Photos by Barbara Eberly

1. A MEMORIAL TO BRITISH TROOPS WHO DIED IN
THE OLD MEETINGHOUSE DURING CORNWALLIS'
ENCAMPMENT HERE ON HIS RETREAT FROM
GUILFORD COURT HOUSE MARCH 1781
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ERECTED BY TROOP 46 B.S.A. HENRY OVERMAN
LEADER, WHO DIED BEFORE COMPLETING IT.

2. View of Cane Creek Cemetery looking east across older part of cemetery. The three stones in front are William and Mary Hornaday and John Hornaday. The larger marker slightly to left of center is the Pike memorial and the large marker to the right of that is the Allen memorial. In the top left corner, the large semicircular marker is the marker for Simon Dixon. Immediately to the right of that marker is the Hannah Hadley marker which is almost hidden in this picture by the William Marshall memorial.

3. Cane Creek MM Cemetery with Mary and John Long stones in foreground. Just above John's stone is the semi-circular Simon Dixon marker and to the right is the Hannah Hadley marker -- once more almost hidden by the William Marshall marker.

4. Memorial Marker for John and Abigail Pike. The left side says:
"John Pike
1708-1774
Overseer
The right side says:
Abigail Pike
1709-1780
Minister
NOTE: from Cane Creek Mother of Meetings page 35-36: John and Abigail Overman Pike were honored in 1928. Both were leaders and "weighty" friends during their lifetimes. After the death of her husband, Abigail Pike left Cane Creek and went to Muddy Creek, near Deep River, to live with her son. She died and was buried there in February of 1781. The cemetery of this meeting still exists on the outskirts of the town of Kernersville in Forsyth County, and the grave which is thought to be Abigail's is outlined in handmade brick. Thus, the marker at Cane Creek honors her memory, not her actual grave." Clickable Size: 64KB

5. Memorial Tombstone for:
WILLIAM MARSHALL
Born 1724 - Died 1803
married 1746 to
Rebecca Dixon
Born 1732-Died 1803
Came to Cane Creek 1754
Gave 26 Acres of Land
To Cane Creek Meeting
They lived across the creek
West of the Meeting House
Ancestors of the Marshall Family
of NC and of the West
Erected 1930

6. Close up of the John Allen marker. The old tombstone was apparently set into the new memorial marker. The new stone says:
John Allen
1748-1826
Pioneer Teacher
Erected
1926
The old stone says
J. ALAN

7. Close up of the Hannah Hadley marker. The stone says:
Hannah Hadley
wife of
Thomas Dixon
John Stanfield
Nov. 16,1709
May 31, 1783
Erected 1974

8. Simon Dixon and Hannah Hadley Memorial Markers

9. Close up of the tombstone of Dinah Hornaday. It says (as best I can tell):
Dinah
Wife of
Lewis Hornaday
Died May 16, 1850
Aged 63 years
NOTE: Her maiden name was BIDDICK and she was the second wife of Lewis Hornaday. (from Mel Woodard)

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