SHILOH A. M. E. ZION CHURCH CEMETERY (Colored)

This African-American cemetery is located in Cleveland County, NC in No.
4 Township, 1½ miles southeast of Grover, N.C.

Owner of Cemetery: Shiloh A. M. E. Zion Church (Colored)

Approximate number of marked graves:  22
 Unmarked graves:   125
Earliest marked grave:  Agness Crosby, d. 1901
General condition of cemetery: In fair condition

Date of survey:  July 10, 1939
Workers:  Forest Williams and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:


Blalock, Pink
South Carolina, Pvt. 321 Serv. BN
January 12, 1933
(Gov't Marker)

Byers, Texas
B.  May 10, 1887
D.  Jan. 4, 1914

McCombs, Mary
B.  May 14, 1902
D.  June 2, 1905

Bratton, Mrs. M. A.
B.   Oct. 7, 1874
D.  Feb. 22, 1910

Crosby, Agness
B.  1869
D.  1901

Carroll, Cynthia
B.  Oct. 4, 1885
D.  Jan. 24, 1904

Jimison, True Love, infant of
  George and Fannie Jimison
B. & D. Mar. 1902

Williams, Gency, daughter of
  Detson & Sallie Williams
(No dates)

Rush, Albert
B.  May 24, 1910
D.  Sept. 13, 1910

Rush, Rubba
B.  May 18, 1905
D.  Sept. 5, 1904
[These dates need
  rechecking-Ann P.]

Rush, Three infants (All on one marker)
1905
1906
1906

Sawer, Dave
(No dates)

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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.
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