MT. HARMONY M. E. CHURCH CEMETERY

This church cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C. in Township
No. 8, 15 miles north of Shelby on sand-clay road leading to Highway No.
190, on south side of road, 3 miles east of Hollis, N.C., and 5 miles
north of Polkville, N.C.

Owner of Cemetery: Mt. Harmony M. E. Church

Number of marked graves: 66
 Before 1914: 51
 After 1914: 15
 Unmarked graves: 175

Earliest marked grave: Fanny Willis, d. June 1822

Condition: In fair condition.

 Miss Susan Lattimore says that according to tradition a number of slaves are buried in this cemetery.

Date of survey: June 12, 1939
Worker: Forest Williams

Inscriptions:

Hunt, Rebecca
B. Nov. 11, 1792
D. Mar. 21, 1865
Aged: 72 years

Willis, Jessie R.
B. Jan. 9, 1825
D. Jan. 8, 1889

Willis, Agness
B. Oct. 30, 1812
D. May 25, 1907
Aged: 94 years, 6 months, 25 days

Ledford, Sarah, wife of P. G. Ledford
B. 1865
D. 1887

Scott, Dr. James G.
D. Jan. 6, 1848
Aged: 54 years

Torrence, John F.
D. Sept. 1843
Aged: 4 months

Willis, Fanny
D. June 1822
Aged: 29 years

Eves, Emma Lee
D. Oct. 7 1902
[No other data.]

Eaves, Wm. Kenneth
B. Dec. 26, 1898
D. Nov. 2, 1903

Mode, Lenora, daughter of J. C. & N. J. Mode
B. Aug. 5, 1872
D. Oct. 16, 1878

Mode, Laura, daughter of J. C. & N. J. Mode
B. Mar. 7, 1875
D. Mar. 27, 1876

Mode, J. C.
B. Mar. 12, 1848
D. Mar. 12, 1888

Eaves, Lawson Geo. (Buried at Rutherford College)
B. Aug. 1873
D. Sept. 1887

Eaves, Nora Wells
B. Oct. 1863
D. Nov. 1881

Eaves, Ada North
B. Nov. 1879
D. Sept. 1901

Eaves, Laura Lee
B. Jan. 1871
D. Feb. 1871

Lawson, Loula Kate
B. Mar. 1878
D. Oct. 1878

Whisnant, David
D. Aug. 24, 1879
Aged: 79 years, 4 months, 7 days

Eaves, Mary Wells
B. Sept. 1840
D. April 1092

Wells, Robert C.
B. Feb. 21, 1835
D. July 13, 1910
Aged: 75 years, 4 months, 22 days

Wells, Lewis M. J. K.?
B. June 12, 1840
D. Killed May 2, 1853 [1863?] in Battle at Chancellorsville, Va.

Wells, William C., son of
 J. K. & M. Y. Wells
D. Aug. 3, 1854
Aged: 20 years, 8 months, 20 days

Wells, Mary Y.
B. Nov. 25, 1806
D. Sept. 8, 1886

Wells, John K.
D. Oct. 28, 1876
Aged: 72 years, 6 months, 18 days

Lattimure [per text-Lattimore?], S. S. and his two infants [No dates on infants.]
B. Sept. 21, 1839
D. Sept. 1862

Gidney, Robert E., son of
 S. S. & C. S. Gidney
D. Oct. 21, 1854
Aged: 26 years, 18 days

Gidney, Cynthia S., wife of
 Samuel Gidney
D. Aug. 10, 1854
Aged: 47 years

Gidney, Samuel
D. June 12, 1848
Aged: 58 years, 1 month

Wells, Mary H.
D. June 16, 1832
[No other data.]

Wells, Jemima, wife of
 Robert Wells
D. July 27, 1867
Aged: 94 years

Wells, Robert
D. Aug. 1, 1853
Aged: 80 years

Withrow, James
D. Dec. 25, 1877
Aged: 76 years, 9 months, 7 days

Withrow, Erixana Caroline, wife of
 James Withrow
B. Dec. 22, 1802
D. July 4, 1885
Aged: 82 years, 6 months, 12 days

Withrow, J. C.
D. June 2, 1895
Aged: 58 years

Willis, Mary
B. Aug. 5, 1838
D. Aug. 26, 1919

Willis, Joseph W.
B. Jan. 23, 1827
D. Jan. 27, 1892
Aged: 65 years, 4 days

Willis, Ozine
B. June 18, 1868
D. April 14, 1886

Whisnant, Sophia J., wife of
 Dr. F. W. Whisnant
B. Mar. 18, 1870
D. Sept. 10, 1905

Hunt, Essie L., daughter of
 J. J. & E. E. Hunt
B. Dec. 25, 1874
D. Mar. 12, 1891

Hunt, Anna D., daughter of
 J. J. & E. E. Hunt
B. Dec. 24, 1883
D. June 5, 1885

Hunt, J. J.
B. Dec. 18, 1850
D. Jan. 6, 1921

Hunt, E. E.
B. 1852
D. 1922

Martin, Francis
D. Mar. 10, 1835 in her
 52nd year

Martin, Sarah
D. July 1829 in her
 7th year

Hunt, Martin J.
B. July 17, 1839
D. Jan. 11, 1859

Black, James
D. Sept. 26, 1827
Aged: 72 years

Black, Rachel, wife of
 James Black
Aged: 86 years
(No dates)

Whisnant, Geo.
D. Jan. 3, 1861
Aged: 38 years

Whisnant, Adam
Dec. 5, 1849
Aged: 27 years
[Date of birth or death not
 specified.]

Whisnant, Frederick
D. Oct. 11, 1849
Aged: 20 years, 5 months, 24 days

Bibby, Sarah S., daughter of
 J. & C. Bibby
B. July 10, 1850
D. Mar. 18, 1859

Hunt, William K.
D. Jan. 24, 1843
Aged: 65 years

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