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622    LAWRENCE [S83.1]

Location: Lee County. West of Hwy 42. From the intersection of Hwy 42 and Poplar Springs Church Rd, about quarter mile up Poplar Springs. On the left, 2 miles up the pipeline, left at crossroads on dirt road, site is 2 tenths of a mile on the right.

Coordinates: 35d 30m 57.7s N; 79d 03m 52.3s W Click here for Online Maps

In February 2025, Kip Marsh located this Lee County cemetery and photographed the markers that he could find. The site would have been near the southern Chatham County border before the creation of Lee County in 1907. Marsh identified about 20 graves, including one unmarked sunken area, and one fieldstone. The site was reported by Kathy Brooks Jones in Buffalo Creek Chronicles on page 68. She reported 13 marked stones and one unmarked. Several of those were not found in Kip Marsh's 2025 survey.

Another view. -- Additional view.

The site is overgrown and not enclosed. Markers have been damaged. Some are on the ground or leaning against trees.

Owner: Unknown
Legal Description: Unknown. Lee County.
Topo Quadrant: Moncure.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 20.
White: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. On private property
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 14.
Last burial: 1913.
First burial: 1879.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: Kathy Brooks Jones, "Buffalo Creek Chronicles," Vol. I, 1984, pp. 68, 174.
Last canvassed by: Martha Harrington, Feb 1984; Kip Marsh, Feb 2025.

1. Jayroe, Belton Lawrence   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as having no marker. Also says "sister to Wade Lawrence".
2. L., Lucy   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as inscribed on a rock. No dates. Fieldstone marker photographed by Kip Marsh in 2025 was illegible, but may be the one referenced in BCC.
3. Lawrence, Carrie   (b. May 1813 - d. May 1910)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as wife of Thompson Lawrence. Marker not found in 2025.
4. Lawrence, Flora D.   (b. 14 Nov 1870 - d. 14 Sep 1903)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68 as Lora O.
5. Lawrence, Gertie Addie   (b. 14 Jun 1878 - d. 21 Sep 1879)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Marker not found in 2025.
6. Lawrence, John W.   (b. 4 Mar 1839 - d. 11 Apr 1912)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Husband of Mary E. Lawrence. Footstone.
7. Lawrence, Mary E.   (b. 2 Oct 1851 - d. Unknown)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as wife of John W. Lawrence. Kip Marsh photographed the shared marker in 2025.
8. Lawrence, Mattie Lee   (b. 4 Oct 1908 - d. 8 May 1910)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as daughter of A.M. and M. L. Lawrence. Marker not found in 2025.
9. Lawrence, W. N.   (b. 4 Nov 1849 - d. 22 Sep 1891)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Footstone.
10. Thomas, Cloe M.   (b. 31 May 1900 - d. 13 Oct 1901)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as daughter of J. R. and W. V. Thomas. Footstone.
11. Thomas, Isaac G.   (b. 19 May 1860 - d. 14 May 1882)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Marker not found in 2025.
12. Thomas, J. W. B.   (b. 3 May 1863 - d. 11 Feb 1899)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Headstone shown at far lower right in photo. Footstone.
13. Thomas, Joseph B.   (b. 4 Mar 1813 - d. 8 Jul 1901)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68. Footstone.
14. Thomas, Mary E.   (b. 21 Feb 1868 - d. 30 Nov 1891)
Listed in Kathy Brooks Jones' Buffalo Creek Chronicles, page 68, as wife of J. R. Thomas. Footstone only found in 2025.
15. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Sunken area. No marker.
16. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Illegible marker, or part of marker.
17. Yarborough, Mary Angelina   (b. 4 Mar 1842 - d. 26 Sep 1913)
Not listed in the Buffalo Creek Chronicles. Wife of Ely Yarborough.