Index of All Cemeteries Alphabetical Index of All Burials Previous Page
Use the following to search across all the cemeteries listed.
Example: "Smith, Roger" (yes, use the quotes)
053 STROWD, AARON [D19.1]
Location - Baldwin Township. 700 feet north of SR 1535, Gilmore Road, 3,500 feet west of SR 1534, Poythress Road
Coordinates: 35d 51m 20.0s N; 79d 08m 12.0s W Click here for Google maps
On 21 April 1989, J. Lamont Norwood recorded 1 grave marker. Tradition has it that slaves of W. F. "Buck" Strowd were buried here. Aaron Strowd was born a slave on his farm and stayed on being an important part of the farm after 1865, so that Mr. "Buck" made arrangements that his grave be properly marked.
Owner: James Faircloth.
Topo Quadrant: Bynum.
Family owned: Yes.
Privately owned: Yes. Explanation: Alleged to be burial ground for slaves of W. F. "Buck" Strowd
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 1.
Restricted access: Yes. Property owner not related to Strowds
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 1.
Last burial: 1909.
First burial: 1909.
Last canvassed by: J. Lamont Norwood. Date: 21 Apr 1989.
 Strowd, Aaron (b. 1844 - d. Aug 1909) "Faithful". Aaron Strowd was born a slave on the farm of W. F. "Buck" Strowd and stayed on after the War.
Web page created 13 September 2010
Index of All Cemeteries Alphabetical Index of All Burials Previous Page
|
|
 |
