Atkinson, Clack, Dickins, Jones Cemetery

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This page last updated on 18 August 2005

Location: Arcadia Dr (private) off Mt Harmony Church Road (SR 1721)
Directions: From Roxboro, take 158E to right on Mt Harmony Church Road. Arcadia Drive is just about across from Johnnie Jones Road.
Access: At end of drive, continue past abandoned house about 200 feet.
Survey: Mar 2005 by Ken Dalton and Becky Farlow
GPS: 36 19 29.3 N 078 52 00.2 W

This cemetery was included in the WPA survey of cemeteries. It is included as #64 in the WPA survey list that is a part of this web site.

Graves

Inside rock wall, covered with periwinkle, irises, and rambling rose

About 20 graves marked by fieldstones

These below are hand-carved soapstone not from this area. Ken has seen similar tombstones in Floyd and Carroll co, VA. They are usually from late 1700s.

1 - Mary CLACK / Consort of / James Clack (In line with a grave marked by fieldstone, assumed to be James CLACK)

2 - Mary DICKINS / Consort of / Robert Dickins (In line with a grave marked by fieldstone, assumed to be Robert DICKINS)

3 - John ATKINSON

4 - MRs ATKINSON / Consort of / John Atkinson /

5 - Frances MOORE (very faint) / _____ (cannot read, assume "wife of" ) / Jessy Dickens
[Replacement stone] Frances Moore / wife of / Jessie Dickens / Nov 5, 1775 / Mar 1819

6 - [Replacement stone] Jessie DICKENS / Married – Frances Moore / Dau of / Gen Stephen Moore

7 - [Replacement stone] In memory of / Amy Sally Dickens SMITH / Dau of / Griselda & Henry Smith / Nov 9, 1823 / Jun 24, 1824

Inside chainlink fence abutting one stone wall, this area is well maintained.

8 - Henry Grady JONES / Feb 4, 1890 / Apr 21, 1912 / Age 22 yrs / Rest for the weary / gone from the evil to come

9 - Daughter / Jennie DIXON / Died Mar 31, 1914 / Gone to her reward / (fs) JD

10 - Mother / Patsy DIXON/ Died Jan 13, 1913 / Prepare to meet thy God

11 - Polly DIXON / Died Oct 1901

JONES (double stone) / There is rest in heaven /
12 - Clifton Gray / Feb 3, 1900 / Dec 17, 1988 / (fs) CGJ
13 - Lucy E Moore / Jan 2, 1900 / Apr 24, 1971 / (fs) LEMJ

14 - Infant / son of / TK & SR JONES / Nov 1889

JONES (double stone) / Gone but not forgotten
15 - Mother / Elvira A / Died / Aug 2, 1897 / (fs) Mother / Elvira A Wilkerson / Apr 1830 / Aug 2, 1897
16 - Father / John R / Died / Sept 19, 1865 / (fs) Father / Jphn R Jones / Jan 1831 / Sept 19, 1865

17 - fieldstone (unknown)

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