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Phillips-Hampton Cemetery
Little Creek, Yancey Co., North Carolina
By
Beth Bradford-Pytel
updated on
01/25/15
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 The
cemetery is most likely named after William M. Phillips and Cornelius
Price Hampton.
Directions: Proceed on 19W east towards Burnsville to
the stop sign at
Bee Log Junction. Make a right turn and cross
over the
Cane River and you will pass
Guy's General Store/Gas Station
which
is on the left. Continue on Little Creek Road which bends sharply
to the left. Proceed for about a mile and make a left onto
Bradford Road. The Old Sam Bradford barn is on the right after you
make the turn. Park your car here. The cemetery is
straight up the hill
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NOTE: This project was in
partnership and collaboration with Julian Fender who surveyed the
cemetery in June 2012 and supplied all the photos
(unless otherwise noted). Feel free to
email me your comments, photos
and info.
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SURNAMES:
BRADFORD, CONGLETON, COOPER, HAMPTON, HENSLEY,
HIGGINS, LEWIS, MCCURRY, MCINTOSH, PHILLIPS, WILSON
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MCCOURRY, Andrew J.
b. October 8, 1889 - October 20, 1970
"Together Forever"
[s/o Baulis M. McCourry and Nellie Frashie Ledford
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MCCOURRY, Princie Lee
[BRADFORD]
b. August 12, 1982 - April 10, 1966
[d/o
Samuel L. Bradford and Ruahmia Hensley buried
Sam Bradford Cem; married Andrew J. McCurry on May 17, 1912;
children: Conway A., Hall J.
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 3. HAMPTON, Hattie
[WILSON]
b. March 2, 1893 -
d. December 7, 1918
[d/o Cornelius Price
Hampton and Susan Myra Higgins; w/o Austin Wilson
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 4. HAMPTON, Cornelius Price
b. August 28, 1954 - d.
May 18, 1919
Free Mason
[s/o Wade Hampton and
Rutha Byrd]
NOTE: Born in the Jack Creek
area of Yancey; he served as a school teacher
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 5. HAMPTON, Susan Myra
[HIGGINS]
b. July 15, 1864 - d. May 28, 1945
"A Loving Mother at Rest"
[d/o William M. Phillips and Mary Polly Higgins; children: Ida,
Ruth, Lizzie, Hattie #3, Oliver, Naomi, Berliss
M., Wade, Paul.]
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PHILLIPS, Lucrecia
[HIGGINS]
b. May 4, 1862 - d.
December 15, 1914
"Gone But Not
Forgotten"
[d/o William M. Phillips
and Mary Polly Higgins]
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CONGELTON, (Naomi) Aldecca
HAMPTON
b. October 18, 1897
- d. January 8, 1929
[d/o Cornelius Price
Hampton and Susan M. Higgins]
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PHILLIPS, John W.
b. August 1, 1876 -
d. July 16, 1956
[s/o Willis Phillips and
Lucinda]
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PHILLIPS, Florence
[LEWIS]
b. January 29, 1888 -
April 23, 1920
[d/o Robert Lewis and
Hettie King; w/o John Phillips]
NOTE: Her death certificate
states April 10, 1923
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MCINTOSH, Deckie M.
"Gone to Rest"
b. 1900 - 1945
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 10. HAMPTON, Jimmie Eugene
b. September 9, 1930 - d.
March 31, 1939
"Gone from our home but
not from our heart"
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PHILLIPS, Edna
b. September 24, 1919 -
October 28, 1919
"Safe in the Arms of
Jesus"
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MCCURRY, Hall J.
b. May 28, 1915 - d.
September 25, 1930
[s/o Andrew J. McCurry and
Princia Lee Bradford #1-2]
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COOPER, Carmen Dolphus
b. September 13,
1902 - d. April 14, 1928
"Gone But Not
Forgotten"
[s/o Marcus Cooper and
Isabel Edwards
buried Cooper-Ledford Cem; married Sarah Mae Lewis
on March 25,
1927]
NOTE: Carmon Cooper was married
for about a year before he was shot and killed by his cousin, Leroy
"Lee" Martin during an altercation at the Samuel L. Bradford store. Sam
(my great grandfather) was behind the counter refusing to sell gun
shells to Carmen and sustained a gut shot wound to his abdomen during
the dispute. Sam lived for 4 more years but died of intestinal
complications from the wound. After the killing, Lee fled to
Spivey for a period of time, but returned to Yancey Co. to turn himself
in to the authorities to stand trial. He was acquitted. There are
many versions floating around of the accounts which transpired and
motive. As for the motive, some say it was because Lee Martin was
shot in the eye by Harrison Cooper (Carmen's uncle) and wanted revenge.
Please contact me with any info you may have on this event. I am
still searching for the court transcription of the hearing.
Newspaper
Article of the Shooting
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 14. HENSELY, David B.
b. December 18, 1906 - d. October 27, 1944
"He is Just Away"
[s/o ___ Hensley and Alphie Edwards]
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  HIGGINS,
Cornelius Carter -
[fieldstone -
commemorative cross*]
b. Feb. 29, 1879
- d. Sept. 29, 1939
[s/o unknown and Mary
"Polly" Higgins who never married; he married 1st Elizabeth "Lizzy"
Tipton on May 22, 1899; she died on 6/22/1910 leaving children: Linda
Jane, Burnie, Caresy, Jessie;
married 2nd Myrtle
McIntosh on April 14-1917; children: Hershel and Edgar.
NOTE: Commemorative cross
constructed by Terry Ledford 2014.
PHOTO circa 1910 - Widower Cornelius
sitting with his mother, Mary Polly, along and his four children. Family
was dressed up for Lizzie's funeral. -- photo courtesy of W. Presnell
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Plus about 5+ unmarked graves with fieldstones
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