Shaws Creek Baptist Church Cemetery - 2002Shaws Creek Baptist Church ca 2002

Adair, Allen, Anders, Ball, Barnwell, Bell, Blackwell, Boyd, Bruce, Burrell, Cabe, Cagle, Capps, Caraker, Chatham, Clark, Cox, Crawford, Dalton, Davis, Drake, Erwin, Flynn, Fore, Gibson, Gilreath, Godfrey, Gray, Hendricks, Hill, Howard, Johnson, Jones, Julian, Laughter, Lawrence, Ledbetter, McCarson, McCrary, McCullough, Merrell, Merrill, Moffett, Moore, Murphy, Murray, Naples, Orr, Pressley, Pruitt, Russell, Rymer, Sammons, Saunders, Scalf, Sexton, Shipman, Shirley, Sitton, Sizemore, Taylor, Turner, VonCannon, Walker, Watkins, Wilson, Woodall.

Directions - Shaws Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located adjacent to the church on a sloping hill above U.S. Highway 64 West approximately 2 miles from Hendersonville, North Carolina.  If going toward Brevard from Hendersonville there is a Shaws Creek Baptist Church sign on the right just past an area formerly known as Davis Station.

History - Shaws Creek Church was founded in 1873 by a few Baptists meeting in the home of Mrs. Lucinda McCrary on Brevard Road who previously attended Millpond Church at Rugby on Mills River.  The first church building was located across the highway from the McCrary home. It was a log cabin built by John Garren and Marshall Cox.  Before the door and windows were cut, Lucinda McCrary and her daughter, Lou, crawled under the logs into the building and had the first prayer meeting.  In 1928, the present building was erected.  Mrs. Lucinda McCrary, Mrs. Rachael McCullough and Mr. Joe Bruce donated the land on which the present building stands.

The cemetery contains many old tombstones dated from the 1800's to the present with some undated fieldstones. There are several Civil War veterans buried here.  This grave survey taken in July 2002 is organized by surname according to the spelling found on the tombstone.  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.  I have photographed every tombstone so should you want a copy just send me an email.

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.

 

Surname First Name Date of Birth Date if Death Inscriptions on Tombstones
Adair Annie 11-Oct-1877 8-Jun-1949  
Allen Betha Louise 4-Sep-1923 4-Feb-1953  
Allen Delia 19-Nov-1881 26-Sep-1960 Married Jan. 21, 1903
Allen E. Louise 7-Aug-1921 26-Apr-1923  
Allen Everett Ossie 12-Aug-1891 28-Mar-1945 Father In Loving Memory
Allen Family Tombstone (George, Louise, Homer Allen)

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Allen George W. 24-Dec-1853 17-May-1943  
Allen Family Tombstone (Herbert, Mary Dalton, and Lester Allen)

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Allen Herbert A. 6-Jun-1888 17-Jun-1948  
Allen Homer 03-Sep-1882 12-Jan-1945  
Allen J. V. 31-Oct-1880 27-Nov-1935 Married Jan. 21, 1903
Allen Lawrence E. 20-Mar-1914 20-Jun-1961  
Allen Lester 3-Sep-1908 22-Dec-1908  
Allen Lorraine 20-Oct-1910

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Allen Louise McCrary 18-May-1854 27-Feb-1944  
Allen Madge E. 29-Jun-1905 31-Aug-1912 Daughter J. V. & M. E. Allen (bottom Illegible)
Allen Mary C. 1881 1960  
Allen Mary Dalton 24-Mar-1890 15-Jun-1973  
Allen Polly Lawrence 24-Oct-1894 28-Dec-1955  
Allen Rachel 2-Jan-1916

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Anders Anders Monument (Anders, Thomas B. & Hattie H.)

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 Erected By Ernest E. Anders In Memory Of Thomas B. & Hattie H. Anders
Anders Barbara Lee 18-Mar-1940 23-Mar-1940  
Anders Charlotte Eugennia Dalton 14-Jul-1882 7-Oct-1962 Wife of Glover Linzy Anders
Anders Claud W. 4-Sep-1900 7-Mar-1907 Son of T. B. & H. A. Anders
Anders Ervin J. 06-Sep-1887 17-Apr-1980  
Anders Everett 15-Nov-1883 29-Aug-1916 Son of T. B. & H. Anders
Anders Glover Linzy 21-May-1882 1-Aug-1939 He was beloved by God and man
Anders Hattie 10-Apr-1861 1-Nov-1915 Wife of T. B. Anders
Anders Henry 21-Oct-1885 29-Jul-1897 (illegible)
Anders J. P. 18-Aug-1862 30-Aug-1935  
Anders James 1887 1909 (illegible)
Anders Joe W.

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Anders Joe W. 10-Dec-1910 21-Oct-1953  
Anders Julia McCrary 1862 1922  
Anders Kate Stepp 22-Oct-1901 21-Aug-1985  
Anders Melvin 12-Jul-1905 22-Jan-1919 Son of T. B. & H. Anders
Anders Otto A. 22-Feb-1894 10-Jul-1949  
Anders Pearl C. 13-Feb-1897 20-Nov-2000  
Anders Thomas B. 20-Apr-1861 2-Jul-1923  
Amaker Brown 29-Dec-1912 30-Dec-1912 Son of R. M. & Bettie Amaker
Ball Donald Eugene 12-Dec-1944 27-Dec-1947  
Ball Eula McCullough 5-Apr-1905 5-Jan-1982  
Ball Ray 28-Jan-1908 4-Feb-1981  
Ball Ronald Douglas 12-Dec-1944 24-Apr-1987 U.S. Army
Barnwell Alexander 07-Jan-1878 13-Aug-1939  
Barnwell Baby 30-Dec-1923 1-Jan-1924  
Barnwell Jessie E. 14-Jan-1878 20-Dec-1946 Wife of T. P. Barnwell
Barnwell Mattie 10-Apr-1885 24-Dec-1962  
Barnwell Thomas P., Sr. 12-Jan-1880 12-Apr-1963  
Barnwell Willard Harry 10-Jul-1915 27-Sep-1939  
Bell Annie T. Dalton 10-Jul-1873 6-Apr-1917 Safe to the Arms of Jesus
Bell William S. 22-May-1868 9-Jul-1954 Safe to the Arms of Jesus
Blackwell Chris Nathan 17-Jun-1959 30-Jun-1959  
Blackwell Jasper R. 9-Dec-1905 6-Feb-1906 Son of James & Dora Blackwell
Boyd Family Tombstone

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Boyd Dalice Mae 13-Jun-1930 17-Oct-1936 Daughter of H. S. and E. M. Boyd
Boyd Essie S. 11-May-1897 5-Feb-1991  
Boyd Hamilton Stephen 19-Sep-1890 13-May-1981  
Boyd Hillary Marvin 16-Jan-1918 25-Apr-1973 Married Mar. 31, 1945
Boyd Ila Nix 25-Sep-1922

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 Married Mar. 31, 1945
Bruce Family Tombstone

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Bruce Elizabeth K. 19-Jan-1876 12-Sep-1949  
Bruce Gladys 23-Sep-1901 11-Sep-1985  
Bruce Glenn J. 10-Aug-1910 5-Dec-1992  
Bruce Harry L. 12-Jan-1917 7-Jun-1986  
Bruce Isabel Casey 26-Sep-1907 8-Apr-1988  
Bruce Joseph S., Sr. 20-Dec-1879 29-Jul-1946  
Burrell Farry P. 1870 1926  
Burrell Lillie Mae 29-Mar-1910 1-Oct-1922 Come to me
Cabe Baby

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Cagle Glover O. 4-Mar-1904 1-Aug-1943 Sleep in Jesus - Father
Capps Rosa L.

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 31-May-1888 Age 3 days
Caraker Nannie Mae Woodall 03-Aug-1885 13-Sep-1961  
Caraker William Spier 21-Feb-1892 14-Oct-1968  
Chatham James Herman 18-Feb-1918 1-Sep-1991  
Chatham Janie L. D. 31-Dec-1919 9-Sep-1961  
Clark Caroline 25-Sept-1822 19-Jan-1897 Wife of Mahlon Clark
Clark Mahlon 09-Mar-1822 08-Jan-1887  
Cox Edna P. 16-Jun-1926

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 Gone but not Forgotten
Cox Ella W. 1883 1930  
Cox Grady L. 19-Jan-1924 7-Jul-1983 Gone but not Forgotten
Cox Grady L. 19-Jan-1924 7-Jul-1983 US Army
Cox John S. 1879 1932  
Cox Martha Dalton 1858 1910 His Wife
Cox Mary 1889 1889 Age 2 Mon 21 Dy
Cox Rena Hill 1883 1919  
Cox Sarapta 20-May-1886

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 Age 5 Mo 29 Dy
Cox Sareptia 14-Jun-1832 14-Jul-1899 In Rest, Wife of James E. Cox, Our Mother
Crawford Grover Lee 08-Jun-1888 18-May-1961  
Crawford Rachel Anders 11-Aug-1890 8-Sep-1959  
Dalton Family Tombstone

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Dalton Charlie 1908 1992  
Dalton Corine C. 14-Jun-1892 30-Jan-1976  
Dalton Douglas R. 18-Oct-1926 30-Apr-1980 U.S. Navy
Dalton Dovie F. 16-Jan-1881 27-Jul-1968  
Dalton Flave Douglas 1905 1982  
Dalton Herman Lee 23-Nov-1915 14-Mar-1962 U.S. Army
Dalton J. E. 15-Apr-1846 20-Jul-1912 In Rest
Dalton James O. 1928 1946  
Dalton Jane Cox 07-Oct-1854 27-Apr-1925 Wife of J. E. Dalton, Gone but not Forgotten
Dalton Marilyn Jean 12-Nov-1930 28-Sep-1993  
Dalton Marshel E. 22-Jul-1889 5-Apr-53  
Dalton Maude B. 1924 1973  
Dalton Nicky Dale 29-Jan-1952 5-May-1952  
Dalton Rachel R. 1905 1946  
Dalton Roy Edward 9-Apr-1920 26-Mar-2000 US Air Force
Davis J. M. 07-Feb-1859 26-May-1930 Honest Jim - Lived Honestly Labored Earnestly for the Betterment of his Fellowman
Davis Jane 03-Jun-1825 12-Aug-1914 Wife of Josiah Davis - Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Davis Josiah 03-Dec-1820 26-Jan-1885 Aged 64 yrs. 1 Mo. & 23 Ds. (remainder illegible)
Davis Lula R. 24-Aug-1884 19-Apr-1969 Loving Wife and Mother - Her Children Rise Up and Call Her Blessed.  Proverbs 31:28
Davis Thomas J. 13-Sep-1861 18-Jul-1944  
Drake Anna Ruth 18-Apr-1918 22-Jan-1973  
Drake Douglas H. 20-Apr-1914 30-Jan-1975  
Erwin Charles Phillip 22-Mar-1875 16-Nov-1955  
Erwin Janie Sue 15-Jul-1905 2-Mar-1911 Daughter of Charley & Sarepta Erwin - Sweetly Sleeping
Erwin Sarepta Dalton 07-Mar-1880 25-May-1952  
Flynn Enoch C. 18-Jul-1890 15-Apr-1968  
Flynn Mary B. 9-Jun-1900 20-Oct-1937  
Fore Harriet L. 12-Sep-1925 3-Jun-2000  
Fore John A. 5-Sep-1919 16-Dec-1964 South Carolina PFC 9301 Tech SVC Unit World War II
Fore John A. 5-Sep-1919 16-Dec-1964  
Fore Joseph Auther 04-Jun-1884 26-Feb-1942 A Sleep in Jesus - Father
Fore Laura S. 1927 1938 Our Darling
Fore Mary M. 1888 1960  
Gibson Ollie Ruth McCarson 1913 1992 Mother
Gilreath Minnie Gertrude 14-Jan-1879 16-Feb-1963 Eternal Peace
Godfrey Ella Nanny 25-Jun-1879 9-Dec-1964  
Godfrey W. W. 1872 1936  
Gray Kaye

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 1959 Gray Twins
Gray Lillie Pruitt 21-Nov-1942

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 Romans 8:28
Gray Mae

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 1959 Gray Twins
Gray Rev. James W. 19-Nov-1936 5-Oct-2000 Jer. 6:16
Hendricks Billy Ray 29-Dec-1932 19-May-1960 North Carolina CPL US Army
Hendricks Mary S. 1915

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 His Will Is Our Peace
Hendricks William O. 1891 1966 His Will Is Our Peace
Hendricks William O. 14-Jul-1891 12-May-1966 South Carolina Pvt. Co. G 323 Infantry World War I
Hill Calvin L. 11-Feb-1886 12-Dec-1930 Husband - We Will Meet Again.
Hill Clara Mae Pruitt 12-Dec-1927 9-Sep-1983 Blessed are the Merciful
Hill Jane Leola 1875 1948  
Howard Grace T. 14-Nov-1870 14-Apr-1961  
Howard Josephine 07-Nov-1881 17-Feb-1970 (fallen tombstone- dates from Henderson Co. Cemetery book)
Howard Lawrence Hamilton 24-Jun-1883 30-Oct-1951 Beloved Father
Howard Lonnie 1867 1912  
Howard M. R.. 19-Aug-1873 20-Mar-1932 God is Love
Howard May O. 1876 1905  
Howard Richard and Wife

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Howard Richard

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 2 Lt. Co. B. 64 N.C. Inf. C.S.A
Johnson Ann R. Blocker 21-Nov-1832 17-Jul-1924  
Johnson George W. 09-Apr-1824 6-Jan-1900 Co. B. 5 Regt. S.C. State Trp. C.S.A.
Jones Hicks 16-Jan-1841 3-Aug-1922 Father and Mother (other inscription illegible)
Jones Mary J. 08-Feb-1851

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 Father and Mother (other inscription illegible)
Julian Maude E. 1888 1972  
Laughter Family Tombstone

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Laughter Columbus M. 22-Nov-1970 1919 Father
Laughter Frances W. 1902 1957 Mother
Laughter Hannah E. 27-Apr-1882 22-Jul-1949 Mother
Lawrence Mrs. W.G. 1845 1945  
Lawrence W.G. 03-Sep-1845 25-Sep-1930  
Ledbetter Manda 1878 1903  
Ledbetter Tommy

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McCarson Laura 30-Jul-1857 24-Aug-1926 A young father and a faithful friend.  A tender mother and a faithful friend.
McCarson Lora Emma Jane Corn 1884 1960 Wife of M.S. McCarson
McCarson M.S. 1861 1923  
McCarson Rev. J.L. 15-May-1850 24-May-1926 A young father and a faithful friend.  A tender mother and a faithful friend.
McCrary Ernest 1897 1937  
McCrary Joseph 1864 1927  
McCrary Loucinda 13-Apr-1832 13-Mar-1904 Wife of Columbus McCrary
McCrary Marshall 20-Oct-1901 4-Jun-1949  
McCrary Robert L. 07-Apr-1895 06-Oct-1895  
McCrary Sarah M. 1861 1931  
McCullough Berdie F. 1867 1938  
McCullough Columbus 14-Oct-1898 12-Jul-1973 North Carolina PVT US Marine Corps World War I
McCullough Herman 1907 1987  
McCullough Herman 26-Mar-1907 28-Aug-1987  
McCullough John M. 1889 1976  
McCullough Marjorie D. 1913 1989  
McCullough Marjorie D. 20-Aug-1913 24-Jun-1989  
McCullough Peter Mitchell 1865 1929  
McCullough Primrose 26-Jan-1905 13-Dec-1993  
McCullough Rachel McCrary 1868 1947  
Merrell Family Tombstone

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Merrell Hattie M. 15-Mar-1884 3-Mar-1951  
Merrell Matilda W. 28-Dec-1856 15-Jan-1945  
Merrell William A. 05-Apr-1858 19-Mar-1933  
Merrill Family Tombstone

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Merrill Edgar 1882 1940  
Merrill Etta McCall 1888 1978  
Merrill Irene 1928 1938  
Moffett Robert C. 08-Jan-1858 28-Oct-1933  
Moore Charles E. 23-Dec-1863 14-Jun-1925  
Murphy Doris Burnette 1935 1959 To Know Her is to Love Her
Murray Pink

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 1913  
Murray Canada 27-Mar-1811 8-Dec-1910 (dates per Henderson Co. Cemetery Book - illegible)
Murray Ellen C. 23-Sep-1872 20-Feb-1953  
Murray G.B. 13-Jul-1869 20-Jul-1940 (inscription illegible)
Murray G.B. 13-Jul-1869 20-Jul-1940  
Naples Mitchell S. 31-Oct-1908 5-Aug-1936  
Orr Euginia E. Cox 07-Mar-1858 6-Aug-1902  
Orr Hannah Perch 18-Feb-1895 13-Feb-1896  
Orr Paul 02-Sep-1898 04-Nov-1898  
Orr Thomas F. 22-Jan-1857 10-Jan-1912  
Pressley Gladys Sexton 9-Oct-1915 17-Dec-1985  
Pressley James R. (Buck) 2-May-1910 15-Jul-1964  
Pruitt Carl W. 3-Jun-1903 9-Oct-1971 Whither Thou Goest I Will Go
Pruitt Dora A. 10-Jun-1907 8-Nov-1989 Whither Thou Goest I Will Go
Pruitt William 16-Apr-1866 13-Mar-1922  
Russell James M. 1893 1948  
Rymer Nancy Harmon 1818 1990 Wife of James Rymer
Sammons Ada Merrell 1881 1956  
Saunders Zona L. 30-Oct-1889 5-Aug-1916  
Scalf Mary Murry 12-Oct-1886 15-Jun-1957  
Sexton Dovie McCarson 07-Jun-1880 11-Apr-1952  
Sexton Lila C. 17-Mar-1911 15-Apr-1982 Our Father Which Art In Heaven
Sexton R.L. (Bole) 24-Feb-1873 9-Dec-1942  
Sexton Roy L. 30-Nov-1926 8-Aug-1996 In Memory of Our Loving Father
Sexton Samuel S. 6-Jul-1908 13-Feb-1956 Our Father Which Art In Heaven
Sexton  Stanford J. 1-Oct-1905 21-Jan-1961  
Shipman J. B.

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Shirley Family Tombstone

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Shirley Nora E. 1883 1946  
Sitton Essie McCrery 07-Feb-1884 27-Mar-1945 Wife of H. E. Sitton
Sitton Hurst Elliott 11-Nov-1879 18-Apr-1950 Husband of Essie McCreery
Sitton Infant 19-Jun-1901

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 Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. E.
Sitton Infant Tombstone

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 Infant of Mr. & Mrs. H. E.
Sitton (unknown)

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 (unmarked stone in Sitton Plot)
Sitton (unknown) 1916

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 (unmarked daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. E.)
Sitton (unknown) 1907

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 (unmarked tombstone - son of Mr. & Mrs. H. E.)
Sizemore Bryan W. 3-Oct-1942 7-Dec-1942 Gone to be an angel
Sizemore Climellia 20-Jun-1885 22-Jul-1966 Mother - At Rest
Sizemore Edward 12-Nov-1946 25-Feb-1947 A Little Angel in Heaven
Sizemore Georgia L. 26-Oct-1905 24-Apr-1912  
Sizemore Gus 28-Sep-1883 20-Mar-1944 Father - At Rest
Sizemore Larkin 21-Mar-1841 22-Dec-1922  
Taylor Donald Eugene 7-Feb-1914 28-May-1983 TEC4 US Army World War II
Taylor Sara Lee Pack 13-Aug-1924 10-Sep-1996  
Turner Carolyn Jane 11-Oct-1962 20-Jan-1953 Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven
VonCannon Guy B. 29-Nov-1913 26-Apr-1983  
VonCannon Pauline B. 20-Nov-1918 1-Sep-1985  
Walker Catherine M. 16-Jun-1917 11-Oct-1954  
Watkins Rachel Leona 28-Jun-1896 21-Apr-1953  
Wilson Ollie Orr 11-Mar-1888 11-May-1963  
Woodall George W. 13-Jul-1850 11-Jun-1944 He has gone to the Mansions of Rest

 

Additional Notes:

The following graves identified in the June 1994 survey compiled by the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society were not found in this survey:
  • Anders, Emma d/o J. P. and J. Anders  24-Nov-1884 - 19-Dec-1885
  • Anders, Hicks s/o J. P. and Julie Anders  20-Mar-1892 - 01-Aug-1895
  • Corn, Betty J.  1 day old - 1938
  • Cox, M. E.  1857 - 1901
  • Dalton, Avis  20-Apr-1915 - 30-Jan-1985
  • Fore, Harriet Ann  1862 - 27-Feb-1927
  • Fore, Mason  01-Dec-1888 - 25-May-1937
  • Howard, Sarah M.  1844 - 13-Jan-1936
  • McCrary, Mary w/o M.E. Cox  1860 - 1889
  • Sizemore, Dillard  1980 -
  • Sizemore, Dovie  1981
  • Suttles, M.G.  18-Feb-1882 - 04-May-1924

Graves identified in a 1937 survey were not identified during the June 1994 survey complied by the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society:

  • L. A. Corn  20-July-1934 - 03-July-1918
  • Odell Kilpatrick (son of Arthur and Eugenia Kilpatrick)  23-Oct-1907 - 02-Oct-1910
  • C. L. McCarson  1871 - 05-July-1936
  • Ernest McCrary  1896 - 4-October-1936

 

Note - I  would appreciate any information anyone has regarding the history of Shaws Creek Baptist Church or old photographs taken at this church or cemetery - please email me).  If you note any errors or mistakes please let me know.

This page was last updated on Sunday, 21 March 2004.

 

 

 

 

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