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326 ELLIS, LEMUEL [L25.2]
Location - New Hope Township. 1,000 feet east of SR 1700, North Pea Ridge Road, off lane 0.7 mile south of SR 1941, Seaforth Road
Coordinates: 35d 42m 50.0s N; 79d 03m 39.0s W Click here for Online Maps
On 25 March 1992, Will M. Heiser, with descendants of the Lemuel Ellis family, recorded 3 grave markers, and noted 15 graves marked by field stone. Charles Thomas found the site and photographed the inscribed markers on 8 Feb 2011.
Owner: OWASA, Deed Book 545-210. Legal Description: Prior owners: Lemuel Ellis, Nellie Ellis (CW-67); J. Lonnis Copeland farm, J. Q. A. Eubanks (JV-317); Robert H. and Loven R. Bruhn (384-982). Topo Quadrant: Merry Oaks. Family owned: Yes. Abandoned: Yes. Number of graves: 18. Cemetery size: 40' x 40'. White: Yes. Restricted access: Yes. Hard to get to Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes. Enclosed: No. Enclosed explanation: Originally had wrought iron fence on stone wall. Markers: Yes. Markers with inscriptions: Yes. Number of readable markers: 3. Last burial: 1901. First burial: 1889. Markers damaged: Yes. Other damage explanation: Neglect. Hazards: OWASA has promised right of access to Mrs. Zilpha Ellis Cooley, 919 542-2043. Miscellaneous information: Mrs. Cooley is granddaughter of Lemuel Ellis, the original family owner. NC Coordinates: N714,800 E1,982,060.
Last canvassed by: Will M. Heiser w/ Zilpha Ellis Cooley and other relatives. Date: 25 Mar 1992; Charles Thomas, 8 Feb 2011.
- Ellis, Lemuel (b. 1824 - d. 10 Feb 1889)
Row-1. No-2. Husband of Tilitha (Hatley) Ellis. Pedestal 1' sq. 4' high on 18" sq. base "ELLIS" on base. Footstone "L.E.". Material Marble. Condition leaning. Closeup.
- Ellis, Ralph (b. 19 Dec 1899 - d. 8 Dec 1901)
Row-1. No-3. Son of Joseph Andrew & Mannie Frances (Copeland) Ellis. "Gone to be an angel". Vertical slab. Material Marble. Condition Good. Closeup.
- Ellis, Tilitha (Hatley) (b. 1832 - d. 28 May 1895)
Row-1. No-1. Wife of Lemuel Ellis. "His Wife". Shares pedestal with Lemuel Ellis. On opposite side of column for Lemuel Ellis. Material Marble. Condition leaning. Closeup.
- Unknown, Unknown (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
- Unknown, Unknown (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
- Unknown, Unknown (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Web page updated 8 June 2021
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