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Go approximately 1-1/2 miles Southwest of Shelby County
Highways 42 and 86 Junction, off Shelby County Highway 86. Turn left on the dirt
road between pastures and go approximately 1/2 mile to hill top and first house.
The cemetery is below the house in the pasture about 200 yards North of the
gate.
The cemetery is a 20 ft. x 20 ft. fenced plot; about 8 neatly spaced unmarked graves. It is on the original "May Plantation".
Some of the people buried in this cemetery
(1) The obituary, Thursday, January 26, 1882, The Shelby Sentinel,
"DIED, At his home near Shelby Iron Works, in this county, of congestion of the
lungs, on Saturday morning, the 12th inst., Mr. Wesley Armstrong, an old and
respected citizen. He was a native of Tennessee and was born July 21st, 1812.
When he was about four or five years of age his father moved to this State and
settled in the neighborhood in this county where he grew to manhood, spent his
riper years, died, and was buried. At the date of his death, Mr. Armstrong was
aged 69 years and 6 months to the day. He united with the Missionary Baptist
Church when he was about 45 years of age, and from that time lived a consistent
member of that church up to his death. He was always a moral, upright man, a
good citizen, a kind husband and an affectionate parent. He was twice married,
and leaves a widow with several sons and daughters, the issue of his first
marriage, and a daughter, the issue of his second, and many friends to mourn his
death. He was the father of Mr. Levi Armstrong, and the stepfather of Mrs. Jno.
W. Johnston and Mrs. H.M. Millstead, of this place, and Mr. Elijah Price, who
resided with him...."
(2) The obituary, The People's Advocate, August 23, 1893, "Lafayette
Armstrong, a well known and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his
home about three miles below Shelby last Friday and was laid to rest in the old
family burying ground near his home Saturday. His death was caused from typhoid
fever, but was quite sudden, as he was up the day previous. The family and
friends have the sympathy of our community in the affliction."
(3) The obituary, The People's Advocate, February 4, 1915, "BARNEY
ARMSTRONG DIES WITH PNEUMONIA, "Mr. Barney Armstrong died at his home a few
miles west of Shelby last Thursday morning with pneumonia, aged 64 years. Mr.
Armstrong had been a citizen of that community nearly all of his life, and was
well known and highly esteemed. He leaves a wife, two sons, one daughter and
many relatives to mourn his death. The funeral services were conducted last
Friday by Rev. J.A. Davis, and interment was made in the family cemetery near
Spring Junction."