Headstones

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.)
Courthouse Records

Status: Located
Plot: Please Note: The tombstone for James and Susannah Gordon is a field stone. This cemetery is also known as the Martin Gordon Cemetery.

Gordon Cemetery, Pinnacle, Stokes, NC, United States

Notes: 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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1		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
2		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.) Courthouse Records
3		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)