Faison Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston March 2008




The following is a complete listing of the tombstones in the Faison Cemetery in Duplin County, NC.

Location from Veachs Mill Road (SR1307) until you come to junction of SR 1304 (Friendship Church road) turn right on Friendship Church Road (SR1304) the cemetery is .5 mile on left up a path

African American Cemetery



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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.05096 N
    78.02874 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    A loving Mother Geraldine Morrisey Faison May 25, 1932 Oct. 6, 2006 Same stone William James Faison May 26, 1927 Nov. 1, 2001 SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II Minnie Faison Aug. 18, 1922 Feb. 1, 1999 Mary A. Faison May 11, 1929 May 14, 1997 Delores Faison Sept. 13, 1937 Dec. 25, 1996 Mark Faison Jan. 24, 1934 Aug. 19, 1991 PFC US ARMY Moses Faison Jan. 6, 1914 March 8, 1979 Patty Faison Oct. 14, 1912 Nov. 4, 2000 Gertrude Faison Oct. 13, 1907 Oct. 10, 1988 Geneva F. Tate “Cool Gal” Oct. 15, 1959 Feb. 5, 2005 Leedall Williams June 9, 1915 Dec. 23, 1975 Evara Williams Aug. 31, 1920 Aug. 15, 1973 Bessie Coleman May 2, 1908 March 1, 1956 Lummie Williams 1884 Nov. 5, 1969 Jim Williams March 23, 1876 Dec. 17, 1960 James H. Williams April 8, 1906 April 26, 1980 MM Marker No Info Helen W. Loftin May 5, 1938 Aug. 29, 1979 Leonard Williams Sept. 26, 1895 March 10, 1927 Richard H. Hill Sept. 10, 1904 Sept. 17, 1965 Viola Hill Feb. 8, 1906 April 2, 1975 Charlie Faison June 22, 1882 Jan. 18, 1967 Annie L. Faison Feb. 10, 1883 Jan. 17, 1974 3 unmarked Graves James T. Cooper Jan. 10, 1905 March 8, 1988 Malcoln Williams 1920 1988 CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II Eddie Williams April 27, 1907 Jan. 20, 1980 Sarah W. Newton Dec. 4, 1910 March 22, 1997 Alonza Williams Sept. 28, 1906 Dec. 4, 1970 Liliean W. Moss Nov. 24, 1899 Jan. 20, 199 Preston Williams Sept. 8, 1911 Sept. 2, 1991 4 MM Markers Unreadable Jack Williams Oct. 16, 1914 Oct. 26, 1966 PVT ENGINEERS WORLD WAR II Albert Lee Cooper July 7, 1950 July 31, 1994 Baby Angelica Smith Nov. 1945 Nov. 1945 MM Mary J. Smith Ingram July 17, 1905 Feb. 28, 1962 4 MM MARKER Unreadable SON Edward Williams Sept. 27, 1967 March 12, 1983 Martha W. Williams Jan. 17, 1912 July 12, 1990 Doris H. Ingram Beloved Daughter of Walter and Edith F. Ingram Oct. 3, 1954 March 19, 1959 George M. Faison April 3, 1879 April 7, 1958 Henrietta Faison May 25, 1897 Jan. 22, 1985 M. J. Faison March 15, 1882 Dec. 5, 1954 Kizzie W. Faison April 7, 1886 Nov. 7, 1945 Unmarked Grave Nettie S. Williams Sept. 3, 1902 Aug. 18, 1994 Edward Smith Dec. 4, 1897 April 3, 1969 Elizabeth Wife of Wm. Shaw Sept. 8, 1865 Oct. 8, 1929 W. M. Shaw Jan. 1, 1854 Dec. 7, 1926 John H. Shaw Sept. 6, 1887 Oct. 28, 1921 Romie B. Shaw May 30, 1894 Nov. 15, 1926 William Shaw, Jr. March 3, 1889 March 5, 1927 Stanley W. Hill Oct. 3, 1919 April 17, 1976 Robert Hill March 17, 1881 Sept. 9, 1968 Pollie Williams Wife of Robert D. Hill Aug. 14, 1887 July 22, 1940 Ethel H. Smith April 5, 1909 March 11, 1978 Pauline Williams Aug. 19, 1931 Oct. 19, 2005 William P. Williams Nov. 22, 1932 June 3, 2002 Geneda H. Williams 1910 1984 George D. Williams March 3, 1887 March 21, 1964 NORTH CAROLINA CPL CO C 423 RES LABOR BN QMC WORLD WAR I Annie Hill Cooper June 21, 1908 Oct. 6, 1993 Bella Carlton March 12, 1860 Dec. 9, 1922 PVT Aaron Carlton Dec. 25, 1898 Dec. 6, 1918 21 years CO A 810 PION INF. Johnnie Lee Daughter of F. C. Faison Oct. 11, 1923 July 27, 1925 6 MM MARKERS Unreadable Payton Hayes April 30, 1896 Sept. 22, 1970 NORTH CAROLINA PVT 480 RES LABOR BN QMC WORLD WAR I Amelia Hayes Feb. 10, 1909 May 30, 1965 MM Deams Sutton 1922 1980 SI US NAVY WORLD WAR II Oliver Williams Feb. 29, 1924 March 8, 1957 NORTH CAROLINA TEC 4336 QM BAKERY CO. WORLD WAR II

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