The Graves Cemetery in the Town of Carroll is no longer "abandoned." Recently [1999] it has undergone a complete restoration. A local Boy Scout undertook the renovation of the cemetery as a project to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. It is now in excellent condition with regular maintenance to be addressed in the future.Abraham Kightlinger Graves b 6/12/1821 d 1/15/1890 (Founder of Graves Cemetery). Left provisions in his last will & testament, to set aside the plot of land 6 rods square to be used as the family cemetery. Many burials had taken place before that, but it hadn't been incorporated as a cemetery until his will on 1/14/1890. This must have been near a death bed request because he died the next day.
Graves cemetery had appx. 25-30 burials, beginning in the mid 1830's. An attempt is being made to reconstruct them from family records & town of Carroll Town Hall. To present with certainty they are as follows:
Ruth Mary Burch b. 7/20/1928 d. 7/20/1928
Gertrude Jennie Burch b. 11/23/1917 d. 12/12/1918
Betty May Burch b. 8/14/1933 d. 8/14/1933
Martha Ada Burch b. 11/27/1934 d. 11/27/1934Minnie Melissa Hopkins b. 7/26/1870 d. 4/15/1878
Lucille Hopkins b. 9/30/1898 d. 10/17/1898
William Ulysses Hopkins Sr. b. 11/10/1867 d. 4/14/1900
William Ulysses Hopkins Jr. died as infant, date unknownMary B. Graves b. 7/6/1849 d. 5/27/1863 diptheria epidemic
Melissa Lovica Graves b. 6/18/1847 d. 5/27/1863 diptheria
Arvilla Edna Graves b. 4/4/1851 d. 5/18/1863 diphteriaHelen Haskins date unknown
Abraham Kightlinger Graves b. 6/12/1821 d. 1/15/1890 (Founder of Graves Cemetery)
Lydia Louissa Graves b. 5/4/1823 d. 2/24/1884 (wife of founder)William Abraham Graves b. 1/10/1854 d. 5/6/1918 (Cenotaph*)
SOURCE: Compiled by Phil Baker, 1999. [Thanks for all your hard work on these families, Phil!]