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Submitted by Rod (not verified) on Wed, 3/7/2012 - 7:15pm
My great grandmother( Cornelia Harris McKee) became a member of this church in 1911. I have her hymnal given to her at the time she became a member. Her daughter Estelle Mckee Franklin was my grandmother.
Submitted by John Guss (not verified) on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 1:36pm
We have been told there may be Confederate soldiers buried in the church cemetery. Do you have any documentation, which may prove this.
Thank you for your time.
Submitted by Karen on Wed, 12/18/2013 - 10:17pm
John Guss-
Just doing a quick cross reference between men of a certain age buried in the cemetery and military/draft records it seems that there are a few Confederate soldiers buried here, although none who died in the war.
James Frances Marion Terry
Smith Evans
Addison Lea Holden
James H. Holloway
James S. Latta
James G. Latta
Norwood Latta
Alsey M. Leathers
Submitted by John on Tue, 9/10/2024 - 12:00pm
In reply to John Guss- by Karen
Hi i recently visited and flagged the graves you named, and I'm very curious about all the unmarked graves, and the people here, I'd love to start a research project and cleaning of the headstones here. Thank you for what you have already done, and if you would like to research more and flag and clean these graves I'd love to help, i care for the Confederates in Maplewood Durham, there is so many CSA headstones besides the small section that the SCV maybe cares for I've been cleaning and flagging maple wood for years especially Mr carr's grave, i feel the SCV should honor him since he was the head of the UCV ncI hav his confederat veteran badges
Submitted by Catherine Tuck (not verified) on Fri, 7/18/2014 - 10:57am
My great-great grandfather was Andrew Holloway, who I am told preacher there at Mt. Lebanon. Do you have any records or archives that I could schedule a time to look at? I've been working on our family's history.
Submitted by Brenda barringer (not verified) on Sun, 7/27/2014 - 6:10pm
Are the concrete markers(there are approximately 200) with no name those of Confederate soldiers? I have been doing research on Confederate graves in Durham County and have heard that these graves at Mount Lebanon are Confederates. Any information that you can give me I would appreciate.
Submitted by John on Tue, 9/10/2024 - 12:06pm
In reply to Are the concrete markers by Brenda barringer (not verified)
We would have to clean up the graves which i would probably help, to discover who they are exactly, a lot of times you'll only find a widows pension paperwork but that has the regiment of the soilders on it. I recently flagged the graves listed, i care for Maplewood Durham confederate graves that are ignored, especially MR carr's section i wish i could clean it up, but the cement is in a very bad part of town, so i always have to worry about crazy people while flagging and cleaning CSA headstones
Submitted by EdwardECooke on Sat, 3/18/2017 - 4:01pm
Yes, there are Civil War Soldiers buried at Mt. Lebanon. One specific one is Major Joseph W. Latta who was over the company shops-Orange Guards--Hillsborough, NC. I understand that he resigned from active duty in 1864 to join the NC State Legislature. I have read in the UNC-Chapel HIll history that he was one of the legislatures who voted to reopen the school at the close of the Civil War. He is buried in the Latta section around his Mama, Hannah Latta. There is no headstone; maybe just a rock! I would love to have a CSA stone provided by the Veterans Affairs placed there, but need to know his death date. That may be found in the archives in Hillsborough. Decendents of Major Latta live in Morganton, NC, but know very little about him. Major Latta's daughter was my Grandfather Cole's second wife and she is buried at Mt. Lebanon in the Latta Family section. I believe that Major Latta's brother, James, a CSA veteran, may be buried there too. There were a number of Terry Civil War veterans (South Lowell) buried in this cemetery; one being William Samuel Terry. He had about five brothers and all of them were verterans, returning home alive!
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