Nelson Cemetery
Located near the Dry Branch Kaolin mine office on what is now known as the Ware Place. Access is hard to gain to this cemetery and it is in poor condition. There is a wall built around the cemetery in which the family is buried and graves of slaves are evident outside the wall. The following list includes only those buried inside the wall and does not include those slaves.
Tharp, Willie C., Son of W. D. & M. M. 9-12-1883 9-5-1909
Tharp, Augustus F., Son of B. C. & M. M. 6-12-1897 1-24-1898
Rice, Julius E. 11-27-1866 4-19-1927
Rice, Martha F. Nelson, Wife of Dr. T. M. C. 1843 1915
Rice, Dr. T. M. C. 9-10-1836 3-26-1890
Rice, Sally Fannie 6-4-1860 8-29-1884
Chappell, Lavinia Age – 83 yrs. 4-14-1851
Nelson, J. M. 5-16-1838 7-1-1862
Nelson, Franklin C. 2-9-1832 11-9-1870
Nelson, S. L. 1-25-1837 5-25-1882
Tharp, Lena R.,
Daughter of B. C. & M. M. 9-28-1895 6-9-1896Nelson, Wilbur J. 4-25-1863 3-5-1883
Rice, Bertha J. 2-18-1883 7-26-1887
Rice, Infant Son 12-30-1869 12-30-1869
Rice, Mary Emma 2-10-1869 2-17-1869
Nelson, Lou Dates Illegible
Nelson, Ben Dates Illegible
Nelson, Ben F. 1-21-1829 11-30-1835
Nelson, John A. 4-3-1807 5-9-1886
Chappell, John T. 6-18-1843 7-21-1844
Chappell, Martha F. 10-21-1838 9-16-1846
Tharp, Jeremiah, Son of S. & N. 11-27-1858 11-27-1858
Nelson, Martha F. Age – 26 yrs. 3-20-1839
Tharp, Ella Clifford
Daughter of Simeon & Nancy 12-28-1853 3-14-1861
Tharp, Emily, Daughter of S. & N. 9-17-1861 9-17-1861
Nelson, Hartwell A. 8-6-1883 5-8-1896
Nelson, Nancy H. S. 1-18-1822 9-14-1887
Chappell, Elbert S. 1-7-1834 9-15-1856
Patterson, Ida E. 2-12-1866 6-4-1900
Chappell, Joseph W. 1-3-1833 1-23-1833
Nelson, Edward A. 10-28-1830 11-13-1892
Nelson, John R. 5-8-1849 1-4-1888
Tharp, William D. 3-7-1856 11-28-1883
Tharpe. Rev. Simeon 11-15-1827 4-3-1896
Chappell, William Age – 31 yrs. 1-12-1859
Tharp, Joseph B.,
Son of S. & N. 12-21-1859 8-18-1860Tharp, Nancy 12-24-1830 5-6-1908
Nash, A. E. 1829 1893
Chappell, Ruth, Wife of Thomas 11-7-1802 5-27-1874
Chappell, Thomas S. 6-24-1801 7-29-1861
Nash, Roxie, Wife of A. E. 8-20-1836 4-2-1873
Surveyed December, 2000 by Tonya H. Crosby
Copyright © 2001 by Tonya H. Crosby