FAMILY CEMETERY
Burials Abt. 1867 - 1908
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Location: Unmarked, but on a hill, on the south side of Cranberry Creek Road, about 1/4 mile south of its intersection with Double Springs Church Road in Laurel Springs, NC.. |
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| 15-20 Total Graves
This cemetery likely contains family members of the John Finley and Fannie Wilcox Shepherd Family, along with other Cranberry Community people who may have lived nearby. John Finley Shepherd was the son of Larkin and Alley Irwin Shepherd, and a great uncle to brothers Grover and Harrison Shepherd. Only the graves of John Finley and Fannie Wilcox Shepherd have been indentified. According to Josephine Reeves, who lives nearby, this cemetery was once fenced and contained about 15-20 graves. The cemtery is no longer fenced and grown up with trees and briars. Efforts are currently underway to remove the briars and locate other graves. So far, seven other graves have been located as listed in the cemetery chart below. | |||
| Deceased | Birth | Death | Parents |
| Row 1 - John Finley Shepherd | Nov. 25, 1819 | Apr. 7, 1867 | Larkin & Alley Irwin Shepherd |
| Row 1 - Fannie Wilcox Shepherd wife of John Finley Shepherd |
Sept. 15, 1819 | Aug. 30, 1908 | Mr. & Mrs. Wilcox |
| Row 2 - Unknown Female Infant/Youth | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 2 - Unknown Male Youth | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 2 - Unknown Female Youth/Adult | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 2 - Unknown Male Baby | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 2 - Unknown Male Adult | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 3 - Unknown Female Adult | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Row 3 - Unknown Female Youth/Adult | - | - | Field Stone Marker |
| Cemetery Layout Row 3 | |||
| Unknown Female Adult | Unknown Female Youth/Adult | ||
| Row 2 | ||||
| Unknown Female Infant/Youth | Unknown Male Youth | Unknown Female Youth/Adult | Unknown Male Infant | Unknown Male Adult |
| Row 1 | |||
| John Finley Shepherd | Fannie Wilcox Shepherd | ||
