Concord Cemetery
From The Quarterly, December 1997

T.J. Caldwell & J.E. Hart, Jr. copied tombstones September 1, 1980, in "Concord Churchyard or Cemetery, located in York County near the Catawba River, adjacent to the Lake Wylie Power Plant.  The cemetery isnot open to the public but access was given to us (Caldwell & Hart) by Mr. Marvin W. Martin."  From the 130 tombstones read by Caldwell & Hart the following are inscriptions of "persons who were born before 1850" only.

Anderson, Nancy J., died Aug. 31, 1843, in her 2nd year
Anderson, Sarah E., Born May 2, 1846, Departed this life Oct. 28, 1861
Anderson, William E.,who was born Sept. 11th, 1815, Departed this life Oct. 28, 1861
Baird, Samuel A., Grandfather, Apr. 26, 1814, Feb. 5, 1892
Baird, Sabrina A., Grandmother, June 18, 1818, Mar. 1, 1900
Baird, W.R., Father, June 26, 1848, Aug. 5, 1922
Choat, Chatharine, consort of J.S. Choat, Died Feb. 6th 1864, Aged 46 years 5 mo. & 29 days
Choate, J.S., Born Jan. 18, 1806, Died Feb. 4, 1892
Cook, D.T., Born Nov. 12, 1842, Died Jan. 28, 1878
Cook, Dempsy, Born May 5th, 1805, Died Dec. 8th 1880
Cook, Mary, Born Oct. 8, 1808, Died Jul 13, 1872
Donaldson, Andrew H, who died Dec. 5th, 1844, aged 3 years 10 months and 2 days
Drennan, William H., 1825, Jan. 20, 1895
Faris, Anna, daughter of Duncan and Mary Sinclair and consort of Thomas Faris, was born Dec. 11th 1782, and died Sept. 30th 1838
Faris, Thomas, was born Dec. 11th 1782 and died Sept. 30th 1838
Faries, Catharine S., Born Feby 4th 1819, Died July 5th 1881
Faris, Harriet E., Died Feb. 18, 1898, aged 75 years, 11 mos, 21 days
Faris, Harvy Holms, South Carolina, 4th Cpl Co H 18th Regt S C Inf, Confederate States Army, July 31, 1832, July 3,1865
Faris, James, who departed this life Oct 28-1850, aged 82 years 2 mo & 14 days
Faris, Jane L., daughter of Thomas & Ann Faris, was born June 2d, 1815, and died August 15, 1834
Faris, Jesse I., Born 4/2/1837, Died Feb. 15, 1908
Faris, John J., Nov. 16, 1847, Apr. 18, 1922
Faris, Mary, who departed this life Sep. 24, 1853, aged 87 years 1 mo. & 13 days
Faris, Sarah R., wife of J.I. Faris, Born Aug 4, 1854, Died Mch 13, 1897
Faris, Thomas, Born March 12, 1775, Died December 30, 1858
Garrison, Austin, Born Nov. 10, 1801, Died August 20, 1868
Garrison, Harriet E., Born Dec. 12, 1844, Died Nov. 5, 1823
Garrison, John N., Born Oct. 27, 1834, Died Jan. 18, 1864
Garrison, Mary A., Born Dec. 4, 1837, Died Dec. 7, 1871
Garrison, Mary B., Born Aug. 20, 1810, Died Sept. 1, 1883
Garrison, Mary C., Born Apr. 15, 1843, Died Oct. 24, 1925
Garrison, Nancy A., Born Jan. 11, 1840, Died Aug. 23, 1860
Garrison, Sylvanus C., Born Nov. 4, 1838, Died Aug. 8, 1864
Garrison, Thaddius S., Born May 14, 1843, Died June 16, 1844
Garrison, Tryphena J., Born Jan. 1, 1847, Died Apr. 15, 1910
Gassaway, S.R.H., son of C. and M.A. Gassa-, was born January 4th 1836 and departed this life July 1836
Gibson, E., Born Nov. 13, 1802, Died Aug. 14, 1878
Gibson, Harriet, Born May 16, 1807, Died June 10, 1886
Harper, Mary S., wife of T.E. Harper, Sept. 15, 1840, Mar. 17, 1876
Hill, Thomas C., who departed this life Dec. 8th 1841
Long, John R., Feb. 20, 1834-July 4, 1926, His wife Susan A. Hope Long
Long, Susan A. Hope, June 13, 1834-Mar 11, 1903, Daugter
Hawkins, Mary Long, Oct. 20, 1862-Nov. 30, 1898
McElheney, Rachel Olivia, wife of R.H. McElheney, Born Oct. 2d, 1840, Died May 18th, 1859
Neely, Infant Daughter of J.M. & R.E. Neely, who died Sept. 18th, 1836, aged 3 days
Neely, James T., who died Oct. 20th 1854, aged 9 years, 9 months and 21 days
Neely, Jonathan Milton, Born November 28th 1815, Died October 26th 1866
Neely, Rachel E., who died April 13th 1853, aged 40 years 3 months and 29 days
Neely, Sarah E. Iles, wife of J.H. Neely, Born Jan. 8, 1820, Died Jan. 31, 1892
Smith, Still Born son of Ja. C. & S.W. Smith, Oct. 28, 1845
Stewart, James A., Born Mar. 4, 1840, Died Aug. 23, 1918
Stewart, John J., Born May 22, 1833, Died Feb. 19, 1903
Woods, Miriam, 1835-1916
Woods, Robert L., 1845-1917
Youngblood, Eliza, who departed this life, Feb. 26, 1844, aged 34 years 4 mo. & 24 days
Youngblood, Henry, who departed this life, Feb. 15, 1844, aged 48 years 11 mo. & 11 days
Youngblood, Mary Ann F., wife of W.O. Youngblood, Died Sept. 12th 1871, aged 42 years 9 mons and 14 days

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