Mercer Cemetery

Duplin County North Carolina

Surveyed by Pearl & Lillian Houston March 2007




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

Entrance to cemetery is 4 miles on Church Road from Potters Hill, Cemetery is 1000-1200 feet from left side of road.



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.98829 N
    77.73776 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    Mary S Mercer Mar. 31, 1842 July 1, 1906 Mary S. wife of J. W. Hill Dec. 30, 1899 July 16, 1902 J. W. Hill Oct. 16, 1874 Nov. 30, 1941 Celia H. Hill Oct, 21, 1873 Dec. 19, 1943 Ada Winiford Potter Aug. 17, 1899 Aug. 27, 1961 Jessie Potter May 10, 1897 July 27, 1951 Sarah Carolina wife of G. D. Potter July 27, 1875 Nov. 12, 1932 George Dixon Potter Dec. 23, 1868 Dec. 9, 1957 Edward V. son of C. V & Ruthie Turner Mar. 5, 1936 Oct. 9, 1936 Dealy A wife of George W. Mercer Nov. 21, 1855 Oct. 23, 1932 George W. Mercer April 24, 1848 Sept. 15, 1906 Nella C. daughter of Geo W & Dealy A. Mercer Oct. 2, 1877 Oct. 21, 1902 William A son of Geo W. & Dealy Mercer Jan. 14, 1882 Oct. 19, 1899 Noah J. son of Geo W. & Dealy Mercer Oct. 3, 1876 Oct. 6, 1876 Addie F wife of H. S. Whaley Aug 29, 1892 July 2, 1912 Two Wooden Stakes no info. Infant daughter of W. P & Georganna Heath July 28, 1919 no other dates Two Cement Blocks Latha wife of A. J. Boyette July 23, 1877 May 10, 1921 A. J. Boyette June 7, 1876 Feb. 10, 1949 James F. Heath Mar. 3, 1847 Oct. 25, 1894 Elva Gray June 3, 1812 Feb. 14, 1895 Parker Gray Nov. 1, 1813 Mar. 29, 1901 Georganna wife of C. R. Heath July 14, 1898 Aug 18, 1930 William Parker Heath July 30, 1887 July 20, 1926 Gordon Gray son of W. P & Georganna Heath Nov. 17, 1925 Feb. 28, 1926 Janie daughter of W. P & Georganna Heath Oct. 26, 1920 May 4, 1922 Thelma daughter of W. P. & Georganna Heath Sept 8, 1917 April 30, 1922 9 stone marker no info; looks like child grave. Annie E Potter wife of E. F. Hall Mar. 5, 1895 Aug 13, 1918 Inda P. Deaver Heath-Mooring Dec. 1, 1897 Oct. 8, 1975 Noah J. Deaver Sept. 20, 1892 Jan. 19, 1919 Elva S. wife of Bright Heath Sept. 23, 1875 Jan. 6, 1951 Bright Heath Oct. 1874 June 1953 Mary E. daughter of B. & E. S. Heath Feb. 29, 1903 Dec. 9, 1903 William F. son of F & E. S. Deaver Jan. 10, 1895 Jan. 15, 1896 Elizabeth Heath Nov. 26, 1856 Sept. 29, 1925 Wooden Stake Husband of Kathleen Cauley Earl Ednies Hill Nov. 24, 1925 July 23, 1978 Same stone Baby Daughter of Annie & Albert Batchelor June 14, 1944 no other dates Baby Son of Annie & Albert Batchelor June 14, 1944 Herbert R. Hill Oct. 18, 1900 Feb. 5, 1976 Edith C. wife of Herbert R. Hill Nov. 18, 1922 Sept. 1, 1996 Married date: July 12, 1960 Stone, No other information Infant daughter of J. C. & Maggie Mercer Nov. 29, 1919 Nov. 29, 1919 Maggie Garvey wife of J. C. Mercer June 24, 1898 May 26, 1929 J. C. Mercer Apr. 11, 1809 Mar. 10, 1927 Two wooden Stakes Nannie Ray daughter of J. S. & L. J Howard Jan. 11, 1925 Mar. 3, 1925 Earl M. son of J. S. & L. J. Howard Sept. 5, 1922 June 8, 1924 Cecil M. son of J. S. & L. J. Howard Oct. 12, 1930 July 25, 1932 Barbary E wife of Oscar Stroud Sept. 8, 1890 July 9, 1924 James W. Jones Jan. 10, 1918 Aug. 20, 1918 Elizabeth J. wife of C. F. Jones July 12, 1884 Jan. 11, 1918 Baby Son of John & Elizabeth Batchelor May 8, 1949 May 8, 1949 Alfred Batchelor Apr. 16, 1925 Aug. 22, 1925 James D. Batchelor July 4, 1872 Dec. 28, 1948 Siddie B. wife of James D. Batchelor 1885 Jan. 31, 1910 Estelle Batchelor wife of A. P. Hinnant Sept. 4, 1902 Aug. 28, 1928 A. R. Turner July 20, 1881 Sept. 15, 1943 Margaret Ann Turner Mar. 20, 1887 Dec. 15, 1962 Infant of W. C. & Ina Heath July 13, 1922 July 13, 1922 Infant of W. C. & Ina Heath Feb. 21, 1921 Feb. 21, 1921 Allis daughter of James & Fariba Elizabeth Heath Feb. 11, 1880 June 11, 1929

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