Gordon Cemetery, Pinnacle, Stokes, NC, United States


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Latitude: 36.329305, Longitude: -80.433112

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Cemetery is located in Stokes County, Pinnacle, North Carolina. Located off of Old Highway 52 on private property. Cemetery is located in wooded area by railroad track.

Condition of cemetery is overgrown with weeds and brush.

Ten graves marked with field stone and 13 sunken places


Cemetery Photos

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Barzilla (Martin) Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
Barzilla (Martin) Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
Barzilla (Martin) Gordon
Birth: Mar. 27, 1774
Albemarle County
Virginia, USA
Death: Oct. 11, 1830
Pinnacle
Stokes County
North Carolina, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 64565084 
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Headstone of James Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
Headstone of James Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
James Gordon
Birth: 1801
Death: Feb. 7, 1868
Find A Grave Memorial# 100777923

James grew up near the Surry and Stokes County line on the old Hollow Road, between Pinnacle and Pilot Mt., N. C. They were farmers. He was also a Justice of the Peace and in 1842, he was on the school board committee. They made their home near the Gladden's Creek located on Volunteer Road in Stokes County, N. C. The Old Gordon Cemetery is located off Volunteer Road on the Owen's farm. It is located on a slight hill with a large tree shading it. Pilot Mtn. and Saurtown Mtn. can be seen in the distance.
In 1870, Susan Jackson Gordon was living with her son, Doctor Yancy Gordon and his wife, Alice. She lived with them the remaining part of her life.

Sources: "The Heritage of Stokes County, North Carolina Volume II, 1990 Pg. 281 (Billy G. Webster, Sr.)
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Headstone of Jefferson Madison Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
Headstone of Jefferson Madison Gordon in the Gordon Cemetery
Jefferson Madison Gordon
Birth: 1826
Death: Apr. 10, 1900
Find A Grave Memorial# 66217050

Jefferson Madison Gordon was a descendant of Thomas Gordon, and the son of James Gordon and Susannah Jackson Gordon. Jefferson married Martha Ebert 10 Jan 1851. They owned a large track of land between Pilot Mountain and Pinnacle on the Hollow road.
Sources:
The Heritage of Surry County North Carolina Vol.1 1983, pg 217. (Bernice Gordon Vogler)