George-Burwell Blanton Cemetery
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George-Burwell Blanton Cemetery

Also known as George Blanton Family Graveyard

Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA

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  • Get directions 1630 Maple Springs Church Rd
    Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Coordinates: 35.22734, -81.63625
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-----------------------------WPA Survey--------------------------

GEORGE BURWELL BLANTON CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C., No. 2 Township, on
lands of Gilbert G. Ledbetter, and on Sharon-Flint Hill Road on high
knoll ź mile west of Beaver Dam Creek, 7 miles southwest of Shelby, on
north side of present road. The cemetery is about 50 x 50 feet.

Owner of Cemetery: Gilbert G. Ledbetter

Number of marked graves: 1
Unmarked graves: 30
Earliest marked grave: J. B., d. Mar. 30, 1848

Condition: Covered with briars and bushes*

Date of survey: June 22, 1939
Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscription:

"J. B." DC (deceased I supposed), March 30, 1848. Aged 55 years, 10 months, 8 days

George Blanton and wife are buried in southeast corner, and his son,
Burwell, and his wife in southwest corner with field rocks to their
graves. Burwell Blanton was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He was born
in 1762 and died in 1860. A Federal Marker is now in process of being
erected. Also, money being collected to purchase and erect large
monument at these graves. The residence of Burwell Blanton stood some
200 feet south of graveyard.
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Stone for Burwell Blanton in Sunset Cemetery puts location as
"2.3 miles off Highway 150 South
Maple Springs Church Road"
-----------------------------WPA Survey--------------------------

GEORGE BURWELL BLANTON CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in Cleveland County, N.C., No. 2 Township, on
lands of Gilbert G. Ledbetter, and on Sharon-Flint Hill Road on high
knoll ź mile west of Beaver Dam Creek, 7 miles southwest of Shelby, on
north side of present road. The cemetery is about 50 x 50 feet.

Owner of Cemetery: Gilbert G. Ledbetter

Number of marked graves: 1
Unmarked graves: 30
Earliest marked grave: J. B., d. Mar. 30, 1848

Condition: Covered with briars and bushes*

Date of survey: June 22, 1939
Workers: Forest Williams and Anson G. Melton

Inscription:

"J. B." DC (deceased I supposed), March 30, 1848. Aged 55 years, 10 months, 8 days

George Blanton and wife are buried in southeast corner, and his son,
Burwell, and his wife in southwest corner with field rocks to their
graves. Burwell Blanton was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He was born
in 1762 and died in 1860. A Federal Marker is now in process of being
erected. Also, money being collected to purchase and erect large
monument at these graves. The residence of Burwell Blanton stood some
200 feet south of graveyard.
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Stone for Burwell Blanton in Sunset Cemetery puts location as
"2.3 miles off Highway 150 South
Maple Springs Church Road"

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  • Added: 26 Sep 2020
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2715472