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086    ROSEWOOD CEMETERY (CA. 1929 OR EARLIER)

Location - In west Hillsborough in the rear of Calvary Baptist Church on West Hill Avenue, a short distance south of Hwy US70 Bypass. Rosewood Road leads to the cemetery of about 3.5 acres; there are actually two cemetery areas.

Coordinates: 36d 04m 50.0s N; 79d 07m 32.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - Date not stated.
Two photos by Martha Cleary in May 2013.

1. Baker, Sidney W   (b. 1922 - d. 1970)
2. Brown, Mrs.granny   (b. - d. )
(Name Painted On Cement Block)
3. Brown, Walter W   (b. 1913 - d. 1970)
4. Carr, Albert   (b. 1892 - d. 1936)
5. Carr, Paul   (b. 19 Sep 1894 - d. 13 Dec 1937)
World War Us Vet. Marker Footstone: P.C.
6. Carr, Rella Ree   (b. 6 Jun 1897 - d. )
Wife of Paul Carr Footstone: R.R.C.
7. Combs, Alice   (b. 1871 - d. 1937)
8. Davis, Charlie James   (b. 2 Jul 1922 - d. 28 Oct 1974)
9. Dillard, Reuben Perry   (b. 13 Aug 1931 - d. 9 Dec 2011)
PFC US Army, Korea.
10. E----, H----   (b. - d. )
(Footstone Only)
11. Forsythe, Donald H.   (b. 17 Nov 1955 - d. 21 Jul 2011)
Loving Husband and Father. SFC US Army, Persian Gulf.
12. Freeman, J.l.   (b. 1859 - d. 1928)
Footstone: J.L.F.
13. Freeman, Norman C   (b. 5 Feb 1905 - d. 15 Jul 1934)
..father..footstone: N. C. F.
14. Freeman, Norman Carr, Jr.   (b. 6 Mar 1927 - d. 14 Jun 1971)
Footstone: June
15. Gamble, Miss Maggie   (b. - d. 1959)
(Child'S Grave)
16. Gravett,(sic), Harold F   (b. 14 Aug 1935 - d. 19 Sep 1936)
Son of George and N M Gravette Footstone: H.F.G.
17. Gravette, George   (b. 15 Jul 1903 - d. 12 Jul 1973)
Aged 69 Yrs, 11mos, 28 Ds Footstone: G.G.
18. Gravette, Nora A   (b. 3 Aug 1908 - d. )
(on stone with George Gravette) Footstone: N. A. G.
19. Hamlett, Betty Ruth Lane   (b. 2 Aug 1936 - d. 9 Apr 2011)
Wife of James Grant Hamlett. Married 2 Sep 1950.
20. Hamlett, James Grant "Jimmy"   (b. 7 Dec 1932 - d. 17 Jun 2012)
Husband of Betty Ruth Lane Hamlett. Married 2 Sep 1950. Chief of Police: Hillsborough, Long Bach.
21. Hayes, Dudley Graham   (b. 26 Mar 1855 - d. 21 Jan 1938)
Father Footstone: D.G.H.
22. Hayes, Ramon Elliot   (b. 23 Jan 1933 - d. 12 Nov 1936)
Son of Mr and Mrs W.d. Hayes
23. Hayes, Susan Mary   (b. 11 Jan 1869 - d. 20 Apr 1935)
(Wife of Dudley Graham Hayes) Mother Footstone: S.M.H.
24. Hester, Cephus   (b. 27 Dec 1954 - d. 21 Feb 2014)
PFC US Army.
25. Holden, Morris N.   (b. 17 Jul 1903 - d. 20 Apr 1939)
Father
26. Holden, Vera Carrell   (b. 26 Aug 1898 - d. 19 Sep 1977)
Wife of William A Holden. Mother Footstone: V.C.H.
27. Holden, William A.   (b. 4 Jun 1896 - d. 18 Feb 1933)
Father Footstone: W.A.H. American Legion Marker
28. Johnson, Willard T.   (b. 31 Aug 1926 - d. 3 Dec 1926)
Footstone: W.T.J.
29. Lane, Herbert Almond   (b. 11 May 1938 - d. 13 Jun 1938)
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Richard Lane
30. Mayes, Joseph Lendow   (b. 25 Oct 1912 - d. 21 Aug 1934)
Son of J.a. and F.b. Mayes (Picture Missing From Stone)
31. McCauley, Ethel C.   (b. 21 Jan 1912 - d. 29 Jan 1996)
Wife of William Lacy McCauley.
32. McCauley, Evvie Belle Hayes   (b. 16 Apr 1881 - d. 7 Oct 1933)
Wife of James H. McCauley.
33. McCauley, James H.   (b. 27 May 1876 - d. 14 Feb 1968)
Husband of Belle Hayes McCauley.
34. McCauley, Walter Caldwell   (b. 12 Nov 1928 - d. 23 Nov 2013)
S2, US Navy.
35. McCauley, William Lacy   (b. 3 Jun 1909 - d. 12 Apr 1992)
Husband of Ethel C. McCauley. Pvt. US Army,WW-II.
36. Porter, Thelma Charline   (b. 6 Apr 1927 - d. 21 Jun 1927)
37. Stephens, Alice Nora King   (b. - d. 7 Oct 1975)
Aged 82 Yrs
38. Stephens, Baby Girl   (b. - d. 2 Sep 1947)
Aged 1 Day
39. Stephens, Cicero   (b. 16 Apr 1890 - d. 9 Nov 1934)
Footstone: C.S.
40. Stephens, Clifton E   (b. 26 Aug 1922 - d. 25 Jul 1960)
As Usnr World War II
41. Stephens, William A   (b. 4 Jul 1917 - d. 18 Jun 1939)
..husband..father
42. Terrell, Ben D(ick)   (b. 31 Mar 1900 - d. 6 Jul 1959)
Aged 59 Yrs Footstone: B.D.T.
43. Terrell, Ben N   (b. 14 May 1923 - d. 14 Sep 1931)
Aged 8 Yrs, 4 Mos
44. Terrell, Bessie B   (b. 2 Jan 1905 - d. )
(on stone with Ben D Terrell) Footstone: B.B.T. (loose)
45. Terrell, Mary Hayes   (b. 17 May 1898 - d. 3 Feb 1926)
Wife of Joe Terrell
46. Thomas, John Ruffin, Sr.   (b. 1886 - d. 30 Apr 1964)
Aged 77 Yrs
47. Thomas, Nancy A   (b. 1899 - d. 1961)
(on stone with John Ruffin Thomas, Sr.)
48. Tyndall, Annie Belle   (b. 21 Apr 1912 - d. 19 Jul 1969)
Aged 57 Yrs, 2 Mos, 28 Ds
49. Watkins, James Eugene   (b. 17 Sep 1948 - d. 13 Sep 2013)
Husband of Sharon Gentry Meeks Watkins. Son of Curtis Eugene Watkins and Virginia Thomas Watkins.
50. Wheeley, Blanch Murray   (b. 8 Jun 1890 - d. 2 Oct 1969)
(Wife of Jasper T Wheeley) Aged 62 Yrs, 3 Mos Footstone: Mother
51. Wheeley, Jasper T   (b. 3 Apr 1895 - d. 19 Feb 1964)
Footstone: Father
52. Wheeley, Melvin   (b. 10 Jun 1927 - d. 9 Sep 1931)
Son J W(Sic) and Blanch Wheeley Footstone: M.W.
53. Wheeley, Minnie   (b. 1868 - d. 1938)
54. Wheeley, Oscar T   (b. 3 Aug 1892 - d. 24 Mar 1963)
Footstone: O.T.W.
55. Wheeley, Vesta C   (b. 31 Aug 1902 - d. )
(on stone with Oscar T Wheeley) Footstone: V.C.W. (loose)
56. Wortham, Lina Porter   (b. 1893 - d. 1963)
57. Young, Nettie   (b. 15 Aug 1878 - d. )
(on stone with Payton Young)
58. Young, Payton   (b. 28 Jul 1871 - d. 9 Apr 1943)