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193    MOSER [H03.1]

Location - Matthews Township. Approximately 925 feet north of the corner of Hill Street and Alston Avenue Siler City, NC

Coordinates: 35d 44m 23.0s N; 79d 27m 32.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1980, Wade Hadley recorded 3 grave markers. Jim and Bev Wiggins, with Tommy Emerson, visited and photographed the site in 2008. Julie King-McDaniel surveyed and photographed the site in Feburary 2024.

Another view of the cemetery in 2008. Cemetery in 2024. Additional view in 2024. Another 2024 view.

Owner: Kathryn Hubbert Sears.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City.
Legal: Parcel 13782.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 4.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: No. Private Property.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Rock wall.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 3.
Last burial: 1888.
First burial: 1877.
Markers damaged: Yes. All off bases in 2024.
Miscellaneous Info: Area outside of wall should be examined by professionals to determine whether additional graves are present.
Last canvassed by: Wade Hadley. Date: 1980; Jim and Bev Wiggins and Tommy Emerson, 2008; Julie King-McDaniel, Feb 2024.

1. Moser, Mary   (b. 28 Nov 1806 - d. 5 May 1882)
On marker: "Aged 75 Ys, 8Ms, & 7 Ds" Daughter of John & Mary
Magdelna Cobb Fox. Marker off base in 2024. - - - - Footstone.
2. Moser, Rily H.   (b. 3 Sep 1844 - d. 18 Jun 1877)
On marker: "Aged 32 Ys, 10 Ms, 15 D" Daughter of William & Mary Fox Moser. Marker off base in 2024. - - - - Footstone.
3. Moser, William   (b. 8 Oct 1801 - d. 1 Jan 1888)
On marker: "Aged 86 Ys, 2 Mos & 23 Da's" Son of John & Sarah Garrett Moser. Marker off base in 2024.Marker in 2024. - - - - Footstone.
4. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Unmarked grave -- possibly that of Melinda Moser. In the 1880 census, she was 45 years old and still single and living at home.