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184 EDWARDS, S.S. (Slave) [H30.1]
Location - Matthews. 160 S.S. Edwards Road, approx. 570' north of house in woods
Coordinates: 35d 42m 29.0s N; 79d 29m 19.0s W Click here for Online Maps
Owner: Robert R. White Sr. and Doris G. White (in 2007).
Legal Description: Parcel 13266, DB 505 p 263.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City Code H.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 40.
Cemetery size: 25' x 30'.
Restricted access: Yes. Private Property
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 0.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Damage from farm animals: Yes.
Hazards: Neglect; Farm Animals.
Miscellaneous information: In 1992, Tommy Edwards reported this cemetery to CCHA. In June 2007 he led CCHA volunteers to the location. This is believed to be a cemetery of the slaves of S.S. Edwards. There are about a dozen fieldstone markers. The site was visited in 1992 by Wade Hadley, who noted scattered stones not in place and one stone with the date 1875 or 1895 and the letters "RAE" scratched on it.
Last canvassed by: Jane Pyle, B&J Wiggins. Date: 22 Jun 2007.
Web page updated 8 June 2021
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