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271    MOSES - RUTH [J89.1]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. 0.15 mile north of SR 1010, Pittsboro--Goldston Road, 0.5 mile east of SR 2176, Dewitt Smith Road

Coordinates: 35d 38m 53.0s N; 79d 15m 23.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In December 1964, Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, Greensboro, North Carolina, page 29, recorded 11 markers. In 1972, W. Harold Broughton, page 10, recorded the same 11 markers. On 11 June 1989, Elva Butler and Polly Moses recorded 17 markers.

On 12 October 1993, the cemetery was inspected by Will and Audrey Heiser.

Owner: John M. Ruth.
Legal Description: Deed 290-136, 24 August 1963, from Hudie Powers.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Family owned: Yes.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 17.
Cemetery size: 30' x 60'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Wire fence.
Enclosed conditions: Broken down on one side.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 17.
Last burial: 2014.
First burial: 1890.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: DAR, 1964, p. 29. W Harold Broughton, 1972, p. 10..
Significant events: Rev. Thomas Cook Moses plantation.
Last canvassed by: Elva Butler and Polly Moses. Date: 11 June 1989.

1. Glosson, Henry B., Jr.   (b. 19 Dec 1918 - d. 4 Sep 1944)
Son of Lucie Moses Glosson. Buried in France W.W.II. Row 2. column 7.
2. Glosson, Lucie Moses   (b. 9 Feb 1897 - d. 5 Nov 1920)
Mother of Henry B. Glossen, Jr. Buried in Orange County. Row 2. column 7.
3. Green, Ida C.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 2. column 5.
4. Green, Lucy Moses   (b. 1851 - d. 1890)
1st Wife of John William Green. Daughter of Rev Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Footstone: "L.M.G.". Row 2. column 6.
5. McIntyre, A. J. Moses (Mrs.)   (b. 11 Dec 1853 - d. 6 Feb 1904)
Daughter of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann Moore Moses. "Sweet Remembrance" "Husband". Row 1. column 3.
6. Moses, Annie Maud   (b. 28 Aug 1900 - d. 30 Dec 1981)
Wife of Obed William Moses. Double headstone. Footstone - "Mother". Row 2. column 1.
7. Moses, Annie McBride Rives   (b. 22 Jul 1869 - d. 16 Feb 1954)
Wife of Wilbur F. Moses. Daughter of William Alston, Jr. and Eliza Henry Harris Rives. Footstone: "Mother". Ref: James Rives Childs, "Reliques of the Rives," 1929, pp. 243-244. DAR,1964, p.29 W. Harold Broughton, 1972, p. 10, Wren Mem. Lib. Row 2. column 2.
8. Moses, Eliza Emma   (b. 1 Feb 1892 - d. Sep 1892)
Daughter of Wilbur Fiske and Annie McBride (Rives) Moses. Row 2. column 4.
9. Moses, Obed William   (b. 5 Oct 1894 - d. 30 Jul 1979)
Husband of Annie Maud Moses. Double headstone. Footstone - "Daddy". Row 2. column 1.
10. Moses, Pettigrew   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Son of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann Moore Moses. Small stone with just name on it. Row 1. column 5.
11. Moses, Sarah Ann Moore "Sallie"   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Wife of Rev.Thomas Cook Moses. Double headstone. Footstone - "Mother". Row 1. column 4.
12. Moses, Thomas Cook, Rev.   (b. 1807 - d. 1891)
Husband of Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Double headstone. Footstone - "Father". Row 1. column 4.
13. Moses, Wilbur Fiske   (b. 27 Feb 1853 - d. 29 Nov 1927)
Husband of Annie McBride (Rives) Moses. Son of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Footstone: "W.F.M.". Ref: James Rives Childs, "Reliques of the Rives," 1929, pp. 243-244. DAR, 1964, p. 29. W. Harold Broughton, 1972, p. 10 Wren Mem. Lib. Row 2. column 3.
14. Ruth, Donald Harvey   (b. 27 Nov 1928 - d. 7 Nov 1963)
Son of Thomas Cook and Lorena Moore Ruth. Footstone: D H R. Row 1. column 1.
15. Ruth, John Moore   (b. 26 May 1924 - d. 7 Jun 2014)
Age 90. Son of Thomas Cook Ruth and Lorena Moore Ruth.
16. Ruth, Lorena Moore   (b. 31 Mar 1897 - d. 8 Feb 1971)
Wife of Thomas Cook Ruth. Double headstone. Row 1. column 2.
17. Ruth, Thomas Cook   (b. 18 Sep 1892 - d. 26 Feb 1972)
Husband of Lorena Moore Ruth. Double headstone. Row 1. column 2.
18. Ruth, Thomas L., Sr.   (b. 1872 - d. 18 Jun 1938)
Footstone: "T.L.R.". Row 1. column 6.