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186    BRUSH CREEK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH [G56.1]

Location - In Randolph County, just west of Chatham County line, 1000 feet west of 2415 Wrenn Smith Road, Siler City, NC 27344

Coordinates: 35d 40m 49.0s N; 79d 33m 04.0s W Click here for Online Maps

On 4 October 1996, Will Heiser recorded 2 grave markers and noted 68 field stones.
On 6 June 2025, Julie King-McDaniel, Ken McDaniel, Jim Sizemore, and Tom Miller recorded 5 grave markers with legible writing, 3 grave markers with no identifiable markings, 3 field stones with initials/dates, and at least 92 graves marked with fieldstones.

View of the cemetery 2010. - - - View of the cemetery in 2025.
Photos of unmarked/illegible fieldstones:
Unknown #1. - - - Unknown #2. - - - Unknown #3.

Church photos by Beverly Wiggins in August 2010.
View #1 of the church. - - - View #2 of the church. - - - View inside the church.

Church photos by Julie King-McDaniel June 2025.
2025 view of church. - - - Another exterior view. - - - Interior view of church. - - - Interior view #2.

Owner: Unclear.
Topo Quadrant: Coleridge.
Legal: Randolph County parcel 77651 Deed book 1400/1677; 144/451.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: Baptist.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 99+
Cemetery size: 115' x 135'. 1.143 acres on Randolph GIS.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private lane.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Not identified explanation: South of church building: 115' x 135' area covered with periwinkle.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 5.
Last burial: 1928
First burial: 1809

Miscellaneous information: Two graves marked by fieldstones with initials were in a different area than the main burial area. G.B. is located 35d 40m 51s N, 79d 33m 4s. R.M. is located at 25d 40m 50s N, 79d 33m 6s W.

Brush Creek Baptist Church takes care of cemetery and old church building. Surrounding properties were transferred to the First Baptist Church of Siler City by JW Wrenn, but the cemetery parcel was excluded from this transaction. Ownership is unclear. The Randolph County GIS labels the parcel the Wrenn Family Cemetery, but the reason for that label is not documented. The cemetery is not referred to specifically in any of the deeds referenced.

Last canvassed by: Will Heiser, 4 Oct 1996; Julie King-McDaniel, Ken McDaniel, Jim Sizemore, & Tom Miller, 6 Jun 2025.

1. B., G.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone with initials GB, located approx. 180 ft northeast of main graveyard.
2. Craven, Charity   (b. 16 Jun 1791 - d. 2 Apr 1834)
Wife of John R. Craven. "In memory of". 1' x 2' white marble. Footstone: C.C.
3. Craven, John R.   (b. 28 Mar 1793 - d. 16 Jul 1858)
Husband of Charity Craven. "In memory of". 1' x 2' white marble. Footstone: JRC.
4. M., R.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone with initials RM, located approx. 216 ft north of main graveyard.
5. Rains, Hannah   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Another view.
6. Simpson, Mina E.   (b. 14 Sep 1884 - d. 5 Apr 1928)
Mother. She was the sunshine of our home. Another view of the marker. - Additional view.
7. Unknown, Elizabeth   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Here lies the body of Elizabeth .. "Infant," rest illegible. Another view. - Additional view. Previously recorded as Elizabeth Barker. Source unknown.
8. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. 16 Jul 1809)
Fieldstone, "July 16, 1809"