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501    JOHNSON, BENJAMIN [R15.2]

Location - Oakland Township. 0.33 miles east of NC87, and 0.3 mile south of River Fork Rd.

Coordinates: 35d 36m 02.6s N; 79d 11m 13.9s W Click here for Online Maps

On 15 January 2000, Will and Audrey Heiser were taken to this cemetery by Jane (Johnson) and Marshall Hinnant. Jane gave additional information about her ancestors. They recorded 9 grave markers and noted 3 other unmarked stones.

Photo of the cemetery in Jan 2016 before the cleanup. Photo of the cemetery in Mar 2017 after cleanup -- #2 after cleanup. Photos by Luan Harmeson.

Owner: Roger Bright Living Trust.
Legal Description: Parcel 18372. Deed 2033/325. Plat 88-374; plat 2015-166. Plats do not show cemetery.
Topo Quadrant: Colon.
Family owned: Yes.
Maintained and in use: No. Abandoned.
Number of graves: 12.
Cemetery size: 30' x 35'. 0.675 acre.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Condition: Overgrown and not easily recognized.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Stacked fieldstone wall.
Enclosed conditions: Fair.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 9.
Last burial: 1877.
First burial: 1851.
Damaged markers: No.
Listed: Yes. Gravesites of Chatham County.
Historical: Jane Johnson Hinnant provided additional information about her ancestors. She indicated that graves of enslaved people are believed to be outside of the cemetery walls.

Last canvassed by: Jane Johnson and Marshall Hinant. Date: 15 Jan 2000. The site was cleaned up by Jim and Luan Harmeson and Jack and Charlee Moore in January 2016. Before and after cleanup photos by Luan Harmeson in January 2016.

1. A., M.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
2. Johnson, Benjamin   (b. 1770 - d. 17 Mar 1877)
Husband of Isabell (Gilmore) Johnson. Marker: "Benjamin Johnson and Family".
3. Johnson, Eli   (b. 15 May 1814 - d. 16 Jul 1876)
Son of Benjamin and Isabell (Gilmore) Johnson.
4. Johnson, Isabell (Gilmore)   (b. 1781 - d. 1865)
Wife of Benjamin Johnson. No marker.
5. Johnson, James   (b. 15 May 1807 - d. Dec 1851)
Son of Benjamin and Isabell (Gilmore) Johnson.
6. Johnson, John   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Son of Benjamin and Isabell (Gilmore) Johnson. No marker.
7. Johnson, Martha   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Dau.-in-law of Benjamin and Isabell (Gilmore) Johnson. No maker.
8. M., W.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
9. W., D.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
10. W., M   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)