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215 JONES, EDMUND [H44.1]
Location - Matthews Township. On SR 1176, Old US 421, 0.35 mile south of US 421, between railroad and highway
Coordinates: 35d 41m 33.0s N; 79d 26m 45.0s W Click here for Online Maps
In 1990 Harvey Jones reported that an iron spike marked the traditional burial place of Edmund Jones, a Revolutionary War soldier who gave 200 acres of land to UNC. Exact location is not confirmed by CCHA.
Owner: James R. Browne, Jr., and wife Annie B., Clearwater FL.
Legal Description: Deed Book 418, Page 788.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Not identified: Yes.
Not identified explanation: When the railroad came in 1884, some bodies were moved. Harvey Jones, Coleridge, visited site and identified approx location. Ref: Wade Hadley.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Listed: Yes.
Significant events: Edmund Jones was a Revolutionary War soldier. He gave 200 acres of land to UNC in 1789. He died in 1834..
Miscellaneous information: Brown Lane, Siler City, wants to comemorate this site for UNC Bicentennial in 1993. Wade Hadley knows background..
Last canvassed by: Will M. Heiser. Date: 19 Sep 1991.
 Jones, Edmund (b. Unknown - d. 1834) Revolutionary War soldier. Cemetery location known by tradition.
Web page updated 8 June 2021
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