Beckwith Cemetery, Chatham County, North Carolina

Lat: 35° 44' 05" N Lon: 78° 59' 06" Contributed by Shirley Olson, Jun 28, 2002 [shirley32olson@yahoo.com]. Total records = 18. The cemetery is located approximately 1 mile east of the intersection of Farrington Rd. (SR 1008) and Hwy. 64, referred to as Wilsonville, which is located at the east side of Lake Jordan. The cemetery is on the south side of this divided highway and plainly visible from the highway. The cemetery is a private family cemetery, no longer in use, located on land owned by the Beckwith family, and maintained by the landowner. Transcribed from tombstones when I visited the cemetery 17 Jun 2002. - Shirley Olson Beckwith, Avie A., b. 30 Jul 1873, d. 31 Mar 1943, w/o J. A. Adcock Beckwith, Burlena Sears, b. 2 Dec 1874, d. 6 May 1940 Beckwith, Lorina J., b. 20 Jun 1848, d. ????, dau. o. Silas & Matildia Beckwith (broken stone)Beckwith, Mary, b. 28 Feb 1841, d. 11 Feb 1927 Beckwith, Matildia, b. 20 Apr 1820, d. 11 Jun 1875, w/o Silas Beckwith Beckwith, S. M., b. 1 Nov 1841, d. 21 Aug 1907 Beckwith, Silas, b. 19 Feb 1815, d. 16 Aug 1882 Beckwith, W. D., b. 8 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1936, mason Council, Alice, b. 12 Feb 1869, d. 14 Oct 1919, w/o T. J. Council Council, Charlie, b. Oct 1899, d. Oct 1895, child of T. J. & Alice Council Council, Eugenia, Age 66, 6 Jan 1906, w/o James Council Council, Humey, b. May 1888, d. Jul 1895, child of T. J. & Alice Council Council, J. B., Age 58, 27 Feb 1919 Council, John D., b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 28 Sep 1910, mason Council, T. J., b. 24 Nov 1852, d. 24 Feb 1937 Goodwin, Isley, b. 8 Oct 1839, d. 19 Jun 1918, w/o Wiley Goodwin Goodwin, Wiley, b. 18 Nov 1832, d. 14 Mar 1921 Horton, Meouary, b. 1 Feb 1857, d. 8 Aug 1922, w/o J. T. Horton