Documenting Participants in the Battle of Shallow Ford
Patriot Gen. Robert Irwin Grave Marking in Charlotte
The Mecklenburg chapter and the Gen. William Lee Davidson Chapter, Sons of the Revolution in NC, are co-sponsoring a joint grave marking ceremony for Patriot General Robert Irwin, signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The ceremony begins at 10:30am at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 7407 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28217. Color Guard members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP to Gus Succop at or Dave Alls at . General Irwin was the first state senator elected from Mecklenburg County.
There will be a lunch at Jim ‘N Nicks Restaurant, 13840 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28278. The restaurant is located 6 miles south of the church on Steele Creek Road.
Compatriot Grave Marking
The Halifax Resolves Chapter NC SAR will conduct a grave marking ceremony for Past NC SAR President Dr. Ralph Hardee Rives on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Dr. Rives was a member of the now defunct Rocky Mount Chapter and served as the NC SAR President from 1972-1974. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, 165 Justice Branch Road, Enfield, NC 27823.
GPS coordinates: 36.187572, -77.671639