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256    GLOVER'S GROVE [J52.1]

Location: Hickory Mountain Township. 1021 Glover's Grove Church Road, Siler City, NC 27314

Coordinates: 35d 40m 32.0s N; 79d 20m 30.0s W Click here for Google maps

Owner: Glover's Grove AME Zion Church.
Legal Description: Deed Book 579, p. 943 plat book 98, p. 263 (parcels # 12022 and 62663).
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: AME Zion.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: greater than 60.
Cemetery size: 1.5 acres.
Black: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 49.
Last burial: 2005.
First burial: 1898.
Unusual situation: Yes.
Unusual situation: White stone and cement marker, uninscribed.
Last canvassed by: Britt Norwood, Bev Wiggins, Faith Reilly, Jane Pyle. Date: 02 Mar 2006.

1. Alston, Alex   (b. 15 Dec 1924 - d. 18 Sep 1963)
North Carolina STMI USNR World War II. SW Quadrant.
2. Alston, Burnice   (b. 5 Apr 1904 - d. 1 Sep 1976)
Husband of Lula Cook Alston. Placed by children. NW Quadrant, row 2 from back. shared headstone with Lula Cook Alston.
3. Alston, Charlie W.   (b. 18 May 1920 - d. 4 Aug 1991)
Husband of Lillie Mae Alston. Together forever. book of life on spine of book outlining names and dates. NE Quadrant. fs husband.
4. Alston, Lillie Mae   (b. 27 Aug 1926 - d. )
Wife of Charlie W. Alston. Together forever. book of life on spine of book outlining names and dates. NE Quadrant. fs wife.
5. Alston, Lula Cook   (b. 29 May 1904 - d. 21 Oct 1938)
Wife of Burnice Alston. Placed by children. NW Quadrant, row 2 from back. shared headstone with Burnice Alston.
6. Alston, Millie Headen   (b. 28 May 1882 - d. 12 Mar 1951)
Wife of J.C. Alston. SW Quadrant.
7. Alston, Millie Rose   (b. 25 Oct 1929 - d. 31 May 2005)
Age 76. funeral home marker. NW Quadrant, row 4 from back.
8. Alston, Retter Glover   (b. 20 Aug 1898 - d. 21 Jun 1984)
Wife of Robert Alston. photo on stone; footstone Mother . SW Quadrant, back row. column 2.
9. Brewer, Irene A.   (b. 13 Mar 1929 - d. )
Wife of Ross. NW Quadrant. shared gravestone with Ross Brewer.. Location row 1. column 2.
10. Brewer, Ross   (b. 3 Jun 1928 - d. 11 Aug 1995)
Husband of Irene A. NW Quadrant. fs Daddy Ross ; shared gravestone with Irene Brewer. Location row 1. column 2.
11. Cook, Clyde Thomas   (b. 29 May 1904 - d. 23 Jan 1978)
NW Quadrant, row 2 from back.
12. Dorsett, Johnny   (b. 1935 - d. 1977)
NE Quadrant.
13. Glover, Collie   (b. 1873 - d. 1955)
SW Quadrant. metal funeral home marker on pile of rocks.
14. Glover, David   (b. 19 Dec 1932 - d. 18 Dec 1993)
repeated on concrete vault. NW Quadrant, back row.
15. Glover, Glenda Marie   (b. 13 Jul 1959 - d. 18 Jan 1966)
SW Quadrant, back row. stone broken standing behind base. column 1.
16. Glover, Gurnie Dell   (b. 26 Dec 1892 - d. 28 Dec 1968)
Husband of Katie Palmer Glover. title Elder precedes name name and date on fs. SE Quadrant. family hs with GLOVER and photos of deceased. Location row 1.
17. Glover, Hugh T.   (b. 15 Apr 1907 - d. 26 Mar 1976)
Husband of Lizzie S. Glover. Beyond The Sunset. NW Quadrant, back row. shared headstone with Lizzie S. Glover; brick enclosure.
18. Glover, Katie B.   (b. 20 Aug 1938 - d. 16 Jun 1993)
Peace At Last. NW Quadrant. funeral home marker records Miss.
19. Glover, Katie Palmer   (b. 2 Mar 1890 - d. )
Wife of Elder Gurnie Dell Glover. SE Quadrant. family hs with GLOVER and photos of deceased. Location row 1.
20. Glover, Lizzie S.   (b. 12 Nov 1910 - d. 4 Jan 1985)
Wife of Hugh T. Glover. Beyond The Sunset. NW Quadrant, back row. shared headstone with Hugh T. Glover; brick enclosure.
21. Goldston, Emma A.   (b. 4 Jun 1914 - d. 3 Oct 1983)
Mother. pink,heart shaped hs. photograph. SW Quadrant. fs mother.
22. Goldston, James None, Sr.   (b. 23 Jun 1934 - d. 18 Jul 1995)
Gone but not forgotten. photograph of deceased. NE Quadrant. plot outlined with granite and filled with white stones.
23. Green, Beatrice R.   (b. 4 Jun 1902 - d. )
Our Feet Shall Stand Within Thy Gates O Jerusalem,. grey. Johnie G. Green 08 Sep 1905 - 03JAN 1984. SE Quadrant. 3-sided brick rim outlining double site; light-colored pebbles covering site. Location row 3. column 5.
24. Green, Johnie G.   (b. 8 Sep 1905 - d. 3 Jan 1984)
Our Feet Shall Stand Within Thy Gates O Jerusalem. Beatrice R. 04 Jun 1902. SE Quadrant. 3-sided brick rim outlining double site; light-colored pebbles covering site; foot marker FATHER 10x4x3. Location row 3. column 5.
25. Green, Leonard D.   (b. 1941 - d. 2005)
Knotts funeral home marker. SE Quadrant.
26. Green, Willie G.   (b. 24 Sep 1928 - d. 7 Dec 1986)
Gone but not forgotten. NE Quadrant.
27. Headen, BEATHRICE M.   (b. 15 Jun 1909 - d. 4 Aug 1960)
Gone but not forgotten. heart shaped. praying hands and roses. SW Quadrant.
28. Hopkins - runyon, Mary E.   (b. 13 Mar 1920 - d. 16 Jan 1995)
SW Quadrant.
29. Johnson, Annie Mae   (b. 6 Jun 1917 - d. 5 Dec 2004)
NW Quadrant.
30. Leak, Lonam Green   (b. 25 Jun 1885 - d. 25 Dec 1939)
Gone But Not Forgotten. pink. SE Quadrant. None. Location row 3. column 5.
31. Lenear, Richard   (b. Jan 1831 - d. 23 Apr 1900)
His last words were I am crossing the river of jordan to rest. SW Quadrant.
32. Marsh, Betty M.   (b. 2 Sep 1958 - d. 28 Apr 1992)
The family that prays together stays together. granite marker set in concrete. NE Quadrant.
33. Mcswain, Daisy Louise   (b. 3 Aug 1938 - d. 25 Mar 1997)
mother. Precious lord take my hand. decorative engraving. NE Quadrant.
34. Mcswain, Jesse James   (b. 11 Jan 1971 - d. 8 Nov 1987)
Age 16 years. Farrar funeral home marker. NE Quadrant.
35. Mcswain, Lacy G.   (b. 25 Mar 1937 - d. 8 Jun 1972)
NE Quadrant.
36. Mcswain, Timothy Lacy   (b. 10 Sep 1966 - d. 15 Aug 1992)
praying hands. NE Quadrant.
37. Nettles, Jessie Lee   (b. 1 Aug 1938 - d. 23 Aug 1978)
fs mother. NE Quadrant.
38. Peoples, Adam   (b. 22 Apr 1842 - d. 1 Jul 1898)
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. aged 56ys 2m 20dys. SE Quadrant, near large cedar. Fs A.D.
39. Sanders, Vercher Alston   (b. 4 Jun 1896 - d. 16 Aug 1970)
In loving memory of. erected by sister Emma A. Goldston. SW Quadrant. cinderblocks around site with white stone covering it.
40. Smith, Carrie Elizabeth   (b. 9 Nov 1902 - d. 8 May 1981)
Our loved one. SW Quadrant.
41. Smith, John David   (b. 23 Mar 1940 - d. 17 Mar 1995)
In loving memory. SW Quadrant.
42. Unknown,   (b. - d. )
rock and mortar. SW Quadrant. No name on stone; date on footstone - 1947 JA 26.
43. Unknown,   (b. - d. )
blank funeral home marker. NE Quadrant. near Lacy G.McSwain.
44. Unknown,   (b. - d. )
field rock pile with blank funeral home marker. NE Quadrant.
45. Watson, Audrey L.   (b. 8 Aug 1914 - d. 5 Jun 1992)
grey. SE Quadrant. Engraving of kneeling angel 15x16 x3 ; foot marker MOTHER 10 x4 x3 . Location row 3. column 1.
46. Watson, Ava Lee A.   (b. 13 Feb 1922 - d. )
Wife of George H. Watson. NW Quadrant, row 3 from back. shared headstone with George H. Watson.
47. Watson, Charles   (b. 2 Feb 2000 - d. 1 Oct 2000)
funeral home marker. NW Quadrant, row 3 from back.
48. Watson, Clude Thomas   (b. 2 Jul 1922 - d. 19 Sep 2004)
US Navy/World War II/. military marker.
49. Watson, George H.   (b. 15 Apr 1915 - d. 13 Sep 2004)
NW Quadrant, row 3 from back. shared headstone with Ava Lee Watson.
50. Watson, Jessie J.   (b. 5 Sep 1900 - d. 30 Jun 1975)
Gone But Not Forgotten. SE Quadrant. 3-sided granite rim outlining site; site marker size 24x20 x6' . Location row 3. column 1.
51. Watson, Paul D.   (b. 26 Nov 1917 - d. 10 Jun 1989)
SE Quadrant. 12x6 x6 estimated size; funeral marker on site says Paul Thomas . Location row 2. column 1.
52. Watson, Sarah Jane   (b. 7 Jul 1910 - d. 19 May 1992)
NW Quadrant, row 4 from back. Mother on wreath decoration.