Solomon Valley ChroniclesBrush Creek Cemetery |
Directions: On U.S. Hwy 24 turn South onto State Hwy 84 at Penokee. Drive through Penokee and take the curve to the West. Turn South on 200 Avenue. Drive approximately 3 miles. Turn East into a long driveway. When you cross the fence line, the cemetery is at the top of the hill on the South. You will be able to see the wooden gate. Information on unmarked graves from the Brush Creek Cemetery file at the Graham County Historical Society, including a 1962 letter from Mary Ellen Turner King.
The "Other Information" column may contain information not on the marker as well as data garnered through the transcriber's research.
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Surname | Given Names | Birth Date | Death Date | Inscription | Other information | Photo |
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  | Gracie |   |   |   | Broken and eroded stone. Possibly Grace E., daughter of Harrison & Mary Turner; born Feb. 21, 1881; died June 15, 1882. | |
BAKER | Nola Grace | 8/1887 | 8/1888 |   | Unmarked. Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charley Baker. Obit |   |
BEEBER | George H. | 1/16/1889 | 7/14/1891 | Son of John & Mary | Obit | |
BEEBER | Son |   | 9/25/1893 |   | Obit |   |
BIDDLE | Elias E. | 1856 | 1898 |   | Son of James & Lucy/Louisa Biddle of Pike Co., Illinois. Brother of Mrs. Matt Findley. Obit | |
BIDDLE | Nettie O. |   | 5/24/1888 | Aged 21 ys, 11 ms, 5 dys. Wife of E. E. Biddle. | Wife of Elias E. Biddle. Obit | |
BOSSLER | George B. | 5/18/1855 | 1/9/1941 |   | Unmarked. Obit |   |
BOSSLER | Mary | 7/31/1832 | 7/20/1879 | Aged 63y. 11m. 20d. | Born in Pennsylvania. Obit | |
BOSSLER | William |   |   |   | Unmarked. Per 1962 letter from Mary Ellen Turner King to Mae Kobler Troutman. Copy on file at Graham County Historical Society. |   |
BUNDY | Baby |   |   | Son of Hattie... | Rest of inscription too weathered to read. | |
COVALT | Samuel B. |   | 1/22/1889 | Aged 22 ys. 8 m. 10 ds.; Son of I. & C. Covalt | Son of Isaac & Catherine (Shoaf) Covalt. Obit | |
CUMMINGS | Ann Elizabeth |   | 4/26/1891 |   | Unmarked. Daughter of William & Sarah Cummings; aged 33. Died of tuberculosis. Obit |   |
DARROW | Dorathy Irene | 2/4/1911 | 7/2/1911 |   | Daughter of Clyde & Mary Eunice (Knouf) Darrow, granddaughter of William & Mary (Collins) Knouf. Obit | |
GOFF | Frankie | 6/10/1887 | 4/1/1889 | Son of C. E. & T. F. Goff, Jr. | Son of Thomas Franklin & Clara Emma (Cole) Goff, Jr. Obit | |
GREEN | Infant |   | 1/1889 |   | Unmarked. Obit |   |
HARRIS | Archie Henry | 1891 | 6/16/1902 |   | Unmarked. Son of Mr. & Mrs. I. H. or John Harris. Remains moved to Hill City Cemetery in 1911. Obit |   |
KNOUF | Floyd Clayton | 7/11/1914 | 4/4/1916 | Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. N. A. Knouf | Son of Nicholas & Mildred (Clark) Knouf, great grandson of Nicholas & Lidia (Lafferty) Knouf. | |
KNOUF | Jacob | 8/11/1848 | 4/20/1898 |   | Unmarked grave. Son of Nicholas & Lidia (Lafferty) Knouf. Obit |   |
KNOUF | Lidia C. | 11/8/1826 | 11/16/1909 |   | Maiden name was Lafferty, wife of Nicholas Knouf (d. 1888). Obit | |
KNOUF | N. A. |   | 5/14/1888 | Aged 64Ys, 25Ds. | Nicholas Alexander Knouf, husband of Lidia Lafferty. Obit | |
KNOUF | W. J. |   | 5/11/1888 |   | Unmarked. Aged 60. Obit |   |
SUMMERS | Elizabeth |   | 1/22/1894 |   | Aged 92. Obit. The grave was probably moved to Penokee Cemetery where there is a marker for Elizabeth Summers 1801-1894. No marker was found in Brush Creek Cemetery on 8 March 2009. |   |
SUMMERS | Lewis Franklin |   | 12/15/1899 |   | Unmarked. Aged 14 years, 8 months and 22 days. Obit |   |
THOMPSON | Alfaretta |   | 9/29/1888 |   | Unmarked. Aged 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. Obit |   |
TURNER | Essie |   | 11/3/1885 | Aged 6 y, 9 m. Dau. of W. H. & M. V. Turner | Daughter of William & Mary Turner, possibly named Sarah Elizabeth. Obit | |
TURNER | Grace E. |   | 4/5/1879 | Aged 18y, 3m, 21d. Dau. of S. G. & S. E. Turner | Daughter of Simeon & Sarah Turner. | |
TURNER | Infant |   | 10/26/1889 | Aged 2 dys, Infant son of W. H. & M. V. Turner | Son of William H. & Mary V. Turner, grandson of Simeon & Sarah Turner. Probably named Freddie. | |
TURNER | S. G. |   |   | Co. G. 10th N.Y.H.A. | Simeon Graves Turner. Obit | |
TURNER | Sarah E. |   | 1/16/1879 | Aged 54 ys, 7 ms, 3 dys. Wife of S. G. Turner | Maiden name was Fairbanks; wife of Simeon Graves Turner. | |
TURNER | Willie |   | 4/12/1880 |   | Aged 2 years, 8 months. Obit |   |
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