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037    CARLTON FAMILY

Location - in a densely wooded area near Country Trail, Leesville Twp., Wake Co., NC

Coordinates: 35d 53m 09.2s N; 78d 42m 51.0s W Click here for Google maps

Surveyed by Shirley Olson in March 3, 2006.

This small family cemetery was found by Earl Flannery while using a metal detector. He recognized it as the proper location for a headstone that had been left on his driveway in April 2004 by a prankster. He also realized that another headstone which had been dropped off at Wendy's Restaurant in Cary about the same time and had been the subject of a widespread attempt to return it to it's rightful location belonged in this cemetery. Thanks to Mr. Flannery and the Cary Police Dept. which has been storing the headstone for 2 years there is a happy ending to this tale.

No directions are provided other than the co-ordinates. The cemetery is on land owned by the city of Raleigh, it is an abandoned cemetery, no parking, difficult access, no trail.

There is a depression that appears to be another, but unmarked, grave.

1. Carlton, A. E.   (b. 8 May 1863 - d. 4 Jan 1930)
2. Carlton, Elizabeth   (b. 11 Jan 1829 - d. 1 Jan 1904)
with footstone E.C. (This is the headstone found in Cary at Wendy's)
3. Carlton, J. M.   (b. 17 Mar 1853 - d. 19 Jun 1925)
with footstone J. M. C. (This headstone left on Mr. Flannery's driveway)
4. Carlton, Mattie E.   (b. 15 Jul 1873 - d. 17 Nov 1891)