NEWTON WRIGHT CEMETERY This cemetery is situated about 500 yards northwest of the home of Clem F. Hendrick and a half mile west of the home of the late Kim Williams in No. 9 Township, Cleveland County, N.C., and on the west side of State Highway No. 18 seven miles north of Shelby on old plantation of Newton Wright, now owned by John L. Wright. Owner of Cemetery: John L. Wright Approximate number of marked graves: 3 Before 1914: 3 After 1914: None Unmarked graves: 14 (Two of the above unmarked graves have nice soapstones erected to them, but there are no inscriptions on them. Worker, Anson G. Melton.) Earliest marked grave: Newton Wright, d. Jan. 15, 1849 General condition of cemetery: Some attention is shown the cemetery, but it shows neglect as rather large bushes grow in some part of the cemetery. Date of survey: Mar. 6, 1939 Worker: Anson G. Melton Inscriptions: Wright, Newton Pool's Co. 98 Va. Mil. War of 1812 D. Jan. 15, 1849 Aged: 56 years, 8 mos., 25 ds. Wright, Sarah, wife of Newton Wright B. Mar. 10, 1802 D. Feb. 8, 1882 Aged: 79 years, 10 mos., 28 ds. Wright, Sarah D. May 26, 1860 Aged: 28 years and 5 days * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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