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481    TYSOR, LEWIS [R10.2]

Location - Gulf Township. About 0.5 mile west of SR-2153 Rosser Rd, north of private easement that leaves Rosser Rd. near intersection with Taylor's Chapel Rd. SR-2154.

Coordinates: 35d 36m 42.3s N; 79d 14m 37.8s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1963, Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, Greensboro, North Carolina recorded 2 grave markers on page 19, and reported 3 other gravesites without markers. In 1972, Harold Broughton, page 38, recorded 4 grave markers, and noted other unmarked graves. Mike Tysor provided additional information in 2004, as well as photographs in Sep 2010. Mike and Reid Tysor have cared for this site for approximately 25 years (1985-2010).

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

Owner: Margaret Lawing.
Legal Description: Parcel 10302. Estate file 77E/33; DB 585/656; Plat 93-258 (cemetery not shown); IA/249; FM/528.
Topo Quadrant: Colon.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 10.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 4.
Last burial: 1880.
First burial: 1832.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: Harold Broughton, p. 38, 1972.

Other information: Mike and Reid Tysor have cared for this site from 1985-2010. Contact info for Mike Tysor: 828 Rosser Rd. Bear Creek NC 27207 545-2122. This site incorrectly coded previously as R00.1. Code changed to R10.2 in Feb 2011. Also, Lois Willet recorded Lineberry and McIver stones in 1963 at a site incorrectly coded Q09.1.

Last canvassed by: Lois Sugg Willett, 1963; Harold Broughton, 1972; Mike Tysor, 2004 and 2010.

1. Lineberry, Jonnie Clay   (b. 31 Aug 1860 - d. 19 Nov 1863)
Son of L. C. and Bettie (Burns) Lineberry. Great-grandson of Lewis and Susannah Tysor. Distant view. - Enhanced view.
2. McIver, Roderick A.   (b. 22 Jan 1816 - d. 28 Jun 1880)
Husband of Maria J. (Tysor) McIver. A memorial stone is in May's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery (K91.1). Broughton, p. 37, 38. See Also (K91.1) . Another view.
3. Tysor, Lewis   (b. 10 Jan 1755? - d. 27 Dec 1832)
Husband of Susannah (Harris) Tysor. Mike Tysor was shown the location of this grave by his grandfather Hiram Chapin Tysor. Mike and his brother Reid built this white quartz marker about 1978, and Mike chiseled the fieldstone with names and burial information in 1990.
4. Tysor, Susannah (Harris)   (b. 25 Jan 1779 - d. 5 Sep 1859)
Wife of Lewis Tysor. Mike Tysor was shown the location of this grave by his grandfather Hiram Chapin Tysor. Mike and his brother Reid built this white quartz marker about 1978, and Mike chiseled the fieldstone with names and burial information in 1990.