York Davis Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Lillian & Pearl Houston January 2012




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

Location: on Highway # 903 8/10 mile from Outlaw’s Bridge Road (SR#1562) back toward Albertson.

African American Cemetery

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    GPS Coordinates:
    35.14326 N
    77.8120 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:

    Douglas A. "Lightner" Davis Jun 2 1947 Dec 31 1994 Angelane Davis Oct 18 1913 Feb 20 1991 William Author Davis Oct 15 1906 Jul 6 1989 Addie Lee Davis Garner Oct 21 1894 Nov 14 1977 Age 83 Sarah W. “Sissey” Davis Feb 1 1880 Nov 15 1968 Mary S. Davis Died Mar 22 1957 David Dec 30 1932 Aug 28 1990 last name missing Lenzie S. Davis May 15 1920 Aug 31 1987 Myrtie P. Davis Sep 15 1900 Jan 2 1982 Double Stone Brown Will Feb 5 1895 Apr 20 1972 Lillie Belle Sep 2 1903 Jun 19 1977 Kelly R. Davis Son of York & Harriet Davis Nov 3 1869 Aug 14 1953 Sherman J. Smith Apr 22 1926 Jul 23 1987 FS Sherman J. Smith Cpl US Army World War II Apr 22 1926 Jul 23 1987 Double Stone Smith Ruben May 2 1886 Apr 28 1968 Rebecca D Mar 28 1900 Nov 28 1973 MM Timothy M. Davis May 9 1912 Oct 8 1996 Leroy Smith TEC 5 US Army World War II Feb 25 1921 Aug 14 1985 York Davis 1832 May 5 1912 Harriett Wife of York Davis Jun 27 1837 Jul 16 1919 Amy Ann Davis Aug 18 1869 Aug 8 1917 Commie D. Davis Jun 27 1905 Apr 30 2000 Willie R. Davis US Army May 4 1954 Jul 28 1980 Sallie W. Davis Oct 26 1911 Sep 29 2000 Unmarked Grave Robert F. "Lightner" Davis Jun 22 1904 Dec 8 1989 Katherleen Davis Sep 10 1909 Mar 24 1979 Emeline Davis Dec 5 1867 Apr 5 1951 Hiram Davis Aug 18 1863 Feb 28 1921 Kellie C. Son of Hiram & Emeline Davis Apr 28 1891 Sep 1 1913 Perla A. Daughter of Rosanna Jarman Apr 5 1889 Apr 11 1915 Cloe Ann Wife of Evan Smith Jun 2 1846 Jul 7 1924 Mozella Davis Apr 25 1882 Dec 20 1938 Lannie Davis Jun 13 1878 Aug 5 1946 Rivers G. Davis Oct 14 1933 Dec 9 1962 Wooden Marker Henry T. Davis TEC 5 US Army World War II Feb 8 1917 Dec 18 2002 Rufus E. Davis PFC US Army Feb 20 1935 Dec 30 1995 Beulah M. Davis Jul 2 1897 May 22 1974 Albert A Davis 1900-1970 MM Unreadable MM Unreadable

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