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122    DAVIS-BLACKWOOD FAMILY CEMETERY (CA. 1890)

Location - On the west side of Old Fayetteville Road (SR #1937) north of the intersection with Jones Ferry Road (SR #1942) and .95 miles south of the intersection with Hwy 54; across from 222 Old Fayetteville Rd. The cemetery borders the road.

Coordinates: 35d 54m 26.1s N; 79d 05m 33.1s W Click here for Google maps

Survey - Alfred G. Engstrom surveyed the cemetery on Oct. 4, 1972 and Feb. 22, 1973.

Graves, Marked - There were 13 marked graves.

Graves, Unmarked - There were 4 unmarked graves.

Current Status - A well-kept family cemetery enclosed on 2 sides by rail and wire fences (the southwest corner is left unmowed). A wide entrance opening provides access to the 92' X 145' rectangle. Of the 17 visible graves, 4 are unmarked. One of the 4 still has in place an illegible funeral marker. The earliest marked grave is that of Belle Partin Davis, 1866-1890.

Photo by Milton Forsyth.

1. Blackwood, Belle H   (b. 19 Apr 1893 - d. 30 Apr 1943)
2. Blackwood, Dewitt   (b. 16 Feb 1918 - d. 26 Jul 1918)
3. Blackwood, Fay T   (b. 2 Apr 1931 - d. 14 Jan 1945)
4. Blackwood, Samuel B   (b. 26 Nov 1888 - d. 9 Jan 1921)
5. Davis, Belle Partin   (b. 1866 - d. 1890)
6. Davis, David B   (b. 27 Mar 1865 - d. 6 Jun 1942)
7. Davis, Eugene   (b. 8 Aug 1864 - d. 20 Mar 1969)
Footstone: 'Father'
8. Davis, Jimmy Robert   (b. 28 Jan 1942 - d. 11 Sep 1964)
9. Davis, Mathew A   (b. 1895 - d. 1898)
10. Davis, Sudie P   (b. 23 Apr 1875 - d. 14 Aug 1953)
11. Ellis, Ida Rene Evans   (b. 17 May 1877 - d. 29 Jun 1914)
Wife of Thomas M Ellis Footstone: 'Mother'
12. Henderson, Maggie L.   (b. 24 Sep 1886 - d. 26 Sep 1894)
'Daughter of P. A. and A. Henderson'
'Jesus Said, Let The Little Ones Come Unto Me And Forbid Them Not'

[not Noted In 1970s Survey, Lying On Ground Near Rear In 1996]
13. Horne, James E (Sim)   (b. 5 Jan 1888 - d. 1 Oct 1961)
14. Horne, Martha O   (b. 5 Dec 1884 - d. 14 Dec 1943)
(Wife of James E Horne)