Genealogical Society Publications
The Genealogical Society of Rowan
Post Office Box 4305
Salisbury, NC 28145-4305
Tax number for the Society - #56-1608800.
Abstracts of Deed Books 11-14, 1786 - 1797 - First in the series by James W. Kluttz. Hard Cover, 220 pages, very readable and easy to understand. Scale map of Rowan in the back. The book is now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Abstract of Deed Books 15 - 19, 1797 - 1807 - Second in the series by James W. Kluttz. Hard Cover, 272 pages, Scale map of Rowan in the back. Now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Abstract of Deed Books 20 - 24, 1807 - 1818 - Third in the series by James W. Kluttz. Soft Cover, 311 pages, Scale map of Rowan in the back. Now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Abstract of Deed Books 25 - 29, 1818 - 1828 - Fourth in the series by James W. Kluttz. Soft Cover, 281 pages, very readable and easy to understand, as always a great job. Now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Abstract of Deed Books 30 - 34, 1828 - 1840 - Fifth in the series by James W. Kluttz. Soft Cover, 307 pages, very readable. He has done his usual great job. Now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Abstract of Deed Books 35 - 39, 1841-1853 - Sixth in the series by James W. Kluttz. Soft cover,
295 pages in the usual readable text that is easy to follow. Rowan County Watercourse Map Circa 1790 included in back. Now available through the Society at the price of $35.00 including postage.
Rowan County Cemeteries -Volume I - Second printing, soft cover, strip bound, full name index. This book contains the following cemeteries: Early Summersett Funeral Home records, Salem Lutheran Church, Dunns Mountain Baptist Church, Enon Baptist Church, St. Mark Lutheran Church Old Cemetery, St. Jude Episcopal Church, Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Sherrill Ford Road Baptist Church, Lowder Family Cemetery, Owen Family Cemetery, Cleveland Baptist Church, Cleveland Town Cemetery, Cleveland Methodist Church, Knox Chapel South River Church of Christ, Providence Presbyterian Church, South River Methodist Church, Ebenezer Methodist Church...
The price including postage - $28.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries -Volume Il - Sure bound, soft cover volume containing 270 pages, annotated, full name index. Contains the following cemeteries: Oakdale Baptist, Franklin Presbyterian, Bethel Lutheran, St. Matthew Episcopal, Lebanon Methodist, Mt. Tabor United Methodist, Smith Family, St. Andrews Episcopal, St. Paul Pentecostal Mission Baptist, Macedonia Baptist, Gays Chapel Methodist, Maxwell Chambers Family, Calvary Baptist, Albright Family, New Hope A.M.E. Zion, St. Mary Chapel Episcopal, Shady Grove Baptist, Immanuel Lutheran, General John Steele Family, Unity Presbyterian, South River Methodist, Ebenezer Methodist.
The price including postage - $35.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume III - Strip Bound, soft cover volume containing 190 pages with full name index. Cemeteries included: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Woodleaf Methodist Church, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Boyden Quarters Church, Singing Tower Cemetery (Jewish), Filhour Family Cemetery, Trading Ford Baptist Church, Allen Temple Presbyterian Church, Concordia Lutheran Church, St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Flat Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Paupers Field, Lyerly Memorial United Church of Christ, Providence Methodist Church, Wyatt Grove Baptist Church and Odd Burials in Rowan County.
The price including postage - $25.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries -Volume IV - Strip bound, soft cover volume containing 164 pages with a full name index. Cemeteries included: Bethpage Methodist Church, Concordia Lutheran Church, Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church, Oak Grove Methodist Church, Prospect Presbyterian Church, Unity United Methodist Church, Sills Creek A.M.E. Zion Church, Steele Chapel Church, St. Enochs Lutheran Church, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Trinity Lutheran Church, West Corinth Baptist Church, Coddle Creek A.R.P. Church, Union Lutheran Church, Old Bethpage Cemetery, Blackwelder-Lowder Family Cemetery, Michael Braun (Brown) Family Cemetery, Watson Family Graveyard, Heathman-Owens-Barber Graveyard, Stokes Family Graveyard, Long-Mcpherson Family Graveyard, Morgan Muster Ground, Reed Family Graveyard, and Funerals from Rothrock’s Diary.
The price including postage - $24.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume V - Strip bound, soft cover contains 189 pages with a full name index. Included: A history of cemeteries, Centenary Methodist Church, Wittenberg Lutheran Church, Ribelin Family Graveyard, Back Creek Presbyterian Church, Harris Chapel Cemetery, Palestine Wesleyan Church, Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church, St. Johns Baptist Church, Culp Family Graveyard, Zion Lutheran Church, Dobbins-Graham¬-Rex Family Graveyard, Old Wetaug Cemetery (Pulaski Co.,lL.), Sandy Ridge A.M.E. Zion Church, Covenant United Presbyterian Church, Rose Hill Baptist Church, Gold Hill Methodist Church, Westlawn Memorial Park (monument section), Third Creek Presbyterian Church, Richard Parker Family Cemetery, Canaan Baptist Church, Shiloh Reformed Church, Faith Baptist Church, Eggleston Property Cemetery, Reid Family (further listing), Stokes Family (further listing), Bruner Family Cemetery, Arey Family Cemetery, Cemetery listing for Broughton Hospital, Morganton, NC, and an article on what you can learn from gravestones.
The price including postage - $24.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume VI - Strip Bound, soft cover, alphabetical. Chestnut Hill Cemetery in the heart f Salisbury. First burial in 1889. Gives names, relationships, birth, and death. Burial dates and plot numbers when available. All dates checked with death certificates when possible.
The price including postage - $29.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume VII - Strip bound, soft cover, contains 202 pages with a full name index. Contains the following church cemeteries: Faith Lutheran Church, East Side Baptist Church, Zion Methodist Church, First Baptist Church, St. Matthews Baptist Church, St. Stephens Lutheran Church, Ursinus United Church of Christ, St. James Lutheran Church, Grave Stones (Bethel and Bonanza Drive), Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, Third ~reek AME Zion Church, Mt. Hope United Church of Christ, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Mt. Tabor United ~Methodist Church, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Berean Mission Church, Grace Bible Church, Rock Grove Methodist ~church, Henderson Grove Baptist Church, Bethel Methodist Church, Ardis Chapel AME Zion Church, St. Luke 3aptist Church, Yadkin Grove Baptist Church.
The price including postage - $25.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume VIII - Sure-bind, soft cover, contains 217 pages with a full name index. Contains the following cemeteries: Liberty Methodist Church, East Corinth Baptist Church, Smith’s Chapel Apostolic Holiness Church, Luther’s Lutheran Church, Erwin’s Temple CME Church, New Jerusalem Holiness Church, Emanuel Pentecostal Church of Apostolic Faith, Moore’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Rowan County, Moore’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church Salisbury, Grace Lutheran Church, Chambers Family Cemetery, Antioch Baptist Church, Miller Family Cemetery, Heathman-Owen-Barber Cemetery, Second Creek A.M.E. Zion Church, Old Second Creek \.M.E. Zion Cemetery, New Smith Chapel St. Paul’s Pentecostal Church, Miller Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, St. Enoch’s Lutheran Church, Miller Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Poplar Tent ‘Presbyterian Church Cabarrus, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bringle Family Cemetery.
The price including postage - 28.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume IX - Sure-bind, soft cover, contains 216 pages, full name index. Greenlawn Cemetery in China Grove, Rowan County, NC. The early graves in Greenlawn, which includes the Savitzs church, include the date 1798. There are over 3050 graves here and includes both the private section and the church section. The church section contains Lutheran Chapel Lutheran, Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, and St. Mark’s Lutheran. These sections are marked and a map for the plots included. Also in this book are Mt. Mitchell Methodist Cabarrus, St. Luke Reformed, Antioch Baptist and Rock Hill Church of Christ.
The price including postage - $28.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume X - Sure-bind, soft cover, contains 217 pages, full name index. Grace (Lower stone) United Church of Christ, City Memorial Park, West Park Baptist Church, St.Paul’s Wesleyan Church, Burrage Family Graveyard, lsenhour Family Cemetery.
The price including postage - $28.00.
Rowan County Cemeteries - Volume XI - Sure-bind, soft cover, contains 278 pages, full name index. Includes Organ Lutheran Church, Old English Cemetery, Old Lutheran Cemetery, St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Burial Records of St. Luke Episcopal Church, Death Certificates 1909-1911, and some small cemeteries.
The price including postage - $28.00.
THE HERITAGE OF ROWAN COUNTY - contains 820 family histories (written by the families themselves), which have connections to Rowan county. There are 200 pages of local history, which contains physical descriptions of the county and also colorful histories of the people. In addition there are 70 patron/honor pages, which give in depth information on some of the local industries and their founders.
The price of this one of a kind book - $75.00 plus $6.00 postage.
North Carolina residents please add 7.5% ($5.63) tax.
Early Landowners of Rowan County North Carolina Map Set [Kluttz Maps] by James W. Kluttz.
Six 24”x 36” maps indicating the earliest landowners of present Rowan County, N.C. Each entry
also shows the plat, waterways, buyer, seller and deed book in which the transaction appears
and current main roads. Sold only as a set, each set of 6 maps plus the index booklet is $50.00. A set of maps can be picked up at the Rowan Public Library History Room for $50.00. Due to recent surcharges by the USPS, mailing the maps will cost $75.00.
Index of Loose Estate Papers for Rowan County. NC - Strip bound, soft cover, alphabetical listings. 70 reels of microfilm containing every kind of legal paper necessary to close an estate. Guardian bonds, estate sales, appointing of administrators, names of children, and other valuable information. The book includes the number of the reel at the top of the page, the name of the deceased, the date of the papers, and the number of frames contained in the each record. Examples of the information also shown.
The price including postage - $20.00.
Rowan County, NC. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1815-1816 - Strip bound, soft cover, 228 pages with a full name index. The contents of the court minutes are recorded verbatim. The cost including postage - $25.00.
Rowan County, NC. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions 1817-1818 - Strip bound, soft cover, 268 pages with a full name index. The contents of the court minutes are recorded verbatim. The cost including postage - $25.00.
Rowan County North Carolina Cohabitation Bonds - A valuable resource for black genealogy. A soft cover, sure-bind, containing 69 pages. Full name index. The price including postage - $15.00.
The Genealogical Society of Rowan County
P.O. Box 4305
Salisbury, NC 28145-4305