GASTON COUNTY, NC - CEMETERIES - O'Connor Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Cemetery O'Connor Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Cemetery, Highway 7, Just north of Interstate 85, Belmont, Gaston County, North Carolina. Surveyed by Philip Underwood-Sheppard, April 9, 2001, with the assistance of Timothy Alan Sheppard. This cemetery is to the right of the church (facing the cemetery) and the gravestones face east. The cemetery is in good condition. I began this survey in the back of the cemetery and worked toward the road. Information in the [ ]s was provided by a relative of some of these folks. Row 1 Georgia Ann Leeper no dates [wife of R. F. Leeper] R. F. Leeper 1877 1930 Row 2 Walter Franklin Davis December 4, 1886 June 1, 1946 (space) William A. Davis 1889 1930 Lula M. Davis 1892 1929 [wife of William G. Davis] William G. Davis March 31, 1919 February 13, 1920 [son of William A. and Lula M. Davis] (space) Roosevelt Hinton January 26, 1942 Ernestine Hinton September 11, 1902 Willie Belle Weaks Hinton March 15, 1902 July 14, 1998 Row 3 Floyd Green September 19, 1896 December 30, 1943 North Carolina Private 335 Service BN QM World War I Row 4 Johnie Jenkins November 15, 1886 September 17, 1918 Verlon Forney March 16, 1908 February 9, 1990 [son of J. S. and Ella L. Forney] Ella L. Forney November 30, 1879 October 31, 1950 [wife of J. S. Forney] J. S. Forney October 3, 1879 December 14, 1948 James O. Forney August 10, 1897 August 5, 1945 [son of J. S. and Ella L. Forney] Cora W. Hall February 15, 1882 August 20, 1943 A. Hall July 7, 1894 October 7, 1924 Age 27 years (actually appears on the stone, in spite of the dates) Row 5 Martha Jane Davis April 30 1886 January 30, 1950 (large space) Row 5A Susan Hood January 30, 1931 Age 72 years Francis Steele March 3, 1909 March 22, 1931 Son of Luther and Dora Steele Row 5B Broken stone Nancy H. Williamson March 11, 1868 [wife of Willie R. Williamson] Willie R. Williamson November 13, 1868 January 16, 1946 Little Kate April 2, 1924 November 29, 1932 Row 6 Paul Howard Wofford May 3, 1905 December 12, 1987 Otis Green September 28, 1924 October 9, 1944 Row 7 Hannah Pettis 1882 April 4, 1931 Alma Williamson November 12, 1907 January 8, 1935 Hazel Moore March 11, 1896 April 24, 1931 Elizabeth Simrels November 11, 1908 age 60 years Row 8 Lula Williamson Reid 1887 1952 Sheila Williamson Gordon August 7, 1903 May 26, 1995 Delia A. Williamson March 3, 1885 April 11, 1902 Frank W. Williamson June 13, 1917 February 24, 1944 North Carolina TEC 5 QM Corps World War II Row 9 Roscoe Gilmore Hager March 2, 1914 January 13, 1952 North Carolina Pvt. 544 Port Co TC World War II Mack Payne December 12, 1930 South Carolina Pvt. 156 Depot Brig Newby Hamilton September 28, 1912 December 23, 1931 William H. Gilmore July 9, 1856 May 13, 1933 Mary R. Gilmore January 5, 1871 February 27, 1947 [wife of William H. Gilmore] Rainey Gilmore October 11, 1894 February 27, 1917 [son of William, H. and Mary R. Gilmore] Row 10 George Jackson August 2, 1896 May 9, 1949 North Carolina Pvt. 808 Pioneer Inf. World War I ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Philip Sheppard sheppard@hargray.com ====================================================================