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244    AARON DARK [J22.1]

Location: Hickory Mountain Township. 2,400 feet south of east end of SR 2169, Zeb Ferguson Road, 1,500 feet south of S. T. Hildebrand home, 400 feet east of power line.

Coordinates: 35d 43m 10.0s N; 79d 20m 34.0s W Click here for Google maps

On 23 March 1989, Wade Hadley reported on the location of this cemetery. On 20 July 1995, Will M. Heiser recorded two grave markers.

Owner: Travelers Insurance Co..
Legal Description: Deed 325-223, 29 June 1967, 205.51 acres from A. V. Ferguson heirs.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 2.
Cemetery size: 10' x 20'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Difficult to get to and hard to find
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Stone wall.
Enclosed conditions: Fallen down.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 2.
Last burial: 1847.
First burial: 1825.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Other damage explanation: One stone is broken.
Miscellaneous information: In grove of large cedar, pine and hardwood trees. Wide area of myrtle covers the ground around the cemetery..
Last canvassed by: Will M. Heiser. Date: 20 July 1995.

1. Dark, Aaron   (b. 8 Feb 1791 - d. 12 Jul 1825)
Son of William and Susannah (Headen) Dark. "In memory of" "Son of Wm. and Susannah Dark".
2. Dark, Susannah (Headen)   (b. 4 Jan 1760 - d. 30 Aug 1847)
Wife of William Dark. Daughter of John and Sara (Mans) Headen. "In memory of" "Wife of Wm. Dark". Hard to read "Wm.".