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McCASKILL - PHILIPPI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY RAEFORD, N.C. 1888 - 1988


Special Thanks to Clyde B. Gillis of Duncan, Oklahoma
for sharing his records with us. From history notes of C.B. Johnson, Sr. we find that Mr. Patrick Pulaski
DeKalls Johnson and Mary Monroe Johnson were leaders in the founding of Philippi Presbyterian Church. According 
to the wish of Allen McCaskill, uncle of C.B. Johnson, four acres of land were given to white people and two 
acres adjoining to colored people for a church and cemetery.

Allen McCaskill (1800 - 1860) was the donor of the land on which the churches and cemetery are located. His 
will requested that from his estate a site should be laid out, including the McCaskill graveyard, both for 
public burying ground and for the erection of a Presbyterian Church. P.P.D. Johnson beneficiary and executor 
of the will, laid off six acres of land for this purpose. The church did not materialize until some twenty 
eight years later. No definite steps were taken to build a church until 1886. The Rev. Archibald McQueen served 
several churches. He was a graduate of the University with a degree in law and studied medicine upon seeing the 
need for doctors. During his medical curriculum he felt the call to the ministry, where he then entered the
Theological Seminary of the Synod of S. C. & Georgia. Rev. McQueen served Philippi until 1894 when ill health 
forced him to give up his pastoral duties. He died two years later. Philippi Church celebrated its 100th year 
of service in 1988.

Grave sites are shown as one walks toward the cemetery from the church, beginning on the left row,
to the rear.

Norman Elwood Townsend, Sr.  b. July 26, 1907 d. April 19, 1964. 

ROW ONE	
Edge Maiburn (Son)Apr  05, 1918	-Mar  13, 1975
Edge Lou Iva PhillipsJan  23, 1895-Oct  09, 1974
Edge Randle HenryApr  20, 1887-July 15, 1965
Wood Eva GillisAug  27, 1916-	Feb  19, 1934
Wood Annie BelieJan  02, 1892-	Aug  10, 1968
Wood Claudy LeeJuly 14, 1885-	Feb  01, 1947
Wood LillieAug  05, 1889-	Oct  23, 1976

ROW TWO	
Gillis D.C. 	Apr  01, 1853-	May  10, 1931
Gillis F. Isabella	Apr  24, 1858-	Apr  26, 1933
Gillis Ottis	Nov  30, 1900-	Apr  20, 1974

ROW THREE
Thornton Nedam T. 1852-1918
Thornton Flarrie  1867-1940
Gillis Neil J.1881-1956
Gillis Ida T.1893-1960
Townsend Norman Elwood, Sr.
Townsend Jennie Catherine Jackson, wife of Norman 
May 22, 1916 June 14, 1999

ROW FOUR
Warwick William H.	July 28, 1922-	Nov  25, 1955
Gillis Daniel Calvin II	Mar  12, 1931-	Mar  01, 1932
Gillis D.P., Jr.	Nov  10, 1926-	Dec  05, 1926
Graham Kattie P.	May  10, 1893-	Oct  29, 1900
Graham Infant Boy of WA & DH 	Feb  16, 1897-	May  11, 1897
McGill Mary Black	Dec  12, 1835-	Mar  05, 1906

ROW FIVE
Gillis Henry Madison	Sep  20, 1891-	Dec  26, 1966
Gillis Fannie Isabella	Aug  06, 1897-	May  19, 1963
Gillis Francis Me	Apr  27, 1860-	Dec  29, 1928
Gillis Edward B.	July 15, 1858-	Nov  03, 1927
Gillis Nettie	Jan  09, 1895-	Mar  13, 1921
Moore Annie	Oct  07, 1868-	Dec  13, 1963
Moore Pet	Apr  09, 1867-	May  05, 1944
Koonce David D.	Aug  24, 1886	July 18, 1972
Koonce Margaret J.	July 17, 1899-	Sept 02, 1974
McGill Annie	Jan  20, 1840-	Oct  19, 1914
McGill Daniel	May  16, 1827-	May  30, 1887
McGill Duncan	May  01, 1820-	Aug  13, 1864
McGill Isabella	no dates	
McGill Infant of Daniel & Annie-May  20, 1865

ROW SIX
Kinlaw Mary C.	Mar  01, 1844-	Oct  24, 1888
Monroe Charles N.	Oct  10, 1855-	Mar  30, 1919
Monroe Sarah J.	June 26, 1863-	June 06, 1922
Monroe Minnie S.	Oct  07, 1884-	Feb  10, 1921
Monroe Willard L.	Jan      1881-	June     1944
Monroe Gertrude	May  08, 1900-	Jan  02, 1952
McGilvary Sarah Garner	Dec  23, 1861-	Feb  17, 1960
McGilvary Archie	Oct  16, 1857-	June 05, 1902
Gillis Sarah I.	         1860-	         1939
Gillis John H.	         1864-	         1937
Gillis Annie McInnis	Nov  13, 1828-	Mar  01, 1907
Carmichael Hugh	July 03, 1772-	Jan  09, 1835
Gillis Laud M.	Nov  18, 1818-	Nov  14, 1878

ROW SEVEN
Johnson Inf son of P.P.D. & M.E.Feb  17, 1892    These folks were my great grandparents.  They had 14 children.  
Mary Monroe's mother was Margaret Sofronis.  My grandmother was Cordelia Johnson.  My mother was Dorothy McGee.  I am 
Cynthia Susan Chew.  Someday I would like to visit the church.  I grew up with stories of these two wonderful people.   
My address is P.O. Box 42, Clearwater, Fl. 33757. I spoke to CB Johnson, Jr. by telephone once.  He and mother saw each 
other periodically through the years. Great information on Phillippi-row number, important dates!.Please contact me if 
I can be of assistance. (727) 588-4358   From Cynthia McGee Johnson Chew
Johnson Inf dau of P.P.D. & M.E.  June 27, 1877
Johnson Maggie Little  1887	-1917
Leinster Malcolm	Aug  13, 1911-Feb  27, 1958
Leinster Mamie Johnson  Sept 05, 1878-	Dec  04, 1967
McCaskel Christian  1790-Feb. 12, 1845
McCaskel Catharine  1759-June 05, 1847
McCaskel Allen  1800-Sept 02, 1860
Johnson Catharine  1797-Jan  05, 1849

ROW EIGHT
Johnson Mary Nancy  July 17, 1922-	Mar 01, 1988
Johnson Edwin Alderman  May  23, 1925-	July 28, 1958
Johnson Charles B.1879-	1969
Johnson Mary E.  Apr 05,  1852-	June   12, 1893
Monroe Margaret  Jan  10, 1829-	Nov   28, 1911
Monroe Anna J.  Apr 12, 1881-	Jan   22, 1912
Leinster Malcom MonroeAug 13, 1911-	Feb 27, 1958
Monroe Clarence Patrick	May   23, 1902-	Nov 21, 1983
Wood Charles L.	1930-1960
Wood James Eric	Aug 06,   1896-	June 19, 1984
Curtis Virginia	Sept 25, 1903-	Oct   24,  1984
Ray Jimmie Jones	May 29, 1934-	July 8,   1934
Ray Cornelia Maxwell	July 23, 1871-	July 13,  1960
Ray John C. 	Nov. 9, 1855-	June 12,  1908
Ray Matilda	Nov. 12, 1844-	Apr. 25,  1910
Ray Eivina	1819-	June 23,  1860
Ray John 	1804-	Mar 01, 1881
Johnson Daniel	1778-	Feb 06, 1851
McCaskel Margaret 	Sept 01, 1840-	Sept 4, 1840
McCaskel Nancy	1802-	Oct 27, 1874
McCaskel Margaret (McCaskill) Died June 13, 1883
McCaskel Daniel	1752-Apr 02, 1802

ROW NINE
McLauchlin William	Dec   28, 1801-	Sept l6, 1898
McLauchlin Mary McRae	Oct   11, 1803-	Feb 11, 1898
McRae Annie Martin	Oct   15, 1826-	Dec 31, 1869 or 8
McRae Phillip	July   11, 1812-	May 30,   1880
McRae Daniel C.	Dec   14, 1856-	Feb 06,   1878
McRae Catherine	July   14, 1846-	Oct 01,   1877
McRae Murdoch	Jan    21, 1848-	Oct 30,  1875
McRae Flora J.	June   24, 1861-	Dec 11,  1867
McRae Ann	June   22,  1806-	July 17,  1876
McVickar Harriet Newel	1818-	Nov. 25,  1852
McRae Murdoch	1772-	Sept 11,  1832
McRae Christian	1782-	Sept 11,  1832
Brown Sarah	1738-	Aug 05, 1815
Munn Mary	1771-	June 17, 1820

ROW TEN	
McCallum Mary Anna	Apr 29, 1875-	June 11,  1901
McCallum Katie	Aug 13, 1877-	Dec 9,   1898
McRae James A.	1812-	Mar 29,  1854
McRae John	July 2, 1810-	July 16, 1887
Williford Mary Margaret	March 13, 1859-	Dec 1882
Williamson Catherine Campbell		"Died abt.1805"
McLauchlin Isabella	1770-	Aug 16, 1858
Preist Cornellis		Illegible

ROW ELEVEN	
Guin Raymond B.	July 18, 1919-	June 10, 1922
McDuffie Charles A.	1869-	1934
Bradshaw Annie G.	        1901-1933
Bradshaw Kate McDuffie	Dec 10, 1874-	Aug 28, 1944
Bradshaw Aliv S.	1869-	1906
Bradshaw Inf. Son of A.S.& Kate		1900
Brown Rev. Daniel	1775-	Aug 18, 1815
Washington Neill	May 10, 1812-	May 06, 1827
Witherspoon John	Mar 17, 1811-	Nov 30, 1834
McMillian Isabel	1788-	July    1850
McMilland David		Oct 13, 1792
McMilland John		1804
McMilland Flora	Nov 26, 1778-	Feb 19, 1866
Graham Margaret	1803-	Sept 28,1926(?) (Wife of Archibald Graham of Cumberland County, NC [whose second 
wife was Ann McLea], and daughter of "Long Duncan" McNeill and Margaret McNeill McNeill. –Steve Edgerton)
Graham Mary	16 days old-	Nov 1824  ( infant dau of Archibald and Margaret McNeill Graham. They had 
another daughter, Margaret McNeill Graham born about two years later. –Steve Edgerton) 
Black James A.	1819-	May 13, 1820 (Son of Duncan Black and Mary McNeill Black [daughter of "Long Duncan" 
McNeill and Margaret McNeill McNeill]. –Steve Edgerton)


ROW TWELVE	
Monroe Robert James	Aug  2,  1910-	Oct    04,  1959
Monroe James Brantley	Aug 20,   1888-	July    02,  1958
Monroe Luola Shaw	June 7, 1891-	May   28, 1950
Monroe Elisal Neil	Oct 14,  1909-	Oct    29,  1948
Baby Girl (Mallows)?		Apr 5,(1971)?
Shaw Flora J.	Oct 9, 1872-	May 23, 1894
McDuffie Margaret A.	Jan 28, 1839-	Sept 10,    1898
McDuffie Alex	1824-	Aug 14,     1885
McNeil J.		Apr    1800

A few years ago, my late mother and my late brother, both avid local
genealogists, and I went to Philippi cemetery to resolve a 
question I had about one grave in particular. In the back of the cemetery
there are several old graves for the families of both James and Turquill
McNeill, two early McNeill families in what was then Cumberland county.
Around the marked graves are several small stones which at first glance
would have nothing on them. I had noticed some inscription barely noticable
on one of them, and on this particular visit, took some flour with me to rub
into the inscription to make it more readable. To my surprise, I read: (sic)
"T. McNeill APTH 1800." Suspecting "APTH" to be latin, I photographed the
floured lettering and took it to a fellow artist and friend of mine who is
well educated in latin as well as the history of lettering. She told me
"APTH" meant "ascended." Also, her assessment of the initial before the word
'McNeill' was that it was a 'T' and not a 'J' since the letter 'J' was never
capped in that time period as the letter T always has been. On the little
marker itself, the T has what could be a descender making it look like a
'J'. Such a correction might help some genealogist on the other side of the 
country someday. Steve Edgerton     Posted Aug. 31, 1999
  
McNeil Duncan Jr.	1800-	Sept 11,    1832 (Son of  "Long Duncan " McNeill and Margaret McNeill McNeill. 
Died within a few days of his father. –Steve Edgerton)
McNeil Barbara	1768-	Feb         1824

ROW THIRTEEN	
Kennedy Sarah B.	Oct 21, 1840-	May 20, 1924
Jarrell Edward	April 1, 1905-	Sept 12, 1980
Jerrell Effie Turner	Aug. 16,  1902-	Oct  11, 1965
Williams Bennie W.	July 27,  1916	Jan  20, 1976
McDuffie Jannett	1818-	May   31, 1902
McDuffie Dougald	1810-	Sept 1892
Britain	Illegible-	--er 1806
McKinnon Gus	1792-	May 2, 1810
McNeill Daniel	1765-	Nov 9, 1828 (Son of James McNeill of Rockfish Creek, aka "Jimmie McNeill of 
McCaskills". –Steve Edgerton)
McNeill Duncan, Sr.	1771-	Sept 15, 1832 (This is "Long Duncan" McNeill, son of Turqill McNeill of the 
Argyll Colony. –Steve Edgerton)
McNeill Margaret	1764-	Apr 20, 1839 (Wife of "Long Duncan" McNeill, and daughter of James McNeill of 
Rockfish Creek, aka "Jimmie McNeill of McCaskills". –Steve Edgerton)


ROW FOURTEEN
Guin John H.	Apr 09, 1877-	Apr 1946
Guin William Roy	May 14, 1900-	June 7, 1911
Guin Kenneth C.	Nov 22, 1915-	Oct 15, 1917

ROW FIFTEEN	
M.J.G.	no dates
Guin William Herbert	Oct 27, 1894-	March 31, 1910
Guin W.C.	Dec 14, 1865-	May   27, 1947
Guin Amandia Alice Johnson	June 12, 1870-	Dec  10, 1941
Guin Albert Arthur	Feb 13, 1911-	Jan  22, 1973
Black Isabel Died March 13, 1892
Black Daniel	May 1806-	Aug 20, 1889

ROW SIXTEEN	
Guin Mary Jane	1836-	Sept 22, 1913
Guin Sarah	Dec 5, 1832-	Sept 19, 1903
Guin Flora Jane	Feb. 8, 1875-	Jan 4,  1929
Guin Frances Edora	1873-	1938
McDuffie Murdoch	Age 24-	Sept 07, 18--
McKenzie Margaret Jane	1815-	Sept 17, 1828
Brown Alexander	1800-	Jan 10, 1841
Brown Jennett Robeson	1768-	Sept 17, 1812

ROW SEVENTEEN	
McVicker John Bethune	Aug 10, 1859	Dec  02, 1931
Wright C.H.	July 22, 1849-	Feb   09, 1928  This is Cameron Hamilton Wright a son of Albert and Sabra Wright of Richmond County, NC. 
The 78 year of widower died Feb 09, 1928 after being struck by an automobile in Raeford, Hoke County. 
Wright Maggie T.	June 10, 1852-	May 15, 1887
Infant - Ida Jane Rackley  Sept 14, 1891 - Apr 17, 1892 She was d/o Ammie Chestnut Rackley & wife 
Sarah Ann McNeill. 
Inf Son of J.D.& Mary McNeill		1855
Galbreath Margaret	1817-	March 11, 1855
McNeill Neil	1784-	Sept 17, 1857
McNeill Sarah	1784-	May 25, 1860
McNeill Rodrick D.	Jan 26, 1820-	Oct 06, 1866
McNeill Isabella	Feb 27, 1828-	Jan 31, 1897
McNeill John D.	Jan 04, 1821-	Aug 13, 1892  "John Duncan McNeill, son of Neill McNeill (1784 Jura-1857) 
& Marion (Sally) McDougall (1784-1860).  I think John Duncan and Mary McNeill had a daughter, Sallie 
Ann McNeill (1857-1940) m. 1878 Ammie Chestnut Rackley."   Elvalee Swift
Mary  Nov 15, 1833-	May 06, 1912  This is likely Mary Walker who married John Duncan McNeill (1821-1892) 
with bondsmen John Walker and Daniel W. McLean.   Elvalee Swift
Leach Sarah	Dec 10, 1835-	June 26, 1916
Leach Alexander	July 25, 1808-	June 04, 1887
Leach Annie	Died Feb 10, 1908

ROW EIGHTEEN	
Harring Mollie E.	May 27, 1877-	May 1, 1966
Brown Cevelity M.	Dec 4, 1868-	Feb    5, 1957
Brown Charlie H.	Aug 20, 1879-	Oct 14, 1952
McNeill Annie	Mar. 20, 1826-	March 20, 1905
McNeill Inf dau of N.R. & N.J. 	Aug. 18, 1904 -	Aug 18, 1904

ROW NINETEEN	
Check Annie	1864-	Oct     19-6

ROW TWENTY	
Britt Elsie Mae	1927-	June 11, 1959

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