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016    BALLEW FAMILY CEMETERY (1)

Location - in Rutherford College community on Cresent Land and Timber Company property.

Coordinates: 35d 46m 42.4s N; 81d 30m 49.6s W Click here for Online Maps

Cemetery is located on Cresent Land & Timber Company Property. Take I-40 to exit 113 into Rutherford College community for three miles.

View #2 of the cemetery. View #3 of the cemetery. View #4 of the cemetery.

The peaceful cemetery with two graves is located in the Harbor Ridge gated community on private land, on the south side of the Catawba River (now Lake Rhodiss). Arrangements may be made by calling the NC Room of the Morganton Public Library for visitation requests and directions. The closest address to the small cemetery is 304 River Walk Dr. Connelly Springs, NC. The road is paved and the cemetery is on a grassy ridge, with trees on one side and the water can be seen in the distance, past a house.

In 1936, the graves were accessed off of Malcolm Blvd. (SR 101) and was 1/2 mile down a gravel road. There were many logging roads and the land at that time was owned by the Crescent Land and Timber Co. Wife Agness was buried first in 1830 at age 49 and is next to her husband, Joshua B. Ballew, who outlived her by 46 years. Joshua and Agness had at least 17 children and Agness died in childbirth.

The brush and overgrowth was cleared out as of May 2018. There were 4 piles of bricks that had been removed from atop the graves and what looked to have formed a small brick wall around the site. With concentrated effort, the bricks were dug out of the earth and replaced per original footprint, which included being over the graves themselves. The ground is very uneven. Harbor Ridge has placed a white picket fence around the gravestones.

Survey provided by Jack Hall in July 2010. Updates and all photos by Denice Hayes in July 2019.

1. Ballew, Agness Sherrill   (b. 21 Jul 1781 - d. 14 Aug 1830)
Age 49 yrs 24 days. Wife of Joshua B. Ballew. Daughter of Jacob S, Sherrill and Sarah Massey Sherrill. Another view.
2. Ballew, Joshua B.   (b. 10 Jul 1771 - d. 16 Feb 1868)
96 yrs 7 mos 6 days. Husband of Agness Sherrill Ballew. Another view. - Close up.