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174    BOLLING [F84.1]

Location - New Hope Township. South side of SR 1743, Luther Road, 1.0 mile east of NC 751. Cemetery is in the front yard of the Bolling-Horton House at this address.

Coordinates: 35d 45m 47.8s N; 78d 56m 55.2s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1989, Robert Hughes recorded 3 grave markers. In February 2025, Angie Pearse obtained the owners' permission to access and photograph the cemetery. She recorded 4 graves, all marked by flat, granite markers. These markers replaced older upright tablet markers shown in a photograph taken in 1982 when the Bolling-Horton house was documented for the State Historic Preservation Office. The SHPO file also contains a photo of Tapley Bolling's original marker.

View #2 of cemetery - - - View #3 of cemetery. - - - View#4 of cemetery.

Owner: Bruce H. and William T. Burton. Formerly Alease Horton, her father Gerney Horton, her maternal grandfather Robert Bolling, and possibly her great-grandfather Tapley Bolling.
Legal: Parcel 18059. Deed 1890/663 from Connie Sue Hill to Bruce H. and William T. Burton. Also see 1008/498; EF/181, and estate file 68-E-144. Plat 16-80 shows parcel but not cemetery.
Topo Quadrant: Green Level.
Family owned: Yes.
Number of graves: 4.
Cemetery size: 15' x 10'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes, private property.
Well maintained: Yes.
Enclosed: No, but within the fence that encloses the residential property.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 4.
Last burial: 1909.
First burial: 1877.
Markers damaged: No. Flat granite markers have replaced the original tablet markers.
Last canvassed by: Robert Hughes, 1989; Angie Pearse, 25 February 2025.

1. Bolling, Louisa H.   (b. 1 May 1854 - d. 18 May 1902)
Wife of Robert J. Bolling.
2. Bolling, Sarah D.   (b. 3 Feb 1817 - d. 5 Dec 1901)
Wife of Tapley Bolling.
3. Bolling, Tapley   (b. 10 Oct 1790 - d. 31 Aug 1877)
Husband of Sarah D. Bolling. "He was a Baptist Minister."
4. Horton, Millard   (b. 30 May 1908 - d. 24 Jan 1909)
Son of William Gerney and Myrtie Bolling Horton.