THOMAS WILKINS CEMETERY

This cemetery lying ½ mile west of Shelby, N.C., Morganton Highway No.
18, on Wilkins' old home place now owned by Mrs. John Allen in No. 6
Township, Cleveland County, N.C. and being about four miles north of
Shelby on side of a hill 300 yards southwest of Widow Allen's home.

Owner of Cemetery: Mrs. John Allen

Approximate number of marked graves: 8
 Before 1914: 8
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: 20

Earliest marked grave: Thomas Wilkins, d. Sept. 7, 1844

General condition of the cemetery: Good condition

Date of survey: Nov. 26, 1938
Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:

"Wilkins, Thomas, Pvt.
Smith's Co. Mumphret's, Va. Regt. Rev. War. Sept. 7, 1844."
(Govt. Marker)

"Wilkins, Thomas, Jr., Pvt.
Barksdale's Co. 4 Va. Mil.
War of 1812. March 24th, 1868."
(Govt. Marker)

Elam, Basil, son of
 Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Elam
B. 1890
D. 1894

Weathers, Rufus Y.
"Co. I. 38th N.C. Inf. C.S.A. 2nd Lt."
B. April 7, 1830
D. July 26, 1898
(Govt. Marker)

Weathers, Pantha F.
B. Nov. 27, 1826
D. Aug. 28, 1892

Sparks, Infant son and daughter of
 Upton and L. A. Sparks:
 /
--Sparks, Matilda
 D. Sept. 1, 1845
 Aged: 1 year, 11 mos., and 8 ds.
 /
--Sparks, Calvin W.
 D. July 26, 1853
 Aged: 1 year, 4 mos., and 10 ds.

Wilson, Mirvine, daughter of
 C. C. Wilson and A. E. Wilson
B. July 7, 1882
D. May 26, 184

Blanton, R. A.
D. Feb. 9, 1889
Aged: 4 years, 8 months, and 14 days

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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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For a copy of the complete Cleveland County WPA Cemetery Survey CD, see http://www.hartshorn.us/CWPA.htm