Williams Cemetery

Duplin County, NC

Surveyed by Lillian and Pearl Houston August 2007




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

Location Hwy #111 south, take Back Swamp Road About 4- 5 miles until you reach Onslow-Duplin County Line. Cemetery is just inside Duplin County up a path about .01 mile behind a home. Easily seen from road Cemetery is well maintained.



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    GPS Coordinates:
    34.75508 N
    77.70667 W

    The epitaphs are as follows:



    FATHER Lemuel Holt Williams May 6, 1863 July 24, 1931 MOTHER H. Julia Lanier Wife of Lemuel Holt Williams July 2, 1870 June 17, 1925 Cement Stone Unreadable Ronnie Jerry Humphrey Feb. 22, 1956 May 30, 2006 Sarah E. Williams Wife of W. W. Brown Jan. 15, 1863 March 23, 1924 Age 61 yrs. 2 mos. 9 das. Sallie Wife of Lamuel Williams Oct. 1, 1821 Oct. 3, 1908 Lamuel Williams Died April 20, 1868 Age 80 yrs. S.E.I Batchelor July 1, 1873 April 22, 1933 Alf Wife of L. H. Batchelor . Sept. 20, 1843 Feb. 20, 1926 Jerry A. Williams April 16, 1903 June 28, 1978 Same stone Sarah B. Jan. 13, 1905 Sept. 26, 1995 Hughey A. Pearce Aug. 3, 1888 Feb. 3, 1949 Lue Eliza Wife of H. A. Pearce Aug. 28, 1890 Aug. 18, 1964 J. Calvin Batchelor April 13, 1901 Feb. 3, 1972 Same stone Rosie B. June 11, 1923 Sept. 23, 1997 Infant Son Of J. C. and Rosie Batchelor Aug. 26, 1953 Aug. 26, 1953 J. C. Son of Calvin and Rosie Batchelor Oct. 27, 1940 Nov. 5, 1940 Walter T. Batchelor June 15, 1923 April 1, 1965 Henry Mose Batchelor Sept. 14, 1903 Jan. 1, 1965 Sarah Batchelor June 15, 1899 Oct. 21, 1934 Sallie Wife of S. E. Batchelor Aug. 26, 1879 June 15, 1949 John E. Williams May 3, 1866 Oct. 6, 1938 Jessie W. Williams Dec. 25, 1893 Feb. 6, 1971 Same stone Hettie H. March 14, 1896 No other date Nancy Jane Daughter of Lum and Ivaline Williams Dec. 10, 1954 Dec. 18, 1955 Beulah B. James 1910 1979 Relmon D. James 1913 1980 PVT US ARMY WW II 2 Cement Blocks Unreadable Perry N. Williams April 26, 1909 Jan. 28, 1938 Same stone Florence E. Oct. 16, 1907 Sept. 30, 1993 Wayne Horne Jan. 10, 1914 Sept. 13, 2001 Same stone Missouri April 9, 1913 Sept. 24, 2000 Jethro A. Horne Nov. 24, 1907 Oct. 16, 1965 Same stone Viola P. Oct. 7, 1915 Dec. 25, 2000

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