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051    GOOCH FAMILY [HOPE VALLEY]

Location - between 3512 and 3526 Hamstead Ct in Hope Valley (entrance is dirt road with chain across).

Coordinates: 35d 57m 00.9s N; 78d 56m 10.2s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery is enclosed by chainlink fencing with locked gate. It contains at least 21 marble markers and is maintained and in use. Canvassed by Jean Bovard (1980).

Pictures of cemetery by Allen Dew in May 2004. View from back of cemetery.
Pictures of grave markers by Harvey Estes in August 2011.

Update August 2011 by Harvey Estes: Located between Hamstead Court and Birnham Lane. Can be seen between 3512 and 3526 Hamstead Court. Cemetery enclosed by chain link fence with locked gate, accessible from an unpaved road near the end of Birnham Lane. Well maintained. Grass recently mowed, no weeds or debris. About seven graves, marked with field stones, no markers.

1. Gooch, Bertha O.   (b. 17 May 1903 - d. 13 Apr 1923)
Daughter of C.L. and Estelle Gooch
2. Gooch, Charlie L.   (b. 22 Sep 1873 - d. 20 Jun 1962)
3. Gooch, John Knox   (b. 15 Feb 1886 - d. 12 Apr 1954)
4. Gooch, Juliet P.   (b. 10 May 1849 - d. 12 Dec 1915)
5. Gooch, Luther   (b. 5 Sep 1910 - d. 15 Dec 1918)
Son of C.L. and Estelle Gooch
6. Gooch, S. P.   (b. 26 Sep 1850 - d. 16 Mar 1927)
7. Gooch, Thomas Houston   (b. 9 Jan 1871 - d. 12 May 1908)
8. Gooch, William Edgar   (b. 5 Aug 1880 - d. 19 Oct 1900)
9. Gray, Mozelle Shambley (Mrs.)   (b. 18 Jul 1906 - d. 2 Aug 1987)
Daughter of William Shambley and Sallie Gooch Shambley. Cremated. Metal marker from Hudson Funeral Home, Durham, NC.
10. Rigsbee, Anna P.   (b. 18 Sep 1904 - d. 6 Dec 1979)
11. Rigsbee, Edward   (b. - d. )
(marker not found in 2011)
12. Rigsbee, Edward F.   (b. 28 Mar 1908 - d. 24 Oct 1972)
13. Rigsbee, George F.   (b. 19 Feb 1872 - d. 5 Dec 1963)
(marker not found in 2011)
14. Rigsbee, Veora L.   (b. 9 Oct 1879 - d. 10 May 1944)
(marker not found in 2011)
15. Shambley, Bertha G.   (b. 14 Sep 1912 - d. 12 Aug 1971)
Wife of Donnie E. Shambley. Closeup.
16. Shambley, Clifton O'Dell   (b. 26 Oct 1904 - d. 22 May 1926)
17. Shambley, Donnie E.   (b. 2 Sep 1908 - d. 16 Apr 1976)
Husband of Bertha G. Shambley. Closeup
18. Shambley, Sallie Gooch   (b. 18 May 1872 - d. 5 Mar 1968)
Wife of William Shambley. (marker not found in 2011)
19. Thomas, Infant   (b. 1921 - d. 1921)
Son of Thelma G. Thomas
20. Thomas, James Malbert   (b. 21 Jan 1929 - d. 29 Feb 1992)
21. Thomas, Thelma G.   (b. 15 Jun 1905 - d. 24 Jul 1975)
22. Vickers, Nonie   (b. 11 Dec 1898 - d. 15 Jan 1901)
Daughter of T.P. and A. F. Vickers
23. Vickers, Sallie   (b. 8 Dec 1900 - d. 22 Feb 1902)
Daughter of T.P. and A.F. Vickers
24. Vickers, Thomas Alton   (b. 27 Nov 1914 - d. 9 Mar 1916)
Son of T.P. and A.F. Vickers