Houston Family Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston April 5, 2006 Re-surveyed June 2010




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

Location: On highway between Kenansville and Sarecta. In a field on the right hand side of the road going to Sarecta. Near intersection of N.C. Highway 11 and Sarecta.
Right after you pass the intersection on right hand side of road before you get to the cemetery there is a WILLIAM HOUSTON marker.



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.99201 N
    77.92002 W

    Inscription on marker
    WILLIAM HOUSTON
    STAMP MASTER for North Carolina
    In 1765. Resigned during demonstration
    In Wilmington against the Stamp Act.
    A physician At Sarecta 4 miles E.



    Epitaphs are as follows:

    

GEORGE HENRY 
infant 
son of 
A. J. & T. W. Grady 
Died 
June 19, 1857
age 25 days

Alfred Houston
died 
Oct. 24, 1882
aged 59 years, 9 days

Calvin J Houston
Aug. 1813
Aug. 1861

Edward W Houston
died 
June 3, 1873
aged 47 years

Edward W 
son of 
Maj. G. E. & Tabitha Houston
died 
Dec. 12, 1822
Age 1yr, 5 mos.

Elsa Baumburger
wife of 
L. C. Houston, 
Oct. 22, 1892
Sept. 1, 1935

MAJ. George E Houston
died 
Feb. 20 1852
aged 79 yrs 3 mos

George E Houston 
Feb. 1817
May 1897

Henry 
son of 
Maj. G. E. & Tabitha Houston, 
died 
Aug. 19, 1820, 
Age 5 years & 3 mos

Lewis Cass
son of 
Geo E. & Margaret Houston
Dec. 25, 1851
Oct. 29, 1923

Lewis C., Jr.
son of 
L. C. & Elsa Houston
Jun 14, 1922
Sep 1, 1935

Margaret
wife of 
Geo E. Houston
died 
Aug. 1882 
Aged 56 years

Tabitha 
wife of 
MAJ. George E Houston 
Died
Jul 16, 1853, 
aged 65 yrs. 2 mos. 19 days.

Winnifred 
wife of 
Alfred Houston
Dec. 28, 1834
Apr 28, 1913

Lawrence 
son of 
Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Hubert 
born and died 
Nov 15 1934
Nov 15 1934

Alfred H
son of 
T. P. & Mattie Quinn
Aug. 26, 1884
July 10, 1886

Alfred Houston (Parker) Quinn 
Apr 28, 1904
Jul 16, 1936

Infant 
Son of 
T. P. & Mattie Quinn
born and died 
Apr 20, 1883

Malvina Cleora
daughter of 
T. P. & Mattie Quinn
Nov. 6, 1899
Aug. 2, 1901

Mattie
Wife of 
T. P. Quinn
Sep. 17, 1863
Oct 11, 1926

Thomas Patrick Quinn
Oct. 4, 1860
Sep. 16, 1940

Margaret H Wolfe
Jul 11, 1920
Feb 25, 1998

Stephen M. 
son of 
Maj. G. E. & Tabitha Houston, 
died 
Mar 17, 1810
Age 11 years


    

    

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