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460    POE, JESSE, SR. [Q39.1]

Location - Gulf Township. East of Henry Oldham Rd.; west of Rosser Rd.; south of George's Creek; north of Morning View Drive.

Coordinates: 35d 34m 57.0s N; 79d 15m 31.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Julie King McDaniel photographed all of the stones on 3 Feb 2012.

View #2 of the cemetery. View #3 of the cemetery. View #4 of the cemetery. View #5 of the cemetery.

Topo Quadrant: Goldston.
Property owned by: Janie Moore.
Legal description: Parcel 9738. Deed 03E/221 2003. Plat 22-84. Plat labels parcel as "old W. B. Poe land." Survey was for Spurgeon C. Moore, 1977.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 18 inscribed.
Cemetery size: 30' x 30'.
Overgrown and easily identifiable.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Enclosed: Yes. Enclosed by a low cinder-block wall in good condition.
Most recent burial: 1922.
Earliest burial: 1848.

Miscellaneous information: Adjoining property lines follow Old Egypt Rd., which would have run right through the middle of this parcel. The site was well kept until the owner was no longer able to visit. Small brush and trees are starting to sprout within the walls of the cemetery (in 2012).

Last canvassed by: Daniel Clark, David Clark, Julie King-McDaniel, and Ryvon King on 3 Feb 2012.

1. Brown, N. H.   (b. 1860 - d. 20 Oct 1892)
Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
2. Moore, Samantha   (b. 28 Jul 1835 - d. 20 Jun 1904)
Wife of Stephen P. Moore. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
3. Moore, Stephen P.   (b. 18 Mar 1834 - d. 9 Nov 1911)
Husband of Samantha Moore. "He died as he lived, a Christain." Marker:marble,good condition.
4. Poe, Ailsey H.   (b. 25 Aug 1810 - d. 7 Mar 1881)
Wife of Joseph Poe. "Absent, but not forgotten." Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
5. Poe, Alvis J.   (b. 24 Dec 1832 - d. 26 Jan 1885)
Husband of Eliza J. Poe. Masonic symbol. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
6. Poe, Callie   (b. 25 Jun 1860 - d. 26 May 1868)
Daughter of Alvis J. and Eliza J. Poe. Stone shared with three infants (indicated on stone). Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
7. Poe, Charity (Patterson)   (b. 1768 - d. 1848)
Wife of Jesse Poe, Sr. Marker:marble,good condition.
8. Poe, Eliza J.   (b. 4 Feb 1842 - d. 18 Oct 1886)
Wife of Alvis J. Poe. Closeup of marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
9. Poe, Infant   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Stone shared with Callie Poe and two other infants. Child of Alvis J. and Eliza J. Poe. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
10. Poe, Infant   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Stone shared with Callie Poe and two other infants. Child of Alvis J. and Eliza J. Poe. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
11. Poe, Infant   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Stone shared with Callie Poe and two other infants. Child of Alvis J. and Eliza J. Poe. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
12. Poe, Jesse, Sr.   (b. 1760 - d. 15 Feb 1858)
Husband of Charity Patterson Poe. "He with his wife Charity Patterson Poe, 1768-1848, and some of their slaves are buried nearby." Stone gives birth and death dates as "about 1760" and "1858." Marker:marble,good condition.
13. Poe, John Quincey   (b. 27 Sep 1844 - d. 27 Oct 1922)
Husband of Mary (Dowd) Poe. Confederate Vet Co. E. 44th Reg. N. C. Troops. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
14. Poe, Joseph M.   (b. 26 Jun 1809 - d. 22 Mar 1868)
Husband of Ailsey (Hackney) Poe. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
15. Poe, Mary Dowdy   (b. 30 Jan 1869 - d. 23 Mar 1911)
Wife of J. Q. Poe. "A tender mother and a faithful friend." Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
16. Poe, Susan Dismukes   (b. 18 Mar 1846 - d. 6 Mar 1911)
Wife of William Baxter Poe. "Reared in the Old South and distinguished for its virtues - courtesy, gentleness, purity, and Christian faith - a mother whose teachings were noble, and her example nobler." Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
17. Poe, William Baxter   (b. 16 Jun 1839 - d. 4 Sep 1907)
Husband of Susan (Dismukes) Poe. C.S.A. "He lived and died with unfaltering courage, unsullied honor, and unwavering faith in God and man." Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.
18. Riddle, Walter J.   (b. 4 Mar 1860 - d. 19 Sep 1862)
Son of D. W. and M. A. Riddle. Orig.marker. Marker:marble,good condition.