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444    GOLDSTON, JOSEPH JOHN, SR. [Q12.1]

Location - Gulf Township. South side of US Hwy 421 S, north of Ralph Sipe Rd. (state road 2333).

Coordinates: 35d 36m 37.1s N; 79d 20m 34.4s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1989, Reba Cheek recorded 11 grave markers. All photos by Julie King-McDaniel in April 2013.

View #2 in the cemetery. View #3 in the cemetery. View #4 in the cemetery. View #5 in the cemetery. View #6 in the cemetery. View #7 in the cemetery. View #8 in the cemetery.

Owner: Pine Tree Group, LLC
Legal Description: Parcel 8900. Deed book 657/757, 1994.
Topo Quadrant: Goldston.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 30-40.
Cemetery size: 0ne acre.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 12.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Hazards to cemetery: Neglect.
Last burial: 1887.
First burial: 1846.
Cemetery listed: Yes. Gravesites of Chatham County.
Miscellaneous information: Reba Cheek canvassed the site in 1989. Julie King-McDaniel photographed all of the markers and provided data on the site in April 2013. She reported that the inscribed markers are in an area about 40x40' but that at least 15 graves marked by fieldstones and additional unmarked depressions cover a much larger area--perhaps as large as one acre.

Last canvassed by: Reba Cheek in 1989. Julie King-McDaniel on 1 Apr 2013.

1. Goldston, Joseph John, Sr.   (b. 18 Oct 1800 - d. 23 Sep 1874)
Husband of Martha K. Goldston. "In memory of". "Farewell". "Age 73 yrs, 11 mos, 5 dys". Clasped hands. Another view.
2. Goldston, Martha E. (Guthrie)   (b. 25 Dec 1833 - d. 29 Jan 1876)
1st Wife of Thomas Jefferson Goldston. Daughter of J. B. and Ruth Guthrie.. "Those who knew her best loved her most". marker on ground in 2014. TJG (bur. Goldston United Methodist Ch. Cem.) - see #428. Another view.
3. Goldston, Martha K. (Rives)   (b. c. 1805 - d. 5 Jan 1884)
Wife of Joseph John Goldston, Sr.. "Mother has gone to rest & this shall be our prayer that when we reach our journeys end Thy word we share". "Age about 78 years". About 78 years. Another view.
4. Goldston, William E.   (b. 17 Nov 1822 - d. 12 Jun 1846)
Row-6. "Erected in Memory of". "Blessed are the dead that died in the Lord for their works do follow them". Material Granite. Another view.
5. Green, Joseph John   (b. 6 Nov 1859 - d. 23 Nov 1862)
Son of John M. & Mary A. Green. "In memory of". "Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, Death came with friendly care; The opening bud to heaven conveyed, and bade it blossom there.". Burial plot.
6. Green, Martha Bell   (b. 14 Oct 1849 - d. 31 Dec 1850)
Daughter of John M. & Mary A. Green. "In Memory". "Peaceful by thy silent slumber, Dearest little Martha Bell, thou no more wilt join our number. .". Another view.
7. Johnson, Mary E.   (b. 16 Mar 1843 - d. 5 Aug 1871)
Wife of W. J. Johnson. "Age 28 y, 4 m, 19 d".
8. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
9. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
10. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
11. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
12. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
13. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
14. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
15. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
16. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
17. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
18. Unknown, Unknown   (b. 12 Apr 1856? - d. 8 Sep 1856)
broken. Inventory correction from Marcia Goldston Kulesus. Material soapstone. Condition Fragment of stone.
19. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
20. Watson, Amanda Jane   (b. 19 Mar 1821 - d. 30 Nov 1887)
Wife of Benjamin N. Watson. "Age 66 y's, 8 m's, 11 d's". Another view.
21. Watson, Benjamin N.   (b. 20 Nov 1822 - d. 8 Mar 1886)
Husband of Amanda Jane Watson. "Age 63 y's, 3 m's, 16 d's". Another view.
22. Watson, Bennie T.   (b. 11 Dec 1857 - d. 31 Aug 1884)
"Age 26yrs, 8 mos, 20 ds".
23. Watson, Lydia A.   (b. 30 Apr 1850 - d. 20 Oct 1855)
Another view.