OAK GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Highway 89 East

MT. AIRY, N. C.

Surveyed 1983 by Lemuel Wallace Kallam.

Transcribed 2005 by William Hines Smith

Directions: Cemetery and church are approximately one mile East of old Highway 52 in Mt. Airy, N.C. Some stones are weathered and difficult to read. Some stones have been vandalized, and have information missing.

Name Birth Death Comments

______, Elizabeth 9/27/1847 6/7/1911 among Riddles & Griffiths

______, Etta H. 1/12/1878 2/14/1947

______, James C. 12/16/1873 2/27/1924

______, Katie Lee 2/20/1908 4/20/1909 broken stone

Armfield, Albert L. abt 1852 9/14/1881 29-9-22 days. Broken

Armfield, Almedia Gray 9/24/1843 12/20/1915 w/o Isaac Monroe Armfield

Armfield, Isaac 11-24-18 days Broken

Armfield, Isaac 4/22/1900 2/2/1896 (dates ?)

Armfield, Isaac Monroe 10/12/1845 4/8/1883

Armfield, Maggie B. abt 1870 9/13/1875 5-5-22 days

Armfield, Mary 7/9/1811 8/28/1881 grand d/o Isaac Armfield

Armfield, Mary Matilda 8/21/1854 8/30/1854 0-0-9 days

Arrington, Frances 5/17/1857 12/18/1932

Arrington, Ila Mae 3/30/1854 1/12/1903

Arrington, W. P. 6/27/1854 1/12/1903

Atwood, Annie L. 8/17/1882 8/30/1902

Atwood, Clifton W. 3/10/1909 12/1/1944 died in Epinal, France

Atwood, Mary E. 9/12/1911 2/20/1932 flat granite marker near

Badgett, Bertha Harrell 1918 12/30/1982 64-0-22

Beasley, James Warren 1/3/1906 9/11/1916 0-9-8 days

Beasley, Mary A. 11/19/1846 2/2/1930 w/o Alex Owen. Mother.

Belton, K. C. 11/14/1881 8/5/1953 “Lum”

Belton, Mary Ann 6/2/1855 11/5/1934

Belton, Matilda 9/4/1836 9/4/1865

Boyles, Samira 6/9/1845 9/19/1873

Bratley, B. T. 1810 1866

Brim, Mildred J. 3/19/1933 2/6/1974 Picture of dau. on stone

Brim, Zenobia H. 12/21/1916 Father. single date shown

Brinkley, Emmet W. 6/1/1910 3/29/1911 s/o J.W. & S.J. Brinkley

Brinkley, Robert W. 4/2/1908 5/24/1908 s/o J.W. & S.J. Brinkley

Carpenter, Ada 1876 1951 Mother

Carpenter, Addie W. 6/24/1906 3/19/1981 Father

Carpenter, Catherine C. 3/24/19xx living

Carpenter, James 1878 1960 Father

Carpenter, Joe 2/11/1916 10/27/1918 s/o J.W. & Ada Carpenter

Childress, A. 9/22/1817 11/3/1875

Cook, William W. 10/14/1862 6/1/1864 broken

Cox, James William “Buck” 11/23/1853 1/22/1941 s/o Martin & M.P. Cox

Cox, Jesse L. 3/20/1890 12/4/1911 w/o V.L. Ashburn

Cox, Myrtle B. 4/4/1895 3/17/1914 d/o J.W. & Margaret Cox

Cox, Nellie Blanche 6/3/1903 9/13/1904 d/o J.W. & Margaret Cox

Davenport, George F. 5/24/1856 5/15/1926 flat face stone

Davenport, Mary Jane 5/1/1872 11/30/1932 w/o G.W. Atwood. our Mother

Atwood,Mary Jane Davenport 5/1/1872 11/30/1932 w/o G.W. Atwood. our Mother

Davenport, Susie E. 9/6/1852 2/12/1940

Davis, Ailene Dick 1/10/1870 6/10/1947 w/o John A. Davis

Davis, Frank 2/12/1890 3/5/1963 s/o John A. & Ailene Davis

Davis, Maxie 2/7/1921 2/8/1980 Mother

Davis, Robert Edwin 8/17/1938 8/21/1976 s/o J. Frank & Mona Davis

Dick, Hattie Elizabeth 1/28/1875 6/18/1914 w/o Ernest Selden Hatcher

Fletcher, Emmet 8/17/1858 single date only

Forkner, Samuel 1835 1873 mason

Forkner, Samuel L. 5/26/1869 8/1/1911

Forkner, Sarah J. 8/21/1838 2/11/1852 d/o E.M. Forkner

G., R. J. foot stone: “R.J.G.”

Goad, Cora C. 6/20/1883 3/22/1929 Mother

Going, Mary Ann 7/27/1873 8/22/1904 w/o J.C.A. Going

Goins, Jesse F. 5/5/1849 6/25/1907

Griffith, Benjamin F. 8/29/1882 12/27/1918 picture on stone

Griffith, Conice 7/6/1912 8/9/1918 s/o J.D. & Sallie Griffith

Griffith, Ephraim 10/25/1905 12/20/1918

Griffith, Ethel 1/25/1904 9/13/1905 16” granite rock markers

Griffith, infant 12/25/1918 d/o B.E. & M.L. Griffith

Griffith, Mary L. 5/19/1917 12/20/1918

Griffith, Mary Lenora McBride 12/6/1877 3/22/1965

Griffith, Rebecca J. 7/16/1832 12/3/1903 w/o Benjamin Griffith

Griffith, Robert F. 1861 1944 mason

Griffith, Virginia 1865 1920

Griffith, William 11/19/1914 12/28/1918

Harrell, Drew 11/27/1892 1/31/1963 Father

Harrell, Ila 7/19/1918 7/24/1919 d/o D.H. & V. Harrell

Harrell, L. N. no dates shown

Harrell, Vina 5/26/1892 4/6/1980 Mother

Hatcher, Hattie Elizabeth D. 1/28/1875 6/18/1914 w/o Ernest Selden Hatcher

Hatcher, W. C. 5/5/1857 7/11/1934

Haymore, Mildred E. 8/6/1863 4/22/1928 w/o Emmet Fletcher

Hill, infant 2/1/1914 8/1/1914 d/o Lacy & Maggie Hill

Holder, Allen Ray 5/1/1939 5/1/1939 twin

Holder, Barbara Lane 5/1/1939 5/1/1939 twin

Hollingsworth, infant 12/6/1910 12/28/1910 i/o W.H. & L.B. Hollingsworth

Hooker, infant 12/2/1906 1/23/1907 i/o J.T. & Ila Hooker

Hundley, John R. 10/15/1862 3/11/1910 Broken stone

Jackson, John W. 11/20/1826 5/9/1901

James, J. W. 5/22/1861 2/24/1934

Kirkman, information missing

Kirkman, Hurley T. 7/29/1908 10/11/1922

Kirkman, Maggie 5/23/1847 10/4/1874 broken stone

Landsford, Chady 1/7/1890 5/22/1900 w/o J.S. Landsford (?)

Lemons, Lucy T. 6/02/1887 6/25/1887 d/o W.L. & N.S. Lemons

Lineback, Bessie Lillian 11/11/1877 9/11/1902 w/o V.W. Lineback

Lineback, Ethel 5/15/1913 d/o H.W. & M.T. Lineback

Lineback, Fannie 12/10/1912 d/o H.W. & M.T. Lineback

Lowery, Mary J., Sr. abt 1824 12/8/1897 about 73 yrs.

Mahone, J. M. 6/22/1896 assumed to be death date

Mears, Annie Pruitt about 1889 1/23/1978 Mother 89-6-13 days

Mears, Joe H. 1877 1954 Father

Midkiff, George W. 9/30/1848 7/29/1920

Midkiff, Jack 11/7/1852 12/20/1931 broken

Midkiff, James Bruce 6/15/1898 9/15/1902 foot stone: “JL” , “GA”

Midkiff, John 4/3/1814 1/6/1890 Father

Midkiff, Louisa A. 7/24/1862 broken. foot stone: “Sister”

Midkiff, Mary 1/27/1849 12/20/1928 w/o W.H. Midkiff. “MBC”

Midkiff, Sallie 1/24/1821 8/6/1894 Mother

Midkiff, William H. 4/29/1847 12/26/1926

Moser, David W. 1/13/1853 8/1/1934

Moser, Sallie A. 4/11/1861 6/21/1903 Mother

Nester, Ima 3/10/1910 9/30/1922

Norman, John Fred 9/20/1880 10/28/1918 broken

Norman, Mildred M. 8/3/1910 1/3/1911

Norman, William Robert 9/6/1904 3/16/1973

Owen, Mary A. Beasley 11/19/1846 2/2/1930 w/o Alex Owen. Mother

Parris, Luada B. 5/5/1904 7/11/1904 d/o H.L. & M. A. Parris

Poore, Allen M. 2/19/1915 2/24/1917 s/o A.T. & Lauba Poore

Poore, J. M. abt 1851 5/12/1916 age 65. broken stone

Poore, Minerva V. 5/8/1852 3/27/1903 w/o J.M. Poore

Poore, Richard S. 5/4/1911 s/o Taylor & Lauara Poore

Poore, Vallie A. 4/13/1912 1/8/1913 s/o J.M. & Dovie Poore

Prather, Charity Ruth 7/25/1840 6/1/1866 d/o T.F. & Charity B. Prather

Prather, Charles Edgar 5/7/1860 1/29/1863 s/o T.F. & Charity B. Prather

Prather, Elisha Milton 10/16/1856 9/9/1857 s/o T.F. & Charity B. Prather

Prather, Emma Louisa 12/10/1842 6/6/1862 d/o T.F. & Charity B. Prather

Prather, Sarah Jane 8/24/1835 5/18/1897 w/o Thomas Smith

Riddle, D. A. 1884 1917

Riddle, Flora 4/4/1880 2/1/1977

Riddle, Francis 9/19/1906 7/4/1907 broken stone

Riddle, Francis E. 12/12/1876 8/22/1949

Riddle, Herald 10/3//1902 5/12/1911 s/o W.W. Riddle

Riddle, Lucy James 8/4/1885 10/24/1918 w/o F.F. Riddle

Riddle, M. Katherine 10/30/1876 7/6/1933

Riddle, Mary B. 9/13/1923 10/4/1929 d/o W.W. Riddle

Riddle, W. Y. 5/10/1873 6/10/1951

Riddle,James E. 5/22/1860 8/19/1936 a tall stone

Rose, Dellia M. 2/23/1905 9/12/1906 d/o J.S. & M.B. Rose

Rose, Lettie L. 6/15/1902 9/12/1906 d/o J.S. & M.B. Rose

Samuel, Jennie 12/20/1854 6/22/1899 w/o John H. Samuel

Samuel, John H. 4/4/1856 9/9/1912 broken

Samuel, Mamie A. 11/19/1892 6/10/1905 d/o John H. & Jennie Samuel

Sanders, Elizabeth 2/18/1847 9/28/1923 w/o S.H. Sanders

Sanders, infant 1/2/1889 i/o S.H. & ___ Sanders

Sanders, Isbell R. w/o Robert Sanders

Sanders, Samuel D. 8/17/1878 7/28/1879 i/s/o S.H. & ___ Sanders

Sanders, Samuel H. 7/31/1845 11/10/1906

Shaw, Frank abt 1840 4/25/1910 Father. Age 70 yrs

Shaw, J.C. another unmarked grave near

Shaw, James T. abt 1878 8/12/1904 granite marker

Shelton, Annie M. 7/7/1886 12/3/1907 w/o M.N. Shelton

Shelton, Bernard W. 6/24/1924 7/29/1975 U.S. Army, Pvt.

Shelton, M. N. 16 yrs. Broken stone

Shelton, Sallie Marsh 4/26/1855 8/31/1942

Shelton, William M. 9/12/1853 10/2/1922

Short, Elizabeth 9/27/1847 9/30/1825

Shouse, Mary E. 3/20/1841 8/24/1897 sunken grave, pink stone

Smith, E. H. 9/1/1869 8/11/1916

Smith, Sarah Jane Prather 8/24/1835 5/18/1897 w/o Thomas Smith

Smith, William Franklin abt 1844 11/15/1857 s/o T.A. & J. Smith, 13-1-7

Snoddy, Annie C. 8/26/1889 11/18/1979

Snoddy, Elizabeth 4/21/1850 7/9/1944

Snoddy, G. E. 4/9/1893 4/17/1943

Snoddy, infant 4/27/1929 d/o S.R.V. Snoddy

Snoddy, James A. 9/21/1891 2/5/1929

Snoddy, John W. 1/13/1851 5/2/1905 Father

Snoddy, John Witcher 10/11/1902 7/28/1976 U.S. Navy, MM1

Snoddy, Robert V. 5/18/1880 4/7/1944 s/o John & E. Lewis Snoddy

Sparger, John 6/13/1831 7/20/1912

Stanley, Ellen 1862 1936

Stanley, R. F. 1858 1915 six sunken, no ID

Steele, Walter Leonard 6/26/1934 5/14/1982 U.S.M.C., M/Sgt.

Stewart, Catherine McBride 5/9/1892 7/15/1957

Thackett, Noble C. 8/10/1890 10/12/1906 s/o C.W. & S.J. Thackett

Wall, Byron Ingram 3/7/1896 4/1/1921 s/o W.M. & M.S. Wall

Wall, infant 6/4/1896 i/o E.F. & M.E. Wall

Wall, John Howard 6/21/1897 4/4/1897 s/o E.F. & M.E. Wall

Wall, Lemesa 1/27/1831 7/28/1913 w/o William Pinkney Wall

Wall, W. M., Rev. 6/19/1862 4/1/1928 mason

Wall, William Pinkney 7/24/1829 12/25/1891

Welch, Laura Frances 2/10/1926 1/25/1923 (dates ?)

Wells, George William Thomas6/12/1860 2/14/1935

Wells, Mary E. 3/18/1831 2/19/1902

Wells, Nancy Susan 10/27/1855 7/9/1912

Wells, William Thomas 4/2/1858 10/19/1917 relative of Clayton Wells

York, Sanford abt 1860 8/11/1901 s/o J.Wesley & Mary A. York

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