Absalom Eller Family Cemetery, Purlear, Wilkes County, NC, US
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Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 
Notes:
The "Absalom Eller Cemetery" is near where the James Madison Eller farm was located. It has been cataloged before but in the last 25 years had become a mystery.
In July 2019, Dan Liggett and Harvey Powers were able to find it again. The coordinates should be very close to where we were. Thanks to Kin Church and Ken Michael for showing us the way. The location is on private property and both difficult to locate and difficult to reach because of the terrain.
There are 11 stones here. One is unmarked and four have only initials.
-- Photographs by Dan Liggett
Headstones
| Thumb | Description | Status | Location | Name (Died/Buried) |
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Eller, Absalom Son of John Eller and Susannah Kern. The stone is only marked "A.E." But it is located in the Absalom Eller cemetery and is the only stone there that could be him. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Absalom Eller (d. 07 Feb 1879)
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Eller, Cora Mae (1883-1904) Daughter of James Madison Eller and Nancy Vannoy. Died at age 20 |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Cora Mae Eller (d. 20 Jan 1904)
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Eller, Grace (1911-1911) |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Grace Eller (d. 02 Jun 1911)
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Eller, James Madison (1840-1920) Son of Absalom Eller and Sally Reynolds |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | James Madison Eller (d. 15 Jul 1920)
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Eller, Sallie (1876-1877) We believe this may be an as yet unlisted daughter of James & Nancy Eller who died in infancy. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | |
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GME (or DME) The first letter could be almost any "round" letter. We speculate (with no proof) that it might be Mattias Eller (1831-1863) who died as a young man. Matthias might have had a first name we don't know. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Matthias/Mathis Eller (d. 01 Jul 1863)
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Reynolds, Sarah (1805-1875) Wife of Absalom Eller. Note: The stone says "In Memory Of." There is another stone nearby with just the initials S.E. that matches the stone of her husband and could be the actual burial location making this a stone that was added later. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Sarah Reynolds (d. 06 Mar 1875)
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S.E. This could be the actual location of Sarah Reynolds Eller, wife of Absalom Eller. It matches his stone. The nearby stone that is engraved "In Memory of Sarah Eller" might have been added later. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Sarah Reynolds (d. 06 Mar 1875)
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S.E. Another "SE" marked stone. We speculate (with no proof) it might be Simon Eller (1835- ), the son of Absalom Eller. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Simeon Eller
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Unmarked This field stone is unmarked. However it is located in such a way as to be almost certainly a grave marker. |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | |
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Vannoy, Nancy Louisa Wife of James Madison Eller. 1847-1929 |
Located | Latitude: 36.184789, Longitude: -81.314958 | Nancy Louisa Vannoy (d. 15 Dec 1920)
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