Edwards Cemetery #3 of 19W
Spivey Mountain, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Documented, and analyzed by Beth
Bradford-Pytel
Updated
04/05/16
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Edwards #3 Cemetery
is located near the TN-NC state line off 19W (Spivey Mountain Rd) in
Unicoi Co., Tennessee. From the town of Erwin, take I-26 towards
Asheville, NC and exit Temple Hill Road. At the end of the ramp, make
a left, go under the highway, and at the Stop sign, make a right. This is
US Hwy 19-23W. Continue for about 1.5 miles and at the fork, make a
left onto 19W heading towards Burnsville, NC. Proceed to the
summit of Spivey Mountain for about 5 miles. Once you pass the Mountain Dale Freewill
Baptist Church on the right, continue for another 1.2 miles and make a
right onto Edwards Cemetery Rd [there is a sign for the
cemetery]. Proceed on the gravel road into the woods. At the
fork, make a left and continue up to the top of the hill.
The cemetery is split into two sections.
This is an active cemetery with plenty of parking and well taken care of.
PHOTO: Left, macro view of
Section II; all tombstone photos taken on May 30, 2009 --bbpytel
SURNAMES:
ADKINS [#41-42], EDWARDS [#1-12; 15-16; 21; 23;
27-28b], HARLESS [#40],
HENSLEY [#12], HILEMON
[#36],
HONEYCUTT [#29;
37-38; 40b; 41], MARTIN
[#14], MCINTOSH
[#30], PETERSON
[#2], RANDOLPH
[#37b], SHEALY [#10], TIPTON
[#17-19], WALKER [#39],
WHITSON [#13],
WILSON [#20;
25-26; 28]
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SECTION I:
1.
EDWARDS, Luther Blaine
b. March 21, 1908 - d. July 25, 1983
"In Loving Memory"
[s/o
Joseph Berry Edwards
buried
Hensley Cem
#3 and Lula Hensley #12]
NOTE: Lula Hensley is the 2nd
wife of Luther B. Edwards
2.
EDWARDS, Emma P.
[PETERSON]
b. June 28, 1908 - d. February 8, 1895
[d/o
Allen Lester
Peterson
(buried E. Peterson Cem.)
and Ella Sparks; w/o Luther B. Edwards #1; children: Luther J. #3,
Edna O, Nina K.]
NOTE: Children Edna O. and Nina K. died
at early ages and
buried at
Hensley #3 Cem.
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3.
EDWARDS, Luther J.
b. July 18, 1928 - d. January 11, 1982
[s/o Luther B. Edwards and Emma Peterson #1-2]
4.
EDWARDS, Pauline
b. December 22, 1932 - d. September 20, 1986
[w/o Luther J.]
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5.
EDWARDS, Jerry Dean
b. May 13, 1943 - d. September 8, 1995
"He Filled our Lives with Hope, Joy and
Happiness and Most of All Love
Now He Watches Over Us From Above"
[s/o Oscar Edwards and
Hazel Edwards]
6. EDWARDS,
wife [alive]
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7a.
EDWARDS, Oscar
b. January 23, 1916 - d. April 15, 1974
[s/o
Joseph Berry Edwards and Lula Hensley
buried
Old Hensley Cem #3]
NOTE: Mother - Lula is the 2nd w/o Joseph B.
Edwards whom she married after the death of 1st wife Sina; Oscar
was a lumberjack and owner
of a lumber mill
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7b.
EDWARDS, Hazel
[EDWARDS]
b. February 10, 1912 - May 1962
[w/o Oscar; d/o
John Marcellus Edwards and Tinnie Hensley of Bee Log, NC]
NOTE: photo of J. Marcellus Edwards
and Tinnie courtesy of Dwight Edwards
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8.
EDWARDS, Gene
b. March 12, 1937 - d. April 18, 2010
[s/o Oscar Edwards and
Hazel Edwards #7a/b]
NOTE: Worked at his father's
lumber mill; became a skilled sawyer for Georgia Pacific Co.; served in
US Army - Military Police Unit 1960-62; worked for Nuclear Fuel for
25 years to retirement as Plant Supervisor.
Obituary
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9.
EDWARDS, Kimmie K.
b. December 23, 1968 - d. February 8, 1979
"A Little Bud of Love
to Bloom with God Above"
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10.
SHEALY, Sheila Diane
EDWARDS
b. July 22, 1957 - d. September 9, 1985
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11.
EDWARDS, Onida
b. September 10, 1896 - d. April 11, 1972
[d/o
Joseph Berry Edwards and 1st wife Sina "Simie"
Howell]
NOTE: mother Sina is the 1st w/o Joseph B.
Edwards who died in 1902; she never married
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12.
EDWARDS, Lula H.
[HENSLEY]
b. May 4, 1884 - d. January 21, 1970
"Not My Will But Thine
Be Done"
NOTE: husband Joseph B.
Edwards is buried
Hensley Cem. #3
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SECTION II:
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13a.
WHITSON, Goffrey
b. November 10, 1885 - d. November 10, 1961
[married 1st Analiza
Randolph #37b; after her death, he married Etta]
13b.
WHITSON, Etta L.
b. March 16, 1884 - d.
[w/o Goffrey]
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14.
MARTIN, W. Cornelius [William]
b. 1884 - d. 1964
[s/o Jesse A. C. Martin and Martha "Mary" Jane Hensley;
he married Ella Ann Huskins (d/o Elbert Huskins and Mary Celeste
Hensley); children: Creedie, Luther, Vista, Texie, Mary, Orville, Earl,
William Pat and Katherine]
NOTE: there are many unmarked
graves in this cemetery and it would appear the wife may be buried here.
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15a.
EDWARDS, Braskie
b. June 9, 1903 - d. ?
[s/o Len Edwards and Emily
of Ramsey Twp., Yancey Co., NC]
15b.
EDWARDS, Lula
b. January 5, 1898 - d. July 27, 1977
[w/o Braskie Edwards #13]
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16.
EDWARDS, Ray
b. May 25, 1925 - d.
October 15, 1995
"Pvt. US Army - WW II"
"Beloved Father"
[s/o Braskie Edwards and
Lula]
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17.
TIPTON, Ova Odell
b. 1927 - d. 1972
"US Army - WWII"
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18.
TIPTON, Regis
b. July 18, 1930 - d.
April 9, 1999
"In Loving Memory"
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19a.
TIPTON, John H.
b. 1885 - d. 1968
19b.
TIPTON, Princie E.
b. 1893 - d. 1952
[w/o John H. #16]
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WILSON, Irene
b. January 22, 1938 - d. June 22, 1940
"At Rest"
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21.
EDWARDS, Emily HONEYCUTT
b. July 29, 1874 - d. April 30, 1958
[d/o Thomas J. Honeycutt
#37a and Malissa Whitson]
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22.
Unmarked Grave
[possible Edwards]
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23.
EDWARDS, Thomas
b. 1898 - d. 1975
"Pvt. US Army - WW I"
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24.
Unmarked Grave
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25.
WILSON, Paul
b. December 10, 1930 - d. April 2, 1974
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26.
WILSON, Jerry
b. September 12, 1955 - d.
March 2, 1993
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27.
EDWARDS, Lattie
b. February 29, 1900 - d. August 1, 1980
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28a.
WILSON, Hilyard Isam
b. June 27, 1902 - d. December 20, 1979
[s/o William Thomas Wilson and Cora Etta Wilson
buried
Hensley Cem #3]
28b.
WILSON, Mary Jane
EDWARDS
b. August 22, 1905 - d. May 13, 1993
[w/o Hilyard Isam #22; married August 24, 1924]
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29.
HONEYCUTT, Tice
b. January 29, 1928 - d. September 18, 1941
"Son"
s/o Virgie Honeycutt
NOTE: right photo is original
gravestone
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30.
MCINTOSH, Bruce
b. May 17, 1935 - d.
August 14, 1937
"Our Baby Brother"
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31-35.
5 Unmarked Graves with Concrete Crosses
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36a.
HILEMON, J. Thore
b. August 12, 1889 - d. December 25, 1935
36b.
HILEMON, L. Birdie
b. March 31, 1891 - d. July 15, 1968
[w/o J. Thore]
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37a.
HONEYCUTT, Tom [Thomas John]
b. January 26, 1856 - d. May 28, 1927
"Paw"
[s/o Austin N. Honeycutt
(buried Honeycutt Cem) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilson
(suspected buried Sam Bradford Cem.)
Yancey Co., NC;
1st: Melissa
Whitson-Hensley; 6 children: Emily, Aught, Nellie,
Bird, Thomas Jr.,
Minnie
2nd wife: Analize
#37b. - married June 24, 1914;
6
children: Jeter, Naoma, Greenberry, Virgie
#41, Iona, Rutha Ban.
NOTE: Born in Ramseytown, Yancey
Co., NC; he married 1st Melissa Hensley of
Ramsey Twp. Yancey Co., NC.; Father Austin died of dropsy from his
Civil War service; discharged Aug. 17, 1862. Photo of Thomas
J. Honeycutt courtesy of Terry Ledford. Link photo of Bird
Honeycutt courtesy Mike Shelton.
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37b.
HONEYCUTT, Analize
RANDOLPH
b. June 27, 1881 - d. December 4, 1946
"Maw"
[d/o James Randolph and
Nancy; married 1st Tom Honeycutt #37a on June 24, 1914 in Yancey Co.,
NC;
married 2nd Godfrey Whitson
#13a
NOTE: photo of Analize and 2nd husband Godfrey Whitson courtesy
Penny Ledford-Dahlberg
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38.
HONEYCUTT, Aught [Austin]
b. June 20, 1864 (1874*) - d. August 30, 1930
[s/o Thomas J. Honeycutt and Melissa Hensley]
NOTE: The tombstone birth and death
dates are different than records. Per the 1910 Ramsey Twp. Yancey
Co., NC Census, Aught "Aut" Honeycutt was born 1878; wife Ruth
Tipton
born in 1886 with one child;- He lived one door down from
Thomas J. and Melissa. Per Unicoi County death record #19876,
Aught was married and died age 55; parents were Tom Honeycutt of NC and
Melissa Whitson; cause of death hemorrhage from an auto accident.
He died on August 3, 1930 and is buried at "Honeycutt Cemetery."
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38.
HONEYCUTT, Ruth
[TIPTON]
b. June 27, 1881 - d. December 4, 1946
[married September 5, 1899
- witnessed by W. E, Watts; J.S. Farnor - M.G.]
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39. WALKER,
Dina
b. January 3, 1901 - d. November 8, 1955
"54 Yrs, 10, Mos, 8
Days"
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40a.
HARLESS, George C.
b. December 23, 1912 - d. October 8, 1972
40b.
HARLESS, Reatha M.
[HONEYCUTT]
b. May 3, 1912 - d. June 27, 1998
[w/o George C.; d/o Aught "Aut" Honeycutt and Ruth Tipton]
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41.
ADKINS, Virgie
HONEYCUTT
b. 1909 - 2000
[d/o Thomas J. Honeycutt
#37a and Melissa Hensley]
NOTE: Valley Funeral Home
placard at the foot of the grave indicates "Virgie Stockton 1908-2000"
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42.
ADKINS, Martin L.
b. July 29, 1873 -
d. April 21, 1956
"Free Mason"
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RIGHT PHOTO: Cemetery view of
Section I taken May 30, 2009 --bbpytel
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