NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C. in Township No. 3, in
the town of Earl, N.C. about five miles southeast of Shelby, N.C.

Owner of Cemetery:  New Hope Baptist Church

Approximate number of marked graves:  333
 Unmarked:    125

Earliest marked grave:  Jane Patterson, d. Nov. 27, 1795

General condition of cemetery: In good condition

Date of survey:  July 17, 1939
Workers:  Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:


McSwain, McBride
B.  April 25, 1895
D.  July 3, 1921
"Served in the World War with 81st
  Division Co. K  321 Inf.  Was discharged
  And reenlisted for one year M.T.C. Co. 81.
  Was honorably discharged and died a year
  Later in the U.S.P.H.S. Hospital, Oteen, N.C."
  (Photo inserted-Forest Williams.)

Wylie, Henry S.
Co. G in C. Inf. Spanish American War
(Gov't Marker.  No dates.)

Elliott, Thomas E.
1st Sgt.  Co. C. 2 N.C. J.R. Res. C.S.A.
[No dates]

Elliott, Fannie L., dau. of
  T. E. and M. E. Elliott
D.  Jan. 6, 1901
Age:  8 yrs., 10 mos., 28 ds.

Borders, Mary, wife of
  A. L. Borders
D.  May 10, 1898

Sepaugh, Dora, daughter of
  W. H. & L. J. Sepaugh
B.  April 5, 1883
D.  Sept. 27, 1901

Borders, Cynthia L., wife of
  A. I. Borders
B.  Sept. 2, 1839
D.  Oct. 27, 1893

Earl, Mary, wife of
  Abel Earl
B.  May 20, 1824
D.  July 9, 1909

Earl, Abel
B.  Nov. 5, 1817
D.  Nov. 7, 1883
Aged:  72 years

Earl, Infant of
  W. D. & N. D. Earl
B.  Nov. 21, 1892
D.  Dec. 1, 1892

Earl, Ira Rae, son of
  W. D. & M. D. Earl
B.  Nov. 21, 1892
D.  Mar. 2, 1896

Earl, N. Deamy, wife of
  W. D. Earl
D.  July 15, 1905
Age:  42 years

Austell, Mike
B.  Mar. 14, 1866
D.  Oct. 12, 1895
(Masonic Emblem-
  Forest Williams)

Austell, Joseph H.
B.  Aug. 4, 1832
D.  Aug. 8, 1910

Austell, Bessie, wife of
  J. H. Austell, Jr.
B.  Jan. 6, 1874
D.  July 22, 1906

Austell, Hayward, son of
  J. H. & B. Austell
B.  July 14, 1904
D.  July 4, 1905

Philbeck, Delia, wife of
  John Philbeck
D.  Dec. 5, 1897
Age:  65 years

Earl, Biddie, wife of
  Josh Earl
B.  Dec. 21, 1863
D.  Sept. 27, 1902

Sepaugh, W. H.
B.  Aug. 12, 1853
D.  Aug. 12, 1901

Webber, C. A.
B.  Aug. 5, 1885
D.  Oct. 27, 1905

McSwain, H. K.
B.  Aug. 27, 1817
D.  May 9, 1899

McSwain, P. W.
B.  Feb. 7, 1859
D.  Oct. 21, 1894

Quince, Infant daughter of
  J. H. & Pauline Quince,
1891

Towery, Sarah J. Bracket, wife of
  W. P. Towery
B.  Dec. 25, 1860
D.  Sept. 11, 1898

Bridges, Dock F.
B.  April 9, 1863
D.  May 28, 1911

Randall, Lizzie Lee, wife of
  J. H. Randall
B.  Feb. 19, 1873
D.  July 30, 1895

Austell, W. Q.
B.  Sept. 15, 1859
D.  June 13, 1907
Age:  47 years, 8 mos., 28 ds.

Austell, Infant son of
  W. Q. and M. M. Austell
B.  Oct. 23, 1892
D.  Nov. 19, 1892

Francis, Ed.
B.  July 3, 1882
D.  Feb. 9, 1898

Gibson, Clarence B.
Co. G.  1 N.C. Inf.  Sp. Am. War
B.  Aug. 20, 1874
D.  May 16, 1924

Haus, Camzoa
B.  Sept. 29, 1838
D.  Jan. 23, 1892

Ellis, Oree, dau. of
  C. E. & E. F. Ellis
B.  Feb. 4, 1910
D.  Aug. 13, 1912

Patterson, Elender, consort of
  Abraham Patterson
D.  May 11, 1842
Age:  79 yrs.

Patterson, Melton
D.  J. 13, 18-(Not distinct)

Patterson, Thomas
D.  Sept. 11, 1827
Age:  26 yrs.

Patterson, Sarah R.
June 6, 1815
[Not specified if date of birth
  or date of death.]

Patterson, Thomas
D.  Nov. 13, 1804

Patterson, Jane
D.  Nov. 27, 1795
(Earliest marked grave)

Padgett, Rachel
B.  May 30, 1840
D.  Jan. 1888

Champion, Cemantha J., wife of
  S. H. Champion
B.  Nov. 18, 1859
D.  Mar. 13, 1907

Champion, S. H.
B.  Jan. 3, 1855
D.  May 11, 1912

McSwain, Malcom and Spurgeon, sons of
  L. M. & M. M. McSwain
D.  Oct. 4, 1908 &
D.  April 4, 1909

McSwain, Infant son of
  D. F. & N. N. McSwain
B.  April 4, 1888
D.  June 4, 1888

Gibson, J. W.
"Killed in Battle May 1864.
  Buried in Virginia."

Blackwell, Daniel J., son of
  J. F. & Rosanner Blackwell
B.  Mar. 18, 1891
D.  Dec. 24, 1902

Rippy, William L.
B.  Aug. 22, 1873
D.  Sept. 19, 1914

McSwain, Mary Angeline, wife of
  W. G. McSwain
B.  Sept. 18, 1859
D.  June 28, 1906

Sepaugh, Martha C., wife of
  P. Sepaugh
B.  Feb. 20, 1884
D.  Mar. 26, 1914

Blanton, Infant son of
  W. F. & D. S. Blanton
B. & D.  July 30, 1914

Wylie, Alice E., wife of
  A. E. Wylie
B.  Nov. 6, 1883
D.  Aug. 27, 1914

Griffin, Infant of
  G. W. & Mary Griffin
B. & D.  1913

Ellis, C. E.
B.  Mr. 26, 1877
D.  July 23, 1912

Gibson, O. P.
D.  May 7, 1891
Age:  55 years

Gibson, Alice
B.  Dec. 30, 1866
D.  Nov. 22, 1877

Mullins, Sallie, dau. of
  T. A. & V. T. Mullins
B.  Mar. 22, 1886
D.  Mar. 24, 1888

Rippy, Julius P.
B.  Dec. 23, 1849
D.  April 26, 1903

Rippy, R. E.
B.  Mar. 25, 1849
D.  July 27, 1896

Rippy, Willie Loid, son of
  J. P. & R. E. Rippy
D.  Aug. 4, 1890

Bettis, Allen
B.  July 25, 1812
D.  July 17, 1886
Age:  73 yrs., 11 mos., 33 ds.
(Masonic Emblem)

Bettis, W. Darwin
B.  Oct. 18, 1896 [inserted over an 8 to
  Read 1886.]
D.  Sept. 3, 1904

Runyans, J. Craig
B.  July 15, 1855
D.  Aug. 6, 1905
Age:  50 yrs., 22 ds.

Francis, Susan, wife of
  John Francis
B.  Dec. 18, 1827
D.  Oct. 23, 1901

Francis, John
D.  April 18, 1896
Age:  72 years

Turner, E. Albert, son of
  C. F. & M. L. Turner
B.  Jan. 14, 1880
[Only date listed.]

Turner, C. F.
D.  May 4, 1880
Age:  26 years

Turner, W. Dan
B.  May 5, 1857
D.  May 26, 1903

Turner, Carl
B. & D.  1914

Nicholis, Naomi C., wife of
  Rufus Nicholis
D.  Nov. 23, 1898
Age:  51 yrs., 9 mos., 16 ds.

Nicholis, Harry, son of
  U. C. & B. L. Nicholis
B.  Dec. 2, 1911
D.  Dec. 31, 1912

Nicholis, Infant dau. of
  W. R. & M. Nicholis
(No dates)

Rippy, Frank
B.  Oct. 11, 1883
D.  Jan. 29, 1901

Rippy, Infant son of
  C. E. & S. A. Rippy
Aug. 19, 1905
[Only date listed-Ann P.]

Rippy, Nancy E., wife of
  James Rippy
B.  Nov. 10, 1850
D.  Oct. 18, 1894

Rippy, Essie, dau. of
  C. E. & S. A. Rippy
B.  April 23, 1903
D.  Sept. 14, 1901
[This needs to be rechecked as
  date of birth is after date of
  death.]

Rippy, Goldie, dau. of
  C. E. & S. A. Rippy
B.  Aug. 3, 1901
D.  Sept. 16, 1902

Adams, Edner Earl, daughter of
  J. A. & Hettie Adams
B.  July 16, 1910
D.  June 22, 1911

Arnold, Artamisy, wife of
  M. H. Arnold
B.  Aug. 18, 1859
D.  Mar. 16, 1883

Runyan, Herbert
B.  July 13, 1880
D.  April 22, 1901

Runyan, Lila
B.  Jan. 26, 1878
D.  Mar. 1, 1896

Runyan, two infants
1890 & 1892
[No other data shown.]

Runyan, John S.
D.  Nov. 20, 1880
Age:  33 yrs.

Nichols, Hattie M.
B.  Feb. 14, 1873
D.  April 7, 1909

Nichols, Addie Elizabeth, daughter of
  M. F. & H. M. Nichols
B.  Dec. 5, 1902
D.  May 7, 1907

Nichols, Jesse M., son of
  M. F. & H. M. Nichols
D.  Aug. 1900
Age:  1 yr., 2 mos., 11 ds.

Wright, Rinda, wife of
  Charlie Wright
B.  Oct. 12, 1877
D.  Mar. 26, 1906

White, Infant sons of
  W. T. & J. White
D.  Feb. 14, 1879
D.  Mar. 17, 1900

White, Nannie, wife of
  Jerry White
B.  Mar. 15, 1838
D.  July 13, 1908

Rippy, E. M.
B.  May 30, 1824
D.  Mar. 18, 1910

Rippy, Mollie, wife of
  E. M. Rippy
B.   Nov. 8, 1824
D.  Oct. 30, 1900

Rippy, Nancy, daughter of
  E. M. & M. Rippy
B.  1846
D.  1910

Ellis, Nancy E., daughter of
  W. E. & M. M. Rippy
B.  Feb. 11, 1890
D.  Feb. 19, 1890
[How can ELLIS be surname of
  a child living only 8 days with
  parents having a surname of
  RIPPY?]

Powers, Belle, wife of
  H. G. Powers
B.  Jan. 3, 1882
D.  Nov. 14, 1906

Runyans, Jiles H.
B.  Mar. 29, 1890
D.  Mar. 1, 1911

Rippy, Sallie, wife of
  D. D. Rippy
B.  June 15, 1867
D.  June 6, 1895

Turner, Mary
B.  Jan. 22, 1822
D.  May 26, 1881

Turner, Edward A.
B.  April 18, 1830
D.  Nov. 10, 1897

Turner, Lucinda
D.  Dec. 31, 1898
Age:  74 years

Turner, Elijah
B.  Sept. 16, 1822
D.  Aug. 8, 1879

Turner, Johnny
B.  Nov. 13, 1865
D.  Mar. 14, 1884

Roberts, E. P.
B.  Nov. 28, 1853
D.  Dec. 18, 1910

Roberts, Mildred M., Daughter of
  E. P. & E. A. Roberts
B.  Nov. 28, 1883
D.  Dec. 18, 1910

Roberts, John M., son of
  E. P. & E. A. Roberts
B.  June 13, 1891
D.  June 7, 1892

Roberts, Festus B., son of
  E. P. & E. A. Roberts
B.  Sept. 2, 1881
D.  Oct. 25, 1881

Roberts, Infant son of
  E. P. & E. A. Roberts
Born dead Feb. 10, 1878

Parker, Abbigill
B.  June 10, 1848
D.  Dec. 11, 1903

Rippy, May, wife of
  R. P. Rippy
B.  May 22, 1880
D.  Aug. 31, 1907

Ellis, Adeline, wife of
  A. T. Ellis
B.  Oct. 29, 1858
D.  June 3, 1908

Rippy, E. R.
B.  Oct. 26th, 1828
D.  June 13th, 1899

Rippy, Amanda, wife of
  E. R. Rippy
B.  Jan. 15, 1826
D.  Dec. 19, 1883

Rippy, T. W.
B.  Dec. 4, 1868
D.  Dec. 26, 1890

Wright, Mary Jane, daughter of
  J. J. & L. E. Wright
B.  May 14, 1882
D.  Jan. 28, 1885

Humphries, Mary M., daughter of
  C. F. & Lucinda Humphries
B.  Nov. 18, 1871
D.  July 19, 1887

Shuford, Margaret M., wife of
  J. J. Shuford
B.  Jan. 13, 1852
D.  May 25, 1893

Shuford, Clara L., daughter of
  J. J. & M. M. Shuford
B.  June 22, 1881
D.  April 19, 1906

Shuford, Malinda, daughter of
  J. J. & M. M. Shuford
B.  July 8, 1892
D.  Sept. 29, 1893

Humphries, Charley W. T., son of
  C. F. & Luncinda Humphries [per text]
B.  Feb. 9, 1890
D.  Oct. 16, 1891

Humphries, Lizzie L., daughter of
  C. F. & Lucinda Humphries
B.  Feb. 21, 1894
D.  Feb. 27, 1894

Gamble, Theodore E., son of
  U. O. & M. U. Gamble
B.  Aug. 4, 1904
D.  Aug. 18, 1904

Gamble, Jesse
B.  Aug. 3, 1895
D.  Jan. 4, 1910

Ross, James Martin, son of
  L. B. & A. C. Ross
"killed by lightning Sept. 8,
  1899.  Age 4 yrs., 9 mos., 18 ds."

Wright, Joe H., son of
  J. J. & L. E. Wright
B.  Dec. 23, 1900
D.  July 1910

Wright, W. L.
B.  Jan. 6, 1858
D.  April 6, 1908
Age:  50 years, 3 mos., Buffalo County N.27.

Wright, Bettie, wife of
  W. L. Wright
B.  Aug. 5, 1863
D.  July 23, 1909

Patterson, Runyan
B.  Feb. 9, 1892
D.  Oct. 29, 1892

Patterson, Mary
B.  Oct. 25, 1830
D.  Mar. 7, 1884

McSwain, Barbara, wife of
  M. R. McSwain
B.  May 4, 1861
D.  June 9, 1898

McSwain, Mary, wife of
  H. McSwain
B.  Aug. 21, 1827
D.  Nov. 4, 1887

McSwain, Hannah R.
D.  Aug. 25, 1881
Age:  31 yrs., 1 mo., 14 ds.

Moore, E. Jane, wife of
  W. L. Moore
B.  Dec. 11, 1836
D.  Aug. 5, 1903

Arnold, Infant son of
  C. H. & Essie Arnold
B.  Nov. 15, 1909
D.  Dec. 3, 1909

Arnold, Wm. P.
B.  Jan. 7, 1853
D.  Feb. 5, 1907

Arnold, Lizzie B.
B.  1886
D.  1887

Arnold, James, Father,
  "Conf. Soldier"
B.  1820
D.  1884

Arnold, Malinda, Mother
B.  1814
D.  1895

Far (broken M. S.
(No dates)

McSwain, Herman Self
B.  Sept. 24, 1906
D.  July 6, 1908

McSwain, Z. S., wife of
  L. W. McSwain
B.  Jan. 12th, 1868
D.  Oct. 15, 1888

Etters, Infant son of
  T. C. & Willie Etters
B. & D.  Aug. 10, 1915

Etters, Infant son of
  T. C. & Willie Etters
B.  Oct. 11, 1913
D.  Oct. 11, 1913

Etters, Infant daughter of
  J. L. & Ada Etters
B. & D.  Oct. 1, 1913

Moss, Evie
B.  June 8, 1887
D.  June 30, 1888

Moss, Infant son of
  W. H. & M. F. Moss
D.  Jan. 11, 1896

Hardin, Hettie Easter, daughter of
  W. W. & B. L. Hardin
B.  Mar. 25, 1883
D.  Aug. 17, 1898

Hardin, Bertha Vicory, daughter of
  W. W. & B. L. Hardin
B.  Sept. 12, 1889
D.  Feb. 22, 1898

McGinnis, H. Flarkey, son of
  W. L. & M. E. McGinnis
B.  July 11, 1899
D.  Oct. 3, 1908

McGinnis, Chivis R., son of
  W. L. & M. E. McGinnis
B.  April. 21, 1809
D.  Jan. 14, 1910
[Something is wrong with date of
  birth-see previous child of same
  parents.]

McGinnis, W. Taylor
B.  Feb. 15, 1845
D.  July 11, 1912

Blanton, W. C.
B.  Mar. 25, 1874
D.  Oct. 24, 1906

Glenn, S. Sherman
B. & D.  1914

Glenn, J. Herman
B. & D.  1914

Glenn, Willie
B.  Mar. 10, 1886
D.  June 30, 1910

Moore, Infant son of
  S. M. & M. M. Moore
B.  April 8, 1898
D.  Sept. 27, 1912

Randall, Corran F.
B.  1897
D.  1910

Gibbons, John Nelius, son of
  W. P. & Susan Gibbons
B.  Dec. 26, 1895
D.  Sept. 7, 1902

Hamrick, Hattie M., daughter of
  Lewis & Harriett Hamrick
B.  April 27, 1896
D.  Feb. 3, 1899

Hamrick, H. L.
B.  Jan. 23, 1861
D.  Oct. 27, 1905

Borders, Fred A.
B.  Nov. 5, 1887
D.  July 20, 1909

Borders, Mary E., wife of
  G. A. Borders
B.  Mar. 8, 1863
D.  Sept. 18, 1903

Wesson, James G.
B.  Jan. 19, 1891
D.  July 8, 1891

Wesson, A. R.
B.  Mar. 16, 1865
D.  Jan. 28, 1891

Borders, Capt. John
B.  Dec. 25, 1809
D.  Jan. 17, 1894

Bettis, Albert
B.  Aug. 9, 1852
D.  May 30, 1910

Bettis, Lizzie
B.  Dec. 22, 1853
D.  July 15, 1911

Borders, Infant daughter of
  J. T. & Estelle Borders
B.  Aug. 5, 1897
D.  Sept. 10, 1897

Camp, Eliza Greene
B.  Aug. 13, 1832
D.  Mar. 26, 1898

Runyans, Lenora
B.  1848
D.  1910

Borders, Lizzie M., wife of
  J. L. Borders
B.  Oct. 30, 1875
D.  Nov. 3, 1903

Borders, Destran P.
B.  May 2, 1899
D.  Oct. 30, 1907

Rippy, Infant daughter of
  H. P. & Maggie J. Rippy
B.  Feb. 18, 1903
D.  Feb. 21, 1903

Nichols, M.
B.  April 30, 1897
D.  Nov. 9, 1902

Roberts, Infant son of
  W. M. & S. E. Roberts
B.  June 7, 1903
D.  June 8, 1903

Hopper, Infant son of
  E. B. & M. I. Hopper
B. & D. Oct. 10, 1902

Hopper, R. C.
B.  Dec. 5, 1866
D.  July 1, 1908

Webber, T. S.
B.  Sept. 22, 1845
D.  Feb. 18, 1906

McSwain, Baxter G.
B.  June 11, 1893
D.  Oct. 3, 1918
"Co. M. 119 Inf. 30th Division.
  Died on French soil from wounds
  received in battle.  Age 25 years,
  2 months, and 22 days.  Four
  months service."

Rippy, J. I.
B.  Feb. 15, 1882
D.  Jan. 29, 1899

Thomason, Mildred, daughter of
  B. & M. E. Thomason
B.  Oct. 21 or 31, 1889 [illegible;
  Typed over.]
D.  March 6, 1890

Rippy, James
B.  April 1, 1825
D.  Feb. 14, 1904

Rippy, Susan, wife of
  James Rippy
B.  Oct. 12, 1827
D.  June 25, 1900

Rippy, W. C.
B.  Aug. 16, 1845
D.  June 20, 1908

Rippy, Sarah F., wife of
  W. C. Rippy
B.  Sept. 3, 1846
D.  Mar. 9, 1905

Thomason, Carl, son of
  J. S. & Lona Thomason
B.  Feb. 23, 1888
D.  May 2, 1889

Trent, Julia L.
B.  July 23, 1853
D.  Jan. 31, 1897

Trent, Dr. J. W.
B.  July 21, 1833
D.  Aug. 1, 1909

Nichols, Joe Maxwell, son of
  R. E. & E. K. Nichols
B.  April 30, 1897
D.  Nov. 7, 1907

Nichols, Vera Catherine, daughter of
  R. E. & E. K. Nichols
B.  May 15, 1895
D.  May 30, 1896

Nichols, Infant daughter of
  R. E. & E. K. Nichols
B. & D.  Aug. 12, 1899

Nichols, Infant son of
  R. E. & E. K. Nichols
B. & D.  Sept. 7, 1907

Runyan, A. D.
B.  Jan. 14, 1830
D.  Dec. 1900

Rippy, W. F.
B.  Aug. 11, 1849
D.  May 4, 1914

Jenkins, Mamie L., daughter of
  B. O. & S. A. Jenkins
B.  May 23, 1886
D.  Aug. 7, 1889

Shuford, Andy, son of
  J. J. & M. M. Shuford
B.  Dec. 28, 1882
D.  June 22, 1885

Allen, Tommie D., son of
  George & J. Allen
B.  Jan. 9, 1885
Age:  1 yr., 3 mos., 18 ds.

Ross, Infant son of
  L. B. & A. O. Ross
B. & D.  Aug. 29, 1891

Francis, W. M.
B.  July 29, 1846
D.  April 30, 1906

Francis, Ellen E., wife of
  W. M. Francis
B.  Oct. 15, 1846
D.  Mar. 2, 1892

Francis, William A., son of
  W. M. & E. E. Francis
B.  Aug. 19, 1876
D.  May 27, 1899

Camp, Infant son of
  P. R. & G. A. Camp
B.  June 19, 1898
D.  June 21, 1898

White, Nellie May, wife of
  Dolph White
B.  Jan. 3, 1888
D.  July 28, 1907

Earle, Talmage H., son of
  Laura Earle
B.  May 31, 1905
D.  Dec. 26, 1908

Rippy, Willie J.
B.  Aug. 6, 1887
D.  Nov. 6, 1908

Wright, Nancy C.
B.  Jan. 4, 1826
D.  Mar. 23, 1913

Rippy, Carl Wane
B.  May 26, 1895
D.  May 28, 1914

Rippy, Manerva
B.  Aug. 18, 1821
D.  Nov. 4, 1887

Rippy, James
B.  Sept. 17, 1817
D.  Aug. 1, 1888

Hardin, David
B.  Nov. 26, 1814
D.  Dec. 15, 1887

Rippy, Grover Arthur, son of
  James & Mary Rippy
B.  Feb. 8, 1855
D.  Feb. 12, 1888


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