Tilley - Gates - Beavers Cemetery

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This page last updated on 18 August 2005

Location: 136 Howard Clayton Road off Chambers Loop Road
Directions: From Roxboro take 501S to Timberlake to left on Chambers Loop Road (SR 1742) to left on Howard Clayton Road.
Access: In fence behind field 1000 ft from road on private property
Survey: Apr 2005 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 16 38.4 N 078 56 45.7 W

This cemetery was surveyed as part of the WPA cemetery survey. It is listed as cemetery # 201 on the WPA Cemetery Survey page on this web site.

Graves

1 - Charlie Edward / GATES / Oct 6, 1870 / Jul 14, 1951 / (fs) CEG /

2 - Isabella K / wife of / John GATES / Sept 12, 1849 / Jan 11, 1919 / (can’t read inscription) / (fs) IKG /

3 - John GATES / Born / Nov 10, 1839 / Died / Aug 21, 1910 / (can’t read inscription) / (fs) JG /

4 - Virginia / Gates / BLALOCK / Born Aug ?, 18?8 / Died / (unreadable) / (fs) VGB /

5 - William / P / BLALOCK / Born (date unreadable) / Died (month unreadable) / 20, 1935 / (fs) WPB /

6 - Lois / Ernestine / dau of / WE & Ethel / TILLEY / Nov 6, 1927 / Jan 26, 1928 / She was the light of our life / (fs) LET /

7 - (Fieldstone, only thing readable is: ) / 19.9 /

8 - (Fieldstone) 1913 / (Metal plaque) Elizabeth Chandler BEAVER / Betty / Died Oct 9, 1913 Age 81 / wife of David R Chandler / Until he was killed at / Harper’s Ferry Oct 27, 1862 / Fighting with Co E 15^th Regiment / NC Troops. He was buried at Edgehill Cemetery, Charlestown, W VA. /

BEAVERS (double stone)
9 - Annie Lieu / Sept 18, 1874 / Jan 28, 1932 / (fs) Mother /
10 - Chalce Dony / May 18, 1870 / Sept 14, 1916 / (fs) Father /

11 - Son / John David BEAVERS / Feb 2, 1894 / Nov 21, 1926 /

12 - Charlie F / son of / WR & BR / TILLEY / Dec 23, 1898 / Oct 26, 1899 / Of such is the kingdom of heaven / (fs) CFT /

13 - Edna L / dau of / WR & BR / TILLEY / Dec 2, 1907 / Nov 26, 1908 / A little bud of / love to bloom / with God above / (fs) ELT /

14 - Joseph R / son of / WR & BR / TILLEY / Feb 27, 1902 / Mar 12, 1911 / Weep not father / and mother for me / for I am waiting in / glory for thee / (fs) JRT /

15 - Brightwell T / son of / WR & BR / TILLEY / Feb 14, 1915 / Jun 13, 1915 / Our loved one / (fs) BTT /

TILLEY (double stone)
16 - Beadie R / May 20, 1878 / Oct 18, 1951 / (fs) BRT /
17 - William R / Aug 16, 1866 / Apr 3, 1940 / (fs) WRT /

18 – 21 - At least 4 more fieldstones (unknown)

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