Old Macedonia Church Cemetery: The Layout

Old Macedonia Church Cemetery made me wish I had brought bug spray and a friend along. The cemetery is directly off of Tryon Road on Mid Pines (the cemetery is on the right). There is a little gravel driveway in which you can pull up. A forest backs the cemetery and there are trees and tall weeds throughout. This cemetery should not be confused with Macedonia UMC cemetery which is down the road at Tryon Road and Holly Springs Road, although both were started by Macedonia UMC.

The history of Macedonia UMC states that:

The original location was at the corner of Mid Pines and Tryon Roads Raleigh. That church was built on land totaling one acre, acquired from Charles Williams for the sum of $0.50 (50 cents). The formal dedication for that building was held June 6 1886. The paster of that church was J.F. Butts and the presiding Elder was N.M.D. Wilson. (1)

It you visit this cemetery now, however, there is no sign of a church.

The cemetery has various family plots scattered throughout, many graves marked only with stones, and some marked with unreadable funeral home markers. The main plots and their locations are listed below. Some family plots are enclosed, others are not.

A- Holderfield
B- Batts
C- Cates & King
D- Watkins & King
E- West
F- Johnson
G- Johnson
H- Gilchrist
I- Powell






Want more information about the internments at Old Macedonia Church Cemetery:
1.http://www.macedoniaumc.org/about_us/history/
2. http://www.interment.net/data/us/nc/wake/macedonia/mac.htm
3. http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/wake/cem108.htm

Hicks (Epheseus Baptist Church)

Image by K. Stevens, 2011.

The Hicks family plots are found close to the King family plots, but are closer to the paved parking lot at Epheseus. Husband and wife, Charles Hicks and Surveiter King Hicks, were buried on either side of their child Annie Lucas Hicks. Charles Stanford Hicks, Junior is buried next to his mother.

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011. 

5. Charles S. Hicks 
Charles Stanford Hicks (b. 14 Jan 1886, d. 22 May 1965) was the son of William Hicks & Willie Creech. He was married to Surveiter Florence King on 14 January 1917 in Johnston County, NC. He was an electrician and was a NC sergeant in Company C 2, Infantry in World War I. He was buried at Epheseus on 22 May 1965.

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011.

6. Annie Lucas Hicks
Annie Lucas Hicks (b. 12 Oct 1923, d. 18 June 1925) was the daughter of Charles S. Hicks & Surveiter King Hicks. Annie was 1 year 8 months 6 days old when she died and was buried on 19 June 1925 in Epheseus cemetery. The family was living in Selma, Johnston County, NC.

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011. 

7. Surveiter King Hicks
Surveiter Florence King (b. 31 July 1892, d. 21 Mar 1967) was the daughter of L.C. King and Annie Holt King Sellars. She was married to Charles S. Hicks on 14 January 1917. Surveiter was buried on 23 Mar 1967.





8. Charles Stanford Hicks, Jr.
Charles Stanford Hicks, Jr. (b. 12 Sep 1926, d. 25 Dec 2004) was the son of Charles S. Hicks and Surveiter King Hicks. 

King, Part I (Ephesus Baptist Church)

Next on the agenda for tonight- the King families found in Ephesus Baptist Church. Oh, yeah... ignore my feet in all the pictures!

Layout of King & Hicks plots. Image by K. Stevens, 2011. 

1. Rena King

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011. 

Amanda Rena King (b. 1 May 1898, d. 30 Sept 1984) was a Principal and educator in Johnston County. She was the daughter of Lucas Canady King & Annie Florence Holt. Rena was buried in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery on 2 Oct 1984, a couple of days after she died.








2. Annie Holt

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011.

Annie Florence Holt (b. 8 Dec 1870, d. 20 Mar 1954) was the daughter of Albert Holt and Lizzie Holt. She was married twice. First she married Lucas Canady King on 26 Jul 1891 in Cary, NC. After her first husband died in 1904 she remarried W.P. Sellars on 22 Jul 1909 in Johnston County. She is buried one plot from her first husband Lucas King.






3. Johnnie T. King

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011. 

b. 25 Nov 1903, d. 28 Feb 1908













4. L. C. King

Photo by K. Stevens, 2011. 

Lucas Canady King (b. 6 Jul 1868, d. 25 May 1904) was married to Annie Holt on 26 Jul 1891 in Cary, NC.