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271    MOSES - RUTH [J89.1]

Location - Hickory Mountain Township. : 2900 block of Goldston-Pittsboro Rd, Pittsboro, NC 27312. Cemetery is located approximately 600ft north of Goldston-Pittsboro Road.

Coordinates: 35d 38m 53.0s N; 79d 15m 23.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In December 1964, Lois Sugg Willett, Guilford Battle Chapter, DAR, Greensboro, North Carolina, page 29, recorded 11 markers. In 1972, W. Harold Broughton, page 10, recorded the same 11 markers. On 11 June 1989, Elva Butler and Polly Moses recorded 17 markers. On 12 October 1993, the cemetery was inspected by Will and Audrey Heiser. Julie King-McDaniel recorded and photographed markers in April 2026.

Owner: Taylor Peedin, Shelton Cagle, & Joyce Cagle 202 Ross CT, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
Legal Description: Chatham County parcel 95326. Deed (2026) 2245/883. Plat 2022-160 shows approximate location of cemetery. Deed 290-136, 24 August 1963, from Hudie Powers.
Topo Quadrant: Siler City NE.
Family owned: Yes.
Used: Yes.
Number of graves: 22, plus two memorials.
Cemetery size: 30' x 60'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Well maintained.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Chain link fence.
Enclosed conditions: Good.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 24.
Last burial: 2025.
First burial: 1890.
Listed: Yes.
Listed explanation: DAR, 1964, p. 29. W Harold Broughton, 1972, p. 10.
Significant events: Rev. Thomas Cook Moses plantation.
Last canvassed by: Elva Butler and Polly Moses. Date: 11 June 1989; Julie King-McDaniel, April 2026.

1. Burke, Joy Ruth   (b. 30 Nov 1930 - d. 30 Oct 2008)
Row 1 Daughter of Thomas Cook and Lorena Moore Ruth. "Nana", "We Miss You"
2. Ellis, Elizabeth Renee Moses   (b. 18 Nov 1961 - d. 13 Jan 2025)
Row 2 Daughter of Thomas William and Faye Harris Moses. Wife of Jim Ellis. Footstone: "Loving and Devoted Wife, Mother, Grandma".
3. Glosson, Henry B., Jr.   (b. 19 Dec 1918 - d. 4 Sep 1944)
Row 2 Son of Lucie Moses Glosson, "In Memory of" "Son" "Buried in France, W.W. II" Double Headstone. Buried at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Plot K, Row 2, Grave 18.
4. Glosson, Lucie Moses   (b. 9 Feb 1897 - d. 5 Nov 1920)
Row 2 Mother of Henry B Glosson, Jr. "In Memory of", "Mother", "Buried in Orange County" Double Headstone.
5. Green, Ida C.   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 2
6. Green, Lucy Moses   (b. 1851 - d. 1890)
Row 2 1st Wife of John William Green. Daughter of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Footstone: "L.M.G.
7. McIntyre, A. J. Moses (Mrs.)   (b. 11 Dec 1853 - d. 6 Feb 1904)
Row 1 Daughter of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. "Sweet Remembrance"
8. Moses, Annie Maud   (b. 28 Aug 1900 - d. 30 Dec 1981)
Row 2 Wife of Obed William Moses. Double Headstone. Footstone "Mother"
9. Moses, Annie McBride Rives   (b. 22 Jul 1869 - d. 16 Sep 1854)
Row 2 "Wife of Wilbur F Moses" Daughter of William Alston, Jr. and Eliza Henry Harris Rives. Footstone "Mother" Ref: James Rives Childs, "Reliques of the Rives," 1929, pp 243-244, DAR, 1964 p29 W. Harold Broughton, 1972, p10, Wren Mem. Lib.
10. Moses, Eliza Emma   (b. Feb 1892 - d. Sep 1892)
Row 2 "Inf. Dau. of W.F. & Annie Moses"
11. Moses, Faye Harris   (b. 25 Mar 1937 - d. 17 Oct 2016)
Row 2 "Forever in our hearts", Double headstone.
12. Moses, Jerry Mathiesen   (b. 12 Jan 1942 - d. 4 Feb 2014)
Row 2 Son of Obed William and Maude Moses.
13. Moses, Mary Alice   (b. 6 Apr 1931 - d. 31 Dec 2008)
Row 2 Daughter of Obed William and Maude Moses.
14. Moses, Obed William   (b. 5 Oct 1894 - d. 30 Jul 1979)
Row 2 Husband of Annie Maud Moses. Double headstone. Footstone "Daddy"
15. Moses, Pettigrew   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 1 Son of Rev. Thomas Cook and Sarah Ann Moore Moses. Small stone with just name on it.
16. Moses, Sarah Ann Moore "Sallie"   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Row 1 Wife of Rev. Thomas Cook Moses. Double headstone. Footstone "Mother"
17. Moses, Thomas Cook (Rev.)   (b. 1807 - d. 1891)
Row 1 Husband of Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Double headstone. Footstone "Father"
18. Moses, Thomas W.   (b. 23 Apr 1929 - d. 14 May 2014)
Row 2 "Forever in our hearts", Double Headstone. Military Marker: CPL US ARMY, Korea.
19. Moses, Wilbur Fiske   (b. 27 Feb 1853 - d. 29 Nov 1927)
Row 2 "Tho lost to sight, to memory dear", Husband of Annie McBride (Rives) Moses. Son of Rev. Thomas cook and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Moore Moses. Footstone: "W.F.M" Ref: James Rives Childs, "Reliques of the Rives," 1929, pp 243-244, DAR, 1964 p29 W. Harold Broughton, 1972, p10, Wren Mem. Lib.
20. Ruth, Donald Harvey   (b. 27 Nov 1928 - d. 7 Nov 1963)
Row 1 Son of Thomas Cook and Lorena Moore Ruth. Footstone "D.H.R."
21. Ruth, John Moore   (b. 26 May 1924 - d. 7 Jun 2014)
Row 1 "Always in our heart", Age 90. Son of Thomas Cook Ruth and Lorena Moore Ruth.
22. Ruth, Lorena Moore   (b. 31 Mar 1897 - d. 8 Feb 1971)
Row 1 Wife of Thomas Cook Ruth. Double headstone.
23. Ruth, Thomas Cook   (b. 18 Sep 1892 - d. 26 Feb 1972)
Row 1 Husband of Lorena Moore Ruth. Double Headstone.
24. Ruth, Thomas L., Sr.   (b. 1872 - d. 18 Jun 1938)
Row 1 "Age 66 Years" Footstone: "T.L.R."