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142    MCELRATH CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH

Location - on Jamestown Rd about 0.5 mile from Kathy Rd west of Morganton.


From I-40 W. exit 96 (Kathy Rd.). Turn L. Across the Bridge. Turn L. on Jamestown Rd. The church and cemetery are 0.5 mile on L.

Survey provided by Jack Hall in July 2010.

1. Abernathy, Charlotte Ruth Lytle   (b. 15 Apr 1917 - d. 27 Mar 2000)
Daughter of Thomas Lytle Sr. and Sadie O'Neil Lytle
2. Avery, Ivy Mae   (b. 30 May 1898 - d. 16 Oct 1941)
3. Bepn, Willie   (b. - d. )
4. Blye, Ethel B.   (b. 1897 - d. 1955)
5. Bowman, John S.   (b. 6 Jun 1881 - d. 7 Jan 1958)
6. Boyce, Effie   (b. 1899 - d. 1924)
7. Boyce, Lizzie   (b. 1848 - d. 6 Nov 1920)
8. Bryant, Arthur Torrell   (b. 17 Jul 1950 - d. 7 Aug 1986)
Sp4 US Army Vietnam
9. Bryant, Hattie A.   (b. 6 May 1888 - d. 11 Mar 1977)
10. Bryant, Lewis N.   (b. 15 Sep 1878 - d. 19 Jul 1954)
11. Bryant, Shuff D.   (b. 1910 - d. 1993)
12. Bryant. Robert Esau Sr. "Bob"   (b. 27 Mar 1919 - d. 19 Jun 2014)
Died in Buncombe County NC, Born in Burke County NC. Son of Lewis and Hattie Hardy Bryant. Husband of Mildred B. Harbison Bryant. U.S. Army Veteran. Ebony Funeral Services of Morganton .
13. Byle, Hugh   (b. 13 Mar 1905 - d. 16 May 1905)
14. Byle, Rufus Jones   (b. 27 Feb 1918 - d. 20 Jan 1950)
NC Pvt 366 Inf.
15. Caldwell, Rafael Dazell   (b. 1984 - d. 1984)
16. Carpenter, Alvin Jr.   (b. 1950 - d. 1985)
17. Carpenter, Alvin Sr.   (b. 6 Apr 1926 - d. 30 Sep 1985)
PFC US Army
18. Carpenter, Josephene   (b. 1931 - d. 1971)
19. Carroll, Claram   (b. 10 Nov 1909 - d. 2 Mar 1936)
20. Carter, Thelma Fox   (b. 1915 - d. 1981)
21. Chambers, Albert   (b. 8 Feb 1869 - d. 19 Mar 1934)
22. Chambers, Maggie Patton   (b. 1869 - d. 29 Dec 1965)
23. Conley, Annie M.   (b. 1916 - d. 1970)
24. Conley, James E.   (b. 1915 - d. 1975)
25. Corpening, Ola Taate H.   (b. 14 Jul 1943 - d. 18 Aug 1975)
26. Corpening, Rosie Jeanette "Frosty"   (b. 10 Dec 1933 - d. 5 Feb 2013)
Died in Burke Co., NC. Born in Burke Co., NC. Daughter of James McDowell and Ethel Gibbs McDowell. Wife of Bill Corpening. Kirksey Funeral Home
27. Crawford, Fred D.   (b. 1899 - d. 1975)
28. Crawford, Jessie M.   (b. 1903 - d. 1977)
29. Crisp, Mabel S.   (b. 1913? - d. 1913?)
only date
30. Crisp, Marion   (b. 1909 - d. 1969)
31. Crisp, William Alexander   (b. 21 May 1934 - d. 22 Nov 1999)
Son of Alfred Edward Crisp Sr. and Alice Grier Crisp
32. Curtis, Calvin   (b. - d. Apr 1897)
57 yrs old
33. Cuthbertson, Olla Mae Tate   (b. 27 Jan 1918 - d. 19 Nov 1981)
34. Davis, Della Mae Hardy   (b. 5 Feb 1943 - d. 19 Mar 2000)
Daughter of Cicero G. Hardy and Faye Henry Hardy
35. Davis, James Sr.   (b. 1899 - d. 1969)
36. Davis, Randy Scott   (b. - d. 26 Oct 1952)
37. Deal, Eva L. Webster   (b. 1 Feb 1890 - d. 28 May 1960)
Forage Webster and Elizabeth Corpening
38. Edmondson, Coy O.   (b. 25 Nov 1956 - d. 8 Sep 1990)
39. Ervin, Carey J.   (b. 7 Mar 1896 - d. )
40. Ervin, Cary   (b. 1894 - d. 1972)
41. Ervin, Maggie A.   (b. 22 Apr 1893 - d. 19 Jan 1956)
42. Ervin, Matilda   (b. 1 Apr 1861 - d. 12 Feb 1923)
43. Ervin, Myrtle   (b. 28 May 1888 - d. 7 Aug 1941)
44. Fair, Ida Boyce   (b. - d. 18 Jun 1962)
45. Francis, Jesse Young Sr.   (b. 1 Feb 1896 - d. 17 Jan 1981)
PFC US Army WW-II
46. Francis, Katie Ben   (b. 8 Sep 1908 - d. 12 Feb 1993)
47. Francis, Mary Sue   (b. 13 Jan 1948 - d. 7 Nov 1971)
48. Garrison, Ellery Demetris   (b. 28 Aug 1962 - d. 18 Oct 1991)
SP 4 US Army
49. Gibbs, Irene M.   (b. 30 Aug 1917 - d. )
50. Gibbs, Leroy Long   (b. 10 Jun 1918 - d. 20 Oct 1978)
51. Gibbs, Luther   (b. 1899 - d. 1977)
52. Gibbs, Mamie B.   (b. 1902 - d. 1985)
53. Gibbs, Nass   (b. 10 Jun 1911 - d. 12 Apr 1979)
54. Gibbs, Robert   (b. 1904 - d. 1975)
55. Gibbs, Rosa Lee   (b. 1880 - d. 1945)
56. Greenlee, Rev. Frances P.   (b. 1863 - d. 1931)
57. Grier, John Henry   (b. 1904 - d. 1966)
58. Grier, Samuel L.   (b. 192? - d. 1970)
59. Guy, Mrs.   (b. - d. )
60. Hall, Alfred   (b. 16 May 1816 - d. 27 Mar 1907)
61. Hall, James W.   (b. 1892 - d. 1974)
62. Hall, Maggie L.   (b. 1877 - d. 1957)
63. Hallieburton, Essie McElrath   (b. 18 Jan 1890 - d. 1 Dec 1916)
64. Hardy, Annie S.   (b. 1885 - d. 1972)
65. Hardy, Bessie Moore   (b. 8 Jan 1919 - d. )
66. Hardy, Bettie M.   (b. 1844 - d. 1916)
67. Hardy, Cicero G.   (b. 11 Apr 1910 - d. 13 May 1972)
NC PFC 3152 QM Svc Co. WW-II
68. Hardy, Cleo C.   (b. 14 Feb 1917 - d. 13 Mar 1988)
69. Hardy, Collus Howard   (b. 27 Jun 1917 - d. 13 Oct 1965)
Virginia S2 USNR WW-II
70. Hardy, D. C. Tracy   (b. 1917 - d. 1983)
71. Hardy, Faye H.   (b. 13 Apr 1922 - d. 20 Aug 1983)
72. Hardy, George M.   (b. 1893 - d. 1969)
73. Hardy, George W.   (b. 1915 - d. 1972)
74. Hardy, Gertrude D.   (b. 1931 - d. 1984)
75. Hardy, John Wesley   (b. 22 Jun 1929 - d. 10 May 1978)
Cpl US Army Korea
76. Hardy, Lewis A.   (b. 1905 - d. 1994)
77. Hardy, Mary M.   (b. 2 Apr 1876 - d. 12 Apr 1971)
78. Hardy, Morris G.   (b. 1945 - d. 1976)
79. Hardy, Sarah M.   (b. 1887 - d. 1981)
80. Hardy, Thomas J.   (b. 30 Apr 1908 - d. 23 Oct 1975)
81. Hawshaw, Sallie R.   (b. 1890 - d. 1971)
82. Hemphill, Beatrice   (b. 1892 - d. 1964)
83. Hemphill, Jack   (b. 1903 - d. 1971)
84. Hemphill, No Name Listed   (b. - d. 1945)
85. Hemphill, Odie Naomi   (b. 26 Nov 1924 - d. 3 May 1977)
86. Hice, Ruth McKesson   (b. 21 Sep 1912 - d. 21 Sep 1945)
87. Hill, Ransom   (b. 28 Mar 1893 - d. 4 Dec 1944)
NC Cpl 426 Res Labor Bn OMC
88. Johnson, Florence Banks   (b. 1898 - d. 1994)
89. Johnson, Richard C.   (b. 10 Dec 1928 - d. 2 Apr 1960)
TN USNR WW-II Korea
90. Johnson, W. J.   (b. 1899 - d. 1969)
91. Largent, Clyde B.   (b. 5 Nov 1950 - d. 5 Dec 1972)
NC PFC US Army, Vietnam
92. Lytle, Herman   (b. 23 Feb 1932 - d. 18 Aug 1973)
NC PFC US Army Korea
93. Lytle, Luzella M., Mrs.   (b. 7 Nov 1919 - d. 4 Apr 1986)
94. Lytle, Ruth H.   (b. 30 Mar 1927 - d. 9 May 1988)
95. Lytle, Sadie O'Neil   (b. 3 Aug 1891 - d. 25 Apr 1976)
96. Lytle, William   (b. 12 Sep 1924 - d. 27 Nov 1993)
97. Matthews, George W.   (b. 4 Jul 1910 - d. 25 Mar 1948)
98. McDowell, Beatrice Deal   (b. 10 May 1915 - d. 6 May 1985)
99. McDowell, Frank   (b. 17 Aug 1930 - d. 1 Aug 1995)
Son of James N. and Ethel Gibbs McDowell
100. McElrath, Fannie   (b. 1901 - d. 10 Apr 1905)
101. McElrath, Fred   (b. 12 Nov 08 - d. 17 Aug 1971)
Kansas, PFC Army Air Forces WW-II
102. McElrath, Hielem   (b. 1876 - d. 1895)
103. McElrath, John E.   (b. 1921 - d. 1982)
104. McElrath, Mary   (b. 1848 - d. 1937)
105. McElrath, Rachel B.   (b. 12 Apr 1914 - d. )
Wife of William G. McElrath
106. McElrath, Raymond G.   (b. 1915 - d. 1966)
107. McElrath, William G.   (b. 5 Aug 1911 - d. 4 Nov 1981)
108. McKession, Benjamin   (b. 4 Jul 1891 - d. 27 Jul 1907)
109. McKession, Carrie M. Hice   (b. 14 May 1904 - d. 11 Feb 1979)
110. McKession, F. T.   (b. 4 Jun 1856 - d. 10 Jan 1916)
111. McKession, Frank D.   (b. 11 Jul 1899 - d. )
112. McKession, infant   (b. 1962 - d. 1962)
Girl
113. McKession, Infant   (b. 21 Feb 1974 - d. 21 Feb 1974)
Boy
114. McKession, James P.   (b. 1890 - d. 1968)
115. McKession, Julia   (b. 1894 - d. 1975)
116. McKession, Kenneth W.   (b. 22 Oct 1920 - d. 14 Jan 1981)
117. McKession, Max B.   (b. 21 May 1946 - d. 1 Mar 1969)
118. McKession, William N.   (b. 27 May 1933 - d. 11 Aug 1955)
NC PFC Co A 499 Eng C BN
119. McKesson, Ione Elizabeth   (b. 22 Apr 1925 - d. 29 Apr 2012)
Died in Winston-Salem, NC. Daughter of James Pinkney McKesson and Julia Hardy McKesson. Ebony Funeral Services
120. McMannis, Robert   (b. 2 May 1914 - d. 30 Jul 1895)
121. Michaux, Dow   (b. 1851 - d. 17 Mar 1926)
122. Michaux, Maggie   (b. 1852 - d. 1944)
123. Mitchel, Elasturs   (b. 9 Feb 1898 - d. 22 Jan 1926)
124. Moore, Bertha H.   (b. 1886 - d. 1976)
125. Moore, Bettie   (b. - d. 23 Feb 1915)
Age 54 Yrs
126. Moore, Henry T.   (b. 1899 - d. 1986)
127. Moore, Infant   (b. - d. 25 Aug 1970)
Girl
128. Moore, Infant   (b. 1970 - d. 1970)
Girl
129. Moore, Rosie L.   (b. 1928 - d. 1990)
130. Naomita, Unknown   (b. 5 Nov 1913 - d. 1966)
131. O'Neill, Anna   (b. 1859 - d. 1927)
132. O'Neill, Annie T.   (b. 2 Mar 1886 - d. 24 Mar 1993)
133. O'Neill, Bennett   (b. 30 May 1898 - d. 16 Oct 1940)
134. O'Neill, Charles F.   (b. 9 Dec 52 - d. 2 Jun 1978)
135. O'Neill, Ella S., Mrs.   (b. 1898 - d. 1984)
136. O'Neill, James Edward   (b. 1917 - d. 1985)
137. O'Neill, L. L.   (b. 2 May 1847 - d. 2 Apr 1993)
138. O'Neill, Will   (b. Abt 1895 - d. 21 Sep 1948)
Age 53 Yrs.
139. Owens, Delia   (b. - d. )
140. Patton, Esther   (b. 1887 - d. 1975)
141. Pearson, Eveline   (b. 1837 - d. 13 Mar 1920)
142. Pearson, Reid   (b. 1880 - d. 10 Nov 1924)
143. Pinson, Datcher   (b. 1884 - d. 1954)
144. Pinson, Johnny Preston   (b. 3 Apr 1939 - d. 8 May 1975)
Sp 4 US Army
145. Pinson, Maggie L. O'Neil   (b. 1907 - d. 1979)
146. Poole, George Lee   (b. 3 May 1914 - d. 5 Dec 1979)
Cpl US Army WW-II
147. Poole, Julia L.   (b. 17 Sep 1916 - d. )
148. Poole, William   (b. 29 Feb 1900 - d. 1 May 1984)
149. Pope, Missouri Thomas   (b. Nov 1901 - d. 2-1961)
150. Prengle, Mamie   (b. 1898 - d. 1971)
151. Rutherford, Essie Surratt   (b. 12 Feb 1928 - d. 11 Sep 1978)
152. Rutherford, James Jr.   (b. 1960 - d. 1960)
153. Rutherford, Ona Yvonne   (b. 1959 - d. 1959)
154. Rutherford, Patricia Hardy   (b. 26 May 1950 - d. 26 Jun 1995)
Daughter of John W. and Nellie Staley
155. Scott, Stanley B.   (b. 1903 - d. 1994)
156. Shade, Edward Rueus   (b. 1912 - d. 1989)
157. Shade, Elizabeth   (b. Jun 1837 - d. 6 Oct 1880)
158. Shade, Ervin H.   (b. 21 Jul 1902 - d. 8 Jul 1982)
159. Shade, Harold Samuel Sr.   (b. 25 Oct 1925 - d. 19 May 2005)
Son of Henry and Tessie Hardy Shade
160. Shade, Hood   (b. 1890 - d. 1967)
161. Shade, India Owens   (b. 21 Jan 1907 - d. 29 Apr 1993)
162. Shade, Jessie C.   (b. 1892 - d. 1966)
163. Shade, Lillie McElrath   (b. 1896 - d. 1966)
164. Shade, Margaret   (b. - d. 13 Apr 1950)
165. Shade, Otis W.   (b. 3 Nov 1910 - d. 9 Feb 1974)
166. Shade, Tessie Hardy   (b. 26 Jun 1892 - d. 3 Mar 1964)
167. Smith, George E.   (b. 14 Jan 1918 - d. 29 Aug 1989)
PFC US Army WW-II
168. Smith, Ruby B.   (b. 18 Jun 1922 - d. 27 Jul 1982)
169. Staley, Kimberly N.   (b. 1973 - d. 1976)
170. Summers, Bernice Propst   (b. 1937 - d. 1993)
171. Summers, Charles Lewis   (b. 1964 - d. 1989)
172. Summers, Gary   (b. 1926 - d. 1962)
173. Surratt, Dionna Nicol   (b. 1981 - d. 1981)
174. Surratt, Eric   (b. 1960 - d. 1966)
175. Surratt, Herbert D.   (b. 24 Jul 1918 - d. 27 Aug 1991)
US Army WW-II
176. Surratt, Robert M.   (b. 1922 - d. 1973)
177. Tate, Alexander   (b. Abt 1873 - d. 14 May 1946)
Age 73 yrs
178. Tate, Alice P.   (b. 1857 - d. 1917)
179. Tate, Clarence   (b. 25 May 1924 - d. 21 Oct 1990)
180. Tate, Emma Hooper   (b. 3 Nov 1901 - d. 10 Jul 1976)
181. Tate, Geraldine H.   (b. 3 Jun 1921 - d. 28 Sep 1986)
Wife of Clarence Tate
182. Tate, H.   (b. - d. 1930)
183. Tate, Jarrain Alexander   (b. 13 Apr 1994 - d. 14 Apr 1994)
184. Tate, Pink M.   (b. 15 Feb 1897 - d. )
185. Tate, Raymond Warren   (b. 24 Mar 1922 - d. 18 Mar 1993)
US Army WW-II, and Korea
186. Thomas, Laura Lynn   (b. 27 Apr 1948 - d. 26 May 1972)
187. Thompson, Alice   (b. 12 Mar 1885 - d. 14 Jan 1952)
188. Thompson, Marquise Davon   (b. 1990 - d. 1990)
189. Tracy, Barbara   (b. 22 Oct 1922 - d. 21 Sep 1962)
190. Tracy, Reggie Sr.   (b. 9 May 1944 - d. 18 Nov 1975)
Sp5 US Army Vietnam
191. Tracy, Virginia P.   (b. 19 May 1943 - d. )
192. Tracy, Virginia Peterson   (b. 19 May 1943 - d. 11 Sep 2012)
Died in Burke Co., NC. Born in Catawba Co., NC. Daughter of Pervis Peterson and Rutherford Peterson. Wife of Reggie Tracy, Sr. Ebony Funeral Services
193. Underwood, Henry F.   (b. 19 Sep 1910 - d. 28 Apr 1982)
194. Underwood, Henry F.   (b. 19 Sep 1910 - d. 28 Apr 1982)
195. Upton, Arthur   (b. 18 Aug 1885 - d. 11 Mar 1922)
196. Upton, Arthur   (b. 18 Aug 1885 - d. 11 Mar 1922)
197. Upton, Columbus   (b. 2 Jan 1847 - d. 2 Jan 1929)
198. Upton, Columbus   (b. 2 Jan 1847 - d. 2 Jan 1929)
199. Upton, Elizabeth   (b. 15 May 1848 - d. 3 Mar 1918)
200. Upton, Elizabeth   (b. 15 May 1848 - d. 3 Mar 1918)
201. White, Lindia   (b. 1945 - d. 1994)
202. Young, Estelle Hardy   (b. 1902 - d. 7 Aug 1994)
Daughter of John Hardy and Mary Hardy
203. Young, Wilford   (b. 3 Apr 1924 - d. 16 May 1958)
NC A2C US Air Force WW-II