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445    MOUNT HERMAN AME CHURCH [Q14.1]

Location - Gulf Township. At northwest corner of SR 1010, Goldston--Pittsboro Road, and road across from JS Waters School. Address is Mount Hermon AME Church, 8604 Pittsboro-Goldston Road, Goldston, NC 27252.

Coordinates: 35d 36m 10.0s N; 79d 19m 21.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In 2004 Jane Pyle found eight marked gravesites. Five of the eight gravesites were vaults with tops exposed. Julie King McDaniel surveyed and photographed the cemetery in August 2023, at which time there were 17 burials. The church was built in this location after the old church burned down (see Q34.1).

View of the church sign.

Topo Quadrant: Goldston.
Church owned: Yes. Denomination: AME.
Used: Yes.
African-American: Yes.
Legal: Parcel 62556. Deed JM/269, 28 Feb 1942 from George and Julia Scarboro to Trustees.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Size: Approx 1/4 acre.
Number of graves: 17
Oldest burial: 1985
Most recent burial: 2021
Last canvassed by: Jane Pyle, 2004; Julie King-McDaniel, Aug 2023.

1. Degraffenreaidt, Bobby L.   (b. 26 Apr 1933 - d. 19 Feb 1994)
Embeded in blue-painted vault; also medalion relief of Jesus. Closeup.
2. Degraffenreaidt, Elnora   (b. 18 Jun 1936 - d. 7 Feb 1981)
Marker embeded in top of unpainted vault; also square medallion of crucifix. Closeup.
3. Degraffenreaidt, Lena   (b. 8 Nov 1905 - d. 9 Jun 1991)
Marker embeded in top of unpainted vault; also square medallion of praying hands. Closeup.
4. Glover, Willie H.   (b. 1929 - d. 2000)
Funeral home marker.
5. Guthrie, Audrey   (b. 1915 - d. 2011)
Shares vault with Janice Anne Guthrie. Closeup.
6. Guthrie, Janice Anne   (b. 1947 - d. 2017)
Shares vault with Audrey Guthrie. Closeup.
7. Guthrie, Sylvester   (b. 6 Apr 1918 - d. 17 Apr 1994)
Cpl US Army World War II. Marker embeded in top of blue-painted vault; second marker is granite military marker. Military marker.
8. Hatcher, Izona G.   (b. 25 Apr 1920 - d. 5 Dec 2005)
Wife of Samuel R. Hatcher. "Gone but not forgotten". Double headstone.
9. Hatcher, Samuel R.   (b. 14 Dec 1911 - d. 15 Oct 1985)
Husband of Izona G. Hatcher. "Gone but not forgotten". Double headstone.
10. Lipford, Betty H.   (b. 1953 - d. 2020)
Wife of Earl B. Lipford. Closeup.
11. Lipford, Earl B.   (b. 1948 - d. 2021)
Husband of Betty H. Lipford. Closeup.
12. McIntosh, Elizabeth   (b. 23 Nov 1922 - d. 10 Feb 2016)
Flat.
13. Murdock, Daryl   (b. 1968 - d. 2008)
Closeup.
14. Scarborough, Julia G.   (b. 1 Jan 1885 - d. 19 Jul 1997)
Marker embeded in top of vault. Closeup.
15. Tysor, Sandra W.   (b. 1951 - d. 2021)
Closeup.
16. Williams, Johnny Ross   (b. 1946 - d. 2016)
Closeup. Husband of Hildred Durham Williams. Son of John Henry Williams and Marion Delivera Gutherie Williams.
17. Williams, Marion   (b. 1922 - d. 2020)
Closeup. Wife of John Henry Williams.