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324 HARRIS - BLACKLEY FAMILIES (Gray Rock Rd)
Location - off Gray Rock Rd about 2 miles east of Gray Rock Methodist Church.
Coordinates: 36d 11m 19.5s N; 78d 31m 16.9s W Click here for Online Maps
Directions: From Oxford drive toward Wilton on Hwy 96S. Turn left on Fairport Rd. then right on Cannady Mill Rd. then left on Gray Rock Rd. Drive 1.5 miles past Gray Rock Methodist Church and turn right on a lane then right to a patch of woods on the right. The cemetery is in these woods not far from the highway.
In 2007, the old cemetery is a not well kept and needs to be cleaned up. Scattered haphazard over a large wooded area, it consists of professional grave stones, home made markers and field stones. The inscriptions are hard to read for the most part. There are many depressions and low ground cover makes walking difficult. There are obviously more graves here than listed.
In 2023 the cemetery has had some serious cleaning up by Melissa Harris Houk and her husband Wade Houk. They have removed much of the ground litter and many of the trees inside the cemetery. During the cleanup they found a new marker which is believed to be for Asa Harris, son of Ransom Harris. Other missng mrkers from the 2007 survey have been found.
View #2 of the cemetery in 2023.. View #3 of the cemetery in 2023..
Some information in the listing came from the Richard H. Thornton Library placed there in 1999. It was felt useful to include here, as so many of the markers had initials.
Canvassed by Jessie McLam and Kitty Humphries, February 2007. Additional information submitted by Melissa Harris Houk in March 2023.
- Blackley, ?? (b. 1814 - d. 1903)
thought to be Lethia Harris Blackley, Daughter of Ransom Harris; Wife of Howell Blackley (Son of William T. Blackley). (not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Blackley, Charles C. (b. - d. 31 Oct 1876)
Brother of Howell and Woodson Blackley
- Blackley, Elizabeth B. Jenkins (b. 1805 - d. 1901)
Wife of Woodson Blackley (Son of William T. Blackley); age 96 yrs
- Blackley, W. H. (b. 1817 - d. 1889 (1879))
(not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Blackley, Woodson D. (b. 1812 - d. 1890)
- Cash, Lula (b. 1 Nov 1883 - d. 11 Jun 1912)
probably Daughter of Virginia Harris, Wife of Alfred Cash; (Virginia - Daughter of Lucy Caroline Blackley and John H. Harris). (not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Champion, L. D. (b. - d. 29 May 1894)
- Champion, V. S. (b. 1850 - d. 26 Apr 1893)
- Harris, Ann S. (b. 16 Jan 1825 - d. 11 May 1887)
Daughter of William Blackley; Wife of Harvey Harris (Son of Ransom Harris)
- Harris, Asa (b. Unknown - d. 1879)
Believed to be Asa Harris, son of Ransom Harris. He is buried a couple of graves from his brother James R. Harris.
- Harris, C. E. (b. 16 Oct ???? - d. 2 Jul 1885)
WPA records list the initials as L.E.
- Harris, C. P. (b. - d. 28 Jul 1900)
WPA records list date of death as 26 Jul 1900
- Harris, D. E. (b. - d. 8 Dec 1888)
(not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Harris, E. M (b. - d. 21 Oct 1910)
(not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Harris, Harvey (b. 19 Oct 1819 - d. 16 Sep 1903)
Son of Ransom Harris; Husband of Ann Blackley (Daughter of William Blackley)
- Harris, James `Jimmy' R. (b. 1812 - d. 1901)
Son of Ransom Harris; Husband of Harriett Blackley (Daughter of William Blackley)
- Harris, June G. (b. 22 May 1854 - d. 22 Oct 1896)
Son of John Harris and Lucy Caroline Blackley; (John - Son of Ransom Harris; Lucy - Daughter of William Blackley) WPA records lists date of death as 22 Oct 1898
- Harris, L. C. (Mr.) (b. - d. 14 Oct 1873)
(not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Harris, L. L. (b. - d. 22 Nov 1884)
(not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Harris, Leonard C. (b. 8 Jul 1841 - d. 18 Feb 1912)
CSA. Son of James R. Harris Son of Ransom Harris
- Harris, Martha H. (b. Abt 1843 - d. 31 Aug 1909)
Wife of Leonard C. Harris. Daughter of Woodson Blackley; age 66 yrs.
- Harris, Maude (b. 3 Dec 1890 - d. 1 Jan 1912)
Wife of Paul Hammie Harris (Son of Leonard Harris); Maude - Daughter of Robert A. Harris (Son of John Harris and Lucy Blackley)
- Harris, Robert Asa (b. 2 Dec 1849 - d. 28 Jul 1917)
- Harris, Rufus H. (b. - d. 30 Oct 1905)
- Harris, Walter Henry (b. Abt 1874 - d. 10 Nov 1888)
Age 14 Yrs; Son of James Atlas Harris (Son of James R. Harris).
- Longmire, Melkaza (Melchivia) Green (b. - d. Unknown)
Wife of William Iverson Longmire. (said to be buried here)
- Longmire, William Iverson (b. - d. Unknown)
Husband of Melkaza Green Longmire. CSA. (said to be buried here)
- McGhee, P. O. (b. - d. 19 Apr 1887)
probably Parthenia, Wife of Richard McGhee; Daughter of Lethia Harris and Howell Blackley. (not found in 2007, found in 2023).
- Parrish, Ed (b. 1869 - d. 1903)
Son of Mary E. Blackley Parrish (Daughter of Woodson Blackley). WPA records list his date of death as 1902.
- Parrish, Mary E. (b. 1840 - d. 1901)
Daughter of Woodson Blackley and Elizabeth Jenkins
- Parrish, W. C. (b. 28 Feb 1903 - d. 27 Feb 1917)
- Thomerson, Mary W. (b. Abt 1840 - d. 11 Mar 1911)
Wife of Fes T. Thomerson (Thomason); age 70 yrs. Daughter of James R. Harris and Harriett Blackley; granddaughter of Ransom Harris.
Web page updated 16 March 2023
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