Wake Wednesday - Wake County Resources for Cemetery Cleanup and Preservation

A reprint of the article, "Cemetery Cleanup and Preservation - Wake County Resources" from the Summer 2024 issue of the Wake Genealogy Watch has been permantently added to the Wake Cemterey Survey Image Project page of our website. The article contains an expansive list of resources for care of a cemetery, ways to find helping hands, guidance in researching the owner and the historical significance of the cemetery, experts avaliable locally and guidance for proper restoration techniques. 

Please visit this page if you have questions about getting started or proper technique or other places to look for cemeteries listed in Wake County. 

The cemetery of  the former Six Forks Baptist Church at 9130 Baileywick Road in
North Raleigh, is badly in need of preservation. Note the tipped and broken stones. 

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Wake Genealogy Watch - Summer Edition 2024, v7.4 - Live Now at our website

The Summer 2024 Issue (Vol. 7 Issue 4) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download. You can visit the WCGS website  or access through this link -  Wake Genealogy Watch, Summer 2024.

  Features in this issue include:

• Our updated slate of officers for the WCGS Board of Directors
  
  
• Past president Carla Stancil reflects on the progress and challenges faced by our society during her tenure.
  
  
• Ed Morris, retired executive director of the Wake Forest Historical Museum, shares his vast knowledge of Major General Calvin Jones, M.D. of Wake Forest. You will be amazed at his many accomplishments and contributions to Wake County.
  
  
• Cynthia Gage made some very special discoveries about her ancestors using the resources at places of higher learning. She shares her tips with us.
  
  
• A clean up and preservation guide to help you know what to do and who to contact for help saving your aging family cemeteries in need of care.
  
  
• A new resource to help you get started researching the Wake Cemetery Survey Image records. Come check out our quick tips for successful searches.
  
  
• Details of our Summer 2024 Events Calendar.

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Second clean up and planning date is scheduled at McCullers Cemetery, this Saturday, March 18

Update on McCullers Cemetery:

Cemetery Clean Up and Planning session For the Patriot Mathew McCullers Cemetery is scheduled Saturday, March 18, from 1-5:30pm. Optional Meet for lunch at Smithfield Chicken ‘N BBQ near the McCullers Crossroad by 11:30am

Cemetery located on Donny Brook Road across 401 South/Fayetteville Road from the South Campus of Wake Tech.

This is a Revolutionary War Soldier's grave site in Wake County. If you are interested in attending, please contact Holt Anderson directly. His contact info is in bold below. This is good work being done to save this and an ajoining slave cemetery.

Please help if you are able. 


Original post::

Holt Anderson, Joel McCullers Hobby, and Tommy Broadwell (all McCullers descendants) are in the early stages of organizing a cleanup project of the McCullers Family Cemetery in southern Wake County. They seek other descendants and interested parties to assist in planning and executing the effort to clear the site located at Donny Brook Rd and US 401 south of Raleigh. The site is the burial place of documented Revolutionary War soldier, Captain Matthew McCullers and includes a total of 19 graves. An associated slave cemetery is located nearby.

Source

Matthew Jones McCullers (1759-1825) married Sarah Lane (1763-1843). McCullers served in the Revolutionary War and attained the rank of Captain. He fought in the Battle of Moore’s Creek (NC), Battle of Brier Creek (Ga), Siege of Charleston and Battle of Lindley’s Mill (NC).

View Captain McCullers Rev. War Pension file here - http://revwarapps.org/w7415.pdf

View the Cemetery Find a Grave records here - https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2242193/mccullers-cemetery

Known associated surnames include Adkins, Anderson, Banks, Heflin, Perkinson, Johnson, Lane, Nance, McCullough, and Rand.

If you are interested in helping plan and execute this cleanup project, please contact Holt Anderson. Please share this information with anyone you think may be interested and willing to participate.

 Holt Anderson
17 Chancery Place
Durham, NC 27707-5001
919-740-8697 (Mobile)
919-489-9310 (Home)
holta@mindspring.com

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Second Clean Up Day Scheduled for Fuquay Cemetery at Purfoy Rd. - March 11

The first clean up (Feb 18) was attended by 13 people. Good progress was made, but about half of the clean up remains to be done. Then next clean up day is scheduled on  Saturday March 11, 2023 from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

This cemetery is located at 1461 Purfoy Rd. Surnames include Barbour, Betts, Revels, Smith, Wray.  Seventeen graves are named. The earliest burial is dated 1814-1890.

1461 Purfoy Rd.

Be sure to visit the Harnett County Cemtery Preservation Group on Facebook to see photos of the clean up progress and to get details for March 11.

Page link:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089072144515&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Clean Up Event link:  https://fb.me/e/4cyE4borY?mibextid=RQdjqZ

This cemetery is in Wake County, right in our backyard. 

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Seeking More Cemetery Information in Fuquay and Knightdale Areas

Help and input needed for cemeteries on the Wake/Harnett County line in Fuquay area

I received a request for help from Steve Koontz of the newly formed Harnett County Cemetery Preservation Group requesting help from descendants and  interested volunteers to assist in the clean up and restoration of several cemeteries on the southern county line.

One has graves with the following surnames: Barbour, Betts, Revels, Smith, Wray.  Seventeen graves are named. The earliest burial is dated 1814-1890. Located near 1461 Purfoy Rd.  A clean up day was scheduled for Feb. 18, but there may be several needed. See this Facebook post.

There is a second cemetery near Fuquay that is on their list to clean up. The Stevens Family Cemetery will be scheduled for date in the near future.

Please contact Steve Koontz if you can help with either of these or any other Southern Wake Cemeteries that the Harnett group has on their schedule.

Steve Koontz
skoontz76@aol.com
Harnett County Cemetery Preservation Group/FB

Seeking information about the location of a lost/abandoned cemetery near Neuse River and Knightdale Swim Club

Description from Mr. George Hess:
“There is a property on the south (east-bound) side of New Bern Avenue / Business 64 just east of the Neuse River, St Matthews Township.  On iMAP, Wake County PIN 1734748135.  There are plans to build an apartment complex there and I've heard that there is a cemetery somewhere on the property, but I've no idea what kind or where it is, nor do I have permission to access and look for it.  I've been looking for a map of cemeteries in Wake or this particular area but haven't been able to find one.  Can you provide any insight as to how I might track this down?  I'm also trying to get up with Town of Knightale, which has zoning jurisdiction, to see if they have nay information.”

If you can provide information or help save this cemetery, please contact George.

George Hess
304 Milburnie Road
Knightdale, NC
919.810.3834
bikestrong@gmail.com