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620    GILBERT MEETING HOUSE [P06.2]

Location: Bear Creek Township. West of Morning Glory Lane.

Coordinates: 35d 36m 50.3s N; 79d 25m 09.3s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery was reported and photographed by Michael Jordan in December of 2023. There are four marked graves and an unknown number of unmarked graves. A sign erected at the site indicates that this is the Gilbert Meeting House Cemetery.

Owner: John C. and Jessica K. Phillips
Legal: Parcel 79631. Deed 2173/302, 937/478. Plat 2002-156 shows the cemetery.
Topo Quadrant: Bear Creek
Church: Baptist
Poorly maintained
Number of graves: 4 marked, unknown number of unmarked
Cemetery size: 40x25'
White: Yes
Restricted access: Private property
Not enclosed
Markers present: Yes
Markers with inscriptions: 4
Number of unmarked graves: unknown
Last known burial: 1893
Earliest known burial: 1891
Markers damaged: yes, neglect
Listed: No
Significant events:
Miscellaneous info: Atlas J. Gilbert, buried in the cemetery, is listed in the 1880 census as a minister. In the 1860 census, his occupation is "Baptist." John Atlas Phillips is listed in the 1880 census as a farmer; wife Mary J. (Jones).

Last canvassed by: Michael Jordan, December 2023.

1. Gilbert, A. J. [Atlas J.]   (b. 3 Apr 1810 - d. 15 Apr 1893)
Husband of Elizabeth Dowd Gilbert. Listed in 1880 census as minister. Footstone.
2. P., E.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Footstone only.
3. Phillips, John Atlas   (b. 1854 - d. 1891)
Husband of Mary J. Jones Phillips.
4. Unknown, Infant   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)