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007    BETHESDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [partial]

Location - in western Caswell County on Bethesda Cemetery Road, just south of Highway 158 before reaching Casville.

Coordinates: 36d 22m 37.0s N; 79d 28m 33.0s W Click here for Google maps

A North Carolina historical marker located at the intersection of Bethesda Church Road and Bethesda Cemetery Road provides additional directions to the site.

Some gravestone pictures provided by C. Adam Oldham in August 2006.
Some gravestone pictures provided by Jo Page Sicz in July 2008.
Some gravestone pictures provided by Carolina Caswell in September 2009.

Additional burials recorded by J. Burch Blaylock on September 30, 1957.

1. Allison, Annie Susan   (b. 1888 - d. 17 Jul 1946)
wife of Joseph L. Allison
2. Allison, Bulah E.   (b. 23 Dec 1897 - d. 21 Jan 1900)
daughter of Joseph C. and Mollie Allison
3. Allison, Earl Farrish   (b. 22 Sep 1901 - d. 20 Aug 1970)
son of Joseph C. and Mollie Mitchell Allison. PFC Veteran WW-I Military marker.
4. Allison, Joseph C.   (b. 7 Dec 1837 - d. 24 Jun 1916)
husband of Mollie Allison
5. Allison, Joseph L.   (b. Sep 1881 - d. )
husband of Annie Susan Allison
6. Allison, Joseph L., Jr.   (b. 18 Dec 1908 - d. 10 Apr 1910)
son of Joseph L. and Annie Susan Allison
7. Allison, Mollie   (b. 6 Apr 1862 - d. 13 Jan 1904)
wife of Joseph C. Allison
8. Allison, Pattie Jordan   (b. 5 Dec 1856 - d. 17 Jan 1924)
wife of W.C. Allison
9. Allison, Tallulah   (b. 1858 - d. 5 Dec 1891)
Age 33 yrs 9 mos 18 days. wife of J.C. Allison
10. Allison, W. C.   (b. 25 May 1847 - d. 2 Feb 1929)
husband of Pattie Jordan Allison
11. Allison, Willie D.   (b. 15 Aug 1874 - d. 15 May 1877)
son of J.C. and T.F. Allison
12. Ashworth, Minnie Pettigrew   (b. 11 Jul 1887 - d. 12 Aug 1952)
wife of G.L. Ashworth
13. Belton, Willie H.   (b. 1923 - d. 1957)
14. Berry, Mary   (b. 18 May 1838 - d. 16 Feb 1862)
15. Blackwell, Eliza Jane   (b. 9 Feb 1837 - d. 1 Jun 1924)
wife of John Scott Blackwell
16. Blackwell, John B   (b. 22 Mar 1808 - d. 30 Aug 1881)
Aged 73yrs 5mos 8dys. John is shown in the 1880 census as being 72 years of age, with wife Mary E., 42 years of age. They had 4 children: Walter L.-18, Caroline M.-16, John B.-14, and Ida N.-8.
17. Blackwell, John Scott   (b. 8 Dec 1820 - d. 9 Aug 1900)
husband of Eliza Jane Blackwell. Son of Garland and Mary Scott Blackwell, who he married on Dec. 2, 1811. Had a daughter, Lelia.
18. Blackwell, Mary E. Reid   (b. 16 Oct 1838 - d. 24 Jul 1920)
wife of John B. Blackwell
19. Chance, Robert Bailey   (b. 21 Mar 1897 - d. 13 Oct 1972)
20. Cobb, Numa   (b. 25 Aug 1880 - d. 21 Oct 1968)
88 years of age. Husband of unnamed Cobb, who had preceded him in death. Son of Benjamin and Nannie Cobb. He had been a retired mail carrier, and lived near Ruffin, NC.
21. Daniel, Van W., Jr   (b. 21 Dec 1920 - d. 22 Mar 2009)
husband of Carolyn Lamb Daniel. married 21 Mar 1942. son of Van W. Daniel and Virginia Badgett Daniel.
22. Doyle, Ethel Harrelson   (b. 31 Mar 1925 - d. 9 Sep 2003)
wife of John David Doyle
23. Doyle, John David   (b. 4 Jan 1919 - d. 9 Dec 1992)
husband of Ethel Harrelson Doyle
24. Foster, Ada Lee Harrelson   (b. 11 Mar 1882 - d. 20 Nov 1954)
Hiram W. and Eliza Ann Perkins Harrelson
25. Foster, Nancy W "Nannie" Harrelson   (b. 5 Jun 1848 - d. 13 Dec 1928)
wife of Thomas Jefferson Foster. daughter of Jimmie Harrelson.
26. Foster, Thomas Jefferson   (b. 3 May 1848 - d. 19 Jan 1912)
husband of Nancy W. Harrelson Foster. son of John Anderson Foster and Mary Polly Green Foster.
27. Harrelson, Adolphus   (b. 1 May 1850 - d. 25 Sep 1923)
son of James C. and Mary (Polly) Powell Harrelson. It doesn't appear that he ever married.
28. Harrelson, Basley   (b. 21 Sep 1844 - d. 19 Jan 1865)
Pvt. Co. A, 13th NC Infantry, CSA
29. Harrelson, Eliza Ann Perkins   (b. 10 Mar 1851 - d. 11 Oct 1931)
wife of Hiram W. Harrelson
30. Harrelson, Hiram W   (b. 31 Aug 1847 - d. 19 Nov 1929)
husband of Eliza Ann Perkins Harrelson. Hiram and Eliza were the parents of the following known children. In the 1880 census, they had Mary B.-7, Jarvis E.-5, William B.-3, and Joseph L.-2. In the 1900 census, 20 years later, they had Linzy J.-21, Henry-16, George-14, Annie-11, what appears to be Mamie-8, Peter-6, and Nat-2.
31. Harrelson, James Carroll   (b. 1841 - d. 1864)
Pvt. Co. C, 3rd Regiment, NC Calvary, CSA. "In Memory Of"
32. Harrelson, James Edward   (b. 21 Aug 1874 - d. 13 Mar 1930)
husband of Lessie McKinney Harrelson. "Father". "Dying is but going home". Closeup of inscription.
33. Harrelson, John Forbes   (b. 20 Oct 1834 - d. 27 Oct 1912)
Pvt. Co. C, 3rd Regiment, NC Calvary, CSA
34. Harrelson, Lessie McKinney   (b. 25 Feb 1874 - d. 31 Dec 1957)
wife of James Edward Harrelson. "Mother". Closeup of inscription.
35. Harrelson, Viola Lillard   (b. 1879 - d. 6 Aug 1917)
1st wife of George Washington Harrelson (he is buried at Reidlawn cemetery in Reidsville NC with his 2nd wife Mary Somers Harrelson)
36. Hodges, Annie Laurie Lillard   (b. 13 Jan 1930 - d. 3 Jun 1997)
wife of Kenneth Allen Hodges. daughter of Edward Wharton and Leonie Frances McKinney Lillard.
37. Hodges, Edith McKinney   (b. 15 Apr 1919 - d. 15 Oct 1990)
wife of Robert Shelton Hodges
38. Hodges, Fielding J.   (b. 12 Jun 1919 - d. 16 Feb 1974)
husband of Dorothy McK Hodges Rudd. North Carolina, Sgt. US Army, WW-II Military marker.
39. Hodges, Fielding Mac   (b. 23 Jan 1957 - d. 14 Mar 2005)
40. Hodges, Kenneth Allen   (b. 13 Mar 1927 - d. 13 Apr 1991)
husband of Annie Laurie Lillard Hodges. son of Johnnie Emmanuel and Bertha Foster Hodges.
41. Hodges, Robert Shelton   (b. 27 Mar 1900 - d. 7 Jan 1971)
husband of Edith McKinney Hodges
42. Lillard, Albert Edward   (b. 1 Mar 1934 - d. 20 Jun 1998)
son of Edward Wharton and Leonie Frances McKinney Lillard.
43. Lillard, Edward Wharton   (b. 3 Mar 1903 - d. 22 Sep 1967)
husband of Leonie Frances McKinney Lillard
44. Lillard, Leonie Frances McKinney   (b. 21 Feb 1911 - d. 11 Feb 1997)
wife of Edward Wharton Lillard
45. Mitchell, Sarah   (b. 13 Mar 1829 - d. 7 Apr 1915)
46. Moorefield, Preston Ward Foster   (b. abt 1918 - d. 21 Feb 2008)
Age 89. wife of 1st Henry Adolphus Foster and 2nd Herbert L. Moorefield. daughter of Lester and Lucy Ward.
47. Neighbors, Annie Katherine Harrelson   (b. Oct 1888 - d. 9 Jan 1967)
wife of Joseph Oscar Neighbors. daughter of Hiram W. and Eliza Ann Perkins Harrelson.
48. Neighbors, Joseph Oscar   (b. 13 Nov 1876 - d. 30 Jan 1965)
husband of Annie Katherine Harrelson Neighbors.
49. Neighbors, Russell Harrelson   (b. 23 Aug 1909 - d. 11 Jul 1962)
son of Joseph Oscar and Annie Katherine Harrelson Neighbors.
50. Nethery, J. C.   (b. 1850 - d. )
husband of Judith Nethery
51. Nethery, Judith   (b. 1841 - d. 1923)
wife of J.C. Nethery
52. Orr, Annie J. Forrest   (b. 14 Mar 1830 - d. 25 Oct 1902)
wife of Ezekiel Jones Orr
53. Orr, Eugene Donald   (b. 15 Jun 1890 - d. 28 Nov 1948)
54. Orr, Ezekiel Jones   (b. 17 Nov 1823 - d. 23 May 1915)
husband of Annie J. Forrest Orr
55. Orr, Nettie C. Nance   (b. 19 Jan 1869 - d. 17 Nov 1933)
wife of Andrew P. Orr
56. Orr, Robert Earnest   (b. 11 Jul 1928 - d. 9 Apr 1944)
57. Orr, Robert Leonard   (b. 26 Jul 1947 - d. 21 Sep 1975)
28 years of age. Husband of Brenda Webster Orr. son of Donald M. and Lisa Quarles Orr. He had been a farmer, and lived near Ruffin.
58. Page, Cornelius James   (b. 21 Oct 1815 - d. 2 Jun 1874)
59. Page, John Stephen   (b. 1884 - d. 1956)
husband of Mamie Harrelson Page
60. Page, Mamie Elizabeth Harrelson   (b. 29 Oct 1891 - d. 25 Mar 1937)
wife of John Stephen Page. daughter of Hiram W. and Eliza Ann Perkins Harrelson
61. Page, Mary   (b. abt 1822 - d. 9 Jun 1902)
wife of Zenith Page. Aged 80 years. Mary was apparently Zenith's second wife. She was shown in the 1870 census with Zenith, and as being 47 years of age.
62. Page, Mary A.   (b. 26 Apr 1926 - d. reserved)
wife of Richard H. Page. married 30 Oct 1944.
63. Page, Patsey   (b. 26 Apr 1808 - d. 20 Dec 1856)
Age 48 yrs 7 mos 24 days. 1st wife of Zenith Page.
64. Page, Richard H.   (b. 20 Sep 1920 - d. 22 Jul 1997)
husband of Mary A. Page. married 30 Oct 1944. S-Sgt US Army, WW-II Military marker. (military marker has birth date 19 Sep 1920).
65. Page, Zenith   (b. 6 Apr 1805 - d. 21 Nov 1873)
husband of (1) Patsey Page and (2) Mary Page. Tombstone is broken and very hard to read, but it appears that he should have been "aged 68yrs 8mos 15dys" at the time of his death. Zenith was shown in the 1850 census as being 45 years of age, married to Martha, 42, with children Mary C.-7, and Cornelius-5. His occupation was tobacco manufacturer. He had a brother, Azaniah, who also had a son named Zenith. By 1870, he was 65 years of age, a farmer, married to Mary-47, with Catherine-27, Cornelius-24, and Martha-age not clear, living in his home. They lived in the Locust Hill area of Caswell, Co.
66. Paschal, Martha Frances Harrelson   (b. unknown - d. 7 May 1926)
wife of Unknown Paschal
67. Paschal, Mary L. Foster   (b. 27 Mar 1903 - d. 4 Apr 1923)
wife of James W. Paschal
68. Paschal, Raymond E.   (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
69. Paschall, James Weatherford   (b. 27 Jan 1858 - d. 28 Feb 1943)
husband of Mary L. Foster Paschal. son of Martha Frances Harrelson Paschal
70. Pettigrew, Eudora   (b. 22 Aug 1847 - d. 20 Jul 1915)
wife of Thomas C. Pettigrew
71. Pettigrew, Martha A.   (b. 15 Oct 1853 - d. 5 Jun 1916)
wife of E. L. Pettigrew
72. Pettigrew, Thomas C.   (b. 5 Apr 1847 - d. 17 Feb 1929)
Age 81 yrs 10 mos 14 days. husband of Eudora Pettigrew.
73. Pickard, Anne M.   (b. 1791 - d. 26 Jun 1867)
Age 76 yrs 7 mos 10 days. wife of John H. Pickard.
74. Pickard, Fannie   (b. 1883 - d. 1952)
75. Pickard, John H, (Rev.)   (b. abt 1783 - d. 11 Sep 1858)
husband of Anne M. Pickard. Tombstone is very hard to read, but it appears to indicate that Rev. Pickard was "aged 75yrs 7ms 11dys" at the time of his death. There was a Rev. John H. Pickard shown in the 1850 census for Caswell Co., 67 years of age, with a wife, Ann M., age 60. He was born in Orange Co. NC. From the Raleigh Register of Dec. 3, (between 1819 and 1825), an article was written: "Pickard's School---The subscriber has opened a School in Caswell county near Brown's Store, for the instruction of youth in the rudiments of the English, Latin, and Greek languages. Geography--with the use of the Globes. Natural and moral Philosophy and "c" will be taught. This school is 10 miles west of Caswell courthouse and 7 miles east from Rockingham Springs. John H. Pickard. November 25.
76. Pickard, Robert   (b. 1875 - d. 9 Dec 1954)
Age 79 years
77. Reagan, John C.   (b. - d. 2 Jun 1932)
North Carolina, Pvt. Medical Dept. US Army.
78. Reagan, Julia A.   (b. 7 Apr 1838 - d. 3 Jan 1906)
79. Reagan, W. T.   (b. 4 Jul 1838 - d. 6 Mar 1901)
80. Rice, John M.   (b. 28 Mar 1856 - d. 13 May 1912)
husband of Susan A. Gomer Rice
81. Rice, Susan A. Gomer   (b. 6 Jun 1844 - d. 2 Sep 1910)
wife of John M. Rice
82. Rudd, Dorothy McK. Hodges   (b. 29 Apr 1928 - d. reserved)
wife of 1st Fielding J. Hodges and 2nd Thomas Hurley Rudd
83. Rudd, Thomas Hurley   (b. 31 Jul 1919 - d. reserved)
2nd husband of Dorothy McK. Hodges Rudd
84. Scott, Asariah W.   (b. 1855 - d. 1929)
husband of Lucy Ann Cobb Scott
85. Scott, Jessie Cobb   (b. 1889 - d. 1900)
daughter of Asariah and Lucy Cobb Scott
86. Scott, Lucy Ann Cobb   (b. 1856 - d. 1923)
wife of Asariah W. Scott
87. Shelton, James Maxwell   (b. 20 Jan 1895 - d. 24 Nov 1937)
88. Shelton, James Monroe   (b. 17 Feb 1855 - d. 12 Feb 1908)
husband of Mary Belle Paschal Shelton
89. Shelton, Mary Belle Paschal   (b. 16 Jan 1860 - d. 7 May 1954)
wife of James Monroe Shelton
90. Siddle, Heneretta C.   (b. 29 May 1822 - d. 14 Aug 1883)
wife of Isaac B. Siddle
91. Siddle, Jessie   (b. 22 Mar 1829 - d. 29 Jun 1862)
92. Siddle, John   (b. 8 Jul 1810 - d. 12 Mar 1886)
husband of Malinda Siddle
93. Siddle, John Will   (b. 8 May 1874 - d. 3 Apr 1912)
94. Siddle, Malinda   (b. 23 Sep 1812 - d. 26 Feb 1899)
Age 86 yrs 5 mos 3 days. wife of John Siddle.
95. Stanley, Anita Bertha McKinney   (b. 6 Oct 1897 - d. 24 Jan 1985)
wife of Julius Craig Stanley. daughter of Alonzo B. and Annie Elizabeth Brown McKinney.
96. Stanley, Henry Hurley   (b. 12 Sep 1901 - d. 24 Nov 1972)
son of John Henry Stanley
97. Stanley, Hulda   (b. 1864 - d. 1906)
2nd wife of J.H. Stanley
98. Stanley, J. H.   (b. 1859 - d. 1951)
husband of Hulda Stanley
99. Stanley, John Henry   (b. 24 Sep 1859 - d. 10 Oct 1915)
husband of Unknown Stanley
100. Stanley, Julius Craig   (b. 24 Sep 1886 - d. 4 Sep 1958)
husband of Anita Bertha McKinney Stanley. son of John Henry Stanley.
101. Stanley, Lucy A.   (b. 1863 - d. 1888)
1st wife of J.H. Stanley
102. Strader, Mary F.   (b. 26 Sep 1847 - d. 8 Sep 1911)
103. Taylor, Virginia Lee   (b. 13 Apr 1938 - d. 13 Apr 1938)
infant daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth Taylor
104. Totten, Nancy A. Sartin "Nanie"   (b. 16 Nov 1840 - d. 29 Apr 1880)
wife of Joseph Henderson Totten
105. Walker, James Philemon "Jim"   (b. 21 Sep 1895 - d. 5 Nov 1921)
husband of Nannie Harrelson Foster Walker
106. Walker, Nannie Harrelson Foster   (b. 25 Dec 1879 - d. 3 Feb 1959)
James Philemon Walker. daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Nancy W Harrelson Foster.
107. Ware, Mary E.   (b. 28 Sep 1924 - d. 9 Mar 1933)
daughter of G.H. and Mary Ware
108. Womack, Joseph F.   (b. 1858 - d. 1897)
109. Womack, Martha Alice   (b. 20 Sep 1848 - d. 20 Jun 1919)
110. Womack, Rufus L.   (b. 1893 - d. 1948)
111. Wright, David Lawson   (b. 27 Jul 1847 - d. 14 Mar 1910)
husband of Sallie Cobb Wright
112. Wright, Ellen King   (b. 25 Aug 1902 - d. 21 Jun 1903)
daughter of T.K. and N.C. Wright
113. Wright, Hugh C.   (b. 28 Feb 1903 - d. 10 Jul 1903)
114. Wright, Isaac King   (b. 9 Sep 1866 - d. 15 May 1907)
115. Wright, Joe Cobb   (b. 28 Feb 1889 - d. 16 Apr 1889)
son of D.L. and S.B. Wright
116. Wright, Mary Eleanor   (b. 8 Apr 1899 - d. 12 Nov 1900)
daughter of N.H. and Mary O. Wright
117. Wright, Mary Lawson   (b. 26 Mar 1889 - d. 5 Dec 1900)
daughter of D.L. and S.B. Wright
118. Wright, Sallie Cobb   (b. 4 Aug 1866 - d. 5 Jul 1945)
wife of David Lawson Wright