Your last piece of real estate you get to own in Mecklenburg (Charlotte: chapel)
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The Old Settlers' Cemetery
Charlotte
Corner of Poplar and Fifth Street
was the first municipal burial ground in Charlotte
contains the earthly remains of many of the most prominent citizens of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in the late 18th and 19th century http://www.cmhpf.org/site-pix/OldSettlers.jpg
Neely Slave Cemetery
Charlotte
South Point Business Park South Ridge Drive
Arrangements of the rocks make this unique cemetery
reflection of the traditions of the Afro-American slave population; death rituals and burial practices http://www.cmhpf.org/newspix/Neely/Plantation.jpg
McCoy Slave Cemetery
Huntersville
Part of an ante-bellum plantation
The cemetery contains a most interesting marker, probably erected in the 1920s. The family of the slave owner express their devotion to two slaves, "Uncle Jim" and "Aunt Lizzie. http://www.cmhpf.org/properties/site...ed/MCOYCEM.JPG http://www.cmhpf.org/properties/site...d/MCOYMMNT.JPG
Alexander Slave Cemetery
Charlotte
Mallard Creek Church Road , west of Hwy 29
There are over 70 graves in this burial ground. Some African Americans were buried here after the Civil War.
1861 Alexander owned more than thirty slaves, many of whom are buried in a cemetery located in a wooded area off Mallard Creek Church Road. Apparently a slave named Violet was a particular favorite of the Alexander family since hers is the only grave with a marked headstone http://www.cmhpf.org/photoGallery/9/BLACK6.JPG http://www.cmhpf.org/photoGallery/9/BLACK5.JPG
Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery
Charlotte
Turn off Eastfield Rd. on to Asbury Chapel Rd. It is located behind houses on the east side of the street in a heavily wooded area past a creek bed. On the next rise, the cemetery can be found to the left of an old wagon road. Ruts can still be seen in the dirt leading to the cemetery. There is a partial wall surrounding it. (this is private property)
The first known burial was 1845, and the last known burial was in 1896.
many unmarked graves or grave markers without inscriptions. Less than 25 graves http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/imag...es/BethMe2.jpg
Taylor Cemetery
Charlotte
5326 Rocky River Rd.
located between 2 houses and is very difficult to find. It is in the northeast corner of the lot for the house that faces Silchester Ln. off Bellingham Lane.
one headstone and one footstone visible
Sardis Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Charlotte 6100 Sardis Rd.
Cemetery is directly behind the church and can best be seen from the parking lot. The other is directly across the street and can be easily seen from Sardis Rd.There is another unmarked cemetery behind the visible cemetery on the east side of Sardis Rd. that may be a slave cemetery. More than 100 graves PLCMC Cemetery Database: View Cemetery Photo
The slave cemetery is believe to be behind the Boy Scout hut, basketball court and the marked cemetery, as shown in the photo.
Smithfield Baptist Church Cemetery
Charlotte
Near the dead end of Smithfield Rd.
the church used to be next to the cemetery and was destroyed by fire in the early 1970 PLCMC Cemetery Database: View Cemetery Photo
Wow. I can do so much research on this topic. My students will love this as well since many of their families are Charlotte natives.
I do have to say we are getting our money's worth with this county library system most of this information is available on the county library website. You should stop in a local branch and they have a scan type library card that makes it so easy and great features to use on their website I found alot of this here Known Cemeteries and Burial Records of Mecklenburg County, NC
and here Historic Landmarks Commission
I actually dont know some of this stuff pops in my head to research.
I also thought it might be something fun for some of you to go visit this Halloween
If something happens to someone I know then I know it was an omen
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Thank you, Sunny, for such an interesting post. Am I odd for finding old cemeteries fascinating? I think they are peaceful and very humbling. I especially love the ones from the pre-Civil war era. There are some fantastic cemeteries in Charleston SC.
I may have to go check out some of the ones you have listed. Thanks again.
Very interesting. My family name is Neely and they were brought up in the York County, SC right over the border from Charlotte. I am going to see what I can find on the Neely Cemeterary.
I like cemeteries, too, so don't y'all feel too alone! You can find out info about your own family, but you can also get a feeling for a community's history by going thru/ old graveyards . . . seeing the families, intermarriages b/n families . . . Also, it is sad (but interesting) to see dates when people died, if you know about such things as epidemics and you match up the deaths w/ dates of those terrible events.
There are projects online w/ historical societies - you volunteer to go to an obscure cemetery in your area, and write down data, to help others from out of state who are trying to work on family genealogy.
Here is one such place where you can get info - as well as volunteer for cemetery data preservation!
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