Needham Henry Gainus Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Lillian & Pearl Houston December 2011




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

Location: on Alum spring Road (SR#1513) approx. 1 and ½ miles from the intersection of Alum Springs and Tram Road (SR# 1500) Cemetery is on the right of road Cemetery is well maintained in a chain link fence.

African American Cemetery

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.06806 N
    77.86601 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Double Stone Gainus Needham Henry Apr 14 1909 Feb 10 1994 Mary Deaver Aug 28 1914 May 15 1981 Needham Daniel "Jaybird" Gainus Jun 23 1944 Jun 14 1993 Double Stone Deaver Hester G Oct 11 1891 Jun 17 1960 John I Apr 13 1867 Oct 1 1947 Double Stone Gainus Morris O Apr 21 1940 Mar 3 2007 Betty C Apr 4 1944 NOD Janice Eileen Foy Died Feb 25 1964 5 mo 11 das Double Stone Brock Nancy Deaver Mar 31 1918 Oct 28 1992 Willie E. “Bill” Nov 11 1922 Apr 4 1959 FS Willie Edward Brock Sgt US Army World War II PH Nov 11 1922 Apr 4 1959 Viola Daughter of J. I. and Hester Deaver NOI Unmarked Grave Isaac Thomas Grady Oct 29 1853 Nov 30 1907 Irry Turner Wife of Isaac Grady Died Oct 10 1941 Aged 70 yrs Baby Holmes Sep 26 1939 Sep 28 1939 Webb H Holmes Jul 23 1905 Sep 9 1948 Evelyn Gainus Davis Feb 27 1936 Feb 4 1979 Joseph W. Woodard Dec 8 1990 Dec 30 1997

    Lillian K. Houston Send your questions (and thanks) directly to Lillian.

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