View original The cemetery was deeded May 24, 1876 with 2 acres given by William G. Kershaw and wife Nancy and 438/1000 acres by Charles Actor and his wife Sarah with the purpose of a cemetery FOREVER. The first burial was Mary Kershaw in 1875. The first Trustees were W.T. Barnes, J.M.Lamb, J.M. Cornwell and W.G. Kershaw. There were two early fires going through the cemetery destroying most of the old wooden markers. The original plot map in a potting shed was also burned. (Information provided by Garland Wilson, Area Historian)