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140    CHRISTOPHER FAMILY CEMETERY

Location - In Cedar Grove Township on the north side of Rte 49, 0.25 miles NE of the intersection with Lynch Store Road (SR #1364). It is a short distance NE of the Mt. Adar Church.

Coordinates: 36d 12m 24.5s N; 79d 13m 43.2s W Click here for Online Maps

Survey - Although several old photogaphs indicate this cemetery was visited by the 1970s survey team, it was not in the survey and no records pertaining to it were found. Milton Forsyth surveyed the cemetery in March 2006 and provided the photographs.

Graves - There were 55 burials marked with readable monuments and 5 older monuments which were not clearly readable.

Status - The well-kept cemetery is surrounded on three sides by a 3-ft-high iron fence and on the side opposite the highway by a row of cedars. It was established in 1916 [see OC DB 72:91].

1. Burnell, Mary M.   (b. 12 Jan 1922 - d. 22 Jan 1922)
Daughter of R. L. and Mary G. Brunell "From Mother's Arms to the Arms of Jesus" Footstone: M. B.
2. Burnette, Adlilian L.   (b. 16 Nov 1906 - d. 9 Dec 1929)
Inscription: The Lord is My Shepherd
3. Carter, Katherine Jeffries   (b. 24 Jul 1919 - d. 4 Aug 2004)
Age 85 yrs, Metal marker
4. Enihx (Enoch), Gladis   (b. 1918? - d. 1918)
Daughter of L. P. and Betty Enihx (Enoch)
5. Enoch, Bettie H.   (b. 5 Mar 1890 - d. 29 Jul 1970)
Wife of Levi P. Enoch. Closeup of marker
6. Enoch, Hershel Edward   (b. 7 Oct 1922 - d. 25 Jul 1972)
7. Enoch, Levi P.   (b. 7 Oct 1892 - d. 23 Mar 1950)
Husband of Bettie H. Enoch. Closeup of marker
8. Enoch, Weldon R.   (b. 1 Apr 1926 - d. 1 Aug 1972)
North Carolina, PFC 396 QM Laundry Co, World War II
9. Haith, Alfonder   (b. 14 Dec 1918 - d. 24 Mar 1920)
Son of Jasper and Lolie Haith. Gravestone fallen.
10. Haith, Arneeda H.   (b. 14 Jan 1891 - d. 29 May 1993)
Wife of John W. Haith, Sr.
11. Haith, Bluford   (b. 25 Jun 1893 - d. 8 Nov 1967)
North Carolina, SGT Co C, 344 Labor Bn, QMC, World War I
12. Haith, Brice   (b. 1873 - d. 1938)
Inscription: Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing, St. Luke 12:43
13. Haith, Claude J.   (b. 30 May 1914 - d. 16 Jun 1960)
North Carolina, STM1, USNR, World War II
14. Haith, John W., Sr.   (b. 26 Mar 1891 - d. 23 Aug 1957)
Husband of Arneeda H. Haith
15. Haith, Nancy C.   (b. 6 Jun 1842 - d. 9 Aug 1919)
Inscription: Dearest mother thou hath left us, And thy loss we deeply feel, But tis God that hath bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. Footstone: N. C. H.
16. Haith, Odll (Miss)   (b. 1900 - d. 1987)
Metal Marker
17. Jeffreys, Dallas   (b. 10 Aug 1858 - d. Dec 1907)
18. Jeffries, Eliza   (b. - d. 1899)
Inscription: Gone but not forgotten
19. Jeffries, Mary S.   (b. 1880 - d. 1958)
Wife of W. Thomas Jeffries
20. Jeffries, W. Thomas   (b. 1881 - d. `)
Husband of Mary S. Jeffries
21. Jeffries, Yancy   (b. 26 Jan 1884 - d. 19 Feb 1975)
22. Johnson, Frederick A., III   (b. 23 Jul 1954 - d. 1 Jan 1985)
23. Jones, Ella Lee   (b. 12 Dec 1866 - d. 30 Aug 1923)
Inscription: My trust is in God.
24. Jones, Ellen Haith   (b. 1872 - d. 1942)
Wife of John A. Jones - At Rest
25. Jones, Eva Liggins   (b. 17 Jul 1871 - d. 1 Jan 1931)
Wife of Ira James Jones
26. Jones, Ira James   (b. 7 May 1867 - d. 18 Dec 1935)
Husband of Eva Liggins
27. Jones, John A.   (b. Abt 1857 - d. 15 Nov 1924)
Husband of Ellen Haith. Age 67 Yrs. Inscription: Not lost blest thought, But gone before, Where we shall meet, To part no more.
28. Jones, Robena   (b. 25 Dec 1918 - d. 18 Jul 1919)
Infant Daughter of T. S. and Lola W. Jones
29. Jones, Wesley O.   (b. 24 Jun 1899 - d. 17 Jan 1919)
Footstone: W. O. J.
30. Miles, James Ira   (b. 1875 - d. 1927)
Husband of Mattie A. Miles
31. Miles, Mattie A.   (b. 1879 - d. 1922)
Wife of Jim Miles
32. Nash, Betty Haith   (b. Abt 1839 - d. 1938)
Grandmother of John W. Haith, Sr.
33. Parker, Flora   (b. 4 Mar 1905 - d. 3 Jul 1905)
Daughter of Samuel and M. D. Parker; Inscription: At Rest
34. Parker, Freeman S., Jr.   (b. 19 May 1923 - d. 27 Jan 1985)
Son of Freeman S. Parker, Sr. and Lillian Parker. Also Military Marker: US Army
35. Parker, Freeman S., Sr.   (b. 6 Aug 1900 - d. 21 Feb 1982)
Husband of Lillian W. Parker
36. Parker, George Finley   (b. 5 Feb 1911 - d. 29 Sep 1988)
Husband of Ruth DeLon Inscription: In God's Care
37. Parker, Infant   (b. 9 Mar 1907 - d. 9 Mar 1907)
Infant son of S. T. and Fannie Parker
38. Parker, Lillian W.   (b. 29 Oct 1896 - d. 1 Apr 1983)
Wife of Freeman S. Parker, Sr.
39. Parker, Mammie   (b. 3 Jan 1918 - d. 3 Jan 1918)
Inscription: Daughter of S. and F. Parker, Born and Died Jan 3, 1918. Blessed are the early dead. Footstone: M. P.
40. Parker, Ruth DeLon   (b. 22 Feb 1914 - d. )
Wife of George F. Parker Inscription: In God's Care
41. Parker, Rutha   (b. 1864 - d. 1894)
Daughter of Samuel and M. D. Parker
42. Parker, Willie E.   (b. 17 Dec 1916 - d. 16 Feb 1917)
Son of Samuel and Fannie Parker; Inscription: At Rest Footstone: W. E. P.
43. Wade, Florilla Haith   (b. 1 May 1877 - d. 28 Oct 1902)
Wife of James Wade
44. Wade, James   (b. 3 Dec 1870 - d. 12 Nov 1958)
Husband of Florilla Haith and Saludia Burnett
45. Wade, James Lacy   (b. 28 Apr 1906 - d. 26 Jul 1964)
Husband of Maebelle Lea Wade
46. Wade, Maebelle Lea   (b. 28 May 1903 - d. 31 Jul 1974)
Wife of J. Lacy Wade
47. Wade, Saludia Burnett   (b. 14 Oct 1879 - d. 24 Jul 1952)
Wife of James Wade
48. Wade, Wallace J.   (b. 1910 - d. 1967)
49. Wade, Willard   (b. 12 Jun 1921 - d. 24 Mar 1922)
Son of J. W. and S. Wade
50. Watkins, Howard Nathaniel   (b. 13 Jun 1937 - d. 5 Mar 2000)
Inscription: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, Blessed be the name of the Lord. Also Military Marker: SGT, US Air Force
51. Watkins, Larry J.   (b. 5 Aug 1847 - d. 21 Mar 1991)
52. Watkins, Margaret LaVerne   (b. 29 Apr 1946 - d. 20 Dec 1991)
53. Watkins, Robert Franklin   (b. 28 Oct 1934 - d. 14 Apr 1992)
54. Wilson, William   (b. 14 Dec 1862 - d. 4 Apr 1920)
Inscription: I have no abideing city here. I seek a city out of sight.