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625    OWENS [P00.1]

Location: Gulf Township. On left side of Roscoe Rd. heading west from 421. Near 225 Roscoe Rd., Bear Creek.

Coordinates: 35d 37m 26.5s N; 79d 22m 05.6s W Click here for Online Maps

This cemetery was reported in 2024 by Samuel Testerman who grew up nearby. He said the cemetery was about 20 feet from the road and overgrown on property now owned by Bobby Branch. When Dr. William D. Roscoe lived there he kept a fence around it to keep the cows out but that changed when he sold it (1974). Samuel said the headstones were leaning against trees.

Location: Gulf Township. 0.25 mile from 421 on left of Roscoe Rd. Near 225 Roscoe Rd. Bear Creek.

Owner: Bobby Branch
Legal Description: Parcel 8980. The title trail has been traced back to 1908 with no Owens showing up. DT 385/24 Roscoe to Hoyle references William Garner place 147.25 acres and 293/188 William and Betty Hancock to Roscoe, Old Richmond Rd. and schoolhouse lot.
Deed 292/498 Tempi Garner to Hancock references 35.5 acres lot 3 Nalls land plat1-26.
Deed GO/439 1926 130 acres to W H Garner from GB Elkins.
EW/210 1912 HG Goldston to GB Elkins 16and 1/16 acres school lot
C-V2/105 1908 Brooks and MM Smith to GB Elkins 130 acres.

Topo Quadrant: Bear Creek
Abandoned.
Number of graves: Unknown
Cemetery size: Unknown
Restricted access: Private property
Overgrown and not easy to identify.
Enclosed: No.
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