REHOBOTH M. E. CHURCH CEMETERY

This church cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C. in No. 7
Township 10 miles slightly northwest of Shelby on Polkville-Shelby
[Road?] about 4½ miles south of Polkville. It is also on the
Lattimore-New House Road.

Owner of Cemetery: Rehoboth M. E. Church

Number of marked graves: 101
 Before 1914: 50
 After 1914: 51
 Unmarked graves: 77

Earliest marked grave: Oullen Esther Washburn, d. Jan. 23, 1881

Condition: Well kept.

Date of survey: June 12, 1939
Workers: Not listed

Inscriptions:

Washburn, Perry G.
B. Oct. 22, 1813
D. Nov. 27, 1899

Washburn, Betsey A., wife of
 P. G. Washburn
B. 1830
D. Mar. 28, 1902

Washburn, Oullen Esther [per text], wife of
 J. M. Washburn
D. Jan. 25, 1881
Aged: 21 years, 5 months, 19 days

Washburn, Rufus Hoyle, son of
 J. M. & Q. E. Washburn [per text-which is
 Correct: Quellen of Oellen?]
B. Oct. 7, 1880
D. Nov. 14, 1884

Washburn, James Grady, son of
 J. M. & N. Washburn
B. Jan. 20, 1892
D. Oct. 20, 1892

Washburn, Gertrude, daughter of
 J. M. & N. Washburn
B. April 10, 1886
D. July 8, 1910

Washburn, Norrie
B. Jan. 29, 1869
D. May 11, 1914

Cogdell, W. A.
B. Aug. 16, 1863
D. Dec. 16, 1916

Wright, Cora, daughter of
 James & Laura Wright
B. Sept. 14, 1883
D. Nov. 22, 1884

Elliott, A. G. [Handwritten in "Son of
 A. H. F."]
B. Aug. 26, 1859
D. Jan. 12, 1887

Elliott, A. H. F.
B. May 2, 1806
D. May 10, 1887

Elliott, Varzlia [Handwritten in "Wife
 of A. H. F."]
B. Sept. 15, 1810
D. Nov. 21, 1897

Glover, Alice, wife of
 John Glover
B. Oct. 26, 1868
D. Feb. 22, 1902

DePriest, [No given name shown.]
B. Feb. 18, 1903
D. Aug. 10, 1904

Wiggins, Sophia, wife of
 Wm. Wiggins
B. May 6, 1835
D. Jan. 17, 1910

Wiggins, Wm.
Co. B. 49 N.C. Inf. C.S.A.
D. July 13, 1915
Aged: 92 years

Clegg, Alma Obeth, daughter of
 Rev. J. W. & A. O. Clegg
B. Nov. 26, 1903
D. Sept. 16, 1904

Tucker, Infant daughter of
 T. W. & M. J. Tucker
D. July 26, 1881

McKee, J. W.
B. Mar. 24, 1848
D. Jan. 4, 1888

Magness, Carrie Alice, daughter of
 Rufus & Hester Magness
B. Feb. 19, 1887
D. June 21, 1897

McKee, Peter C.
B. Sept. 30, 1822
D. Mar. 17, 1899
Aged: 67 years, 5 months

Williamson, Erastus, son of
 P. D. & M. J. Williamson
D. Jan. 20, 1891
Aged: 20 years, 2 months, 17 days

Williamson, A. C.
B. Aug. 9, 1818
D. Jan. 21, 1895

Williamson, P. M. wife of
 A. C. Williamson
B. June 10, 1819
D. April 4, 1888

Tucker, Adeline C., wife of
 David Tucker
B. Aug. 14, 1835
D. May 16, 1902

Magness, R. J.
B. Mar. 13, 1872
D. Sept. 13, 1894

Magness, Mary, wife of
 R. Magness
B. Jan. 20, 1838
D. Jan. 22, 1907
Aged: 69 years, 2 days

Magness, Robert
B. Aug. 22, 1817
D. Oct. 5, 1894
Aged: 77 years, 1 month, 13 days

Laughredge, H. C.
B. Oct. 2, 1876
D. Nov. 5, 1874
Aged: 18 years, 1 month, 3 days
[Definite an error here; birth & death
 dates appear to be reversed; length
 of life doesn't agree at all.]

Laughridge, Mary Ella, daughter of
 J. C. & L. A. Laughridge
D. Jan. 26, 1900
Aged: 11 years, 9 months, 22 days

Grigg, Clyomes, daughter of
 W. A. & B. B. Grigg
B. May 7, 1909
D. July 28, 1914

Russ, A. L.
B. 1839
D. April 25, 1905

Russ, C. H.
B. Mar. 25, 1849
D. Aug. 6, 1910

Biggerstaff, M. J., wife of
 Robert Biggerstaff
B. July 11, 1857
D. Oct. 22, 1905

Biggerstaff, Hattie M.
B. May 23, ________
D. May 24, 1896

Biggerstaff, Samuel P.
B. & D. Feb. 4, 1898

Crawley, Ruth C., daughter of
 S. C. & M. E. Crawley
B. Aug. 10, 1901
D. Oct. 20, 1903

Covington, Luciah, daughter of
 J. E. & e. H. Covington
B. B. Oct. 2, 1905
D. Oct. 19, 1906

Crawley, Lola, daughter of
 J. R. & Z. A. Crawley
B. Oct. 16, 1906
D. Oct. 30, 1906

Crawley, Lebern, son of
 J. R. & Z. A. Crawley
B. July 1, 1902
D. Nov. 25, 1902

Crawley, Lela, daughter of
 J. R. & Z. A. Crawley
B. Feb. 8, 1900
D. April 9, 1902

Crawley, Laura, daughter of
 J. R. & Z. A. Crawley
B. May 1, 1901
D. Jan. 1902

Dysart, W. L.
B. Jan. 11, 1860
D. Mar. 7, 1907

Dysart, Hobson, son of
 W. L. & Mattie Dysart
B. Feb. 11, 1905
D. Mar. 28, 1909

Harrill, Lillie May
B. Mar. 22, 1883
D. Oct. 4, 1903

Harrill, Lucinda
B. Mar. 28, 1842
D. Aug. 5, 1912

Harrill, J. F.
B. Nov. 9, 1829
D. Aug. 25, 1912

Parker, Allen
B. Oct. 4, 1856
D. May 2, 1915

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