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551    DOUGLASS [T81.1]

Location - Cape Fear Township. East of SR 1538

Coordinates: 35d 31m 02.0s N; 78d 59m 10.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In March 1982, Kathy Brooks Jones, Terry Lynn Jones and Edwin H. Brooks reported five grave markers published in Kathy Brooks Jones Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol. I, 1984, page 38.

Owner: Nathan Crissman.
Topo Quadrant: Cokesbury.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 5.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Poorly maintained: Yes.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 5.
Last burial: 1872.
First burial: 1844.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Damage from vandalism: Yes.
Other damage explanation: Cemetery in pasture, some gravestones are broken.
Hazards: Farming operations.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: Kathy Brooks Jones, "Buffalo Creek Chronicles," Vol. I, 1984, p. 38.
Last canvassed by: Kathy B. Jones, Terry Lynn Jones, Edwin H. Brooks. Date: March 1982.

1. Douglass, Archibald   (b. 25 Jul 1772 - d. 26 Mar 1854)
Husband of Rosa Douglass. Age 81 yrs, 8 mos, 1 da. Ref: Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol I, p. 38.
2. Douglass, Mary Jane   (b. 8 Jun 1826 - d. Aug 1846)
Daughter of Archibald and Rosa Douglass. Ref: Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol I, p. 38.
3. Douglass, Rosa   (b. 1781 - d. 1857)
Wife of Archibald Douglass. Ref: Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol I, p. 38.
4. Douglass, Sarah   (b. 5 Mar 1776 - d. 10 Mar 1844)
Wife of John Douglass. Ref: Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol I, p. 38.
5. Gilchrist, Nancy   (b. 1 Sep 1813 - d. 7 Oct 1872)
Wife of Alexander Gilchrist. Ref: Buffalo Creek Chronicles, Vol I, p. 38.