An article in The Daily Charlotte Observer says that a four year old African-American child's body had been dug up, and several bodies had been buried there recently. Location is "100 yards north of the bridge over Sugar Creek" near Villa Heights.
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The church building was formerly a Rosenwald School. The church was founded in 1865. This is not a complete list of burial records. Mary Beth Gatza abstracted this list of burials, which may be incomplete. The cemetery is to the side of the church and is visible from the street.
There may be unmarked graves in the cemetery. The cemetery is located on the side of the church and is visible from the road.
See also Rock Springs Cemetery in this database.
Some people buried here are descendants of Lizzie McCoy, who helped raise Albert McCoy's children. Other families that lived in the area after the Civil War are also buried here. This cemetery is in a wooded area and is on private property. It cannot be seen from the road and is not easy to locate. The cemetery is located to the left of the dirt driveway off McCoy Rd.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in 2/9/1983
There was originally a church nearby. There appear to be several unmarked graves. This cemetery is 0.2 miles from the intersection with Lawing School Rd. and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd. The cemetery is on the right side side of the road.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 8-2-1983
Known burials are Mr. Parks and Amzi McGinn. Marie Elliott McClure. There are no visible signs of this cemetery.
This cemetery is owned by the City of Charlotte. It has a large memorial at the entrance to Mecklenburg County soldiers who died in World War II. The Carolina Room has the microfilm of some burial cards. This cemetery entrance is visible from the street, but no tombstones are visible.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society, 8-23-1983
This cemetery has an interesting history because it has belonged to 2 denominations as well as the town of Matthews. It originally belonged to the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, then to the town of Matthews, and now Christ Covenant (Presbyterian) Church, which is a block away from the cemetery. The church has arranged with the Heritage Funeral Home to respond to questions concerning the cemetery. The cemetery is on the right side of this deadend street.
Documentation
(1) Heritage Funeral Home
According to Nancy Spain at the United Methodist Church Archives & History in Charlotte, Kerr Methodist was locally known as Mole Hill. Rev. Kerr moved to Cornelius and worked for Zion/Mt. Zion Methodist Church. According to their archives, there was a cemetery said to have contained a man's arm, a woman and a child. No markers or remains of the church or cemetery are known. Possibly the woman was related to the Cox family of the Cooks Presbyterian congregation.