MAJOR McCOMBS GRAVEYARD

Located in No. 7 Township, Cleveland County, NC this cemetery is about
six miles northwest of Shelby, NC; about 400 yards east of Shelby-New
House Road on a hill dotted with pines and oaks and being relatively
small in dimension; also about 300 yards east of the old Bate Blanton
place or residence.
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Owner of cemetery: Bate Blanton

Approximate number of marked graves: [Omitted; should read 5]
 Before 1914: 5
 After 1914: None
 Unmarked graves: None
General condition of cemetery: Neglected.
Date of survey: Nov. 9, 1938
Workers: B. E. Weathers and A. G. Melton

Inscriptions:


McCombs, Major
(Born in Va., 1738. See U.S. Census
 1850 Cleveland Co.)

McCombs, Mary Ann, wife of
 Major McCombs
(B. 1783 in N.C. See U.S.C.)

McCombs, Naney Fronia, daughter of
 Major and Mary Ann McCombs
(Born 1827 in N.C. See U.S. Census
 1850, Cleveland County.)

McCombs, Hulda Ann, daughter of
 Major and Mary Ann McCombs
(Born 1820 in N.C. See U.S. Census,
 Cleveland County.)

McCombs, Andrew, son of
 Major and Mary Ann McCombs

(The above names occur on marble slabs with absolutely no dates given.
The data in parenthesis taken from U.S. Census of Cleveland County.
Worker, Anson G. Melton.) (Collis Jones said that it was generally
known that Molly McCombs, wife of Major McCombs, was a witch.)

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