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CRANBERRY COMMUNITY CEMETERY
Burials 1873 - Current

Google Earth Coordinates: 36 26 56.31N, 81 16 33.55W

Cranberry Community Cemetery
Cranberry Community Cemetery

Location: West side of the Ashe / Alleghany County line, road SR-1158, 0.3 miles south of Belview Church road, SR-1607, in Laurel Springs, NC.

Shepherd Cousins
Andrew Shepherd, great grandson of Grover Shepherd, stands amongst the graves of his distant Shepherd cousins - descendants of Larkin & Alley Irwin Shepherd.

Thomas Jones
Grave site of Thomas Jones, great grandfather of Grover and Harrison Shepherd.

Elizabeth Jones Shepherd
Grave site of Elizabeth Jones Shepherd, wife of James Wilburn Shepherd, and grandmother of Grover and Harrison Shepherd.

338+ Total Graves

This is a partial listing of the Cranberry Community Cemetery, primarily comprised of descendents from the John Finley and Fannie Wilcox Shepherd family. John Finley Shepherd was the first son of Larkin and Alley Irwin Shepherd, great grandparents of Grover & Harrison Shepherd.

Direct Ancestors of Grover & Harrison Shepherd in bold type

Deceased Birth Death Parents
Thomas Jones June 22, 1802 Aug. 2, 1886 John & Leah Long Jones
Elizabeth Jones Shepherd
wife of James Wilburn Shepherd
Dec. 27, 1827 Dec. 23, 1877 Thomas Jones & Wife
Sara Jane Shepherd Nuckolls July 17, 1854 Sept. 17, 1944 James Wilburn & Elizabeth Jones Shepherd
George Washington Shepherd Sep. 15, 1845 Nov. 22, 1933 John Finley & Fannie Wilcox Shepherd
Margaret 'Sallie' Austin Shepherd
wife of George W. Shepherd
July 30, 1846 Mar. 5, 1934 Andrew & Susan Austin
Edwin Bryant Shepherd Oct. 3, 1876 Feb. 3, 1957 George Washington & Margaret Austin Shepherd
Nora Long Shepherd
wife of Edwin Bryant Shepherd
Mar. 12, 1879 Jan. 23, 1961 A.N. & Linda Long
Arch F. Shepherd Oct. 13, 1897 Oct. 31, 1938 Edwin Bryant & Nora Long Shepherd
George Washington Shepherd Feb. 4, 1908 Feb. 23, 1988 Edwin Bryant & Nora Long Shepherd
John P. Shepherd May 26, 1849 Aug. 24, 1926 John Finley & Fannie Wilcox Shepherd
Sallie M. Vannoy Shepherd
wife of John P. Shepherd
Apr. 27, 1848 Apr. 10, 1895 Unknown Vannoys
Thomas L. Shepherd May 28, 1881 May 28, 1905 John P. & Sallie Vannoy Shepherd
Newton Cannon Shepherd June 11, 1847 Sep. 23, 1930 John Finley & Fannie Wilcox Shepherd
Malinda Richardson Shepherd
1st wife of Newton Cannon Shepherd
Aug. 8, 1845 Apr. 5, 1909 John & Elizabeth Richardson
Sallie Williams Shepherd
2nd wife of Newton Cannon Shepherd
Sep. 1, 1870 June 8, 1955 Unknown Williams
Frank Shepherd Apr. 24, 1871 Mar. 31, 1950 Newton Cannon & Malinda Richardson Shepherd
Q. Floyd Shepherd Oct. 6, 1880 Mar. 1, 1904 Newton Cannon & Malinda Richardson Shepherd
Charles Burgess Shepherd Dec. 25, 1900 Apr. 14, 1938 Newton Cannon & Sallie Williams Shepherd
Homer Alton Shepherd July 2, 1911 May 22, 1916 Newton Cannon & Sallie Williams Shepherd
Sallie Austin Shepherd
mother of George B. Shepherd
March, 1853 Nov., 1904 Unknown
George B. Shepherd Apr. 15, 1877 Nov. 13, 1952 William Green and Sally Austin Shepherd
Ida Richardson Shepherd
wife of George B. Shepherd
Jan. 11, 1881 May 24, 1961 Rufus & Amanda Richardson
Infant 1899 1901 George B. & Ida Richardson Shepherd
Infant 1899 1901 George B. & Ida Richardson Shepherd
Eugene William Shepherd May 6, 1901 May 10, 1971 George B. & Ida Richardson Shepherd
Madge Reeves Shepherd
wife of Eugene William Shepherd
Aug. 28, 1905 May 11, 2005 Emmett & Jenn. Reeves
George E. Shepherd Apr. 21, 1931 Dec. 11, 1963 Eugene William & Madge Reeves Shepherd
Dennis Shepherd June 29, 1908 Nov. 25, 1928 George B. & Ida Richardson Shepherd
Edwin Eugene Shepherd 1937 Aug. 14, 2002 George & Lessie Osborne Shepherd


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