Cumberland
County Cemeteries
NEWTON CEMETERY (Yadkin
Road, Rocky Mount or Hill Church); Seventy-First Township, 1884-1912. Located
on a wooded ridge approximately 3,960' east of Stewart's Creek (340'contour),
on the immediate north side of Yadkin Road, south of the 82nd Airborne
Division cantonmen3. The cemetery is surrounded by two strands of barbed
wire encompassing an area approximately 50' x 50'. There are at least 30
graves, 14 of which have stones with inscriptions. The earliest marked
grave is that of Enoch Elijah Newton who died in the Civil War in 1863
and whose grave is marked with a VA headstone placed by his descendants
during the 1960s (Kern pers. comm. 1995). There is also a grave for Three
Unknown US Soldiers marked by the U.S. Government at an unknown date prior
to 1970 and replaced due to vandalism in 1993 (Kern pers. comm. 1995).
These soldiers were identified by a descendant of George Newton, at whose
home they were hospitalized, as Pvt. Thomas J. Malugean, Mortimer Mumford
and Lt. John R. Fathera (Newton n.d. in a letter on file at Ft. Bragg DPWE).
The earliest original headstone is that of an infant son of H.D. &
L.A. Mints who died Sept. 9, 1884. The latest marked interment is that
of Charity Winsbury (1842-1912). Several of the graves are marked by plain
fieldstones (sandstone) without inscription. The headstones face to the
west with the footstones usually facing east. The cemetery is named for
the Newton family because of the large marker placed by their descendants,
memorializing that family.
1 Rough gray granite marker with a flat arch top and smoothed
face with polished band on outside edge. The monument was
erected by a Mr. Williams of South Carolina sometime in the
1960s (Kern pers. comm. 1995).
GEORGE NEWTON ANNA ROGERS
APR. 20, 1808 APR. 4, 1808
APR. 15, 1895 JUNE 12, 1896
SON OF DAUGHTER OF
ISSAC NEWTON REUBEN ROGERS
AND 1761 -
ELIZABETH ALDERMAN AND
GRAND SON OF CHRISTINE ALDERMAN
GEORGE NEWTON 1773-1861
AND GRAND DAUGHTER OF
NANCY ANN MOORE JOHN ALDERMAN
1742-1822 AND
MARY CASHWELL
GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF
DANIEL ALDERMAN
1711-1785 AND
ABIGAIL HARRIS
1720 -
GREAT GREAT GRAND DAU OF
THOMAS ALDERMAN JR.
1683-1715 AND
MARY SEAGRAVE
2 White marble VA marker with flat arch top and Federal
shield placed in 1993 to replace a vandalized U.S. Government
marker. The epitaph is within the shield, the date below it
and the grave number (4) is on the back.
THREE UNKNOWN (arched)
U.S. SOLDIERS
1865
4
3 Flat, rectangular gray granite VA marker with Christian
cross near the top, center. Probably placed by descendents
in the 60s (Kern pers. comm. 1995)
ENOCH ELIJAH NEWTON
CO K 38 NC INF
CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY
APR 2 1841 MAY 3 1863
4 Badly broken white marble marker with a flat arch top.
The marker lies on its back in 21 pieces. Most of the epitaph
is now illegible due to the breakage.
In memory of HENRIETTA
wife of W.C. Dicks
Born Aug 28, 1861
Died April 16, 1901
5 White marble marker and same-size, matching foot stone both
with a round top. The headstone lies on its back in 6 pieces
while the footstone lies forward from its base in 5 pieces.
The footstone initial and the "9" in 39 yrs are illegible
due to the breakage.
LUCY A. (arched)
Wife of H. D. MINTS
Born Aug 19, 1846
Aged 39yrs 9mo 5dys
Tread softly stranger in
here is my precious
jewel.
6 Broken bottom half of a white marble marker set on a single
low beveled base. The epitaph is barely legible due to heavy
weathering. The broken footstone has a flat top and has its
four pieces carefully balanced in place.
As a wife, devoted;
As a mother, affectionate;
As a friend, ever kind and loving.
7 White marble marker with a flat arch top. Most of the
epitaph is now illegible as it lies on its back in seventeen
pieces.
Infant (arched)
Son of
H.D. & L.A. MINTS
Died Sept 9th 1884
8 Small square white marble post surmounted by a lamb resting
beside a tree stump set on a single low beveled base of white
Georgia Marble. The lamb's head has been broken off.
WILLIS
ARTHUR
CONNOR
Apr. 3, 1899
Nov. 19, 1906
-----
He died as he
lived a christian.
9 Small (footstone-like) white marble marker with a flat top.
The marker lies face up on the surface in two pieces with the
"85 yrs" being illegible due to breakage. The footstone has a
flat top and faces east.
JOHN LOVITT J.L.
Died Feb 19, 1899
Aged (85 yrs)
note: 85 yrs is now missing, but was recorded during original
survey (Holmes n.d.)
10 Small (footstone-like) white marble marker with a flat top,
and broken, flat topped footstone without inscription.
ELIZA
wife of John LOVITT
Died Oct. 12, 1906
Aged 85 yrs
11 Small (footstone-like) white marble marker with a flat
top and broken, flat topped footstone.
DUNCAN JA___ Duncan J. DURDEN D.J.D.
DURDEN Pvt Co I 51st NC Inf Regt
Died Feb 20, 1910 1830 - 1910
------
My trust is in God.
12 White marble marker identified on the original survey,
now missing (Harris & Holmes n.d.). A flat topped footstone
still remains. A loose, broken (2 pieces) white marble
footstone with a flat top is found on the surface in the
headstone area.
CHARITY C.W.
wife of E. F. WINSBURY
Died Oct. 9, 1912
Aged 70 yrs
13 Irregular oval shaped fieldstone (sandstone) marker sunken
into the ground surface with initials on top surface of rock.
The initials are carved in by hand.
M.M.W.
14-42 Markers are illegible
White marble marker identified on the original survey,
now missing (Harris & Holmes n.d.).
William B. DUNN
Nov 7, 1890
Feb 17, 1912
TAYLOR CEMETERY
Manchester Township, 1886-1941.
Located in a cleared area approximately 325' to the west of a
tributary of Carvers Creek (250' contour), on the immedate
north side of McCloskey Road about 650' east of McArthur Road.
The cemetery is surrounded by an 8' high, 27'x 53' chain-link
fence with chain and padlock. There are five marked graves.
The earliest is for Penny Taylor (1816-1886) while the most
recent is that of Sandy McKay (1874-1941). All of the low
rectangular stones face to the west. The one upright marker
has the family name on the east side. There are no footstones.
1 Gray granite, flat topped, rectangular shaped marker.
This marker sits approximately 18" high and is rough with the
exception of a smoothed top.
J. W. HARRIS
1875 - 1939
2 Gray granite, slightly beveled top, rectangular shaped marker.
This marker sits approximately a foot high and is rough with
the exception of a smoothed top.
Cathron HOWELL
1841 - 1910
3 Gray granite, slightly beveled top, rectangular shaped marker.
This marker sits approximately a foot high and is rough with
the exception of a smoothed top.
Penny TAYLOR
1816 - 1886
4 Rough gray granite marker set on a single flat base.
The polished face is decorated in the lower corners with
a floral motif and the family name in the middle.
McKAY
5 Rectangular gray granite marker set flush with the ground
at the northeast corner of the McKAY marker.
Sandy McKay
1874 - 1941
The authors are compiling genealogical data on the individuals found
in these cemeteries. Please contact Beverly
Boyko to contribute information.
