McCord – Williams Cemetery

 

Go 1 mile north of Chapel Hill on 31-A (Horton Memorial Highway), at Old Civil Order, Estate of the Rev. James Williams. Cemetery is located on the right enclosed in an iron fence next to highway, across from a now closed business.

 

Listed and completed by Scott Fraser

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McCord,         Cowden (Joseph Cowden)

Jan 14, 1809

Departed this life Aug 4, 1879

 

Sarah A., wife of

Cowden McCord (daughter of  James Williams and Sarah Allison)

Mar 14, 1826

Jun 8, 1863

 

Sallie E., dau of

Cowden & Sarah A. McCord

and wife of

Albert N. Miller

Sep 20, 1849

Sep 1, 1874

 

H. G. (Henry Granville) “Father” (son of Joseph Cowden McCord)

                        Aug 12, 1847

                        Dec 12, 1910

 

                        Lillie V. (Cynthia Virginia Ogilvie) “Mother”

                        May 13, 1856

                        Oct 15, 1935

 

                        James Elgin (son of Joseph Cowden McCord and Sarah Ann Williams)

                        9 of Dec 1844

                        25 of Mar 1850

 

                        Maude

                        1859-1924

 

                        Nancy

                        1896-1974 (TM)

 

 

 

Murdock,        Elizabeth Sophronia

                        By her parents (Hiram Elgin Murdock and Jane “Jinney” Williams)

                        16 July 1842

                        Died 22 March 1850

 

Peace,             Lucy, deceased

                        January 11, 1850

                        Age 60 years

 

Williams,         Daniel (son of Williams Williams and Nancy Haislip)

                        “Warm harted friend, for to none, died in peace with God

                        and the world on the 11th day of May 1846 aged: 68 years”

 

                        Fletcher (child of James and Sarah Williams)

                        No dates

 

Sarah  (daughter of Robert Allison and Sarah Ogilvie)

                        “A memorial of Sarah Williams, kind hearted and affectionate

                        mother and friend to her family and being the affectionate

                        consort of James Williams, who was born the 13 day of January

                        1789 and deceased the 6 day of October 1843 in peace with God.”

 

                        James (son of William Willliams and Nancy Haislip)

                        “Sacred to the Memory of Rev’d James Williams who was born

                        26th Decr. 1785 Departed this life 22nd Oct. 1850 in peace with God.”

 

                        Ann

                        Wife (2nd) of Rev. James Williams

                        Died 1882 (no age given)

 

                        Nancy  (child of James and Sarah Williams)

                        No dates

 

* There are two or three unmarked graves.