Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Help preserve Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery thru the Old Shiloh Cemetery Fund.All donations are fully tax deductible.
Established about 1785, Cleveland County's oldest and most historic church cemetery contains remains of the earliest settlers from nearby communities and their descendants. Among those buried here are heroes of the Revolutionary War, the Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and a State Senator.
Family Names Represented by Markers
Christmast Gordon Morrow
Crow Hambright Patterson
Dillingham Hardin Price
Dover Harry Randall
Ettress Holmes Reynolds
Etters Howser Sellers
Gilfillan McCarter Williams
Many of the stones were obtained from the nearby Kings Mountain quarry and carved by stone cutters James Crawford and John Caveny, and their sons. Some graves are marked by stones only. Among the eminent at rest here are Revolutionary War participants Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Hambright, Commander at the Battle of Kings Mountain, and Patterson brothers Arthur, Jr, Thomas, and William. Major Frederick Hambright, son of Col. Frederick Hambright, was an Indian fighter and went on an expedition to Georgia against them. The War of 1812, John Hambright and Josiah Hambright. Civil War veterans Charles H. Christmast, killed at Charleston, South Carolina 1862, and Joseph Ettress of Lincoln County, North Carolina; and 1835 North Carolina State Senator John B. Harry.
Many that are buried here fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side to help sustain their cause for the south.
The cemetery has been added to the Cleveland County, North Carolina, South Carolina, and National Register of Historic Places on the basis of the unique funerary art on some of the headstones carved by the Crawfords and Cavenys.
A few markers in the south end of the cemetery are in Cherokee County, SC.
The oldest dated tombstone is that of Elizabeth H Dover who died February 1788. The last burial in this cemetery was 1916.
A Note from our Treasurer:
CEMETERY DONATIONS and REUNION DONATIONS will be accepted at our reunion, or any time during the year.
Any checks mailed to our Treasurer should be made payable to Old Shiloh Church Cemetery Fund . Mail to, Deborah Early, 5512 Doverstone Ct, Charlotte, NC 28208.
The Hambright Family Reunion has established a 501(3)C non-profit called “Old Shiloh Cemetery Fund” . All donations are tax deductible. You can mail donations to Deborah Early, our Treasurer, at the above address or you can make a donation by credit card or debit card by clicking on the below button.
ALL DONATIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED
The below images are of the SAR dedication of the Col. Frederick Hambright Headstone. Other pictures are of restored headstones that were paid for by the donations to the Historic Shelby Foundation.
