jerry Gardner. Martin Gardner was a son of the pioneer
settle, Thomas Gardner and wife, Ollie Martin. Martin Gardner had 5
brothers, to wit: William, Lewis, Jerry, Dave, and James L., and 6
sisters, to wit: Elizabeth, Rebecca, Leannah Gardner Vaughn, Jane
Gardner McCurry, and Carrie Gardner Grigg.

"Martin Gardner was married to Nancy Glasco, daughter of Thomas Glasco,
Aug. 16, 1821. He left a wife and two children, to wit: 1-Dellcenie
Gardner m. 1st James Moss, and m. 2nd Berry Mitcham. [No data on second
child.]

Following death of Martin Gardner, his widow married Will (Wilts) Martin
of Cleveland County; they had four children; and about 1845 they sold
said farm and moved to Mississippi. Some nine families left Cleveland
County for Mississippi with them, there were: Dave Gardner, Hoyle
Gardner, Elliott, London, Falls, et. al.

"Mrs. Susan Mitcham Wease, Lawndale, N.C., is a granddaughter of Martin
Gardner, and has his old family Bible.

"Moss, (infant) of James Moss and wife Dellcenie Gardner.

"Gardner (Infant), of Thomas L. Gardner and wife Mary Jane Williams.

"William (Buck) Vaughn, a Revolutionary soldier, was buried here, also
his son Spencer. Buck Vaughn married a Miss Eliza Perkins, of
Mecklenburg County, Va., and they moved to this section in 1803?

Spencer Vaughn had these children buried here: Columbus C. Vaughn b.
1838; d. 1859, Perry Vaughn & Alexander young sons. Also Lewis McKey
Ledford had a young son named Frank Ledford buried here. Spencer Vaughn
born in Mecklenburg Co., Va. 1800 d. May 1878, moved to N.C. with his
parents about 1800 along with Hamricks, Hords, Elliiotts & Doggetts.
His wife, Liannah Gardner, b. June 25, 1795, d. June 16,1881, buried
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was the daughter of Thomas Gardner
and wife, Ollie Martin.

Inscriptions:

Falls, Leonidas
B. Jan. 12, 1848
D. Dec. 6, 1853

Falls, William M.
B. Nov. 8, 1852
D. May 30, 1853

Moss, Sarah J.
D. Nov. 21, 1848
Aged: 7 years and 10 mos.

"Harrill 1859"
(Inscription on flint rock at grave)

"T. H. 1851"
(On flint stone at grave)

"C. C. V."
(On flint rock)

Gardner, Martin
D. April 25, 1824 in the
 31st year of his age.

Falls, Rachel E., wife of
 T. D. Falls
D. April 17, 1879
Aged: 61 yrs., and 7 ds.

Falls, Thomas D.
B. Mar. 4, 1815
D. July 13, 1871
Aged: 56 years, 4 mos., 9 ds.

Glassock, Edward [per text; Glascock?]
D. Sept. 3, 1858
Aged: 51 years

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