THOMAS SPARKS AND EDDINS CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in No. 6 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. on a
knoll, of a mile north of F. M. Dedmon old homeplace (now owned by First
National Bank of Shelby) and ½ miles northeast of Gladden & Lucus
Graveyard, and being 100 x 150 ft.

Owner of Cemetery: First National Bank of Shelby

Approximate number of marked graves; 3
 Before 1914: 3
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: 10

Earliest marked grave: "W. C. 1836"

General condition of cemetery: The cemetery shows no care and is grown
up with briars, small shrubbery and oaks.

Date of survey: Jan. 16, 1939
Worker: Anson G. Melton

Inscriptions:


"W. C. 1836"
(On a large flint stone on west
 center of cemetery)

 "Sparks, Thomas
Co. D., 14 N.C. Troops, C.S.A."

(Ten common stones unmarked and pro0bably 12 or 15 not visible.)

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