Sanderson-Thomas Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Edna Dail and Mary F Whaley November 2006
Resurveyed by Pearl & Lillian Houston April 2007




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

Location: about 0.1 mile on Lyman Road out of Beulaville, Cemetery is on right side of Road



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.91838 N
    77.76139 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Austin D.Williams July 29, 1868 Dec. 10, 1953 same stone Hattie L. Sept. 20, 1876 Jan. 17, 1970 George son of A. D. & Hattie L. Williams Oct. 1901 June 18, 1920 Hazel Williams Feb. 2, 1916 July 2, 1917 Mary S. Nethercutt Mar. 4, 1891 Jan. 19, 1930 Oa Heath, Sr. Jan. 7, 1911 Aug. 10, 1940 Ressie Nethercutt Oct. 6, 1911 Aug. 8, 1943 C. F. Fountain April 2, 1878 Nov. 8, 1925 Mosley Hall Mar. 27, 1889 May 15, 1947 same stone Neelie May 6, 1894 Sept. 25, 1981 Timothy Lynn son of Randy & Lonnie Lou Raynor Oct. 5, 1971 Oct. 5, 1971 Simpson N. Sanderson Mar. 21, 1888 Mar. 25, 1939 same stone Lillie Williams Oct. 30, 1893 Nov. 17, 1959 Leland L Son of Lillie & S. N. Sanderson Mar. 29, 1937 April 3, 1937 Naomia Daughter of Lillie & S. N. Sanderson Sept. 16, 1922 Oct. 6, 1922 Alsa R. Sanderson Sept. 5, 1889 June 30, 1969 same stone Neal N. Sept. 4, 1892 June 15, 1989 Ivey A. Lee Dec 13, 1882 Sept. 8, 1949 age 66 Ellen Eliza wife of Ivey A. Lee Oct. 25, 1886 Mar. 7, 1956 Zamma Lou daughter of Neal N & A. R. Sanderson June 6, 1931 Sept. 15, 1931 Roy M. Exum Sept. 22, 1881 Sept. 1, 1962 same stone Lucy L Exum April 25, 1885 Aug. 11, 1967 Alton Exum Oct. 4, 1906 Jan. 20, 1958 Leslie T. Exum Nov. 6, 1908 1988 Melvin C. Sanderson Jan. 29, 1901 April 19, 1986 same stone Emma K. March 1, 1903 April 21, 1980 Iris Louvene Daughter of Emma & M. C. Sanderson Jan. 3, 1925 Aug. 3, 1926 "L A" Leon Ambrose Lain Sept. 22, 1924 June 15, 2004 same stone "Lyde" Fairy Thomas Sept. 11, 1925 May 23, 2003 Jewel Deane daughter of C. V. & Lucinda Thomas April 4, 1927 July 29, 1929 Tiny Daughter of C. V. & Lucinda Thomas Jan. 29, 1929 June 1, 1929 Radford Fernie Son of C. V. & Lucinda Thomas Feb. 5, 1921 July 3, 1921 Edmond Durance Son of C. V. & Lucinda Thomas Sept. 5, 1919 Dec. 22, 1925 Cyrus V. Thomas July 23, 1880 Sept. 4, 1955 same stone Lucinda W. July 18, 1887 Oct. 11, 1948 Delbert W. Sanderson Feb. 19, 1907 July 10, 1950 same stone Virginia K. Dec. 6, 1908 May 29, 1949 Marvin O. Thomas Sept. 16, 1900 Feb. 14, 1940 same stone Mamie Johnson His wife April 26, 1904 June 17, 1986 Mina Bryant Fountain wife of Kater Fountain Died at age 75 yrs. Myra Olivia Daughter of Pleze & Dollie Sanderson Jan. 13, 1938 May 20, 1938 Elmer James son of Pleze & Dollie Sanderson July 4, 1930 Oct. 26, 1932 Infant Of Pleze & Dollie Sanderson Mar. 19, 1924 Mar. 19, 1924 Beaner Sanderson April 18, 1914 Oct. 4, 1914 W. Albert Sanderson June 6, 1909 June 6, 1909 Lura M. Sanderson Sept. 12, 1897 June 25, 1898 Olivia wife of R. W. Sanderson July 10, 1874 Sept. 4, 1914 R. W. Sanderson July 23, 1883 Feb. 25, 1935 Leon Millard Sanderson Sept. 7, 1902 Jan. 8, 1928 Haywood Bess Son of M. O. & Mamie Thomas Dec. 7, 1925 May 12, 1927 Infant son of E. B. & Etta Thomas Nov. 5, 1902 Nov. 5, 1902 Infant Daughter of E. B. & Etta Thomas Born & Died Aug. 3, 1899 Infant Daughter of E. B. & Etta Thomas Oct. 29, 1899 Oct. 29, 1899 Jesse E. Thomas July 14, 1909 Nov. 12, 1910 Pauline Daughter of E. B. & Etta Thomas Aug. 21, 1919 Dec. 3, 1920 Esley Best Thomas Nov. 8, 1876 Aug. 31, 1922 same stone Hannah Etta Mar. 8, 1874 Mar. 6, 1943 "Bill" Vernon L. Thomas Dec. 2, 1932 June 5, 1953 James Odell Thomas Oct. 16, 1921 Nov. 29, 1992 Gertrude Bue wife of Levis E. Sanderson Dec. 15, 1906 Jan. 17, 1925 John H. Sanderson Aug. 15, 1859 Sept. 13, 1905 same stone Mellie T June 3, 1867 Aug. 10, 1956 Nacie M. son of J. H. & Mellie Sanderson Jan. 23, 1896 Dec. 6, 1897 Macie E. Daughter of J. H. & Mellie Sanderson Mar. 13, 1893 May 10, 1893 Mary Daughter of J. H. & Mellie Sanderson Mar. 26, 1892 Apr. 1, 1892 Infnat son of M. W. & Kizzie Teachey unreadable dates Murrell W. Teachey Oct. 1, 1881 Jan. 10, 1919 same stone Kizzie E. Teachey Sept. 28, 1882 July 4, 1960 Lloyd Jackson son of L. & Annie Verner Sept. 30, 1920 Sept. 9, 1922 McClemia Thomas Nov. 28, 1871 March 29, 1929 Calvin Thomas Oct. 31, 1841 Aug. 1, 1910 Sarah E. wife of Calvin Thomas April 29, 1841 Feb. 1, 1926 Plez Sanderson Oct. 29, 1896 June 7, 1961 same stone Dollie S. Nov. 6, 1899 April 2, 1968 George J. Thomas Oct. 20, 1905 Sept. 5, 1946 same stone Alma Rae His Wife Sept. 21, 1907 Sept. 4, 1948

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

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