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316    FOUSHEE, PHILIP [L10.1]

Location - Center Township. 0.3 mile west of Haw River, 0.4 mile north of US 64

Coordinates: 35d 44m 18.6s N; 79d 07m 00.0s W Click here for Online Maps

On 2 December 2000, this cemetery was surveyed by Will Heiser with Roger Foushee, Percy Horton, Mary Elizabeth Foushee, Bill Crabtree and Michael Burke, Duke Forest technician. Two legible markers were found with 7 field stones in an area about 25 feet by 50 feet. Chris Whitted visited and photographed the cemetery, grave markers, and nearby homesite on 25 Jan 2020.

View #2 of the cemetery. Homestead foundation stones. Homestead foundation stones. Homestead foundation stones.

Legal Description: Parcel 74679. Deed 1076/109, from Duke Power to State of North Carolina. Deed AP-64, 1 Mar 1870, George Leach to Williamson Cooper; Deed BG 184, 12 Sep 1882, Widow Emline M. Cooper to heirs of Cooper. Adjacent deeds reference old McClenahan Road and Noel Branch. Plat 2003-414 shows area; cemetery not shown.

Topo Quadrant: Merry Oaks.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 9.
Cemetery size: 25' x 50'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Overgrown and not easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 2.
Last burial: 1861.
First burial: 1844.
Listed: Yes.

Other: In the 1850 Chatham census, Philip Foushee, 70, occupation teacher, is listed with wife, Nancy, and children Philip, Elizabeth, and Sarah.

Listed explanation: Chatham News/ Record, 23 November 2000, "Americorps volunteers help map old homesite, Cemetery site.".

Last canvassed by: Will Heiser, Roger Foushee, Percy Horton, Michael Burke, et al.. Date: 2 Dec 2000. Chris Whitted visited and photographed the cemetery, grave markers, and nearby homesite on 25 Jan 2020.

1. Foushee, Philip   (b. 28 Sep 1780 - d. 17 Nov 1861)
6" wide small, probably local stone, beautifully carved, in front of larger fieldstone. Close up.
2. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking unknown burial.
3. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking unknown burial.
4. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking unknown burial.
5. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking unknown burial.
6. Womble, Naomy   (b. 23 Jan 1827 - d. 27 Jan 1844)
Old style, round top, expertly carved local stone. Close up. According to information on Ancestry, possibly Naomy Foushee Womble, daughter of Philip and Nancy Foushee.