The Book of Ancestry: Forgotten Ones of Oakwood Cemetery

The Book of Ancestry: Forgotten Ones of Oakwood CemeteryThe Forgotten ones of Oakwood Cemetery are no longer forgotten. The Book of Ancestry tells the story of the amazing and interesting people buried in the Colored Section of Oakwood Cemetery in High Point, North Carolina. Here you will find information on Henry Clay Davis, a stagecoach driver known for his top hat and the bugle used to announce his arrival in High Point when High Point was a mere village of about fifty homes.Jesse Edmondson was a local barber who owned the first Negro Opera House in North Carolina. Annie Pitts was born into slavery but became the nanny to Clara Cox, the daughter of J. Elwood Cox, a local businessperson. Annie became a beloved and trusted member of the family.The Book of Ancestry gives you insight into the lives of the early Black settlers buried in the Colored Section. They were truly the “movers and shakers” of the Colored community of early High Point. They were once forgotten, but no longer! They live again in the pages of this book. Read more