The gravestone of Starling Gunn and the gravestone of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn were moved in 1957 to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1).
The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county...(CCHA Website)
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When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.
Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1).
The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county...(CCHA Website)
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When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.
The gravestone of Starling Gunn and the gravestone of his wife, Mary Elizabeth Hooper Gunn were moved in 1957 to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1).
The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county...(CCHA Website)
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When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.
Soil From Grave of Starling Gunn At Mt. Vernon The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 29 March 1928 (Page 1).
The tree from Yorktown which was recently planted near the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon by the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking root in soil, part of which was removed from the grave of Starling Gunn in Caswell county...(CCHA Website)
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When this article was published, Starling Gunn's grave was in the Gunn Family Cemetey north of Yanceyville. Later, his great great grandson, Johnnie Oliver Gunn, had the gravestone moved to the Yanceyville United Methodist Church cemetery in Yanceyville.
Inscription
Aged 88 years 3 mos 4 days
"A soldier in the War of Independence, who fired the first cannon at Yorktown and was an eye witness to the surrender of Cornwallis. He was for more than 40 years a member of the Methodist Church."
Gravesite Details
Fieldstone Marker- Unidentified
Gravestone was documented in this location by Caswell County NC Register of Deeds, J. Burch Blaylock in 1957. Starling Gunn and his wife Mary now have their gravestones in Yanceyville United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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