DRAKE Family - Western North Carolina - 2002 Cemetery Survey - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

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Alling, Anders, Anderson, Ashton, Babb, Bane, Barber, Barnette, Barrow, Blackwell, Blanken, Bowen, Bradley, Brereton, Bright, Brooks, Broom, Brown, Buchanan, Burns, Cabe, Cagle, Cairnes, Camp, Cantrell, Capps, Carland, Collins, Corn, Curtis, Davidson, Drake, Dygert, Edney, Embler, Finlay, Fisher, Fleming, Fletcher, Fowler, Galyean, Gatlin, Gibbs, Gilbert, Goepfert, Gotshaw, Greene, Greer, Grindstaff, Grose, Hamilton, Harden, Hardin, Harrell, Heffner, Hefner, Hollingsworth, Horne, Houston, Hoyet, Huggins, Huneycutt, Jackson, James, Jamison, Jimison, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Justice, Justus, Kelly, King, Kliment, Knudsen, Laughter, Lee, Leonard, Leslie, Levicy, Lewis, Lively, Lowrance, Mason, McCall, McCarson, McCosker, McCrary, McCullough, McDowell, McFerren, McGuinn, McMinn, Merrell, Middleton, Moore, Morgan, Morrison, Nelson, Newman, Orr, Osborne, Owenby, Painter, Parton, Patterson, Phillips, Pressley, Presti, Prince, Raines, Ratliff, Redden, Redmond, Ridenhour, Roller, Rouse, Saltz, Sargant, Sargent, Satterfield, Schwarz, Sexton, Shipman, Simpson, Sinden, Smith, Southworth, Staton, Summey, Taylor, Thompson, Toney, Waddell, Ward, Waters, Wenzel, White, Whiteside, Wilkie, Williams, Wilson, Winslow, Wolfe, Wood, Woods, Wright, Wydener.

Directions - Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County, North Carolina on Old Kanuga Rd about 3 1/2 miles from Hendersonville. From Main Street in Hendersonville, turn right onto Caswell Street that becomes Kanuga Street after crossing Church Street. Continue on until Kanuga Street becomes Kanuga Road. The cemetery is located on the right side on the corner of Kanuga Road and Old Kanuga Road.

History - The first burial in what is now known as Pleasant Hill Cemetery is said to be Sarah Elizabeth Barton Drake who died during the civil war around 1865. It has been said that three women of the community helped her son Thomas bury her on top of the hill at his home place, in a grave that he dug. Known as the Drake Cemetery for many years, six generations of Drakes are buried here. The land was donated to Pleasant Hill Cemetery by the Drake family. The most recent burial appears to be Jennie Justice buried January 12, 2002. Elizabeth Camp according to the dates on her tombstone died at the age of 107. There were many infant deaths as evidenced by the large percentage that died up until the 1950s and 21% or 149 of the burials were for senior citizens who were greater than 80 years of age at the time of their death.

This is a listing of the graves found in my survey taken July 2002. Documented were 706 burials however there are more as many stones are no longer legible or have disappeared. The grave survey taken in July 2002 is organized by surname according to the spelling found on the tombstone. Some notes about the information first. Each name identified on a tombstone or marker is shown in alphabetical order so there may be duplicates (i.e. if both a military marker and tombstone existed). I did not consider location of graves and do not identify whether a husband and wife appear on the same tombstone (each is shown as a separate line). All information below was taken directly from a tombstone/marker except for the age which I calculated. If neither the birth or death date was shown or one was missing I show "unknown" for the age although in some case only one date was shown and this could represent an infant death at birth. I have photographed every tombstone and provide only a few examples (see the links on the names below). If you would like a copy of any tombstone please send me an email with the name and I will send it to you.

This grave survey was compared with that performed in 1994 by the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society. See notes about differences identified at the bottom of this page.

For further analysis of military veterans buried at this cemetery click Military Veterans at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Surname	First Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Age	Inscription on Tombstones
Alling	Patricia E.	November 29, 1914	January 17, 1987	72	---
Anders	Rachel B.	1900	1942	42	---
Anderson	Adina	November 6, 1873	August 4,1896	22	Aged 22 y's, 8 m's, 29 d's
Anderson	Daniel B.	March 2, 1890	December 24, 1952	62	ILLINOIS SGT CO C 12 MG BN 4 DIV WORLD WAR I
Anderson	Daughter of Mr & Mrs. Lawrence Anderson	October 5, 1902	January 8, 1903	< 1 year	---
Anderson	E. McCrary	August 4,1859	September 16, 1929	70	MOTHER WIFE oF T.C. ANDERSON HAVING FINISHED LIFES DUTY SHE NOW SWEETLY REST
Anderson	Matilda	February 16,1852	September 6,1899	47	Thy Will Be Done HIS WIFE The Gates of Heaven for them shall open wide
Anderson	Rev. J. W.	April 29,1845	August 3,1899	54	Thy Will Be Done The Gates of Heaven for them shall open wide
Anderson	T. C.	May 22, 1849	April 20, 1931	81	FATHER
Ashton	Myrtal	1910	1990	80
Babb	Barbara Jean	September 28, 1934	September 28, 1934	< 1 year	DAU. OF S.B. & CLARA BABB At Rest
Babb	Clara Capps	September 9, 1906	February 1, 1999	92	---
Babb	Swan Burnitte	April 18, 1905	November 14, 1989	84	---
Bane	A. B.	1846	1904	58	---
Bane	Annie Lee Drake	May 11, 1889	April 9, 1969	79	---
Bane	Ferman L.	April 7,1888	November 30, 1978	90	---
Bane	Hanna (see Note A. below)	1898	1978	80	---
Bane	James Ernest	January 18, 1894	July 9, 1977	83	US ARMY WORLD WAR I
Bane	James Hicks	April 18, 1877	February 18, 1898	20	SON FATHER OF ETTA
Barber	Alexander	January 3, 1843	April 3, 1915	72	---
Barber	Harriet M.	April 4, 1840	February 9, 1928	87	HIS WIFE
Barber	Melita	April 4, 1840	February 9, 1926	85	MOTHER
Barnette	James H. Sr.	March 31, 1907	April 12, 1995	88	---
Barnette	Lillie S.	February 14, 1904	July 8, 2000	96	---
Barrow	C. Ruth	October 16, 1945	April 14, 1993	47	---
Blackwell	Charlie	1881	1966	85	---
Blackwell	Elizabeth	1884	1964	80	---
Blackwell	H. W.	1873	1955	82	GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Blackwell	James F.	June 18, 1915	October 20, 1994	79	FATHER
Blackwell	Mildred C.	April 30, 1917	---	Unknown	MOTHER
Blackwell	Thomas W.	April 15, 1947	May 19, 2001	54	SON
Blanken	Brenda Gail	August 8, 1948	January 6, 1949	< 1 year	Our darling
Bowen	Mildred L.	September 25, 1911	June 10, 1994	82	IN GOD'S CARE
Bowen	W. Homer	October 21, 1922	January 8, 1983	60	IN GOD'S CARE
Bradley	Frances	October 2, 1936	February 17, 1992	55	LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER
Brereton	S.	December 26, 1847	February 22, 1933	85	FATHER
Bright	Blanche O.	September 24, 1920	May 12, 1985	64	---
Brooks	Helen G.	1904	1973	69	---
Broom	Barbara Jean	May 23, 1938	November 1, 1938	< 1 year	DAU. OF J. C. & SALLIE BROOM Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
Broom	Burt Allan	March 31, 1931	February 13, 1997	65	PRECIOUS LORD TAKE MY HAND
Broom	Infant Daughter of J. C. & Sallie Broom	September 25, 1941	---	Unknown	---
Broom	Michael Allan	February 23, 1953	March 28, 2000	47	"Al"
Brown	Addie Drake	January 4, 1868	March 16, 1959	91	MOTHER
Brown	Alvin	May 20, 1887	May 14, 1929	41	SON
Brown	Doyle Gregory	August 23, 1949	November 2, 1949	< 1 year	Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.
Brown	E. Preston	August 27, 1907	April 25, 1961	53	---
Brown	Elbert E.	November 16, 1922	August 4, 1977	54	---
Brown	Elbert Edward	November 16, 1922	August 4, 1977	54	BM 1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Brown	Elizabeth Emily	1814	1904	90	GRANDMOTHER
Brown	Elizabeth Emily	March 10, 1897	September 12, 1898	1	DAU. OF JOHN & ADDIE BROWN
Brown	Elmina	June 6, 1897	October 27, 1915	18	Inscription Illegible
Brown	Family Tombstone (John and Addie)	---	---	N/A	---
Brown	Helen Erwin	June 4, 1920	June 7, 1974	54	---
Brown	Henry E.	December 14, 1906	July 9, 1965	58	---
Brown	Homer A.	1903	1944	41	---
Brown	J. S.	October 16,1859	November 26, 1928	69	Gone Home
Brown	James W.	March 29,1873	August 2, 1949	76	---
Brown	Joanna D.	August 16, 1878	December 18, 1958	80	---
Brown	John	January 12, 1861	March 27, 1943	82	FATHER
Brown	John Robert	1875	1954	79	---
Brown	Lore	March 24, 1912	June 30, 1912	< 1 year	Inscription Illegible
Brown	Loretta G. Drake	March 28, 1880	November 14, 1967	87	GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Brown	Loretta J.	1872	1952	80	---
Brown	Louisa M.	1866	1933	67	---
Brown	Rufus W.	February 13, 1892	October 13, 1968	76	---
Brown	William	1852	1927	75	---
Buchanan	Mary Smith	December 12, 1873	January 16, 1960	86	---
Burns	Belle Anderson	June 4, 1894	June 17, 1988	94	---
Burns	James Patrick	January 10, 1876	December 26, 1920	44	"JIMMIE" BORN ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Burns	Michelle Adami	November 15, 1947	December 4, 1991	44	---
Cabe	Mary B. Saltz	1935	1978	43	---
Cagle	Edward	January 26, 1886	March 19, 1959	73	---
Cagle	Etta Mason	August 29, 1896	December 11, 1943	47	---
Cagle	Infant Daughter of J. D. & Mildred Cagle	February 7, 1951	---	Unknown	---
Cagle	Rosalee	December 24, 1934	June 2, 1988	53	IN LOVING MEMORY
Cairnes	Clyde	December 13, 1932	October 20, 1972	39	NORTH CAROLINA CPL US ARMY KOREA
Camp	Abe	July 11, 1847	July 22, 1920	73	---
Camp	Abner Fredrick	October 17, 1917	April 12, 1992	74	---
Camp	Albert	July 27, 1907	October 12, 1995	88	IN LOVING MEMORY "BUB"
Camp	Anna Mae	September 15, 1926	December 26, 1999	73	---
Camp	Arrie B.	November 9, 1885	January 21, 1968	82	---
Camp	Camp, Infant of A. T. Camp	February 27, 1886 (see Note B. below)	---	Unknown	---
Camp	Donald L.	July 13, 1940	---	Unknown	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Elbert A.	1888	1958	70
Camp	Eleanor M.	April 27, 1931	April 28, 1940	9	OUR DARLING DAU. OF MR. AND MRS. HARRY CAMP
Camp	Elizabeth N.	April 29, 1850	April 28, 1944	93	---
Camp	Elizabeth W.	1894	2001	107	---
Camp	Emma Jane Rhodes	May 5, 1915	June 23, 1940	25	---
Camp	Erlene T.	June 17, 1916	August 1, 2000	84	Married Dec. 14, 1931 GONE TO BE WITH JESUS MOTHER CHILDREN: EVERETT D. JR., MARGARET ANN, INFANT SON SEPT. 9, 1933, INFANT DAU. NOV. 14 ??
Camp	Ernest William	July 19, 1932	March 21, 1933	< 1 year	---
Camp	Eula Mae	May 19, 1919	---	Unknown	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Everett D. Sr.	November 22, 1910	September 5, 1989	78	Married Dec. 14, 1931 GONE TO BE WITH JESUS FATHER CHILDREN: EVERETT D. JR., MARGARET ANN, INFANT SON SEPT. 9, 1933, INFANT DAU. NOV. 14 ??
Camp	George S.	March 6, 1920	December 20, 1940	20	---
Camp	Georgia Maybin	August 19, 1899	April 8, 1988	88	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Harry W.	December 22, 1907	---	Unknown	NOT MY WILL BUT THOU WILL BE DONE
Camp	Infant Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. E. D. Camp	November 14, 1934	---	Unknown	---
Camp	Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Camp	September 9, 1933	---	Unknown	---
Camp	Iron	March 20, 1914	May 11, 1995	81	---
Camp	Joseph Dobson	June 21, 1940	June 21, 1940	< 1 year	---
Camp	Joseph Pinkney	1880	1956	76	---
Camp	Josie L.	May 10, 1918	---	Unknown	---
Camp	L. Devine	October 12, 1875	March 3, 1967	91	BOOK OF LIFE MEMORY LANE
Camp	Lawrence	October 13, 1910	August 18, 1942	31	ASLEEP IN JESUS
Camp	Leland E.	June 9, 1913	April 16, 1949	35	SON OF MR. 7 MRS. L. D. CAMP MAY HE REST IN PEACE
Camp	Lewis Richard	March 27, 1922	March 15, 1924	1	---
Camp	M. E.	June 27, 1872 (see Note B. below)	October 13, 1883 (see Note B. below)	11	---
Camp	Malinda Ward	December 11, 1909	February 14, 1999	89	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Marion William	December 7, 1915	April 13, 1928	12	---
Camp	Mark Edward	1887	1957	70	BELOVED FATHER
Camp	Mary Ward	April 24, 1907	---	Unknown	---
Camp	Myrtle F.	January 23, 1910	February 3, 1995	85	NOT MY WILL BUT THOU WILL BE DONE
Camp	Nina Belle	1889	1983	94	---
Camp	Patricia G.	April 13, 1941	November 9, 1998	57	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Paul Irvin	December 6, 1926	April 22, 1928	1	---
Camp	Rafe Edward	March 10, 1909	January 30, 1987	77	IN LOVING MEMORY
Camp	Ralph Carroll	November 12, 1942	June 9, 1951	8	SON OF MR. & MRS. R. G. CAMP
Camp	U. G.	August 17, 1917	July 13, 1991	73	PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Camp	Virginia Lee	June 24, 1965	---	Unknown	---
Camp	William Ralph	March 25, 1907	February 18, 1983	75	---
Cantrell	Weldon Leon	October 29, 1953	August 11, 1996	42	IN LOVING MEMORY
Capps	Abner	March 28, 1908	October 10, 1911	3	SON OF A. H & PAULINE A little time on earth he Spent till God For him His angel sent.
Capps	Abram H.	February 28, 1865	March 12, 1939	74	---
Capps	B. Pauline	October 2, 1871	April 17, 1956	84	---
Capps	George J.	April 17, 1911	April 16, 1985	73	---
Capps	Henry Samuel	December 16, 1902	November 17, 1987	84	---
Capps	Joe	January 7,1893	November 29, 1950	57	---
Capps	John Elzie	October 9, 1897	March 14, 1961	63	NORTH CAROLINA PVT CO 385 C PORT BN TC WORLD WAR II
Capps	Joseph	January 7,1893	November 29, 1950	57	NORTH CAROLINA PVT 155 DEPOT BRIGADE WORLD WAR I
Capps	Julian Morton	December 31, 1899	November 30, 1976	76	US ARMY
Capps	Margaret Teague	September 21, 1906	March 22, 1986	79	---
Capps	Rachel A. Heffner	May 9, 1885	October 19, 1974	89	---
Capps	Solomon Devine	September 10, 1873	July 15, 1953	79	---
Capps	William	June 10, 1915	July 16, 1921	6	---
Carland	Ann Colvin	1918	1993	75	---
Carland	Ernest C.	February 25, 1898	June 28, 1972	74	---
Carland	Mary M.	July 4, 1903	June 28, 1997	93	---
Collins	Margaret H.	June 11, 1909	February 14, 1994	84	---
Collins	Shirley C.	January 9, 1910	February 2, 1986	76	---
Corn	E. D.	October 11, 1852	October 27, 1933	81	---
Corn	Mary E.	January 7, 1869	February 12, 1916	47	---
Curtis	Billy F.	July 19, 1937	July 19, 1937	< 1 year	TWINS
Curtis	Bobby F.	July 19, 1937	July 20, 1937	< 1 year	TWINS
Curtis	James H.	January 13, 1916	December 30, 1990	74	---
Curtis	Sallie M.	December 24, 1918	---	Unknown	---
Curtis	Thomas L.	July 7, 1944	July 22, 1944	< 1 year	---
Davidson	Gertie L.	April 25, 1895	June 13, 1982	87	---
Davidson	Jess L.	June 13, 1889	December 5, 1967	78	---
Davidson	Phyllis M.	July 23, 1929	November 26, 1992	63	---
Drake	Albert H.	January 13, 1890	March 29, 1938	48	---
Drake	Alta Anderson	December 23, 1883	May 11, 1977	93	---
Drake	Annie B.	September 30, 1877	December 14, 1955	78	---
Drake	Arnold	December 11, 1905	May 9, 1958	52	---
Drake	Catherine	August 12, 1845	June 2, 1916	70	Illegible
Drake	Charlotte	March 7, 1895	October 21, 1937	42	SHE WAS THE SUNSHINE OF OUR HOME
Drake	Christine P.	March 2, 1920	March 7, 1920	< 1 year	DAU. OF MR. & MRS. P. M. DRAKE
Drake	Claude (see Note C. below)	---	---	Unknown	---
Drake	Cora Lee Davis	1921	1984	63	REST IN PEACE MOUNTAIN GIRL
Drake	David L.	June 10, 1937	---	Unknown	INF. SON OF MR. & MRS. GEORGE J. DRAKE
Drake	E. A.	May 10, 1912	May 12, 1981	69	---
Drake	E. A.	April 24, 1847	February 5, 1909	61	Farewell Father ??? Rest
Drake	Eliot F.	October 25, 1895	March 5, 1899	3	Our dear one
Drake	Elizabeth	December 3, 1840	December 4, 1888	48	Resting in hope of a glorious ???
Drake	Elizabeth	November 15, 1822	June 8, 1888	65	---
Drake	Elizabeth (see Note D. below)	---	---	Unknown	---
Drake	Elizabeth F.	1851	1934	83	---
Drake	Ella Weese	March 1, 1886	September 29, 1919	33	---
Drake	Emma Anders	1859	1925	66	Wife Of N. DRAKE
Drake	Ernest Blaine	April 14, 1884	April 15, 1948	64	---
Drake	Ernest G.	February 22, 1887	April 27, 1926	39	---
Drake	Ethel	December 13, 1898	April 15, 1936	37	WIFE OF ALBERT W. DRAKE None knew thee but to love thee
Drake	Eugenie Folds	December 18, 1856	July 26, 1922	65	WIFE OF E. A. DRAKE Farwell mother ???
Drake	Eva Flynn	June 9, 1888	October 26, 1974	86	---
Drake	Florence	October 25, 1895	January 18, 1985	89	---
Drake	Francine	---	---	Unknown	---
Drake	Francis H.	October 14, 1905	February 22, 1980	74	THE LORD IS MY REFUGE
Drake	Francis Herbert	December 27, 1944	July 5, 1999	54	---
Drake	Frank Dill	August 21, 1922	----	Unknown	---
Drake	George J.	November 21, 1908	August 20, 1967	58	---
Drake	Gertrude Perry	1916	----	Unknown	---
Drake	Grace E.	November 16, 1894	February 19, 1910	15	Daughter of J. C. & M. H. Drake Illegible
Drake	Guy Edward	May 13, 1912	January 7, 1959	46	---
Drake	H. Alexander	1859	1936	77	RESTING TILL THE RESURRECTION MORN
Drake	Harvey F.	June 12, 1882	April 28, 1917	34	---
Drake	Helen D.	June 25, 1881	January 29, 1960	78	---
Drake	Hezekiah D	---	---	Unknown	SERGT. CO. F. 2 N.C. MTD. INF.
Drake	Horace S.	December 1, 1919	May 17, 1969	49	NORTH CAROLINA CPL ENGINEERS WORLD WAR II
Drake	Horace Singleton	December 1, 1919	May 17, 1969	49	---
Drake	Houston	May 14, 1913	August 6, 1936	23	---
Drake	Ida Garren	September 21, 1878	June 10, 1937	58	---
Drake	Infant (see Note C. below)	---	---	Unknown	---
Drake	Infant (see Note E. below)	---	---	Unknown	---
Drake	Jackson C.	December 16, 1867	January 3, 1948	80	---
Drake	James	March 15, 1810	January 17, 1871	60	---
Drake	James Archibald	1911	1988