SHARON M. E. CHURCH CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in No. 2 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. about
5 miles southwest of Shelby on Highway No. 18 leading from Shelby to
Boiling Springs, N.C and just across the road north of the church
building, a wood structure.

Owner of Cemetery: Sharon M. E. Church

Number of marked graves:  185
Unmarked graves           105
Earliest marked grave:    Jonas Morehead, d. Sept. 15, 1880.   Also, Gertie Clay, b. & d. 1879*

[*The actual transcription is typed over; it might be "Clary, Gerthee b.
& d. 1879."  Two names above is "Clay or Clary, Emma b. 1876; d. 1907"
After "Gerthee" appears "Clary, infant son of J. H. & Emma Clary b. & d.
1906".  In the "1939 WPA Index" the surname appears as Clary-Ann P.]

Condition: The cemetery is in good condition.

Date of survey March 28, 1939
Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:


Ledbetter, C. M.
B.  April 17, 1857
D.  Sept. 25, 1915

Ledbetter, Mary Pariscilla,
   his wife [C. M. Ledbetter]
B.  Jan. 8, 1863
D.  Nov. 11, 1913

Hawkins, Eula Nishie
B.  Dec. 9, 1883
D.  July 2, 1901

Hawkins, Iler May
B.  April 11, 1889
June 8, 1901

Hawkins, Dessie Maree
B.  Dec. 29, 1897
D.  Oct. 31, 1903
"Daughter of P. P. &
   Susan Jane Hawkins."

Hughs, J. C.
B.  Sept. 19, 1866
D.  Oct. 6, 1904

Turner, Susan Lottie,
  Daughter of E. F. &
  Jane Turner
B.  July 19, 1887
D.  Mar. 21, 1908
Aged:  20 years, 8 months, 2 days

Micham, M. G.
B.  Dec. 30, 1897
D.  Dec. 25, 1907

Weaver, S. J.
B.  Sept. 1, 1839
D.  June 18, 1921

Weaver, Margaret, his wife
B.  April 13, 1836
D.  June 9, 1914

Weaver, Bryte, daughter of
  J. P. & Della Weaver
B.  Feb. 23, 1901
D.  Dec. 18, 1905

Davis, Bessie, daughter of
  Amos & Mary E. Davis
B.  July 25, 1902
D.  Jan. 14, 1903

Davis, Boyd, son of R. &
  Z. Davis
B.  Sept. 12, 1906
D.  Aug.15, 1907
Blanton, Erastus, son of D. J.
  & Effie Blanton
B.  July 9, 1900
D.  Dec. 27, 1902

Hawkins, Olive V., wife of
  Gov. V. Hawkins
B.  Jan. 29, 1880
D.  July 4, 1901

Smith, C. W.
B.  June 29, 1857
D.  Dec. 29, 1912

Smith, Martha A.
B.  Mar. 18, 1857
D.  Dec. 30, 1929

Smith, Martha E., daughter of
  C. W. & M. A. Smith
B.  Jan. 19, 188 [data omitted.]
D.  Aug. 3, 1900

Smith, Geo. C., son of C. W.
  & M. A. Smith
B.  July 25, 1878
D.  Aug. 17, 1900

Morehead, S. Jane, daughter of
  J. C. & Mary Morehead
B.  Oct. 29, 1900
D.  Feb. 24, 1902

Beason, Francis Louise, daughter of
  Cora & J. T. Beason
June (Neither death nor birth mentioned)

Beason, Cora Lee, wife of
  J. T. Beason
B.  May 10, 1875
D.  Feb. 5, 1911

Lee, Emily, wife of J. W. Lee
B.  Sept. 16, 1823
D.  April 14, 1905

Lee, John H.
B.  Nov.8, 1836
D.  Feb. 9, 1904

Lee, Eliza
B.  Sept. 29, 1836
D.  Mar. 17, 1905

Harrill, Ira
B.  Aug. 19, 1842
D.  Sept. 3, 1914

Seay, J. J.
B.  April 20, 1852
D.  Mar. 18, 1890

Blanton, William Arthur, infant
  Son of J. S. & P. J. Blanton
B.  July 20, 1887
D.  Nov. 7, 1887

Seay, Julia E., wife of
  John S. Seay
B.  May 3, 1848
D.  Jan. 14, 1911

Dover, Callie
D.  Sept. 10, 1895
Aged:  17 years

Blanton, R. ? M.?
B.  Dec. 14, 1860
D.  Sept. 11, 1912

Hester, H. Dewitt, son of
  W. A. & S. S. Hester
B.  Dec. 16, 1889
D.  Nov. 18, 1898

Quinn, Dewitt, son of C. P.
  & Laura Quinn
B.  April 29, 1908
D.  May 3, 1908

Davis, J. E.
B.  Oct. 2, 1823
D.  Dec. 13, 1903

Davis, Mary, wife of J. E. Davis
B.  May 3, 1819
D.  Sept. 12, 1895

Grigg, M. E., wife of
  Watson Grigg
B.  Jan. 8, 1850
D.  Feb. 1, 1904

Micham, Littee Cage, son of
  M. G. & B. Micham
B.  Sep. 12, 1902
D.  Nov. 5, 1907

Lee, M. L.
B. 1822
D. 1897

Lee, W. W.
B. 1853
D. 1914

Webb, our daughter [no other data.]
B.  Jan. 7, 1814
D.  Sept. 23, 1899

McMurry, James W.
B.  Feb. 2, 1821
D.  Feb. 26, 1898

Morehead, Jonas
D.  Sept. 15, 1880
(Earliest marked grave)

Morehead, Bertha
D.  Dec. 1, 1882

Blanton, J. W.
B.  May 14, 819
D.  April 15, 1886
Aged:  60 years, 11 months, 1 day

Blanton, Elizabeth A., wife of
  J. W. Blanton
B.  Dec. 5, 1825
D.  July 27, 1907

Bridges, Collis
B.  1882
D.  1884

Bridges, Anna B.
B. & D. 1888

Lee, Lilly Ada, infant daughter of
  W. C. & Salena Lee
B.  1884
D.  1886

Bridges, Forbis
B. & D. 1897

Olive, Cleo
B. 1892
D. 1904

Elliott, Mary S., wife of
  C. D. Elliott
B.  April 10, 1880
D.  Jan. 29, 1901

Elliott, Quay, son of C. D. &
  Mary Elliott
B.  Oct. 21, 1900
D.  June 1, 1901

Blanton, James M.
B.  Feb. 5, 1818
D.  June 18, 1895
Aged:  77 years, 4 months, 13 days

Lee, Alexander
B.  June 30, 1852
D.  Oct. 22, 1913

Lee, John Hermon, son of
  A. B. & Bettie Lee
B.  Aug. 16, 1905
D.  Jan. 22, 1906

Yarboro, Louis L.
B.  Dec. 15, 1863
D.  Sept. 19, 1911

Yarboro, Earnest C.
B.  Sept. 11, 1895
D.  Dec. 31, 1895

Yarboro, Ella May
B.  May 8, 1904
D.  June 4, 1905

Barnett, Susan A., wife of
  J. R. Barnett
B.  June 4, 1874
D.  Mar. 5, 1903

Barnett, Iver Bonitte
B.  Aug. 22, 1903
D.  June 21, 1904

Barnett, Missourim, wife of
  J. P. Barnett [This is exactly
  how this appears.]
B.  Nov. 29, 1893
D.  Oct. 20, 1898

Blanton, Coron, son of
  J. M. & J. D. Blanton
B.  May 1, 1890
D.  Dec. 26, 1912

Blanton, Bernie A., daughter of
  J. M. & B. D. (or D. D.) Blanton
B.  Jan. 26, 1892
D.  July 30, 1894

Blanton, Charles Tyrell
B.  July 20, 1849
D.  Dec. 8, 1885

Blanton, Sarah B., wife of
  Jackson Blanton
B.  May 3, 1821
D.  May 11, 1898

Blanton, Jackson
B.  Sept. 4, 1816
D.  Dec. 3, 1887

Pearson, Etter, daughter of
  H. & L. C. Pearson
B.  Mar. 25, 1882
D.  Oct. 10, 1884

Blanton, Elizabeth
B.  1829
D.  1906

Harrill, J. J.
D.  Sept. 8, 1893
Aged:  74 years
"He was a consistent member of
  the M. E. Church for 23 years."

Harrill, Betsey Ann
B.  Dec. 8, 1820
D.  Jan. 5, 1882

Lee, Drury B.
B.  Feb.6, 1844
D.  Feb. 14, 1883
Aged:  39 years, 8 days

Lee, Eliza H., wife of D. B. Lee
B.  Feb. 15, 1846
D.  Jan. 30, 1883
Aged:  36 years, 11 months, 15 days

Yarboro, J. L. B.
B.  Nov. 8, 1827
D.  June 12, 1908

Yarboro, K. C.
B.  Dec. 5, 1826
D.  Nov. 2, 1904

Yarboro, M. F.
B.  Nov. 9, 1860
D.  April 9, 1885

Yarboro, S. A.
B.  Feb. 14, 1859
D.  Dec. 30, 1893

Yarboro, M. EL.
B.  Sept. 17, 1867
D.  Aug. 7, 1893

Morehead, S. A.
B.  Dec. 15, 1837
D.  Aug. 24, 1892

Hamrick, Frank, son of
  W. M. & Susan Hamrick
B.  Jan. 9, 1893
D.  Oct. 15, 1909

Moore, Infant son of
  M. M. & D. G. Moore
B.  Oct. 18, 1899

Blanton, Cora E., wife of
  Marvin Blanton
B.  Sept. 4, 1881
D.  Feb. 17, 1889
[This is exactly how this appears;
  Apparently year of birth or death is
  in error or, Cora was not the "wife"
  of Marvin Blanton.]

Blanton, D. A.
B.  Jan. 22, 1822
D.  Jan. 14, 1889

Blanton, P. A.
Co. D. 55 N.C. Inf.
C. S.A.
[No dates.]

Blanton, Julia Ann, wife of
  D. A. Blanton
B.  Mar. 31, 1835
D.  June 3, 1888

Blanton, D. A., Jr.
B.  July 21, 1869
D:  1890
Aged:  20 years, 8 months, 15 days

Grigg, Fred W., Infant of
  Dr. W. T. & L. E. Grigg
B.  June 10, 1892
D.  Aug. 3, 1892

Francis, Rebecca E., wife of
  J. R. Francis
D.  July 22, 1896
Aged: 34 years, 1 month, 22 days

Smith, Sarah D., wife of
  C. C. Smith
B.  April 1, 1835
D.  Jan. 17, 1906

Smith, C. C.
B.  Mar. 7, 1833
D.  Nov. 30, 1905

Smith, Rev. Landrum L.
B.  Oct. 8, 1835
D.  Mar. 8, 1917
Aged:  81 years, 5 months

Smith, Nancy O. Hamrick
B.  Feb. 9, 1840
D.  Dec. 25, 1930

Smith, H. Jane, wife of
  J. M. Smith
B.  Sept. 15, 1866
D.  May 29, 1902

Smith, S. Amos
Co. F, 16 Ga. Inf.
C.S.A.
B.  July 8, 1830
D.  Feb. 14, 1914

Smith, Wiley E., son of
  J. A. & H. J. Smith
B.  Sept. 9, 1901
D.  May 27, 1902
Smith, Bessie E., daughter of
  J. A. & H. J. Smith
B.  Oct. 18, 1893
D.  Dec. 25, 1893

Smith, E. Olen, son of
  J. A. & H. J. Smith
B.  Nov. 14, 1896
D.  Aug. 6, 1907

Smith, Panola, daughter of
  C. F. & S. F. Smith
B.  April 24, 1887
D.  Sept. 28, 1902

Smith, Sarah B., wife of
  S. A. Smith
B.  Dec. 28, 1831
D.  July 24, 1897

Blanton, E. J.
Co. G. 15 N.C. Inf.
C.S.A.
[No Dates]

Blanton, Malinda J.
B.  Mar 8, 1859
D.  Oct. 4, 1900

Blanton, Vernie May
B.  1911
D.  1913

Hollifield, Levina, Infant daughter of
  Geo. Hollifield
Jan. 1905
(Birth or death not mentioned.)

Clary, Emma
B.  1876
D.  1907

Clary, Wille
B. & D. 1895

Clary, Gerthee
B. & D. 1879
(Also earliest marker.)

Clary, Infant son of
  J. H. & Emma Clary
B. & D. 1905

Blanton, J. F.
B.  Feb. 26, 1863
D.  Feb. 5, 1898

Blanton, J. H.
B.  Sept. 27, 1826
D.  April 11, 1907

Davis, Thomas P.
B.  Aug. 21, 1881
D.  May 22, 1900

Davis, M. J., wife of
  G. L. Davis
B.  Dec. 19, 1861

Davis, George L.
B.  April 15, 1856
D.  May 1904

Davis, Narcissa, wife of
  B. R. Davis
B.  Aug. 22, 1820
D.  July 24, 1888
Aged:  67 years, 11 months, 2 days

Davis, Benjamin, son of
  J. M. & S. A. Davis
B.  Dec. 21, 1897
D.  May 28, 1898

Blanton, Johnie W., son of
  W. N. & S. R. Blanton
B.  Aug. 9, 1895
D.  Mar. 21, 1896

Blanton, Cora, daughter of
  W. N. & S. R. Blanton
B.  Jan. 1, 1881
D.  Jan. 22, 1888

Blanton, S. R., wife of
  W. N. Blanton
B. July 29, 1860
Aug. 10, 1897

Blanton, E. A.
B.  Nov. 25, 1854
D.  Sept. 2, 1899

Blanton, William Edgar, son of
  G. B. & I. M. Blanton
B.  Jan. 5, 1907
D.  Feb. 15, 1909

Shuford, Grover O., son of
  W. P. & M. F. Shuford
B.  Aug. 21, 1884
(Dates must be reversed.)
[No other dates listed-Ann P.]

Davis, Arty, wife of N. D. Davis
B.  May 1, 1815
D.  Feb. 10, 1894

Davis, N. D.
B.  Nov. 14, 1825
D.  July 31, 1896

Flack, Harry M.
B.  May 26, 1896
D.  Dec. 3. 1897

Morehead, Mary
B.  Mar. 29, 1840
D.  Sept. 18, 1913

Morehead, Martha, wife of
  E. J. Moorhead
B.  Oct. 9, 1820
D.  Dec. 16, 1899

Morehead, W. L.
B.  Jan. 10, 1862
D.  Sept. 11, 1895

Morehead, Jane
B.  Sept. 19, 1858
D.  __________

Weaver, Mary Ethel, daughter of
  D. D. & Hattie Weaver
B.  Mar. 21, 1898
D.  April 24, 1898

Guffy, Cornelius L. David & Nancy
(No dates)

Hamrick, Nelson
B.  Dec. 1, 1879
D.  Feb. 13, 1901

Morehead, Lula L., daughter of
  J. L. & E. J. Morehead
B.  April 19, 1890
D.  Nov. 12, 190 [Data omitted.]

Morehead, J. L.
B.  May 19, 1852
D.  Sept. 8, 1908

Morehead, Elizabeth J., wife of
  J. L. Morehead
B.  Aug. 18, 1852
D.  Jan. 24, 1895

Barnett, Gertie Fay, daughter of
  J. P. & S. A. Barnett
B.  Jan. 12, 1905
D.  May 11, 1910

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