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243    HEADEN, ANDREW [J21.1]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. On the south side of SR 2169, Zeb Ferguson Road, 0.3 mile east of SR 2170, Rives Chapel Church Road

Coordinates: 35d 43m 23.8s N; 79d 21m 09.6s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery was compiled, in 1963, by Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, Greensboro, North Carolina. Its location was reported to Will Heiser by Wade Hampton Hadley, 23 Mar 1989. It was surveyed by Catherine Porteous-Sutton and Charlie Thomas on 15 August 1993, and visited by Will and Audrey Heiser on 6 October 1993.

Owner: Heirs of Isaac B. Headen.
Legal Description: Parcel 75181 is 1 acre cemetery. Reference to cemetery in Deed DK-525; 276-437. Shown on Plat 7-51 and 14-18 and 9-96.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 18.
Cemetery size: 1 acre.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Access from private drive
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 18.
Last burial: 1902.
First burial: 1832.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Other damage explanation: Several slabs and pedestals broken.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: DAR, Greensboro NC, 1964, p. 14.

Significant events: Carrie Lee Ferguson reported that her father believed some of the field stones at the east end of the cemetery mark slave graves..

Last canvassed by: Will and Audrey Heiser. Date: 6 Oct 1993.

1. Headen, Aaron Dallas   (b. 24 Oct 1820 - d. 8 Dec 1858)
"In memory of" "A warm friend, a good neighbor, a kind master, Those who knew him best loved him most." "Hark from the tomb a doleful sign, Mine ear attend the cry; ye living men come view the ground where you must shortly lie.". Stone by Lauder, Fayette. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and A. Heiser, . Row 1. column 4.
2. Headen, Andrew   (b. 14 Mar 1830 - d. 6 Sep 1879)
Husband of Martha Louisa Headen. "Hark the golden harps are ringing, sounds celestial fill his ear, Millions now in Heaven singing, great his joyful entrance there.". Mason's Insignia W.C. Wilson, Durham, NC. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 2. column 5.
3. Headen, Andrew   (b. 1777 - d. 12 Dec 1840)
Husband of Nancy (Brooks) Headen. "In memory of". Buried deep in ground. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 4. column 4.
4. Headen, Andrew   (b. 1800 - d. 10 Oct 1841)
"In memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 5. column 4.
5. Headen, Isaac   (b. 3 Jun 1789 - d. 28 Jan 1845)
"In memory of". Lauder, Fayette. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 3. column 2.
6. Headen, Isaac B.   (b. 7 Mar 1855 - d. 24 Sep 1902)
"To Thee, dear Savior, my spirit turns for rest, My place is in Thy favor, my pillow on Thy breast.". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 1. column 3.
7. Headen, Isaac B., Dr.   (b. 18 Apr 1817 - d. 16 Jun 1852)
Husband of Catherine Adelaide Headen. "Erected to the memory of --- by his wife". Row 4. column 1.
8. Headen, Josiah   (b. 17 Aug 1801 - d. 10 May 1859)
"In memory of". Seat broken Lauder. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 3. column 4.
9. Headen, Martha Louisa   (b. 30 Nov 1834 - d. 27 Jul 1898)
Wife of Andrew Headen. "Hark the golden harps are ringing, sounds celestial fill her ear, Millions now in Heaven singing, great her joyful entrance there.". "Our Mother". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 2. column 2.
10. Headen, Mary S.   (b. 1738 - d. 26 Oct 1819)
Consort of Josiah Headen. "In memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 2. column 4.
11. Headen, Mary T.   (b. 19 Oct 1815 - d. 21 Oct 1849)
"In the memory of". Lauder. DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 1. column 2.
12. Headen, Nancy (Brooks)   (b. 1759 - d. 1 Sep 1832)
Wife of Andrew Headen. "To the memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 5. column 5.
13. Headen, Susannah   (b. 8 Oct 1799 - d. 2 Apr 1874)
Wife of Andrew Headen. "In memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 5. column 3.
14. Headen, Temperance   (b. 19 Jan 1797 - d. 24 Feb 1877)
DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 3. column 3.
15. Headen, William   (b. 26 Sep 1823 - d. 4 Nov 1841)
Son of Andrew and Nancy (Brooks) Headen. "In memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 5. column 2.
16. S., H. R. L.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 6. column 5.
17. S., R. I. L.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 6. column 5.
18. Siler, Nancy Attely (Headen)   (b. 11 Feb 1828 - d. 22 Sep 1855)
Wife of Crabtree Siler. Daughter of William and S. Headen. Daughter of William and Susannah Headen. "Sacred to the Memory of". DAR 1964, p. 14. Field checked 6 Oct 1993 by Will and Audrey Heiser, . Row 1. column 1.