McFarlands as a family has been in the burial business for a long time, but I dont knonw about records that old. The death certificate might yield some clues. there were mostly family and church cemeteries at that time from what I have learned. I have been researching my families in Polk, Henderson and Rutherford counties for about 9 years now and only rarely found a "public" cemetery. The Rutherford County cemetery in Rutherfordton is large and includes families from outside the area. It has been mapped and is on the internet, so you might check there

can you get any information or clues from the death certificate? that is how I learned where my great grandfather was buried

I had mentioned the Tryon cemetery which I hope you are surveying. I would love to if I lived in Tryon, but I am in Charlotte. A couple of family cemeteries: one is in Mill Springs at the old Ambrose Mills homeplace (the home itself is now in the hunting country, Blackberry Hill) Col. Ambrose Mills is buried there, my great grandfather William Ambrose Mills, my great great grandfather William E Mills, and I am sure more but there are no markers I dont think anymore. I tried to find it about 5 years ago and was unable. another is the Marvel Mills family cemetery that is supposedly near the intersection of Hwy 9 and Silver Creek Rd. I would love to try to help you with this one (you would need high boots to trek it due to weeds and critters)Marvel Mills who lived in Seven Hearths before it was moved is buried there and numerous family members doubt there are any markers Beth Elliott

Virginia, I'm interested in your Ponder's. I have been looking for any information on a Sarah (Loudendy) Ponder, b. June 1820, d.1844 (they dates havent been proven). She was married to Hampton (Hamp) Owens (Owen) and they lived in Polk and Rutherford Counties. I would be interested in any information that you might have. I am also interested on any info on Hampton Owens if he crosses your path. Thanks Teresa Owens

Penny, I will call and find out. Pat [email protected] wrote: > > You said McFarland's in Tryon may be a good place to locate grave sites. Do > you know how old they are? Would they have something from 1874? > Penny > > ==== NCPOLK Mailing List ==== > This NCPOLK list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/

You said McFarland's in Tryon may be a good place to locate grave sites. Do you know how old they are? Would they have something from 1874? Penny

In the small town where I am from in NY we were told there were 16 Brucher children, yet there are no graves. No one seems to say much. Someone did tell me about 3 graves in an old cemetery and I was able to find them. The thing is I still have no idea where they found this information. I know she told someone to get her book! I did later find a cemetery listing book and paid a lot for it, the Bruchers are not listed in it! We finally determined as I did manage to get two death certificates that they are all in un-marked graves. My aunt too remembered going with her mother to put flowers at graves under a big tree. Even though a family member is on the cemetery association they did not answer my letter. So you see what can happen! The thing is they were land rich, the state now owns all the land the family owned and it is a state park.

While everyone is on the subject of graveyards, I have tried for years to find the grave of George H. Blackwell, who was sheriff of Polk Co. for some years. He died in Sept, 1874. I also am seeking the grave of his wife,Lillie Lyles Blackwell, who died in 1871. Can anyone help? I would be greatly appreciative of any suggestions or help. Thank you, Penny

Hi Pat: There is an old Splawn graveyard. I don't know that I could find it again but maybe some folks who currently live in Polk County could. It is located at the top of the hill behind Polk Central School on Rt #9. There are lots of graves there but only two tombstones: that of William Splawn (1800-1884) and his second wife Jane Waldrop. Somewhere in this house I have pictures of the stones. It seems to me that we stopped at the first house on the northwest side of the school and then we walked a long way up the hill and through the woods. Also on my father's farm, now developed in Columbus, is an Old Tallent graveyard. There are no tombstones and maybe only two or three graves. They belonged to members of the L.L. Tallent family who owned this land before us. I don't know who owns that particular lot now. It is on Meadowlark Lane. And I don't know if anyone alive knows who was buried there and I don't know when the burials took place. Daddy bought that property in 1951 and my child hood memory is that those were old graves then. And I've been looking for years for an old Ponder graveyard. I have a feeling there are no stones, where ever it is. I'm looking for a Hezkiah Ponder probably died about 1840 and the also for the first wife of Ransom Ponder. Ransom and his second wife (Margaret Splawn Ponder) are buried at Mill Spring Baptist. Virginia Splawn Green [email protected]

Mr. Greenway is correct as both my parents are buried in that Cemetery.

todd, To my knowledge their is not one. If it exist, they are keeping it a secret. Pat

Hi List, My name is Pat McCool and I live in Polk County. We are doing a survey of all the cemeteries and hope to publish this in the next year or two? Polk Memorial Park is right off of the interstate 26. Right across from Bilo and KFC. We think that their are around 200 cemeteries in the county. McFarlands Funeral home in Tryon could be your best place to find peoples grave before 1929. Sometimes on death Certicates they only say the town in which they are buried. P. S. If you know where a cemetery is? Please contact us! We want to do a thorough job! I will also be gald to help someone when I have the time.

Thanks for the reply..someone had already mentioned that funeral home and I got the number and passed it along... I have been working with doing this in my little hometown in NY. The problem is there is so much conflictig information. I found cemeteries there with 3-4 names! And regretfuly even if you do this sometimes no one really wants to accept the information! I was told up there too for our county there were over 200 cemeteries.

I am looking for Leila Isabel DEMPSEY b.18 Aug 1883 d.12 May 1971 Laura Ellen DEMPSEY WILSON b.1 Jun 1880 d.22 Jun 1973 James Wadsworth WILSON don`t have any dates on him. They have a daughter,Leila W.JONES.Don`t know anything else about her except she also lived in Tryon,N.C.I didn`t know if maybe she could have been buried near her parents,if she is dead now. thanks for your help,gensearch. Vicki Baber Scearce __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

thank you Edgar,Larry,Marc,and Gensearch for answering my question about the cemetery.I am searching for Leila Isabel DEMPSEY,1974.She is buried at this cemetery.Also buried there is her sister,Laura DEMPSEY WILSON,1971.Laura`s husband was James W.WILSON,don`t know when he died. Do you know where the office would be for the cemetery?I would like to get a copy of the map of the cemetery,if there is one,so I don`t have to search the whole area.I did that one time before,forgot to ask at office where people was buried at.Took 2 hours to find them,almost gave up looking. Thanks again for your help. Vicki __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Tryon Cemetery would be the only one at that time unless the person was buried in a specific church cemetery. as far as I know it has not been mapped and many of the original lot record/deeds were destroyed in a fire about 50 years ago

what names are you searching for? answer to me @aol.com

I do not personally know where the office is. But check with MCfarlands Funeral home. If they don't have map they can tell you how to get one.

Does anyone know which cemeteries in Tryon would have been in use around 1906-9? I have seen those on the listing but could not find the name we are looking for, though that does not mean they are not there.

I don't think this particular cemetery is on line. I live in Polk Co. and would be glad to check a local cemetery for you if you live far away