LEBANON LUTHERAN CEMETERY
ROWAN CO. NORTH CAROLINA
Lebanon Lutheran Cemetery is located in the Woodleaf/Barber Junction community of Rowan Co. North Carolina.
After the help of a lady whose son in law, Thom Bolick, descends through this family, we discovered that Sarah Emeline Cline, daughter of Noah Cline married 28 July 1846 Catawba Co NC to Sarah Barger, had married Langdon "Lank" F Bolick and was a widow by 1880. Langdon's parents were Jacob Bolick and Mariah Reis/Reese from Catawba Co. North Carolina. It is believed that Jacob Bolick and David Bolick and his wife, also nee Sarah Bolick were brothers. David and Sarah's daughter, Sophia Bolick married Noah Cline as his 2nd wife. Descendants from both of Noah Cline's families are buried in this cemetery and they knew they were all related. Noah Cline and Sarah Barger had two daughters (Sarah Emeline Cline above) and, Susan Caroline Cline b abt April 1847 died 18 Jan 1901 married 31 Dec 1868 in Caldwell Co NC Daniel Shehan. I found a death certificate for Susan and Daniel Shehan's son Horace Shehan born 15 Sept 1879 in Burke Co. NC died August 20, 1921 is also buried here in an unmarked grave. Church records indicate that Susan Shehan and two of her daughters were members of this church and gives death dates for them. They are probably also buried here in unmarked graves. We have indication of the Shehan's being buried here with one stone for a Lemiel Shehan who was probably Horace's son.
It is unknown where Lank Bolick died or when and a grave hasn't been found to date.
Lank and Sarah had two sons, who were both born in Catawba County from information on their death certificates.
1) William Joseph Bolick born 6 Jan 1874 died 10 Dec 1925 married 2 June 1904 Rowan Co. to Lucy Jane Morgan. They had 9 children: Charles Wesely Council Bolick who went by William "Bill" marr 1st Martha Elizabeth Doxey & 2nd Ethel Donahue; Robert Burns Bolick; Henry Lewis Bolick, Sr married Margaret Otelia Griner; William Wray Bolick; Thomas Clay Bolick; Mildred Lucille Bolick; Vastine Barley Bolick married Chlo Dell Chamberlain; Lillian May Bolick married Don Nuff; Mary Elizabeth Bolick married William Council Goble.
2) Edward Lee Bolick born 11 Sept 1875 died 29 June 1927 married 1st Augusta J Shives had one son William Lee Bolick and 2nd married Elizabeth Ann Lyerly. No children by 2nd wife.
Noah Cline was born 9 March 1825 in Lincoln/Catawba Co North Carolina and died in the civil war in Richmond, Virginia 12 Oct 1864. He is the son of Henry Cline and Elizabeth Eckard who are both buried in the Old St Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Catawba Co. NC.
His 2nd wife, Sophia Bolick was born 13 July 1835 and died 27 Aug 1921 Rowan Co. NC. They were married in Catawba Co NC 10 Feb 1857.
They had 3 sons and 1 dtr.
1) Julius Franklin Cline born 27 Nov 1858 died 24 June 1941 Rowan Co buried Concordia Lutheran Cem married Sarah Ann Hudspeth
2) Rebecca Emeline Cline born 14 May 1860 died 28 April 1915 Caldwell Co NC married Sarah Hudspeth's brother, Aurelius N Hudspeth. They had one daughter and I think her name was either Addie or Laddie/Liddie.
3) Jefferson Davis Cline born 12 Oct 1861 died 17 July 1950 Rowan married 1st Eldora Overcash and 2nd Laura Ann Shives. It is mostly their children and grandchildren buried in Lebanon.
4) Robert Lee Cline born 2 June 1863 died 10 March 1941 buried Amity Lutheran Cem married Julia Noami Christie. One of their daughters and her family are buried here. Georgia Ann Cline married William Adam Cauble.
George Wilson Waller is the son of Robert Cline's daughter, Mary Emma Jane Cline who married William Luther Waller.
Not sure who's child this is
On my visit to Rowan Co I contacted Darryl Bolick who took me to the cemetery where I obtained the photos. Darryl also provided me with family bible records which had been given to Vastine Bolick by his mother Lucy Jane Morgan in 1930. Darryl's parents, Henry Lewis Bolick and Margaret Otelia Griner are buried here.
Copyright 5 August 2007 Carolyn Whitaker, All rights reserved
