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553    SCURLOCK [K13.1]

Location - Center Township. In woods behind residence at 98 Kinston Scurlock Rd, but perhaps not on that property. Graveyard is in the woods behind the shed in the back.

Coordinates: 35d 43m 35.1s N; 79d 12m 38.0s W Click here for Online Maps

Site photos by Beverly Wiggins in 2007. Grave marker photos by Antonio Austin in 2018. View #2 of the cemetery.

Owner: Bettie Scurlock heirs; previously Josie Alston estate.

Legal Description: DB BR, p. 406 parcel 6196, 10.7 acres sold 16 Dec 1886 by R.R. Ihrie to Patrick and Lucy Scurlock.
Topo Quadrant: Pittsboro Code K.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 13.
Cemetery size: 25' x 50'.
African-American: Yes.
Restricted access: Yes. Private Property
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Deteriorating quartz wall about 1.5 feet high on east side, turning a short distance along the south boundary.
Enclosed conditions: Appears that wall was higher and that stones have been knocked off the top and are lying outside the east boundary.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 6.
Last burial: 1918.
First burial: 1885.
Markers damaged: Yes.
Other damage explanation: one inscribed stone on ground, off base.
Hazards: Neglect. Nearby dead tree could damage stones. Adjacent property has been logged..
Last canvassed by: Jane Pyle, J&B Wiggins. Date: 18 Feb 2007; Antonio Austin, 2018.

1. Degraphenread, Kate   (b. 15 Apr 1880 - d. 12 Jul 1905)
Row-1. Wife of Spencer Degraphenread (on stone). FS: no markings/broken. Budded on earth fo bloom in Heaven. 3rd inscribed stone from south boundary.
2. Harris, Darkes   (b. 9 Jun 1862 - d. 2 Oct 1902)
Row-1. Wife of Devit Harris (on stone). FS: D.H. Gone but not forgotten. 4th inscribed stone from south boundary. h.s.: on ground, off base Unusual fern pattern on diamond-shaped h.s.
3. Scurlock, John   (b. 20 Nov 1908 - d. 12 Jan 1909)
Row-2. Son of John & Patti Scurlock (on stone). He shall gather the lambs in his arms. first marked stone from south boundary.
4. Scurlock, Lucian   (b. 25 Jan 1870 - d. 10 Feb 1885)
Row-1. Son of S.P. and L.F. Scurlock (on stone). FS: L.S. Forever with the Lord. 2nd incribed stone from south boundary.
5. Scurlock, Lucy   (b. Nov 1837 - d. 1 Nov 1918)
Row-2. FS: with initials L. S.; large high-relief rose. Death is the crown of life.
6. Scurlock, William   (b. 2 Nov 1864 - d. 31 Oct 1885)
Row-1. Son of S.P. and L.F. Scurlock (on stone). FS: W. S. Gone but not forgotten. first inscribed stone from south boundary.