SULPHUR SPRINGS M. E.  _______ (illegible) CHURCH CEMETERY

The cemetery is located in No. 3 Township, Cleveland County, N.C. about
one mile west of Patterson Springs, N.C. and one miles west of Highway
No. 190, about 200 feet north of the Church Building, lying on a
hillside sloping south.  It is about five miles south of Shelby, N.C.
and near old Sulphur Springs.

Owner of Cemetery:  Patterson Springs Baptist Church

Approximate number of marked graves:  155
 Unmarked graves:                      63

Earliest marked grave: Infant son of Rufus and Mary Roberts, d. Nov. 10, 1849

Condition: In a very good condition with only about two markers broken

Date of survey: March 27, 1939

Workers: [None listed]

Inscriptions:

Hardin, Walter R.
B.  Aug. 28, 1829
D.  Aug. 18, 1904
Aged:  75 years, 3 months, 20 days

Barnett, Joseph N., son of
  D. G. & M. J. Barnett
B.  Aug. 15, 1907
D.  Dec. 15, 1907

Hardin, Setevas, wife of
  W. R. Hardin
B.  Feb. 12, 1833
[No other data shown-Ann P.]

Irby, Sabra, wife of
  J. R. Irby
B.  Dec. 29, 1802
D.  May 23, 1892
Aged:  90 yrs., 4 months, 24 days

Byers, Seth H.
B.  July 11, 1866
D.   July 21, 1888

Byres, Joseph, son of J. C. &
  B. [or D.] E. Byres
B.  May 13, 1856
D.  Aug. 13, 1884
Aged:  28 years and 3 months

Byers, F. M.
B.  April 8, 1858
D.  July 6, 1878

Perry, Caroline
B.  Sept. 17, 1834
D.  Mar. 10, 1907

Patterson, Mildred P., daughter of
  W. L. & L. M. Patterson
D.  June 7, 1887
Aged:  7 months

Patrick, Harriet E., wife of
  Jno. T. Patrick
B.  Mar. 5, 1858
D.  Aug. 8, 1895

Patterson, W. G.
B.  Aug. 4, 1827
D.  Oct. 3, 1892

Patterson, Rebecca
B.  Aug. 4, 1827
D.  Oct. 3, 1892

[The preceding two entries have
  the same date of birth and date
  of death; recheck these!]

Patterson, Johnie Hudson, son of
  N. G. & F. N. J. Patterson
B.  Nov. 24, 1894
D.  May 23, 1898

Logan, B. F.
B.  June 24, 1842
D.  Dec. 7, 1890

Roberts, John, Infant son of
  W. J. & Mimie Roberts
B.  May 23, 1900
D.  Sept. 26, 1901

Hogue, Dr. David
B.  Feb. 22, 1852
D.  June 28, 1893
Aged:  41 years, 4 months, 1 day

Hogue, Kathleen, daughter of
  David & C. Hogue
D.  July 15, 1893
[No other data.]

Byers, Delpha E., wife of
   J. J. C. Byers
B.  Dec. 11, 1832
D.  Sept. 12, 1900

Neal, Ethel
B.  April 3, 1893
D.  Aug. 12, 1895

Neal, Infant of
  R. J. & W. V. Neal
B.  Aug. 14, 1880
D.  Aug. 28, 1880

Roberts, Ostine, daughter of
  S. L. & A. or E. [illegible] Roberts
B.  Feb. 6, 1909
D.  Aug. 25, 1910

Dorsey, Andrew Talmage, Infant son of
  A. B. & A. C. Dorsey
B.  Oct. 22, 1891
D.  July 18, 1893

Gibbons, Perry
B.  Mar. 8, 1848
D.  July 7, 1908

Gibbons, Terrissa, wife of
  Perry Gibbons
B.  July 18, 1805
D.  July 11, 1902

Gibbons, Jesse K.
D.  Nov. 1886
Aged:  74 years

Gibbons, Eliza, wife of
  J. K. Gibbons
D.  Mar. 22, 1904
Aged:  89 years

Hamrick, Marth[a?] A.
B.  Mar. 18, 1845
D.  April 22, 1895

Beatty, Jacob
B.  Feb. 28, 1795
D.  Aug. 24, 1869

Beatty, Eliza
B. Sept. 8, 1802
D.  Jan. 28, 1870

Murray, Sophia E.
D.  July 13, 1897
Aged:  61 years, 5 months, 6 days

Jackson, Eliza Roxannah
B.  April 20, 1842
D.  April 30, 1899
Aged:  57 years, 10 days

Cook, Dook H. Griffin
1 N.C. Inf.  Spanish American War
(No dates)

Neal, Minnie, wife of
  T. L. Neal
B.  Mar. 6, 1879
D.  Nov. 11, 1907
Aged:  25 years, 5 ds.

Neal, Lula Catherine
B.  Nov. 15, 1867
D.  Jan. 20, 1905

Neal, Estelle
B.  April 1904
D.  Sept. 24, 1904

Neal, Lillian
B.  June 28, 1901
D.  July 20, 1902

Neal, Infant son of
  Edgar & Kate Neal
B.  Mar. 22, 1899
D.  Nov. 3, 1900

Roberts, Oscar Hudson
B.  Oct. 3, 1882
D.  July 26, 1883

Roberts, John
D.  Jan. 12, 1873
Aged:  84 years

Roberts, Margaret, wife of
  John Roberts
D.  Feb. 10, 1882
Aged:  90 years

Wilkins, [No given name listed] wife of
  E. U. Wilkins (Birth date unknown)
D.  Aug. 18, 1891
Aged:  67 years

Wilkins, F. H. Serg. of
  Co. K (?) 34 N.C.V.
D.  June 25, 1864
Aged:  34 years, 8 mos.

Wilkins, Infant son of
  E. H. & J. _ [Illegible] Wilkins
D.  June 21 A.D., 1859
Aged:  11 mos., 8 days

Mullins, Martha, daughter of
  P. S. & J. Mullins
B.  Nov. 18, 1867
D.  Oct. 31, 1875

Spurling, Elizabeth
D.  Oct. 25, 1854
Aged:  16 years, 9 months

Neal, Marie, daughter of
  T. L. & Minnie Neal
B.  Feb. 28, 1896
D.  Nov. 9, 1896
Aged:  8 months, 9 days

Neal, Viola, daughter of
  T. L. & Minnie Neal
Aged:  2 years, 2 months, 11 days
(No dates)

Neal, McKon, son of
  T. L. & Minnie Neal
B.  Oct. 25, 1899
D.  Feb. 19, 1907

Sapaugh, Dicy A.
B.  Mar. 16, 1863 in the
  19th year of her age

Sapaugh, Martha
D.  Sept. 2, 1856
Aged:  34 years, 9 months

Sapaugh, Henry
B.  June 16, 1816
D.  Oct. 27, 1881
Aged:  68 years, 4 months, 11 days

Moore, Rosannah
B.  Mar. 12, 1832
D.  D.  Jan. 20, 1889
Aged:  56 years, 10 months, 8 days

Roberts, P. M.
B.  Jan. 19, 1852
D.  Dec. 1, 1908

Hopper, John A.
B.  Jan. 21, 1815
D.  Dec. 20, 1892

Hopper, Julia
B.  Dec. 15, 1818
D.  Aug. 24, 1892

Turner, Nannie M., daughter of
  S. B. & H. E. J. Turner
B.  Mar. 25, 1887
D.  April 2, 1902

Turner, Lizzie, wife of
  S. B. Turner
B.  Dec. 15, 1847
D.  Sept. 13, 1898

Roberts, J. W.
D.  Jan. 21, 1862
Aged:  67 years

Turner, Mattie, daughter of
  S. B. & H. Turner
B.  Aug. 10, 1884
D.  Jan. 26, 1885

Sapaugh, Polly
B.  1818
D.  April 30, 1895

McFadden, Robert Thomas, son of
  J. W. P. & J. E. McFadden
D.  Sept. 17, 1856
[No other information.]

Roberts, Langdon Cheves, son of
  R. & M. Roberts
D.  Feb. 7, 1860
Aged:  11 months, 20 days

Roberts, Infant son of
  Rufus & Mary Roberts
D.  Mar. 10, 1849
[No other information.]

Roberts, Martha V., wife of
   Rufus Roberts
D.  Mar. 29, 1851
Aged:  24 years, 4 months…

Roberts, Rufus
   Capt., Co. G. 49 Reg. N.C.T.
B.  May 28, 1828
D.  June 19, 1905

Wilkins, Martha, 2nd wife of
  Rufus Roberts
D.  Sept. 18, 1864
Aged:  38 years, 7 mos.

Hamrick, B. H.
B.  Nov. 8, 1845
D.  April 2, 1907

Hamrick, Mary
B.  Mar. 30, 1847
D.  April 8, 1890
Aged:  43 years, 8 months

Byers, James
B.  July 26, 1852
D.  April 5, 1899

Harding, L. R., consort of
  B. J. Hardin
D.  Feb. 7, 1861
Aged:  19 years, 10 mos., 10 ds.

Hardin, Elizabeth, wife of
  Joseph Hardin
B.  Mar. 18, 1808
D.  Mar. 18, 1858

Hardin, Joseph
B.  Oct. 15, 1797
D.  April 29, 1883
Aged:  86 years

Hardin, Thos. M.
D.  Jan. 22, A.D. 1859
Aged:  61 years, 8 months, 15 days

Hamrick, Amos Z.
B.  Oct. 25, 1877
D.  Sept. 7, 1878

Hamrick, Kausas
B.  Sept. 5, 1876
D.  Sept. 5, 1876

Bowen, Rhoda E.
B.  Oct. 10, 1880
D.  Nov. 3, 1880
     /
Bowen, Ella C.
B.  April 25, 1859
D.  June 4, 1889
Children of M. A. & Nancy Bowen

Scott, Noah Lee
B.  Oct. 31, 1868
D.  Jan. 5, 1901

Byers, Infant daughter of
  C. L. & C. J. Byers
B. & D.  Nov. 28, 1900

Goode, Mabel A., daughter of
  J. A. & E. J. Goode
D.  Jan. 20, 1900
Aged:  24 days

Crain, Infant daughter of
  M. C. & M. A. Crain
B.  Oct. 20, 1876
D.  Nov. 5, 1876
[Above entry shown as Grain;
  same parents as next entry.]

Crain, Julia C., daughter of
  M. C. & M. A. Crain
B.  Nov. 22, 1872
Aged:  5 years, 10 months, 22 days

Henderson, Addie H., daughter of
  B. D. ? [Illegible] & Maggie Henderson
B.  June 9, 1888
D.  June 17, 1890

Hendrick, Mary V., wife of
  J. W. T. Hendrick
B.  May 11, 1862
D.  Oct. 24, 1910

Turner, Z. R.
B.  July 6, 1865
D.  May 3, 1894
Aged:  28 years, 9 months, 27 days

Hamrick, Seth Craton, son of
  J. B. & Laura Hamrick
B.  Sept. 20, 1888
D.  Mar. 24, 1893

Hamrick, Lucinda, wife of
  David Hamrick
D.  May 8, 1884
Aged:  53 years

Putnam, Rufus
B.  Jan. 29, 1847
D.  Dec. 29, 1909

Hardin, Margaret E., wife of
  Douglas Hardin
B.  April 3, 1852
D.  May 23, 1908
Aged:  56 years, 1 month, 20 days

Hardin, Infant son of
  D. W. & M. E. Hardin
D.  Aug. 21, 1887

Bowen, Samuel
B.  Aug. 20, 1829
D.  Nov. 30, 1874
Aged:  45 years, 3 months, 10 days

Heaterole, Mary A., wife of
  Dr. G. H. Heaterole
D.  Aug. 9, 1870
Aged:  40 years, 7 months, 2 days

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