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221    DARK, WILLIAM [H58.1]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. Cemetery is atop a hill in the middle of a large pasture. The entrance to the farm is near the house at 865 Carter Brooks Road.

Coordinates: 35d 40m 50.8s N; 79d 23m 37.9s W Click here for Online Maps

On 11 May 1999, Howard Brooks and Charlie Thomas took Will Heiser to this cemetery, where they recorded 15 grave markers, all members of the Dark Family.

View of cemetery on hill top.

Owner: Joseph Ray Jones.
Legal Description: Parcel 14903. Deed 663/619, 7 Sep 1993; Plat 28-7. Plat shows cemetery.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City.
Family owned: Yes.
Maintained: Yes.
Number of graves: 17.
Cemetery size: 50' x 70'.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes, private property.
Condition: Poorly maintained. No woody growth inside the cemetery enclosure, but tall grass obscures some markers. Many markers broken and/or fallen over.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Wire fence.
Enclosed conditions: Fair. Keeps livestock out.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 18.
Last burial: 1884.
First burial: 1847.
Markers damagaed: Yes. Vandalism.
Hazards to cemetery: Neglect.
Listed: Yes. Gravesites of Chatham County.

Miscellaneous information: On 11 May 1999, Howard Brooks and Charlie Thomas took Will Heiser to this cemetery where they recorded 15 graves, all members of the Dark family. On 12 Apr 2014, Dewey Dowd took Jim and Bev Wiggins to the cemetery. They photographed all of the markers, found two additional markers not previously recorded, and made several corrections.

Last canvassed by: Will Heiser, Charlie Thomas and Howard Brooks on 11 May 1999. Jim and Bev Wiggins, and Dewey Dowd on 12 Apr 2014.

1. Dark, Edward Lee   (b. 12 Jun 1882 - d. 3 Jan 1883)
Son of William H. & S. H. Dark. footstone: ELD. Material Marble. Condition Poor; weathered. View #2.
2. Dark, Eliza Ella   (b. 9 Nov 1867 - d. Unknown)
Daughter of W. H. & S. H. Dark. Material White marble. Condition Poor; broken. View #2.
3. Dark, Elizabeth   (b. 1 Feb 1822 - d. 3 May 1881)
Wife of William Dark. Material White marble. Condition Poor; broken. View #2.
4. Dark, Elizabeth Ann   (b. 5 Apr 1851 - d. 17 Jul 1852)
Daughter of William & Elizabeth Dark. Material White marble. Condition Good. View #2. - View #3. - View #4.
5. Dark, Emily S.   (b. 20 Sep 1866 - d. 25 Jul 1867)
Daughter of Thomas J. and E. A. Dark. Material Marble. Condition Fair: off base. Footstone: ESD. View #2. - View #3.
6. Dark, Infant Daughter   (b. 5 Nov 1872 - d. 27 Nov 1872)
Daughter of William H. & S. H. Dark. Material White marble. Condition Good. View #2. - View #3.
7. Dark, Infant Son   (b. 20 Jun 1878 - d. 16 Jul 1878)
Son of William H. & S. H. Dark. Material Marble. Condition Fair: on ground. View #2. - View #3. - View #4.
8. Dark, John Henry   (b. 24 Feb 1877 - d. 1 Mar 1877)
Son of William H. & Sallie H. Dark. Material White marble. Condition Good. View #2.
9. Dark, John Quincy Adams   (b. 9 Jan 1853 - d. 27 Jun 1855)
Son of William & Elizabeth Dark. Material Marble. Condition Good. View #2. - View #3.
10. Dark, Martha   (b. 4 Nov 1799 - d. 10 Jan 1869)
Wife of John Dark. Material White marble. Condition Poor; broken. View #2. - View #3.
11. Dark, Nancy   (b. 13 May 1788 - d. 5 May 1861)
Wife of Samuel Dark. Footstone: ND; Maker: Lauder, Fayetteville. Material Marble. Condition on ground. View #2.
12. Dark, Sallie H.   (b. 7 Aug 1842 - d. 22 Feb 1883)
Wife of William H. Dark. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.". Maker: R.I. Rogers, Durham NC. Material Marble. Condition Fair: off base. View #2. - View #3. - View #4.
13. Dark, Susanah   (b. Abt 1826 - d. 29 Aug 1840)
"Age 14 yrs, 6mo, 4 d". Material White marble.
14. Dark, William   (b. 19 Apr 1808 - d. 23 ___ 1880)
Husband of Elizabeth Dark. Material White marble. Condition Poor; broken. View #2. - View #3.
15. Dark, William H.   (b. 18 Aug 1833 - d. 23 May 1884)
Husband of Sallie H. Dark. "Our kind father is gone, but not forgotten". Mason's Insignia. Material Marble. Condition Poor; broken. View #2. - View #3.
16. Darke, John   (b. 12 Jul 1797 - d. 24 Oct 1847)
Husband of Martha Dark. only marker with last name spelled DARKE; Footstone: JD. Material Marble. Condition Good. View #2.
17. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone.