Bessie Daniel Cemetery

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This page last updated on August 15, 2006

Location: Bessie Daniel’s homeplace on Bessie Daniel Road (SR 1147) ½ mile from Flat River Church Road intersection
Directions: From Roxboro, take 501S to right on Bessie Daniel Road
Access: 200 feet behind house on private property
Survey: April 2006 by Ken and Becky Dalton
GPS: 36 20 36.9 N 078 59 55.6 W

Graves

1. Capt / Campbell Barnett / 35^th Batt / NC HOME GUARDS / CSA / Sept 22, 1852 (birthdate is wrong) Dec 24, 1907

(temporary marker) Campbell BARNETT May 21, 1827 / Dec 24, 1907 / son of Dr Currie and Sallie Barnett

2. George Heath DANIEL / Oct 18, 1825 / Apr 24, 1859

3. Mary Ann Lunsford / DANIEL / Jan 10, 1826 / May 6, 1885

(double stone) God is, and all is well /
4. Lewis Heath / DANIEL / Feb 9, 1850 / Dec 16, 1934 / (fs) Father
5. Sallie A Barnett / DANIEL / Mar 20, 1860 / Jun 16, 1916 / (fs) Mother

6. Bessie Heath DANIEL / Jun 6, 1886 - Feb 29, 1976 / Dau of / Lewis Heath and Sallie Barnett Daniel / Teacher - Farmer - Radio - Historian / "She was a friend to man and / lived in a house by the side of the road" / (fs) BHD

Several other fieldstones and depressions are evident. (See below)

Listed below are additional graves included on a list by Ms. Bessie Daniel around 1972. Although there is no physical evidence at this cemetery to support the existence of these graves, the list is included here in the hope that it will be useful to researchers.

1. Aunt Tildy, beloved nurse of the Daniels family 1833 - 1887

2. Mr. Davis, former owner

3. Mrs. Davis, former owner

4. Mrs. Campbell Barnett (Elizabeth Scott) 1834 - 1912

5. Robert Scott Barnett 1855 - 1895

6. Lewis Daniel 1781 - 1847

7. Martha D Daniel 1797 - 1839

8. Infant of William and Elizabeth Daniel (no date provided)

9. George Heath Webb 1866 - 1867

10. Mary Margaret Daniel 1887 - 1887

11. Helen Daniel 1888 - 1889

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